Hitman 3 Patch Notes

No Longer Possible Runs

• No Longer Possible Runs are primarily tracked on speedrun.com in their own category:

  • Please hover your mouse over the sticky note icon by each run (as shown in screenshot above) to see more information on why a particular run is No Longer Possible.

• In addition to being tracked on speedrun.com, we are also tracking No Longer Possible run on this google spreadsheet: https://hitruns.vercel.app/h3_patched_runs

  • However, we will prioritize listing the runs on speedrun.com itself going forwards, so look there first.

List of Patches

Every patch that significantly affected Hitman 3 speedruns is listed below. An example video is given for each change, but refer to the spreadsheet above to see every run affected by the patch in question.

Disclaimer: Only patches that affected runs that were submitted to speedrun.com are included here (at least for now). You can also check this page for a more comprehensive look at every patch, but it includes some trivial patches.

Also note that this list only considers changes that negatively affected speedrunning techniques, because that's what causes a run to be invalidated.

• February 23, 2021 (Game Version 3.11)

  • Official IOI Patch Notes
  • Patched Speedrun Tricks:
    • Druzhina Arctic wallbangs
    • Running Along the Side of the Train in Romania
    • Berlin Manhole Exit
    • Chongqing Vault Skip by Hush's Office (Affected Chonqing SA Fiberwire Runs)

• May 10, 2021 (Game Version 3.30)

  • Official IOI Patch Notes
  • Patched Speedrun Tricks:
    • Emetic Patch, NPC now go to different places now to throw up
    • No longer legal to carry sniper rifles as a guard in Mendoza, also free sniper accidents bug removed

• January 20, 2022 (Game Version 3.100)

  • Official IOI Patch Notes
  • Patched Speedrun Tricks:
    • Sniper Wallbang onto Chandelier for 37s Dartmoor SA patched
    • Sliding Doors no longer open if you're too close (didn't invalidate any runs per se, but affected how you play Romania particularly in full game). Also note this change is not included in patch notes

• May 24, 2022 (Game Version 3.110)

  • Official IOI Patch Notes
  • Patched Speedrun Tricks:
    • Cameras added on Season 3 maps on Master Difficulty, Affected Dubai / Chongqing Speedruns. Advice on how to handle new camera for Dubai Master on current patch
    • Invisible barrier added for Mendoza sliding roof (Affected Mendoza SA/SO No Loadout runs)

• October 6, 2022 (Game Version 3.130)

  • Official IOI Patch Notes
  • Patched Speedrun Tricks:
    • Molotov Cocktail is no longer an accident kill
    • Also reduced Molotov wallbang potential
    • New York Frisk Skip. (Check the new, current-patch frisk skips here)
    • RFID Coin Exits
    • Dartmoor Ledge Drop. (You can still do this ledge drop if you take cover first, see this video)

• January 26, 2023 (Game Version 3.140)

  • Official IOI Patch Notes
  • Patched Speedrun Tricks:
    • Particle Boosts
      • Full List of Runs Affected by Boost (Main Boards)
      • Red Tie Kiwi (notable for being the only unlockable item listed here), Apple, Soap, Apricot, Flower Pot still work for boosting.
      • Will return in a later patch, allegedly
    • Dartmoor Ledge Drop (Again)
  • Kalmer and Sieker no longer share ammo
    

• May 11, 2023 (Game Version 3.150.1)

  • Official IOI Patch Notes
  • Particle Boosts returned to previous state
  • Input delay added for shooting while in Instinct mode
    • Short Video Demo (0:00 to 0:25 is on current patch, 0:25 to end is on old patch)
    • More In Depth Video (read description)
  • NPC's drop items immediately after getting hit by tranq darts now
  • First Person Camera Glitch has been removed
  • Puddles electrocute more reliably now