Agent 47's mission brings him to the moonlit beaches and roaring waves off the coast of Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Enjoy a moonlit stroll and retire for the evening on the deck of a highly secured luxury beach house.
The location is unique in the trilogy with its largely flat, open and level terrain, with only one accessible intact building. The beach is covered with large clusters of tall grass which provide the player cover. The safehouse is the only intact and accessible structure on the map, although there are some wooden ruins nearby. It is a private beach, so there are no public civilians present.
Hawke's Bay is a real location on the eastern shore of New Zealand's North Island. It was named after Admiral Edward Hawke by explorer Captain James Cook. Suitably enough, given the nature of target Alma Reynard's recent activities, Hawke's Bay features a small peninsula known as Cape Kidnappers.
So far in the World of Assassination Trilogy, all variations of the map (Nightcall and Mills Reverie Escalation, as well as the Elusive Target) have taken place at night, and we are yet to see a daytime variation. Hawke's Bay doesn't feature in Freelancer, along with all variations of the ICA Facility and Carpathian Mountains. Presumably, this is because of its open design, lack of interior spaces and absence of non-guard NPCs.
Appearances[]
HITMAN™ 2[]
- In the Nightcall mission.
- In The Politician elusive target.
- In The Mills Reverie, an Escalation Contract to celebrate Halloween of 2019, which is now a permanent event.
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Trivia[]
- This is the only mission so far in the Hitman series to be set in Oceania.
- There is a lighthouse far east which is inaccessible to the player.
- Alma's safehouse is only 3 floors, if you include the roof.
- Multiple pieces of Driftwood can be found throughout the map.
- There is a old abandoned boat on the shore that is a smuggling location.
- Hawkes Bay is free to play if you own the HITMAN™ 2 Free Trial.