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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
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Max Payne 3 on Wikipedia
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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).
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Key points

Game requires Rockstar Social Club for activation, and uses GameShield DRM.[1]

General information

TweakGuides has created a comprehensive fixes guide.
Steam Users' Forums for game series
Steam Community Discussions
Payneforums for game .

Availability

Template:Availability Table

All versions require Rockstar Social Club for activation and online features.
All versions use GameShield DRM.[2] Rockstar have not disclosed details of how many machine activations are allowed nor any other restrictions.[3]

Game data

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Rockstar's Social Club supports save game cloud syncing.

Video settings

Advanced graphics settings.
Max Payne 3 supports 3D on Nvidia cards.

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Input settings

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Issues fixed

Game will not launch

The game will not launch for many users.[4]

Instructions

Negative mouse acceleration and frame dependent mouse sensitivity

Even after the patch which introduced a mouse acceleration toggle, some players experience negative mouse acceleration as well as framerate dependent sensitivities.
There are currently no true fixes for the negative mouse acceleration
Instructions

Game goes to pause menu randomly

This error is usually caused by having an Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter plugged into USB.

Instructions

Error code 1641 on launch

Instructions

Game crashes with StackHash_XXX Error

This error is caused by Data Execution Prevantion in Windows Vista/7.
Instructions
Instructions

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.
Instructions

Graphics settings not saving

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

Steam version product key activation error

Instructions

Requires Service Pack 1

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


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.

Other information

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.

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System requirements

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

References