Games PC HITMAN-BLOOD MONEY User Manual

GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Installing the Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Uninstalling the Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Running Hitman Blood Money

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Eidos Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

CONTROLS OF THE PROFESSIONAL . . . . . . 4

GETTING INTO THE GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Profile Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Difficulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

A Manual for the Professional . . . . . . . . 5

Notoriety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

UP CLOSE & PERSONAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

AGILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Climbing & Scaling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

SUBTERFUGE TECHNIQUES . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Disguises & Concealment . . . . . . . . . . . 11

INGRESSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Doors, Locks & Security . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Distraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

TOOLS OF THE TRADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Firearms, Situational & Equipment . . . . 15

COMPENSATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Weapons & Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Recovering Surveillance Tapes . . . . . . . 20

POST MISSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

GAME CREDITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

MUSIC CREDITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

CONTENTS

EPILEPSY WARNING

A very small percentage of individuals may experience epileptic seizures when exposed to certain light patterns or flashing lights. Exposure to certain patterns or backgrounds on a television screen or while playing video games may induce an epileptic seizure in these individuals. Certain conditions may induce previously undetected epileptic symptoms even in persons who have no history of prior seizures or epilepsy. If you, or anyone in your family, has an epileptic condition, consult your physician prior to playing. If you experience any of the following while playing a video game — dizziness, altered vision, eye or muscle twitches, loss of awareness, disorientation, any involuntary movement, or convulsions — IMMEDIATELY discontinue use and consult a physician before resuming play.

PRECAUTIONS TO TAKE DURING USE

• This game disc is intended for use exclusively on Windows®-based systems with the minimum configurations specified on the system requirements of the game purchased.

• Do not sit too close to the screen. Sit a good distance away from the monitor, as far away as the length of the cable allows.

• Avoid playing if you are tired or have not had much sleep.

• Make sure that the room in which you are playing is well lit.

• Rest for at least 10 to 15 minutes per hour while playing a video game.

HANDLING YOUR GAME DISC

• Avoid bending the disc. Do not touch, smudge or scratch its surface.

• Do not leave the disc in direct sunlight or near a radiator or other source of heat.

• Take occasional rest breaks during extended play.

• Always store the disc in its protective case.

ESRB RATING

This product has been rated M for Mature by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. For information about the ESRB rating, or to comment about the appropriateness of the rating, please contact the ESRB at www.esrb.org.

GETTING STARTED

1. Quit all applications and close all windows on your desktop.

2. Insert the HITMAN BLOOD MONEY

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DVD into your DVD-ROM drive. After you close the disk tray, the HITMAN BLOOD MONEY installation menu will appear.

NOTE: If AutoPlay is disabled, the menu will not appear. To manually access the installation menu, double-click on the MY COMPUTER icon on your desktop, and then double-click on the DVD-ROM icon that appears in the newly opened window. Finally double-click on AUTORUN.EXE to open the installation menu.

3. From this point, follow the onscreen prompts to proceed through the installation.

4. When installation is complete, you will see options to: a) launch the game; b) quit without playing the game; or c) read the Readme text file. (Refer to the Readme file for updates, manual alterations and troubleshooting.)

INSTALLING THE GAME

To run HITMAN BLOOD MONEY after installation:

• Double-click the HITMAN BLOOD MONEY icon on your computer’s desktop (if you chose this option when you installed the game).

- OR -

• From the desktop, select Start

Programs #Eidos #Hitman Blood

Money.

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• Insert the HITMAN BLOOD MONEY DVD into your PC’s DVD drive. If Autorun is enabled, the HITMAN BLOOD MONEY Autorun program will

automatically launch. Select Play to run the game. If Autorun is disabled, right-click your PC’s DVD-ROM drive icon

and choose EXPLORE. Double-click AUTORUN.EXE, and then select PLAY to run the game.

RUNNING HITMAN BLOOD MONEY

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Although the professional will choose not to reveal employment history, many assassins will wish to evaluate and compare their skills against those of other professionals around the world.

In order to submit mission data, the professional must have an online connection and have created and signed on to his Eidos online account before starting the mission. Then, after each successful mission, the professional will be given the option to upload mission statistics and rank himself against all those who have attempted the same.

Note: You can also manage your Friends List, recover existing accounts, and clear saved accounts via the Eidos Online menu.

EIDOS ONLINE

To uninstall the game, use any one of the following three methods:

1. Insert the HITMAN BLOOD MONEY DVD into the DVD-ROM drive to activate AutoPlay. This will bring up the Launch Panel. Click on UNINSTALL and follow the onscreen prompts.

2. Click on the START button from the Windows taskbar. Choose PROGRAMS from the pop-up menu. Locate the HITMAN BLOOD MONEY shortcut menu inside the Eidos folder, click UNINSTALL and follow the onscreen prompts.

