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Revision as of 02:17, 24 November 2019
Developers | |
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Remedy Entertainment | |
Mac OS (Classic) | Feral Interactive |
macOS (OS X) | Westlake Interactive[1] |
Publishers | |
Windows | Gathering of Developers |
Mac OS | MacSoft |
Rockstar Games | |
Engines | |
MAX-FX | |
Release dates | |
Windows | July 23, 2001 |
Mac OS (Classic) | July 16, 2002 |
macOS (OS X) | July 16, 2002 |
Max Payne | |
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Max Payne | 2001 |
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne | 2003 |
Max Payne 3 | 2012 |
Max Payne 1&2 Remake | TBA |
Key points
- Some sounds are missing on Windows Vista and later. See Missing audio.
- Unofficial startup hang patch should be applied to prevent the game from locking up during startup.
- The game does not work on new Ryzen Zen 2 processors.[2] See JPEG errors on AMD Ryzen CPU.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc v2 DRM[Note 1]. | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- Demo
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.05 is the latest official patch for the game. The Steam version is already patched.
Unofficial patches
- Startup hang patch
- Max Payne Fix It All A combined patch with ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix, Direct X 9 wrappers for Vsync, and a sound fix
Skip intro videos
Launch the game with the -skipstartup parameter[citation needed]
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Skip Launcher
Launch the game with the -nodialog parameter[5]
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Max Payne Remastered
- HD texture pack using ESRGAN, an upscaling method that takes a low-res image and adds realistic details to it.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Remedy Entertainment\Max Payne\ |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12140/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Max Payne Savegames\ |
Mac OS (Classic) | {Boot}:Documents:Max Payne Saved Games or user's Documents folder |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Documents/Max Payne Saved Games/ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12140/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
- Can only be changed in the launcher.
Field of view (FOV)
Set FOV with widescreen fix[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Borderless fullscreen windowed
Force borderless fullscreen[citation needed] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
- Some regions only have certain languages available. All audio languages can be downloaded from here.
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Retail only. Patch for digital release here or subs only | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Retail only. Patch for digital release here. | |||
Russian | Retail only. Patch for digital release here. | |||
Spanish | Retail only. Patch for digital release here. | |||
Turkish | Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it. |
Issues unresolved
Corrupted files in the French version
- The French Steam version of Max Payne has corrupted files, with the error message "Invalid Data Read from R_memory File("part1_level1b")". Reports indicate issues with the files
x_level1.ras
,x_level2.ras
andx_level3.ras
.[6][7]
There are visible polygon seams when running under Windows 10
- When the game is running under Windows 10 there are a lot of visible polygon seams when both Hardware T&L and MSAA (any type) enabled. The only known workaround to this is to disable one of these options or use supersampling (use Nvidia Inspector for Nvidia Cards).
Issues fixed
Installer fails on Windows 7 64-bit and later (Retail)
- Default installer on disc root is 16-bit.
Run from setup[8] |
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Missing audio
Use IndirectSound[9] |
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Use Creative Lab's ALchemy Software[10] |
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Notes
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Use an unofficial patch[11] |
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The launcher does not start
Run the game in compatibility mode for Windows 98 / Me[citation needed] |
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JPEG errors on AMD Ryzen CPU
Use a fixed rlmfc.dll [12]
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Game crashes or videos fail to load
Run the game in compatibility mode for Windows 98/Windows Me[citation needed] |
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Error: setFullscreen - creating the device failed: E_FAIL
Use ThirteenAG's fix[citation needed] |
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Exception in engineInit: Unable to load save game "Files"
Reinstall the game on the C: drive[citation needed] |
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Exception in startupInit: Directory \data not found
Move the game to a folder without spaces[citation needed] |
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Reinstall the game to a folder without spaces in the folder path (e.g. C:\Games\MaxPayne). |
Disable anti-aliasing[citation needed] |
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(Steam) Move the game to a folder without spaces[citation needed] |
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Game won't launch on AMD graphics cards, still shows up in task manager
Use the Unofficial startup hang patch[citation needed] |
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Run the game in compatibility mode for Windows 98 / Me[citation needed] |
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Roll back CCC drivers to 12.6 from here[citation needed] |
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See Force CPU affinity to run the game on one core[citation needed] |
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Jumps and dodges are too short, making the second nightmare level impossible
Cap the game to 60 FPS |
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Use a Direct3D 8 to Direct3D 9 wrapper |
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Reshade/SweetFX doesn't work
- This problem occurs when using the Thirteen AG Widescreen Patch.
Use the d3d8to9 wrapper[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 7, 8 | Direct3D 7 in cutscenes only. Everything else is in Direct3D 8. |
OpenGL | Mac OS only. | |
Shader Model support | 1.1 |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
macOS (OS X) | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Command line arguments
- See command line arguments on how to use the following options.
Parameter | Description |
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-screenshot | Enables F10 for taking screen shots. Screen shots are saved to the "screenshots" folder in the Max Payne installation folder. |
-nodialog | Skips the Max Payne startup dialog when loading the game (uses options previously set). |
-skipstartup | Skips the startup video. |
-disable3dpreloads | If the system runs out of texture memory while loading a level, this option may prevent the game from crashing due to a driver error. |
-window | Runs the game in a windowed mode, in the resolution selected from the Max Payne launch dialog. Not all 3d accelerators support running in a windowed mode. |
-novidmemcheck | Disables the video memory check at the start of the game. |
-developer | Enables "developer mode", including console (toggled with F12). |
-developerkeys | Enables special developer keys. Requires developer mode. Using developer keys can break the game flow. |
-showprogress | Shows extended loading information. Requires developer mode. |
-profile | Enables in-game profiler. Toggle profile with F11, and see console aliases for profiling options. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 OSR2 | 98, ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | 450 MHz | 700 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 96 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 530 MB | 830 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible |
Sound (audio device) | DirectSound compatible |
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 9.1, 10.2 | |
Processor (CPU) | PowerPC G3 400 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 900 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | OpenGL compatible 16 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[3] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[4]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (12140) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Westlake bringing Max Payne to the Mac - Macworld - last accessed on 2017-07-20
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ How to directly boot the game and skip/bypass the launcher? - Steam Users' Forums
- ↑ Need some files - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ Crash du jeu au niveau 1 sur PC steam - Max Payne sur JeuxVideo.com - 20/12/2011 - 14:10:34
- ↑ Can't install Max Payne on Win7 x64
- ↑ Verified by User:Blackbird on 2018-01-08
- Tested under Windows 10 version 1709
- ↑ -Creative Labs ALchemy 1.45.1
- ↑ -Ultimate Max Payne(1) Vista/Win7 Sound Fix- - Steam Users' Forums
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/dr5f0b/a_uniquely_ryzen_3000_problem_max_payne_2001/f6q2krp/ - A Uniquely Ryzen 3000 Problem - Max Payne (2001)