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# Change <code>Antialiasing - Transparency Supersampling</code> to <code>4x Sparse Grid Supersampling</code> or your desired level of SGSSAA. | # Change <code>Antialiasing - Transparency Supersampling</code> to <code>4x Sparse Grid Supersampling</code> or your desired level of SGSSAA. |
Revision as of 19:22, 21 October 2019
Developers | |
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Remedy Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
Rockstar Games | |
Engines | |
MAX-FX | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 14, 2003 |
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 |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM DRM disc check, 3 CD's Roms | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
Essential improvements
Patches
Patch 1.01 is the latest version.
Unofficial patches
Dead Man Walking mode bonus chapters
Skip intro videos
Launch the game with the -skipstartup parameter[citation needed]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\MP2_Init.ras[Note 1] HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Remedy Entertainment\Max Payne 2\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12150/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Max Payne 2 Savegames\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12150/pfx/[Note 2] |
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 |
Video settings
- Can only be changed in the launcher
Field of view (FOV)
Use widescreen fix[citation needed] |
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Use game's console command[citation needed] |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed
Force borderless fullscreen[citation needed] |
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Anti-aliasing (AA)
MSAA[1] |
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Notes
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SGSSAA[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Input settings
Audio settings
- The game can also use EAX 4 HD library, enhancing quality of gunshots and reverbs in comparison to default 2.0 version of the library. Replace eax.dll in game folder. It can be found here Use version 4.0.1.0 or newer. To enable EAX on Vista or newer, use Creative Alchemy. For non-Creative cards see here
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | Retail only. Patch for digital release here. | |||
Spanish | Retail version, download. |
Issues fixed
Application load error 5:0000065434
Set the Anti-aliasing to Off[citation needed] |
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The launcher does not start
Laptops using Nvidia Optimus must set the preferred graphics processor for Max Payne 2 to "Intel Integrated Graphics"[citation needed] |
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Run the game in compatibility mode for Windows 98 / Me[citation needed] |
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Error: setFullscreen - creating the device failed: E_FAIL
Use ThirteenAG's fix[citation needed] |
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Exception in engineInit: Unable to load save game "Files"
Reinstall the game on the C:\ drive[citation needed]
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Error: Exception in startupInit: Directory \data not found
Move the game to a folder without spaces[citation needed] |
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Reinstall the game to a folder without spaces in the folder path (e.g. C:\Games\MaxPayne2). |
(Steam) Move the game to a folder without spaces[citation needed] |
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Game won't launch on AMD graphics cards, still shows up in task manager
Use the Unofficial startup hang patch[citation needed] |
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Run the game in compatibility mode for Windows 98 / Me[citation needed] |
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Roll back CCC drivers to Catalyst 12.6[citation needed] |
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See Force CPU affinity to run the game on one core[citation needed] |
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Force CPU affinity by creating a batch file inside the Max Payne 2 folder[citation needed] |
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Launcher starts, but game won't launch on Nvidia graphics cards, crashes and doesn't show up in task manager
Make sure that Options->Video Settings->Antialiasing is set to 'Off' |
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Mods don't work
Make sure that version of your game contains few RAS archive files, instead of unpacked game files to folder "data". |
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Mouse hitches and stops oddly
Make sure that Options->Video Settings->Antialiasing is set to 'Off' |
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Reshade/SweetFX doesn't work
Instructions |
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Max/Mona suddenly run continuously without pressing anything
See Force CPU affinity to run the game on one core |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8 | |
Shader Model support | 1.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Audio | DirectSound3D | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
Command line arguments
- See command line arguments on how to use the following options.
Parameter | Description |
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-screenshot | Works with Developer Keys. Allows taking screenshots with F3. |
-skipstartup | Skips the intro for Max Payne 2 and goes straight to the loading screen. |
-window | Shows Max Payne 2 in a window rather than full screen. |
-developer | Activates Developer Mode, which allows seeing the game's core input and output. Also enables the console (toggled with ~). |
-developerkeys | Activates Developer Keys, which allows access to special functions that commands doesn't allow. |
Modifications
- Epilepsy Accessibility Mod
- [1] (not recommended to use with EAX)
- Max Payne 2: Fixing the Payne
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 | 2000, ME, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz Intel Celeron 1.2 GHz AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz AMD Duron 1.2 GHz |
Intel Pentium 4 1.7 GHz Intel Celeron 1.7 GHz AMD Athlon 1.4 GHz AMD Duron 1.7 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible | 64 MB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectSound compatible sound card |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 (12150) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Flang on 2019-07-21