How To Change La Noire To Directx 11

L.A. Noire

Developers
	Squad Bondi
	Rockstar North[one]
	Rockstar San Diego[ane]
	Rockstar New England[1]
Windows	Rockstar Leeds[1]
Publishers
	Rockstar Games
Russia	1C-SoftClub
Release dates
Windows	November 8, 2011
Reception
Metacritic	83
IGDB	89
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Genres	Action, Adventure
Vehicles	Automobile
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Detective/mystery, North America, Interwar
Serial	L.A. Noire

L.A. Noire
L.A. Noire	2011
L.A. Noire: The VR Instance Files	2017

Contents

• 1 Availability
  • i.1 DLC and expansion packs
  • 1.2 Version differences
• 2 Essential improvements
  • 2.1 Patches
  • two.two V-Patch
  • two.iii Skip intro videos
• 3 Game data
  • iii.1 Configuration file(s) location
  • iii.2 Save game information location
  • 3.iii Save game cloud syncing
• iv Video
  • 4.1 Windowed
  • 4.ii High frame rate
• 5 Input
• 6 Audio
  • six.one Localizations
• 7 VR support
• 8 Issues unresolved
  • eight.1 Massive pop-in and poor LOD quality, fifty-fifty on highest available graphics settings
  • 8.ii Corrupt License File
  • eight.3 Unable to install game to FAT32 partition
  • viii.iv Windows 10 Steam version Complete Edition Club UI at Neon Lights
• 9 Issues stock-still
  • 9.1 Glowing aureola effectually Characters
  • nine.2 Freezing Title Screen
  • 9.three Game Freezes on 64-bit Windows 7
  • ix.4 Game refuses to launch on 64-Bit Windows x
  • 9.5 Slowdown, lag, or frame-rate issues
  • ix.six Crash-to-desktop on Windows 8
  • nine.7 Missing Principal Card
  • 9.8 Nvidia Video Driver crashes
  • 9.ix Black border around game
  • 9.10 USB Controller Problems
  • 9.eleven Run the game at screen refresh rate
  • 9.12 Unable to reposition the window using mouse
  • 9.13 Issues with Rockstar Games Social Society
  • 9.14 Game crashes after launcher with no mistake bulletin
• 10 Other information
  • ten.1 API
  • 10.ii Middleware
  • ten.3 Unlock Chicago Lightning outfit
  • ten.iv Command line parameters
    • 10.iv.1 Undocumented parameters
• 11 System requirements
• 12 Notes
• 13 References

Central points

Frame-rate is capped at 30FPS. Come across High frame-charge per unit.

Full general data

Steam Community Discussions

Availability [edit]

All versions require Rockstar Games Social Club for activation and online features.

All non-Rockstar Games Launcher DRM versions utilize GameShield IronWrap DRM.^[3] Rockstar has non disclosed details of how many automobile activations are allowed nor any other restrictions.^[four]

DLC and expansion packs

DLCs are now a part of the base game.

Name	Notes
DLC Bundle

Version differences [edit]

The Complete Edition is the base game and DLC-bundle.

Essential improvements [edit]

Patches [edit]

Patch_2617_0_0_0.exe is the latest version. Manual installation is required when using the retail version on Windows 8 and afterward or if the automated update fails.^[5]

The Rockstar Games Social Lodge customer should update automatically; the latest version can exist downloaded from Rockstar Games Social Order page.

V-Patch [edit]

Allows using variable framerate, custom FOV and fixes automobile breaking issues.^[6]

Unlocks attribute ratios, adds custom resolution support, borderless windowed mode and pick to skip intro videos.

In "The Fix" case, the pencil tin can non be picked upwards when running the game above xxx fps. The patch has to be temporarily disabled in order to complete the puzzle.^[7]

Skip intro videos [edit]

Skip logos with Five-Patch[8]
Install 5-Patch. Launch the game one time. Open <path-to-game>\lanvp.ini. Change skip_logos=0 to skip_logos=1.

Utilise L.A. Noire Unlocker[8]

Game data [edit]

External settings.

Configuration file(s) location [edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rockstar Games\L.A. Noire\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/110800/pfx/ [Annotation 1]

Save game data location [edit]

Salvage game deject syncing [edit]

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling fill-in of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Uses Rockstar Games Launcher's savegame cloud sync part.

