A new update available now for the critically acclaimed Alan Wake 2 features over 200 “individual improvements and fixes,” according to developer Remedy. The range of issues addressed by the patch include progression bugs, UI polish, and lip sync.
Officially called the 08 update (spotted by VGC), Remedy notes “improved lighting” are a part of this patch on the Alan Wake 2 website, along with “several conversations failing to trigger and thus blocking progress later have been fixed.” For example, the developer mentions players wouldn’t be able to choose Rose’s dialogue options at times.
Remedy also has other updates in the pipeline for the survival-horror sequel. Alan Wake 2 will be getting a New Game+ mode in the future, featuring an alternate storyline. A Nightmare difficulty option is in the works, as well.
In addition, Alan Wake 2’s first expansion called Night Springs is planned for a Spring 2024 launch. For info on the current campaign, see how long Alan Wake 2 takes to complete along with a mission list.
For more, check out GameSpot’s Alan Wake 2 review, which received a coveted 10/10 score. There is also an Alan Wake 2 guides hub to help out players in the recently released game.
Below is the full update list:
PlayStation 5 (1.000.008)
Xbox Series (1.0.0.8)
PC (1.0.8)
The 08 update contains over 200+ individual improvements and fixes to the game.
Global
-Various localization fixes, such as improved subtitle timings for all languages
–Improved localized audio for live-action cinematics
–Various audio-related improvements and additional polish
–Improved lip sync in some instances
–Fixed various graphical issues in the environments
–Fixed various minor issues in cinematics
–Minor improvements to image aliasing in Performance mode and Xbox Series S
–Improved lighting
-Fixed lighting bugs in multiple locations
–Various UI-related fixes and additional polish
–Various gameplay fixes and improvements
–Minor gameplay finetuning
–Improved auto-aim for specific circumstances
–Fixed rare player character animation issues
–Fixed various issues in the Case Board
–Fixed various map issues
–Several conversations failing to trigger and thus blocking progress later have been fixed
-Fixed Rose’s dialogue choices, sometimes not being selectable, blocking progress
–Fixed a rare issue with Saga’s lines not playing when going to the Sheriff’s Station, blocking progress
–Resolved a potential problem in the player getting stuck in a Case Board Tutorial
–Fixed exploration rewards for Lighthouse
Mission specific
INVITATION:
-Fixed a bug where Saga could get stuck in the environment (“Crazy forest”)
CASEY:
-Fixed potential issue with players able to get stuck when falling from ladders
-Fixed potential issues with Dark Presence (it remains a threat)-Fixed a rare crashZANE’S FILM:
-Fixed a bug where Alan could fall through the environmentSCRATCH:
-Fixed a bug where Saga could fall through the world
-Fixed a bug in where a gate could get locked after reloading a save game, causing the player to get blocked from progressing
-Fixed an issue where, in rare circumstances, the player could end up outside of the game world when opening the map
-Fixed an issue where, in rare cases, the Lighthouse key could not be picked up
WE SING:
-Fixed a bug where Alan could get stuck in the environment
ROOM 665:
-Fixed an issue that caused the Oceanview Hotel Lobby Echo not to align correctly (this one was really annoying; we apologize)
MASKS:
-Fixed an issue where if the player performed specific tasks in an unpredictable order, the mission progress could get blocked
DEERFEST:
-Fixed an issue (much to Rose’s chagrin) with physics-related props that could block the player in and halt progress
COME HOME:
-Fixed an issue where the player, in rare instances, could not exit the radio, TV, or manuscript interact modules.
PC specific
–Fixed a bug that could cause graphics settings to reset when launching the game
–Improvements to PC Window handling logic
–Fixed mouse cursor sometimes not appearing in menus
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