I had tweaked the audio config yesterday to test an headphone and forgot about it, indeed. I need some sleep. Thanks !
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Alan Wake PC | Tech, performance and information thread
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I had tweaked the audio config yesterday to test an headphone and forgot about it, indeed. I need some sleep. Thanks !
HurricaneJesus
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So I bought Alan Wake on my 360 the day it released, along with RDR. I found the HUD to be too obtrusive, and never finished the game. I held on to it in case there was a patch, but despite releasing 2 pieces of paid DLC, they could not be bothered to add in an option to hide the HUD.
Now with this release, they use the hide HUD option as a bullet point for selling the game. The thing is, they implemented it in the most basic way. On or off. It would be nice to be able to turn off all the HUD except for the battery gauge.
Now with this release, they use the hide HUD option as a bullet point for selling the game. The thing is, they implemented it in the most basic way. On or off. It would be nice to be able to turn off all the HUD except for the battery gauge.
Actually, Max Payne 2 was theirs too, and IMHO their best work so far. It was just published by R*.
MrBelmontvedere
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the 360 version uses generally darker graphics and massive blur to hide the fact that the graphics are atrocious and sub-HD. this is not the case with the PC version.
Very well.
les papillons sexuels
Banned
that's really unfortunate.
I think the alan wake sdk, and the sdk they use on fable 3 are the two sets of tools I'd personally really want to play around with.
Does anyone know how to get steam to work offline? My internet is down, and when I open steam it asks me if I want to start in online mode. From there it says it can't connect, I click ok, then an error says "this operation cannot be completed in offline mode".
Wtf is this shit, I didn't think steam required a connection?
Wtf is this shit, I didn't think steam required a connection?
You've got be online to go offline ironically. When online, go to File -> Go Offline, then you're good. Pretty terrible offline mode unless you can plan for downtime.
OC that baby if you haven't already, ( the gpu, it's about 10 times as easy to do than ocing a cpu ).
Put SSAO to low, put fxaa to off, put MSAA to 2. That will land you close to 60, and from there you can tweak other settings slightly maybe shadows to medium.
edit: tried out the above settings, I'm also on a 2600k@4.5 and two twin frozr 560 tis, though only one running for alan wake.
Due note that there will be drops, from 60 to 40 when standing in those lights but other than that the intro seem to be going at a 50-60 rate. Which I guess is better than 35-55 as you mentioned.
brain_stew
Member
No. Just make sure the game is installed and always fully close down Steam before turning off your PC and you'll be able to boot into offline mode so long as you save your credentials.
Every one gets caught or the first time, which sucks bit you shouldn't have a problem in the future. Test it once tour internet is back up.
Not true at all; I just tested it successfully myself (closed Steam -> disabled LAN connection -> loaded Steam -> was greeted with the connection error and opted for Offline Mode -> successfully loaded Wolfenstein '09), and I once had plenty of issues with the mode. The only requirement is that Steam must save your account password.
Edit: Beaten.
OC that baby if you haven't already, ( the gpu, it's about 10 times as easy to do than ocing a cpu ).
Put SSAO to low, put fxaa to off, put MSAA to 2. That will land you close to 60, and from there you can tweak other settings slightly maybe shadows to medium.
edit: tried out the above settings, I'm also on a 2600k@4.5 and two twin frozr 560 tis, though only one running for alan wake.
Due note that there will be drops, from 60 to 40 when standing in those lights but other than that the intro seem to be going at a 50-60 rate. Which I guess is better than 35-55 as you mentioned.
Thanks a ton! That's exactly what I was looking for. I think my GPU is factory oveclocked, but I'm sure I could push it further. Don't really feel like it now though
I have to say that my CPU was extremely easy to overclock since I'm on a Gigabyte mobo. Simply put my multiplier up to 45 (in a Windows BIOS client no less) and the auto-voltage did the rest. Stress-tested it with prime95 and Intel Burntest and it's chugging along nicely plagiarize
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the only thing you can't see is the number of batteries you have, which for me has never been a problem since i don't run out. you can tell how charged the flashlight is by the size of the cone, and the noise it makes as you focus it.
Only the second DLC is paid, unless you bought the game used.
The game gives you enough audio-visual feedback so you do not really need hud, this is what makes it so much fun to play without it. The width of the cone represents your flashlight-meter, plus you get audio cues. You can also make a basic ammo check with the d-pad. Hideable hud was a huge wish among fans, so it was good they did it (AWAN has also a no hud option apparently). I am sure that if enough people mention this, they would consider patching a toggle option in.
Revolutionary
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New NVIDIA WHQL drivers are out, but no SLI profile for Alan Wake yet.
