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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) PC CONTROLS INFORMATION
7) MAX PAYNE 3 ON PC
8) COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS
9) 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 3
2/64 Service Pack 3
Processor:
Intel Dual Core 2.4 GHZ - i7 3930K 6 Core x 3.06 GHZ / AMD Dual Core 2.6 GHZ - F
X8150 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 VR
AM - Radeon HD 7970 3GB VRAM
Sound Card:
100% Direct X 9.0 compatible
ve

Direct X 9.0 compatible supporting Dolby Digital Li

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 Ga
meShield
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 car
ds 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.
++ software

Other components such as DirectX and Microsoft .NET and Visual C

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 ne
ed 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 int
o 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 onetime 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 activat
ion 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 i
nstall 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 availab
le.
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/forums/20686362-max-payne-3-pc-technical-suppor
t?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/details.aspx?id=5582
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=333325FD-AE52-4E35-B531
-508D977D32A6&displaylang=en
- DirectX 9
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a
-9b6652cd92a3&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
Gateway
Hewlett-Packard
IBM
Intel
VIA Technologies

http://www.dell.com/
http://www.gateway.com/
http://www.hp.com/
http://www.ibm.com/
http://www.intel.com/
http://www.viatech.com/

Audio Hardware Providers/Manufacturers

Cirrus Logic (Crystal)
Creative Labs/Ensoniq
ESS Tech
VIA Technologies
Turtle Beach

http://www.cirruslogic.com/
http://www.creative.com/
http://www.esstech.com/
http://www.viatech.com/
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/dynamicDetails.aspx?ListID=c5cd2c08-1432
-4756-aafa-4d9dc646342f&ItemID=153
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6) SUPPORTED GAME CONTROLLERS
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Max Payne 3 PC supports mouse and keyboard, Xinput controllers such as the Xbox3
60 pad for Windows.

All control types can be used interchangeably. For instance you can use mouse an
d 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 autom
atically to show the correct
keys/buttons for the last control method you used.
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7) 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 integrate
d 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 general
ly 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 mod
els
- 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 se
mi-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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8) 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
-cpucount
-d3dmt
-dx10
-dx10_1
-dx11
-dx9
-frameLimit

Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force

specific DirectX adapter starting from 0.

cpu count if query is not successful.
multi-threaded DirectX runtime.
DirectX 10 if available.
DirectX 10.1 if available.
DirectX 11 if available.
DirectX 9.
VSYNC [0, 1, 2]; (0 equals Vsync Off)

-fullscreen
-fxaa
-gpucount
-height
-language english
-language french
-language italian
-language german
-language spanish
-language russian
-language portuguese
-language polish
-MSAA
-MSAAQuality
-outputMonitor
-reflectionquality
-refreshrate
-safemode
-shadowquality
-ssao
-stereo
-tessellation
-texturefilterquality
-texturequality
-useHighQualityShaders
-waterquality
-width
-windowed

Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force
Force

fullscreen mode.
FXAA quality [0..3].
gpu count if query is not successful.
vertical resolution.
English language.
French language.
Italian language.
German language.
Spanish language.
Russian language.
Portugese language.
Polish language.
MSAA [0..5].
MSAA quality level.
specific monitor starting from 0.
reflection quality [0..3].
refresh rate.
game to load with safest settings.
shadow quality [0..3].
SSAO [0..1].
3D stereo support [0..1] (1 is on)
tessellation quality [0..3].
the Anisotropic texture filter quality [0..4].
the texture quality [0..2].
usage of high quality shaders [0..1].
water quality [0..2].
horizontal resolution
windowed mode.

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9) CONTACT AND SUPPORT INFORMATION
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