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L.A. Noire

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L.A. Noire
L.A. Noire cover
Developers
Team Bondi
Rockstar North[1]
Rockstar San Diego[1]
Rockstar New England[1]
Windows Rockstar Leeds[1]
Publishers
Rockstar Games
Russia 1C-SoftClub
Release dates
Windows November 8, 2011
Reception
Metacritic 83
IGDB 89
Taxonomy
Monetization DLC
Series L.A. Noire
L.A. Noire on IGDB
L.A. Noire guide on StrategyWiki
L.A. Noire on MobyGames
L.A. Noire on Wikipedia
L.A. Noire
L.A. Noire 2011
L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files 2017

Key points

Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS. See High frame rate.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Requires online activation
Retail version and The Complete Edition Retail version can be activated on Rockstar Games Launcher.[2]
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Windows
Publisher website
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If the Steam version is detected, the launcher can launch the game through Steam instead.
Windows
Amazon.com
Requires online activation
The Complete Edition is also available.
Windows
Amazon.com
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Requires online activation
The Complete Edition is also available.
Windows
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The Complete Edition.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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The Complete Edition.
Windows
Humble Store
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The Complete Edition.
Windows
Steam
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Requires online activation
The Complete Edition is also available.
Windows
All versions require Rockstar Games Social Club for activation and online features.
All non-Rockstar Games Launcher DRM versions use GameShield IronWrap DRM.[3] Rockstar have not disclosed details of how many machine activations are allowed nor any other restrictions.[4]

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
DLC Bundle
Windows

Version differences

The Complete Edition is the base game and DLC bundle

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch_2617_0_0_0.exe is the latest version. Manual installation is required when using the retail version on Windows 8 and later or if the automatic update fails.[5]
The Rockstar Games Social Club client should update automatically; the latest version can be downloaded from Rockstar Games Social Club page.

Skip intro videos

Use L.A. Noire Unlocker[6]

Game data

External settings.
External settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rockstar Games\L.A. Noire\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/110800/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rockstar Games\L.A. Noire\Profiles\<user-id>\L.A.Noire\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/110800/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Display settings
Display settings
In-game graphics settings
In-game graphics settings

Template:Video settings

Windowed

Enable windowed[7]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open settings.ini.
  3. Change Fullscreen:YES to Fullscreen:NO.
Use the -windowed command line argument[8]

High frame rate

Negatively affects the cars handling: acceleration is too fast, steering is too sensitive and brake is too slow.
Download and launch Widescreen Fixer[9]
  1. Select L.A. Noire from the games list.
  2. Click the gear icon.
  3. Check Enable FPS Cap Fix and 59.940 FPS.
  4. Save the settings and launch the game.
  5. Press * to unlock the frame rate while in-game.
Use L.A. Noire Unlocker[6]
  1. Open Unlocker.ini.
  2. Change lock at 60 fps = 0 to lock at 60 fps = 1.

Input settings

Controls settings
Controls settings
Remap settings
Remap settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings
Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
Fan translation, download.
French
German
Italian
Polish
Fan translation, download.
Brazilian Portuguese
Fan translation, download.
Russian
Spanish
Turkish
Fan translation, download.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D, DirectVR
Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Issues unresolved

Corrupt License File

When starting the game, a Social Club "Corrupt License File" error message is displayed and the game refuses to start. This problem may occur if the game is not installed in Program Files in C:.[citation needed]

Unable to install game to FAT32 partition

Installation of the game will not work on partitions formatted using FAT32. This problem occurs in Steam when the progress of the download indefinitely "suspends" around the 90% point. This is due to the fact that FAT32 has a file size limit of 4 GB. cases_1_1.big.pc weighs at around 5.17 GB, which is way beyond what FAT32 can handle.
Recommended course of action is to relocate the installation to an NTFS partition.

Windows 10 Steam version Complete Edition Social Club UI at Neon Lights

After logging into your Social Club account, you will be prompted to exit by pressing ESC. After pressing ESC, the screen does not advance to Main Menu. The music will be rolling, but the Social Club UI will keep on Pop Out but will not continue to Main Menu.

You will notice 2 Social Club UI (32 bit) in Taskmanager.

Seems to happen for Windows 10 64 bit Users playing with Steam's L.A. Noire Complete Edition.

You may be able to fix this issue by using an offline rockstar profile. Go to create account, and click on the little gray link that says use offline profile for this game.

