Hitman: Absolution contracts offline

[Coffee Chee]

Since every online feature is obsolete in this game (beside local progress transfer in sniper challenge) I'd like to know how or what I can do to play/create contracts offline? It's just ridicule me a lot that on xbox 360 I can play contracts without internet and yet I searched hitman's wiki, forums and reddit for like past 3 hours and got nothing. I know that none of us could do nothing about GDPR law and stuff with IOI and SE split. And yeah I remember that WOA trilogy is a thing, but it's feels a tad different without horrendous cover system.

[Devil Daughter]

As the dozens of other threads about this would have told you if you had looked: you can't play contracts mode offline.

[Coffee Chee]

Originally posted by Devil Daughter:

As the dozens of other threads about this would have told you if you had looked: you can't play contracts mode offline. :duranceleft::duranceright:

As this exact threat I stated that I could play contracts offline on xbox. I refuse to believe that I can't do the same on pc, I just didn't found out how yet...

[space]

Originally posted by Coffee Chee:

I refuse to believe that I can't do the same on pc, I just didn't found out how yet...

you can refuse to believe whatever you want, it doesn't change reality

[Coffee Chee]

Originally posted by space:

Originally posted by Coffee Chee:

I refuse to believe that I can't do the same on pc, I just didn't found out how yet...

you can refuse to believe whatever you want, it doesn't change reality

...and what should I gather from this answer?

[Kunovega]

Originally posted by Coffee Chee:

Originally posted by space:

you can refuse to believe whatever you want, it doesn't change reality

...and what should I gather from this answer?

The answer is: on PC you can't play contracts mode offline.

I'm not sure what more you expect. You seem to be acting like there's some magical solution no one has thought of in the last half a decade since the contracts server was closed.

[Coffee Chee]

Originally posted by Kunovega:

Originally posted by Coffee Chee:

...and what should I gather from this answer?

The answer is: on PC you can't play contracts mode offline.

I'm not sure what more you expect. You seem to be acting like there's some magical solution no one has thought of in the last half a decade since the contracts server was closed.

I didn't expect an instant answer or magical solutions that's for sure!
I'm just trying to research and figure it out because I'm sure there is someway around it, I just didn't found it out just yet... Either way if I do found out the solution I'll post it in here! 😁

[Devil Daughter]

Originally posted by Coffee Chee:

Originally posted by Kunovega:

The answer is: on PC you can't play contracts mode offline.

I'm not sure what more you expect. You seem to be acting like there's some magical solution no one has thought of in the last half a decade since the contracts server was closed.

I didn't expect an instant answer or magical solutions that's for sure!
I'm just trying to research and figure it out because I'm sure there is someway around it, I just didn't found it out just yet... Either way if I do found out the solution I'll post it in here! 😁

It's been more than 4 years, you think you're the only one that's looked? ROFL

[Coffee Chee]

Originally posted by Devil Daughter:

Originally posted by Coffee Chee:

I didn't expect an instant answer or magical solutions that's for sure!
I'm just trying to research and figure it out because I'm sure there is someway around it, I just didn't found it out just yet... Either way if I do found out the solution I'll post it in here! 😁

It's been more than 4 years, you think you're the only one that's looked? ROFL

...I know that it is like that for a long time and I know that I'm not the only one who looked. I have nothing to gather from your reply.😓

[Bankai9212]

Anyone remotely interested in contracts at this point moved on to the hitman trilogy search all you want but most move on at this point.

[Coffee Chee]

Originally posted by Bankai9212:

Anyone remotely interested in contracts at this point moved on to the hitman trilogy search all you want but most move on at this point.

Glad for the most that moved on, but I did stated that I need to replay that janky mess that used to be contracts! 😁

[Duke]

Saints Row 3 and 4 have an achievement to upload a character to a server that has been shut down for some time. Someone made a program that emulated that server so you could get the achievement. If that was possible this should be possible too, especially if it works on the 360.

[Kunovega]

Originally posted by Duke:

Saints Row 3 and 4 have an achievement to upload a character to a server that has been shut down for some time. Someone made a program that emulated that server so you could get the achievement. If that was possible this should be possible too, especially if it works on the 360.

Not even remotely comparable.

If you just want to trick the game into giving you the achievements, yes, that's easy with any number of available mods already, which is all that mod does for saints row.

If you want an actual functional service, no, the contracts mode is far more complex than just tricking the game into thinking you uploaded something to a non existent server.

[Coffee Chee]

Originally posted by Duke:

Saints Row 3 and 4 have an achievement to upload a character to a server that has been shut down for some time. Someone made a program that emulated that server so you could get the achievement. If that was possible this should be possible too, especially if it works on the 360.

It's cool but achievements is not what I need actually, would be a neat bonus but still availability of creating/playing contracts in Absolution is thing that I need.

Still the idea of simulating servers is best thing that came into my mind and as Kunovega stated - it's way more complicated than just turning the local server on your machine. Absolution was made by IOI but the servers for online features such as contracts and leaderboards belonged to Square Enix. After GDPR laws enforcement in 2018 and chaos during developing first season of WOA they just decided to disable servers for Absolution. IOI basically have no control of SE servers. They could just turn servers on, but they won't because it's just not profitable for SE.

With all that in mind the most hope I have is for someone who can create code to run a local server for Absolution. Currently I know that some of the programmers on Peacock Project also working to make contracts playable again, but since the main purpose of Project is a replacement for WOA servers - Absolution is not priority right now, beside that they probably need to reverse engineer the game itself to figure this out, which is a ton of work by itself and again it's not their priority (considering that it's also absolutely free).

I'm planning to help them out either by learning code and start practicing or just donating for project, which I do after moving out of country, probably in the next year.

Until then - Contracts remain unavailable in Absolution.

[WestJake]

We NEED a modder who is able to put online back (fresh beginning), or make it possible to play offline. I am sure, many people would be willing to gave some money on that.

[brimstone]

Originally posted by WestJake:

We NEED a modder who is able to put online back (fresh beginning), or make it possible to play offline. I am sure, many people would be willing to gave some money on that.

you're confusing modder with "miracle worker"