Difference between revisions of "American McGee's Alice"

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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.

American McGee's Alice
American McGee's Alice	2000
American McGee's Alice (2011)	2011
Alice: Madness Returns	2011

Key points

Updated PC remaster in 2011 adds widescreen resolution, controller support, support for newer operating systems and updated character textures.

The game doesn't install correctly on Windows 10 without a custom fix program.

General information

Alice Wiki - A wiki for the series

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		DRM: CDILLA 2 disc check.
Amazon.com		Remastered version included as part of the Alice: Madness Returns Complete Collection.

Essential improvements

HD Texture Pack

This texture pack updates far more textures than the 2011 remaster

Compatible with 2011 remaster

Higher-resolution:

Environment, object and character textures
Animated textures (visual effects)
Menu screens
HUD

Expanded tweaks/cheats menu

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location

Save game data location

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System	Location

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Origin

Video settings

General settings.

Video settings.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Only the 2011 remaster has native widescreen support.

Instructions

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Instructions

High frame rate

Instructions

Input settings

2011 remaster controller screen.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
Dutch				Use the Alice Dutch Patch.
English
French				2011 remaster only
German				2011 remaster only
Italian
Spanish				2011 remaster only

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See How to Play American McGee's Alice in 3D using 3D Vision.

Issues fixed

The game doesn't install correctly on Windows 10

The game's installer seems to skip over several files during the installation process.

Instructions

The game won't run

Instructions

The game launches in a window

The 2011 remaster doesn't retain the fullscreen setting.

Instructions

Instructions

"Archiving recursive error" freeze

Instructions

Low framerate

The game may run poorly even on modern hardware (especially the 2011 remaster)

Instructions

Can't enable A3D surround sound

Instructions

Audio issues

Instructions

Other information

API

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95	98, ME
Processor (CPU)	AMD K6-2 400 MHz Intel Pentium II 400 MHz	AMD Athlon 500 MHz Intel Pentium III 500 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	600 MB	620 MB
Video card (GPU)	16 MB of VRAM DirectX 7 compatible	32 MB of VRAM

References

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 ==Essential improvements==
-===[https://autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=9341 AHK Injector]===
-{{++}} This unofficial patch fixes issues with widescreen and controller support and adds a few new features to the game
-{{ii}} Compatible with 2011 remaster
-* Stage Selection Menu
-* Binds for cheats in the controller menu
-* Camera height control
-* Extended camera distance control
-* "In game" menus for camera adjust and cheats
-* New video options
-* Non-letterboxed cutscenes with no subtitles
 ===[http://www.moddb.com/games/american-mcgees-alice/downloads/american-mcgees-alice-hd HD Texture Pack]===
 {{++}} This texture pack updates far more textures than the 2011 remaster
-{{ii}} Compatible with 2011 remaster and AHK Injector
+{{ii}} Compatible with 2011 remaster
 Higher-resolution:
@@ Line 93: / Line 82: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = incomplete
 |widescreen resolution      = true
-|widescreen resolution notes= 2011 remaster has native widescreen support. For retail version see [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
+|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 |multimonitor               = hackable
 |multimonitor notes         = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
@@ Line 101: / Line 90: @@
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
 |fov                        = hackable
-|fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
+|fov notes                  = Use [http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=53121 Peixoto's patch].
 |windowed                   = true
 |windowed notes             = Can also be toggled with {{key|Alt|Enter}}.
@@ Line 109: / Line 98: @@
 |anisotropic notes          = Force in the [[Glossary:Anisotropic filtering (AF)#Force anisotropic filtering|graphics card control panel]].
 |antialiasing               = hackable
-|antialiasing notes         = Can be forced through the [[NVIDIA Control Panel#Forcing Anti-Aliasing/Anisotropic Filtering|NVIDIA Control Panel]]/AMD Control Center.
+|antialiasing notes         = Force in the graphics card control panel.
 |vsync                      = hackable
 |vsync notes                = See [[#Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]].
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 ===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
+{{ii}} Only the 2011 remaster has native widescreen support.
 {{Fixbox|1=
 {{Fixbox/fix|Set custom resolution|ref=<ref>[http://www.wsgf.org/dr/american-mcgees-alice American McGee's Alice | WSGF]</ref>}}
@@ Line 129: / Line 120: @@
 <pre>seta r_customwidth "1920"
 seta r_customheight "1080"</pre>
-}}
-===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Set custom FOV|ref={{cn|date=October 2016}}}}
-# Download [https://autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=9341 AHK Injector] and extract it wherever you want.
-# Copy the folder {{file|base}} from {{file|AHK Injector\Patches\Alice}} and merge it with the folder {{file|base}} in the installation folder.
-# Double-click {{file|AHK Injector\Help.exe}} and select the "Games" tab.
-# Select {{file|Alice - Remaster.bat}} or {{file|Alice.bat}} from the games list.
-# Under the "FOV correction" section, click on the "adding" link to edit the script.
-# Find {{code|-args -RunningFromAlice2 ^}} and replace it with {{code|-args -RunningFromAlice2 -f XXX ^}} where XXX is the desired FOV value. If the line doesn't exist, add it underneath the line {{code|start %injector% -target "%target%" -script %script% -d3D -1 ^}}.
-# Save the file and click Start to run the game.
 }}

Developers

	Rogue Entertainment
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	id Tech 3
Release dates
Windows	December 5, 2000
Mac OS (Classic)	July 2001
macOS (OS X)	July 2001