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L.A. Noire

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Template:Infobox L.A. Noire has poor optimization that of Rockstar's other games in the past such as Grand Theft Auto IV but has improved through patches. Despite having a buggy launch, Rockstar has been steadily releasing patches in effort to fix issues, bugs, and improve performance.

Version Differences

The retail copy uses Steamworks as its form of DRM so all copies of L.A. Noire are tied to a Steam account.

Patches

Due to the game being registered under Steam, L.A. Noire is automatically updated to the latest version. As of this writing, the latest patch is version 1.03. You can view patch notes through Steam's news page.

Issues and Fixes

L.A. Noire has multiple problems acknowledged by developers, but not yet fixed. However, there are ways of fixing many of those problems. Before trying to fix any issues, update your game to the latest version. This might fix your problems, and is going to prevent the appearance of new ones as you follow the guides below.

Slowdown, Lag, or Frame-Rate Issues

  1. Run the LANLauncher.exe.
  2. Click Options
  3. Enter "-str" and/or "-npd" and/or "+jobs_numThreads 0" (without quotes, just the dash and the text with a space in between each command) in the command line field for single threaded renderer, which may improve performance or compatibility on some systems.

Endless Launcher Loop/Crash After Re-running Setup

In Windows Vista/Windows 7, it may be necessary to turn off UAC (User Account Control) and/or run Steam as an Administrator. Running game in off-line mode also may help.

Turn off UAC

  1. Open Control Panel
  2. Select User Accounts
  3. Select 'Change User Account Control Settings'
  4. Change the slider to Never Notify

For further information on User Account Control (UAC) configuration, see: UAC page in Microsoft's website.

Run Steam as an Administrator

  1. Locate the Steam Shortcut on your desktop or within your start menu.
  2. Right Click on the shortcut and select 'Run as Administrator'

Main Menu missing in the Steam version of L.A. Noire

  1. Close and exit Steam.
  2. Navigate to: 
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\la noire
  3. Delete the file labelled Cases
  4. Re-launch steam
  5. Select 'Library' and right click on 'L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition'
  6. Select Properties' followed by the 'Local Files' tab.
  7. Select 'Verify Integrity of Game Cache...'
  8. Once verifying has finished, run 'Defragment Cache Files'
  9. After defragmenting is complete, also defragment your hard drive.
  10. Run the game.

NOTE: Also ensure that your C++, .NET, and DirectX packages are updated:

Alternative Fix

  1. Try launching L.A. Noire from the main LANoire.exe rather than LANLauncher.exe.
  2. Make sure the game is booting to a native resolution by changing the settings in the launcher Options.
  3. Try adding "-windowed" into the command line field in the options menu of the launcher.
  4. Right-click on Steam and Run as Admin, then once Steam is open run LANoire.exe
  5. Run the game in a simple resolution such as 256 color and 640 resolution
  6. Run both the LANLauncher.exe and the LANoire.exe in compatibility mode for a different version of Windows by right-clicking the files and choosing properties, then compatibility. Also put a checkmark in the "Run as Administrator" boxes.

NOTE: If you are running dual monitors or an unconventional display set-up, try running using only one monitor.

Game Freezes

For Windows 7 64-bit, the game locks up as soon as the synchronization (refresh) symbol shows up, which is right after the Team Bondi logo. This is because the game is incompatible with the system's copy of .Net 3.5. This is also why the .Net installer provided won't run. To fix this:

  1. Go to Programs and Features.
  2. Select Turn Windows Features On or Off
  3. UNCHECK Microsoft Framework 3.5.1
  4. Click OK. .Net 3.5 will be disabled and the user must restart.
  5. On next reboot, go back and CHECK Microsoft Framework 3.5.1. This will reinstall .Net 3.5 and correct the issue.

If this does not work, run the .Net framework clean-up tool then repeat the above steps.

Nvidia Video Driver Crashes

On some setups, including Windows 7 with an Nvidia graphics card, the game may crash frequently in DX11 mode. You may receive a notice in the notification area stating that the video driver has stopped working and has been recovered. If this happens, try playing in DX9 mode.

Unable to Drive/Control Cars

With certain controllers connected to the PC (e.g. Wheel or Flight pedals) a bug can occur whereby even with controller set to disabled in the game menus the game still tries to accept controller input for some game controls and ignores keyboard input. Most notably this occurs when trying to drive cars. You will be unable to drive forward or backward as long as the problem controller is plugged in to the PC.

Force controller Detection To Be a Default USB Device

  1. Open the game launcher.
  2. Click Options.
  3. At the bottom where it says "Command Line" add -joysticktype 1
  4. Click OK.

Yellow Cab Bug

  1. Yellow Cab bugs out in White Shoe Murder
  2. Drive to the corner of 7th and Garland. The driver will be standing on his cab, preventing the dispatch from updating you.

Save Game Data

L.A. Noire Save Game Manager

This utility developed by ReanimationXP is a program which allows the manual creation of save points during a mission. This allows one to create save games during a mission, and to reload part-way through a mission. This allows one to attempt different dialogue options without restarting the mission completely.

Error Patching: Error Binary Patching File

  • Navigate to 
    C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\L.A. Noire
  • Remove any file with a .patched extension
  • Remove Social Club v1.0.5.0 Setup.exe
  • Run Patch_2382_02393_1.exe
  • Press Update
  • Start Game via launcher
  • If the same thing happens, uninstall and re-install the full game and attempt to patch. If the same problem happens, repeat steps 1-6 above after consulting the tips below.

Command List

To use them, input the command line parameters directly into the Command Line field of the launcher. To access this, launch the game using LANLauncher and then access the Options menu.

Command Notes
-windowed Run game in a window.
-ignorefocus Don't pause the game if you Alt-Tab or click out of its window.
-mousefree Allow mouse outside the game window. (Requires windowed mode).
-str Enable single threaded renderer, which may improve performance or compatibility on some systems.
-npd Disable the 'D3D_PUREDEVICE' flag from device creation. May help if you have graphics compatibility issues.
-nosound Disable all sound.
-L Change the language - use English, French, German, Italian or Spanish. E.g -L french
-joysticktype Force a specific directinput controller type. Can be used to try different controller button layouts if your controller isn't specifically supported.

System Requirements

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Unsupported Hardware

Nvidia 8600 GT 512 MB AGP Pro
ATI Radeon HD3870 512 MB AGP Pro
GPU setups with less than 256 MB per GPU