Patch infos!
http://forum.alanwake.com/showthread.php?t=7978
This week:
Next week also:
edit: added PC benchmarks and game-o-meter link to OP so people get an idea how it will run. YMMV etc.
http://forum.alanwake.com/showthread.php?t=7978
This week:
Next week also:
Holy moly.
edit: added PC benchmarks and game-o-meter link to OP so people get an idea how it will run. YMMV etc.
plagiarize
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i really hope it's not constrained within the same walls that the player is. i'd love to be able to clear up, once and for all, just how big the levels really are.
and screen shot the hell out of the game all over again.
Felix Lighter
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Looking forward to the -noblur option fix. That's some quality support.
People didn't really like Episode 6, right? I thought it was awesome because there's a massive amount of space to explore.
You make fun, but they had one person complain on their forums that was playing on like a 1GHz machine or something, and they're still bothering to help him out. That's pretty nice.
edit: He had a laptop with a Radeon HD3840, and he was an asshole about it, too.
Messofanego
Banned
How do I do this, step-by-step? I play on a laptop, I already get 25 fps on Medium, 720p but want a higher fps.
plagiarize
Banned
it's more like, i want to explore more in the day time. from framerates it sure seems like the town is all there when you are in the diner and the sheriff's office at day time. same with the park in chapter 2.
Robobandit
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Very happy with performance on my 7970 at 2560x1440 8x msaa, fxaa, etc.
on the low end I get about 40 fps but all the way up to 70-80 fps in spots.. usually around 50-60 fps, though.
I do wish there were some higher resolution environment textures.. but it's not a big deal.. especially in the darker areas of the game.
on the low end I get about 40 fps but all the way up to 70-80 fps in spots.. usually around 50-60 fps, though.
I do wish there were some higher resolution environment textures.. but it's not a big deal.. especially in the darker areas of the game.
Quicksilver4648
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Just finished Episode 6 on PC and now I feel ready for American Nightmare. (I already have 1500/1500 gamescore for the Xbox 360 version so this playthrough was just a refresher.) All I have to say is this...
This is not strictly true. It works offline, or used to, for some people. Unfortunately it's not all people. You can give it a try by closing Steam, unplugging your Ethernet cable, and launching Steam again. Tell us what happens -- maybe I'm crazy.
*edit* Ugh, I was way beaten. Anyway, it's unfortunately not perfect and some people seem to have problems with it, which is why I think it's something Steam really needs to improve at. I can say "it usually works for me, man", but that doesn't help you at all. =P
Confidence Man
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Like a punch in the gut.
plagiarize
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if you check the green line against maps in the strategy guide you'll see it matches with Episode 6 exactly. i firmly believe that Remedy built this whole area and cut out sections from it to make the different Episodes.
As much as I swoon at the possibility of the game being an open world, I think Remedy made the right choice to linearise it. There's still a lot of freedom to explore the world and if they'd have gone for something more open they'd have lost a lot of the great pacing and the shock/horror moments. It also doesn't fit particularly well with the episodic structure which I think is a great way to frame chunks the game.
My piece on the game's up.
I just recommend games I think were overlooked, the first I did was Alice: Madness Returns.
I just recommend games I think were overlooked, the first I did was Alice: Madness Returns.
Felix Lighter
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Amazing shot Dennis
...aside from the low res wood, but I guess you can't photoshop in better quality textures
.Felix Lighter
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...aside from the low res wood, but I guess you can't photoshop in better quality textures
Missed that. Unfortunately, there are definitely some low res textures in spots.
Max everything except FXAA and put -noblur in the launch options.
I prefer to use some FXAA to soften out the edges on trees and bushes though.
Quicksilver4648
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I. Fucking. Love. This. Nature.
Felix Lighter
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I know a lot of people dislike the combat in this game but I'm actually a big fan. It's all about positioning yourself in a way to keep all of the enemies in front of you and keeping each of them at bay with your flashlight. As long as you keep an eye on all the enemies it's easy enough to dodge on coming attacks and stun enemies that get in close. It's satisfying to get through large groups of enemies without taking a scratch and mistakes are just punishing enough to keep you on your toes.
Just picked this up and completed the first episode and WOW. As someone who deeply admires the horror genre, I'm surprised I don't see Alan Wake mentioned in conversations about the genre. This is good spooky fun! Well-written and absolutely gorgeous, too. Yet I suspect that like Heavy Rain and other story-driven titles, it won't be nearly as magical on second playthroughs once I know how it all ends. :-\ Still, the dodge and shine/shoot mechanic is great, and the feeling of moving around in general is tight and intuitive. That, coupled with the great art direction and dense atmosphere, means I'll probably be revisiting some of these chapters down the road in a "Dear Esther" sort of way, like a digital tourist. I glimpsed at the second episode and already love
; can't wait to play more tomorrow night.
Alan's apartment