Max Payne

Windows 7/Vista Sound Fix

This is a copy and paste from the Steam Forums

Hi,

I'm the author of the -Max Payne(1) Vista Sound Fix-, posted in the 3drealms forums 2yrs ago when vista was released and the Max Payne(1) sound issue first surfaced. The main issue is that if you install Max Payne (1) on Vista or Windows7 you will probably notice that most music, intro sound, cut-scene talks and many of the original in game sounds are missing. The fix attempted to fix that, by converting the original sounds to a format that does play right in Vista/Windows7, but the original fix had some flaws.

Recently, I picked up development of the fix again after a long period of silence, with the goal to make it work for everyone, including Steam and Windows7 users and others.

update 21-Feb-2010: Release 1.12 main download address

Alternate download address blocked by spam filter.

New in v1.12: It fixes a few issues that came up: - On the game conversion the size of the result is now checked, if conversion failed backups are restored (if only one fails, all game files are restored, so it's fresh afterwards). - Large working and finished messages on the game conversion section, for some people missed the fact the script was still working after the first file, where three files had to be done. - Fixes need for edit if converting cd install of languages other than english. - Detection and removal of previously failed conversion attempts is done. ie. tmp removed and backups synced. - If tmp is not properly emptied between conversion of files, - sometimes it happens the os reported file in use- , the script will alert and retry until the files are released.

After you installed the game and downloaded the fix, basically all you have to do is:

   Extract the fix to your game directory.
   Click the fix's main file: MaxBatch.
   Use the ([C] - Convert game.) option and wait a few minutes for it to finish.
   Use the ([L] - Launch game.) option and play.

I also wrote a simple step-by-step guide for installing the patch on the steam game if the above is not enough help: [1]

You can read the whole post about the fix here: [2]

Playing Max in an other language: I've made my collection of language files available for download, so you can play the game in your preferred language. Files and instructions on how to install at these posts:

Max Payne (1): English, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. [3]

Max Payne (2): English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish. [4]