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Thread: Alan Wake All PC Issues and Fixes / Troubleshooting Guide

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    Alan Wake All PC Issues and Fixes / Troubleshooting Guide

    Alan Wake a quiet popular Third-person shooter action game released for gaming console before is no released for PC. As pc games already deal with ample of bugs and error reduces the interest of gamer. This is a short troubleshooting guide which will give you in detail information about dealing with regular issue occur while installing or playing Alan Wake PC version. There is nothing much new in the game. The entire version is just transformed to .exe. Those who have played the game already have nothing to learn, while those are new can understand with a short gameplay description. The central character of the game Alan Wake is a famous novelist who specializes in writing suspense stories. He found himself trapped inside Washington town where he has to fight with his life. Alan Wake is a mystery game. It is more near to psychological thriller. The game is created by Remedy Entertainment who has released Max Payne also. The game has common genre where the character deals with nightmare and keeps on solving puzzles of his life. Awesome action and realistic game play offers you more tougher gameplay.

    The game is now on PC. So the common issues are poor performance, or sometime some setup issue. Performance thing can only be sorted after getting proper system requirements. Your system must be enough to meet the minimum requirements. I had listed properly question wise in the post where you can find maximum answers for your queries.


    1. What is the difference between PC Version and Console Version of Alan Wake?

    There is no great difference between the gameplay. But there are some extra additions that you can surely like on the PC version. This additional are right now not available for the console version.

    Alan Wake Collector's Edition for $29.99 USD: [Free till February 23rd on Steam]

    If you are going to buy Alan Wake then don't waste your time. Grab your copy before 23rd Feb. Alan Wake Collector's Edition comes with special offer with some Developer Commentary Videos, Illustrated PDF Book and around 49 minutes of Soundtrack in mp3 format. The more detailed on the same in mentioned video


    Developer Commentary Videos: This are some video comments by the game developers in some part of Alan Wake. The video comments can be activated or de-activated form the in game option.

    Alan Wake Illustrated PDF Book: This is a kind of pdf book which unfolds the story of Alan Wake. If you enjoy thriller stories you can surely look the file under the given location and read it. Location: Steam\steamapps\common\Alan Wake\Alan_Wake_Files

    Alan Wake Soundtrack: The collection edition consists of 49 minutes of sound track in mp3 format. The soundtracks is composed by Petri Alanko, Old Gods of Asgard and Poets of the Fall. I found the entire list of tracks from Steam website. Have a look below:

    The mp3 files are in - Steam\steamapps\common\Alan Wake\Soundtrack location.
    • A Writer's Dream - Petri Alanko
    • Welcome to Bright Falls - Petri Alanko
    • The Clicker - Petri Alanko
    • Taken by the Night - Petri Alanko
    • Mirror Peak - Petri Alanko
    • Tom the Diver - Petri Alanko
    • Hunters - Petri Alanko
    • The Well-Lit Room - Petri Alanko
    • Departure - Petri Alanko
    • Children of the Elder God - Old Gods of Asgard
    • The Poet and the Muse - Old Gods of Asgard
    • War - Poets of the Fall
    • Tom the Diver (Collector's Edition Exclusive Mix) - Petri Alanko

    2. What is the Minimum System Requirements for Alan Wake PC ?
    • CPU : Dual Core 2GHz Intel or 2.8GHz AMD
    • GPU : AMD ATI Radeon 3650, 4450, 5550, 6450 or higher / NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT, 9500GT, GT120, GT430, GT520
    • RAM : 2 GB RAM
    • Operating System : Windows XP SP2
    • Storage Space : 8 GB Free Disk Space
    • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible
    • Other : DirectX 10 compatible or later with 512MB RAM / Direct X 9.0c

    3. What is the Recommended System Requirements for Alan Wake PC ?
    • CPU : Quad Core 2.66GHz Intel or 3.2GHz AMD
    • GPU : DirectX 10 compatible or later with 1GB RAM / DirectX 10
    • RAM : 4 GB RAM
    • Operating System : Windows 7
    • Storage Space : 8 GB Free Disk Space
    • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible
    • Other : DirectX 10 compatible or later with 512MB RAM / Direct X 9.0c

    4. How to improve Mouse control on Alan Wake PC ?

    Here is a short fix that can help you to accelerate mouse settings more properly. First of the ingame option allows you to manage all the controls. You can control mouse sensitivity from Start > Control Panel > Mouse > Pointer Option. In that you can drag the bar to increase or decrease mouse sensitivity. Basically the mouse acceleration option not provide inside the game. So you can work on other list also. Alan Wake PC Version and Console version other support gamepad controllers. But you cannot enjoy vibration support on PC.


