Alan Wake
Alan Wake was originally an Xbox 360 game which has now been ported to the PC by the original developers Remedy. Reports have come in that some people are experiencing poor performance on PC.
Version Differences
Alan Wake is a Steamworks game, which means that all digital and retail versions can be registered on Steam.
Collector's Edition
Collector's Edition includes 130-page illustrated PDF Book and a full soundtrack.
- Alan Wake Files PDF is kept:
Steam\steamapps\common\Alan Wake\Alan_Wake_Files
- Soundtrack is kept:
Steam\steamapps\common\Alan Wake\Soundtrack
Issues and Fixes
Mouse
- Mouse control employs mouse acceleration and smoothing that cannot be disabled.
Keyboard and Mouse Binding
- Commands cannot be bound to the mouse buttons 4 and 5 and the mousewheel.
- Enter key cannot be bound.
- Numpad keys cannot be bound with the cursor keys (useful for left-handed players).
Fix: edit the file:
Steam\userdata\[steam id?]\108710\remote\keybinds.xm
Keycodes are "MF1" (without E0 prefix).
Commentary Audio Volume
The volume for audio commentary is uncomfortably high, with no way of changing it.
Alt+Tab Causes Crash
Alt+Tab causes a crash, although it is possible to use the Windows key to come out of the game.
Graphical Tweaks
Field of Vision
A slider is natively supported. However, there is no numerical value on the slider. The developer has stated the scale is between is ~0.8-1.2.[1].
Multimonitor Support
Alan Wake supports 3x1 EyeFinity configurations only. The 5x1 and 3x2 configurations are not supported.
On Windows XP, NVIDIA nView Span mode will not work. It is recommend using the 'extend desktop' display option instead[2].
SLI and Crossfire Support
Remedy reports that multi-GPU configurations are not well-supported, and recommends switch the option off.
There is a Crossfire profile which increases performances by approximately 70%.
Antialiasing
Antialiasing cannot be switched off as an option, as the game is designed with 2XMSAA as a minimum.
Noblur
The console command -noblur does switch off the motion blur command, but reactivates during scripted sequences.
Save Game Data
Folder Location
Windows 7:
C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Remedy\AlanWake
Windows XP:
\My Documents\Remedy\AlanWake
The save game folder also contains resolution.xml, which controls screen resolution, as well as debugging information, and is regenerated if not found.
Cloud Support
Steam Cloud
Alan Wake supports Steam Cloud for save game data.
- Statistics are not transferred.
- Steam Cloud:
Steam\userdata\108710\
Controller Support
Alan Wake PC and Xbox 360 both use the same control.
- Vibration support is not enabled.
Command Line Options
Commands are entered from the Steam launch options. Right click on the Alan Wake in Steam Library, click Properties, click Set Launch Options. Then enter one or more of the following commands.
Command | Notes |
---|---|
-h |
Screen height (e.g. -h720). |
-w |
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 Steam Cloud. |
-noblur |
Disables the in-game vector blur. |
-locale=xx |
Forces a selected locale (this can be changed in Steam game settings). |