green moth
Start game without remix files past the intro cutscene
Exit. Install remix files [newest version] with d3d8 [cross ire
start game. Set resolution to 640 x 480
exit settings screen
regedit
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Remedy Entertainment\Max Payne 2\Video Settings
Display bits per pixel
Decimal. Change to 16
save
Click maxpayne2 exe .Make a short cut. Put in target
-skipstartup -nodialog
This will stop it from changing back to 32 bits on start
load your game
green moth
Apparently other resolutions also work at least they do once I got in game now working after getting into game. Use registry to change resolution . DON'T USE -WINDOW in properties it will report the old error.
chilly beacon
Holy sweet muffins 🤯
chilly beacon
Apparently other resolutions also work at least they do once I got in game now w...
Is it possible that other games that are not working with remix now work, mp2 uses shaders afaik
green moth
Is it possible that other games that are not working with remix now work, mp2 us...
AFAIK Shaders doesn't mean it can't run [unless game is entirely shader] - its just something that it doesn't know how to handle. Depending on what it is and how many this can be a problem.
green moth
Is it possible that other games that are not working with remix now work, mp2 us...
That said I didn't check but I doubt it uses shader hardware. Video card (GPU) 16 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.0 compatible 32 MB of VRAM
green moth
Is it possible that other games that are not working with remix now work, mp2 us...
Generally a game will say "Nvidia GeForce 3" in minimum requirements because its the "jump" to minimum requirements on shader hardware.
green moth
I see
It does but mouse is the problem. I didnt try too hard tbh. Playing xenoblade and I saw like X people trying to get it to work so I figured I would let others play around with it now that its in game
green moth
I see
It might be that whatever settings that MaxPayne 1 has baked in to remix can be applied.
white plume
Also does mouse work when opening developer overlay?
you can fix this by forcing the game into windowed mode with...
fuck
i dont have the software on hand
theres multiple if you do some googling though
been a minute and id have to find it again
green moth
I thought I had it first time let me double check
chilly beacon
you can fix this by forcing the game into windowed mode with...
I don't think there's a window mode
white plume
no but theres programs you can use to force applications into windowed mdoe
Borderless Window is one (incredible name, truly)
but i cant say how well it works on older games
chilly beacon
What software are we talking about
white plume
1 second
white plume
What software are we talking about
programs like seen here
https://youtu.be/38HK8aiIXzc
works for most games
chilly beacon
Ok I'll take a lookie
white plume
Ok I'll take a lookie
works for me flawelessly as of right now
the updater is broken though
and also not on max payne 2 (dont have that game)
stiff apex
Put all this in bridge.conf
client.DirectInput.forwardMessages = False
client.DirectInput.disableExclusiveInput = True
This enables you to interact with the Max Payne 2 menu
stiff apex
Max and the powerfull flashlight
stiff apex
Dxwrapper must be used with dinput8 in the game's main folder but, in dxwrapper ini dinputto8 is NOT enabled.
stiff apex
After many crashes( Pressing escape to go to menu or F5 to save) the game clogs up and refuses to boot.completely. In that case Delete the RTX.conf(not the bridge.conf) and et shall start again.Those who are more experienced can tweak the RTX.conf and see what the actual problem is, probably loading in certain textures / UI/WorldUI etc..
stiff apex
stiff apex
If you change too many settings in Path tracing, maybe other tabs and et crashes same problem remains.The game wont even start.
rtx.conf should be erased/or removed elsewhere(😩 back to reenabling texture etc...terrible😮💨 😣 )
stiff apex
Emissives through World space UI
(this is improvising until someone makes a proper remix, or maybe better tools are need)
stiff apex
1.Remix V.0.2.0
2.DXVK-remix (pasted in trex folder),choose some newer version (current #122)if that doesnt go well chose release #90 or somehwere on that range.
https://github.com/NVIDIAGameWorks/dxvk-remix/actions
In main Dir:
wispy iris
I can get dxwrapper to work (i can enable windowed mode through it) however rtx remix isn't loading
i can only get it to work when i rename the d3d9 from rtx remix to remix.dll and then load it through dxwrapper, but that seems wrong for some reason
pulsar trench
When I got this running, the only part of my character visible was his hair, so I looked like the invisible man with a toupe on 😄
It was promising otherwise
jaunty narwhal
@stiff apex hey have you tried the latest version of rtx remix on max payne?
ive just tried 0.2.0 version but it doesnt want to launch for me
and then tried 0.3.0 game starts but it doesnt attach rtx remix inside the game
stiff apex
@jaunty narwhal I havent tried with the absolute last ver. Build #404 but it did work with couple of weaks old builds. My problem is my mod.usda got corrupt or something dont know what it is the ehancments do not appear in game,NONE! And yet i can toggle the button/Enable enhanced assets.
