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{{Infobox
 
{{Infobox
 
|cover          = AliceMadnessReturns.jpg
 
|cover          = AliceMadnessReturns.jpg
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|developer      = [[Wikipedia:Spicy Horse|Spicy Horse]]
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|developer      = Spicy Horse
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|publisher      = [[Wikipedia:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]]
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|publisher      = Electronic Arts
 
|engine        = Unreal Engine 3
 
|engine        = Unreal Engine 3
 
|release dates  = June 14, 2011
 
|release dates  = June 14, 2011
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{{Availability Table|
 
{{Availability Table|
 
{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/19680/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} | Must be activated on Origin }}
 
{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/19680/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} | Must be activated on Origin }}
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}}
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==Improvements==
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===Disable Intro Videos===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Disable Intro Videos}}
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# Navigate to <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Alice Madness Returns\AliceGame\Config\AliceEngine.ini</code>
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# Find the section "[FullScreenMovie]"
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# Add a semicolon (;) to the beginning of the following entries:
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<pre>StartupMovies=Intro_EA.bik
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StartupMovies=Intro_SH.bik
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StartupMovies=TechLogo_Short.bik</pre>
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Alternatively:
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# Navigating to <code>AliceGame\Movies</code> on the install folder and rename the following files to anything else:
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<pre>Intro_EA.bik
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Intro_Nvidia.bik
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TechLogo_Short.bik
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Intro_SH.bik</pre>
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}}
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===31 FPS cap===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|31 FPS cap}}
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# Navigate to <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Alice Madness Returns\AliceGame\Config\AliceEngine.ini</code>
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# Press Ctrl+F to search for <code>MaxSmoothedFrameRate</code> under <code>[Engine.Engine]</code>
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# Change the following entries: <code>MaxSmoothedFrameRate=60</code>
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* Optionally, you can change the entry: <code>bSmoothFrameRate=True</code> to <code>bSmoothFrameRate=False</code>
 
}}
 
}}
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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}}
 
}}
  
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== Issues And Fixes ==
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=== [[Save game cloud syncing]] ===
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{{Save Game Cloud Syncing
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|steam_cloud            =false
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|steam_cloud_notes      =
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|origin                =true
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|origin_notes          =
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|uplay                  =
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|uplay_notes            =
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|gamesave_manager      =true
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|gamesave_manager_notes =
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|gamestow              =true
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|gamestow_notes        =
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|synctocloud            =
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|synctocloud_notes      =
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|square_enix            =
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|square_enix_notes      =
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}}
  
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=== Save files lost during crash ===
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==Video settings==
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If your game crashes, usually the game will lose the file PC_ProfileList.sav which tells the game your profile name and progress. Navigate to <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Alice Madness Returns</code> and backup your profile folder as the next step will over write them. Now start the game, create a profile(s) with exactly the same name as your previous profile(s) and exit. Now replace the newly created profile(s) with your backed up copies. Then start the game select your profile and it will say 0% progress with 0 time but it should resume from the correct place in the game.
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<!-- [[File:game_settings.png|290px|right|thumb|General settings.]] -->
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{{Video Settings
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|wsgf_link                  =http://www.wsgf.org/dr/alice-madness-returns/en
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|widescreen_wsgf_award      =silver
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|multimonitor_wsgf_award    =incomplete
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|widescreen_resolution      =true
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|widescreen_resolution_notes=
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|multimonitor              =hackable
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|multimonitor_notes        =See [[#Multi-monitor|Multi-monitor]]
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|fov                        =hackable
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|fov_notes                  =See [[#FOV|FOV]]
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|windowed                  =hackable
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|windowed_notes            =See [[#Windowed Mode|Windowed Mode]]
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|borderless_windowed        =unknown
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|borderless_windowed_notes  =
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|anisotropic                =hackable
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|anisotropic_notes          =See [[#Anisotropic Filtering|Anisotropic Filtering]]
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|antialiasing              =true
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|antialiasing_notes        =
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|vsync                      =hackable
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|vsync_notes                =See [[#Vsync|Vsync]]
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}}
  
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=== Negative mouse acceleration ===
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===Multi-monitor===
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The game seems to suffer from negative mouse acceleration (the camera moves slower on faster mouse movements).
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Multi-monitor}}
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Use [[Flawless Widescreen]] to fix the aspect and FOV.
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Be aware that you first need a modified game .exe for the tool to work.
  
