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Revision as of 04:58, 30 April 2020
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Developers | |
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Remedy Entertainment | |
Windows | Nitro Games |
Publishers | |
Remedy Entertainment | |
Engines | |
MAX-FX | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 16, 2012 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 83 |
OpenCritic | 83 |
Alan Wake | |
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Alan Wake | 2012 |
Alan Wake's American Nightmare | 2012 |
Alan Wake Remastered | 2021 |
Alan Wake II | 2023 |
General information
- Official website
- Official forums
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Play Compatibility
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Epic Games Store | DRM-free when launched from the executable.[1] | |||
GamersGate | Collector's Edition also available. | |||
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Collector's Edition also available. | |||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | Collector's Edition also available | |||
Humble Store | Collector's Edition also available. | |||
Steam | Collector's Edition, Franchise also available. |
- The bonus content of the Collector's Edition can be found in the installation folder of the game.
- Game was briefly pulled for a time between May 15, 2017 to October 25, 2018 due to music licensing issues.
DLC and expansion packs
- Base game includes all DLC released for the Xbox 360 version.
Name | Notes | |
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Bonus Materials | Available for free. | |
Collector's Edition Extras |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Remedy\AlanWake\ |
Epic Games Launcher | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Remedy\AlanWake_EGS_Version\ |
Steam | <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/108710/ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/108710/pfx/[Note 1] |
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resolution.xml
controls screen resolution as well as debugging information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Remedy\AlanWake\ |
Epic Games Launcher | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Remedy\AlanWake_EGS_Version\ |
Steam | <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/108710/ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/108710/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud | Approx. 100 MB available. Settings will sync, except graphics settings. |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
- Suggested values by aspect ratio:
Aspect Ratio | FOV |
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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 settings
Binding Enter or Backspace to actions
Edit keybinds.xml[citation needed] |
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Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Czech | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation | |||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | Includes localization for Spain and Latin American countries.[2] | |||
Latin American Spanish | Includes localization for Spain and Latin American countries.[2] | |||
Turkish | Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it. |
Latin American Spanish localization
- Features its own dubbing.
Configure the game in Latin American Spanish[3] |
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Change of language in Epic Store version
Add command line option to the game in Epic Game Store client[4] |
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VR support
3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod: Alan Wake for better 3D support. | |||
TriDef 3D | ||||
vorpX | G3D Officially supported Game, see vorpX gamelist |
Issues unresolved
Commentary audio volume too high
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".
Issues fixed
Everything is black and white on Intel graphics
- This glitch causes all the graphics in the game to appear white, black and dark grey, while all the lighting and shadows seem to work.
- This occurs on (even slightly) older Intel graphics drivers (confirmed with the one that ships with Apple's Boot Camp drivers for Windows 8).
Update graphics driver[citation needed] |
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"No World Loaded" error
- This is caused by a corrupted download.
Fix corrupted files[citation needed] |
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Nvidia Control Panel forced anisotropic filtering disables "darkness effect"
- On Nvidia cards, if anisotropic filtering is forced through Nvidia Control Panel, "darkness effect" post processing (swirls, blur) is missing. Issue is solved by changing AF in Nvidia Control Panel to application controlled and enabling 16x anisotropic filtering in the game options.
Black cutscenes
Use the ingame Vsync and force Vsync through drivers[5] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9, 10 | |
Shader Model support | 3.0, 4.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Disabling blur effects
Turn all blur effects off[citation needed] |
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Start the game with the command line parameter |
Command line parameters
Set these parameters to change certain hidden settings or force different options at start-up.[6]
Command | Description |
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-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. |
-noblur | Disables the in-game vector blur. |
-locale=xx | Forces a selected locale. |
-rigidcamera | Modifies mouse aim behavior. |
-directaiming | Removes all mouse acceleration, also enables -rigidcamera. |
-sensscale | mouse sensitivity multiplier (e.g. -sensscale=0.123) |
-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. |
Difficulty
- Normal difficulty on the PC version is the same as the Hard difficulty in the console version.[7]
Unpacking game files for modding
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qinph0o9dr6yv4a/AWTool.7z?dl=0
System requirements
Windows | ||
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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 9.0c compatible | AMD Radeon 4890 Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible |
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>/108710/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (108710) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ [1] - last accessed on 2019-08-03
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Latin American Spanish Language Pack is available - Remedy Community Forums
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=150500195
- ↑ https://community.remedygames.com/forum/games/alan-wake/alan-wake-help-issues/321231-can-t-set-the-language-in-italian?p=321254#post321254
- ↑ Black cutscenes issue
- ↑ Alan Wake PC Support FAQ and Known Issues FAQ - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ http://alanwake.wikia.com/wiki/Difficulties