Hitman World of Assassination
This page is for the 2021 third entry in the World of Assassination trilogy. For the third main Hitman game from 2004, see Hitman: Contracts.
Developers | |
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IO Interactive | |
Mi'pu'mi Games[1] | |
Publishers | |
IO Interactive | |
Engines | |
Glacier 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | January 20, 2021 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 87 |
OpenCritic | 86 |
IGDB | 86 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Immersive sim, Stealth |
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 |
Hitman World of Assassination (stylized as HITMAN III) is the eighth main game in the Hitman series, and the third game in the World of Assassination trilogy. Levels from the two previous games can be played within HITMAN 3 by using "Access Passes" (previously called the "Legacy Pack" in Hitman 2). Compared to Hitman 2, the game features ray-raced reflections, ray-traced shadows, reworked foliage, improved cloth simulation, reduced bloom intensity (which could look overblown previously), improved and more deliberate usage of screen space reflection, higher resolution render-to-texture reflections for mirrors, improved god-rays, many bugfixes, DLSS 2.4, FSR 2.1 and XeSS.
Compared to Hitman 2, the game is missing the smoke effects on explosions (replaced mostly with a bright bloom effect) and AMD FidelityFX Sharpening option (leading to a possibly more blurry image).[2][3][4] The game also inherits some downgrades introduced in Hitman 2 compared to Hitman: the reduced quality of Hitman's pre-rendered cutscenes (now visibly heavier compressed)[5] and heavily reduced and even missing smoke effects (especially visible when explosions occur and when looking at the signal flares at the Marrakesh level.)[6][7]
Compared to the install sizes (including all DLC and legacy packs) of both previous entries Hitman (68.34 GB) and Hitman 2 (149.62 GB), Hitman World of Assassination (67.21 GB) uses LZ4 compression and de-duplication of data compared to the previous entries (due to its previous episodic nature) to reduce its install size massively, while retaining the same graphical quality, performance compared to Hitman 2 (due to other optimizations) and including all content from the two previous entries.[8][9]
Owners of Hitman 2 will automatically receive the appropriate "Access Passes" containing content from Hitman (if owning that content already in Hitman and Hitman 2. Importing levels from Hitman 2 and its 2016 Legacy Pack from Steam to EGS can be done here. See the Player Guide by IO Interactive for more information. The game requires a constant internet connection for some features to work properly (Contracts mode and Challenge progression). The game makes a distinction between online and offline saves; online saves cannot be loaded while offline, and offline saves loaded while online will put the game into offline mode.[10] The game will be renamed to HITMAN - World of Assassination with all content from Hitman and base game content from Hitman 2 becoming free for all players of Hitman World of Assassination on January 26, 2023.[11]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Epic Games Store | Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Green Man Gaming | Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Green Man Gaming | Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store | Deluxe Edition also available | |||
Humble Store | Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Microsoft Store | Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC as part of Hitman Trilogy. Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Steam | Deluxe Edition also available. |
Version differences
- HITMAN 3 Deluxe Edition includes the Deluxe Pack.
- HITMAN Trilogy includes HITMAN 3 Standard Edition, plus Access Pass DLC for HITMAN 1 Complete First Season and HITMAN 2 Standard.
- HITMAN Trilogy Premium Add-Ons Bundle includes HITMAN 1 GOTY Upgrade, HITMAN 2 Expansion Pass and HITMAN 3 Deluxe Pack.
- HITMAN 3: Seven Deadly Sins Collection contains all seven "Deadly Sins" DLCs.
- Microsoft Store version supports cross-platform saves and achievement syncing with Xbox console versions.