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=== 31 FPS cap ===
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# Switch to a single-screen resolution.
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Open the file: <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Alice Madness Returns\AliceGame\Config\AliceEngine.ini</code>
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# Launch the game and select your usual multi-monitor resolution from the Configuration menu.
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# Upon confirmation the display will be cut-off and distorted; you must first select Yes (right + Enter) in the dialog box then navigate to the other Confirm button at the bottom (up + up + Enter). Exit the game.
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# Set your desktop back to your favorite multi-mon resolution.
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# Run flawlessws. Make sure the following boxes are ticked:
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* Enabled
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* FOV Fixes
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* Aspect Fix
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6. Run the game.
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{{ii}} If you ever want to play on a single screen again, first change the resolution from the in-game Configuration menu, exit Alice MR and close flawlessws, then change your desktop res and run the game.
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'''Issues:'''
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* Sometimes the fix is not immediately active during/after some cut-scenes, just proceed a bit further into the game and it should kick in enventually.
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* A few playable sequences (Chapter 3 scrolls) are always Vert- and FOV Boost is inactive, so playing at a single-screen resolution may be needed to complete them.
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}}
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===FOV===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{fixbox/fix|FOV}}
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# Navigate to <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Alice Madness Returns\AliceGame\Config\AliceInput.ini</code>
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# Navigate to the <code>[Engine.PlayerInput]</code>
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# Add the following lines
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<pre>Bindings=(Name="F8",Command="FOV 95",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)
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Bindings=(Name="F9",Command="FOV 100",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)
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Bindings=(Name="F10",Command="FOV 105",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)</pre>
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}}
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===Windowed Mode===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{fixbox/fix|Windowed Mode}}
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# Navigate to <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Alice Madness Returns\AliceGame\Config\AliceEngine.ini</code>
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# Navigate to <code>[SystemSettings]</code>
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# Change <code>Fullscreen=True</code> to <code>Fullscreen=False</code>
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# Save the .ini and load up the game
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}}
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=== Vsync===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{fixbox/fix|Vsync}}
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{{ii}} Default is UseVsync=True
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# Navigate to <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Alice Madness Returns\AliceGame\Config\AliceEngine.ini</code>
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# Find <code>UseVsync=True</code> under <code>[Systemsettings]</code>
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# Set to <code>UseVsync=False</code> to turn it off.
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}}
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===Anisotropic Filtering===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{fixbox/fix|Anisotropic Filtering}}
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# Navigate to <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Alice Madness Returns\AliceGame\Config\AliceEngine.ini</code>
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# Find <code>MaxAnisotropy=16</code> under <code>[Systemsettings]</code>
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# Set to the desired value <code>MaxAnisotropy=**</code>.
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}}
  
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Press Ctrl+F to search for "MaxSmoothedFrameRate" under "[Engine.Engine]"
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==Input settings==
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{{Input Settings
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|key_remap                  =true
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|key_remap_notes            =
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|acceleration_option        =false
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|acceleration_option_notes  =See [[#Negative mouse acceleration|Negative mouse acceleration]]  
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|controller_support        =true
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|controller_support_notes  =
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}}
  
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Change the following entries:
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=== Negative mouse acceleration ===
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<code>
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{{--}} The game seems to suffer from negative mouse acceleration (the camera moves slower on faster mouse movements).
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MaxSmoothedFrameRate=60</code>
 
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Optionally, you can change this entry:
 
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<code>
 
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bSmoothFrameRate=False</code>
 
  
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== Issues Resolved ==
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=== Save files lost during crash ===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Save files lost during crash}}
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{{ii}} If your game crashes, usually the game will lose the file PC_ProfileList.sav which tells the game your profile name and progress.
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# Navigate to <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Alice Madness Returns</code> and backup your profile folder as the next step will over write them.
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# Start the game, create a profile(s) with exactly the same name as your previous profile(s) and exit.
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# Replace the newly created profile(s) with your backed up copies.
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# Start the game select your profile and it will say 0% progress with 0 time but it should resume from the correct place in the game.
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}}
 
=== Umbrella Item Bug ===
 
=== Umbrella Item Bug ===
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During the tutorial, with the fight with a Menacing Ruin, the player is asked to use an Umbrella item.
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Umbrella Item Bug}}
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However, regardless of focus or key-bindings, the action cannot be executed.
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{{ii}} During the tutorial, with the fight with a Menacing Ruin, the player is asked to use an Umbrella item.
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{{ii}} However, regardless of focus or key-bindings, the action cannot be executed.
  
