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== Command line parameters ==
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Commands are entered from the Steam launch options. Right click on the Alan Wake in Steam Library, click Properties, click Set Launch Options. Then enter one or more of the following commands.
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| <code>-developermenu</code> || Unlocks all episodes and allows you to play at Nightmare difficulty without completing the game first on lower difficulties.
 
| <code>-developermenu</code> || Unlocks all episodes and allows you to play at Nightmare difficulty without completing the game first on lower difficulties.
 
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Alan Wake
Alan Wake 2012
Alan Wake's American Nightmare 2012
Alan Wake Remastered 2021
Alan Wake II 2023

Key points

Excellent port.

General information

Remedy Forums
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Users' Forums for game series
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

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The GOG.com edition is the only DRM-free version of the game. The Steam version has got additional features, such as achievements.
The only place where the soundtrack can be bought is Steam.
The bonus content of the Collector's Edition can be found in the installation folder of the game.

Game data

Template:Game Location Table

resolution.xml controls screen resolution as well as debugging information, and is automatically recreated if not found.

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Video settings

Graphics settings.
Advanced options for graphics.

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Suggested FOV value by aspect ratio:

15:4 (3840x1024) >> FOV 15

48:10 (5040x1050) >> FOV 19

48:9 (5760x1080) >> FOV 20

Input settings

Control settings.

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Issues fixed

Keyboard and Mouse Binding

Instructions

Blur Effects

The commandline option -noblur will disable all blur effects. See this thread on the official Alan Wake forums for a tweak to only disable motion blur.

Instructions

SLI and Crossfire Support

Remedy reports that multi-GPU configurations are not well-supported, and recommends switching the option off. However, SLI support is a 'high priority' on Remedy's update roadmap, which states that it may be added sometime after the second patch.

There is a Crossfire profile which increases performances by approximately 70% [1].

Stuttering Frame Rate When Game Starts

If you're experiencing extremely low frame rates (1 FPS or less) as soon as the game starts, make sure your graphics card is configured to heed application settings for FSAA/FXAA rather than overriding them.

"No World Loaded" error

This is caused by a corrupted download.
Instructions

Issues unresolved

Commentary Audio Volume

The volume for audio commentary cannot be changed and may be too high for some users. It was lowered slightly in 1.02 to be "more sensible".

Command line parameters

Set these parameters to change certain settings.

Command Notes
-hX Screen height (e.g. -h720).
-wX Screen width (e.g. -w1280).
-window Force windowed.
-novsync Disables v-sync.
-showfps Shows frame rate counter.
-forcesurround Forces 5.1 speaker mode.
-forcestereo Forces stereo speak mode.
-nosound Disables sound.
-cleancloud Deletes save games and settings for Alan Wake from Steam Cloud.
-noblur Disables the in-game vector blur.
-locale=xx Forces a selected locale (this can be changed in Steam game settings).
-rigidcamera Modifies mouse aim behavior.
-directaiming Removes all mouse acceleration, also enables -rigidcamera.
-nativekeys Fixes windows language bar or input language disappearance.
-developermenu Unlocks all episodes and allows you to play at Nightmare difficulty without completing the game first on lower difficulties.
-freecamera Pressing the right thumb stick enables/disables freecamera mode. There is no keyboard switch.

System requirements

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