A big tell is when i open the Project in omniverse NOTHING from the game geometry appears in Stage.
these are the last settings i use frow the dxwrapper:
jaunty narwhal
Yes I tried it
Game starts
Runtime starts but it doesnt attach
To the game properly
stiff apex
Enabled3d9wrapper = 1
?
might be the solution.
My previous post didnt have that enabled.Might solve that problem.Dont know
@jaunty narwhal Judging by file dates , i Have the 0.2.0 pasted and dxvk-remix--372-release
chilly beacon
@stiff apex can you give me some insight on how to make this game work? also how does it perform like is it stable and light/mesh replacement possible?
with Remix v0.4.0 ofc
im trying to setup the ModDB compat so that's why
it was listed as TBD
stiff apex
<@1040060506834223135> can you give me some insight on how to make this game wor...
Light replacements work very well for me but only if i attach them to meshes, not to lights.Dont know if thats the right way/if we gonna get in to other troubles by doing that, For meshes i have 0 experience.
I think i pasted, 0.2.0 and then the #408 or #410 which makes et prety much 0.4.0 i think
chilly beacon
any issues so far?
stiff apex
as short as possible...(what im using currently)
-d3d8 (crosire, v1.11.1.0)
-dinput8
-dxwrapper(asi , dll , ini)
---ini settings enabled:
D3d8to9 = 1
EnableD3d9Wrapper = 1
FilterNonActiveInput = 1
Massive issues with blending on decals , i dont know how to (or if its possible) to slighly move the geometry off of the gorund , or wall etc.. Definitely blending issues.
ohhh , and lets not forget the frikin door and mirrors portals changing the perspective massively
And the mirror projections being spherical.along with blending issue cause there are two planes that constitute the mirror.
Remove the top plane and the mirror gets transparent and you still see the spherical reprojection.
Might try in blender to do something but im not really good with it. The saving of the usd might be a problem , too many options.
now this is weird , this graffiti has alwas been a problem...
like this(all decals have this issue) will check now in remix for the blending flags if there is difference
chilly beacon
also it would nice if you provide rtx.conf file
stiff apex
Also the motion vectors are terrible, Definitely DLSS problem.Horendous ghosting on the character
chilly beacon
Also the motion vectors are terrible, Definitely DLSS problem.Horendous ghosting...
for ghosting people have found solutions here
first turn of auto exposure and see if it helps
stiff apex
for ghosting people have found solutions here
Yep, thats it, but , still has to be dlss cause without dlss there is no ghosting.
The interaction between DLSS and the Eye adaptation is messed up afaik
i was observing the motion vectors and they seem , weird..
not an expert on this, i only have small experience with the motion vectors from rtgi /Pascal Gilcher
@chilly beacon
chilly beacon
thank you 👍
stiff apex
This is a milestone, for me at least.I think someone from nvidia said opaque materials cant use transparency channel(correct me if i missunderstood) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak3a2bg9BgE
stiff apex
jaunty narwhal
whats this?
stiff apex
Very short video, wanted to try to upload direct instead to youtube
stiff apex
stiff apex
@violet bridge Peep the vid
chilly beacon
did you guys try RR from the portal rtx updated runtime?
stiff apex
did you guys try RR from the portal rtx updated runtime?
Not for this video. im currently downloading Portal
violet bridge
<@356539553835778062> Peep the vid
Thank you!
Awesome!
Mirrors looks strange.
I'll be waiting for the video with RR
stiff apex
yeah mirrors always looked strange/spherical projection in this title(i think in MP1 too) we talked aboutthat problem , but no one came up with a solution yet.the only thing that makes et proper reflect are the catmul clark subdifision settings in Omniverse(which do not tranlsate in-game ofc...)
stiff apex
there are two textures fighting each other 1 mirror + a decal i think/grime/dirt , and i cannot comprehend blenders import/export settings ...
stiff apex
New model flat plane add specularity and metallnes
Et worked!! 👍 (...with issues but got them sorted out)
chilly beacon
Et worked!! 👍 (...with issues but got them sorted out)
Nice
stiff apex
It is interesting/curious that this worked with no problem on RR/portals files, but trying with other versions(even the DXVK-remix #522 w/ RR ) the game wouldnt start, different error messages.So i thought lets see some log files.
