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{{Infobox game
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|cover        = AliceMadnessReturns.jpg
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|developers  =
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Spicy Horse}}
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|publishers  =
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Electronic Arts}}
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|engines      =
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 3}}
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|release dates=
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 14, 2011}}
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|steam appid  = 19680
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|gogcom page  =
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|wikipedia    = Alice: Madness Returns
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}}
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'''Key points'''
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{{--}} Frame rate is capped at 31 FPS; see [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]].
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'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/19680/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1154 Steam Users' Forums]
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{{mm}} [http://www.americanmcgee.com/forum/index.php?topic=2876.0 Problem FAQ and Information Guide by user NiGHTSChao689]
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==Availability==
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{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/19680/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} | Must be activated on Origin }}
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}}
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 +
==Essential improvements==
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===Skip intro videos===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Disable Intro Videos}}
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# Edit <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\Alice Madness Returns\AliceGame\Config\AliceEngine.ini</code>
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# Find the section <code>[FullScreenMovie]</code>
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# Add a semicolon <code>;</code> to the beginning of the following entries:
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<pre>StartupMovies=Intro_EA.bik
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StartupMovies=Intro_SH.bik
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StartupMovies=TechLogo_Short.bik</pre>
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Alternatively:
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* Navigating to <code>AliceGame\Movies</code> on the install folder and rename the following files to anything else:
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<pre>Intro_EA.bik
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Intro_Nvidia.bik
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TechLogo_Short.bik
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Intro_SH.bik</pre>
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}}
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===Unlock DLC Dresses===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Unlock DLC Dresses}}
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Normally the additional dresses that are available as DLC on the console versions are only usable on PC if you preordered the game, but they can also be unlocked manually:
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* Navigate to <code>AliceGame\Config</code> on the install folder, open <code>DefaultEngine.ini</code>, find the value <code>GIsSpecialPCEdition</code> and change it to <code>TRUE</code> (by default it reads <code>FALSE</code>).
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* Start the game again and go to the Equip screen to change dresses and weapons. You'll find the DLC unlocks there, however you must use the arrow keys to scroll between them. Clicking the arrows on the screen with the mouse will not change Alice's outfit.
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* Note that this trick also unlocks the option to play American McGee's Alice on the main menu; This will not work without the necessary files.
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}}
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==Game data==
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===Configuration file(s) location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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}}
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===Save game data location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\Alice Madness Returns\}}
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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{{Save game cloud syncing
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|origin                = true
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|origin notes          =
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|steam cloud          = false
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|steam cloud notes    =
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|uplay                =
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|uplay notes          =
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|gamesave manager      = true
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|gamesave manager notes=
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}}
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==Video settings==
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<!-- [[File:game_settings.png|290px|right|thumb|General settings.]] -->
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{{Video settings
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|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/alice-madness-returns/en
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|widescreen wsgf award      = silver
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|multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
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|widescreen resolution      = true
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|widescreen resolution notes=
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|multimonitor              = hackable
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|multimonitor notes        = See [[#Multi-monitor|Multi-monitor]].
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|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen notes      =
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|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd notes          =
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|fov                        = hackable
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|fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
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|windowed                  = hackable
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|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
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|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed notes  =
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|anisotropic                = hackable
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|anisotropic notes          = See [[#Anisotropic filtering (AF)|Anisotropic filtering (AF)]].
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|antialiasing              = true
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|antialiasing notes        =
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|vsync                      = hackable
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|vsync notes                = See [[#Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]].
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|oculus rift                = unknown
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|oculus rift notes          =
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|high frame rate            = hackable
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|high frame rate notes      = See [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]].
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|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind notes          =
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Multi-monitor|Multi-monitor]]===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Multi-monitor}}
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Use an older [http://www.wsgf.org/f/u/Flawlessws_1_0_12.zip Flawless Widescreen version] to fix the aspect and FOV.
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Be aware that you first need a modified game .exe for the tool to work.
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# Switch to a single-screen resolution.
