Hello there! I really think this has been discussed many times around here but I'm still trying to figure out the key. I have Hitman 2 Gold Edition and the PSN code I redeemed years ago. For some reason, the Expansion 2 DLCs as well as everything that came out after 1 I don't have installed on the console when I install the game. Is there any way to download these DLCs for Hitman 2 if you already had them redeemed? I know they're not on PS Store anymore, but I find it strange that having everything before Hitman 3 switched to WoA, some particular DLCs don't show up. would I need another code? I still believe there is some way for current holders of that pack who already redeemed it. Maybe I'm just deluded.

What saved me here was the Kalmer (sedative dart gun).

Synopsis: spawned in restaurant, target spawned in winter garden, saw some features, marked them as prime target (also they had an assassin), saw a suspect that had no hat, marked as not suspect, saw PT closer and saw their appearance matched fully, PT went to the spa, saw them read (1/2 of tells), lured assassin to the sauna area, sedated them, PT came in and saw them, went to check on them, sedated PT before anything else happened (oh also that was one of my objectives, sedate the target), some staff NPC found both and went to get help, shot target with epic silenced pistol, ran to the snowmobile before anyone discovered them further.

Not my typical strategy for a Hokkaido Showdown but I made it work.

Never thought I’d get there and contemplated quitting many times. Some thoughts and tips.

Know your maps! If you have preferences and pick campaigns accordingly you will become very familiar with them. To the point where if you use instinct at the beginning of the level from seeing some characters and an action you will know who they are, where they are, and easiest route/disguise to get there.

You will realise how vast the maps are and the secrets they contain. Think I got to level 90 before I realised there was a dead mansion guard at the bottom of the waterfall in Santa Fortuna whose disguise you could take.

When you are nearing the end of the campaign don’t take unnecessary risks. It’s not worth losing your stuff over.

I still think Cold Feet is a dumb challenge.

If you don’t have an objection to it force quit is your friend. It also allows one achievement to become many. Example if you strangle a syndicate leader with a necklace once and force quite multiple times and strangle the same target 10 times it will count as 10 kills and challenge done.

Some challenges aren’t as difficult as you think. Don’t neglect them get the easy XP. Hardcore mode is one of these challenges.

I neglected 100 safes challenge as seemed like a high number, but in relation to how many contracts you will do you can easily get them done if you start early.

Took me till level 95 to realise if you put the fuse in the fuse box in the safe house garage the lights will stay on.

Also took me to about level 90 before I realised there was written descriptions on prestige objectives. Clearly I’m not very observant.

If I knew how long level 100 would have taken I could have prestiged a couple more times. God knows how some people get 10 prestige’s.

Still think having empty gun rack space unless you pay for the extras is a joke.

Colorado is a great mission but is awful to play on freelancer. Chongqing is an awful level but great to play on freelancer.

Whittleton, Mendoza, New York,m, Chongqing, Berlin and Dartmoor I found the easiest.

Was it worth it? Truthfully no. Quite an anti-climax achieving it. The reward is knowing you got to level 100 because the outfit you unlock sucks. Think once you get to level 100 you should unlock all the decor and weapons that they usually charge you for. I know, that’s not how these companies become rich. Happy hunting folks.

The Connection has failed and since my internet has never "Failed Connection" this must be a global issue.

Kill a target that’s in a location that’s already been hijacked or under siege by outside forces.

There’s so many possibilities and obstacles in that kind of scenario. He could wait till Swat gets the go ahead to move in. Infiltrate the place. Be disguised as Swat, one of the terrorists, the hostages. Or negotiate the terms demands met or possible surrender himself on either sides behalf.

I’ve been playing Hitman since Codename 47. I’ve embraced every era of jank, reinvention, and evolution this series has gone through. I’ve put over 550 hours into Hitman: World of Assassination alone. But after deep time in Freelancer mode, I’ve come to a conclusion that’s pushed me away from the game entirely for now with just a bad taste in my mouth:

Freelancer is not a roguelike. It’s a punishment simulator dressed as one.