So the MaxPayne2_d3d9 said something like quads are not supported by rtx remix replacements...whaat. And yet The portal's latest files got no problem. So i triangulate the mesh and it started with remix-0.2.0+DXVK #522(ray recon)
stiff apex
novel harbor
Start game without remix files past the intro cutscene
Exit. Install remix files...
Max Payne 2
paper raft
Is the registry edit in the pins still accurate to get the game running?
paper raft
Can't seem to get remix to hook, tried dxwrapper and crosire's but no luck. Did the Enabled3d9wrapper = 1 and FilterNonActiveInput = 1 with D3d8to9 = 1
stiff apex
Same here,it worked for more than a year and recently just stoped hooking
so i opened this issue
stiff apex
Can't seem to get remix to hook, tried dxwrapper and crosire's but no luck. Did...
if you have the portals files with RR, try them it works for me with those.
chilly beacon
so i opened this issue
can't you disable the built in wrapper that comes with remix
or is it referring to another issue that has surfaced because of remix updates
stiff apex
i dont use that file.
I dont know why this is happening, might be the new drivers or something to do with Nvidias app overlay. Just guessing
This is the file from The widescreen fix for MP2.It hooked for many months and even before with crosires 1.11.1.0 (and i think with 1.12. too) it worked also
paper raft
thank GOD I thought it was just me having issues lol. For the Portal RTX files was it just the .trex folder and the d3d9.dll?
paper raft
https://github.com/NVIDIAGameWorks/rtx-remix/issues/552 Opened a ticket
stiff apex
thank GOD I thought it was just me having issues lol. For the Portal RTX files w...
No , all of these
paper raft
Thanks! But still no dice on my end. That's crazy, I've never seen remix not work at ALL on a directx8 game, it usually always has some kind of reaction. I can't think of anything, but hopefully the ticket helps solve something
high elbow
Thanks! But still no dice on my end. That's crazy, I've never seen remix not wor...
loads up and runs "fine" with ThirteenAG's Ultimate ASI loader with the latest github files for DXVK and the bridge . 32 bit color... no need to prelaunch the game or do the registry edit for color depth.
install order as follows:
1:fresh install of Max payne 2.
2:Install remix and rename the d3d9.dll to Remix.ASI
3:install the Definitive Fix for MP2.
4:Move the Remix.ASI to the scripts folder
5:Use the launcher(set a new shortcut or just launch directly from the games folder the MaxPayne2.exe) to set Your graphics up as exampled in My pic.(adjust for Your needs on resolution)
6:press play.
paper raft
Hmm, did exactly as above but now the game won't launch 
For the ultimate ASI loader, do we keep it named dinput8.dll or rename to d3d8.dll?
stiff apex
Sometimes et looks amazing...
This is with portals RR files btw. I tried the sugested method , it ... woden work
high elbow
Hmm, did exactly as above but now the game won't launch <:hMm:107430743108302860...
wait..Where did You get the dinput8.dll? did You install a second version of ASI loader?
For clarification, The Definitive Fix is/includes Ultimate ASI loader and uses dsound to hook.
So... To answer Your question. no. The only thing that needs to be renamed is d3d9.dll.(this belongs to remix.) rename this to anything you want as long as the file extension is ASI instead of .dll. for simplicity I'd suggest Remix.asi.
paper raft
Hmm still no luck. At any point were y'all able to get it working on the steam version? Or which version are y'all on
high elbow
@paper raft I'm using the steam version but the exe that's being used is a modified one so it's separated from steam I guess.
just coming back to this after a while but it's looking/working even better then I remember . Some off vs on of the first level.
stiff apex
chilly beacon
New model?
stiff apex
Absolutely not.:)
Thats why i posted et.
stiff apex
Yea the temperatures finaly drop so im inspecting now whats what.Some stuff is broken unfortunately but i will push as far as i can
jaunty narwhal
Cool stuff happy to see some progress
makes me more determinated to continue my stuff ;D
idle plover
<@894151488601980949> I'm using the steam version but the exe that's being used...
