Hitman: Sniper Challenge Discussion Thread & FAQ

[JIN ROH Scorpio]

Still no code from our game store in France...

[Travis@IO]

I've spoken with our French team and the Sniper Challenge should now be available from Micromania.

I've added the following attachment to the first page of this thread:

Click here for more info in French

After pre-ordering, you will receive a reservation number either on your store receipt or in your confirmation email from Micromania. You must use this code on the Micromania Sniper Challenge page to get your code.

Qu’est-ce que je reçois lorsque je précommande?

Après avoir précommandé, vous recevrez un code unique de la part de votre revendeur (sur votre ticket de caisse ou bien sur votre compte lors d’un achat en ligne). Il vous faudra rentrer ce code sur le site http://www.micromania.fr/special/con...niperchallenge et choisir la plateforme de jeu sur laquelle vous jouez. Ensuite, vous recevrez un code unique à entrer sur le magasin en ligne (Marché Xbox Live, PlayStation Store ou Magasin Steam) correspondant à votre plateforme. Vous pourrez ensuite télécharger et jouer au jeu instantanément.

[Diana@ICA]

Originally Posted by JIN ROH Scorpio

Still no code from our game store in France...

JIN ROH Scorpio, il faut un peu insister auprès de ton revendeur pour qu'il te donne plus amples explications. Mais celles apportées par Travis devraient parfaitement fonctionner.

And sorry for the answer in french and hello to all. ^^

[JIN ROH Scorpio]

Ok tout est bon, code reçu et mission réussie avec 2.509.120 pts.

Thanks !

[Travis@IO]

We've gone behind the scenes in the darkest corners of the IO studio to talk with the guys who made Sniper Challenge possible. Meet the producers, directors, and level designers who put it together and see some early concept documents and videos of what the Sniper Challenge looked like in the early days of it's development.

All of this is wrapped into a nice little video that you can find in the most recent Barcode Society article!

[legendofnormality]

Hey guys, I was just wanting to know if any of you pre-ordered Absolution for PC from JB HI-FI.
The reason I want to know this is because I haven't received my Sniper Challenge code yet and I was wondering if they were going to give them now or when it's actually released for PC.
Any help is greatly appreciated

[Diana@ICA]

If this can help you and as far as I know the code for Sniper Challenge after pre-ordered Absolution on PC will be delivered in France by Micromania only in august. I know it because i'm also waiting for this PC version... Maybe this will be the same thing for the resellers of other countries ?

Originally Posted by Travis@IO

We've gone behind the scenes in the darkest corners of the IO studio to talk with the guys who made Sniper Challenge possible.

I just loved this video.

[dodgersfan]

I went to Gamestop today to preorder Hitman Absolution for PC, but they said the sniper challenge was only available for PS3 and 360. How do I get the sniper challenge for the PC version?

[Smuffins]

I have just pre-ordered Hitman Absolution Professional Edition from HMV in the UK, I am wondering as to where I get the unique code from for the Sniper challenge???

[GoOz]

Wait a minute... In order to get the Sniper Challenge game, i need to preorder Hitman Absolution.
But NOT from one of the suggested retailers you can see on your website http://hitman.com/#/preorder/ (i'm french, there's only Micromania available apparently which is obviously not on this list)
So now, i preordered my game because, well, i love Hitman games and i want to show my support, but i can't get the Sniper Challenge game because i didn't preordered with the right retailer ?

How lame is that ?

I can't just express how disappointed and mad i am right now without using violent words, so i'm just gonna let you imagine it by yourself.

[JaredMaxwell]

Is hitmansniper.com down? I'm trying to get on there and the main screen says "sorry you cannot access the site at this time" I then tried to register via facebook and it basicaly said it failed and you have been notified. Any ideas?

[JaredMaxwell]

Ok, here's what I've gotten so far. I can create an SE acount via my facebook which goes off my facebook account email and log in. hitmansniper will not accept the account for SE, it just does nothing. I then tried registering HS via facebook and it logs in and I see my user in the top on the HS homepage... but the "sorry you cannot access the site at this time" is still present. The funny part about this is that I had made an HS account earlier with my facebook using JaredMaxwell, but I could not sign back in with that name, so I had to use a different username this time. I will now attempt on the console and repost.

Attempt 1 to use PS3: I successfully log into HS with my facebook that I registerd a username with while on the computer. The SE username would not work. I click on redeem code and begin entering numbers just to realize nothing is actually being typed into the box. I cannot press start or O or PS button to back out of text box. Reseting computer right now. Will try again and report.

Also, I used both IE and Chrome while on my computer, stick with Chrome.

actually that doesn't make sense... Try any browser other than those two.

