Alan Wake
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- Available without DRM on GOG.com.
- Excellent Port
General Information
Availability
Version Differences
Alan Wake is available on GOG.com, DRM-free and with some bonus content. It's also available on Steam and GamersGate with Steamworks DRM (Steam Cloud and Achievements).
Collector's Edition
Collector's Edition includes 130-page illustrated PDF Book and a full soundtrack.
- Alan Wake Files PDF is kept:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Alan Wake\Alan_Wake_Files
- Soundtrack is kept:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Alan Wake\Soundtrack
Improvements
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 |
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-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). |
-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. |
Game data
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resolution.xml
controls screen resolution as well as debugging information, and is regenerated if not found.
Save game cloud syncing
Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing
Video settings
- Suggested FOV value by aspect ratio:
15:4 (3840x1024) >> FOV 15
48:10 (5040x1050) >> FOV 19
48:9 (5760x1080) >> FOV 20
Input settings
Issues and Fixes
Keyboard and Mouse Binding
Instructions |
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Commentary Audio Volume
The volume for audio commentary is uncomfortably high, with no way of changing it. The 1.02 patch modified it to be "more sensible".
Alt+Tab Causes Crash
Alt+Tab causes a crash, although it is possible to use the Windows key to come out of the game. Patch 1.05 and 1.06 fixes most alt-tab issues.
Trees Flicker After Alt+Tab During Day Scenes
This glitch is related to NVIDIA videocards, Fixed in patch 1.03.
Stuttering Frame Rate When Game Starts
If you're experiencing extremely low frame rates (1 FPS or less) as soon as the game starts, make sure your graphics card is configured to heed application settings for FSAA/FXAA rather than overriding them.
"No World Loaded" message is visible on screen
This is due to corrupted download. Please use the Steam Client's "Verify Integrity of Game Cache", which can find in Alan Wake / Properties / Local Files.
SLI and Crossfire Support
Remedy reports that multi-GPU configurations are not well-supported, and recommends switching the option off. However, SLI support is a 'high priority' on Remedy's update roadmap, which states that it may be added sometime after the second patch.
There is a Crossfire profile which increases performances by approximately 70% [1].
Blur Effects
The commandline option -noblur
will disable all blur effects. See this thread on the official Alan Wake forums for a tweak to only disable motion blur.
Instructions |
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System requirements