Hitman 2: Silent Assassin Windows Fix

It finally works without black textures and the cut scenes are working,uses Vulkan API wrappers,so make sure your GPU supports Vulkan API(NB! Intel integrated GPU's old gens will not work,unless you have a dual GPU with NVIDIA/AMD on a laptop,then just force the laptop to use NVIDIA/AMD as main GPU for this game in their Control Panels),tested on Windows 10/11. YouTube videos on how to included for Windows 10 and 11.Hope it works for you too.

How To

Github Repository to Download Required Files

Windows 10/11:

https://github.com/silentgameplays/Himan-2-Silent-Assassin-Resolution-and-Black-Screen-Fix-Windows-10

https://github.com/silentgameplays/Hitman-2-Silent-Assassin-Windows-11-Fix

0.For Steam versions only:
Go into C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam find a file Steam.dll and Copy/Paste it into your Hitman 2 Silent Assassin directory

1.Go to Control Panel>Programs>Programs and Features>Turn Windows Features on or off>Legacy Components>Enable Direct Play

2.Go To Hitman 2 Silent Assassin Directory C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Hitman 2 Silent Assassin


3.Download all the files from my Github repo

4.Extract and paste Hitman2.ini, d3d8.dll and wined3d.dll into the C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Hitman 2 Silent Assassin directory.

5.(Optional) Line for Multiple monitor setup for the Hitman2.ini file:
* StartUpperPos 0,0

NB! If you are experiencing issues such as something glitching after installing this fix on top of other configurations and mods you need to do the following:

1. Uninstall game

2. Delete Hitman 2 Silent Assassin directory from C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\

3. Install the game again

4. Apply the fix again

That's it you should be good!Enjoy the classic!Drop a sub on my YT channel!

[BLUE]

This works beautifully, and don't worry it's not any malware or virus

[silentgameplays]

Z0ckt Thank you for the great feedback!
Going to check with contracts you can try to use the same 2 d3d8.dll and wined3d.dll into the Contracts folder,they both seem to be using the same API.

[firebird1]

thx

[firebird1]

nvm it works now

[firebird1]

no steam dll, just steam2.dll, help pls

[Z0ckt]

Do you have such a solution for Hitman 3 Contracts? The problems there are identical.

[Z0ckt]

Hello @silentgameplays

Do you know how many months and years I've been looking for a solution to this great old game? You are a hero! Finally I can relive the game of my childhood! :-) Thank you!

Your tutorial works.

[Swagger Dagger]

So i did all this and it was still a black screen but i managed to finally get it working with all the patches by running the game in compatability mode with windows xp service pack 2

for those who dont know how to do that:
go to game location
right click on hitman2.exe and press properties
click the compatability tab
set it to windows xp service pack 2
click apply then close the box
run the game and allow as administrator

it worked for me doing that so here's hoping it works for you too

[Kero Drezden]

Thank you, the GitHub link works great...

[silentgameplays]

Thank you for the great feedback!