• DisableThemes
• ForceSimpleWindow
• HideTaskBar
• SingleProcAffinity

—

click on your new DB in the left tree and «Save» it. I suggest as a good path the default:

🆘 SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE FOR NOOBS
Here is the .sdb file: https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApMUGr0cuN39ged1cAKBE11U-PthLA?e=FmH2hA
You can just load it through MS ACT. Always remember to Save and Install it.

Requires in the same dir of MaxPayne.exe the original localized voice over file «x_ .ras» (e.g. x_italian.ras)

OR.
. simply download the audio file for your language already fixed from darkje’s Guide:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=945245625

Enjoy WSF+60fps cap finally working (tested up to current NVidia driver 452.06)!
For example you can now play in 1920×1080 16:9 with correct HUD and game proportions.
60fps cap is a MUST or some scripts in this game will get out of sync (e.g. see the infamous Vinnie Gognitti stairs bug!).

NOTE: this package is based on WSF beta patch + dx9 wrapper from the same author [github.com] mixed together to also cap this game at 60fps!
WSF=widescreenfix

The True Zen 2 problem for the Max Payne game. By luigoalma.

The issue that occurred that lead games to crash at JPEGs, was none other, than an old set of maths in code.

The game’s dll at runtime start performs a check of CPU capabilities with EFLAGS to check for CPUID and the CPUID instruction itself if present. What happened on the AMD Zen 2 CPUs, was just a poor incident of maths. When the function that determines capabilities runs, after EFLAGS check, it will execute CPUID with EAX=0 right after, to get the Manufacturer ID, and the highest function parameter, and continue checking for capabilities after this point if the value of the parameter with bitwise AND 0xF was non 0. And right here, it quit trying, because the returned parameter was 0x10 for these CPUs, and the game didn’t expect anything past 0xF, this leads to read just the low nibble of the returned parameter, of which 0x10 & 0xF = 0, meaning for rlmfc.dll, no higher function parameter was existent, assumed basic CPU of unknown kind, and used basic x86 code, and perhaps due to lack of full testing without MMX present, lead to running code that was not fully functional at some point of it.

Easiest fix, and most stable that let’s the game find the cpu capabilities again:

Open hex editor of unmodified rlmfc.dll

Go to offset 0x256ED (in common editors, row 256E0, column 0D)

Replace 83 E0 0F to 90 90 90

This essentially removes the bitwise AND operation, removing false 0 value in result of it. What lead to this choice of doing that operation may been an error, or perhaps there was a problematic set of CPUs at the time that gave bad values. Whatever reason, this will remove the troublesome instruction. Sorry to disappoint those that expected a CPU bug, but this was not one.

This was a pain to research without any of these CPUs at hand and having to wait for those that could test for me certain things, but, in the end, here’s what really happened in this game.

To lock the game at 60fps to avoid physics and cutscenes glitches (like the infamous Vinnie Gognitti stairs bug), try this profile I created for NVidia Profile Inspector [github.com] . You will probably need a new savegame too in the worst case. or try to restart from an old savegame much before the glitch.

Installation:
— run NVidia Profile Inspector
— Import this Max Payne custom profile [1drv.ms]

WARNING ⚠: NVidia Profile Inspector cap doesn’t work anymore with drivers 456.38 WHQL!

Steam max payne windows 10

I love Max Payne and it’s sequel The Fall of Max Payne.
This game is very old now though and doesn’t run very well on modern PC’s.
This guide should help you get things sorted out pretty quickly though.

It is a work in progress and I hope to make things as simple and as easy to follow in future updates.

Credit must to to Steam user The Bargain Bin Hobo without whom this guide would not be possible.

Author’s Note: If you do this and the game will not load past the opening cinematic, try disabling antialiasing, and that should resolve any remaining issue. Credit to user justgivemeanamegoddamnit for this extra tip.

First of all, You’ll need to download 7-Zip, or something similar. You’ll need to choose either 32 bit or 64 bit. If you’re not sure which one you have, go to Windows explorer, right click «This PC» (It may also be in your start menu, depending on which version of that you have), and click Properties.

The screen that opens will show you a lot of information, including which system yours is. *I cropped out all other information because I am a bit paranoid*

Select your operating system and you’re good to go.

Edit: I meant to update this a long time ago, but I no longer recommend Winrar, as it put up a paywall after a while. Use 7-Zip instead, it’s a bit more complicated, but once you play with it for a while it’ll feel great and never asks for a dime. https://www.7-zip.org/

Ok, now that you have your unpacking software you need to download this patch: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Byxv4BMtWd2yeDBmME9wS2RzbDA/view to fix the sound issues the games has.

Use Winrar to put it directly into the game folder.

To do this upon windows file explorer (it should be in your desktop’s task bar) and looks something like this:

navigate to: (C:)
Program Files (x86)
Steam
SteamApps
Common
Max Payne

Now run the MaxBatch.Bat file from the game folder.
At this point the window should be green.

Follow the onscreen directions to fix the sound.

If these steps are followed, then Max Payne’s sound issues are now fixed.

Extract into the game folder and you can have your widescreen without needing an extra program. Credit to UCyborg for this tidbit, sorry it was added in so late.

If like me you do not wish to cheat then by all means skip this section.

For those of you that do right click Max Payne in your Steam library and click properties.

Now click » set launch options» and type: «-developer» into the box (again without the quotation marks)

Now, during gameplay press F12 to activate the window. Here are the codes you can enter, taken from Gamewinners.com

God mode god
Disable god mode mortal
Debug mode coder (gives God Mode, All Weapons, and Infinite Ammo)
No clipping mode noclip
Disable no clipping mode noclip_off
More Slow-Mo getbullettime
Display frame rate showfps
All weapons getallweapons
Unlimited ammunition getinfiniteammo
Baseball bat getbaseballbat
Baretta getberetta
Sawed off shotgun getsawedshotgun
Pump action shotgun getpumpshotgun
Dual Berettas with full ammo getberettadual
Dual Berettas with full ammo getdualberetta
Desert Eagle with full ammo getdeserteagle
Dual Ingrams with full ammo getingramdual
Dual Ingrams with full ammo getdualingram
Jackhammer getjackhammer
Ingram getingram
8 pain killers getpainkillers
TMP5 getmp5
Colt Commando getcoltcommando
Molotov cocktail getmolotov
Grenade getgrenade
M-79 getm79
Sniper rifle getsniper
Health gethealth
Add indicated amount to health c_addhealth
Set jump height jump
Wounded walk setwoundedstate
Normal walk setnormalstate
More slow motion time getbullettime
Exit game quit;

Additionally, enter «-developerkeys» without the quotes in the Set Launch Options window with a space separating the two to have other options. These are also taken from Gamewinners.com.

Cycle through three camera modes C
Cycle mesh up [Page Up]
Cycle mesh down [Page Down]
Cycle texture set up [Ctrl] + [Page Up]
Cycle texture set down [Ctrl] + [Page Down]
Increase game speed [Home]
Decrease game speed [End]
Set game speed to normal [Home] + [End]
Teleport Max to next start point [Insert]
Teleport Max to previous start point [Delete]
Switches AI Movement Network Conn Visualization [F7]
Switches AI movement Network Node Visualization [F8]
Toggle statistics [F11]
Open console [F12]
External camera left [Cursor Left]
External camera right [Cursor Right]
External camera forward [Cursor Up]
External camera backward [Cursor Down]
Change character model and weapon availability Steam max payne windows 10 or Steam max payne windows 10
Cycle through chapter locations Steam max payne windows 10

If you get tired of this, simply remove the -developerkeys line from the launch options.