Max Payne 3

Template:Infobox Max Payne 3 was developed by Rockstar Games and released in June 2012. The game has an unusually high disk space requirement, with a 35 GB install package.

Availability

Rockstar has stated the following:

The Steam version of Max Payne 3 supports Steam achievements and buying DLC from in-game via Steam. Certain features normally associated with Steamworks—such as friends, cloud saves, stats, and matchmaking—are fully supported using Rockstar's own Social Club (not Steam or Games for Windows Live) as the platform for all versions. Retail key activation on Steam is not supported.

Digital Rights Management (DRM)

GameShield

All versions of Max Payne 3 utilise a form of DRM known as GameShield, also utilised in L.A. Noire. Rockstar have not disclosed on how many machine activations GameShield will permit, nor information about any other restrictions.

Retail

Does not activate in any online digital distribution stores.

Steam

Max Payne 3 bought through Steam uses Steam achievements.

All downloadable content is loaded through the Rockstar Games Social Club account.

Launch Issues

Game Will Not Launch

The game will not launch for many users.

This can be fixed by going into safe mode, and changing the game to DirectX 9. Fix originally Posted by Kalashnikov222.

1. Install game.
2. Update GPU drivers/
3. Restart PC.
4. Right click game > properties > set launch options.
5. Type -safemode -windowed
6. Game settings > set to DirectX 9, with choice of screen resolution and fullscreen.
7. Exit game
8. Right click game > properties > set launch options - remove all options.

Issues And Fixes

Graphics Settings Not Saving

The game may report that video memory is 0/0. This may be caused by older graphics drivers which need updating.

I fix is to edit the file:

• Windows 7: C:\Users\%Username%\Documents\Rockstar Games\Max Payne 3\graphics.xml

Requires Service Pack 1

The game may show the error message 'Requires Service Pack 1 or superior'.

This can be fixed by finding the maxpayne3.exe file, right clicking and setting the compatibility mode to "Windows XP (Service Pack 3)".

Change Language

In the main folder, open the file commandline.txt using Notepad. If the file is not there, create it. Then add one of the following lines to change the language of Max Payne 3:

-language english
-language french
-language italian
-language german
-language spanish
-language russian
-language portuguese
-language polish

If this doesn't work, create a shortcut to the Launcher (PlayMaxPayne3.exe), right-click on the shortcut, select Properties and add the following to the target field:

-language english

Your target field should look something like this afterwards:

"C:\<---XXX--->\Max Payne 3\PlayMaxPayne3.exe" -language english