Hitman 3 July update is rolling out today. You’ll find all the changes and fixes heading to IO’s assassination sim in the latest Hitman 3 update right here on this page.
Leading the charge in the Hitman 3 July update is the addition of the brand new Ambrose Island, a secluded island teeming with pirates and rogue thieves. Next up, the Hitman 3 July update includes a new game settings preview widget that updates based on setting selections. Elsewhere, the patch official deploys DLSS 2.4.3, changes to PS5 Activity Cards, and a rejig to Elusive Target Arcade to remove the Access Pass requirement.
Rounding out the Hitman 3 July update is a slew of fixes and improvements covering stability, the HUD, World of Assassination, and more. Check out the complete Hitman 3 July update patch notes below for all the details.
Hitman 3 July Update Patch Notes
Hitman 3 July Update – NEW CONTENT: Ambrose Island
Ambrose Island is a new location free for all HITMAN 3 owners.
Embark on a new adventure with Agent 47 to a secluded island in the Andaman Sea, where rogue thieves and a dangerous pirate syndicate plot a daring heist.
Uncover more secrets on our Ambrose Island blog post.
NEW ADDITIONS
Game Settings Preview
We’ve added a visual preview widget to all Gameplay settings in the Options menu, including HUD, minimap, and interactions.
As you toggle between on/off and other choices, the widget will update for each individual selection. Where it makes sense, there are also animations to mimic the gameplay experience.
PC: Nvidia DLSS 2.4.3
We’ve officially deployed DLSS version 2.4.3 with the July patch. We intentionally used version 2.3.2 since the May Patch because we were aware of some visual issues with version 2.4.3.
Elusive Arcade Tweak
We’ve made a back-end change to Elusive Target Arcade, which allows HITMAN 3 owners to play all existing and future Arcade contracts, regardless of their ownership of HITMAN 1 or HITMAN 2. Previously, players were required to own an ‘Access Pass’ for HITMAN 1 or HITMAN 2 to access the relevant Arcade Contracts.
This change allows us to create Arcade Contracts that are not restricted to targets from the same game. We can now pick and choose from the full roster of available Elusive Targets to create more variety and themes. You’ll see the first of these appear in-game starting in August.
PS5 Activities
We’ve made changes to the ‘Activity Cards’ for PS5 users so that more relevant ones are shown based on what you own.
FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS
Stability Improvements
We’ve improved general stability across all platforms by addressing several issues that could cause the game to crash or freeze.
Unlock Access
We’ve resolved an issue where players would be unable to obtain level mastery, or item unlocks if they encountered a server disconnection while transitioning between levels, restarting, replanning, exiting to menu, or finishing a level. We’ve tweaked several things to prevent this in previous patches, and this additional change will make the chances of it happening even smaller.
AWOL HUD
We’ve resolved an issue that could cause some elements of the HUD to disappear if players save their game while the mission name/location is displayed on-screen in the opening seconds of a mission.
Note: This fix will only impact Steam and Epic players, while the issue remains for other players. Our next patch will fix the issue for everyone else.
Side Flash
We’ve resolved an issue with the HWK 21 Covert pistol, where the muzzle flash was extremely bright and not aligned with the barrel.
She’s Stopped Gurgling
We’ve resolved an issue where NPC’s could get stuck in an endless animation loop after being injected with a sedative syringe.
Ashen Six
We’ve updated the description of the Number Six with Gloves suit, just in time.
Tropical Sheen
We’ve resolved an issue where the Tropical Suit (Haven Island unlock) was waaay too shiny.
Chongqing Conceal Crash
We’ve fixed a crash that could occur when concealing an item in a trash can while taking cover in a particular location in Chongqing.
Anti-Social
We’ve resolved an issue where the lawyer in Mendoza was holding his phone upside down and the wrong way around.
Photographic Destruction Prevention
We’ve resolved an issue that could prevent players from earning the Silent Assassin rating in the Dubai campaign mission. Specifically, players who were spotted by a camera and then disabled the cameras via the server room terminal would then be unable to ‘erase recordings’ through the ‘normal’ camera recorders.
Meeting Room Master
We’ve resolved an issue where players would be immediately spotted when starting at the Meeting Room in Dubai on Master difficulty level.
Lust Keys
We’ve resolved an issue where players could not pick up keys during the Lust Assignation Escalation [7DS].
Most People Never Notice
We’ve ended the conspiracy theories in Berlin and removed the barcode from the back of GuestList Man’s head, aka Ziegler. He was never part of Ort-Meyer’s army, and now, he never will be.
FSP Audio
We’ve resolved an issue where the menu music would not resume after viewing a cinematic in the Free Starter Pack.
Hitman 3 July Update – World of Assassination Fixes
Hokkaido: Snow Festival Suite
We’ve resolved an issue where it wasn’t possible to start the mission in Tobias Rieper’s Suite. Now, this starting location will be unlocked by default.Â
Stingray: Villa Vision
We’ve resolved several issues that could cause NPCs and (especially!) targets in Haven Island to see through several walls and floors. This was a complicated and tricky issue to address, but it seems to have been caused by an AI vision blocker in the door template for this level.
Essentially, whenever NPCs opened a particular door type, they could see everywhere within the mansion, regardless of how many floors or walls were in the way. This was especially troublesome if Tyson Williams was involved because his character animation has him looking down frequently, which meant he could spot 47 several floors down.
Note: Unfortunately, this issue will only be resolved on PC with this patch and will be included in our next patch for all other players.
Whittleton Creek: Bitter Pill
We’ve resolved an issue where the laser security wires could trigger an alarm, even after players disabled the alarm system. This occurred after players performed a save/load cycle.
Hitman 3 is out now for PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Google Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. For more on today’s Hitman 3 update, head to IO’s official website.