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This page is for the original 2012 version. For the 2021 remaster, see Alan Wake Remastered.

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

Alan Wake is a singleplayer third-person action, quick time events and survival horror game in the Alan Wake series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Epic Games Store		DRM-free when launched from the executable.^[2]
GamersGate		Collector's Edition also available.
		Collector's Edition also available.
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming		Collector's Edition also available
Humble Store		Collector's Edition also available.
Microsoft Store
Steam		Collector's Edition also available.
Origin (unavailable)		^[3]

All DLC released for the original Xbox 360 version is included.

The bonus content of the Collector's Edition can be found in the installation folder of the game.

The game was unavailable from May 15, 2017 to October 25, 2018 due to music licensing issues.

Monetization

Type	Notes
Sponsored	Energizer batteries are used to power the protagonist's flashlight throughout the game. Verizon billboards are part of the game world.^[4]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\data\videos`. Delete or rename `startup_mgs.bik` and `startup_remedy.bik`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Remedy\AlanWake\
Epic Games Launcher	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Remedy\AlanWake_EGS_Version\
GOG.com	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Remedy\AlanWake_GOG_Version\
Microsoft Store	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Remedy\AlanWake_MS_Version\
Steam	<Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/108710/
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/108710/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

resolution.xml controls screen resolution as well as debugging information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Remedy\AlanWake\
Epic Games Launcher	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Remedy\AlanWake_EGS_Version\
GOG.com	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Remedy\AlanWake_GOG_Version\
Microsoft Store	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Remedy\AlanWake_MS_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
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Origin
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.
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics settings.

Advanced options for graphics.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		FMVs are windowboxed.
4K Ultra HD		UI elements are meant for 720p and have no scaling applied to them; thus becoming smaller as the output resolution increases.
Field of view (FOV)	See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Set the game to windowed mode then use Borderless Gaming to make the game borderless.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Up to 16 samples.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Up 8x MSAA (2x as the minimum); Low to high FXAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	Triple buffering ^[5]
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	No refresh rate cap but the game is capped at 200 fps.^[6] To remove the cap, See Frame rate (FPS).
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

Frame rate (FPS)

Use DXVK^[7]

DXVK is a DirectX-to-Vulkan wrapper. It will permanently remove the frame rate cap and may fix low framerate issues.

Download DXVK.
Extract the files in the "x32" subfolder to <path-to-game>.

Use Cheat Engine^{[citation needed]}

This process will remove the frame rate cap, but must be performed each time the game is launched.

Mouse sensitivity is tied to frame rate.

Tested on the GOG version of the game.

Download and run Cheat Engine. Go to the main menu.
Set Executable, Writable and CopyOnWrite to Don't Care and memory scan option to alanwake.exe.
Disable the Fast Scan option and search for the value 0.005000 as a float and as a double in rounded (extreme) mode. Select all values.
Set the all the values to 0 to uncap or (1/FPS) for a custom cap.

Ambient occlusion

Force HBAO+ (Nvidia only)^[8]^[9]

Download and run Nvidia Profile Inspector.
Select the Alan Wake profile.
Change Ambient Occlusion compatibility value to 0x00000006.
Change Ambient Occlusion setting to High Quality.
Change Ambient Occlusion usage to Enabled.
Press "Apply Changes" in the top-right corner.

Notes

In-game SSAO needs to be disabled.

Motion blur

Turn motion blur off^[10]

Download this file.
Copy Blur.obj and VectorBlur.obj to <path-to-game>/shaders/build/pc.

Notes

Keeping a copy of the original VectorBlur.obj file in the folder may cause the game to load it instead of the motion blur disabler VectorBlur.obj file, even if it has been renamed. The same may apply to the Blur.obj file. Remove both original files from the folder to avoid that.

Copying the Blur.obj file alone or both files together will remove camera motion blur and per-object motion blur but all dizziness/shroud/taken blur effects as well, though with the darkness effect still present. Copying the VectorBlur.obj file alone will remove camera motion blur only.