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# Launch the game and select your usual multi-monitor resolution from the Configuration menu.
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# Upon confirmation the display will be cut-off and distorted; you must first select Yes (right + Enter) in the dialog box then navigate to the other Confirm button at the bottom (up + up + Enter). Exit the game.
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# Set your desktop back to your favorite multi-mon resolution.
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# Run flawlessws. Make sure the following boxes are ticked:
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#* Enabled
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#* FOV Fixes
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#* Aspect Fix
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# Run the game.
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{{ii}} If you ever want to play on a single screen again, first change the resolution from the in-game Configuration menu, exit Alice MR and close flawlessws, then change your desktop res and run the game.
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'''Issues:'''
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* Sometimes the fix is not immediately active during/after some cut-scenes, just proceed a bit further into the game and it should kick in enventually.
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* A few playable sequences (Chapter 3 scrolls) are always Vert- and FOV Boost is inactive, so playing at a single-screen resolution may be needed to complete them.
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{fixbox/fix|FOV}}
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# Edit <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\Alice Madness Returns\AliceGame\Config\AliceInput.ini</code>
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# Navigate to the <code>[Engine.PlayerInput]</code>
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# Add the following lines:
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<pre>Bindings=(Name="F8",Command="FOV 95",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)
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Bindings=(Name="F9",Command="FOV 100",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)
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Bindings=(Name="F10",Command="FOV 105",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)</pre>
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|Windowed]]===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{fixbox/fix|Windowed Mode}}
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# Edit <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\Alice Madness Returns\AliceGame\Config\AliceEngine.ini</code>
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# Navigate to <code>[SystemSettings]</code>
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# Change <code>Fullscreen=True</code> to <code>Fullscreen=False</code>
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# Save the .ini and load up the game
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Anisotropic filtering (AF)|Anisotropic filtering (AF)]]===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{fixbox/fix|Anisotropic Filtering}}
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# Navigate to <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\Alice Madness Returns\AliceGame\Config\AliceEngine.ini</code>
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# Find <code>MaxAnisotropy=16</code> under <code>[Systemsettings]</code>
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# Set to the desired value <code>MaxAnisotropy=**</code>.
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]]===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{fixbox/fix|Vsync}}
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{{ii}} Default is UseVsync=True
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# Navigate to <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\Alice Madness Returns\AliceGame\Config\AliceEngine.ini</code>
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# Find <code>UseVsync=True</code> under <code>[Systemsettings]</code>
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# Set to <code>UseVsync=False</code> to turn it off.
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}}
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===[[Glossary:High frame rate|High frame rate]]===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|31 FPS cap}}
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# Edit <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\Alice Madness Returns\AliceGame\Config\AliceEngine.ini</code>
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# Go to <code>MaxSmoothedFrameRate</code> under <code>[Engine.Engine]</code>
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# Change the following entries: <code>MaxSmoothedFrameRate=62</code>
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* Optionally, you can change the entry: <code>bSmoothFrameRate=True</code> to <code>bSmoothFrameRate=False</code>
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}}
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==Input settings==
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{{Input settings
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|key remap                = true
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|key remap notes          =
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|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration option notes = See [[#Negative mouse acceleration|Negative mouse acceleration]].
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|mouse menu                = true
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|mouse menu notes          =
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =
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|controller support        = true
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|controller support notes  =
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|full controller          = true
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|full controller notes    =
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|controller remap          = false
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|controller remap notes    =
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|invert controller y-axis  = false
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|invert controller y-axis notes=
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
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}}
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===Negative mouse acceleration===
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{{--}} The game seems to suffer from negative mouse acceleration (the camera moves slower on faster mouse movements).
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==Audio settings==
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{{Audio settings
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|separate volume          = true
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|separate volume notes    = Music, SFX and voices.
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|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound notes    =
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|subtitles                = true
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|subtitles notes          =
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|closed captions          = true
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|closed captions notes    =
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|mute on focus lost      = true
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|mute on focus lost notes =
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|eax support              =
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|eax support notes        =
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}}
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==Issues fixed==
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===Save files lost during crash===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Save files lost during crash}}
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{{ii}} If your game crashes, usually the game will lose the file PC_ProfileList.sav which tells the game your profile name and progress.
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# Navigate to <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\Alice Madness Returns</code> and backup your profile folder as the next step will over write them.
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# Start the game, create a profile(s) with exactly the same name as your previous profile(s) and exit.
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# Replace the newly created profile(s) with your backed up copies.
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# Start the game select your profile and it will say 0% progress with 0 time but it should resume from the correct place in the game.
