Hitman 2
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| Developers | |
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| IO Interactive | |
| Publishers | |
| Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | |
| Engines | |
| Glacier 2 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 13, 2018 |
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| Hitman | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
This page is for the 2018 game. For the 2002 game, see Hitman 2: Silent Assassin.
Key points
- Owners of Hitman will automatically receive an appropriate "Legacy Pack" containing content from the previous game.[1]
- The game requires a constant internet connection for some features to work properly (Elusive targets, Contracts mode and Challenge progression).[2]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GamersGate | |
Silver Edition, Gold Edition | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
Silver Edition, Gold Edition | |
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| Humble Store | |
Silver Edition, Gold Edition | |
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| Steam | |
Silver and Gold Edition also available | |
- All versions require Steam DRM. Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM was removed on the 30th of January, 2019.[3]
- The prologue mission of the game is available for free on Steam. Owners of an applicable version of the previous game will also be able to access Legacy locations through this version of the game.[4]
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| GOTY Legacy Pack | This is the complete legacy pack, containing the base legacy pack in addition to the Patient Zero campaign, GOTY suits and three GOTY Escalation Contracts. This pack is available for purchase, but is also automatically redeemed for Hitman owners of the Game of the Year Edition (or have upgraded to the GOTY Edition) or the Definitive Edition. | |
| GOTY Legacy Pack Upgrade | This is an upgrade pack for owners of the base legacy pack that grants them the additional contents of the GOTY Legacy Pack. | |
| Legacy Pack | This is the base legacy pack containing all locations and campaign missions of Hitman. This pack is not available for purchase but is automatically redeemed for Hitman owners of The Full Experience, The Complete First Season, or all seven episodes individually, see Hitman Legacy Pack FAQ. | |
| Expansion Pass | Season pass; grants access to Expansion Pack 1 and 2. | |
| Expansion Pack 1 | Adds a new location and mission. | |
| Expansion Pack 2 | Adds a new location and mission. | |
| Executive Pack | Adds an additional pistol and briefcase. | |
Version differences
Hitman: Sniper Assassin
- Standalone version of the 'Sniper Assassin' game mode of Hitman 2, made available as an early access pre-order bonus. This separate digital download was removed and made unplayable following the early access release of the game on November 8, 2018.[5][6][7]
Silver Edition
- Includes the Expansion Pack 1 and Executive Pack DLC.
- Granted early access to a standalone version of the 'Sniper Assassin' game mode as a pre-order bonus.
Gold Edition
- Includes the Expansion Pass (Expansion Pack 1 and 2) and Executive Pack DLC.
- Granted early access to a standalone version of the 'Sniper Assassin' game mode as a pre-order bonus.
- Granted early access to the game on November 8, 2018.
Essential improvements
Skip launcher
Use the -skip_launcher command line argument[8]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IO Interactive\HITMAN2 |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/863550/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\863550\remote\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/863550/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
External graphics settings.
Input settings
General keyboard and mouse settings.
General controller settings.
Keyboard and mouse key bindings.
Xbox One controller scheme.
DualShock 4 controller scheme.
Audio settings
General audio settings.
General language settings.
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Latin American Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | ||||
| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 2 | Co-op, Versus |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | Can also manually invite a player. | |
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Direct IP |
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Hitman 2 (DX11). | ||
Issues unresolved
- The best way to report game issues to the developers is via the game's official bug report thread.
Crash to desktop on Nvidia chipsets
- The following bugs were originally reported for the pre-launch version of the game included with the Gold Edition.
| Downgrade graphics drivers[9] |
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Notes
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Stuttering during in-game cutscenes
- Steam permits the user to play the game when ~35GB have been downloaded, even though it still needs to download an additional 25 GB, and another 45 GB if a user bought the Legacy DLC.[10]
| Wait for content to download in-game or disable Allow downloads during gameplay in the Steam settings[11] |
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Water in Season 1 (Legacy Pack) levels does not render correctly
- Users report that bodies of water in Season 1 (Legacy Pack) levels do not render correctly.[12][13][14]
Example of Season 1 water rendering issue
Can't connect servers
- Anti-virus' web security may block a secure connection to the Hitman 2 servers.
| Disable your anti-virus' "Web Security" feature[17] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 11 | Despite Hitman: Sniper Assassin including DirectX 12 as an option, this was not included in the full version of the game.[18] |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
Performance tweaks
System requirements
- A 64-bit system is required.
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 7 | 10 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 940 |
Intel Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz |
| 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 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 AMD GPU Radeon RX Vega 56 (8 GB VRAM) |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/863550/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (863550) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ HITMAN Legacy Pack FAQ - IO Interactive - last accessed on 2018-11-12
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2018-11-12
- Verified by opting out of the Privacy Policy and going over to offline mode. Basically the same restrictions as in Hitman (2016).
- ↑ HITMAN 2 Displaying change #U:9998491 - last accessed on 2019-01-30
- ↑ Steam Community - Hitman 2 - HITMAN 2 - FREE Prologue - last accessed on 2018-11-14
- ↑ SteamDB - HITMAN™: Sniper Assassin - Change #5359353 - last accessed on 2018-11-09
- ↑ IO Interactive - HITMAN 2 – Countdown to Launch - last accessed on 2018-11-09
- ↑ Steam Discussions - HITMAN™: Sniper Assassin - Not able to play yet? - last accessed on 2018-11-09
- ↑ Verified by User:Silent on 2018-11-09
- ↑ Steam Community Discussion - Crash to desktop with no error message SOLVED (Nvidia users) - last accessed on 2018-11-11
- ↑ Steam Community Discussion - Stuttering in game - last accessed on 2018-11-11
- "you can start playing the game when you have 35gb downloaded, the full game is 60, and another 45 for legacy"
- ↑ Steam Community Discussion - Stuttering in game - last accessed on 2018-11-11
- "it stuttred for the first 2 hours while it was downloading, its smooth now 90 fps, everthing set to ultra at 2560x1440"
- ↑ Steam Community Discussion - So what's up with the water? - last accessed on 2018-11-13
- ↑ Hitman Forum - Official HITMAN 2 Bug Report Thread - last accessed on
- "Colorado has similarly buggy water to Hokkaido."
- ↑ Hitman Forum - Official HITMAN 2 Bug Report Thread - last accessed on
- "Hokkaido water is bugged."
- ↑ Verified by User:Silent on 2018-11-13
- Verified using a RenderDoc capture of an affected scene. Without the latest driver's optimizations, the issue persists; with the latest driver's optimizations, the issue is resolved.
- ↑ Steam Community Discussion - New Nvidia Drivers add HITMAN 2 Support - last accessed on 2018-11-15
- ↑ Hitman Forum - Can't connect to the Hitman 2 servers - last accessed on 2018-11-14
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2018-11-09
- Verified manually. GraphicsAPI reg key that was used to enable DirectX 12 in Hitman: Sniper Assassin have no effect on Hitman 2.