Attempt 2 on PS3: Success is highly probable, however thanks to gamestop, the code I have is useless. What I did was.
1. Go to hitmansniper.com
2. enter date of birth
3. Log in with facebook
4. click redeem
5. SELECTED CONSOLE BEFORE ENTERING NUMBERS. I don't know if it changed anything but on attempt 1 tried to enter numbers first and ended up having to restart the ps3
6. Call gamestop in different timezone, since it is now 10PM and *. FML.

Also, this is the deal with the friggin code from GAMESTOP. Calling GAMESTOP with your online purchase # is BUM SCOOP so Don't buy it online if you want to play this crap right away, hop in your car and drive to the store. You can cancel you online purchase without a fine, go to the store and put $5 down to hold a copy and the code is on the receipt. IT 20 F'ING 12! IT DOES NOT TAKE 2 DAYS TO CONFIRM A PURCHASE AND SEND A FRIGGIN EMAIL.

I'm about to get all 1 lunatic 1 ice pick up this mutha

I need some BEER(s) after this fiasco. I lost all that time when I could have been playing BattleField

Attempt 3 on PS3:
1.go to HS and log in with facebook (sweet, PS3 remembered my username... less typing)
2 click redeem you code
3. it appears I was NOT logged in, trying that again.
4. I click on the login button on the center not the top right
5. goes back to the main page... I am magically logged in without typing anything
6. clicked redeem code
7. Selected platform
8. entered number... the code I just got from the gamestop store is only 12 digits three groups of 4 number. Left last box blank then clicked redeem.
9.No luck... I guess thats wrong... WHAT THE HELL

Attempt 4 on PS3: SOLUTION!
1. Go to XMB
2. Go to account managment
3. Select Redeem code
4. Enter 12 digit code
5. Enjoy!

EAT EIDOS! I wonder how many man hours were spent making hitmansniper.com, how many programers were paid, how much the domain costs... How much money did you WASTE making people hate you? This game had better be good. I want to see blood and guts popping out of peoples head, pulsating blood from arterial wounds, cries of pain for unclean kills...

[Za Fuuru]

Hi!

Can I preorder the game on amazon.co.uk and use the Sniper Challenge code here in Italy? Are they region locked?

Thanks!

[Grantt82]

When will i be able to get on the site it doesn't even come on when i go through the links on this page all i keep getting is-this page carnt be displayed.(00000)

[mijet]

My only issue with Sniper Challenge and it can convert to an issue of Absolution itself is that the RB is for reload and "sense." This has caused me a couple of shots because it made me reload which threw timing off letting guys get past a safe point for me to shoot them. There's a few buttons not in use while sniping that can be used and unless they have a planed use in the full game, I don't know why they aren't mapped for either reload or sense instead of having one button for both.

[jaycw2309]

@JaredMaxwell

Okay there are rules for the forum, and no amount of personal frustration at something warrants ignoring policies etc.

i've merged your post. and also removed the circumvention of the swear filter etc.

Gamestop issued your code, and should have given you instructions which advise the code given is direct code, which you eventually did on your 360.

[mackdadi]

Hi
can you advise why i have disappeared off the hitmansniper.com leaderboards but not on the PS3 leaderboard (i.e. in the actual game?)

EDIT: in fact the leaderboards on hitmansniper.com look really inaccurate when compared to ingame leaderboards

[agenttech47]

Just received my code from UK retailer, went to website typed in and clicked reedeem nothing happens so no code and no error message.

Tried 3 different computers different browsers etc anyone else had this issue ?

[TomBCS]

I have exactly the same problem, got a code from amazon but the redeem button doesnt load anything or respond to me clicking it

[SoK]

Hi!

So I'm playing HSC and am really enjoying it (thank you IO!) but I'm having a bit of a problem with it. I have completed all the various challenges (wow, rapid execution, Mr X etc, etc) but every so often the challenges reset and I lose my modifier bonus. Is there any way to stop this from happening?

[JakeCardigan]

I pre-ordered the PC version and got a code from GameStop.
Is this code for the game or for Sniper Challenge or both?

I realize the PC version of Sniper Challenge will not be open until August... just wondering if the same code is going to be used for both games.

[DeadlyShadow47]

Hello everyone! So I wanted to ask you guys is there anyone else who Pre-Ordered H:A on steam?
I pre-ordered H:A Pro edition on steam, but i don't understand how im getting the access to SC (tho I know that it's available on August 1).. I know that I should get an email with the code and then use it in Hitmansniper.com but all what I got was a message from steam "Thank you for your purchase" and NO CODE..

Any thoughts? I really need your help guys, i know that I should get my code to email

[mrjizz69]

i pre ordered hitman got the code from gamestop and when i go to redeem code for my 360 the code on reciept has 25 letters and numbers but on the spaces for redeeming code it only lets me enter 16 letters and numbers.... very frustating :...please help me with this problem

[Rekalty]

Pre-ordered the Professional Edition from Steam, I am assuming that since I didn't get a key, it will automatically be enabled, on August 1st.

[MasterSegos]

If I pre-order for Steam how im gonna receive the redeem code?