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Revision as of 15:52, 21 April 2022
Developers | |
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IO Interactive | |
Windows | Nixxes Software |
macOS (OS X) | Feral Interactive |
Publishers | |
Square Enix | |
OS X | Feral Interactive |
Engines | |
Glacier 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 20, 2012 |
macOS (OS X) | May 15, 2014 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 79 |
IGDB | 76 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Hitman |
Hitman | |
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Hitman: Codename 47 | 2000 |
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin | 2002 |
Hitman: Contracts | 2004 |
Hitman: Blood Money | 2006 |
Hitman: Sniper Challenge | 2012 |
Hitman: Absolution | 2012 |
Hitman GO | 2015 |
Hitman | 2016 |
Hitman 2 | 2018 |
Hitman World of Assassination | 2021 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- Servers for online services were shut down in May 2018, making the Contracts mode unavailable and any Contracts related achievements unobtainable.[1]
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Square Enix Forums
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Amazon.co.uk | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
Elite Edition also available. | ||||
GOG.com | Redundant Online UI/functions removed; 6.8 GB smaller install.[2] | |||
Green Man Gaming | Elite Edition. | |||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | ||||
Developer website (unavailable) | Elite Edition. | |||
Mac App Store (unavailable) | Elite Edition. |
Version differences
- Hitman Absolution: Professional Edition includes 72-page Digital Artbook, The Making Hitman Absolution video, and the Agency Gun Pack DLC.
- Hitman Absolution: Elite Edition includes the Professional Edition and all DLC.
- The OS X version includes all Elite Edition content.
- All purchases except the GOG.com version[3] now include Hitman: Sniper Challenge[4] which was previously a pre-order exclusive.
- Japanese language support is only available in Japan; this version only includes Japanese text and Japanese and English audio.
DLC and expansion packs
- Purchasing DLC is no longer possible due to the Contracts mode servers being shut down.
Name | Notes | |
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Agency HX UMP | ||
Agency Jagd P22G | ||
Agency SPS 12 | ||
Bartoli Custom Gun | ||
Bronson M1928 Gun | ||
Deus Ex (Adam Jensen) Disguise | ||
Deus Ex (Adam Jensen) Handgun | ||
High Roller Disguise | ||
High Tech Disguise | ||
Krugermeier 2-2 Gun | ||
Public Enemy Disguise |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Extract and overwrite the content of this archive in your game folder |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IO Interactive\Hitman Absolution |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Hitman Absolution/Preferences Data |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/203140/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Steam | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\205930\remote\ |
GOG.com | %APPDATA%\IO Interactive\HM5\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/com.feralinteractive.hitmanabsolution |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/203140/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Menus and FMV cutscenes are pillarboxed 16:9.[5] | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Turn off "Exclusive Fullscreen" under Display to use borderless mode. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16 samples. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA, up to 8x MSAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate or refresh rate cap.[6] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | Launcher requires mouse input. Can be fixed by launching the game using Controller Companion application. |
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Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Auto configures up to 7.1 output.[7] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | Japan only; only includes Japanese text and English and Japanese audio. | |||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation: download (GGames) | |||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Turkish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Hitman Absolution. Native support was present on launch and in beta builds, but was patched out soon after release.[8] | ||
vorpX | G3D, Z3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. ( G3D available but with glitches ! ) |
Issues fixed
No sound
Disable surround sound on audio drivers[9] |
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FPS Drop/Issues
Disable MSAA in Display Options[citation needed] |
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Game doesn't show up in Windows 8.1
- In Windows 8.1, sometimes the game will appear to start minimized, and any attempts at restoring the game will not work.
Disable Exclusive Fullscreen[citation needed] |
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DX 11 Crashes on Nvidia GeForce 500 and 600 series
Increase Vcore to the GPU slightly or Drop the GPU Clocks[citation needed] |
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Crash to desktop when using MSI Afterburner's On Screen Display
Config file edit[10] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 10, 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Vista, 7 | 7 64-bit |
Processor (CPU) | True dual core CPU (Intel, AMD) | Intel Core i7 AMD Athlon II X4 |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 24 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8600 AMD equivalent 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 ATI Radeon HD 5770 DirectX 11 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.9.2 Mavericks | |
Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 24 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 512 MB of VRAM | 1 GB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/203140/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (203140) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Hitman Absolution Service Message
- ↑ CSV comparison of GOG/Steam Directory
- ↑ https://www.gog.com/forum/hitman_series/hitman_absolution_all_dlc_included
- ↑ Hitman Absolution · SubID: 18181 · Steam Database
- ↑ Hitman Absolution 21:9 Gameplay (2560x1080) (60fps) (Ultrawide) - YouTube
- ↑ New 120Hz Games Report
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
- ↑ How Do I Enable Stereoscopic 3D - last accessed on 24 January 2022
- ↑ http://forums.eu.square-enix.com/showthread.php?t=134614&p=1857561#post1857561
- ↑ []