Exception in engineInit:R_Script: Can't parse assignment to variable "id."

Last Updated: July 20, 2023

Question: I'm receiving an error message mentioning Exception in engineInit:R_Script: Can't parse assignment to variable "id."  What can I do?

Answer: The full error message looks something like this:

Exception in engineInit:R_Script: Can"t parse assignment to variable "id" in [properties]/[p3l6a_004_cam]/[aesir.txt]!

Assignment: "id_player_2d_speech"

Format:"%u"

This indicates that you have installed Max Payne 2 in the same location you have installed the original Max Payne game. To solve this, completely uninstall both the Max Payne games, then reinstall them in different directories. Choosing to install in the default installation locations for both games should also prevent this from occurring.