Alien Rage - Unlimited

Key points

Single player configuration files are encrypted.

The game is known to silently crash on quit.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
itch.io (unavailable)

All versions require Steam DRM.

Essential improvements

Encrypted configuration files

Single player configuration files are encrypted.

To edit one of the files^{[citation needed]}
Download the Bulletstorm INI editor and extract it Open the editor and go to the configuration file(s) location. Open the file you need to edit and make your changes. Save it

Remove Texture Streaming

Edit Configuration File^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration files location.
Open AFEAREngine.ini.
Change these lines:

UseBackgroundLevelStreaming=False
MipFadeInSpeed0=0
MipFadeOutSpeed0=0
MipFadeInSpeed1=0
MipFadeOutSpeed1=0
OnlyStreamInTextures=True
PoolSize=0
LoadMapTimeLimit=999
LightmapStreamingFactor=0 
ShadowmapStreamingFactor=0
bAllowSwitchingStreamingSystem=False 
UseDynamicStreaming=False

Save as Read-Only

Skip intro videos

Delete or Rename video files^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\Singleplayer\AFEARGame\Movies\` Delete or rename `AR_CI.bik` and `AR_CI_UNREAL.bik`. Go to `<path-to-game>\Multiplayer\ARageMPGame\Movies` Delete or rename `AR_CI.bik` and `UE3_logo.bik`.

Stable Camera Mod

Removes a lot of clunky camera effects^{[citation needed]}
Download mod From archive, pick the folder of your chosen FOV Extract "documents" configs to `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\AlienRage\SinglePlayer\AFEARGame\Config\` Extract "directory" configs to `<path-to-game>\Singleplayer\AFEARGame\Config\`

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\AlienRage\SinglePlayer\AFEARGame\Config\ %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\AlienRage\Multiplayer\ARageMPGame\Config\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/217920/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\AlienRage\SinglePlayer\AFEARGame\SaveData\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/217920/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

Video settings (single player).

Video settings (multiplayer).

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Use Flawless Widescreen to fix single player weapon FOV and HUD centring.
Ultra-widescreen		Use Flawless Widescreen to fix single player weapon FOV.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	85-120° for single player; 75-94° for multiplayer (multiplayer shows no numbers).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Up to 8x MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Uncheck Smooth Frame Rate (62 FPS cap) for single player (off by default for multiplayer); may cause stuttering, see High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

High frame rate

High frame rate^{[citation needed]}
Unlocked frame rates may cause stuttering. Use smoothed frame rate, but raise values. Open `<path-to-game>\Singleplayer\AFEARGame\Config\DefaultEngine.ini` with Bulletstorm INI Editor. Change `MaxSmoothedFrameRate` to a higher cap (to a value below unlocked FPS that is having performance issues). Save the changes and close the editor.

Input

Input settings (single player).

Input settings (multiplayer).

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		`Delete` cannot be bound to commands in-game and must be set in `AFEARInput.ini`.
Mouse acceleration		Toggle Mouse Smoothing for single player (for multiplayer set in `ARageMPInput.ini`).
Mouse sensitivity		The lowest ingame sensitivity is relatively high and may cause imprecise input. See Mouse sensitivity.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Mouse sensitivity

Change mouse sensitivity^{[citation needed]}
Use BulletstormINIeditor. Go to `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\AlienRage\Singleplayer\AFEARGame\Config`. Open `DefaultInput.ini` with Bulletstorm INI Editor. Change `MouseSensitivity=60` to the desired value.

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		SFX, Music, Voice. music, voices and FX
Surround sound		5.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		Compatible with X3DAudio HRTF for binaural HRTF mixing.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		16

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		Use Helix Mod: Alien Rage.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Dual Core 2.6 GHz	Intel Core 2 Quad 2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 460

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>/217920/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (217920) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 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>/217920/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (217920) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[Note 1]

Developers

	CI Games
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	September 24, 2013
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Multiplayer