Input

Controls settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		`↵ Enter` and `← Backspace` cannot be bound. See Binding Enter or Backspace to actions.
Mouse acceleration		On by default. Enable Direct Aiming in the controls to disable it.
Mouse sensitivity		Tied to frame rate. Higher FPS values make the mouse less responsive. Use the `-sensscale=X` command line argument to adjust the strength of the sliders.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput controllers only.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Two layouts only.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

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

Binding Enter or Backspace to actions

Edit keybinds.xml^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `keybinds.xml`. For the action you want to set to `↵ Enter` use `key="0x1c"`, or use `key="0x0e"` to set to `← Backspace`.

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Separate controls for music, effects, speech, and cinematic.
Surround sound		Auto configures up to 7.1 output.^[11]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Pauses and mutes on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
Czech
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation, download.
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation, download.
Russian				Fan voice-over by «Mechanics VoiceOver». Fan voice-over by «GamesVoice».
Spanish				Includes localization for Spain and Latin American countries.^[12]
Latin American Spanish				Includes localization for Spain and Latin American countries.^[12]
Turkish				Fan translation, download.

Latin American Spanish localization

Features its own dubbing.

Configure the game in Latin American Spanish^[13]
Download the language pack. Extract the files to `<path-to-game>/data/`. Enter this command line argument: `-locale=esm`

Change of language in Epic Game Store version

Add command line option to the game in Epic Game Store client^[14]

Update the game.
Go to Settings in the Epic Games launcher.
Click 'alan wake'.
Tick 'additional command line arguments'.
Type -locale=XX where XX is the language code.

Possible language codes: en, pl, fr, jp, de, esm, it, ko, cht, ru, cz.

VR support

3D modes	GG3D	Notes
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]}
Download and install the appropriate driver for your graphics adapter and OS from Intel's Download Center.

"No World Loaded" error

This is caused by a corrupted download.

Fix corrupted files^{[citation needed]}
Use the Steam client's "Verify Integrity of Game Cache" option or redownload the game installer from GOG.com.

Nvidia Control Panel forced anisotropic filtering disables the "darkness effect" and causes texture flickering

With Nvidia cards, if anisotropic filtering is forced through the Nvidia Control Panel, the "darkness effect" post processing (swirls, blur) might be missing and textures might flicker. This 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^[15]

No sound

Disable the Alienware Sound Center^[16]

Constant "g_mLocalToClip" has an unknown class error on Linux (Wine/Proton)

This issue is more likely to occur with versions of the game outside of Steam, as clients such as Heroic Games Launcher do not install the required dependencies automatically like Steam does.

Install dependencies with Winetricks
Using Winetricks, select the default wineprefix and then install a Windows DLL or component. Install d3dcompiler_47.

Use GE-Proton as the compatibility layer in Steam^[17]
If the game is owned on Steam and the error occurs, using GE-Proton will automatically install the missing dependency on start. This does not apply to non-Steam shortcuts!

No audio in cutscenes on Linux (Wine/Proton)

This issue has reports of being fixed since Proton 7.0.^[18] The fix below is still valid for older versions of Proton.

Add Wine DLL override for `xaudio2_7`
Run the game with the environment variable `WINEDLLOVERRIDES` set to `"xaudio2_7=b,n"`. (In the General tab of the game's Properties window in Steam, put `WINEDLLOVERRIDES="xaudio2_7=b,n" %command%` in the launch options field.)