To obtain all available content a newcomer needs to obtain HITMAN Trilogy, HITMAN Trilogy Premium Add-Ons Bundle and HITMAN 3: Seven Deadly Sins Collection.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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World of Assassination Deluxe Pack | Will release on January 26, 2023. Will replace all DLC that is not becoming a free part of the game on January 26, 2023. Includes Hitman 3 Deluxe Pack, Hitman 3 Seven Deadly Sins Collection and Hitman 2 Expansion Access Pass. One-third price reduction for each of these three pieces of content the user already owns.[11] | |
Access Pass: HITMAN 1 GOTY Edition | Purchasing this Access Pass will grant access to the locations from Hitman(2016) GOTY Edition. This was granted to those who purchased Hitman 3 within 10 days of launch, or those who own Hitman(2016) on the Epic Games Store. Owners of Hitman(2016) on Steam can receive this pass for free[12] Will become a free part of the game on January 26, 2023.[11] |
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Access Pass: HITMAN 2 Standard | Purchasing this Access Pass will grant access to the locations from Hitman 2 Standard Edition. Owners of Hitman 2 Standard Edition on Steam can receive this pass for free.[12] Will become a free part of the game on January 26, 2023.[11] |
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Access Pass: HITMAN 2 Gold | Purchasing this Access Pass will grant access to the locations from Hitman 2 Gold Edition. Owners of Hitman 2 Gold Edition on Steam can receive this pass for free.[12] Will become part of HITMAN – World of Assassination Deluxe Pack on January 26, 2023.[11] |
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Access Pass: HITMAN 2 Expansion | Purchasing this Access Pass will grant access to the locations from Hitman 2 Expansion Pass, which upgrades Hitman 2 Standard Edition to Hitman 2 Gold Edition. Will become part of HITMAN – World of Assassination Deluxe Pack on January 26, 2023.[11] | |
Seven Deadly Sins Collection | Purchasing this will grant access to exclusive escalations, suits and weapons themed around the Seven Deadly Sins, which were released monthly throughout 2021. Packs can also be purchased separately. Will become part of HITMAN – World of Assassination Deluxe Pack on January 26, 2023.[11] | |
Seven Deadly Sins: Greed | Purchasing this will grant access to an exclusive escalation, the "Rapacious suit" and the "Greedy Little Coin". Will become part of HITMAN – World of Assassination Deluxe Pack on January 26, 2023.[11] | |
Seven Deadly Sins: Pride | Purchasing this will grant access to an exclusive escalation, the "Narcissus" suit, "Proud Swashbucker" saber, and "The Majestic" sniper rifle. Will become part of HITMAN – World of Assassination Deluxe Pack on January 26, 2023.[11] | |
Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth | Purchasing this will grant access to an exclusive escalation, the "Lotophage" suit, "Slapdash" SMG, and "The Goldbrick" proximity-based sedative poison mine. Will become part of HITMAN – World of Assassination Deluxe Pack on January 26, 2023.[11] | |
Seven Deadly Sins: Lust | Purchasing this will grant access to an exclusive escalation, the "Scarlet" suit, "The Serpent's Tongue" Dartgun, and "The Serpent's Bite" Remote Explosive. Will become part of HITMAN – World of Assassination Deluxe Pack on January 26, 2023.[11] | |
Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony | Purchasing this will grant access to an exclusive escalation, the "Profligacy" suit, "The Maximalist" Shotgun, and "Bubble Queen" Gum Pack. Will become part of HITMAN – World of Assassination Deluxe Pack on January 26, 2023.[11] | |
Seven Deadly Sins: Envy | Purchasing this will grant access to an exclusive escalation, the "Odium" suit, "The Cat's Claw" Dagger, and "Jaeger 7 Green Eye" Sniper Rifle. Will become part of HITMAN – World of Assassination Deluxe Pack on January 26, 2023.[11] | |
Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath | Purchasing this will grant access to an exclusive escalation, the "Temper" suit, "The Roar" Flash Grenade, and "The Shashka Beast" Assault Rifle. Will become part of HITMAN – World of Assassination Deluxe Pack on January 26, 2023.[11] | |
Free Starter Pack | Experience the start of the World of Assassination trilogy for free. Begin your journey as an initiate and meet your handler at the training facility to become an Agent of the ICA. Already completed training ? Use the HITMAN 3 Free Starter Pack to import all locations that you can already access in HITMAN 2 and play them with the new features and improvements from HITMAN 3, including updated lighting effects, animations and Agent 47's new camera item. | |
Deluxe Pack | Purchasing the Deluxe Pack will grant access to Deluxe Escalation Contracts, Deluxe Suits and Items, Digital Soundtracks for all three games in the World of Assassination trilogy, Digital “World of HITMAN” Book, and Director Commentaries for each mission. A free IOI Account is required to download the digital soundtracks and World of HITMAN Art Book. The Deluxe suits and Items are awarded by completing the Deluxe Escalations in-game. Start the first stage to unlock the suit, and completing the third stage to unlock the item(s). At launch three of the Deluxe Escalations, were available, one in Dubai, Dartmoor and Berlin, with a post-launch patch adding the rest for Chongqing, Mendoza and Carpathian Mountains. Will become part of HITMAN – World of Assassination Deluxe Pack on January 26, 2023.[11] |
- Individual DLC's (the Access Passes, Deluxe Pack, 7 Deadly Sins and Hitman 3 levels) can be disabled in the DLC/Addons menu on both the Epic Games Store and Steam, but these render them unusable in-game and does not uninstall those parts of the game from disk, as was the case in Hitman 2.