 
Solution transcribed from user xWiNGSx:<ref>http://www.americanmcgee.com/forum/index.php?topic=2876.0 Problem FAQ and Information Guide by user NiGHTSChao689</ref>
 
Solution transcribed from user xWiNGSx:<ref>http://www.americanmcgee.com/forum/index.php?topic=2876.0 Problem FAQ and Information Guide by user NiGHTSChao689</ref>
  
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# Find the folder: <code>C:\Program Files\Origin Games\Alice Madness Returns - The Complete Collection\Game\Alice2\AliaceGame\Config\Default Input\</code>
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# Find the folder: <code>Origin Games\Alice Madness Returns - The Complete Collection\Game\Alice2\AliceGame\Config\Default Input\</code>
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# Find the line: <code>+Bindings=(Name="E",Command="TriggerBlock true | OnRelease TriggerBlock false")</code>
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# Find the line: <pre>+Bindings=(Name="E",Command="TriggerBlock true | OnRelease TriggerBlock false")</pre>
 
# Change the E to whichever letter you want to be block.
 
# Change the E to whichever letter you want to be block.
 
# Save your changes and close out of the config file.
 
# Save your changes and close out of the config file.
 
# Start the game; go to the configure controls option in game; reset controls to default.
 
# Start the game; go to the configure controls option in game; reset controls to default.
 
# Since default for block is now the key you assigned in the config the default controls will reflect this; you can now change the remaining controls to your preference.
 
# Since default for block is now the key you assigned in the config the default controls will reflect this; you can now change the remaining controls to your preference.
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}}
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=== Disable Intro Videos ===
 
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Open the file: <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Alice Madness Returns\AliceGame\Config\AliceEngine.ini</code>
 
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Find the section "[FullScreenMovie]"
 
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Add a semicolon (;) to the beginning of the following entries:
 
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<br /><code>
 
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StartupMovies=Intro_EA.bik<br />
 
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StartupMovies=Intro_SH.bik<br />
 
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StartupMovies=TechLogo_Short.bik</code>
 
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Alternatively, you may disable the intros by going to the \AliceGame\Movies on the install folder and rename the following files to anything else:
 
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Intro_EA.bik
 
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Intro_Nvidia.bik
 
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TechLogo_Short.bik
 
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Intro_SH.bik
 
  
 
=== Extreme Stuttering even in the UI ===
 
=== Extreme Stuttering even in the UI ===
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If you have the DirectX SDK installed (usually only developers), ensure that the 32-bit DirectX Control Panel (i.e. the DirectX Control Panel without "64-bit" in the title) is set to the Retail Version of DirectX 9. Find the DirectX Control Panel in the Start Menu, under Programs. On Vista or Windows 7, just type "DirectX" into the search.
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Extreme Stuttering even in the UI}}
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When DirectX SDK is installed (usually only developers), ensure that the 32-bit DirectX Control Panel (i.e. the DirectX Control Panel without "64-bit" in the title) is set to the Retail Version of DirectX 9.  
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* Find the DirectX Control Panel in the Start Menu, under Programs. On Vista or Windows 7, just type "DirectX" into the search.
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}}
 
=== Alice: Madness Returns has stopped working (Steam Version) ===
 
=== Alice: Madness Returns has stopped working (Steam Version) ===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Alice: Madness Returns has stopped working (Steam Version)}}
 
If your game keeps crashing on startup with this message, try running it as Administrator. It might give you a more accurate error message. The game might be missing the file <code>cudart32_41_22.dll</code>. This is because their Steam installer doesn't install their PhysX libraries. There is a fix for this:
 
If your game keeps crashing on startup with this message, try running it as Administrator. It might give you a more accurate error message. The game might be missing the file <code>cudart32_41_22.dll</code>. This is because their Steam installer doesn't install their PhysX libraries. There is a fix for this:
  
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# Rename it the previously mentioned <code>cudart32_41_22.dll</code>. If you got a slightly different version in the error message, use that one.
 
# Rename it the previously mentioned <code>cudart32_41_22.dll</code>. If you got a slightly different version in the error message, use that one.
  
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The game should run now without that error.
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{{ii}} The game should run now without that error.
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}}
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
 
{{System Requirements
 
{{System Requirements

Revision as of 22:42, 10 July 2013

Template:Infobox

General information

Steam Users' Forums
Steam Community Discussions
Problem FAQ and Information Guide by user NiGHTSChao689

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Improvements

Disable Intro Videos

Instructions

31 FPS cap

Instructions

Game data

Save game location

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Video settings

Template:Video Settings

Multi-monitor

Instructions

FOV

Instructions

Windowed Mode

Instructions

Vsync

Instructions

Anisotropic Filtering

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input Settings

Negative mouse acceleration

The game seems to suffer from negative mouse acceleration (the camera moves slower on faster mouse movements).

Issues Resolved

Save files lost during crash

Instructions

Umbrella Item Bug

Instructions

Extreme Stuttering even in the UI

Instructions

Alice: Madness Returns has stopped working (Steam Version)

Instructions

System requirements

Template:System Requirements


References