3. Go to the Control Panel and select ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS. Click HITMAN BLOOD MONEY, click the ADD/REMOVE button and follow the onscreen prompts.

NOTE: If you experience difficulties uninstalling HITMAN BLOOD MONEY, please consult the Troubleshooting and Performance Issues section of the ReadMe File.

UNINSTALLING THE GAME

CONTROLS of the PROFESSIONAL

BUTTON

A, D, W, S keys

Left Shift (hold)

Left Ctrl

Mouse 4 (or X key)

Mouse Wheel

Right Mouse Button (tap)

(hold/release)

Left Mouse Button

E key (tap)

(hold)

Spacebar (tap)

(hold/release)

G key (tap)

(hold)

M key

R key

ACTION

Move character left, right, up, down

Run; Pan across map

Crouch; Sneak

Open/Close sniper scope

Zoom sniper scope/binoculars; Scroll through actions/items Scroll through maps/inventory

Holster/Unholster weapon Open/Close inventory

Fire; Use weapon

Carry out action View action list

Pick up item Pick up list

Drop item Throw item

Map

Reload weapon

GETTING INTO the GAME

Before embarking on a career as a Hitman, you must first prepare a profile. The profile keeps a record of your progress and preferences, along with weaponry choices, funds and other equipment and items you acquire.

From the PROFILE MANAGER screen, choose CREATE PROFILEand enter a name for the profile. If you have a previously created profile, you can select this to resume the career. You can also delete profiles you no longer want.

PROFILE MANAGEMENT

Once you’ve created a profile, you will then choose a difficulty level:

• ROOKIE For the inexperienced and those new to the world of the assassin. There are no limitations on how many saves you can make while attempting a mission.

• NORMAL Suitable for those comfortable with contract killing. Each mission allows seven saves.

• EXPERT For the practiced and experienced. Only three saves per mission are permitted.

• PROFESSIONAL For the true professional only. No saves are permitted once a mission is in progress.

DIFFICULTY

This manual provides insight into the mind and practices of the professional Hitman. This manual refers to the Hitman as “the professional.” It explores the complexities, skills and the intricacies with which “the professional” conducts his craft.

The professional techniques outlined in this manual vary in complexity, and are graded by difficulty using the following ranking system:

A MANUAL for the PROFESSIONAL

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BASIC ADVANCED

HITMAN TECHNIQUES

ANONYMITY, THE DISGUISE OF THE PROFESSIONAL

Longevity in the profession is dependent on transparency in the world. The professional seeks solace in a world where the only way to carry out this sort of work is with anonymity.

• The professional avoids the blood bath wherever possible, as this attracts the unwanted eyes of the law or multiple witnesses and an audit trail to his door.

• If a witness lives, the professional’s notoriety increases. The professional negates this by making sure he is not discovered on a job, and that no witnesses or clues are left on the scene.

• When the professional takes civilian lives, the invariable result is taped TV footage and witnesses at the scene of the crime. When this happens, the professional gains notoriety. As notoriety increases, the ease with which the professional can carry out his next contract decreases.

• For further insurance against discovery in areas covered by TV cameras, the professional can make sure to destroy all video-surveillance tapes.

• The professional can assess his successfulness and his notoriety following a contract through the media. If there have been witnesses, the newspaper is his best way of finding out. The professional should look out for newspapers while on location. These may detail previous targets and missions, and may even give a clue to the professional’s identity.

NOTORIETY

UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

CLOSE COMBAT

The professional uses close hand combat skills to eliminate the mark with minimum noise and when dealing with unforeseen circumstances. The majority of these skills are ideal in firearm-restricted areas.

HEAD USE

Use the W, A, D, S keys to position yourself in front of the victim, then press the left mouse button to head butt your target.

THE PUNCH

While the victim is dazed, use the W, A, D, S keys to position yourself in front of your target, then press the left mouse button to punch.

DISARMING

Use the W, A, D, S keys to position yourself in front of the armed victim, then press the left mouse button to disarm the person.

Note: During the struggle, it’s possible that the firearm will go off accidentally.

CONCEALING WEAPONS

Whenever possible, the professional carries out his work using tools that can be concealed on his person. He has a number of tools at his disposal that, when concealed, can go undetected in most public areas.

Use the W, A, D, S keys to walk toward the mark, hold the right mouse button to access the inventory and then select a firearm. Press the left mouse button to discharge the firearm, then tap the right mouse button to holster and conceal it.

FIBER WIRE

Fiber wire is the most difficult of your weapons to use but the easiest to conceal. It is also the quietest and most efficient tool to use to avoid raising an alarm.

Select the fiber wire from inventory, then press and hold the left mouse button to tighten the wire and automatically enter sneak mode. Maneuver behind the mark, then release the left mouse button to strangle your victim.

Note: If you are spotted or you fail to execute this move in one fluid movement, your intended victim may become alerted, and attempt to raise an alarm or attack!

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