Difference between revisions of "Alan Wake's American Nightmare"

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Alan Wake
Alan Wake	2012
Alan Wake's American Nightmare	2012
Alan Wake Remastered	2021
Alan Wake II	2023

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		DRM-free when launched directly from executable.^[1]
GamersGate

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam		Alan Wake Franchise also available.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename the video file^[2]
Go to `<path-to-game>\data\videos\` Delete or rename `startup_remedy.bik`

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
Steam	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Remedy\AmericanNightmare <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\202750\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/202750/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Remedy\AmericanNightmare_GOG_Version\
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\202750\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/202750/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud		Approx. 100 MB available.

Video

Graphics settings.

Advanced options for graphics.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ scaling and pillarboxed FMVs.^[3]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Up to 16 samples.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Up 8x MSAA (2x as the minimum); Low to high FXAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		No frame rate or refresh rate cap.^[4]
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Suggested values by aspect ratio:

Aspect Ratio	FOV
16:9, 16:10, 15:9	FOV 11
21:9 (2560x1080)	FOV 13
15:4 (3840x1024)	FOV 15
48:10 (5040x1050)	FOV 19
48:9 (5760x1080)	FOV 20

Input

Controls settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		On by default. Enable Direct Aiming in the controls to disable it.
Mouse sensitivity		Use `-sensscale=X` to adjust the strength of the sliders.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Two layouts only.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Rapidly changes button prompts

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, SFX, speech, cinematics
Surround sound		Auto configures up to 7.1 output^[5]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation, download.
Russian				Official localization by «1C-Softclub»
Russian				Fan translation by «ZoG Forum Team». Fan audio localization by GamesVoice
Spanish
Turkish				Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it.

VR support

3D modes	State	GG3D	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
TriDef 3D
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Other information

Command line parameters

Set these parameters to change certain hidden settings or force different options at start-up.

Command	Description
-hX	Screen height (e.g. -h720).
-wX	Screen width (e.g. -w1280).
-window	Force windowed.
-novsync	Disables Vsync.
-showfps	Shows frame rate counter.
-forcesurround	Forces 5.1 speaker mode.
-forcestereo	Forces stereo speaker mode.
-nosound	Disables sound.
-cleancloud	Deletes save games and settings for Alan Wake from the Steam Cloud.
-locale=xx	Forces a selected locale.
-sensscale=X	Changes the mouse sensitivity scale slider in-game. Allows for a wider range on the scale.
-developermenu	Lets you enable some cheats via the pause menu (debug mode).^[6]
-freecamera	Pressing the right thumb stick enables/disables freecamera mode. There is no keyboard switch.

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
Shader Model support	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Audio	FMOD Ex	4.26.9
Cutscenes	Bink Video	1.99n

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz AMD Dual Core 2.8 GHz	Intel Quad Core 2.66 GHz AMD Quad Core 3.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible	1 GB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible sound card

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/202750/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (202750) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-10-17
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-10-03
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-10-03
Screenshots taken at 2560x1080 and 1920x1080, then compared.
↑ New 120Hz Games Report
↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
↑ Enable Cheat Codes For GOG Version (Works with all versions)

[Proton_path_note-3] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/202750/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (202750) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/202750/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (202750) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-10-17

[2] Verified by User:Rose on 2020-10-03

[4] Verified by User:Rose on 2020-10-03
Screenshots taken at 2560x1080 and 1920x1080, then compared.

[5] New 120Hz Games Report

[6] PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up

[7] Enable Cheat Codes For GOG Version (Works with all versions)

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Developers

	Remedy Entertainment
Windows	Nitro Games
Publishers
	Remedy Entertainment
Engines
	MAX-FX
Release dates
Windows	May 22, 2012
Reception
Metacritic	73
IGDB	79
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action
Themes	North America, Supernatural
Series	Alan Wake