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:
@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}
}
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