Full list of command line parameters for Max Payne 3 on PC

Last Updated: April 26, 2024

Question: I would like to know the command lines I can use for Max Payne 3 on PC. How can I use these command lines, and what options do I have?

Answer: Command line parameters can be added to the "commandline.txt" file in the root of the game folder. If this file doesn't exist, you can create it by right clicking in the game install directory, selecting New and selecting Text Document. Rename this file to commandline.txt.

Note: For Steam players, right-click your game and click Properties, then on the General tab, under Launch Options, type the commands you wish to use.

Please see below for the various command lines that can be used:

-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 (0-2; 0 turns Vsync off)

-fullscreen

• Force fullscreen mode

-fxaa=

• Force FXAA quality (0-3)

-height=

• Force vertical resolution

-language

• Forces select language (english, french, italian, german, spanish, russian, portugese, polish)

-reflectionquality=

• Force reflection quality (0-3)

-refreshrate

• Force refresh rate

-safemode

• Force game to load with minimum settings

-shadowquality=

• Force shadow quality (0-3)

-ssao

• Force SSAO (0-1)

-tessellation=

• Force tessellation quality (0-3)

-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