This afternoon, Remedy released a new update for Alan Wake 2 which fixes a number of reported bugs including enemy rebalancing, missing Pat Maine radio shows (that's been a stubborn one!), Scratch getting stuck behind things (as a cat with the same name, I feel like this fix decreases realism), and more.
They also added some quality of life updates, such as ensuring that collectibles discovered during The Lake House expansion can be found in Saga's Mind Place, alongside the Night Springs theme now accessible in the Writer's Room. They also tightened up the motion controls for those using a controller.
In their social media post, they reassured PS5 Pro players that work was still underway on the reported bugs specific to the platform. The company writes, “The PlayStation 5 update (1.200.005) does not contain anything PlayStation 5 Pro specific, but we wanted to acknowledge that we are seeing your feedback. We are still researching a few things on the Pro when it comes to improved performance. We'll keep you posted. As PS5 Pro support was a work of many months, it will take the team longer than a few weeks for changes and improvements. Thank you for understanding!”
Check out the list of fixes below or on the Alan Wake website, HERE!
PlayStation 5 (1.200.005)
Xbox Series (1.2.0.5)
PC (1.2.5)
Improvements and additions
- [The Lake House] Added collectibles from The Lake House to Saga’s Mind Place, when the expansion is played as part of the main campaign.
- [Night Springs] The Night Springs theme is now available in the Writer’s Room after finishing any Night Springs chapter as part of the main campaign.
- It is now less frustrating to deal with the “Thrower” enemies. They move around a bit less frequently, and they take longer to teleport after receiving damage.
- [Motion Controls] Improved Gyro controls and interaction with stick input. Increased maximum available sensitivity in the options menu from 4x to 20x (for those of you that are, or could be, surgeons)
Fixes
- [PS5 Pro] Fixed missing Performance LSAO data. (Shadows went missing when swapping from Quality to Performance mode, smh)
- [Night Springs] Fixed an issue where a Night Springs episode would not be available in the main campaign after loading a nearby save.
- [Deluxe Edition] Alan’s hair now gets messier, and when using the Classic Outfit, it gets properly soaked. He also remembered to put on his wedding ring.
- [Final Draft] Fixed some Alice photos that were sometimes not available.
- [Final Draft] Fixed a manuscript page in Return 6 that sometimes could not get picked up.
- Fixed some map markers persisting after interaction.
- Fixed Sheriff Stash that could not be opened in Initiation 5.
- Fixed (fingers crossed) the unobtainable Pat Maine radio shows. Good radio lives forever.
- Fixed a Return 1 manuscript page that was unavailable in the Mind Place.
- Fixed a key item in Return 3 that could be picked up too early and could lead into a soft lock.
- Fixed some objectives (“Investigate the previously flooded area”) not clearing up properly.
- Scratch will no longer get stuck behind the microphone stand in Return 08.
- Fixed some localization issues across several languages.
- Minor fixes and stability improvements
