Max Payne 3

Mario · 21st June 2012, 10:12 PM

Here is the official Max Payne 3 readme file.

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Max Payne 3
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readmeENG.txt

Thank you for purchasing Max Payne 3.

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IMPORTANT
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This game requires an internet connection to activate the game.

Please note that Administrator rights are required to install and run the game. Please ensure any User accounts used to play the game have full Administrator rights.

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CONTENTS
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1) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

2) INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

3) PATCHING

4) LINKS

5) DRIVERS

6) KNOWN ISSUES

7) PC CONTROLS INFORMATION

8) MAX PAYNE 3 ON PC

9) COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS

10) CONTACT AND SUPPORT INFORMATION

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1) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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System Specifications (Minimum - Maximum hardware tested at time of release)

Operating System:
Windows 7 32/64 Service Pack 1, Windows Vista 32/64 Service Pack 2, Windows XP 32/64 Service Pack 3

Processor:
Intel Dual Core 2.4 GHZ - i7 3930K 6 Core x 3.06 GHZ / AMD Dual Core 2.6 GHZ - FX8150 8 Core x 3.6 GHZ

RAM:
2GB - 32GB

Video Card:
NVIDIA® 8600 GT 512MB VRAM – NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680 2GB VRAM / Radeon HD 3400 512MB VRAM - Radeon HD 7970 3GB VRAM

Sound Card:
100% Direct X 9.0 compatible – Direct X 9.0 compatible supporting Dolby Digital Live

HDD Space:
35 GB

DVD Drive

Other Requirements:

Initial game and DLC activation requires an internet connection.
Max Payne 3 PC requires the installation of software and components including GameShield IronWrap & Patcher;DirectX, and Microsoft’s Windows .NET Framework, and Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86).

Please refer to your hardware manufacturer and www.rockstargames.com/support for current compatibility information.
Video Drivers tested at time of release: Nvidia 296.10 / AMD Catalyst 12.4
Some system components such as mobile chipsets, integrated, and AGP graphics cards may be incompatible.
Unlisted specifications may not be supported by publisher.

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2) INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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Steps:
1. (Disc version only) Insert the 'Max Payne 3' (Disc 1) into your DVD-ROM drive. If the installer does not start, open your DVD-ROM drive folder and double click on the 'Setup' icon.

2. You will begin installation of Max Payne 3. Please follow the on-screen directions until the the installation process is complete.

3. Other components such as DirectX and Microsoft .NET and Visual C++ software will then be installed if required. Please follow the on-screen directions.

4. (Retail version only) In order to play Max Payne 3 you do not need the DVD in your drive.

5. Click on the 'Max Payne 3' icon to start Max Payne 3. The game will download and install updates if available.

6. You will be asked to create a Social Club account or to sign into an existing account. Rockstar Games Social Club is a members-only destination for leaderboards, stats, tournaments, ongoing special competitions, virtual events, MP3s and more goodies associated with Rockstar titles.

7. You will be prompted to enter your product key to perform a one-time product activation via the internet. You can find the product key on the back of your manual. Please note that the game includes a release date check, and will not activate until the release date has passed. If you fail to connect, or the process fails, please visit www.rockstargames.com/support for details. Please keep your game manual as additional activation codes are not available.

Note: Once the game is activated, and a Social Club profile created you do not need an internet connection to play the game. However without an internet connection certain Social Club features will not be available, and the game will not be able to automatically download and install updates.

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3) PATCHING
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Max Payne 3 includes an automatic patching system. When you run the game it will check for new patches, and can automatically download and install them if they are available.

A mandatory patch is required on first launch to activate the game.

Please note that the Steam version uses Steam's patching system.

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4) LINKS:
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- Rockstar Games Technical Support
http://support.rockstargames.com/for...pport?locale=1

- Rockstar Games Social Club
http://socialclub.rockstargames.com/

- Rockstar Games Support
http://support.rockstargames.com

- Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en...s.aspx?id=5582

- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

- DirectX 9
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

- Microsoft Support
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389

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5) DRIVERS
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We recommend using the latest drivers available.