You also might be able to completely bypass this issue if you also own GTA V (on steam). These are the steps I followed to correct my issue

  1. Download and install GTAV via steam
  2. Delete your "Rockstar Games" folder (you probably should make a backup. It isn't very large and can store some important save files and settings)
  3. Verify integrity of GTAV (not LA Noire. I think that'll just reinstall the outdated Rockstar Social club which is causing the issues.) and launch it (just login with your rockstar credentials there)
  4. You should now be able to login within LA Noire.

NOTE: YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO (to my knowledge) transfer an offline save online

Issues fixed

Freezing Title Screen

L.A. Noire for Windows is known to freeze at the title screen during the synchronization process, or immediately after, when the camera moves away from the L.A. Noire neon sign. There are several possible reasons for this. Some of the most common are:

  • Anti-Virus Related Issues where game files are misrecognized as malware.[10]
  • .NET Framework 3.5 or C++ runtime libraries are not properly installed or configured.[11]
  • Firewall prevents game from making a connection to the internet.
  • Compatibility options are set incorrectly on Steam.
Compatibility options set incorrectly on Steam[citation needed]
  1. Go to <Steam-folder>.
  2. Right-click on Steam.exe, choose Properties.
  3. Click on the Compatibility tab.
  4. Uncheck any boxes that are checked, and click Apply.
  5. Then, click the Show settings for all users button.
  6. Again, make sure none of these boxes are checked, and click OK.
  7. Click OK to close any open dialog boxes.
  8. Double click on Steam.exe to launch Steam.
Updating Microsoft Components[citation needed]
  1. Download and install the latest version of .NET Framework (4.5) here
  2. Download and install the latest version of Microsoft Visual C++ (2010) here
  3. Choose from this page which version of DirectX you will be using and then download and install it

Notes

This may fix issues whereby the game fails to install or the Rockstar Games Social Club launcher (and therefore the game) fail to launch

Game Freezes on 64-bit Windows 7

On 64-bit Windows 7, the game might freeze as soon as the synchronization (refresh) symbol shows up, which appears right after the Team Bondi logo. This is due to the game being incompatible with the current version of the .NET Framework 3.5 installed into your system. This is also the main reason why the associated .NET Framework installer provided with the game won't install.

Fix the .NET Framework on 64-bit Windows 7[citation needed]
  1. Open the Start menu.
  2. Type optionalfeatures.exe and press Enter.
  3. Uncheck Microsoft Framework 3.5.1.
  4. Click OK. .NET 3.5 will be disabled and the user must restart.
  5. On next boot, go back and check Microsoft Framework 3.5.1. This will re-install .NET 3.5 and correct the issue.
If this does not work, run the .NET Framework clean-up tool, and then repeat the above steps.
If the problem persists after following the above, delete ypatcher.exe from <path-to-game>. The game should start up.

Game refuses to launch on 64-Bit Windows 10

On 64-bit Windows 10, the game won't get pass the splash screen that appears after you press "Launch" on the game's launcher

Launch Steam as an Administrator[citation needed]
  1. Make sure that Steam is closed.
  2. Right Click on your Steam shortcut, and run Steam as an administrator
If you want to automate this process a bit, AND don't have Steam set to automatically start when your PC logs in, you can go into the compatibility settings, and enable run as administrator. However, this results in a slightly annoying prompt that appears before Steam signs in saying that "compatibility mode is enabled" and might cause issues.

Fix Details HERE Download Win Reg Files HERE -click on each of the files to add them to registry. Game Should work under windows 8, admin mode. To uninstall the entries downloaded and run HERE

Slowdown, lag, or frame-rate issues

Tweaking game via command line switches[citation needed]
  1. Run the LANLauncher.exe in <path-to-game>.
  2. Click Options.
  3. Enter -str and/or -npd and/or +jobs_numThreads 0 (with a space between each command) in the Command Line field to enable a single threaded renderer, which may improve performance or compatibility on some systems.
  4. If the problem persists, switching the Renderer field to DirectX 11 in the same options menu can also improve performance significantly.
Disable the Steam Overlay[citation needed]

Crash-to-desktop on Windows 8

Apply patches for Windows 8 compatibility[citation needed]
It is recommended to first follow Rockstar's official instructions, and if this does not work then to follow the instructions below.
  1. Download this file containing fixed cases.big.pc and out.wad.pc files.
  2. Extract the .rar file to <path-to-game>, overwrite if asked.
  3. Update Rockstar Games Social Club to the latest version.
  4. Launch the game.
If the above still does not work for the non-Steam version (and usually the game fails to start with no error message after the loading screen before leaving Windows), please reinstall the game to a location where there is no blank space throughout the target folder eg. if the game does not work installed in "D:\Program Files (x86)\Rockstar Games\L.A. Noire", please change the target folder to something like "D:\Games\RockstarGames\L.A.Noire". Then go through Rockstar's official instructions again in regards to installing the latest patches from Rockstar.[12]

Missing Main Menu

Verify integrity of game cache[citation needed]

Nvidia Video Driver crashes

Changing the Renderer[citation needed]
  1. Launch L.A. Noire as standard through RSC
  2. Go into the advanced video settings in the game menu
  3. Change the Renderer from DirectX 11 to DirectX 9
  4. Restart the game and the crashes should be fixed
This fix mainly applies to systems running an Nvidia graphics card on Windows 7 and 8
This will limit the amount of graphical fidelity available by limiting the DirectX version used.

