What changed in Alan Wake in 2012
60 updates · 3 main milestones · Feb 23, 2012 to May 22, 2012
- 4 eventsRelease of Alan Wake's American Nightmaredlc releaseMilestone
Alan Wake's American Nightmare is now available for download.
SteamRelease of Alan Wake's American Nightmaredlc releaseMilestoneAlan Wake's American Nightmare is now available for download.
Steam15% Discount for Loyal CustomersshopA 15% discount is offered for customers who own Alan Wake on Steam.
Steam15% Discount for Loyal Customersstore15% off the price for customers who own Alan Wake on Steam.
Steam - 28 eventsFixed Cursor Key / Numpad Assignment Issuesbug fixSteamFixed Crashes When Using Alt-Tabbug fix
Addresses crashes that occur when changing out of the game while it is loading.
SteamRemoved Auto-Aimbalance changeAuto-aim was accidentally enabled in the previous build and has now been removed.
SteamImproved Low Level Mouse Reading RoutinesperformanceMakes control cope better with low and variable frame rates, removing jerkiness when -rigidcamera is enabled.
SteamFixed DEVICE_CREATE_ERROR for Custom DPI Usersbug fixSteamAdded -directaiming Command Line ParametergameplayRemoves all mouse acceleration and enables -rigidcamera automatically.
SteamFixed 'First Run' on a 2nd PC Overwriting Savesbug fixMilestoneResolves issues with saves and statistics downloaded from the cloud.
SteamRemoved Auto-Aim Featurebalance changeAuto-aim was accidentally enabled in the previous build and has now been removed.
SteamAdded Frame Rate Limiter to Menus & VideosperformancePrevents graphics cards from running at 1000's of fps, reducing stress on the hardware.
SteamFixed Cursor Key / Numpad Assignment Issuesbug fixSteamFixed Crashes When Using Alt-Tabbug fixFixes crashes that occur when changing out of the game while it is loading.
SteamAdded Latin-American Localization SupportlocalizationDownload the Free DLC from Steam and add -locale=esm to Alan Wake's Steam launch options to use it.
SteamFixed DEVICE_CREATE_ERROR for Custom DPI Usersbug fixSteamAdded Frame Rate Limiter to Menus & VideosperformancePrevents cards running at 1000's of fps, reducing stress on graphics cards.
SteamFixed Screen Brightness Resettingbug fixBrightness now returns to original when changing process.
SteamAdded -directaiming Command Line ParametergameplayRemoves all mouse acceleration and enables -rigidcamera automatically.
SteamAdded Latin-American Localization SupportlocalizationDownload the Free DLC from Steam and add -locale=esm to Alan Wake's Steam launch options to use it.
SteamFixed Specific Case of 'File IO Failure'bug fixResolves issue when unable to write to My Documents.
SteamFixed 'First Run' on a 2nd PC Overwriting Savesbug fixResolves issues with saves and statistics downloaded from cloud.
SteamFixed 'Back' and Return to Game Functionalitybug fixImproves functionality so that it doesn't need 3 presses.
SteamImproved Low Level Mouse Reading RoutinesperformanceMakes control cope better with low and variable frame rates, removes jerkiness when -rigidcamera is enabled.
SteamFixed 'Back' and Return to Game Functionalitybug fixFunctionality now does not require 3 presses.
SteamFixed Specific Case of 'File IO Failure'bug fixResolves issues when unable to write to My Documents.
SteamFixed Screen Brightness Resettingbug fixScreen brightness now returns to original when changing process.
SteamReduced CPU Use When Game Doesn't Have FocusperformanceSteamReduced CPU Use When Game Doesn't Have FocusperformanceSteam - 24 eventsAdjusted Developer Video Commentary volumeaudio
Volume levels for the developer commentary are now more sensible.
SteamFixed blur command line option issuebug fixResolved the issue where blur occasionally got re-enabled even if the -noblur command line option was specified.
SteamUnofficial support for lower resolutionsperformanceAdded unofficial support for running the game in lower resolutions than 1024x768 using command line options.
SteamUnofficial support for lower resolutionsgameplayAdded command line options for running the game in resolutions lower than 1024x768.
SteamFixed flickering trees on Nvidiabug fixSteamPrevented binding controller keys to keyboard actionsbug fixThis fix prevents odd problems caused by binding controller keys to keyboard actions.
SteamPrevented binding controller keys to keyboard actionsbug fixThis fix prevents odd problems by stopping the binding of controller keys to keyboard actions.
SteamFixed controller vibration functionalitybug fixController vibration now works, though it is disabled by default.
SteamAdded Real Traditional Chinese translationlocalizationIncluded proper translations for additional PC strings.
SteamMouse buttons 4 and 5 binding supportgameplayAdded the possibility to bind mouse buttons 4 and 5.
SteamAdded Real Traditional Chinese translationlocalizationIncorporated real Traditional Chinese translation for added PC strings.
SteamFixed blur re-enabling issuebug fixBlur occasionally got re-enabled even if the -noblur command was specified.
SteamAdded '-rigidcamera' command line optiongameplayNew command line option for players sensitive to default mouse/camera controls.
SteamImproved CPU thread assignment for 3-Core AMD machinesperformanceEnhancements for smoother gameplay on 3-Core AMD systems.
SteamFixed gameplay not triggering after videosbug fixResolved issues where the game would not progress properly after video sequences.
SteamImproved CPU thread assignment for 3-Core AMD machinesperformanceBetter CPU thread assignment for smoother gameplay on 3-Core AMD machines.
SteamFixed localized cinematic audio volumeaudioLocalized cinematic audio volume is now at the correct level and adjustable.
SteamAdded '-rigidcamera' command line optiongameplayIntroduced a command line option for those sensitive to the default mouse/camera controls.
SteamFixed gameplay progression issues after videosbug fixResolved problems where the game would not move forward and gameplay would not trigger properly after videos.
SteamCorrected localized cinematic audio volumeaudioCinematic audio volume is now at the correct level and adjustable.
SteamMouse buttons 4 and 5 can now be boundgameplayPlayers can now bind additional mouse buttons for gameplay.
SteamEnabled controller vibration functionalitybug fixFixed the issue where controller vibration works (note that it's disabled by default).
SteamAdjusted Developer Video Commentary volumeaudioThe volume for Developer Video Commentary is now more sensible.
SteamFixed flickering trees on Nvidiabug fixSteam