Low specs? Don't despair!!!

[gajackson]

I just received this from a friend as a gift, but I have no desktop rig - just 3 old laptops & a netbook. I went ahead and installed it, and it ran like crap, even at the lowest settings. This felt weird/wrong, since I had been able to run Max Payne decently well.

I found a YouTube video from a guy who tweaks out game settings for low-spec comps like mine (Win10 64-bit HP Pavilion G7; integrated Radeon HD 4200; 8g ram; readyboost for another 4g). With the move to Win10, I lost Catalyst Control Center, so it has to be done through a combo of setting changes & Steam launch command line parameters -

But don't despair! I just went ahead and modified the resolution to 8oox600, set -noblur, set -rigidcamera, and -developeroptions (so I can start straight into Nightmare mode).

The game was then running at 40+ FPS, and I started making micro adjustments (custom options) until I got it to where I am happy enough with the look & performance at around 30fps.

So if you were gifted it, and it didn't run for your rig, I hope this helps.

Remedy's own suggestions:

https://community.remedygames.com/forum/games/alan-wake/alan-wake-help-issues/6853-alan-wake-pc-support-faq-and-known-issues-please-read-first?t=7759

and the video link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaH6EBHrev8

Regards!

[Lexy Hooves]

Great! I really love this game but it runs like crap on my laptop, I'll give this a shot.
Thanks!