Video [edit]

Display settings

In-game graphics settings

Windowed [edit]

Enable windowed[viii]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open up settings.ini. Change Fullscreen:Yes to Fullscreen:NO.

Apply the -windowed control line argument[9]

High frame rate [edit]

Utilise 5-Patch[10] [11]
Place the .dll file into the location of the game's exe. Allows for variable refresh rate (not but 60FPS) and does not endure from the braking speed bug.

Download and launch Widescreen Fixer[12]
Select L.A. Noire from the games list. Click the gear icon. Check Enable FPS Cap Fix and 59.940 FPS. Save the settings and launch the game. Press * to unlock the frame charge per unit while in-game. Negatively affects cars' handling: Dispatch is too fast, steering is too sensitive, and braking is too slow.

Utilize L.A. Noire Unlocker[viii]
Open Unlocker.ini. Change lock at 60 fps = 0 to lock at 60 fps = 1.

Use L.A Noire FPS Unlocker[thirteen]
Open the tool. Kickoff the game. Press F10 to activate the fix.

Use Crook Engine
Works without restarting the game. Open up LANoire.exe with Crook Engine and scan for 59.94000 Float value. Edit the constitute value proportionally to your desired FPS. 119.88 for 60 FPS 239.76 for 120 FPS 287.712 for 144 FPS 479.52 for 240 FPS

Input [edit]

Controls settings

Remap settings

Audio [edit]

Audio settings

Audio characteristic	State	Notes
Divide book controls		Music, Effects and Dialogue
Surround sound		Machine configures up to 7.ane output[fourteen]
Subtitles
Closed captions		encounter table below for closed caption languages
Mute on focus lost		Game pauses itself and pause bill of fare has no audio.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Fan translation, download.
French
High german
Italian
Polish				Fan translation, download.
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation, download.
Russian
Spanish
Turkish				Fan translation, download.

VR back up [edit]

Issues unresolved [edit]

Massive pop-in and poor LOD quality, even on highest bachelor graphics settings [edit]

Fifty.A. Noire is plagued past very noticeable pop-in and poor level of detail at all times. As this appears to exist hardcoded, currently and probable forever unfixable.

Corrupt License File [edit]

When starting the game, a Gild "Decadent License File" error message is displayed and the game refuses to offset. This problem may occur if the game is not installed in Program Files in C:. ^{[citation needed]}

Unable to install game to FAT32 partition [edit]

Installation of the game will not work on partitions formatted using FAT32. This trouble occurs in Steam when the progress of the download indefinitely "suspends" around the 90% point. This is due to the fact that FAT32 has a file size limit of 4 GB. cases_1_1.large.pc weighs at effectually v.17 GB, which is style beyond what FAT32 can handle.

Recommended class of action is to relocate the installation to an NTFS segmentation.

[edit]

After logging into your Social Order account, you volition be prompted to exit past pressing ESC. After pressing ESC, the screen does not advance to Main Menu. The music will be rolling, but the Social Club UI will go on on Pop Out but will not continue to Main Menu.

You will notice two Gild UI (32 bit) in Taskmanager.

Seems to happen for Windows 10 64 bit Users playing with Steam'due south Fifty.A. Noire Consummate Edition.

You may be able to prepare this issue by using an offline rockstar profile. Go to create account, and click on the little gray link that says utilise offline profile for this game.

Annotation: YOU WILL Not Be ABLE TO (to my knowledge) transfer an offline save online

Y'all likewise might be able to completely bypass this issue past reinstalling the Rockstar Games Launcher, or if you also ain GTA 5 (on steam).

Reinstall Rockstar Games Launcher through GTA V

Download and install GTAV via steam Delete your "Rockstar Games" folder (you probably should brand a fill-in. It isn't very large and can store some important save files and settings) Verify integrity of GTAV (not LA Noire. I call up that'll just reinstall the outdated Rockstar Social social club which is causing the issues.) and launch it (just login with your rockstar credentials there) You should at present be able to login within LA Noire.

Reinstall Rockstar Games Launcher manually[xv]
Delete your "Rockstar Games" installation folder, where the launcher is (you probably should make a backup. It isn't very large and can store some important save files and settings) Install the Rockstar Games Launcher from Rockstar's website, then launch it and log in. You should now exist able to log in within LA Noire and play the game.

