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).
General information
- Official changelog
- GeForce Tweak Guide
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Steam and Rockstar Games Social Club online key verification on launch.
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DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
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Retail |
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Comes on four DVDs. Retail version can be activated on Rockstar Games Launcher.[4] |
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Official website |
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If the Steam version is detected, the launcher can launch the game through Steam instead. |
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Humble Store |
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Steam |
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DLC is loaded through the Rockstar Games Social Club and Rockstar Games Launcher. Logging in there is required independently from Steam, after game launch. |
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Amazon.com (unavailable) |
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GamersGate (unavailable) |
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Green Man Gaming (unavailable) |
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Complete Pack (includes the Rockstar Pass DLC). |
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Mac App Store (unavailable) |
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- All versions require Rockstar Games Social Club for activation and online features. Steam version also requires 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.
- If not launching through Steam, the Rockstar Launcher will perform integrity checks on every launch, preventing any mods from being used.[8]
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.[9]
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Cemetery Map |
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Classic Max Payne Character |
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Deadly Force Burst |
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Deathmatch Made In Heaven Pack |
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Disorganized Crime Pack |
Free |
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Hostage Negotiation Pack |
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Local Justice Pack |
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Painful Memories Pack |
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Pill Bottle Item |
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Rockstar Pass |
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Silent Killer Loadout Pack |
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Special Edition Pack |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- Updates for the retail versions can be found here.
Installation
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- Go to Releases and download latest version.
- Extract the contents of the archive to
<path-to-game> .
Notes
- To use this alongside this FOV Fix, rename ASI Loader's
dinput8.dll to d3d11.dll , d3d10.dll or d3d9.dll .
- Fixes various crashes and other bugs, such as random game pausing.
- Also adds the ability to hide the "skip" button in cutscenes and an option to increase the size of subtitle text outlines.
- Adds button prompts for various gamepads.
- Includes Ultimate ASI Loader.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
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Native |
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OneDrive |
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Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. |
Steam Cloud |
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Video
Advanced graphics settings.
Letterboxed behavior example (16:10 resolution used).
- MSAA is unusually demanding and not especially effective compared to other games. FXAA offers good results and far better performance.
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
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Separate volume controls |
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Music, SFX. |
Surround sound |
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Up to 5.1 output.[14] |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Polish |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Limited to some characters and enemies. |
Russian |
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Official localization by «1C-Softclub». |
Russian |
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Fan translation by «ENPY Studio». More faithful to the original storytelling and contains all of the strong language official localization lacks. |
Spanish |
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Ukrainian |
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Fan translation here. |
- Most languages can be forced by using
-language Language
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Network
Multiplayer types
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LAN play |
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Online play |
| Versus, Co-op Co-op included in Deathmatch Made In Heaven DLC. OS X multiplayer no longer works.[3] |
Connection types
VR support
Issues fixed
Unable to sign into Rockstar Games Social Club
Delete files[16]
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- Go to
<path-to-game> .
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maxpayne3_steam.ini , steam_api.dll and steam_appid.txt .
- Verify integrity of game cache.
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Game goes to pause menu randomly
This error is caused by Device Manager refresh (either random, or when device is plugged in or out).[17][18]
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).
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Requires Service Pack 1
- The game may show the error message 'Requires Service Pack 1 or superior'.
Requires Service Pack 1[21]
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- Right click
maxpayne3.exe in <path-to-game> and set the compatibility mode to Windows XP (Service Pack 3).
Notes
- Running
maxpayne3.exe as an administrator may also fix the problem.
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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 can be encountered during gameplay, resulting in being unable to finish the game.
List:
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- Fighting with Passos is not necessary when enemies are searching the balcony (waiting until they are gone is advised). There is a place with painkillers ahead. [Stadium, PT I CH III].
- Fabiana dies during shooting from boat during final cutscene (shooting on the enemies from the left side is recommended, as killing her accidentally on low brightness is possible) [Stadium, PT I CH III].
- IT man gets shot if going down the stairs (killing all enemies first is required - bullet cam must appear).
- Infinite loading of Branco’s office PT 2 (disappears after few NYMHC attempts, trying to not skip prior cutscenes may help against this).