System/Component Manufacturers

Dell http://www.dell.com/
Gateway http://www.gateway.com/
Hewlett-Packard http://www.hp.com/
IBM http://www.ibm.com/
Intel http://www.intel.com/
VIA Technologies http://www.viatech.com/

Audio Hardware Providers/Manufacturers

Cirrus Logic (Crystal) http://www.cirruslogic.com/
Creative Labs/Ensoniq http://www.creative.com/
ESS Tech http://www.esstech.com/
VIA Technologies http://www.viatech.com/
Turtle Beach http://www.turtlebeach.com/

Video Hardware Providers/Manufacturers

AOPEN http://www.aopen.com/
Asus http://www.asus.com/
AMD/ATI http://www.amd.com/
Creative Labs http://www.creative.com/
Gainward http://www.gainward.com/
Guillemot/Hercules http://www.guillemot.com/
Jaton http://www.jaton.com/
Leadtek http://www.leadtek.com/
Micro-Star International (MSI) http://www.msicomputer.com/
NVIDIA http://www.nvidia.com/
PNY http://www.pny.com/
VisionTek http://www.visiontek.com/

Additional Software

AMD Dual Core Optimizer
http://support.amd.com/us/Pages/dyna...42f&ItemID=153

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6) KNOWN ISSUES
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7) SUPPORTED GAME CONTROLLERS
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Max Payne 3 PC supports mouse and keyboard, Xinput controllers such as the Xbox360 pad for Windows.

All control types can be used interchangeably. For instance you can use mouse and keyboard for on-foot, then switch to a 360 controller at any time without having to change any options.

For mouse and keyboard and Xinput controllers the in-game help will update automatically to show the correct keys/buttons for the last control method you used.

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8) Max Payne 3 on PC
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PC enhancements to Visual quality

• Screen resolution is scalable, limited only by the player's machine.
• Triple and six head monitor support also helps to run higher screen resolutions.
• Various anti-aliasing options: MSAA 2,4,8X and FXAA or MLAA on CPU for integrated chips, Alpha Transparent Coverage Masks show better with higher MSAA levels.
• Scalable reflections with MSAA support
• Scalable water quality
• Scalable shadow quality, taking advantage of DX11/DX10 shadow filters.
• Improved screen space ambient occlusion with HDAO.
• Increased detail on both characters and vehicles, with DX11 Tessellation generally contributes to the overall higher visual quality.
• Scalable texture filter quality to further increase visual quality: anisotropic filtering up to 16 tap filter.

DirectX 11 supported features:

- Compute Shaders – HDAO/Blur
- Hull/Tessellation/Domain Shaders – Adding curvature to the character/vehicle models
- DX11 asynchronous resource creation
- DX11 self-managed resources. Provides system memory savings.
- Alpha Transparency Coverage Masks – When MSAA is enabled it helps the look of semi-transparent objects.
- Gather4 – Optimized Shadow Sampling / FXAA
- Geometry shader / Stream Output – Bokeh depth of field effect
- MSAA color/depth sub pixel sampling
- DX11 texture samplers

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9) COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS
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commandline parameters can be added to the "commandline.txt" file in the root of the game folder.

-adapter Force specific DirectX adapter starting from 0.
-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]; (0 equals Vsync Off)
-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.
-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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10) CONTACT AND SUPPORT INFORMATION
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For Support in the US
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Note: If you need help with a PC title please attach your DxDiag and MSinfo when contacting us.

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• Run DXDIAG.EXE from your Start menu (click Start, Run..., then type "dxdiag" and hit Enter)
• Click the "Save all Information" button, located at the bottom of the program window
• Save the file as "dxdiag.txt"
• Click the "More Help" tab
• Click the button marked "MSinfo..."
• Click on the "File" menu and choose "Export" (Do not use "save")
• Then save the file as a Text Document and name it "MSinfo.txt"
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