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To carry over Hitman 2 levels to Hitman 3 on PC, you have to repurchase the game. Transferring your copy from Steam to EGS is not an option.

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HITMAN 3 - Player Guide - IO Interactive

Everything you need to know about HITMAN 3, including how to carryover your locations and progression from HITMAN 2.
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HITMAN 3 Access Pass on PC
We've done everything possible to make this process smooth and player-friendly. However, due to various circumstances out of our control, we want to acknowledge that the process is different to our initial plans for PC players. We also want to share some of the initiatives we've set-up to make sure that PC players the chance to keep enjoying the benefits of the World of Assassination.

  • The HITMAN 1 GOTY Access Pass will be available to claim in the first 10 days after launch for anyone who purchases (or has pre-ordered) any edition of HITMAN 3 on Epic Games Store.
  • Owners of HITMAN 1 on EGS (including all players who claimed it when it was available for free in August) will get a free upgrade to the HITMAN 1 GOTY Access Pass at any time after purchasing HITMAN 3.
  • The HITMAN 2 Standard Access Pass and HITMAN 2 Gold Access Pass will be 80% off for 14 days after the launch of HITMAN 3 on Epic Games Store and will continue to be discounted regularly.
Our hope is that these initiatives help to ensure all HITMAN 3 PC players can able to enjoy the new game with full access to HITMAN 1 and their progression carried over as a minimum.
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I was under the impression before that if you owned hitman 2 on steam you would be able to get the levels for free? What happened?
 

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Fun fact: about a month ago IO Interactive said that each level would have 20 mastery levels (indicating that they are all full-sized maps without any miniature ones like Hawke's Bay from H2), but the trophy/achievement list reveals that the final level only has 5.

I'm still excited for the game but it's pretty shitty that they misled people like that.
 
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DanteMenethil

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Dissapointing. Seems they tried their earnest to give us the option to honor the Hitman 2 steam license in Hitman 3 but they got fucked by Epic. I'll wait for the steam release.
 
Nugnip

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Obviously something went very wrong. I'm sure leaving the publisher didn't make things easier.
 
smocaine

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Fuck IO, man, seriously. There's too much bullshit surrounding these games, I really cba this time around.
 
Rosenkrantz

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I can wait a year. I have both Hitman 1 and 2 on Steam anyway, why separate entries between storefronts.
 
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Mattmo831 said:
I was under the impression before that if you owned hitman 2 on steam you would be able to get the levels for free? What happened?
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Perhaps Epic wouldn't allow IOI to use Steam licenses for the EGS version of Hitman 3? They are in the business of selling more on their own store after all.
 
Dio

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wasn't going to get it either way, given i have 1 and 2 on steam, and IO discounts their stuff waaaay too quickly for me to rush, but this is bad.
 
.exe

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Would really suck if I wasn't already waiting for the Steam release + a nice discount. Sorry, not sorry.

Presuming Epic will just hand out the games for free to handwaive the problem away? That's their usual solution.
 
Zealuu

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Yeah, kinda figured something like this would happen. Gonna wait until 3 is on Steam. Not like re-buying Hitman 2 at 80% off on EGS would bankrupt me, but it's just kinda dumb to spread my ownership across platforms when the games are specifically made to be cumulative like this
 
Odeko

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Well this fucking sucks.

Please God tell me the save files still carry over at least, after you repurchase it
 
King_Moc

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If only they had some sort of internal IOI account system away from steam that knew what games you owned.
 
underFlorence

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Odeko said:
Well this fucking sucks.

Please God tell me the save files carry over at least, after you repurchase it
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Per the article, progress carries over through your IOI account. You need to link it once on a website and it'll carry over the progress.

Also, is there any word on how much the H1/H2 upgrades will cost? The H1 legacy pack in H2 was €20, so I'd at least hope that the H2 upgrade will cost similarily, since the 80% discount would mean that's €4, which is easier to stomach if nothing else
 

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I'm okay with independent IO taking the money and I'm okay with waiting till it's on Steam
 
Sheev

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I'd just been weighing up whether or not to bite the bullet and buy it on Epic. Guess I actually will be waiting until it hits Steam next year. It's a shame because it really looked good, but I'm not rebuying all the stuff I already own.
 
Jaded Alyx

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Think I might refund this tbh. I bought it because I wanted to play H2 levels with the improvements and because the game is cheap in my region on EGS and people were saying the price was randomly increasing in certain countries.

But there's little point now, I'll just go back to playing H2 which I only bought recently on sale.
 
Xando

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Then i will buy it on sale when it comes to steam.

Congrats on fucking yourself IO
 
SunBroDave

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Welp, I guess the plan now is, if the Steam version doesn't come out in 2021, then I'll wait until it's discounted on EGS later in the year so I can play it before year's end, and then rebuy it later on Steam at a discounted price as well for access to the old games' levels. If the Steam version is this year though, then I'll just wait until that version is available to play it.
 
TheYanger

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Well, guess that makes my decision mostly easier on where to buy H3, since PC was the only place I had all my H2 progress.
 
DanteMenethil

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the specifics are they got money and then had to only put out their game on one platform which is bare bones and clearly unable or unwilling to handle simple things like this

they did sell out and fuck their fans not sure why youd think otherwise
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The specifics are they got money for exclusivity, they thought they could honor steam licenses and at the final hour they couldn't. They don't have any reason to not honor those steam licenses so the crux is probably Epic.
 
Metroidvania

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Lmao, wtf is this.

Obviously plans change, but don't broadcast on how your steam licenses will transfer if it's not already set in stone.

And having to re-buy Hitman 2? 80% off is a band-aid fix.

SunBroDave said:
Welp, I guess the plan now is, if the Steam version doesn't come out in 2020, then I'll wait until it's discounted on EGS later in the year so I can play it before year's end, and then rebuy it later on Steam at a discounted price as well for access to the old games' levels. If the Steam version is this year though, then I'll just wait until that version is available to play it.
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It's likely to be a year wait, much like every other non Borderlands deal thus far.

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Wait, you have to buy EITHER the standard or gold edition of Hitman 2 - as in separate price points?!
 
Koukalaka

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I've double dipped on the last two games (based on the PC I had at the time) and this news makes me tempted to pick up the PS4 version first.
 

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Was debating picking this up on Xbox or PC but it seems like my decision just got a whole lot easier. Highly doubt this it IO's fault but that still sucks for anyone who prefers or only has a PC.

But then again they did make the deal with Epic themselves.
 
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