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Did technology fix Max Payne 3 loading or did R* fix it?
- Thread starter Puscifer
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FoxMcChief
Gold Member
I fixed it. You’re welcome.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
Did you have to pay $60 for a fixed version? If not then Rockstar didn't fix it.
Puscifer
Member
No. But they updated it to use the Rockstar launcher at some point
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Thought the same when GTA V came out.
Hudo
Member
I wished that for all of Rockstar's releases after Max Payne 3.
Yes, there is a cutscene skipper tool that bypasses the arbitrary loadtimes, due to it being a console game first.
www.moddb.com
Also check out FusionFix for more modernization additions.
github.com
Tip: next time, check PCGW first. A site that collects all the fixes and tools for older games. https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Max_Payne_3
Cutscene Skipper v0.2 file - Max Payne 3
Updated cutscene skipper which should fix most of the bugs. Known issue: After skipping the cutscene before Becker boss fight and dying to him, game stays on a black screen. Press F9 to go back to main menu.
Also check out FusionFix for more modernization additions.
GitHub - ThirteenAG/MaxPayne3.FusionFix: New features and fixes for Max Payne 3
New features and fixes for Max Payne 3. Contribute to ThirteenAG/MaxPayne3.FusionFix development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
Tip: next time, check PCGW first. A site that collects all the fixes and tools for older games. https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Max_Payne_3
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Soodanim
Member
I forget that waste of time exists. I'm never buying a game where it's mandatory and it annoys me that they updated games to use it
Tarnpanzer
Member
I remember this was a huge pain in the ass when going for the no death trophy/achievement(finish complete game with no deaths) on consoles. Always had to watch these cutscenes again and again when going for a new attempt.
SportsFan581
Member
That would be a long game to finish with no deaths. Congratz if you got it done.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Still the best TPS of all time to me
StereoVsn
Member
Tarnpanzer
Member
Iirc I never made it.
SimTourist
Member
The problem is that it was slow even on SSDs which is bullshit, a fan patch on PC fixed it
Holographicman
Neo Member
peak neo content right here 
Huawths going on here gif
Huawths going on here gif
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Did you change into a faster drive ? That could be one reason.
Puscifer
Member
Even with an SSD it was never THIS fast.
Doesn't it still get stuck in cutscenes? Pretending it's loading, while in reality it's staling?
(fixed via a community mod)
Puscifer
Member
No, I should record a video. It skips and goes right into gameplay everytime
hemo memo
You can't die before your death
I see you didn’t play Vanquish.
Huh... Maybe it'll try it myself. Because a few months ago when I played it, it still had that legacy problem.
Edit: the infamous one as the ending on the first level in the parking garage (scene with the police) unable to skip after, only after transitioning to the next level.
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Chuck Berry
Gold Member
I have played Vanquish twice and I still think MP3 is better. Much more my style.
Giallo Corsa
Gold Member
I have bought Vanquish 3 times :
- PS3
-XSX
-PS5
I have completed it 3 times and I still think that's one of the most G'damned overated games of all time...
Horrible art direction (besides Sam's suit), generic, bland, grey environments, awful Americanized huh-haaa characters, terrible, TERRIBLE OST and as for the action...it's just a fucking TPS with slow-mo.
Platinum's best game remains MGS Rising revengeance IMO
Max Payne 3, for all its problems, still remains one of the best TPS experiences out there, the gfx, music/amazing OST and production values still are in a league of their own, so much so that it makes Vanquish look like a B-tier game.
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redownloaded it, tested it without mods, conclusion: NOPE!
Load times aren't fixed, still the same arbitrary 'still loading' message without actually loading.
It's fixable with this: https://www.moddb.com/games/max-payne-3/downloads/cutscene-skipper-v02
Puscifer
Member
Interesting. Do you have a Gen 4 SSD? Not saying it makes a difference or anything, but that's what mines is.
Gen 4 NVME. It's not that the loading is faster, the game is loaded but just stalls (cant skip scenes). That mentioned mod fixes that. Give it a try and experience the difference.
