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==Game data== | ==Game data== |
Latest revision as of 18:48, 20 March 2024
For the original game, see Alone in the Dark. For the 2024 remake of the original, see Alone in the Dark (2024).
Developers | |
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Eden Games | |
Publishers | |
2008-2018 | Atari |
2018-present | THQ Nordic |
Russia | Akella |
Engines | |
Twilight 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 20, 2008 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 55 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Survival horror, Shooter |
Themes | Horror |
Series | Alone in the Dark |
Alone in the Dark (2008) is a singleplayer first-person and third-person survival horror and shooter game in the Alone in the Dark series.
The PC version is a port of the original Xbox 360 release. All additions from Alone in the Dark: Inferno for PlayStation 3 are missing.
Due to compatibility issues with modern graphics cards and operating systems, the game crashes when accessing the Display options menu, causing the game to run at the lowest graphical settings and resolution. See Issues fixed.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM 7 and SecuROM PA DRM | |||
GamersGate (unavailable) | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | SecuROM PA DRM.[1] Can be launched without the Steam client.[citation needed] | |||
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable) | [2] |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Atari\AITD\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/259170/pfx/[Note 1] |
- The game uses three separate files for saved data:
prefs.aitd
saves all control, audio and graphical settings,res.aitd
saves resolution settings, andsave.aitd
for game progress.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Atari\AITD\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/259170/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | The game has many issues with setting the resolution on most modern systems. See Game crashes when accessing settings on Windows 7 or updated Windows 10. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Use Unknownproject's patch. | ||
4K Ultra HD | When accessing the settings, 4K resolution can be selected. However, the setting needs to be reached incrementally, with game restarts between each change. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Use Unknownproject's patch. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | On by default. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Capped at 60 FPS. Use Unknownproject's patch to unlock. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | Rendered image uses SDR color space. In-game HDR option refers only to HDR Rendering. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See Remapping. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Go to Control Options and press any controller buttons when rebinding a key, until the game asks to confirm the use of a controller. When confirmed, all controls will be automatically rebound for a controller (Xinput controllers work this way). Once this is done, menus are also controller-friendly. | |
Full controller support | Controller support needs to be activated in Control Options. | |
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | Xbox 360 controller prompts. | |
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | Xbox 360 button prompts. | |
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Only in menus. |
Remapping
- Certain keys are unbindable when using the keyboard. The mouse buttons cannot be rebound, Delete cannot be bound to anything, and the default keys for vehicle/misc controls cannot be bound to on-foot controls unless they are unbound from vehicle/misc controls first. One consequence of this is that vehicle and on-foot controls must use separate buttons (i.e. if walking with the arrow keys, they cannot be used for driving) unless the default WASD keys are used.
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music is only an on/off toggle. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | Retail only; cownload for digital releases. | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Russian | Retail only, by Akella; download for digital releases | |||
Spanish | ||||
Polish | Retail only. |
Issues fixed
Menu is not being shown after changing resolution
- After changing a resolution on some configurations, menu is no longer displayed (aside from animated background).
Change resolution manually[citation needed] |
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ResolutionWidth = 1920 ResolutionHeight = 1080 NewResolution = 0 PrevResolutionWidth = 1920 PrevResolutionHeight = 1080
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Game crashes when accessing settings on Windows 7 or updated Windows 10
- On Windows 7 or later the game crashes when trying to access options due to access violation when trying to read available resolutions.
Use Unknownproject's patch[3] |
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Use d3d9 wrapper fix[4] |
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Use GeDoSaTo |
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Game does not start on Windows 10
- Most modern desktop recording solutions (like Nvidia GeForce Experience) are not compatible with the game.
Close any recording programs |
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Set the game to run in compatibility mode for Windows Vista, with disabled fullscreen optimizations[citation needed] |
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Controller is not recognized
Delete or rename xinput1_1.dll in the installation folder
|
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VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
vorpX | Too many problems on newer systems |
Other information
Unknownproject's patch
- Improves 64-bit support and enables the user to configure video settings via an external configuration file.
- If the game is crashing to the desktop on the loading screen, set
Alone_.exe
(the modded executable, not the originalAlone.exe
) to compatibility mode for Windows XP or Vista.
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9.0c | |
Shader Model support | 3 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium D 2.6 GHz AMD Athlon X2 3800+ |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 9 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 7600 ATI Radeon X1650 XT 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS ATI Radeon HD 3850 512 MB of VRAM |
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.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (259170) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Alone in the Dark - Frequently asked questions (SecuROM Support). - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Alone in the Dark® - last accessed on 2022-11-16
- ↑ Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2019-03-21
- ↑ Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2019-03-21