Lighting is a little dark in some areas. But man it looks great
stiff apex
urban berry
We need to 3D Scan Jensen's jacket 😛
stiff apex
stiff apex
Incase anyone wondering about no sound,audio settings got reset at some point in OBS didnt notice in time.
daring haven
Am I doing something wrong?
stiff apex
i dont see dxwrapper.ini
daring haven
i dont see dxwrapper.ini
stiff apex
Enable these in the ini.
also dxwrapper.asi file(paste et)
daring haven
Where to put this file?
stiff apex
Main directory(should be rtx.conf remove the "(1)" ), but first you need to make the game hook with remix then you paste the rtx.conf (the game will generate its own when you hook it the first time)
Also use the widsescreen fix from here https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp#mp2
Here most of the instructions to make et run, see what you are missing from here.Examine carefully (the cubic environment maps is optional, you gain something from et, and you loose some )
daring haven
Here most of the instructions to make et run, see what you are missing from here...
I seem to have followed the instructions but it refuses to work
stiff apex
did you use the d3d8 from the "MaxPayne2.WidescreenFix"?
daring haven
I don't think so
stiff apex
paste that d3d8.dll then, scripts> global ini , change the parameter UseD3D8to9=1
daring haven
paste that d3d8.dll then, scripts> global ini , change the parameter UseD3D8to9...
the only problem is that rtx remix doesn't work
stiff apex
the only problem is that rtx remix doesn't work
I see your dinput is different size than what i have.Try the one in this zip. Its Around 437kbytes. yours is 376kb
last round of troubles i had with hooking the game was an dinput.dll issue.
I, and others were successfuly hooking without it for a long time maybe something changed from nvidia's side so the solution was that dinput.dll had to be used
daring haven
last round of troubles i had with hooking the game was an dinput.dll issue.
I, a...
Still the same
Oh never mind it seems to be working now
Thank you very much
Is there an rtx.conf that makes the game less dark?
stiff apex
renderer tab> post processing , you have eye adaptation there.
Do you have a mod.usda file in the rtx-remix>mods>gameReadyAssets folder?
what lights do you have ingame?
daring haven
renderer tab> post processing , you have eye adaptation there.
Do you have a mo...
No, I only have the captures folder
stiff apex
No, I only have the captures folder
you have to create the folders manualy.(if you want to put a mod.usda)
daring haven
you have to create the folders manualy.(if you want to put a mod.usda)
Okay, I created it
stiff apex
place et in the gameReadyAssets folder(g small, R capitol ,A capitol - The folder must be named like this)
then ingame disable the enhanced materials (dont disable the enhanced meshes option)
@chilly beacon if you like the slightly updated lights 👆
daring haven
then ingame disable the enhanced materials (dont disable the enhanced meshes opt...
It seems to work however the floor texture has completely disappeared and performance has dropped significantly
stiff apex
Did you disable the enhanced materials(in the enhancements tab) ?
daring haven
yes
stiff apex
restart the whole game see if there is any change
daring haven
When you enter a certain structure, the performance balances out and it works properly
stiff apex
When you enter a certain structure, the performance balances out and it works pr...
ok, thats because of the rain
daring haven
oh
stiff apex
there are alot of "planes" of rain particles one behind another and thats one of the worst things for path tracing to calculate(alpha transparency textures or something , im not a technical man)
stiff apex
oh
you can test options in the path tracer tab(rendering), there are path tracer interactions to be calculated
daring haven
you can test options in the path tracer tab(rendering), there are path tracer in...
This is what's happening outside
daring haven
you can test options in the path tracer tab(rendering), there are path tracer in...
What category is this in?
stiff apex
Check your graphic settings again, in the launche if the game. Also try with disabled environment cube maps(to see if there is difference)
What you are getting in the pic, is some other textures(shader for reflections/cubemaps, or light maps stuff like that) on top of what you suppose to see
the weird part is i havent seen these vehicles have that problem. so check the graphic settings (of the game et self)again carefully
chilly beacon
<@759994782528307220> if you like the slightly updated lights 👆
waiting for the entire mod to be released 😂
daring haven
I think I'll also wait for it to come out in a way that's playable
stiff apex
Magical Melanin Mirror
daring haven
Bro changed a race
violet bridge
N word
chilly beacon
why
uneven vapor
stiff apex
its same in my case. Also as an example, to have directional lights point down, you have to go -90 on x axis (scene Z is not selected in runtime, the captures appear with normal orientation in the toolkit)
craggy shale
loads up and runs "fine" with ThirteenAG's Ultimate ASI loader with the latest...
is this still a thing
cant find definitive fix mod
stiff apex
Place these in the main dir.
