Hitman January Notes Released

Tomorrow Hitman - The Complete Fist Season launches for retail for the Xbox One and PS4. Being added as well is the new "Professional" mode that adds a new layer of difficulty for those seeking a challenge.

The new update is mandatory for all players and includes a multitude of improvements such as HDR support and bonus mission.

Here's what you can expect:

Bonus Mission: Landslide Overview

New Bonus Mission: Landslide (Sapienza)

5 new Guided Opportunities for “Landslide”

1 new weapon/gear unlock (earned through challenges)
– The Big One

35+ Landslide-specific challenges

3 new trophies/achievements for Landslide

For details of the two other Bonus Missions, first released in July 2016, see the release notes. Contract Favourites

Fixed an issue where zooming with the Sieger 300 could result in rendering issues

Multiple improvements to ‘Holiday Hoarders’, such as target pathing, texture streaming and NPC reactions

Fixed an issue where 47 could vault through a window on the 2nd floor, but cannot re-enter

Fixed issues where the routines of key NPC’s can be suspended depending on 47’s actions

Sapienza

Fixed an issue where items dropped by certain characters would drop at 47’s feet, regardless of the distance between them

Fixed an issue where the dialogue from a guard in the wine cellar could be difficult to hear when standing in a specific place

Fixed two issues that could cause inconsistencies in the ‘Time to Meet The Fans’ opportunity in The Icon

Removed small, invisible pieces of cover on the stairs in the streets and the stairs behind the church

Fixed an issue where NPCs could walk through a specific table in the Church

Fixed an issue where Ether sure is ramping up security around here

Marrakesh

Fixed an issue with environment art in the security room

Fixed an issue that could cause the ‘Waiting For The Man’ opportunity to fail

Fixed an issue that could cause a guard to clip through a wall on the ground floor of the Embassy when alerted

Adjusted the trespassing rules for the Printing Crew disguise to include the secret tunnel

Bangkok

Fixed an issue that could cause Room Service staff to not leave 47’s room

Fixed a few issues with inconsistent lighting inside the hotel

Fixed an issue where some doors appear to be transparent when viewed from a distance

Fixed a few issues that could cause either Ken Morgan or Jordan Cross to suspend their routines

Colorado

Fixed an issue that could prevent the ‘Mission Complete’ trophy/achievment from unlocking

Fixed an issue where Sean Rose or Penelope Graves could suspend their routines

Fixed an issue where some guards would not escort 47 to the nearest trespassing exit

Hokkaido

Fixed an issue where 47 would leave footprints in the snow below when scaling ledges

Fixed an issue that could cause physics issues on the clothes of specific NPCs

Fixed an issue where resort staff dialogue did not match their gender

Fixed an issue where some ambient audio would not play in the morgue

Fixed an issue that could prevent the ‘Sayonara’ trophy/achievement from unlocking

Fixed an issue where a doctor in the operating room may notice a crime in the morgue, due to level geometry set-up

General

Fixed multiple issues that could lead to instability and crashes

Fixed issues that could cause Diana’s dialogue to overlap or be missing entirely

Fixed multiple issues with various Opportunities on all locations

Fixed multiple issues with ‘clipping’ on all locations

Fixed an issue where Location Mastery was not displayed on the Destination, Mastery and Debriefing menus

Updated the text on the in-game ‘Intel’ menu to make it clear how to acquire Intel

Improved stability of multiple opportunities and actions when saving/loading at specific times

Fixed an issue where the red ‘hit-marker’ would appear on-screen after using the ‘Eliminate’ kill with a pistol

Fixed an issue that could cause the audible beep from fire alarms to continuously loop

Fixed multiple examples of interactable objects in multiple locations not being highlighted in Instinct

Improved consistency of the Challenge Pack descriptions

Fixed an issue that could cause game sound to momentarily stutter

PC-Specific Issues

Fixed an issue where using a Radeon R9 card and DX11 could result in Texture Quality not changing from “Low”

Fixed an issue where the primary monitor would always be selected when applying default settings with Exclusive Fullscreen and default resolution

HDR Support Notes (PC)

Exclusive fullscreen is required to use HDR on PC for both DirectX 11 and DirectX 12

Nvidia cards currently won’t switch the TV into HDR mode in DirectX 12. Please use DirectX 11 until this issue is resolved

If you encounter problems with the TV not switching into HDR mode, try disconnecting all monitors except the TV

Please note that 4K@60hz 10/12 bpc RGB is not supported by the HDMI 2.0 standard. Instead, if 4K@60hz is desired, 4:2:0 or 4:2:2 chroma subsampled output can be configured via the control panel provided by the graphics card vendor

Known Issues

Adjusting the ‘Master Volume’ option has no effect on the VO of Diana or NPCs. This will be fixed in a future update

Hitman is now avaiale for Xbox One, PS4, and PC

Adam Siddiqui, NoobFeed
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