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Audio	FMOD Ex	4.26.9^[19]
Cutscenes	Bink Video	1.99n

Command line parameters

Set these parameters to change certain hidden settings or force different options at start-up.^[20]

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.
-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.^[21]

Unpacking game files for modding

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qinph0o9dr6yv4a/AWTool.7z?dl=0
https://archive.org/details/awtool.-7z
https://github.com/Nostritius/AWTools

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 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 ATI Radeon HD 4890 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c compatible

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

↑ Alan Wake - last accessed on 2023-02-18
↑ [1] - last accessed on 2019-08-03
↑ Origin - Products - last accessed on 7 June 2022
↑ Alan Wake and the Proper Use of Product Placement - last accessed on 2020-10-01
↑ Alan Wake Vsync Triple buffer - last accessed on 2024
↑ New 120Hz Games Report - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Low FPS no matter what setting?
↑ HBAO+ Compatibility Flags - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Original HBAO+ Post at Guru3D.com Forums - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Alan Wake motion blur disabler
↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 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 - last accessed on May 2023
↑ No sound - last accessed on May 2023
↑ GitHub - GloriousEggroll/protonfixes - protonfixes/gamefixes/108710.py - last accessed on 2023-11-06
↑ GitHub - ValveSoftware/Proton - Alan Wake (108710) Issue #156 - last accessed on 2023-11-06
↑ Exclusive Interview with the Audio Team of "Alan Wake"
↑ Alan Wake PC Support FAQ and Known Issues FAQ - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
↑ alanwake.wikia.com - last accessed on May 2023

[Proton_path_note-5] 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.

[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>/108710/.

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

[5] The app ID (108710) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Alan Wake - last accessed on 2023-02-18

[2] [1] - last accessed on 2019-08-03

[3] Origin - Products - last accessed on 7 June 2022

[4] Alan Wake and the Proper Use of Product Placement - last accessed on 2020-10-01

[6] Alan Wake Vsync Triple buffer - last accessed on 2024

[7] New 120Hz Games Report - last accessed on May 2023

[Low_FPS_no_matter_what_setting.3F-8] Low FPS no matter what setting?

[9] HBAO+ Compatibility Flags - last accessed on May 2023

[10] Original HBAO+ Post at Guru3D.com Forums - last accessed on May 2023

[Alan_Wake_motion_blur_disabler-11] Alan Wake motion blur disabler

[soundmd-12] PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up

[latinamerica-13] 12.0 ^12.1 Latin American Spanish Language Pack is available - Remedy Community Forums

[14] ttps://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=150500195

[15] ttps://community.remedygames.com/forum/games/alan-wake/alan-wake-help-issues/321231-can-t-set-the-language-in-italian?p=321254#post321254

[16] Black cutscenes - last accessed on May 2023

[17] No sound - last accessed on May 2023

[18] GitHub - GloriousEggroll/protonfixes - protonfixes/gamefixes/108710.py - last accessed on 2023-11-06

[19] GitHub - ValveSoftware/Proton - Alan Wake (108710) Issue #156 - last accessed on 2023-11-06

[20] Exclusive Interview with the Audio Team of "Alan Wake"

[21] Alan Wake PC Support FAQ and Known Issues FAQ - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

[22] wake.wikia.com - last accessed on May 2023

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Developers

	Remedy Entertainment
Windows	Nitro Games
Publishers
	Remedy Entertainment
Retail	Nordic Games
Retail (Russia)	Noviy Disk^[1]
Engines
	MAX-FX
Release dates
Windows	February 16, 2012
Reception
Metacritic	83
IGDB	83
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Sponsored
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Quick time events, Survival horror
Themes	Contemporary, Supernatural, Detective/mystery, Fantasy, North America, Horror
Series	Alan Wake

