Games PC HITMAN-CONTRACTS User Manual

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 of epilepsy. If you, or anyone in your family, have 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 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 1-800-771-3772.

CONTENTS

GAMEPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

INSTALLING HITMAN:

CONTRACTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

UNINSTALLING HITMAN:

CONTRACTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

GAMEPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

MENU CONTROLS . . . . . . . . 3

GAMEPLAY CONTROLS . . . . 3

MAIN MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

LOAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

TRAINING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

CREDITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

GRAPHICS OPTIONS . . . . . . . 6

SOUND OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . 7

CONTROL SETUP OPTIONS . . 8

IN-GAME MENU. . . . . . . . . . 9

SAVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

LOAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

DELETE SAVE GAMES . . . . . 10

OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

RESTART MISSION . . . . . . . 10

QUIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

CONTINUE GAME . . . . . . . . 10

MISSION BRIEFING . . . . . . . . 10

WWW.EIDOS.COM

SELECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

WEAPON SELECT SCREEN . . 11

INVENTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

DISPLAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

ON-SCREEN DISPLAY . . . . . 12

STATISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

TECHNIQUES . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

DISGUISES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

SNEAKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

CLOSE COMBAT AND

SILENT KILLS . . . . . . . . . . . 14

WEAPONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

PISTOLS AND

HANDGUNS . . . . . . . . . . . 15

SUB-MACHINE GUNS

(SMGs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

ASSAULT RIFLES . . . . . . . . . .15

SHOTGUNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

MACHINE GUNS . . . . . . . . . 16

SNIPER RIFLES . . . . . . . . . . . 16

EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

BINOCULARS . . . . . . . . . . . .17

MAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

NIGHT VISION GOGGLES

(NVGs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

HINTS AND TIPS . . . . . . . . . 17

CREDITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

INSTALLING AND UNINSTALLING

DEFAULT CONTROLS

INSTALLING HITMAN: CONTRACTS

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

2. Insert the HITMAN: CONTRACTS CD into your CD-ROM drive. After you close the drive door, the HITMAN: CONTRACTS installation menu will appear.

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

UNINSTALLING HITMAN: CONTRACTS

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

1. Insert the CD into the CD-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: CONTRACTS shortcut menu, click on UNINSTALL and follow the onscreen prompts.

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.)

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

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

MENU CONTROLS

mouse movement or arrow (cursor) keys Highlight selection left mouse button or Enter key Confir m selection click BACK button/Esc key Cancel selection

GAMEPLAY CONTROLS

E key Action right mouse button Inventory/Exit sniper mode/Zoom map out

G key Drop weapon or item Q key Draw/Holster weapon 1 key Equip close combat weapon 2 key Equip Pistol 3 key Equip Sub-machine Gun 4 key Equip Rifle 5 key Equip Binoculars 6 key Equip Night Vision Goggles 7 key Equip Lockpick M key Map left Ctrl key Crouch/Sneak spacebar Toggle Crouch/Sneak left Shift key Run Caps Lock key Toggle Run

left mouse button Fire/Zoom map in

R key Reload F1 key Toggle 1st and 3r d person camera mode F12 key Take screenshot Esc key Open/Close Pause/Options menu B key Mission briefing Z/C keys Lean left/right

mouse wheel up/down Zoom in/out

Scroll up/down list Scroll through maps

W/A/S/D keys Move forward/back

Strafe left/right

mouse movement Look up/down

Turn left/right

START, OPTIONS

LOAD, TRAINING, CREDITS

START

Select START in the Main Menu to begin a new game. Before the game begins, select your difficulty level.

• SELECT DIFFICULTY

This menu allows you to select a difficulty level (Normal, Expert or Professional).

A number of different factors ar e influenced by the difficulty level you choose. These factors include:

• The amount of damage Hitman can receive before dying.

• The amount of accuracy shown on the map.

• The reaction speed and firing accuracy of guards and targets.

Each difficulty level has its own permitted number of progress saves per mission.

• NORMAL – 7 saves allowed per level.

• EXPERT – 2 saves allowed per level.

• PROFESSIONAL – 0 saves allowed per level.

OPTIONS

Adjust various graphics, sound and control settings in the game. (See page 6.)

LOAD

If you previously saved your game, you can continue it from the Load Screen accessed from the Main Menu.

If you have HITMAN: CONTRACTS save game data on your hard drive, then when you select LOAD from the Main Menu, a list of your save games will be displayed.

Select the save game you want to resume. The game will be restored at the point where it was saved.

TRAINING

The training area allows you to become familiar with the controls and various abilities of Hitman in a non-hostile environment. It is highly recommended that you practice the techniques you will need before starting your missions.

The training area also serves as a storage area for the weapons you collect during missions. Each silhouette represents a weapon that you can collect or unlock during the game.

CREDITS

Select CREDITS from the Main Menu to see a roster of those responsible for HITMAN: CONTRACTS.

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GRAPHICS OPTIONS SOUND OPTIONS

To open the Options Menu, select OPTIONS from the Main Menu or press the Esc key to pause a game and select OPTIONS from the Pause Menu.

Three sub-menus are available with options for adjusting the game’s Graphics, Sound and Control Setup.

GRAPHICS OPTIONS

Use these two menus to set your graphics and display choices.

• DRAW DISTANCE: Drag the slider right to increase the visible distance.

• OBJECT DETAIL: Drag the slider right to increase the level of detail on objects.

• SHADOWS: Enable or disable character shadows.

• WEATHER EFFECTS: Enable or disable weather effects.

• SUBTITLES: Enable or disable the display of in-game subtitles.

• BLOOD AND GORE: Toggle the display of blood ON/OFF.

• RESOLUTION: Set the display resolution.

• TEXTURE RESOLUTION: Drag the slider right to increase texture quality.

• TEXTURE FILTER: Set BILINEAR (fastest), TRILINEAR (slower), or ANISOTROPIC (slowest).

• DXT COMPRESSION: Enable or disable texture compression.

• GAMMA CORRECTION: Adjust the screen brightness.

• POST FILTER: Adjust the slider to change the level of special graphics effects applied in the game. (You need a modern graphics card to take advantage of the latest graphics effects.)

SOUND OPTIONS

Use this menu to configure sound and audio settings:

• MUSIC: Move the slider to adjust the game’s music volume.

• SPEECH: Move the slider to adjust the volume of spoken dialogue.

• EFFECTS: Move the slider to adjust the volume of in-game sound effects.

• 3D SOUND RENDERER: Set DIRECTSOUND or OPEN AL.

• EAX: Enable EAX 3D sound.

• NUMBER OF VOICES: Set the maximum number of voices played at one time.

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