Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
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Developers | |
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Remedy Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
Rockstar Games | |
Engines | |
MAX-FX 2.0 | |
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
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
- Remedy's forums for game
Availability
Essential improvements
Patches
Patches for Max Payne 2 can be downloaded here
Content
Two bonus chapters were released by the developer for the "Dead Man Walking" mode. They can be downloaded from Rockstar Games
Developer Mode
Max Payne 2 Developer is the special version of Max Payne 2 that can be accessed through adding the pathname "-developer" to the Max Payne 2 Shortcut. The following shortcut pathnames can be added to the Max Payne 2 Shortcut:
Parameter | Description |
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-developer | Activates Developer Mode, which allows you see the games core input and output. |
-developerkeys | activates Developer Keys, which allows you access special functions that developerkeys doesn't allow. See Developer Key Functions below. |
-screenshot | Works with Developer Keys. Allows you to take screenshots with the F3 key. |
-window | Shows Max Payne 2 in a window rather than full screen. |
-skipstartup | Skips the intro for Max Payne 2 and goes straight to the loading screen |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12150/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12150/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
- Can only be changed in the launcher
Widescreen resolution
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Field of view (FOV)
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Input settings
Audio settings
Issues fixed
The launcher doesn't start
- Laptops using Nvidia Optimus must set the preferred graphics processor for Max Payne 2 to "Intel Integrated Graphics".
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Error: Exception in startupInit: Directory \data not found
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Game won't launch on AMD graphics cards, still shows up in task manager
Go to the Max Payne 2 launcher (MaxPayne2.exe) and set it to run in Windows 98/Windows Me compatibility mode. This will make the launcher work.
Otherwise this issue could be due to later versions of the Catalyst Control Center drivers for AMD cards. To fix this, roll back CCC to 12.6. You can download previous drivers from http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/previous/Pages/radeonaiw_vista64.aspx
OR
create a text file, inside it paste this:
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Now save the file and change the extension from ".txt" to ".reg". Double click the file, hit "Yes". Now right click the game executable and click "Run with CPU-0 Affinity".
What this reg file does? It simply set the executable to just run on ONE core.
System requirements
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000, XP | 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz PIII/Athlon or 1.2 GHz Celeron/Duron processor | 1 GHz PIII/Athlon or 1.2 GHz Celeron/Duron processor |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | AGP graphics card with hardware transform & lighting support 32 MB of VRAM | AGP graphics card with hardware T&L support 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
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