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+{{++}} All DLC released for the original Xbox 360 version is included.
 {{ii}} The bonus content of the ''Collector's Edition'' can be found in the installation folder of the game.
-{{ii}} Game was briefly pulled for a time between May 15, 2017 to October 25, 2018 due to music licensing issues.
+{{ii}} The game was unavailable from May 15, 2017 to October 25, 2018 due to music licensing issues.
-{{DLC|
+==Monetization==
-{{++}} Base game includes all DLC released for the Xbox 360 version.
+{{Monetization
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+|sponsored           = Energizer batteries are used to power the protagonist's flashlight throughout the game.<br>Verizon billboards are part of the game world.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.popmatters.com/126254-alan-wake-and-the-proper-use-of-product-placement-2496187359.html|title=Alan Wake and the Proper Use of Product Placement |date=2020-10-01}}</ref>
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+|discord                   =
-|discord notes         =
+|discord notes             =
-|gog galaxy            = false
+|gog galaxy                = false
-|gog galaxy notes      =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                =
+|origin                    = unknown
-|origin notes          =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud           = true
+|steam cloud               = true
-|steam cloud notes     = Approx. 100 MB available.<br/>Settings will sync, except graphics settings.
+|steam cloud notes         = Approx. 100 MB available.<br/>Settings will sync, except graphics settings.
-|uplay                 =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes           =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud            =
+|xbox cloud                = false
-|xbox cloud notes      =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Alan Wake - Graphics settings.jpg|Graphics settings.}}
 {{Image|Alan Wake - Advanced options.jpg|Advanced options for graphics.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/alan-wake/en
 |widescreen wsgf award      = gold
@@ Line 106: / Line 136: @@
 |multimonitor notes         =
 |ultrawidescreen            = true
-|ultrawidescreen notes      =
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|FMV}}s are {{term|windowboxed}}.
 |4k ultra hd                = true
-|4k ultra hd notes          =
+|4k ultra hd notes          = UI elements are meant for 720p and have no scaling applied to them; thus becoming smaller as the output resolution increases.
 |fov                        = true
 |fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
 |windowed                   = true
 |windowed notes             =
-|borderless windowed        = false
+|borderless windowed        = hackable
-|borderless windowed notes  =
+|borderless windowed notes  = Set the game to windowed mode then use Borderless Gaming to make the game borderless.
 |anisotropic                = true
 |anisotropic notes          = Up to 16 samples.
 |antialiasing               = always on
-|antialiasing notes         = 2x [[MSAA]] is the minimum.
+|antialiasing notes         = Up 8x [[MSAA]] (2x as the minimum); Low to high [[FXAA]].
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
-|vsync notes                =
+|vsync notes                = Triple buffering <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usm1Lo_i4NQ|title=Alan Wake Vsync Triple buffer|date=2024}}</ref>
 |60 fps                     = true
 |60 fps notes               =
 |120 fps                    = true
-|120 fps notes              = No frame rate or refresh rate cap.<ref>[http://120hz.net/showthread.php?3258-New-120Hz-Games-Report New 120Hz Games Report]</ref>
+|120 fps notes              = No refresh rate cap but the game is capped at 200 fps.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160913143805/http://120hz.net/showthread.php?3258-New-120Hz-Games-Report|title=New 120Hz Games Report|date=May 2023}}</ref> To remove the cap, See [[#Frame rate (FPS)|Frame rate (FPS)]].
 |hdr                        = unknown
 |hdr notes                  =
@@ Line 148: / Line 181: @@
 |}
-==Input settings==
+===[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)|Frame rate (FPS)]]===
