Difference between revisions of "Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne"
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'''General information''' | '''General information''' |
Revision as of 05:30, 16 June 2020
Developers | |
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Remedy Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
Rockstar Games | |
Russia | 1C-SoftClub |
Engines | |
MAX-FX | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 14, 2003 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 86 |
IGDB | 84 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Shooter |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Contemporary |
Series | Max Payne |
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 |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM DRM disc check, 3 CD's Roms | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
Essential improvements
Patches
Patch 1.01 is the latest version.
Unofficial patches
Dead Man Walking mode bonus chapters
Skip intro videos
Launch the game with the -skipstartup parameter[citation needed]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\MP2_Init.ras [Note 1]HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Remedy Entertainment\Max Payne 2\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12150/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Max Payne 2 Savegames\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12150/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
- Can only be changed in the launcher
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Use ThirteenAG's fix. | ||
Multi-monitor | Stretched | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Use ThirteenAG's fix. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Use ThirteenAG's fix. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter or use the -window parameter. |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Borderless fullscreen windowed. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Can be improved by forcing 16x in the graphics card control panel. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Not applied when Bullet Time is active; Nvidia users see Anti-aliasing (AA). | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Always enabled. Use d3d8to9 on Windows 10. |
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60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Uncapped frame rate may break the physics.[1] |
Field of view (FOV)
Use widescreen fix[citation needed] |
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Use game's console command[citation needed] |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed
Force borderless fullscreen[citation needed] |
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Anti-aliasing (AA)
- Graphical issues occur when using anti-aliasing.
MSAA[2] |
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Notes
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SGSSAA[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Quick save/load cannot be remapped (set to F5 and F9, respectively). | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | [3] |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | EAX 2.0 |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Retail only. | |||
Russian | Patch for digital release here. | |||
Spanish | Retail only. Download. |
Issues fixed
Application load error 5:0000065434
Set the Anti-aliasing to Off[citation needed] |
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The launcher does not start
Laptops using Nvidia Optimus must set the preferred graphics processor for Max Payne 2 to "Intel Integrated Graphics"[citation needed] |
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Run the game in compatibility mode for Windows 98 / 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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Error: 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\MaxPayne2). |
(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 Catalyst 12.6[citation needed] |
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See Force CPU affinity to run the game on one core[citation needed] |
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Launcher starts, but game won't launch on Nvidia graphics cards, crashes and doesn't show up in task manager
Make sure that Options->Video Settings->Antialiasing is set to 'Off' |
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Mods don't work
Make sure that version of the game contains few RAS archive files, instead of unpacked game files to folder "data". |
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Mouse hitches and stops oddly
Make sure that Options->Video Settings->Antialiasing is set to 'Off' |
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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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Max/Mona suddenly runs continuously without pressing anything
See Force CPU affinity to run the game on one core |
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VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D, Z3D Requires "D3D8to9" wrapper, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8 | |
Shader Model support | 1.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Audio | DirectSound3D | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
Command line arguments
- See command line arguments on how to use the following options.
Parameter | Description |
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-screenshot | Works with Developer Keys. Allows taking screenshots with F3. |
-skipstartup | Skips the intro for Max Payne 2 and goes straight to the loading screen. |
-window | Shows Max Payne 2 in a window rather than full screen. |
-developer | Activates Developer Mode, which allows seeing the game's core input and output. Also enables the console (toggled with ~). |
-developerkeys | Activates Developer Keys, which allows access to special functions that commands doesn't allow. |
Modifications
- Epilepsy Accessibility Mod
- Payne Effects 3 (not recommended to use with EAX)
- Max Payne 2: Fixing the Payne
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 | 2000, ME, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz Intel Celeron 1.2 GHz AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz AMD Duron 1.2 GHz |
Intel Pentium 4 1.7 GHz Intel Celeron 1.7 GHz AMD Athlon 1.4 GHz AMD Duron 1.7 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible | 64 MB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectSound compatible sound card |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 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 (12150) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.