Exeption in engineInit: Unable to load save game "Files". File does not exist or it is not a valid savegame file.

[翁战平]

ok so when i launch max payne it brings up a little menu with all the options on but when i hit play i get the error message "Exeption in engineInit: Unable to load save game "Files". File does not exist or it is not a valid savegame file." I have tried removing the space in the directory folder for "Max Payne" and that doesn't help. I also tried renaming the "Documents" folder to "My Documents" in case max payne was looking in the wrong place for the save files and now i am at a loss for ideas. I am running windows 8. any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Tom Keen]

same here

[Stay At Home Dad]

same here

[Scorpeus (PL)]

I've found a solution! Enter the properties of Max Payne in steam library, then go to set launch options and add:

-developer

The game should run fine without this error.

[Space Coward]

That's not the only solution. Playing in Windows 98/ME compatibility mode should also fix the problem.

You may also need to remove spaces from the name. This is fairly simple as well:

1. Download Notepad++, it's a free open-source text editor that does a much better job of formatting and editing than the Notepad you normally have in Windows.
   https://notepad-plus-plus.org/
   • It's completely safe, and I've been using it for almost a year now.
     
   • If you don't trust links (+1 for being smart), just Google search it yourself.
2. Go to your Steamapps\common folder and rename "Max Payne" to "MaxPayne" (no spaces).
3. Go back to Steamapps\ and open appmanifest_12140.acf with Notepad++.
4. Change Line 7, "installdir," to instead go to "MaxPayne" (no spaces).
5. Restart Steam.
6. Open the game, and <gasp> it actually works!

And no, this won't get you VAC banned or anything weird like that. You're modifying the file that basically tells Steam "this is where Max Payne can be found." Valve couldn't care less what you do to that, you can even modify Steam to look like Windows 10's Metro style with their official Skin support; VAC applies to cheats online that affect other players, and things like Store Bans are for violating their terms of service by manipulating their system to get cheaper games.

I'll probably put this all in a guide soon enough.

[Ringbearer]

Compatability mode and admin helped me get to the launcher, but the game itself wouldn't run with same error "Exeption in engineInit: Unable to load save game "Files". File does not exist or it is not a valid savegame file."

What solved this error for me was moving my game directory to the C drive. Turns out my steam library was on another drive.e.g. d:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\MaxPayne etc...

[gonk]

Originally posted by Moss:

That's not the only solution. Playing in Windows 98/ME compatibility mode should also fix the problem.

You may also need to remove spaces from the name. This is fairly simple as well:

1. Download Notepad++, it's a free open-source text editor that does a much better job of formatting and editing than the Notepad you normally have in Windows.
   https://notepad-plus-plus.org/
   • It's completely safe, and I've been using it for almost a year now.
     
   • If you don't trust links (+1 for being smart), just Google search it yourself.
2. Go to your Steamapps\common folder and rename "Max Payne" to "MaxPayne" (no spaces).
3. Go back to Steamapps\ and open appmanifest_12140.acf with Notepad++.
4. Change Line 7, "installdir," to instead go to "MaxPayne" (no spaces).
5. Restart Steam.
6. Open the game, and <gasp> it actually works!

And no, this won't get you VAC banned or anything weird like that. You're modifying the file that basically tells Steam "this is where Max Payne can be found." Valve couldn't care less what you do to that, you can even modify Steam to look like Windows 10's Metro style with their official Skin support; VAC applies to cheats online that affect other players, and things like Store Bans are for violating their terms of service by manipulating their system to get cheaper games.

I'll probably put this all in a guide soon enough.

Doesn't work. Steam reinstalls the game to the previous directory after restarting it.

[nuttsy']

I fixed this. Just install the game in folder on C drive. And open it as Windows 98/ME. Enjoy :)

[johnanderson.s.m.o]

Instala o jogo no disco local C: junto com o sistema, comigo funcionou, eu estava tendo no disco local D: