This page is for the original 2012 version. For the 2021 remaster, see Alan Wake Remastered.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All DLC released for the original Xbox 360 version is included.
- The bonus content of the Collector's Edition can be found in the installation folder of the game.
- The game was unavailable from May 15, 2017 to October 25, 2018 due to music licensing issues.
Monetization
| Type |
Notes |
| Sponsored
| Energizer batteries are used to power the protagonist's flashlight throughout the game.
Verizon billboards are part of the game world.[4] |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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Delete/rename video files[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\data\videos.
- Delete or rename
startup_mgs.bik and startup_remedy.bik.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
-
resolution.xml controls screen resolution as well as debugging information.
Save game data location
Video
Advanced options for graphics.
- Suggested values by aspect ratio:
| Aspect Ratio |
FOV
|
| 16:9, 16:10, 15:9 |
FOV 11
|
| 21:9 (2560x1080) |
FOV 13
|
| 15:4 (3840x1024) |
FOV 15
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| 48:10 (5040x1050) |
FOV 19
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| 48:9 (5760x1080) |
FOV 20
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Remove FPS Cap[citation needed]
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- This process must be performed each time the game is launched to take effect.
- Tested on the GOG version of the game.
- Mouse sensitivity is tied to frame rate.
- Download and run Cheat Engine. Go to the main menu.
- Set Executable, Writable and CopyOnWrite to Don't Care and memory scan option to alanwake.exe.
- Disable the Fast Scan option and search for the value
0.005000 as a float and as a double in rounded (extreme) mode. Select all values.
- Set the all the values to 0 to uncap or (1/FPS) for a custom cap.
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Ambient occlusion
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Force HBAO+ (Nvidia only)[6][7]
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- Download and run Nvidia Profile Inspector.
- Select the Alan Wake profile.
- Change
Ambient Occlusion compatibility value to 0x00000006.
- Change
Ambient Occlusion setting to High Quality.
- Change
Ambient Occlusion usage to Enabled.
- Press "Apply Changes" in the top-right corner.
Notes
- In-game SSAO needs to be disabled.
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Motion blur
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Turn motion blur off[8]
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- Download this file.
- Copy
Blur.obj and VectorBlur.obj to <path-to-game>/shaders/build/pc.
Notes
- Keeping a copy of the original
VectorBlur.obj file in the folder may cause the game to load it instead of the motion blur disabler VectorBlur.obj file, even if it has been renamed. The same may apply to the Blur.obj file.
- Copying the
Blur.obj file alone or both files together will remove camera motion blur and per-object motion blur but all dizziness/shroud/taken blur effects as well, though with the darkness effect still present. Copying the VectorBlur.obj file alone will remove camera motion blur only.
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Input
Binding Enter or Backspace to actions
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Edit keybinds.xml[citation needed]
|
- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
keybinds.xml.
- For the action you want to set to ↵ Enter use
key="0x1c", or use key="0x0e" to set to ← Backspace.
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Audio
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
|
Separate controls for music, effects, speech, and cinematic. |
| Surround sound |
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Auto configures up to 7.1 output.[9] |
| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Latin American Spanish localization
- Features its own dubbing.
Change of language in Epic Game Store version
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Add command line option to the game in Epic Game Store client[12]
|
- Update the game.
- Go to Settings in the Epic Games launcher.
- Click 'alan wake'.
- Tick 'additional command line arguments'.
- Type
-locale=XX where XX is the language code.
- Possible language codes: en, pl, fr, jp, de, esm, it, ko, cht, ru, cz.
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VR support
Issues unresolved
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".
Issues fixed
Everything is black and white on Intel graphics
- This glitch causes all the graphics in the game to appear white, black and dark grey, while all the lighting and shadows seem to work.
- This occurs on (even slightly) older Intel graphics drivers (confirmed with the one that ships with Apple's Boot Camp drivers for Windows 8).
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Update graphics driver[citation needed]
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- Download and install the appropriate driver for your graphics adapter and OS from Intel's Download Center.
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"No World Loaded" error
- This is caused by a corrupted download.
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Fix corrupted files[citation needed]
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- Use the Steam client's "Verify Integrity of Game Cache" option or redownload the game installer from GOG.com.
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Nvidia Control Panel forced anisotropic filtering disables the "darkness effect" and causes texture flickering
- With Nvidia cards, if anisotropic filtering is forced through the Nvidia Control Panel, the "darkness effect" post processing (swirls, blur) might be missing and textures might flicker. This issue is solved by changing AF in Nvidia Control Panel to application controlled and enabling 16x anisotropic filtering in the game options.
Black cutscenes
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Use the ingame Vsync and force Vsync through drivers[13]
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No sound
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Disable the Alienware Sound Center[14]
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Constant "g_mLocalToClip" has an unknown class error on Linux (Wine/Proton)
- This issue is more likely to occur with versions of the game outside of Steam, as clients such as Heroic Games Launcher do not install the required dependencies automatically like Steam does.
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Install dependencies with Winetricks
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- Using Winetricks, select the default wineprefix and then install a Windows DLL or component.
- Install d3dcompiler_47.
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Use GE-Proton as the compatibility layer in Steam[15]
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- If the game is owned on Steam and the error occurs, using GE-Proton will automatically install the missing dependency on start. This does not apply to non-Steam shortcuts!
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No audio in cutscenes on Linux (Wine/Proton)
- This issue has reports of being fixed since Proton 7.0.[16] The fix below is still valid for older versions of Proton.
Add Wine DLL override for xaudio2_7
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Run the game with the environment variable WINEDLLOVERRIDES set to "xaudio2_7=b,n". (In the General tab of the game's Properties window in Steam, put WINEDLLOVERRIDES="xaudio2_7=b,n" %command% in the launch options field.)
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Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
9.0c |
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| Shader Model support |
3.0 |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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Middleware
|
Middleware |
Notes |
| Physics |
Havok |
|
| Audio |
FMOD Ex[17] |
4.26.9 |
| Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
1.99n |
Command line parameters
Set these parameters to change certain hidden settings or force different options at start-up.[18]
| Command |
Description |
| -hX |
Screen height (e.g. -h720). |
| -wX |
Screen width (e.g. -w1280). |
| -window |
Force windowed. |
| -novsync |
Disables Vsync. |
| -showfps |
Shows frame rate counter. |
| -forcesurround |
Forces 5.1 speaker mode. |
| -forcestereo |
Forces stereo speaker 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. |
| -sensscale |
mouse sensitivity multiplier (e.g. -sensscale=0.123) |
| -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. |
Difficulty
- Normal difficulty on the PC version is the same as the Hard difficulty in the console version.[19]
Unpacking game files for modding
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qinph0o9dr6yv4a/AWTool.7z?dl=0
https://github.com/Nostritius/AWTools
System requirements
| Windows |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
XP SP2 |
7 |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz
AMD Dual Core 2.8 GHz |
Intel Quad Core 2.66 GHz
AMD Quad Core 3.2 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
8 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
ATI Radeon HD 4890
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 10 compatible |
| Sound (audio device) |
DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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>/108710/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (108710) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