Issues stock-still [edit]

Glowing aura around Characters [edit]

Disable in-game SSAO from the Graphics menu.

Freezing Championship Screen [edit]

L.A. Noire for Windows is known to freeze at the title screen during the synchronization process, or immediately afterward, when the photographic camera moves away from the L.A. Noire neon sign. In that location are several possible reasons for this. Some of the most common are:

• Anti-Virus Related Bug where game files are misrecognized as malware. ^[xvi]
• .NET Framework 3.5 or C++ runtime libraries are not properly installed or configured. ^[17]
• Firewall prevents game from making a connection to the internet.
• Compatibility options are set incorrectly on Steam.

Compatibility options ready incorrectly on Steam [citation needed]
Get to <Steam-folder> . Right-click on Steam.exe, choose Properties. Click on the Compatibility tab. Uncheck any boxes that are checked, and click Use. Then, click the Prove settings for all users button. Once again, make sure none of these boxes are checked, and click OK. Click OK to close any open dialog boxes. Double click on Steam.exe to launch Steam.

Updating Microsoft Components [citation needed]
Download and install the latest version of .Cyberspace Framework (iv.5) here Download and install the latest version of Microsoft Visual C++ (2010) here Choose from this page which version of DirectX you will be using and then download and install it Notes This may ready bug whereby the game fails to install or the Rockstar Games Lodge launcher (and therefore the game) fail to launch

Game Freezes on 64-bit Windows 7 [edit]

On 64-bit Windows seven, the game might freeze as soon as the synchronization (refresh) symbol shows up, which appears right after the Squad Bondi logo. This is due to the game beingness incompatible with the current version of the .Net Framework 3.5 installed into your system. This is also the main reason why the associated .NET Framework installer provided with the game won't install.

Fix the .NET Framework on 64-bit Windows vii [commendation needed]

Open the Start menu. Type optionalfeatures.exe and press ↵ Enter. Uncheck Microsoft Framework 3.5.i. Click OK. .Net 3.five will be disabled and the user must restart. On adjacent kick, go dorsum and check Microsoft Framework 3.5.1. This will re-install .Cyberspace three.5 and right the issue. If this does non work, run the .NET Framework clean-up tool, and and then echo the in a higher place steps. If the problem persists after following the above, delete ypatcher.exe from <path-to-game> . The game should commencement up.

Game refuses to launch on 64-Chip Windows 10 [edit]

On 64-bit Windows 10, the game won't get laissez passer the splash screen that appears afterwards you printing "Launch" on the game'southward launcher

Launch Steam as an Administrator [citation needed]

Brand sure that Steam is closed. Correct Click on your Steam shortcut, and run Steam equally an administrator If you want to automate this procedure a chip, AND don't have Steam set to automatically start when your PC logs in, you can go into the compatibility settings, and enable run as administrator. However, this results in a slightly annoying prompt that appears before Steam signs in maxim that "compatibility mode is enabled" and might cause issues.

Ready Details Hither Download Win Reg Files HERE -click on each of the files to add together them to registry. Game Should work under windows 8, admin mode. To uninstall the entries downloaded and run Here

Slowdown, lag, or frame-rate bug [edit]

Tweaking game via control line switches [citation needed]

Run the LANLauncher.exe in <path-to-game> . Click Options. Enter -str and/or -npd and/or +jobs_numThreads 0 (with a space betwixt each control) in the Control Line field to enable a single threaded renderer, which may amend performance or compatibility on some systems. If the problem persists, switching the Renderer field to DirectX 11 in the same options bill of fare can also improve operation significantly.

Disable the Steam Overlay [citation needed]

Crash-to-desktop on Windows 8 [edit]

Utilise patches for Windows 8 compatibility [commendation needed]

It is recommended to first follow Rockstar'southward official instructions, and if this does not piece of work then to follow the instructions below. Download this file containing fixed cases.big.pc and out.wad.pc files. Extract the .rar file to <path-to-game> , overwrite if asked. Update Rockstar Games Social Club to the latest version. If the game was non purchased through Steam, you may as well need to download and install a Windows 8 compatibility patch available from Rockstar. Launch the game. If the in a higher place still does not piece of work for the non-Steam version (and usually the game fails to offset with no mistake message later the loading screen before leaving Windows), please reinstall the game to a location where at that place is no blank space throughout the target folder eg. if the game does not piece of work installed in "D:\Program Files (x86)\Rockstar Games\50.A. Noire", please change the target folder to something like "D:\Games\RockstarGames\L.A.Noire". And then go through Rockstar's official instructions again in regards to installing the latest patches from Rockstar.[18]

