I Am Alive

Key points

Controller highly recommended due to mouse movement stutters.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		TAGES Solidshield DRM.
GamersGate

Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
Ubisoft Store		Included with Ubisoft+.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files^[1]
Go to `<path-to-game>\data\Videos` Delete or rename `Logo_ESRB.bik`, `Logo-Ubisoft.bik` and `Unreal_TechLogo.bik`

Disable shaders

Use Peixoto's patch^[1]
Use Peixoto's patch to disable the depth of field, film grain, or black and white shaders.

Increased view distance

Use Flawless Widescreen^[1]
Use Flawless Widescreen and enable View Distance fix in the game's profile (this will significantly impact performance).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\IAmAlive\Save\IAA_Profile\profile.sav <path-to-game>\src\System\UserSettings.ini^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/214250/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Some user settings are saved in profile.sav which is encrypted.^[2]

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\IAmAlive\Save\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/214250/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video settings

Video settings.

Game settings.

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Widescreen resolution

Resolution may need to be set manually if it can't be set in-game.

Set FullscreenViewportX/Y^{[citation needed]}
Go to `src\SYSTEM` in the installation folder. Open `UserSettings.ini`. Go to `[UserVideoOptions.IAAPlayer]`. Change `FullscreenViewportX` and `FullscreenViewportY` to your resolution. Set `MonitorAspect` to `1.777777`. Save your changes.

Input settings

Control settings.

Key mapping.

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Audio settings

Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: I Am Alive and Helix Mod: I am Alive (Alternative).

Issues unresolved

Mouse movement stutters

Camera movement is stuttering very badly when using the mouse, while it is smooth when using a controller.

When the game is loading additional world data in the background it stops responding to mouse movement. Currently there isn't a fix available.

Issues fixed

Menu lag and low performance

Frequent freezing every few seconds.

Disable HID Devices^{[citation needed]}

Disable all HID Compliant devices in the Device Manager (every device starting with HID Compliant under Human Interface section).^[3]

Notes

Fix may disable the mouse and keyboard.

Checking systems and iamalive_game.exe not working

Appears to be caused by a startup validation process which can be disabled.^[4]

Can also be caused by running on an unsupported operating system.^[5]

SystemValidation^{[citation needed]}

Open UserSettings.ini and change the RunValidation value to false.^[6]

[SystemValidation]
RunValidation=False
LastAdapterNumber=0

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3, Vista SP1, 7
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ / Intel Pentium 4 630
System memory (RAM)	1 GB (XP), 2 GB (Vista or 7)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATI Radeon HD 2600XT

Notes

↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/214250/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (214250) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Verified by User:Antrad on October 11, 2018
↑ I am Alive PC - Page 8 - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/214250/discussions/0/864945276452100225/#p2
↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/214250/discussions/0/864945309941360825/
↑ I am Alive PC - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/214250/discussions/0/864945309941360825/

[gamedir-2] When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/214250/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (214250) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[refcheck_Antrad-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Verified by User:Antrad on October 11, 2018

[4] I am Alive PC - Page 8 - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

[5] ttps://steamcommunity.com/app/214250/discussions/0/864945276452100225/#p2

[6] ttps://steamcommunity.com/app/214250/discussions/0/864945309941360825/

[7] I am Alive PC - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

[8] ttps://steamcommunity.com/app/214250/discussions/0/864945309941360825/

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Developers

	Ubisoft Shanghai
	Darkworks
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Engines
	Unreal Engine 2
Release dates
Windows	September 6, 2012