This mod will evolve your Max Payne 2 experience to a whole new level, one step closer to its successor Max Payne 3. The aim of this mod is to combine some of the best features of Max Payne 3 with the unique style and feeling of Max Payne 2. With new models, weapons, animations, graphic effects, sounds, particles, and so on this mod will improve your good old Max Payne 2 to make it shine again in the next generation gaming.
To install the Payne Evolution mod with the included MP2 Widescreen Fix by ThirteenAG simply unpack all the content of this archive to your Max Payne 2 folder, all the extracted files and folders should go in the same folder of your MaxPayne2.exe
To install only the Payne Evolution mod unpack the files "Payne Evolution.mp2m" and "MPE_Levels.ras" to your Max Payne 2 folder so that they are in the same folder of your MaxPayne2.exe
NB: If the widescreen fix doesn't work try replacing the file "mp2_widescreen_fix.asi" in the folder "scripts" with the alternative file "mp2_widescreen_fix.asi" from the folder called Alternative (a backup of the original file is included in the folder called Original).
Be aware that for some unknown reason this fix doesn't work for everyone, there's a small chance that it will not work on your pc, sadly there's nothing I can do if none of the mentioned .asi scripts works, sorry.
- Savegames made with the original game or other mods are NOT supported, only savegames made with this mod will not cause bugs.
- Cheats are NOT supported too, they aren't disabled though, anyway using them can cause bugs so use them at your own risk.
- In this mod some button functions have been changed so your controls layout could be outdated, please check the Controls in the Options menu and remap the new actions to your preferred keys before starting to play the mod.
Gameplay Cutscenes - Some special cutscenes are modified to include gameplay elements, just like you experienced in MP3, so expect to be thrown straight in the middle of the action, with plenty of bullettime and in full control of your character.
Limited Inventory - You can take with you only 3 weapons at most, the 38 Revolver will always stay there as your backup sidearm, then you can pick up another handgun and a rifle. Picking up the same handgun again will give you the ability to dual wield it. Dual wielding the handguns will not make you drop your rifle. Obviously picking up a different handgun or rifle will replace your previous weapon and all its ammo will be gone, so choose wisely.
Shootdodges - The new shootdodges are very similar to the Max Payne 3 ones, there's a new shootdodge specific for the one handed handguns and you will stay in the air a lot longer, also the shootdodge slowmotion will end only when you land, so shootdodging from a higher place will give you more slowmotion air time, and once landed you can stay prone as long as you fire your gun.
Last Stand - If you have at least one painkiller left and you get fatally wounded you will enter Last Stand mode for a few seconds, in Last Stand you will be able to freely aim Max's arm while his body is falling to the ground, if you succeed at killing an enemy you will get back in action instead of dying, but be aware that all your painkillers will be used.
Takedown - If you press the Use key when very close to an enemy you will perform a close range takedown and mercilessly execute him, the animation is weapon specific, and you will be rewarded with a full BulletTime bar.
Attachments - Some enemies will use attachments like a Tactical Light or a Laser Sight, once killed they will drop a random attachment detached to their weapon, simply pick it up to dynamically attach it to the weapon you're currently holding.
Killcams - Your accuracy will be rewarded with an awesome weapon specific killcam usually when killing the last enemy of a group.
I absolutely say thanks to the authors of the merged mods ClemCorwin and MK Productions, complete and original credits of every single mod are untouched and included in their specific pages in the game menu.
Thanks also to my long time friends and awesome modders AndersenTheMuss, VGames, CockyBoi, OrnBine that in a way or another helped me with this mod (be sure to check also their mods, awesomeness guaranted).
Special thanks also to DrDean and ALT_OhDude that helped me with clever suggestions and A LOT of precious material for the mod.
The famous Neo signature lobby takedown source is by zzGertzz, just modified recoded and improved by me.
I can't get the takedowns to work! also, whenever I press f I do a roll, and once I got it to zoom in but that only happened once! I can't get this darn thing to work right it seems.
figured it out. I expected the max payne 3 style of "kick them over and shoot them", but it was really just the swat at them and they die instantly. thanks though.
Downloading... Thats all... If its as good as you imply The_Silver, then you just made MP3 - Economic Edition (optimized for older computers).
I expected more from this... no offence, but it's like playing Max Payne 3 alpha version. The latest version of Payne Effects seems to be way better.
No offence indeed, "Max Payne 3 alpha version" is already an awesome achievement, anyway you just prefer a different thing, I'm glad that you enjoy one of my mod anyway. :)
Hey, I would be glad if I could make a mod for a 2003 game that looks like the alpha version of a game that came out not even 2 years ago.
I absolutely loved this mod. Max Payne 2 is the weakest game in the franchise IMO and this brought it up to the level of 1 and 3 for me. Awesome.
FYI...MAX PAYNE 2 Evolution works just fine with the STEAM version of MP2. Just follow the Installation Guide. I am a long time fan of MAX PAYNE 1 and 2. I especially like the music in MP2. I don't really get the point of MP3 except to provide yet another venue for multiplayer clans. The single player game is mostly a string of videos that drop you into a fire fight here and there. I really liked the New York mean streets environment as opposed to South American chaos.
There is one thing that is bugging me ,after he wakes up in the hospital ,the front collar of his shirt doesn't look right. i don't know if anyone else has noticed it.
I had this mod for like 2 weeks or a month, and deleted it about a week ago. Still regret for doing it, that's an awesome mod and i played the story one more time, while in the original game i got bored of it after playing it 2 times. Deserves much more than a 10/10, but the "DLC" stories are kinda boring, no offence, but i would like a max payne 3-based mission, like in favelas, club moderno or the airport. I hope a 1.04 version comes out!
I have a few suggestions if a 1.04 comes out: Some Max Payne 3-based missions as i say above (yes, that's me), the unique killcam camera, like it focuses on the target, and in slow motion you keep shooting it, if you shot it again, it trigers again slow motion, and it keeps going until he falls, also a killcam that focus on max, also fix a bug with the angles of the curent kill cameras, sometimes they are behind walls. And i have something really hard-working for you and i hope it's possible, replace the "comics" with full motion cutscenes. Oh, and one more suggestion, apply 3d wounds on the targets and max when they get shot, they are possible in executions, so why not there? And if it doesn't come with 3d wounds, a small red texture at least. Hope any of them are possible, keep up!
I have a problem. Max's "talking brain" and Mona's speeches in Million dollar question audio are too low. Every other sound at other chapters work propery, but max's mind is very low. Could be my game though, i don't know, please help. Before it was working fine. Audio is all maximum.
here's a thing i want a .torrent download for this game because my download is fast if im using torrent i wanna extract the rar file using 7zip i just hate winrar but the best mod similar to this had an team battle looks the name of Max Payne Chronicles but i love this mod but the physics of shootdodge are not same by the Max Payne 3 because max payne 3's shootdodge is kinda ragdoll pls change it to ragdoll like max payne 3 but i dont know what to say ok bye bye!