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Revision as of 09:36, 15 January 2023
Developers | |
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Rockstar Vancouver | |
Rockstar London[1] | |
Rockstar Toronto[1] | |
Rockstar New England[1] | |
Rockstar San Diego[1] | |
Rockstar Leeds[1] | |
Rockstar North[1] | |
macOS (OS X) | TransGaming Inc.[2] |
Publishers | |
Rockstar Games | |
Russia | 1C-SoftClub |
Engines | |
RAGE | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 1, 2012 |
macOS (OS X) (Cider) | June 20, 2013 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 87 |
IGDB | 89 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Shooter |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | North America, South America, 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 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- The OS X version suffers from multiple issues, one being the complete lack of multiplayer, due to the GameSpy services being shut down.[3]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Comes on four DVDs. Retail version can be activated on Rockstar Games Launcher.[4] |
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Official website | If the Steam version is detected, the launcher can launch the game through Steam instead. | |||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | DLC is loaded through the Rockstar Games Social Club account. Logging in there is required independently from Steam, after game launch. | |||
Amazon.com (unavailable) | ||||
GamersGate (unavailable) | ||||
Green Man Gaming (unavailable) | Complete Pack (includes the Rockstar Pass DLC). | |||
Mac App Store (unavailable) |
- All versions require Rockstar Games Social Club for activation and online features. Steam version also requires and Rockstar Games Launcher since game update v1.0.0.255.[5]
- All Windows versions use GameShield IronWrap DRM.[6] Rockstar have not disclosed details of how many machine activations are allowed nor any other restrictions.[7] Unknown if this DRM is still included in the latest digital releases.
DLC and expansion packs
- All DLC included in base game since a game update v1.0.0.255 on April 19, 2021, also for existing users who never bought the DLC.[8]
Name | Notes | |
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Cemetery Map | ||
Classic Max Payne Character | ||
Deadly Force Burst | ||
Deathmatch Made In Heaven Pack | ||
Disorganized Crime Pack | Free | |
Hostage Negotiation Pack | ||
Local Justice Pack | ||
Painful Memories Pack | ||
Pill Bottle Item | ||
Rockstar Pass | ||
Silent Killer Loadout Pack | ||
Special Edition Pack |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Updates for the retail versions can be found here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rockstar Games\Max Payne 3\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/204100/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rockstar Games\Max Payne 3\Profiles\<user-id>\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/204100/pfx/[Note 1] |
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 |
- Supports save game files syncing with the Rockstar Games cloud.
Video
Letterboxed behavior example (16:10 resolution used).
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Aspect ratios other than 16:9 are letterboxed in non-engine cutscenes. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Works but cutscenes are heavily cropped horizontally. To fix it the game must be downgraded using Skau's fix (You will lose your save games & access to multiplayer) and then you must hex edit the EXE using Jackfuste's instructions. If you wish to later play multiplayer, verify the game files in order to restore the original version. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Use Max Payne 3 FOV Fix. Default is 45° vertical; see FOV Calculator for help. | ||
Windowed | Can also use the -windowed parameter. |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16 samples. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Low to Very High FXAA and up to 8x MSAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Double buffered in fullscreen mode, triple buffered in windowed mode. Alt-tabbing out of and back to fullscreen mode may change double buffering to triple buffering.[citation needed] | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate or refresh rate cap.[9] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Has a toggle for positive mouse acceleration, however frame rate dependent negative mouse acceleration is always present.[10] | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | 4 presets available. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, SFX | |
Surround sound | Up to 5.1 output[11] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | Limited to some characters and enemies. | |||
Polish | ||||
Russian | Official localization by «1C-Softclub» | |||
Russian | Fan translation by «ENPY Studio». More faithful to the original storytelling and contains all of the strong language official localization lacks. | |||
Spanish | ||||
Ukrainian | An Ukrainian fan patch is available here |
- Most languages can be forced by using
-language Language
. For Brazilian Portuguese use-language Portuguese
. See Command line arguments.
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | |||
Online play | Versus, Co-op Co-op included in Deathmatch Made In Heaven DLC. OS X multiplayer no longer works.[3] |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
VR support
3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | ||||
TriDef 3D | ||||
vorpX | G3D, Z3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Devices | |||
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3RD Space Gaming Vest | |||
Novint Falcon |
Issues fixed
Freeze in the final cutscene
- Update v1.0.0.255 from April 19, 2021, caused the final cutscene to become corrupted, causing the game to freeze 13 seconds into the cutscene.[12]
Apply the final cutscene fix[13] |
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Unable to sign into Rockstar Games Social Club
Delete files[14] |
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This error is usually caused by having an Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter plugged into USB.
Remove Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter[citation needed] |
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Game crashes with StackHash_XXX Error
Fix Data Execution Prevention setting[citation needed] |
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Ensure Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is set to the default (Windows programs and services only). |
Requires Service Pack 1
- The game may show the error message 'Requires Service Pack 1 or superior'.
Requires Service Pack 1[citation needed] |
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Asus software
- Asus software 'Smart Doctor' or 'Asus Gamer' may cause crashing.
