Fckdrm Crash Fix: Hitman 2

Some users report that Hitman 2 runs perfectly in Hawke's Bay and Miami, but crashes only in Santa Fortuna or Mumbai. This is a memory leak issue tied to FCKDRM's handling of large maps.

The Solution:


The "FCKDRM" crash fix was a lesson in minimal intrusion. The initial instability was caused by an intrusive bypass that broke the fragile balance of the Glacier 2 engine's memory management. The solution was a non-intrusive emulation that satisfied the game's queries without altering the underlying physics of the engine's execution. hitman 2 fckdrm crash fix

For users facing this specific legacy crash, the technical requirement is: Ensure that the steam_api64.dll is a verified emulator build, that the game directory is excluded from Windows Defender (which quarantines the emulator DLLs, causing immediate crashes on boot), and that the avgameservice is not interfering with the memory allocation of the executable. Some users report that Hitman 2 runs perfectly


If none of the above works, the FCKDRM emulator itself may be incompatible with your Windows build (e.g., Windows 11 24H2). Switch to the more stable Goldberg Emulator. The "FCKDRM" crash fix was a lesson in minimal intrusion

Steps:


Reference

If you use the data or code please cite:

Chengrui Wang and Han Fang and Yaoyao Zhong and Weihong Deng, MLFW: A Database for Face Recognition on Masked Faces, arXiv preprint arXiv:2108.07189.

BibTeX entry:
@article{wang2021mlfw,
  title={MLFW: A Database for Face Recognition on Masked Faces}, 
  author={Wang, Chengrui and Fang, Han and Zhong, Yaoyao and Deng, Weihong},
  journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2109.05804},
  year={2021}
}

Download the database

This database is publicly available. We provide: 1) the original images(250x250), 2) the aligned images(112x112) and 3) the pair list. Baidu Netdisk(code:328y) , Google Drive

Now, we provide a list to indicate the masked faces. Google Drive


Contact

For further assistance, please contact , and Weihong Deng.