Black border around game

This is caused by the display's overscan handling. See the Overscan entry for solutions, the linked article lists solutions for AMD, Intel and Nvidia chipsets.

USB Controller Problems

With certain controllers connected to the PC (e.g. Wheel or Flight pedals) a bug can occur 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.
Use -joysticktype 1 command line argument[13]

Run the game at screen refresh rate

When using the DirectX 11 renderer, fullscreen mode always runs at 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Set screen refresh rate[7]
  1. Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Manual local installation may work better.
  2. Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created.
  3. Open <path-to-game>\dxgi.ini or %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\LANoire.exe\SpecialK.ini depending on the installation method you used.
  4. Change RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0.
  5. Change Center=false to Center=true.
  6. Change ConfineCursor=false to ConfineCursor=true.
  7. Change OverrideRes=0x0 to the resolution of your screen (e.g. OverrideRes=1920x1080).

Unable to reposition the window using mouse

Keyboard workaround[citation needed]
  1. Use Shift+Right Click on taskbar icon.
  2. Go to "Move" with keyboard.
  3. Use Arrow keys to move window and press Enter.

Issues with Rockstar Games Social Club

For a list of issues check Rockstar Games Social Club page

Game crashes after launcher with no error message

Launch game as Administrator. If on Steam, exit Steam fully and launch it again as Administrator and then proceed to start the game. If the game doesn't launch, at least an error window should pop up. In the latter case, it may not be necessary to launch as Administrator after said error was resolved.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9, 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Audio FMOD Ex
Cutscenes Bink Video
MotionScan - for faces capturing
The game itself uses proprietary Team Bondi engine, which unlike other modern Rockstar titles, is not RAGE.[14]

Unlock Chicago Lightning outfit

Chicago Lightning is exclusive to Rockstar Social Club users.[15]
Use L.A. Noire Unlocker[6]

Command line parameters

To input launch parameters you have to open the launcher of the game, access the Options menu. There you can write the parameters into the Command Line field of the launcher. You might have to start the game manually using LANLauncher.exe located inside the installation folder to see the launcher. It's noteworthy that Steam always starts the game using LANLauncher.exe.

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

Undocumented parameters

The following parameters are referenced inside the game's files and were likely intended for developer usage only. Their descriptions are taken directly from the game. There are many more that are completely unused, and therefore not listed here.

Parameter Description
-debugburn Make flaming people never die!
-disablecrashhandler Disable the crash handler.
-disablepost Disable Post Effects by default.
-dmtf Disable the D3D D3DCREATE_MULTITHREADED flag, could improve performance at cost of stability.
-dx11 Run the game using DirectX 11.
-err Test out error messages. (No idea where these messages get sent to, but it's definitely used!)
-exit Exit immediately (skip the main loop) to test clean shutdown.
-gamewells Allow the player to use gamewells even if no conversation exists.
-noenvtextures Don't stream any environment textures.
-nonv Don't intialise the nVidia API. (This may help improve performance for some users!)
-res <width> <height> Force game to run at resolution a specified resolution ( e.g. -res 1920 1080 )
-revive Allow the player to be revived manually. (Seems to be referenced after dying in a gun fight. Not sure if it will actually do anything.)
-TexStreamSize <memsize> Override the Textures VRAM streaming pool size. (This seems to be in kilobytes? Not sure.)
-timeofday <time> Override the time of day from the scenario ( float 24 hour time, eg. 22.5 is 10:30pm)
-writedefs Write out Attribute System definitions. (This one is really cool, it dumps out a bunch of .xml files into an attribute/defintions folder where L.A. Noire is installed!)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3, Vista SP1, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Dual Core 2.2 GHz
AMD Dual Core 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 16 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT
ATI Radeon HD 3000
512 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9 compatible
The game has issues with any graphics card with less than 256 MB VRAM per GPU or ATI Radeon HD 5570, ATI Radeon HD 3870, Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT[citation needed]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/110800/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (110800) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References