- Enemies stop to respawn, doors are closed, in Favela PT 1 (if flipping all the time through the section leading to enemy with flare, and if running too fast when spotting him from distance - staying where one is when seeing him until he disappears and when he shoots the flare is suggested).
- Rare case when picking up shotgun in a chapel in the very end of the level is impossible [PT 2 CH VIII].
- Shooting enemies in the helicopter during cutscene of Favela PT 2 is impossible (1. If having no ammo left for M972 2. If picking up M972 after enemy).
- Destroying the aforementioned helicopter is impossible (if shooting only once in the rocket later - even when bullet cam appeared, failing when rocket does not explode is inevitable).
- Caps lock, num lock, scroll lock are not registered as pressed, during melee fight in the end of Favela PT II level (using them as any of primary keys is discouraged - only as secondary).
- Game is glitched when getting hit while shooting Desert Eagle on a rope (probably while shooting very fast and inaccurate while having infinite clip in this interactive cutscene) [Boat, PT III, CH XI].
- Death occurs after the end of the armoured-truck-defence cutscene (if pressing W while the cutscene is shown - key pressing is still registered during the cutscene - as a result, leaning out from the cover when the truck is shooting instantly after the end of cutscene is possible) [Police Station, PT III, CH XIII].
- Glitched enemy death camera (enemy does not die) if getting hit by the enemy running out after beep signal, after the sequence of shooting at distant enemies on the rooftop (if shooting from behind cover with mesh fence) [PT III, CH XIII].
- Shooting with Desert Eagle with no ammo during train jump cutscene in the end level (if not replacing this weapon in second slot from the beginning; immediately after the bullet time cutscene, there will still be no ammo just like before cutscene) [PT III, CH XIV].
- Rare falling under map glitch in airport level (one of the custom libraries might cause it, e.g. SweetFX, ddraw, dsound or slow HDD).
- Random crashes during the game (some fixes might include using Steam in offline mode, setting CPU/GPU clocks to stock values, or restarting computer before playing).
Notes
- If using the no cutscenes script, carefully read notes here.
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Crash when selecting Hoboken Alleys map in Dead Men Walking mode[22]
Ultra widescreen mode is broken
Apply MaxPayne3Fix
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Notes
- To use this alongside this FOV Fix, rename the ASI Loader's
dinput8.dll to d3d11.dll , d3d10.dll or d3d9.dll .
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c, 10, 10.1, 11 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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32-bit system support is officially deprecated as of update v1.0.0.255.[9] Game itself is still 32-bit, but the 64-bit Rockstar Games Launcher is required.[23] |
macOS (OS X) | |
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This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Physics |
Euphoria |
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Multiplayer |
GameSpy, Steamworks |
OS X version dropped multi-player support.[3] Steam version multiplayer was ported to SteamWorks. |
- Add parameters to a
commandline.txt
file in the installation folder, or see command line arguments for other methods.
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. Can cause graphical problems like a overly bright sky, incorrect lightning, no rain etc. in at least DX11.[24] |
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.
- Enables English translation for Portuguese-speaking enemies.
- Basic implementation of Xbox rain droplets from SkyGFX for other games.
KTMXHancer
- High quality texture modification + Lighting Reshade Mod[25]
- Unknown if it still works with the latest digital version.
- Texture download
- Reshade download
- Reshade preset download
Skip in-game cutscenes
Apply Cutscene Skipper[26]
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- Download Cutscene Skipper.
- Extract the contents of the download to
<path-to-game> (Cutscenes will now have a prompt in the lower right indicating to press ENTER to skip).
Notes
- This mod significantly improves replayability as the game contains lots of cutscenes.
- Intro cutscene cannot be skipped the very first time the game is booted, even with the mod. Once a new game is started, then the cutscenes can be skipped.
- This mod hasn't been thoroughly tested by the community. Reload from checkpoint or press F9 to go back to main menu in case an issue occurs after skipping a cutscene.
- Known issue: if the cutscene before the final boss fight is skipped and Max dies during this boss fight, the game will softlock on a black screen.[27]
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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 OS is required as of update v1.0.0.255 and later[9] due to requiring the 64-bit only Rockstar Launcher[23].
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 |
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:
- ↑ There's a chance the aiming camera will freeze (despite the character's camera animation) whenever the player stops moving (gamepad analog movement). This doesn't affect other actions.
References