Max Payne 3

first patch - fixed reported issues with needing service packs and compatibility with incorrect OS, fixed a range of issues which could have led to crashes on startup and in-game, fixed reported issues of audio dropouts when no audio device was plugged in, or when the headphones/speakers disconnected while in game; fixed reported issues of mouse being sluggish, especially in prone and Shootdodge (increased top end range of mouse sensitivity, but kept the slider from 1-10), fixed reported issues of mouse acceleration affecting aiming and included "-nomouseaccel" commandline option to disable mouse acceleration, fixed reported issues of game locked in incorrect aspect ratio or alt-entering and having incorrect aspect ratio, added commandline option for locked aspect ratio as commandline option -aspectratio width:height (ie. -aspectratio 4:3 / -aspectratio 16:9), fixed reported issues of the video card reporting having 0MB of video memory available

second patch - multiplayer tuning, including spawn point tweaking, improvements to stability/load times and weapon balancing; reduction of Hardcore Playlist requirement from 5,000 to 1,000, fix for gold textures not unlocking on DLC weapons, fix for XP display not incrementing between Rank 49 and Rank 50, fix for issue where game could autosave immediately before a death screen, fix for Rank 50 trophy not unlocking, fix for Unlimited Bullet Time cheat not unlocking, improvements to game security, various bug/stability fixes, MSAA white outline fix, various multihead improvements, text chat added to lobbies by default, mouse acceleration setting added to controls menu, aspect ratio setting added to the graphics menu

v29 patch - fix for Unlimited Bullet Time cheat carrying over into other game modes, fix for inaccessible game modes showing up in the Multiplayer interface, various minor bug fixes

v49 patch - Steam installation fix to reduce the chance of “Social Club UI Failed to Initialize(7)” issues when launching from the Play button, fix for DLC content playlists not appearing in Steam SKU, fix for compatibility issue that was resulting in “Received Bad Data from Host” errors, fix for several code redemption and entitlement bugs that were preventing code redemption and access to DLC through the Rockstar Pass, fix for “Age/Region” errors when trying to access the in-game Store using a Social Club country that did not match the IP address location, fix for Vote Kick circles extending above and below the intended display box area, fix for backspace in lobby chat not working properly

post-v49 patch(es) - release of Payne Thresholds; the new Multiplayer Player Card, which allows you and your friends to track multiplayer stats including current amount of XP, total kills, favorite weapon and more, new Automated cheat protection and lag protection measures, improvements to multiplayer load times, players can now spawn with dual wield if they have two sidearms and no two-handed weapon equipped, Polish language support has been added, party leader now has the option of taking entire party with them when they back out of a match, weapon rank in the Arsenal is now visible on the left side of the screen, not just the right, The Crew menu is now available inside lobbies, XP gained for completing Grinds no longer contributes to rankings in Gang Wars matches, improvements to the spectator camera in Gang Wars, Gang Wars wager system improved to better show betting results

v47 patch - addition of e-commerce features to support Local Justice release and in-game commerce

v57 patch - fix for issue with Chrome unlocks, fix for issue where the Downloadable Content playlist would not show up for individual DLC owners who did not own the Rockstar Pass, fix for issue where the game would be displayed in the wrong language

v78 patch - general improvements to multiplayer, improving overall stability and matchmaking efficiency; added the option to copy one of your Loadouts into an empty custom slot, fixed an issue where wins and losses were reported incorrectly on leaderboards, fixed an issue where explosive kills were not working as intended in Arcade Mode, fixed an issue where newly created Crews and Emblems would not always appear in-game, fixed an issue where dual wielding the PT92 and .38 revolver and firing until the ammunition runs out could cause the weapons to jam

v81 patch - fix for the issue where there game would be in Japanese for players whose Windows language was not set to English, French, Italian, German, or Spanish

v82 patch - fix for playlists showing the % of full sessions as being over 100%, added support for Painful Memories DLC

v113 patch - fixed a reloading issue with the M24, fixed an issue where the auto 9mm would sometimes change fire mode when toggling the laser sight on/off, fixed an issue where the scope and laser attachments for the IA2 AR rifle would occasionally not work, fixed an issue where the grenade indicators would sometimes not display correctly, improved fix for instance of players occasionally getting stuck in cover during the single player campaign, fixed an issue where players could occasionally have trouble aiming using Southpaw controls in the single player campaign, fixed an issue where certain users received an error message when selecting Social Club from the Main Menu, fixed an issue with signing up to Social Club in-game for Japanese users

v114 patch - fixes for the most commonly reported crash issues, achievements added to Steam for all DLC packs

v130 patch - removal of GameSpy features, which have been replaced by Social Club services; store purchases removed from the non-Steam versions of the game (players can still buy Max Payne 3 DLC redemption codes from Steam or other digital retailers, and redeem them in the disc version of the game to access additional content), voice chat improvements to push-to-talk and voice activation thresholds

v161 patch - fix for activation issue following failed/canceled initial activation, fixed an issue with auto sign-in that would cause the Press Start screen to be unresponsive, improvements to matchmaking

v174 patch - improved multiplayer connectivity

v175 patch - improved multiplayer connectivity

v181 patch - improved multiplayer connectivity between users with strict and moderate NAT configurations

v196 patch - added single sign on with Steam to automate the login process once Social Club and Steam are linked, improved connectivity with strict NAT types