    5. How to minimize the Game in between while playing ?

    The Developer Commentary Videos in the game is an addition for collector’s edition. It is not possible to stop the game in between playing because that can cause crash. So basically if you really do not link the Developer Comments video you can stop it from the game option from start only. Do not press Alt + Tab to get on Windows desktop. In that place you can give a try to Windows Key which will pop out the Start Menu and minimize the game in background.

    6. How to reduce or increase the Front Camera vision or Field Vision ?

    This is not easy to control. The vision is set by default which can allow you to navigate and see the front part of the game. On Alan Wake Stream forum it is was found that there is a scale of 0.8 to 1.2 which can help you to modify the current filed vision.

    7. How to play Alan Wake on Multiple Monitors ?

    The game supports Eyefinity. You can play the game on dual, or 3 or monitors at a time depends on the graphic cards you are using. The configuration can be a bit tricky in start but I think the issue will not appear if you are using Dual Monitor. The resolution supported by the games are 16:10 , 15:9, 16:9 and Eyefinity. Other than this it is also found that the game does not respond to the settings of Nvidia nView.

    8. Does Alan Wake PC Version supports SLi/Crossfire ?

    As per a number of discussions on other forums and some testing it is found that there is an issue with the game while playing it on SLi/Crossfire setup. There are no actual test released, but for start it is recommended not to use. If you can optimize the game settings as per the dual gpu configuration then you might get success playing the game on multiple gpu.

    9. Does Alan Wake PC Version supports Anti-Aliasing?

    Many of us are not really awarded about Anti-aliasing (AA) technology. This is a kind of feature which is available on all new gpus. So if your system is purchased recently then you must read this. Alan Wake PC Version is designed with 2XMSAA. 2XMSAA is a kind of resolution settings which is by default counted as 1680x1050. Anti-Aliasing offers you to have more detailed image on your screen. Luckily the game supports it and if you have an Nvidia or AMD support then it will work smoothly.

    10. What is the Save Game Location of Alan Wake PC Version ?

    Basically maximum game creates a save game folder under your username/documents folder of Windows 7 and in My Documents if you are using Windows XP. The same is also application for Alan Wake. Look for Remedy folder inside that. You can keep a backup of share the same with others.

    11. Playing Alan Wake on Steam ?

    Steam offers you to store your save game on team sever. This is called as Steam Cloud (http://steampowered.com/steamworks/ov_cloud.php) support. Right now Steam is giving around 100mb per user per game. This allows you to keep your save games, mouse/keyboard settings, configuration, scores, etc on Steam cloud.

    12. Are there any commands available for Alan Wake PC version ?

    There are certain commands which are by default found in many games. You just need to modify the Launch option with codes needed. You can add the following commands from Game Launch Option. Click on Set Launch Option and add the code as per your need.

    • Some of them are "-h" and "-w" to modify the height and width of game.
    • To play in Window mode you will need to add -w.
    • In the same way to disable v-sync just add -novsync. -showfps can be used to see the fps.
    • For sound settings you can enable 5.1 speaker mode by "-forcesurround" and for stereo "-forcestereo." To completely stop sound just enter "-nosound".
    • To clear your save game files from Steam Cloud use "-cleancloud."

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    Re: Alan Wake PC Troubleshooting Guide

    The tips looks a bit helpful. But yet there is no major bugs found in the game. I am waiting for the walkthrough of this game. Because that can be more helpful. I am sure there will be no major bugs in the pc version of Alan Wake.

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