+{{Fixbox|description=Use DXVK|ref=<ref name="Low FPS no matter what setting?">[https://steamcommunity.com/app/108710/discussions/0/627456487075737950/?ctp=3#c3825284575377586295 Low FPS no matter what setting?]</ref>|fix=
+{{ii}}DXVK is a DirectX-to-Vulkan wrapper. It will permanently remove the frame rate cap and may fix low framerate issues.
+# Download [https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/ DXVK].
+# Extract the files in the "x32" subfolder to <code>{{p|game}}</code>.
+}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Use Cheat Engine|ref={{cn}}|fix=
+{{--}} This process will remove the frame rate cap, but must be performed each time the game is launched.
+{{ii}} Mouse sensitivity is tied to frame rate.
+{{ii}} Tested on the GOG version of the game.
+# Download and run [https://www.cheatengine.org/ Cheat Engine]. Go to the main menu.
+# Set '''Executable''', '''Writable''' and '''CopyOnWrite''' to '''Don't Care''' and memory scan option to '''alanwake.exe'''.
+# Disable the '''Fast Scan''' option and search for the value <code>0.005000</code> as a float and as a double in rounded (extreme) mode. Select all values.
+# Set the all the values to 0 to uncap or (1/FPS) for a custom cap.
+}}
+===Ambient occlusion===
+{{Fixbox|description=Force HBAO+ (Nvidia only)|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sq0vgFlerS-YT093TS2jEpx6xjZP7X1x1BcAs7EHXYY/edit#gid=0&range=A11|title=HBAO+ Compatibility Flags|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?p=4816167&postcount=423|title=Original HBAO+ Post at Guru3D.com Forums|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
+# Download and run [[Nvidia Profile Inspector]].
+# Select the Alan Wake profile.
+#Change <code>Ambient Occlusion compatibility</code> value to <code>0x00000006</code>.
+#Change <code>Ambient Occlusion setting</code> to <code>High Quality</code>.
+#Change <code>Ambient Occlusion usage</code> to <code>Enabled</code>.
+#Press "Apply Changes" in the top-right corner.
+'''Notes'''
+{{ii}} In-game SSAO needs to be disabled.
+}}
+===Motion blur===
+{{Fixbox|description=Turn motion blur off|ref=<ref name="Alan Wake motion blur disabler">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7K6G9IDBUI Alan Wake motion blur disabler]</ref>|fix=
+# Download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2161-alan-wake-motion-blur-disabler/ this file].
+# Copy <code>Blur.obj</code> and <code>VectorBlur.obj</code> to <code>{{p|game}}/shaders/build/pc</code>.
+'''Notes'''
+{{ii}} Keeping a copy of the original {{file|VectorBlur.obj}} file in the folder may cause the game to load it instead of the motion blur disabler {{file|VectorBlur.obj}} file, even if it has been renamed. The same may apply to the {{file|Blur.obj}} file. Remove both original files from the folder to avoid that.
+{{ii}} Copying the {{file|Blur.obj}} file alone or both files together will remove camera motion blur and per-object motion blur but all dizziness/shroud/taken blur effects as well, though with the darkness effect still present. Copying the {{file|VectorBlur.obj}} file alone will remove camera motion blur only.
+}}
+==Input==
 {{Image|Alan Wake - Controls.jpg|Controls settings.}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
-|key remap                 = true
+|key remap                 = limited
-|key remap notes           = {{key|Enter}} and {{key|Backspace}} cannot be bound. See [[#Binding Enter or Backspace to actions|Binding Enter or Backspace to actions]]
+|key remap notes           = {{key|Enter}} and {{key|Backspace}} cannot be bound. See [[#Binding Enter or Backspace to actions|Binding Enter or Backspace to actions]].
 |acceleration option       = true
 |acceleration option notes = On by default. Enable Direct Aiming in the controls to disable it.
 |mouse sensitivity         = true
-|mouse sensitivity notes   =
+|mouse sensitivity notes   = Tied to frame rate. Higher FPS values make the mouse less responsive. Use the <code>-sensscale=X</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]] to adjust the strength of the sliders.
 |mouse menu                = true
 |mouse menu notes          =
@@ Line 221: / Line 294: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Separate controls for music, effects, speech, and cinematic.
-|surround sound           = true
+|surround sound           = always on