Uninstall Asus software[citation needed] |
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New York Minute Hardcore troubleshooting and glitches
- This mode can reveal few glitches which you can encounter during gameplay, resulting being unable to finish the game:
List: |
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Notes
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Crash when selecting Hoboken Alleys map in Dead Men Walking mode[16]
Max Payne 3 FusionFix |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c, 10, 10.1, 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | 32-bit support is deprecated as of game update v1.0.0.255.[8] Game itself is still 32-bit, but game requires 64-bit Rockstar Games Launcher.[17] | ||
macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Euphoria | |
Multiplayer | GameSpy, Steamworks | OS X version dropped multi-player support.[3] Steam version multiplayer was ported to SteamWorks. |
Command line arguments
- Add parameters to a
commandline.txt
file in the installation folder, or see command line arguments for other methods.
Parameter | Description |
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adapter | Force specific DirectX adapter starting from 0. |
aspectratio | Force aspect ratio [width:height]. |
availablevidmem | Force Video RAM limit to the amount specified (MB). |
cpucount | Force CPU count if query is not successful. |
d3dmt | Force multi-threaded DirectX runtime. Can cause graphical problems like a overly bright sky, incorrect lightning, no rain etc. in at least DX11.[18] |
dx10 | Force DirectX 10 if available. |
dx10_1 | Force DirectX 10.1 if available. |
dx11 | Force DirectX 11 if available. |
dx9 | Force DirectX 9. |
frameLimit | Force VSync [0, 1, 2] |
fullscreen | Force Fullscreen mode. |
fxaa | Force FXAA quality [0..3]. |
gpucount | Force GPU count if query is not successful. |
height | Force vertical resolution. |
language english | Force English language. |
language french | Force French language. |
language italian | Force Italian language. |
language german | Force German language. |
language spanish | Force Spanish language. |
language russian | Force Russian language. |
language portuguese | Force Portuguese language. |
language polish | Force Polish language. |
MSAA | Force MSAA [0..5]. |
MSAAQuality | Force MSAA quality level. |
nomouseaccel | Disable mouse acceleration. |
outputMonitor | Force specific monitor starting from 0. |
reflectionquality | Force reflection quality [0..3]. |
refreshrate | Force refresh rate. |
safemode | Force game to load with safest settings. |
shadowquality | Force shadow quality [0..3]. |
ssao | Force SSAO [0..1]. |
stereo | Force 3D stereo support [0..1] (1 is on) |
tessellation | Force tessellation quality [0..3]. |
texturefilterquality | Force the Anisotropic texture filter quality [0..4]. |
texturequality | Force the texture quality [0..2]. |
useHighQualityShaders | Force usage of high quality shaders [0..1]. |
waterquality | Force water quality [0..2]. |
width | Force horizontal resolution |
windowed | Force windowed mode. |
Mods
- To activate, press F4. Press 8 to scroll up, 2 down, 0 to back out, 5 to accept, 6 scroll sideways.
KTMXHancer
- High quality texture modification + Lighting Reshade Mod[19]
- Unknown if it still works with the latest digital version.
Skip in-game cutscenes
Apply Cutscene Skipper[20] |
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Notes
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP3 | Vista SP2, 7 SP1, 8 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Dual Core 3GHz | Intel i7 Quad Core 2.8Ghz |
System memory (RAM) | 3 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 35 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 450 AMD Radeon HD 4870 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 AMD Radeon HD 5870 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0 compatible | DirectX 9.0 compatible supporting Dolby Digital Live |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.7.5 Lion | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Dual Core Xeon 2.4 GHz or greater Intel Core i Series 2.4 GHz or greater |
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System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 32 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT AMD Radeon HD 4870 512 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 (204100) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Credits - Rockstar Games Presents Max Payne 3 - last accessed on 2017-01-06
- ↑ TransGaming on Twitter: "MEDIA ALERT: Rockstar Games and TransGaming Inc Partner To Bring Max Payne 3 To Mac http://t.co/dLvyMx3XEs" / Twitter - last accessed on 2021-01-07
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Effect of GameSpy Closure on Past Rockstar Titles – Rockstar Support
- ↑ Verified by User:Tomasak on 2021-04-25
- Logged into account with MP3 retail activated into RGL and it had button to install the game.
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-08-22
- ↑ [ProjectRYG v2.0 & v3.0] RYG Evaluation- Max Payne 3
- ↑ Rockstar Support on Twitter: "@PalZer0 We don't announce max activations, reset timers, etc. but we can make sure that you can play the game on computers you own. :)"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Max Payne 3 PC Title Update v1.0.0.255 Notes - last accessed on 2022-08-22
- ↑ New 120Hz Games Report
- ↑ Is it just me, or is Max Payne 3 completely unplayable on pc? - Reddit
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
- ↑ Bahia Beach Cutscene Fix (s_beach) at Max Payne 3 Nexus - Mods and community - last accessed on 2022-09-04
- ↑ Verified by User:Orzelek303 on 2022-09-04
- ↑ Unable to sign into rockstar social club. - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ Fixed Service Pack 1 Issue. - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ Proper Dead Men Walking/Co-op Fix Steam Guide
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-08-22
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-08-22
- ↑ Max Payne 3 Graphics Mod 2018 - KTMXHancer HQ Texture + Lighting Reshade Mod Download Page - last accessed on 2022-08-22
- ↑ Verified by User:Orzelek303 on 2022-08-30
- ↑ Cutscene Skipper by l0m – List of changes - last accessed on 2022-08-30