Try this and report back , i dont know what happened to the web page that had widescreen fixes for many old games.
craggy shale
Place these in the main dir.
Try this and report back , i dont know what happene...
thats all thats needed for hooking?
stiff apex
Yeah... i know.
craggy shale
I see your dinput is different size than what i have.Try the one in this zip. It...
i need this too right
stiff apex
the dinput8 should be in the dxwrapper files
but...ugh,, so many versions i cant remember which one is which.wait
craggy shale
wait..Where did You get the dinput8.dll? did You install a second version of ASI...
and this?
craggy shale
but...ugh,, so many versions i cant remember which one is which.wait
yea
so much stuff
stiff apex
yeah, i see its dinput not dinput8 for this game. gonna pack these files in one to make et more reasonable
Wapper ,hehe
Basicaly...(i hope this was all of it 🙂 )
1-Install Remix
2-Place Dxwrapper (w/widescreen fix) files
3-Setup The graphics like on the picture(dont forget the target command lines: -nodialog -skipintro )
(^additionaly you can use "-developer" /w "coder" to have all weapons and imortality, if you like to explore more of the world, for when i upload the mod 😄 )
craggy shale
Ive read to change to remix file to remix.asi and put it in scripts folder, this still a thing?
stiff apex
i dont think so
all the files (3 files total) in the script folder are already in the zipfile
nothing else in that folder
stiff apex
AFAIK the d3d8.dll is read as d3d8to9 (not sure)
but no, you dont need a d3d8to9
craggy shale
it hooked, but its borked
also got a error saying that max payne exe wasnt executed properly, ive never seen that error message in windows, but the game started up
stiff apex
disable the enhancements
all of them, lights, materials, meshes,
actualy not all , Leave the meshes on cause the lights are attached to them(if you use my mod.usda from moddb)
craggy shale
maybe it needs specific rtx conf?
btw, dinput.dll, dxwrapper.dll, dxwrapper.ini and the scripts folder is all it needs to get the hook working
it didnt even create an rtx config. thats odd
ok it did now
looks normal when rt is entirely disabled, expected behavior?
wirth rt pitch black
@stiff apex
stiff apex
in the enhancements tab , disable some of the options(lights and materials. Leave the meshes) see if it appears more normally
craggy shale
no difference unfortunately
stiff apex
Have the "enable enhanced assets" ENABLED( but disable the lights and materials)
stiff apex
btw, dinput.dll, dxwrapper.dll, dxwrapper.ini and the scripts folder is all it n...
Thats why max is sqashed, the widesreen fix is not in effect
4:3 format stretched to 16:9
craggy shale
stiff apex
select this one only(if you are using my mod.usda)
craggy shale
i dont have d3d8 and d3d9 dll in my folder because it would require me to replace the d3d9 dll from rtx remix
craggy shale
i dont have d3d8 and d3d9 dll in my folder because it would require me to replac...
is this supposed to happen idk
craggy shale
select this one only(if you are using my mod.usda)
not using any mod usda
just fresh max payne with remix
stiff apex
Get the mod usda, otherwise the game etself doesnt have much light from its self
maybe thats why
there are lights (like when it thunders or some lights to emphasise characters and stuff like that) but not much
Also if you dont have any mod.usda you wont be able to enable or disable enhancements
it will say something like no mod.usda found(at least thats how it was, unless they changed it in the meantime)
To test if its ray/path tracing you can go to game setup and add a light to see if it lights up the world(distant or sphere light etc).
craggy shale
To test if its ray/path tracing you can go to game setup and add a light to see ...
yes it does work
ok, so i can basically disable rt for now , disable enhanced assets and make a capture, then add light to the scene
i wanted to make my own mod to learn remix thats why im not using your mod usda
stiff apex
i wanted to make my own mod to learn remix thats why im not using your mod usda
ah.ok
Yes.You have to disable enhancements to take a capture
stiff apex
man cant even capture scene
dont disable raytacing
take a snap while you are in the dark 🙂
craggy shale
ahh ok
craggy shale
thanks my dude for helping me get this running. I tried to create a new project using the capture but unfortunately it didnt want to create it. No idea whats that about. Ive read that one shouldnt have the game folder in program files, because thats a locked one, but i cannot just copy my steam install because then my exe wont start due to a steam error
stiff apex
thanks my dude for helping me get this running. I tried to create a new project ...
