Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
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Developers | |
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Darkworks | |
Windows | Spiral House |
Publishers | |
2001-2003 | Infogrames |
2003-2018 | Atari |
2018-present | THQ Nordic |
Retail (Japan) | CyberFront |
Retail (Russia) | Akella |
Retail re-release | Sold Out Software |
Engines | |
Shadow Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 22, 2001 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 66 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Genres | Action, Puzzle |
Themes | Lovecraftian, Horror |
Series | Alone in the Dark |
Key points
- Unplayable under Windows 10 due to serious graphical glitches. See Issues fixed.[1]
The GOG.com version has been fixed since early October 2018. - Music is very poorly converted from the Dreamcast version.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Russian versions have a simple disc check. All other versions are DRM-free. |
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GamersGate | ||||
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GOG.com | Windows 10 problems fixed | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | See Game launcher does not work (Steam version) |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Spiral House\launch\Data |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/259190/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\_Alone4_.000.sav[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/259190/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
- Only two graphics options are available. Resolution can be set manually and a High Quality mode can be enabled; greatly improving shadow quality.
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | 4:3 aspect ratio only. Selecting a 16:9 resolution will only stretch the image. Select a 4:3 resolution to see the correct aspect ratio displayed. |
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Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | 4k resolutions can be selected, but it will be a stretched 4:3 image. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Backgrounds are pre-rendered; no camera controls are available. | ||
Windowed | Run alone4.exe with -windowed x=custom y=custom command line argument. Replace "custom" with any value (e.g. -windowed x=800 y=600 ). |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | VSync does not work on Windows 10 | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Causes errors during gameplay. See High FPS Issues. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Mouse buttons cannot be bound to commands | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | Mouse buttons work but no cursor is visible while in menus | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Game does not use the mouse for gameplay | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | "Action/Fire" will also confirm menu options, while "Run" will work as a back button in menus. | |
Full controller support | Pause cannot be bound to a controller | |
Controller remapping | By default, all buttons are unbound. Options allow for one keyboard binding and one controller binding. |
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Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion | "Tank controls" with fixed camera angles. Aiming cannot be inverted. |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | Triggers, thumbstick clicks and D-pad inputs are not detected.[2] | |
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
DualShock 4 controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, SFX and Dialogue. | |
Surround sound | Stereo & mono options | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Retail and GOG.com only. | |||
German | Retail only; download for digital releases. | |||
Italian | Retail only; download for digital releases. | |||
Japanese | Retail only. | |||
Polish | Retail only; download for digital releases. FMVs are subtitled. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Retail only;[3] download for digital releases. | |||
Russian | Local retail only; download for digital releases. | |||
Spanish | Retail and GOG.com only; download for Steam release. |
Issues unresolved
Cheat mode and resolution settings
- Running the game in cheat mode does not allow to save the resolution set through the launcher.
Issues fixed
Serious graphical issues on Windows 10
- White block in the menu screen and blue characters models on white background.
Fix graphical issues[4] |
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Alternative solution for any Windows version
Fix graphical issues with bonus[5] |
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Notes
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Black screen when movies are played
- May occur if the option High Quality is enabled.
Run as administrator[6] |
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Game launcher does not work (Steam version)
- The game launcher does not work in the Steam version, preventing you to set any resolution other than the default one (640x480).
- The following is a corrected version of the game launcher for Steam. It also comes bundled with a partial fix for the game not running on Windows 8 or 10, as well as higher quality movies ripped from the Dreamcast version.
Use unofficial fix[7] |
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High FPS Issues
Limit the frame rate to 60 FPS[citation needed] |
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Set the refresh rate to 60Hz |
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | [8] |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | 6.0h |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | 1.0x |
Activate cheat mode
Instructions[10] |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 OSR2 | 98, ME, 2000 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 300 MHz AMD K6-2 300 MHz |
Intel Pentium III 600 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 400 MB | 500 MB |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia RIVA TNT ATI Rage Pro 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible | 16 MB of VRAM |
- The game is not compatible with the Savage 4, 4 Pro +, Savage Rage II C, SIS 6326, Permedia 3, Riva 128ZX chipsets
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>/259190/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (259190) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details. - ↑ 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).
References
- ↑ gog.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:Cptmold on 2019-06-21
- Tested with an Xbox One wired controller on Windows 10 v1809
- ↑ Infogrames Brasil - last accessed on 2023-09-06
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/259190/discussions/0/357287935551283008/?ctp=1
- ↑ AITD4 Patch (with 15 save slots bonus) - YouTube - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ gog.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Fix pack and higher quality FMVs :: Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare General Discussions - last accessed on 2017-04-17
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Verified by User:Expack3 on 2019-12-04
- Tested using GOG version and apiTrace (build 2019-11-28 07:35).
- ↑ Verified by User:Williamjcm on 2022-12-01
- There is no D3D support. Tested with the GOG release.
- ↑ gog.com - last accessed on May 2023