- Owning Hitman on Epic Games Store and purchasing Hitman 3 grants free access to the Hitman 2016 Access Pass containing levels and other content from the 2016 title. Owners of all versions of Hitman 2 on Steam can receive free Access Passes for 2016 (requires legacy pack on Steam) and 2 by going here Similarly, Game Progress (gear unlocks, location mastery, etc.) can be imported from Hitman 2 on Steam to Hitman 3 on Epic Games Store, though this can only be done once.[12]
- If you’ve already played Hitman 2 on Steam, the locations that you can access in that game will automatically be converted into an ‘Access Pass’ for HITMAN 3. These will be applied to your account and the locations should be available and ready to play from the first time you launch the game. Locations will be carried over ‘automatically’ based on your Steam entitlements.
Essential improvements
Skip launcher
Use the -skip_launcher command line argument
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Skip intro
Use the Simple Mod Framework, which skips the intro by default[citation needed] |
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Download the separate Skip Intro mod for your game build[citation needed] |
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Use ZHMModSDK's own SkipIntro mod[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IO Interactive\HITMAN3 |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1659040/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Epic Games Launcher | %APPDATA%\IO Interactive\Epic\<user-id>\HITMAN3 |
Steam | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\1659040\remote\ |
Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\IOInteractiveAS.PC-HITMAN3-BaseGame_6h0y724g59e1w\SystemAppData\wgs\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1659040/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
Steam Cloud | ||
Xbox Cloud | Save games carry over from Cloud to Gamepass PC |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Can be changed via cheat table: FOV Changer | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Labeled Fullscreen in the options. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 2.0x SSAA. Values less than 1.0x can be used via changing the 'SuperSampling' string in regedit. Change it to 500 for 50% rendering, 600 for 60%, etc. TAA also always on.[13] | ||
High-fidelity upscaling | DLSS 2.4, FSR 2.1, XeSS [14] |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | Force enabled on AMD cards while benchmarking[15] | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | Limited to exclusive full screen mode. Resets to Off if launched in borderless.[16] | ||
Ray tracing (RT) | Ray-traced shadows and reflections. |
- Supports FidelityFX Super Resolution.
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 | If multiple controllers are connected and the active one is unplugged, any remaining controller must be unplugged and replugged for it to be picked up as active again. | |
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 | Including full support for DualSense, works only via USB | |
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | it does change the shape, but not the color | |
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Tracked motion controllers | Oculus Touch, Valve Index, and Vive Cosmos controllers officially supported. HTC Vive controllers are also compatible.[17] | |
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Button/gesture prompts |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | Only first connected controller can be used | |
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, Effects, Music, Dialogue | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Size option | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Polish | Fan translation, download. | |||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Native 3D | |||
Nvidia 3D Vision | |||
vorpX |
Headsets | |||
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SteamVR | |||
Oculus VR (LibOVR) | Oculus Quest and Quest 2 supported via Oculus Link.[18] | ||
Windows Mixed Reality | Use Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR. | ||
OSVR |
Devices | |||
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Tracked motion controllers | Oculus Touch, Valve Index, and Vive Cosmos controllers officially supported. HTC Vive controllers are also compatible.[17] See Input for details. |
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Traditional controller | See Input for details. | ||
Keyboard/Mouse | Mouse and keyboard are functional but some actions don't seem to work. |
Play area | |||
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Seated | |||
Standing | |||
Room-scale |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | ||||
LAN play | ||||
Online play | 2 | Versus Via the Ghost Mode mod. Steam only (includes free demo). No matchmaking is available, you must invite your opponent manually. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking |
Issues fixed
Can't launch the game after a BSOD/hardware failure
- When your computer encounters a BSOD (for whatever reason), there is a small chance that the shader cache of the game will become corrupted. When that happens, it is no longer possible to start the game.
Clear game's shader cache pipeline[19] |
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Delete Hitman 3 registry data[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Stuttering when mirrors are displayed
- The game may hitch shortly every time a mirror is visible on-screen.[20] This bug was introduced with the May 24th 2022 (3.110) Ray Tracing update[21].
Workaround: disable DXR (Ray Tracing) at driver level[22] |
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Set Mirrors Reflection Quality to "Off"[citation needed] |
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Running stutters when moving foward using steam input
- Using Steam input's controller support can cause issues with Hitman's 3 default deadzones, causing a "stutter" like feel in the controls when moving fowards or backwards.
Enable deadzone configuration or calibration through Steam input[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 12 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX | v3.4.1.0 |
Audio | Wwise | |
Interface | Scaleform | |
Input | libScePad, 3DRudder | libScePad (v1.0.4.1) includes support for DualSense, 3DRudder v0.2.0.4 |
Epic Games Store Start the game in standalone mode
- When used standalone, the game will skip login to Epic Games and launch in offline mode. It's useful when you temporary don't have an internet connection but you still want to play the game with your offline profile.