As per their (nvidia)instruction , the REMIX project (and all other projects for that matter,that will be worked in the remix toolkit) must be in a completely different location than the game. you can place et anywhere except in the game dir.(i dont know if they changed this in the mean time, i think its not changed)
then the toolkit connects the project with the game via symlinks(im not a programmer or techincally inclined to know what they are exactly, i just see em as type of shortcuts/connections)
craggy shale
i created a test directory inside the main directory of the game, you think thats fine?
craggy shale
alright thanks ill test it tomorrow again
craggy shale
@stiff apex hi i finally got it working, how you removed that raster shadow?
stiff apex
<@1040060506834223135> hi i finally got it working, how you removed that raster ...
you can remove it with "ignore" or "hide texture". One of the problems with this game is that shadow pass is somehow connected to the "dot" crosshair(and other crosshair types i think) meaning, when you mark the dot as "UI" that shadow/"Ambient occlusion" will appear again
The crosshairs are in 3d(they cast shadows) and go in and out of vision cause sometimes they are lit,sometimes in shadow
The basic one "dot" is hardest to see
as far as i experimented
craggy shale
ever noticed some form of hallucination where remix adds sunlight on windows outside of your view? here an example
its night and the window on the right only adds light when im not looking at it
when looking at it it works correctly
@stiff apex
stiff apex
@craggy shale Gamesetup>fallback light. Disable it
I think you added that to see if the game is pathtracing or not in the beggining
craggy shale
<@1375436937565048922> Gamesetup>fallback light. Disable it
still happening :/
stiff apex
@craggy shale check the "suppress light keeping" in the tab above et.
maybe that light is from the thunder/lightning but it remains instead of getting switched off
If you want to speed up this whole process use this rtx conf
Unless you want to learn step by step, which is gonna be a ... long road
jaunty narwhal
no fix unfortunately
the thing is that you need to find your ways around
culling is worst things that happen in the project
dealing with it when there is no mod for it is painfull
stiff apex
no fix unfortunately
Check Rendering>Anticulling>anticulling lights,disable that
or... maybe you added a light to a texture thats outside(maybe the skydome or something else, a building maybe)
craggy shale
wait you dont face this issue at all?
stiff apex
with the lights stuck from outside, no.
the geometry dissapearing (sometimes) when you rotate the camera, yes. this requires more strategic placement of lights,meaning you attach lights to larger geometry(smaller geometry gets culled moreoften than large)
ofc the large geometry sometimes dissapears too so,when you go from certain parts of a map , everything behind the camera disappears
also, try these two options
fuse world-view mode, None or in world Transform work best in me epxerience.test those two
@craggy shale ah... i think this is the problem you having
select to ignore the directional lights from the game
stiff apex
Those gray chairs, try marking that texture as lightmap, if you see the proper texture appear than... good. if not then textures are not really connected properly through the toolkit
craggy shale
hi, how did you fix the blood decals and shoot holes? @stiff apex
strange coral
hi, how did you fix the blood decals and shoot holes? <@1040060506834223135>
mark them as decal
stiff apex
hi, how did you fix the blood decals and shoot holes? <@1040060506834223135>
as kapibos says, mark as decals but thats the last part.First you need to see the texture in program like photoshop and evaluate the texture's transparency layer/opacity/Alpha channel. then if you save et as BC7 , color, maybe even premultiplied apha enabled (you need Nvidia texture tools plugin to save et properly , is what we were told 🙂 )
This is the way i save if it has transparent(alpha channel), for regular texture i disable the premultiplied alpha(at the bottom)
and then... you need to set alpha blending options (in the toolkit) to ALPHA, and alpha tested:GREATER
lastly as i said before instead of the path of the texture reading "..textures......." its should be ".assets\ingested"
you do this by re entering the same texture (folder button for the albedo/diffuse in this case) , "Copy to assets" folder or some sort of a button will appear.
probably the proper way,the more sane way is to ingest all textures so you dont do this last part every single time.but i dont know about that cause ingesting the textures changed the names for me(adds .a.trex or someting) so im not familiar with that worklfow.