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}}
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===Umbrella Item Bug===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Umbrella Item Bug|ref=<ref>[http://www.americanmcgee.com/forum/index.php?topic=2876.0 Alice: Madness Returns Problem FAQ and Information - AmericanMcGee.com]</ref>}}
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{{ii}} During the tutorial, with the fight with a Menacing Ruin, the player is asked to use an Umbrella item.
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{{ii}} However, regardless of focus or key-bindings, the action cannot be executed.
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# Find the folder: <code>Origin Games\Alice Madness Returns - The Complete Collection\Game\Alice2\AliceGame\Config\Default Input\</code>
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# Find the line: <pre>+Bindings=(Name="E",Command="TriggerBlock true | OnRelease TriggerBlock false")</pre>
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# Change the E to whichever letter you want to be block.
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# Save your changes and close out of the config file.
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# Start the game; go to the configure controls option in game; reset controls to default.
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# Since default for block is now the key you assigned in the config the default controls will reflect this; you can now change the remaining controls to your preference.
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}}
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Alternative fix of the Umbrella Bug|ref=<ref>[http://www.americanmcgee.com/forum/index.php?topic=2876.msg179942#msg179942 Re: Alice: Madness Returns Problem FAQ and Information - AmericanMcGee.com]</ref>}}
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# Find the config folder of the game, for example in Steam: <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Alice Madness Returns\AliceGame\Config</code>
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# Make a copy of the DefaultInput.ini (for backup purposes) and open it (the original) in Notepad
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# Find the line: <pre>Key_Block = TriggerBlock</pre> (Because of whitespace, a search for just Key_Block is recommended)
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# Change it to this: <pre>Key_Block = TriggerBlock true | OnRelease TriggerBlock false</pre>
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# Save your changes and close out of the config file.
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# Start the game; no need to change any key bindings ingame, your block key should now work.
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}}
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===Extreme Stuttering even in the UI===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Extreme Stuttering even in the UI}}
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When DirectX SDK is installed (usually only developers), ensure that the 32-bit DirectX Control Panel (i.e. the DirectX Control Panel without "64-bit" in the title) is set to the Retail Version of DirectX 9.
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* Find the DirectX Control Panel in the Start Menu, under Programs. On Vista or Windows 7, just type "DirectX" into the search.
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}}
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===Alice: Madness Returns has stopped working (Steam)===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Alice: Madness Returns has stopped working (Steam)}}
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If your game keeps crashing on startup with this message, try running it as Administrator. It might give you a more accurate error message. The game might be missing the file <code>cudart32_41_22.dll</code>. This is because their Steam installer doesn't install their PhysX libraries. There is a fix for this:
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# Install the latest PhysX.
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# Go into the installation folder. This is most likely <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation</code>
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# Do a search for a file that starts with <code>cudart32_41</code>. For example, my version has a filed named <code>cudart32_41_4.dll</code>. Yours might be newer, but it should work fine either way.
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# Copy that file into your Steam folder for Alice. It should be <code>steamapps\common\Alice Madness Returns\Binaries\Win32</code>
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# Rename it the previously mentioned <code>cudart32_41_22.dll</code>. If you got a slightly different version in the error message, use that one.
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{{ii}} The game should run now without that error.
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}}
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===Crash after visiting and completing Quiz Radula Room===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Crash after visiting and completing Quiz Radula Room|ref=<ref>[http://www.americanmcgee.com/forum/index.php?topic=3570.msg178576#msg178576 Crashing leaving Radula Room - AmericanMcGee.com]</ref>}}
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# Answer the first question wrong and the second right, or answer the first two questions wrong and the third right and so on.
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{{ii}} It seems if you answer wrongly until one of the questions is read aloud, the bug does not trigger.
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{{Fixbox/fix|Set Physx to low until you finish the quest|ref=<ref>[http://www.americanmcgee.com/forum/index.php?topic=3570.msg188086#msg188086 Re: Crashing leaving Radula Room - AmericanMcGee.com]</ref>}}
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}}
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==System requirements==
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{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = Windows
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|minOS    = XP SP3, Vista SP2, 7 SP1
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|minCPU  = AMD Athlon X2 1.60 GHz
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|minCPU2  = Intel Core 2 Duo 1.60 GHz
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|minmem  = 2 GB
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|minHD    = 8.5 GB
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|minGPU  = ATI Radeon X1650
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|minGPU2  = NVIDIA GeForce 7600
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|minVRAM  = 256 MB
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|minDX    = 9.0c
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}}
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{{References}}

Revision as of 13:38, 28 May 2014

American McGee's Alice
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Developers
Spicy Horse
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows June 14, 2011
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American McGee's Alice on Wikipedia
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Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Key points

Frame rate is capped at 31 FPS; see High frame rate.

General information

Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums
Problem FAQ and Information Guide by user NiGHTSChao689

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Unlock DLC Dresses

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/19680/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/19680/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Multi-monitor

Instructions

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Windowed

Instructions

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Instructions

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Instructions

High frame rate

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Negative mouse acceleration

The game seems to suffer from negative mouse acceleration (the camera moves slower on faster mouse movements).

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Issues fixed

Save files lost during crash

Instructions

Umbrella Item Bug

Instructions
Instructions

Extreme Stuttering even in the UI

Instructions

Alice: Madness Returns has stopped working (Steam)

Instructions

Crash after visiting and completing Quiz Radula Room

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP SP3, Vista SP2, 7 SP1
Processor (CPU) AMD Athlon X2 1.60 GHz
Intel Core 2 Duo 1.60 GHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8.5 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon X1650
NVIDIA GeForce 7600
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References