Create an offline shortcut |
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Mods
Modding Tools
- The Simple Mod Framework is a modding tool that aims to make mod installation as easy and conflict-free as possible.
- LocalGhost can be used with the Ghost Mode mod to play the mode on the game's Steam version. Some LocalGhost servers also offer other content, such as HITMAPS In-Game Roulette. Creating your own server is also possible.
Miscellaneous Mods
- The Peacock Project is an alternative way to experience the game online by using a server replacement instead of connecting to IOI servers. Features include moderated leaderboards, having everything unlocked, and playing custom and discontinued content such as legacy escalations and all Elusive Targets. Peacock is a highly customized implementation of LocalGhost.
- Lighting Ultimate changes bloom levels and disables most post processing effects used in the levels. Also has an option to change the lighting of H2016 maps to their pre-GOTY versions.
- Heritage UI aims to improve HITMAN 3's UI. Features can be toggled on and off based on the user's preferences.
Offline Mode Mods
- These mods add additional offline features to the game that make offline play worthwhile.
- Custom and Offline Missions Pack Enables all vanilla missions in offline mode, including seasonal content like Holiday Hoarders and Berlin Egg Hunt, as well as Sniper Assassin missions. Adds a series of modded/custom missions including Choose Your Own Adventure missions and a solo ghost-mode type mission.
- Offline Elusives makes all Elusive Targets playable offline.
- Permanent Shortcuts Offline turns on all permanent shortcuts in offline mode.
Custom Mission Mods
- Chongqing Noodle Massacre Adds new bonus mission to offline mode, a remake of the Codename 47/Contracts Missions "The Massacre at the Cheung Chau Fish Restaurant"/"The Noodle Massacre"
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-2500K AMD Phenom II X4 940 |
Intel Core i7-4790 |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 60 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7870 DirectX 12 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
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>/1659040/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1659040) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ About - Mi'pu'mi Games - last accessed on 2022-10-05
- "Our team assisted IO Interactive in the areas of gameplay, engine, tools, online, and UI programming."
- ↑ Hitman 3 vs Hitman 2 | Direct Comparison - Nick930 - YouTube - last accessed on 2023-01-04
- ↑ Hitman 3 Tech Review: Next-Gen Enhancements + The Glacier Engine Evolved - Digital Foundry - YouTube - last accessed on 2023-01-04
- ↑ Hitman vs. Hitman 2 vs. Hitman 3 | Downgrade Evolution? - Bear Gaming Asia - YouTube - last accessed on 2023-01-04
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2023-01-04
- ↑ Hitman 2 vs Hitman | Direct Comparison - Nick930 - YouTube - last accessed on 2023-01-04
- ↑ [4K] Hitman 2 vs 1 Engine Graphics Upgrade! - IO Interactive Improves Its Tech - Digital Foundry - YouTube - last accessed on 2023-01-04
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2023-01-04
- Own all three trilogy games on Steam, install sizes are counted with all DLC, legacy packs and access passes with the latest updates as of January 4, 2023.
- ↑ How Hitman 3's devs shrank the entire trilogy install size by over 80GB - PCGamer - last accessed on 2023-01-04
- ↑ Verified by User:Tenbeat on 2021-01-22
- Verified by disconnecting from internet, though there are no elusive targets yet. Same restrictions as Hitman 2016 and Hitman 2.
- ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 HITMAN 3 to become ‘World of Assassination’ - last accessed on 2023-01-03
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 HITMAN 3 – Player Guide
- ↑ Hitman 3 on PC Is to Die For | Attack of the Fanboy
- ↑ HITMAN 3 - October Patch Notes - last accessed on 2022-10-06
- ↑ Twitter - @Dachsjaeger - last accessed on 2021-11-14
- "...Hitman 3 on AMD 6800xt turns on Vsync when benchmarking in borderless window with Vsync off (but has Vsync off in load screens and menu)"
- ↑ Verified by User:13xforever1 on 2021-01-21
- It's easy to test with in-game settings, when you switch to Fullscreen, HDR menu option disappears.
- ↑ IOI Support - PC VR - HITMAN 3 Player Support - last accessed on 2022-06-27
- ↑ IOI Support - PC VR - HITMAN 3 Player Support - last accessed on 2022-06-27
- ↑ Game wont start anymore - last accessed on 2021-11-15
- ↑ Verified by User:Cn9740 on 2022-07-23
- ↑ HITMAN 3 – May Patch Notes - last accessed on 2022-11-14
- ↑ Mirrors reflection stuttering fix - last accessed on 2022-11-14