stiff apex
you though it was easy? 😄
craggy shale
well , its something you dont think about, that blood decals gonna be such a problem
but im surprised how well max payne 2 runs with remix. Also Vram usage is very low
stiff apex
when you do et all the time you get used to it.(you dont think about every single detail,only the important stuff)
craggy shale
i also had the idea to create an ASI script to disable culling. So we could capture an entire level in one batch (Like hospital)
stiff apex
Yeah,Vram is low cause lowish texture details, and very optimized/"low" poly models(they had a good sense of portraying stuff optimally geometry wise)
stiff apex
i also had the idea to create an ASI script to disable culling. So we could capt...
thats would be very usefull all in all(as you say for captures),but especialy if it could be customized for gameplay. it needs a bit more of retaining geometry in the cells/rooms whatever they are called
strange coral
as kapibos says, mark as decals but thats the last part.First you need to see th...
hmmm well i said that cuz in max payne 1 you only need to mark them as decal to fix it, i didnt know that in max payne 2 its way more complicated, good to know!
jaunty narwhal
main anchor
@stiff apex let me know if you want any help with the project, I had started my own version a few weeks back and got up to chapter 3, was able to work out most visible bugs besides the occasional unstable mesh and placed my lights multiple times to make it appear seemlessly desite the culling, upscaled everything 4x (using mix of custom PBRify workflow and BPRfusion), even created emissive masks for a lot of the light fixtures, tvs, neon signs, panels with buttons etc. But then my youtube channel got banned a few days and lost motivation to work on any mods..but so bored now lol
stiff apex
Why did you get banned? (if its not a secret...) @main anchor
stiff apex
The major issues i have are to do with the culling (xoxor4d? 😄 ), cant make the maxED2 to work with the steam installation , some say it needs max payne 2 in .iso so it can unpack all the data in the editor... Tho this is only problem in certain areas where most of the cells/rooms disappear behind(i mitigate by attaching lights to walls floors ceeling/theese are least cullable...but still they do dissapear as i said) .
Also if one is expert in maxED2 you problably can easily edit some problematic lights.Some look ugly to me and some(rarely) flicker because of ray reconstruction and probably the unstable mesh(moving/positon-wise ever so slightly on camera movement,The is in the mona burning funhouse level))
And there is the post processing stuff , the wobbly/swirlyness in the dream sequence along with the heavy motion blur there , AND.....the Crosshair/aim problem...
The NPCs models and Max's/Mona's unstable geometry also, i dont want to change to the newer DXVK-remix so i dont mess up something.(some reported stable meshes in some games with the latest itterations. Im on #886 i think)
main anchor
I had just started my YT channel a few weeks ago when I first posted clips of my American Mcgee's Alice mod, even emailed a gaming site about it and they posted an ariticle of that and another on my Dead To Rights mod clips and one of Max Panye 2.. which got me 20k views and 100+ subs..next day woke up to a permaban stating I violated their "impersonation" policy, probably because I joking named the channel Digital Floundry and had a fish in my logo but made it look similar to Digital Foundry's logo..had no idea parody wasn't allowed, such bs
main anchor
I used the .iso version with the widescreen fix, I'll have to double check the geometry stability but haven't encountered any issues with the character models after replacing their textures. I had to do a capture is practically every room and place lights multiple times but your method sounds more efficient. I'll have to see if I can get maxED2 to run as I had no idea that was a thing lol
stiff apex
I replaced the textures on all characters(maybe some i missed, im rechecking stuff all the time/while recapturing levels) , what i meant was geometry wise. Most Geometry is stable except the NPC's and max/mona. Cant change the Mesh/torso/head/legs (to smooth out the normals and or add some more geo density)
sleek sequoia
Anyone still active or familiar with how Max Payne 2 works on Remix? I've just started dabbling in Remix and have encountered an issue with what I think is a culling issue
I'll see if I can attach a video to help better understand
stiff apex
you got stuff selected as UI which are not suposed to be selected as UI
the decal on the floor for example (or other stuff which may be connected to such textures) .Example, selecting the crosshair as UI also passes the "ambient shadow" beneath max's body
also to save you some trouble even after you manage to solve those minor issues ,someone with expertise in MaxEd2 should be able(if possible) to make anticulling mod to solve culling issues, otherwise i did a mod where i attached the lights to a mesh that is less likely to be culled , example=a wall, celling or ,floor(still not perfect).
sleek sequoia
Interesting. I'll see if that fixes it. 🤞
chilly beacon
also to save you some trouble even after you manage to solve those minor issues ...
The developer console should hold some command to disable anti culling
stiff apex
I was searching for such commands but didnt see one for that.
sleek sequoia
Yup it was the crosshair tagged as UI that was causing it