Missing Main Menu [edit]

Verify integrity of game cache [citation needed]

Nvidia Video Driver crashes [edit]

Changing the Renderer [citation needed]
Launch L.A. Noire as standard through RSC Get into the avant-garde video settings in the game carte Change the Renderer from DirectX xi to DirectX 9 Restart the game and the crashes should be fixed This fix mainly applies to systems running an Nvidia graphics bill of fare on Windows vii and eight

Black edge effectually game [edit]

This is caused by the display'due south overscan handling. Encounter the Overscan entry for solutions, the linked article lists solutions for AMD, Intel and Nvidia chipsets.

Use V-Patch

USB Controller Problems [edit]

With sure controllers connected to the PC (e.g. Wheel or Flight pedals) a bug can occur with controller prepare to disabled in the game menus the game nonetheless tries to take controller input for some game controls and ignores keyboard input. Most notably this occurs when trying to drive cars.

Use -joysticktype ane command line argument[19]

Run the game at screen refresh rate [edit]

When using the DirectX 11 renderer, fullscreen manner e'er runs at sixty Hz, fifty-fifty if the screen refresh rate is set college than that.

Override refresh rate with 3Dmigoto[8]
Download the latest release of 3Dmigoto. Extract the files from the x32 binder to <path-to-game> . Open up <path-to-game>\d3dx.ini. Alter ;refresh_rate=60 to desired hertz, and remove the semicolon (eastward.g. refresh_rate=120). Change hunting=1 to ;hunting=1 by calculation a semicolon.

Unable to reposition the window using mouse [edit]

Keyboard workaround [citation needed]
Employ Shift+Right Click on taskbar icon. Go to "Move" with keyboard. Use Arrow keys to movement window and printing ↵ Enter.

[edit]

For a listing of issues check Rockstar Games Social Club page

Game crashes afterward launcher with no error message [edit]

Launch game as Ambassador. If on Steam, exit Steam fully and launch it once again every bit Administrator and and so keep to offset the game. If the game doesn't launch, at least an error window should pop up. In the latter example, it may not be necessary to launch as Administrator later on said error was resolved.

Other information [edit]

API [edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 11	No visual differences; DX11 may offering amend compatability and operation

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			32-flake support is deprecated every bit of Title Update v2663.1.0.0.[twenty]

Middleware [edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Audio	FMOD Ex
Cutscenes	Bink Video

MotionScan - for faces capturing

The game itself uses proprietary Squad Bondi engine, which different other mod Rockstar titles, is not RAGE.^[21]

Unlock Chicago Lightning outfit [edit]

Chicago Lightning is sectional to Rockstar Social Club users.^[22]

Utilise Fifty.A. Noire Unlocker[8]

Control line parameters [edit]

This section may require cleanup to meet basic quality standards. The specific problem is: This has go outdated since the latest game update, LANlauncher now simply launches RGSL and doesn't accept these commands.. You can help by modifying the article. The give-and-take folio may contain useful suggestions.

To input launch parameters you lot have to open the launcher of the game, access the Options menu. There you can write the parameters into the Control Line field of the launcher. You lot might have to commencement the game manually using LANLauncher.exe located inside the installation folder to see the launcher. It's noteworthy that Steam e'er starts the game using LANLauncher.exe.

Parameter	Description
-ignorefocus	Don't pause the game if you lot Alt-Tab or click out of its window.
-joysticktype	Force a specific DirectInput controller blazon. Can be used to try different controller button layouts if your controller isn't specifically supported. Come across Supported controllers.
-L	Change the linguistic communication - use English, French, German, Italian or Castilian, case -L french
-mousefree	Allow mouse outside the game window (requires windowed mode).
-nosound	Disables sound.
-npd	Disable the D3D_PUREDEVICE flag from device creation. May help if you take graphics compatibility bug.
-str	Enable single threaded renderer, which may amend performance or compatibility on some systems.
-windowed	Run the game in a window.

