Alan Wake

Alan Wake

Developer(s)	Remedy Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Remedy Entertainment
Engine	MAX-FX 3.0
First release date	February 16, 2012

Alan Wake

Alan Wake	2012
Alan Wake's American Nightmare	2012

Key points

Excellent port.

General information

Official forums

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source(s)	Store unlock	Notes
Amazon
GamersGate
GameStop
GetGamesGo
GOG.com
GreenManGaming
Origin
Steam

The GOG.com edition and the edition released for the Humble Weekly Bundle are the only DRM-free version of the game. The Steam version has got additional features, such as achievements.

The only places where the soundtrack can be bought are Amazon, Origin and Steam.

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

Game data

	Location
GOG.com	%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Remedy\AlanWake_GOG_Version\
Steam	%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Remedy\AlanWake\ Steam\userdata\<user-id>\108710\

resolution.xml controls screen resolution as well as debugging information, and is automatically recreated if not found.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
GameSave Manager

Video settings

Graphics settings.

Advanced options for graphics.

Graphics option	Native	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Cannot be switched off as an option, as the game is designed with 2XMSAA as a minimum.
Vertical sync (Vsync)

Field of view

Suggested values by aspect ratio:

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

Input settings

Controls settings.

Input Settings	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Enable "Direct aiming" in the controls.
Controller support		Only supports the Xbox 360 controller.

Issues fixed

Binding Enter or Backspace to actions

Enter key cannot be bound • Link Open keybinds.xml found in game data directory. For the action you want to set to Enter use key="0x1c", or use key="0x0e" to set to Backspace.

Disabling blur effects

Turn all blur effects off • Link Start the game with the command line parameter -noblur. Turn only motion blur off • Link Download this archive and unpack it. Copy VectorBlur.obj to directory shaders/build/pc/ found in the installation path of the game.

Low frame rate and stuttering

Disable forced anti-aliasing • Link Open the control panel for your graphics card. In the relevant section, disable forced anti-aliasing and instead adhere to the application settings.

"No World Loaded" error

This is caused by a corrupted download.

Fix corrupted files • Link Use the Steam client's "Verify Integrity of Game Cache" option or redownload the game installer from GOG.com.

Issues unresolved

Commentary Audio Volume

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".

Command line parameters

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

Command	Notes
-hX	Screen height (e.g. -h720).
-wX	Screen width (e.g. -w1280).
-window	Force windowed.
-novsync	Disables v-sync.
-showfps	Shows frame rate counter.
-forcesurround	Forces 5.1 speaker mode.
-forcestereo	Forces stereo speak 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.
-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.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2	7
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz Dual core	2.66 GHz Quad core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9.0c Compatible GPU 512 MB of VRAM	nVidia GeForce GTX260 AMD Radeon 4890 1 GB of VRAM
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB	8 GB