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I've tried numerous times to launch without the Launcher popping up, but every time I do it comes up with a Steam message saying 'You're trying to run the game with this command - continue?' and then it doesn't launch the game.
I think this has been since the game was updated to 2.50.x
-skip_launcher works for me. Are you sure you've added it to the launch options of Steam properly per https://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Glossary:Command_line_arguments#Steam ?
Yes, I have added it properly. I've been doing it since Hitman 2 was released (Nov 8th).
Uninstalled the game a couple of months ago, and started revisiting it today. Keeps coming up with the same error. If it works for you, then it's obviously something else... maybe I was wrong.
The Steam message "You're trying to run the game with this command" indicates that you're using some form of desktop shortcut to launch the game. This desktop shortcut of yours probably points to either Launcher.exe, dx12Retail\HITMAN2.exe, or Retail\HITMAN2.exe (DX11). None of these, however, is really necessary.
1. Add "-skip_launcher" to the "Set launch options..." for the game in the Steam library, and launch the game through the library.
2. IF you are in need of another desktop shortcut, use the one that "Create desktop shortcut" in the properties of the game in the Steam library creates. This creates an URL-based shortcut that points to "steam://rungameid/863550", which will take into account the configured launch options and bypass the launcher.
No... It tells me this error message when I try and run the game through Steam, NOT through a desktop icon.
I cannot get Hitman 2 to load without being able to skip the launcher. EVERY single time I try, it keeps telling me: "You're trying to run the game with this command - continue?" and then continues to repeat the message no matter how many times I click OK.