Undocumented parameters [edit]

The following parameters are referenced inside the game's files and were likely intended for developer usage simply. Their descriptions are taken direct from the game. There are many more than that are completely unused, and therefore not listed here.

Parameter	Description
-debugburn	Make flaming people never dice!
-disablecrashhandler	Disable the crash handler.
-disablepost	Disable Mail service Furnishings by default.
-dmtf	Disable the D3D D3DCREATE_MULTITHREADED flag, could amend performance at price of stability.
-dx11	Run the game using DirectX eleven.
-err	Test out error letters. (No idea where these messages get sent to, but it's definitely used!)
-leave	Exit immediately (skip the main loop) to examination make clean shutdown.
-gamewells	Allow the player to employ gamewells even if no conversation exists.
-noenvtextures	Don't stream whatever environment textures.
-nonv	Don't intialise the nVidia API. (This may help improve performance for some users!)
-res <width> <height>	Force game to run at resolution a specified resolution ( e.g. -res 1920 1080 )
-revive	Allow the thespian to exist revived manually. (Seems to be referenced subsequently dying in a gun fight. Non certain if information technology will really do anything.)
-TexStreamSize <memsize>	Override the Textures VRAM streaming pool size. (This seems to exist in kilobytes? Not certain.)
-timeofday <fourth dimension>	Override the time of day from the scenario ( float 24 hour fourth dimension, eg. 22.5 is 10:30pm)
-writedefs	Write out Attribute System definitions. (This one is really cool, it dumps out a agglomeration of .xml files into an attribute/defintions folder where L.A. Noire is installed!)

System requirements [edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating arrangement (Bone)	XP SP3, Vista SP1, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Dual Core two.ii GHz AMD Dual Core two.4 GHz	Intel Quad Core three.2 GHz AMD Quad Core 3.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive drive (HDD)	16 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT ATI Radeon HD 3000 512 MB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 AMD Radeon HD 6850 1024 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9 compatible

This game requires a 64-bit OS every bit of Title Update v2663.i.0.0.^[xx]

Notes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game information (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Deject support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/110800/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (110800) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary folio for details.

References

1. ↑ ^{one.0 1.1 1.two one.3} Fifty.A. Noire (2011) Xbox 360 credits - MobyGames - terminal accessed on 2018-06-17
2. ↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-04-sixteen

   Entered in the cardinal from my retail copy of the game into RGS, and it activated successfully.

3. ↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-04-16

   Scanned the .exe of the RGS version, and didn't find any traces of GameShield. Also, the directory did not have any of the GameShield files that the Steam and retail versions have.

4. ↑ Unofficial Listing of Steam Games with DRM - Page 102 - Steam Users' Forums
5. ↑ [11/14/12] L.A. Noire Patch Notes and Manual Links to Updates – Rockstar Support
6. ↑ L.A. Noire - Full FPS Unlock, Car braking test
7. ↑ Bugged cases with unlocked FPS
8. ↑ ^{8.0 viii.1 8.two eight.3 8.4 8.5} Verified by User:Keith on 2019-09-18
9. ↑ Full list of PC control line parameters for 50.A. Noire – Rockstar Support
10. ↑ Reddit
11. ↑ 2021 Completely Unlock FPS (threescore+ FPS, Fixed braking), Ultrawide Support, Borderless Window, Custom Resolutions... - last accessed on 2021-06-09
12. ↑ WidescreenFixer
13. ↑ Unlocking the framerate to 60FPS (new patch) :: Fifty.A. Noire General Discussions
14. ↑ PC Gaming Environment Sound Round-up
15. ↑ Verified by User:Hman360 on 2022-01-18

    Fixed the issue for me with these steps

16. ↑ Freezing on Neon Sign/Championship Screen during synchronization in L.A. Noire for PC
17. ↑ .NET, C++, DirectX: Nothing happening after pressing Launch in L.A. Noire
18. ↑ LA Noire won't offset
19. ↑ Supported controllers for L.A. Noire PC – Rockstar Back up
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1} Fifty.A. Noire PC Championship Update v2663.1.0.0 Notes - last accessed on 2021-05-02

    "Support for 32-chip operating systems has been deprecated"

21. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_of_L.A._Noire
22. ↑ Chicago Lightning | L.A. Noire Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia

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