Manhunt
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Developers | |
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Rockstar North | |
Publishers | |
Rockstar Games | |
Russia | 1C-SoftClub |
Engines | |
RenderWare | |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 20, 2004 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 75 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Manhunt |
Manhunt | |
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Manhunt | 2004 |
Manhunt 2 | 2009 |
Key points
- Game has crashing-issues on newer operating systems. See Issues fixed.
- Some sound-effects and music-tracks loop on modern operating systems.[1][2] See Issues fixed.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM DRM. 3 CD's | |||
GamersGate | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | ||||
Amazon.com (unavailable) | ||||
Amazon.com (unavailable) | SecuROM PA DRM. Unknown activation limit.[3] |
Essential improvements
Manhunt Fixer
- Fixes several issues on modern systems such as crashes, audio looping and AI issues.
- Includes multiple optional enhancements such as MHPatches.
Skip intro-videos
Skip videos and legal screen[4] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Manhunt User Files\SaveGames\Settings.dat |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12130/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Configuration file is encrypted.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Manhunt User Files\SaveGames\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12130/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Stretched by default. Use ThirteenAG's fix | ||
Multi-monitor | Use ThirteenAG's fix | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Use ThirteenAG's fix | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Use ThirteenAG's fix or Manhunt FOV Hack | ||
Windowed | Use ThirteenAG's fix and create wndmode.ini in the installation folder |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use ThirteenAG's fix and create wndmode.ini in the installation folder |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Always enabled. Use d3d8to9 on Windows 10. |
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60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Frame rates higher than 60 FPS cause AI bugs in some levels[5] |
Input
- The game does not officially support controllers.[6]
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 | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | XInput controllers have incorrect analog sticks mappings, and triggers can't be bound to actions. See XInput-compatible controllers. | |
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers | Supports old Dual Action/Rumblepad/Cordless Rumblepad out of the box; need to map buttons. | |
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
XInput-compatible controllers
- XInput controllers have wrong mappings and are practically unusable
Use XInput Plus |
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Notes
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music and SFX | |
Surround sound | Up to 7.0 with Creative ALchemy | |
Subtitles | Excluding enemy chatter | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Game pauses, but audio continues. | |
EAX support | EAX 3.0 |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Croatian | Fan translation, download. | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Fan translation, download. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation; download. | |||
Russian | Retail only. Patch for digital release here. | |||
Spanish |
Issues fixed
Crashing on modern operating systems / Gate won't open
- On Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, and 10, the game tends to crash unexpectedly and suffers from a glitch early on where a gate fails to open.
Use Manhunt Fixer |
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DirectX 8.1 Error
Install DirectPlay |
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High FPS / Glitched NPCs on Windows 10
- Due to issues with D3D8, W10 has broken frame rate limiter which causes issues such as glitched AI
Use Manhunt Fixer |
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Cap the game to 60 FPS[7][8] |
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Use a Direct3D 8 to Direct3D 9 wrapper[9] |
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Certain sound effects and music loop
Use Manhunt Fixer |
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Use Manhunt Audio Fix |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | 6.5h |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | 1.6c |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98SE | ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz |
Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2000+ |
System memory (RAM) | 192 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2.3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 2 ATI Radeon 7500 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | Nvidia GeForce4 Ti 4200 ATI Radeon 9600 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 8.1 compatible | DirectX 8.1 compatible with hardware positional sound |
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.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (12130) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2017-12
- There are several looping sound effects (Windows 10 64-bit)
- ↑ Poop sound looping. :: Manhunt General Discussions
- ↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-09-01
- ↑ Verified by User:Orzelek303 on February 15, 2017
- ↑ [SOLVED] AI Bugged :: Manhunt General Discussions - Steam Community discussions
- ↑ Joypad, Joystick, or Controller Support for Manhunt PC - last accessed on 11/05/2018
- ↑ Fix on Windows 10 = Frame Rate Limiter :: Manhunt General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-10-24
- ↑ NPC problem :: Manhunt General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-10-24
- ↑ How to run Manhunt on Windows Vista, XP, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and get through the gate. - last accessed on 2017-02-19