Hello all,

It has recently come to our attention that after one of the game's post-launch patches, obtaining Silent Assassin while remaining in the suit in the final segment, R&D, is no longer possible. Because of recent community interest with running this level SA/SO, a rule change has been made for this specific segment.

Runs that aim for Max Ratings with SO are now allowed, even if the patient in the chair spots you. The rating screen must be visible at the end of the run to validate that the patient is the only person you were spotted by. If the number of times you were spotted is more than 1, the run will be rejected.

If a way is discovered to get past this patient on the Purist or Expert difficulties, this rule will be removed, and all runs that were allowed under this rule will be rejected.

TL;DR:

• In Death Factory - R&D, you are now allowed to be spotted by the patient in the chair with a very large view-cone. This also applies to full game runs.
• If a way is discovered to get past this patient unspotted, this rule will be lifted, and all runs done under it will be rejected.

If you have any questions, please let me know by responding here, or by asking in the Absolution channel of the Hitman Runs Discord.