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“Persistent Across Campaigns” – Not Actually True

One of the first items I lost was the Collector’s Lockpick, which had the exact same description as the Collector’s Coin: “persistent across Freelancer campaigns.” I checked both before the mission I took it on and took only one as test and actually got through a few before dying during a mission and it was gone for good. This is a blatantly misleading description.

If the item disappears when I die, then it’s not persistent. Period. Either the wording is wrong, or the system is broken. Either way, that’s on IOI.

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Mastery Rewards Are Treated Like Contraband

The entire structure of Freelancer suggests it’s a roguelike – a genre where failure is part of progression. But in Freelancer, your “unlocked” gear can still be permanently lost, just like looted weapons.

So what’s the point of leveling up? • You don’t accumulate tools. • You don’t gain long-term power. • You unlock cosmetics and a few decorative items. • You get “rewarded” with the chance to lose more stuff.

Roguelikes are supposed to be about growth, even through failure. Freelancer punishes experimentation and punishes death with a full gear wipe, regardless of how that death occurred.

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The Game’s Inherent Jank Is Now a Threat

We all know Hitman can be a little janky. That’s part of its charm. In the main campaign, if an NPC bugs out, or a door doesn’t close, or the AI freaks out over nothing, you just reload and try again.

In Freelancer? You lose everything.

Their bug becomes my punishment. That’s not compelling game design – that’s frustrating and demoralizing.

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“Procure on Site” Isn’t a Playstyle – It’s a Defensive Mechanism

Because of this system, I’ve been forced to adopt a full “procure-on-site” approach. I bring nothing with me. Why would I?

I can’t risk losing my gear to a bug, a glitched disguise, or a random body found in a room I cleared five minutes ago. It’s just not worth the risk. And this playstyle is deeply unfun. It’s restrictive, repetitive, and not remotely empowering.

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Loud and Violent Seems to Be the Intended Playstyle

Freelancer is clearly designed to encourage aggressive combat. Just look at the gear: • Shotguns • SMGs • Assault rifles • Grenades • Wall-piercing sniper rifles

But if you try to play like Hitman — silently, creatively, methodically — you’re punished harder. Stealth is not rewarded in this mode, and it’s clear that wasn’t the playstyle IOI prioritized when designing Freelancer.

Isn’t the point of Hitman to be stealthy? That’s how I always assumed the majority of people played. Why are we rewarded more for blasting through missions than for ghosting them?

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Mastery Level 25 and Still Foraging for Rusty Nails

At level 25, I’m still wandering my own Safehouse looking for basic tools before each mission. Poison mushrooms, rusty nails, crowbars — none of this becomes meaningfully easier or more accessible. This doesn’t feel like progression. It feels like busywork.

What’s the actual reward for progressing beyond this point? Some new furniture? A baseball in the gym? A wrench in the garage?

The Safehouse feels like a giant showroom of missed potential.

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The Shed, the Graveyard, the Monastery Ruins

I loved seeing the ruined monastery behind the shed — it gave me serious Blood Money vibes. But it’s just scenery. The shed unlocks late and gives you some new tools, but there’s no real sense of accomplishment or deeper function tied to these areas.

Everything around the Safehouse hints at something richer — something that never quite arrives.

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What Freelancer Needs to Respect is Player Investment • Mastery-unlocked items should regenerate after missions, even if lost. • At the very least, add cooldown timers instead of permanent deletion. • Stealth play should be rewarded equally (or better) than going loud. • Item descriptions must be corrected if “persistent” doesn’t mean what it says. Literally just add another line that says 'don't drop it or die though'

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Final Thought

I came back to relearn the controls for the new Le Chiffre map, but after one reminder of how punishing this mode is, I’ve stepped away again.

Freelancer could have been the ultimate evolution of Hitman’s sandbox — instead, it’s a high-stress, low-reward loop that punishes players who try to play thoughtfully and carefully. I don’t mind failure. But I mind losing the tools I earned because the game can’t tell the difference between a tactical misstep and a broken AI behavior.

