Difference between revisions of "Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne"

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Max Payne
Max Payne	2001
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne	2003
Max Payne 3	2012
Max Payne 1&2 Remake	TBA

General information

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Steam Community Discussions

Remedy's forums for game

Availability

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Improvements

Patches

Patches for Max Payne 2 can be downloaded here

Content

Two bonus chapters were released by the developer for the "Dead Man Walking" mode. They can be downloaded from Rockstar Games

Developer Mode

Max Payne 2 Developer is the special version of Max Payne 2 that can be accessed through adding the pathname "-developer" to the Max Payne 2 Shortcut. The following shortcut pathnames can be added to the Max Payne 2 Shortcut:

Parameter	Description
-developer	Activates Developer Mode, which allows you see the games core input and output.
-developerkeys	activates Developer Keys, which allows you access special functions that developerkeys doesn't allow. See Developer Key Functions below.
-screenshot	Works with Developer Keys. Allows you to take screenshots with the F3 key.
-window	Shows Max Payne 2 in a window rather than full screen.
-skipstartup	Skips the intro for Max Payne 2 and goes straight to the loading screen

Game data

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Save game cloud syncing

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Video settings

File:Max Payne 2 launcher.jpg

Launcher settings.

File:Max Payne 2 launcher options.jpg

Launcher options settings.

Can only be changed in the launcher

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Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Input settings

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Audio settings

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Issues And Fixes

Game won't launch on AMD graphics cards, still shows up in task manager

Go to the Max Payne 2 launcher (MaxPayne2.exe) and set it to run in Windows 98/Windows Me compatibility mode. This will make the launcher work.

Otherwise this issue could be due to later versions of the Catalyst Control Center drivers for AMD cards. To fix this, roll back CCC to 12.6. You can download previous drivers from http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/previous/Pages/radeonaiw_vista64.aspx

OR

create a text file, inside it paste this:

Instructions

Now save the file and change the extension from ".txt" to ".reg". Double click the file, hit "Yes". Now right click the game executable and click "Run with CPU-0 Affinity".

What this reg file does? It simply set the executable to just run on ONE core.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000, XP	2000, XP
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	32 MB AGP graphics card with hardware transform & lighting support	64 MB DirectX 9 compatible AGP graphics card with hardware T&L support

References

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 OR
 create a text file, inside it paste this:
-[code]Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
-[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\Run with CPU-0 Affinity]
+{{Fixbox|1=
-@=""
+{{Fixbox/fix|CPU-0 Affinity}}
+#Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
+#[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\Run with CPU-0 Affinity]
+#@=""
+#[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\Run with CPU-0 Affinity\Command]
+#@="cmd.exe /c start \"Run with CPU-0 Affinity\" /affinity 1 \"%1\""
+}}
-[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\Run with CPU-0 Affinity\Command]
-@="cmd.exe /c start \"Run with CPU-0 Affinity\" /affinity 1 \"%1\""[/code]
 Now save the file and change the extension from ".txt" to ".reg".
 Double click the file, hit "Yes".

Developers
Cover image missing, please upload it
	Remedy Entertainment
Publishers
	Rockstar Games
Engines
	MAX-FX 2.0
Release dates
Windows	October 14, 2003