Max Payne 3

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Max Payne 3

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Developers
	Rockstar Vancouver
Publishers
	Rockstar Games
Engines
	RAGE
Release dates
Windows	June 1, 2012
macOS (OS X)	June 20, 2013

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.

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

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

Key points

Scales well in performance, can be played on Intel HD 4000 at low settings

General information

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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.

Improvements

Patch Notes

Patch will be automatically downloaded when starting your game with steam or the rockstar launcher.

Command Lines

Max Payne 3's engine allows direct input through Command Line commands. There are two ways to implement these commands:

Instructions

List of commands

Parameter	Description
-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.
-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 Portugese 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.

Game data

Save game cloud syncing

Rockstar's Social Club supports save game cloud.

Video settings

Max Payne 3 supports 3D on Nvidia cards.

Issues And Fixes

TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.

Game Will Not Launch

The game will not launch for many users.

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Negative Mouse Acceleration and Frame Dependent Mouse Sensitivity

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Game Goes to Pause Menu Randomly

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Game Doesn't Launch

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Error Code 1641 on launch

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Game Crashes with StackHash_XXX Error

This error is caused by Data Execution Prevantion in Windows Vista/7. Running maxpayne3.exe as an administrator may solve the problem.

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ERR_OS_VISTA

This error message can be caused on the Steam version of the game when Steam is forced by the OS into compatibility mode.

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Graphics Settings Not Saving

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Steam Version Product Key Activation Errors

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Requires Service Pack 1

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Change Language

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ASUS Cards - Game won't launch or crashes randomly

If you own an ASUS card (ATi or NV) and you installed the 'Smart Doctor' and/or 'ASUS Gamer' software then this could be what's causing crashes. All you need to do is uninstall Smart Doctor and ASUS Gamer, restart your computer and reinstall your video card drivers.

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Windows XP/Vista	Windows XP/Vista/7
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	35 GB
Video card (GPU)	NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT or AMD Radeon HD 3400 with 512 MB of VRAM	NVIDIA GeForce 450 or AMD Radeon HD 4870 with 1 GB of VRAM