Hitman: Absolution Speedrun - Max Ratings/Expert -

Speedrun of Hitman Absolution, Max Ratings category on Expert difficulty. Done in one sitting, with resets.

Maximum rating category is achieved for every checkpoint, where rating applies. Those ratings are:

Silent Assassin - for checkpoints with one or more targets
Shadow - checkpoints without targets and with evidence (except for Birdie's Gift, which is glitched and can go only as high as veteran)
Specialist - checkpoints without evidence and targets

This is why you can kill NPCs in shadow checkpoints without targets, as long it is a signature/silent/headshot kill and you hide the body - the score is a zero sum. Specialist checkpoints do not require to hide the body.

I made a lot of mistakes in this run, I will be working on an improvement. Namely Hunter and Hunted - Convenience Store, Operation sledgehammer - Burn, Hope Fair, and Countdown.

Credits to TheKotti, CJG, Madzor, Pigknow, Hitgod, Pianikerable for routes and strategies. Apologies for any omissions.

Splits: https://splits.io/og6

Twitch: www.twitch.tv/harrypearce

Checkpoint Timestamps

Greenhouse 0:47
Cliffside 1:15
Mansion 1:57
Manor Exit 2:37
King of Chinatown 3:27
Terminus Hotel 4:34
Upper Floors 5:55
Burning Hotel 7:06
The Library 8:33
Pigeon Coop 9:30
Shangri'La 10:17
Train Station 10:49
Courtyard 13:64
The Vixen Club 15:32
Dressing Rooms 16:34
Derelict Building 17:02
Convenience Store 18:08
Loading Area 19:10
Chinese New Year 19:33
Victoria's Ward 20:01
Orphanage Halls 21:48
Central Heating 23:40
Welcome to Hope 24:59
Birdie's Gift 25:49
Streets of Hope 27:19
Barbershop 28:50
End of the Road 29:27
Dead End 29:44
Old Mill 31:25
Descent 32:09
Factory Compound 33:49
Test Facility 35:11
Decontamination 38:21
R&D 39:16
Patriot's Hangar 40:47
The Arena 42:43
Parking 43:07
Reception 44:51
Cornfield 45:28
Courthouse 46:26
Holding Cells 48:02
Prison 48:21
County Jail 49:35
Outgunned 52:32
Burn 53:25
Hope Fair 54:59
One of a Kind 56:53
Blackwater Park 57:36
The Penthouse 59:42
Countdown 1:01:22
Cemetary Entrance 1:03:10
Burnwood Family Tomb 1:04:18
The Crematorium 1:05:13