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Alien: Isolation

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Alien: Isolation
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Developers
Creative Assembly
Publishers
Sega
OS X, Linux Feral Interactive
Release dates
Windows October 7, 2014
macOS (OS X) October 27, 2015[1]
Linux October 27, 2015[1]
Alien: Isolation on Wikipedia
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Key points

Excellent PC version: great performance,[2] many graphics and controls settings, Oculus Rift support, and editable game XML files.
"Novice" and "Nightmare" difficulty modes were added in a free patch.

General information

Official game website
Official forums
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Amazon.com
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Amazon.co.uk
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GamersGate
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store
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macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
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Linux
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
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macOS (OS X)
Linux
All Windows and Linux versions require Steam.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Season Pass
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Corporate Lockdown Part of Season Pass and Collection.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Crew Expendable Part of Collection.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Last Survivor Part of Collection.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Lost Contact Part of Season Pass and Collection.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Safe Haven Part of Season Pass and Collection.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Trauma Part of Season Pass and Collection.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The Trigger Part of Season Pass and Collection.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Save game data location

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

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Field of view (FOV)

Slider in menu goes from 47-75° vertical, with the higher FOV on the left side of the slider.
Slider is using vertical field of view value. Use calculator for conversion to horizontal value.
A FOV higher than 55° makes the main character's legs and feet disappear.

Level of Detail (Pop-in Distance) Increase

Default Level of Detail setting even on Ultra results in excessive object pop-in which can be rectified.
Instructions

SLI Fix

Default SLI compatibility bits do not scale properly in certain areas. Use alternative bits to improve performance at expense of some minor UI & light shaft flicker in places.
Instructions

Input settings

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Czech
Polish
Russian
Brazilian Portuguese
Ukrainian

VR support

Issues fixed

Missing sound effects

When frame rates are high, there are issues playing audio sound effects during the following (known) scenarios:

  1. "Alien kills Ripley" death scenes.
  2. "Working Joe kills Ripley" death scenes
  3. "Ripley struggles against Working Joe" combat scenes
Instructions


Game shows "Disk access" error while loading

Instructions
Instructions

Brightness issues

When using a flamethrower or plasma cutter, there is a little percent that a whole screen becomes very bright and blurry. Most likely it's connected with the trainer for the game.
Instructions
Instructions

Other information

Lens Flare

Instructions

Menu Customization

By editing engine_settings.xml, in-game video options are easy to modify, and changes will be reflected in the game's menu as well.
Instructions
With this knowledge the FOV slider can be customized to show horizontal FOV values instead of the default vertical ones. Furthermore, we can cut off all values that don't show the main character's body anymore:
Instructions

Increased Planar Reflections

It is possible to greatly increase planar reflections (floor reflections).
Instructions

Increased Shadow Map Resolution

2K Shadow Maps (Vanilla)
2K Shadow Maps (Vanilla)
4K Shadow Maps with flickering
4K Shadow Maps with flickering
In-game settings allow for a maximum shadow map resolution of 2048. It is possible to change the settings and increase the value.
Instructions


System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 (32-bit)
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16 GHz
AMD Phenom II X3 710 2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 35 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 430
AMD Radeon HD 5550
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.10.4
Processor (CPU) Intel 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 35 GB
Video card (GPU) 1 GB of VRAM
The following graphics cards are not supported: AMD Radeon HD 4xxx series, ATI X1xxx series, ATI HD2xxx series, Intel Iris 5100, Intel HD5000, Intel Iris 6100, Intel HD6000, Intel HD5300, Intel GMA series, Intel HD3000, Intel HD4000, NVIDIA 1xx series, NVIDIA 9xxx series, NVIDIA 8xxx series, NVIDIA 7xxx series and NVIDIA 3xx series.
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 14.04.3 64-bit, SteamOS
Processor (CPU) 2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 35 GB
Video card (GPU) 1 GB of VRAM
Requires an Nvidia GeForce GTX 600 series graphics card or better running Driver version 355.11 or better. Intel and AMD GPUs are not supported.

References