Platform(s): PC Steam/Epic, Switch, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Level(s): All HITMAN 1 legacy levels + Sniper Assassin maps
Description:
In the 2021 July HITMAN 3 patch, IOI claimed they fixed a visual bug where 47’s face/skull would deform in certain HITMAN 1 disguises. Their “fix” only extends to 47’s default suits (except for the Raven Suit, which is still bugged), not to most disguises in HITMAN 1 levels. After equipping disguises in these levels, 47’s skull deforms in various ways, such as the increase in size of the back of his head, decrease in size of the sides of his head, increased sloping of his forehead, decrease in the size of his brow ridge, repositioning and shrinking of his ears, etc.
It should be noted that HITMAN 2 legacy maps and disguises do not have this bug; i.e., HITMAN 2 legacy maps and disguises correctly use 47’s HITMAN 3 skull model. The fact that 2/3 of the game correctly uses 47’s HITMAN 3 skull model makes this bug all the more jarring.
I originally thought I was perhaps seeing things and being OCD as usual, until I first came across this Hitman Forum post that corroborates what I’m seeing in-game.
Steps to reproduce: Equip almost any disguise in a HITMAN 1 legacy map and observe the unfortunate deformation of 47’s cranium to a less aesthetic version than Per Häggmark’s exact HITMAN 3 skull and face model for Agent 47. Or play Sniper Assassin maps Himmelstein and Hantu Port to observe similar deformation of 47’s skull.
Frequency: Every day since the 20 January 2021 release of HITMAN 3.
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