-|surround sound notes     = Auto configures up to 7.1 output.<ref name=soundmd>[http://satsun.org/audio/ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up]</ref>
+|surround sound notes     = Auto configures up to 7.1 output.<ref name=soundmd>[https://satsun.org/audio/ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up]</ref>
 |subtitles                = true
 |subtitles notes          =
 |closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
-|mute on focus lost       = true
+|mute on focus lost       = always on
-|mute on focus lost notes =
+|mute on focus lost notes = Pauses and mutes on focus lost
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 283: / Line 358: @@
   |audio     = false
   |subtitles = hackable
-  |notes     = [https://magyaritasok.hu/magyaritasok/alan-wake/alan-wake/1322 Fan translation.]
+  |notes     = Fan translation, [https://magyaritasok.hu/download/1322/alan-wake download].
   |fan       = true
 }}
@@ Line 324: / Line 399: @@
   |subtitles = hackable
   |fan       = true
-  |notes     = [https://tribogamer.com/traducoes/122_traducao-do-alan-wake-para-portugues-do-brasil.html Fan translation]
+  |notes     = Fan translation, [https://tribogamer.com/traducoes/122_traducao-do-alan-wake-para-portugues-do-brasil.html download].
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Russian
   |interface = true
-  |audio     = false
+  |audio     = hackable
   |subtitles = true
-  |notes     =
+  |notes     = [https://www.mediafire.com/file/r2il3pejkzt2ytd/AW_Rus_Snd.zip/file Fan voice-over by «Mechanics VoiceOver»].<br>[https://www.gamesvoice.ru/alanwake Fan voice-over by «GamesVoice»].
-  |fan       =
+  |fan       = true
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
@@ Line 354: / Line 429: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Turkish
-  |interface = true
+  |interface = hackable
   |audio     = false
-  |subtitles = true
+  |subtitles = hackable
   |fan       = true
-  |notes     =
+  |notes     = Fan translation, [https://www.oyunceviri.net/alan-wake/ download].
 }}
 }}
@@ Line 371: / Line 446: @@
 }}
-====Change of language in Epic Store version====
+====Change of language in Epic Game Store version====
 {{Fixbox|description=Add command line option to the game in Epic Game Store client|ref=<ref>https://community.remedygames.com/forum/games/alan-wake/alan-wake-help-issues/321231-can-t-set-the-language-in-italian?p=321254#post321254</ref>|fix=
 # Update the game.
-# Go to Settings in the EGS launcher.
+# Go to Settings in the Epic Games launcher.
 # Click 'alan wake'.
 # Tick 'additional command line arguments'.
@@ Line 393: / Line 468: @@
 |native 3d notes             =
 |nvidia 3d vision            = true
-|nvidia 3d vision notes      = Use [http://helixmod.blogspot.com/2014/08/alan-wake.html Helix Mod: Alan Wake] for better 3D support.
+|nvidia 3d vision notes      = Use [https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2017/05/alan-wake.html Helix Mod: Alan Wake] for better 3D support.
 |vorpx = true
 |vorpx modes = G3D
@@ Line 445: / Line 520: @@
 }}
-===Nvidia Control Panel forced anisotropic filtering disables "darkness effect"===
+===Nvidia Control Panel forced anisotropic filtering disables the "darkness effect" and causes texture flickering===
-{{ii}} 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.
+{{ii}} With Nvidia cards, if anisotropic filtering is forced through the Nvidia Control Panel, the "darkness effect" post processing (swirls, blur) might be missing and textures might flicker. This issue is solved by changing AF in Nvidia Control Panel to application controlled and enabling 16x anisotropic filtering in the game options.
 ===Black cutscenes===
-{{Fixbox|description=Use the ingame Vsync and force Vsync through drivers|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/108710/discussions/0/619569608525339857/ Black cutscenes issue]</ref>}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Use the ingame Vsync and force Vsync through drivers|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/108710/discussions/0/619569608525339857/|title=Black cutscenes|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
+===No sound===
+{{Fixbox|description=Disable the Alienware Sound Center|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/108710/discussions/0/215439774852665337#c1734342793788651460|title=No sound|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
