Contracts mode servers offline (mac)

[Elsa Viktoria]

I have this problem. In the menu when I click contracts it says: "Sorry, the Hitman Absolution Contracts server isn't available right now. Please try again later. (which I've already been doing for the past week) For more information, go to www.hitman.com". I also have this problem in Hitman Sniper Challenge. I can just play the challenge but it says it can't show the leaderboards and stuff because the servers are offline. Basically any online thing in this game doesn't work.

I've already tried stuff but nothing works. I've checked my internet connection and stuff and made and linked my square enix account to my steam account. Also, I'm a mac user.

I really hope I can fix this because I've finished the storyline and I really want to just play contracts and stuff.

[leehehehe]

Same problem here, mac user

[jessicamarbles]

Bump

Fellow mac user here, been playing the game for about a week never been able to load a player created contract. Are the servers down or is it me? How can I even check? www.hitman.com is all about the new game :(

[jamsauce]

Same problem here

[Hasimir]

Another OS X user here and I've got the same problem. I just assumed that the server was taken offline so they could focus on the next release and force people to buy the next game (which we can't because it's Windows only).

I would give my opinion on what kind of a strategy that is, but Steam would automatically censor it. ;)

[Elsa Viktoria]

thanks for the responses everyone

[Elsa Viktoria]

Originally posted by Hasimir:

Another OS X user here and I've got the same problem. I just assumed that the server was taken offline so they could focus on the next release and force people to buy the next game (which we can't because it's Windows only).

I would give my opinion on what kind of a strategy that is, but Steam would automatically censor it. ;)

I hate it when developers do stuff like this to make you buy their things. But thanks anyway for the possible explanation.

[DoomSnek]

This Is ♥♥♥♥ my Friend gave me all the DLCs and Game but the DLCs are only in Contracts

[DoomSnek]

THAT WAS A **** POOP

[DoomSnek]

Move By SQUARE ENIX

[Hasimir]

Originally posted by smoetsie:

Originally posted by Hasimir:

Another OS X user here and I've got the same problem. I just assumed that the server was taken offline so they could focus on the next release and force people to buy the next game (which we can't because it's Windows only).

I would give my opinion on what kind of a strategy that is, but Steam would automatically censor it. ;)

I hate it when developers do stuff like this to make you buy their things. But thanks anyway for the possible explanation.

Same here, but I doubt it was the developers making that call and more likely someone a bit further up the chain. Most likely saving money on hosting multiple server types ... especially when the new game appears from the advertisements to be just an open world version of the contracts mode (not sure whether you can make contracts for others, which is what I generally found to be the most fun part of that mode).

[Sandwich Man]

Where are the save files located on mac? I need to clear my thing to re-earn jack of all trades.

[Hasimir]

Originally posted by Thway the AetherKnight:

Where are the save files located on mac? I need to clear my thing to re-earn jack of all trades.

The "~/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Hitman Absolution/" folder contains all the preferences and save data, the game itself is in "~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Hitman Absolution/Hitman Absolution.app/" (all OS X apps are actually directories which contain everything necessary to run whatever it is, even if that's a Windows game with a WINE based framework, which is what all Cider ports are and a lot of Feral's work has all the hallmarks of the same sort of thing).

[Sandwich Man]

Thanks

[Sandwich Man]

Okay, i found the file. Do i kill the 'savedata.dat' or 'HM5'?

[Hasimir]

Originally posted by Thway the AetherKnight:

Okay, i found the file. Do i kill the 'savedata.dat' or 'HM5'?

I'm not sure, I've never tried it. I recommend changing the entire directory name in the Feral directory so it's backed up and then launching the game, that will probably force the game to recreate the directory and everything in it and should reset everything (unless it syncs with your Steam username and restores the achievements). Either way, it's probably worth making a zip file of the whole thing before changing anything just in case.