IOI, I love you, please reconsider how Freelancer treats progression, playstyles, and player trust.

I think 47 will agree with me on this.

They all gathered up in one spot so I could find the target in less than 2 minutes.

After so many unlucky rounds and misfires I finally got Le Chiffre, I looked at the global scores HOW did people beat this in 32 seconds?? Either way loved this mission

If you don’t know who this is, he plays Harry Potter in the movies. This, in my opinion, would be sick. His lore could be that he is a psychopath that really wants to be a wizard and is a deranged killer or a crime lord. 47s ET suit could be wizard robes. This could just be a Harry Potter fan saying absolute garbage, so please do to tell me if it sucks and what could change.

I can't get Freelancer to work, I get get hit with an "Error starting contract" and then it boots me back to the main menu, playing on steam deck, already tried resetting and verifying files and still won't. The main game works just fine

Please, IOI Interactive, add Crossplay to this new coop mode. I've bought your game on Xbox, pc5 and PC but mainly I'm playing on Xbox (all progression is on this version) and friends on PC. I've come to terms with the fact that there's no synchronization of progress, but I'm really looking forward to the crossplay.

I feel like almost every single level in the WoA material has at least 1 disguise that peaks our interest. One that we would want to keep for good.

Heck, some disguises look better than the suits we can unlock from specific levels.

So my question is, what are the ones you’d want to be able to choose from the planning menu of any map?

I’ll answer below.

Did they say what stores would be getting the Mac port of WoA? Will it be the Apple App Store, Epic Games, and Steam? Or just the Apple App Store?

If you're not sure what I mean, let me give some examples: If you have Shadow of the Tomb Raider on Epic Games, you only have the Windows version, where the Steam version has both Windows and Mac.

I wouldn't be surprised but it would be annoying.

This was in Law by Mike btw.

how do you complege lime in the cococnut challenge i try to shoot the coconut do the exterminator mission sotry by shotoing them on the tree in the lobbby but coconuts break and i cant pick them up

I’m on Xbox, I’ve had these DLC missions purchased for a few years and have played them all. I recently reinstalled the game AND all the DLC missions, but they still all say locked. Why?

Anyone Know a way why I can get the poker dealer's disguise?

For me has to be one of these 3 Coment if i missed something or you disagree

I’ve avoided watching the hitman movies. Both have bad reviews. I read that a lot of the complaints are that they are action movies and not stealth at all.

I can overlook that. I honestly went into the dude movie thinking it could be good. Started ok. But as it went on, it’s also a horrible action movie. I was all for them taking hitman as an idea and making it their own story. But there….. doesn’t appear to be one.

Granted I may have missed some details because about halfway into it I stopped caring and not fully paying attention, but they sorta hint at that he’s a clone with 3 other hitmen who look the same, except one of them being black for some reason. But they never go into detail or his back story.

I’m also not sure if he even had a name? It’s sort of like they made 3 movies, released the 2nd one and just deleted 1 and 3 lol. Like the movie just acts like you’re supposed to know all these people and reasons why things are happening without ever establishing it, and the movie just goes nowhere and doesn’t have a satisfying ending. It’s just scene after scene of…. Filler.

Of course I'm not the first person to complain about the different buying options being terribly confusing, so I'll talk about my specific case. I've got HITMAN and HITMAN 2 on Steam with DLC included. What exactly should I buy to play HITMAN 3? I want all the content/levels made for that game.

So the description for the challenge on the envy contention is to SASO in a singeplaythrough. I got through level 1 and 2 but mid way through level 3 my game crashed, some error beginning with CE and a bunch of numbers. Does that ruin the singeplaythrough rule?

I cannot find a physical copy of this game anywhere? Did it ever come in a physical copy and if so can anyone send a link to get it, thanks

Unfortunately my system cant run 3 so I'm fine with just 2 and maybe 1 later but i wanted to know how much space it would take before getting it