Another (stupid) bug that people are reporting on PS4/PS5 in Freelancer:
If you don’t own the Deluxe Pack, when you try to load a mission in New York/Haven - it can’t load. You’ll get the “ERROR STARTING CONTRACT” message.
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Platform: PC (Steam)
Description:
With the latest version, PC users are now unable to activate, change or disable any upscaler (DLSS, FSR or XESS)
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Same. I don’t have Hitman 2 Expansion Pack and I keep getting the same error every time I wanna do Freelancer missions in NY & Haven.
Hitman? More like Bugman lmao
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Platform: PS5, PS4 (Disc and Digital)
Location: Everywhere
Description: On both PS4 and PS5, targets are not highlighted when viewing them in instinct. For guard targets, only their visible weapons such as rifles or shotguns are marked in red, purple, etc.
Steps to reproduce:
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Start the game
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Open Freelancer
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Start or continue a campaign
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Try to view a target in instinct
Frequency: All the time
Attach or link to any videos or images that will help explain the issue: https://www.reddit.com/r/HiTMAN/s/91JSRFwvQ3
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Summary
Platform:
PS5&Switch2
(PS4,XBOX, Steam, and Epic Games are working properly.)
Location:
Whittleton Creek
Description:
There are no ducks in the Whittleton River.
Therefore, in the mission stories “An Apple a Day” you cannot scatter the ducks to send the nurse to Janus’s house.
The challenge “Early Birdy” also cannot be completed.
Steps to reproduce:
- Start the mission story “An Apple a Day”.
- Head to Whittleton River.
- There are no ducks in the creek where the nurse is feeding.
Frequency:
Almost every time
videos or images:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwAFLNFMPOE
Update.
fixed in the September 25, 2025 update.
Translated at DeepL.
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Seems like we share minds…
And why is that?
Fair enough.
Platform: Xbox
Location: Paris
The Impaling Briefcase
Briefcase will morph into 47’s body when he blends in. (This is located where Max Decker waits for an escort).
Frequency: Always
Steps to reproduce:
- Start with a briefcase or obtain one from the map.
- Simply blend in while holding said briefcase.
Nine Years: One Last Lose End
Simply a typo. Loose is spelt lose.
Frequency: Always. Likely on all platforms.
Steps to reproduce:
- Complete the FSB Mission Story
Side Note: Yes I play on mobile. Yes I play on cloud gaming. Thank you IOI!!!
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Posting this here to help it get fixed:
PS5
When wiping CCTV tapes, it no longer sparks like it used to. It now just flashes and then that is it.
Video here: https://www.reddit.com/r/HiTMAN/comments/1n17ek4/the_cctv_boxes_no_longer_spark_when_you_interact/
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The Overwhelming Swagger of Roberto Vargas
Platform: Xbox
Location: Sapienza, World of Tomorrow
Frequency: Only in this auto-save, everytime I reload it.
Description: Francesca freezes and doesn’t react to anything except death.
Steps to reproduce:
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Follow the golf coach mission story, poison the champagne with Emetic Poison.
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Complete the mission story, Francesca arrives drinks the champagne. Auto save occurs while her dialogue has changed to indicate she is emetic poisoned.
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Load Auto-Save.
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Francesca begins her emetic affected dialogue. In a few seconds however, she is overwhelmed by 47’s aura and becomes a mannequin.
She doesn’t react to coins, illegal items, even at gunpoint.
Francesca even ignores her call.
She is very much mortal though, but she doesn’t make any noise when attacked.
This is honestly a harmless bug that doesn’t severely affect gameplay, nor does it seem very common.
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But it’s weird as hell. I just wonder, how did this happen? I am no professional programmer, but I really can’t think of anything other than the hypothesis that the devs forgot how to code.
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I am a professional programmer, and to me it seems likely that the save-and-load in this situation somehow doesn’t restore her state correctly, in a way that she winds up being flagged as uninterruptable but also is not running the routine that would clear the “uninterruptable” status.
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Can confirm this is still happening. Ducks never spawn for me no matter what I try including:
- restarting mission
- restarting game
- disruspting nurse route
- throwing different items randomly in the water in front of the nurse
Any help/update appreciated!
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Well that was unexpected 
I didn’t really understand, but I understood.
Summary
Platform:
PS5&Switch2
Location:
Paris＆Landslids in Sapienza
Description:
Using the Fireworks Remote Detonator in Paris＆Landslids does not trigger the fireworks effect.
Only the sound effect plays.
Steps to reproduce:
- Start the mission from the AV Center.
- Obtain the fireworks remote.
- Using the fireworks remote does not display fireworks.
Frequency:
Always.
videos or images:
In the video, you can see Daria and Novikov coming out into the garden after setting off fireworks.
But there isn’t a single firework in the sky.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8yBceCnQME&feature=youtu.be
Update.
fixed in the September 25, 2025 update.
Summary
Platform:
PS5&Switch2
Location:
The Seven Deadly Sins: The Sloth Depletion
Description:
When attempting to snipe Joggers with a sniper rifle, the target does not turn red, making it difficult to identify.
This is particularly problematic in Level 3, where it is an essential element, making completion difficult.
Steps to reproduce:
- Obtain a sniper rifle.
- Aim the scope at a Jogger.
- The jogger does not turn red.
Frequency:
Always.
videos or images:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohAe-Ue0koY
Update.
fixed in the September 25, 2025 update.
Translated at DeepL.
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There seem to be some pretty silly bugs with fps being bound to animations during some cutscenes. Anything above 60fps can cause glitches. As you can see in this clip when my fps is unlocked Diana’s leg gets in the way of the whole kill cutscene whereas in the 2nd clip when I lock it to 60fps via Nvidia, it’s fine:-
Another bug during the Silvio Caruso smother kill. After the kill animation 47 does a weird glitched floating animation. This one doesn’t seem to be caused by fps like the issue I posted just above though and seems to happen every time:-
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Hi Tom,
thank you for all the bug reports, I admire your dedication. And I am so happy I did not buy a PS5. To IOI: no way I buy 007 until WOA is fixed…
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Thanks Floople. I’ve seen something similar with the robot arm spawning in floating in Miami. This Caruso one seems to happen all the time though. Out of curiosity I’ll try sitting for a while before starting the mission to see if that helps and maybe other starting locations. I doubt it’s my device as I have a pretty newish comp with a 4090.
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