+===Constant "g_mLocalToClip" has an unknown class error on Linux (Wine/Proton)===
+{{ii}} This issue is more likely to occur with versions of the game outside of Steam, as clients such as Heroic Games Launcher do not install the required dependencies automatically like Steam does.
+{{Fixbox|description=Install dependencies with Winetricks|fix=
+# Using Winetricks, select the default wineprefix and then install a Windows DLL or component.
+# Install '''d3dcompiler_47'''.
+}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Use GE-Proton as the compatibility layer in Steam|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/protonfixes/blob/3871e4a88a457fe6116833bc6c023960f49f9429/gamefixes/108710.py|title=GitHub - GloriousEggroll/protonfixes - protonfixes/gamefixes/108710.py|date=2023-11-06}}</ref>|fix=
+{{ii}} If the game is owned on Steam and the error occurs, using GE-Proton will automatically install the missing dependency on start. This does not apply to non-Steam shortcuts!
+}}
+===No audio in cutscenes on Linux (Wine/Proton)===
+{{ii}} This issue has reports of being fixed since Proton 7.0.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/156#issuecomment-1229381540|title=GitHub - ValveSoftware/Proton - Alan Wake (108710) Issue #156|date=2023-11-06}}</ref> The fix below is still valid for older versions of Proton.
+{{Fixbox|description=Add Wine DLL override for {{code|xaudio2_7}}|fix=
+Run the game with the environment variable {{code|WINEDLLOVERRIDES}} set to <code>"xaudio2_7=b,n"</code>. (In the General tab of the game's Properties window in Steam, put <code>WINEDLLOVERRIDES="xaudio2_7=b,n" %command%</code> in the launch options field.)
+}}
 ==Other information==
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      = 9, 10
+|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
@@ Line 472: / Line 566: @@
 |dos modes              =
 |dos modes notes        =
-|shader model versions  = 3.0, 4.0
+|shader model versions  = 3.0
 |shader model notes     =
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = false
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
-|macos 64-bit app       =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}
@@ Line 489: / Line 586: @@
 |physics          = Havok
 |physics notes    =
-|audio            = FMOD
+|audio            = FMOD Ex
-|audio notes      = [http://satsun.org/audio/]
+|audio notes      = 4.26.9<ref>[https://designingsound.org/2010/12/08/exclusive-interview-with-the-audio-team-of-alan-wake/ Exclusive Interview with the Audio Team of "Alan Wake"]</ref>
 |interface        =
 |interface notes  =
 |input            =
 |input notes      =
-|cutscenes        =
+|cutscenes        = Bink Video
-|cutscenes notes  =
+|cutscenes notes  = 1.99n
 |multiplayer      =
 |multiplayer notes=
-}}
-===Disabling blur effects===
-{{Fixbox|description=Turn ''all'' blur effects off|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}|fix=
-Start the game with the command line parameter {{code|-noblur}}.
 }}
@@ Line 530: / Line 622: @@
 ===Difficulty===
-{{ii}} Normal difficulty on the PC version is the same as the Hard difficulty in the console version.<ref>http://alanwake.wikia.com/wiki/Difficulties</ref>
+{{ii}} Normal difficulty on the PC version is the same as the Hard difficulty in the console version.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://alanwake.fandom.com/wiki/Difficulties|title=alanwake.wikia.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 ===Unpacking game files for modding===
-https://www.dropbox.com/s/qinph0o9dr6yv4a/AWTool.7z?dl=0
+https://www.dropbox.com/s/qinph0o9dr6yv4a/AWTool.7z?dl=0<br>
+https://archive.org/details/awtool.-7z<br>
+https://github.com/Nostritius/AWTools
 ==System requirements==
@@ Line 547: / Line 641: @@
 |minDX    = 9.0c
 |minVRAM  = 512 MB
-|minaudio = DirectX compatible sound card
+|minaudio = DirectX 9.0c compatible
 |recOS    = 7
@@ Line 553: / Line 647: @@
 |recCPU2  = AMD Quad Core 3.2 GHz
 |recRAM   = 4 GB
-|recGPU   = AMD Radeon 4890
+|recHD    =
-|recGPU2  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
+|recGPU   = Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
+|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 4890
 |recVRAM  = 1 GB
 |recDX    = 10