Alan Wake 2’s latest update fixes a particularly “annoying” issue alongside 200 more improvements

Remedy Entertainment has released a brand-new patch for Alan Wake 2 which makes over 200 individual improvements to the game.

The 08 update is now live across PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC with the majority of its content aiming to address bug fixes affecting everything from UI, exploration, technical issues, and even character lip-syncing.

Nine main missions have also received a ton of fixes, many of which would otherwise include problems involving playable characters Saga Anderson and Alan Wake getting stuck in certain environments, as well as bugs that would force the player to fall through the world unexpectedly. 

Specifically for the ‘Room 665’ mission, Remedy has resolved what it’s calling a “really annoying” issue that caused the Oceanview Hotel Lobby Echo not to align correctly, so players should no longer experience a disruption during this sequence. 

There are also a few PC-specific fixes, which you can take a look at in the full patch notes below.

Alan Wake 2 update 08 patch notes

Global 

Various localization fixes, such as improved subtitle timings for all languagesImproved localized audio for live-action cinematicsVarious audio-related improvements and additional polishImproved lip sync in some instancesFixed various graphical issues in the environmentsFixed various minor issues in cinematicsMinor improvements to image aliasing in Performance mode and Xbox Series SImproved lightingFixed lighting bugs in multiple locationsVarious UI-related fixes and additional polishVarious gameplay fixes and improvementsMinor gameplay finetuningImproved auto-aim for specific circumstancesFixed rare player character animation issuesFixed various issues in the Case BoardFixed various map issuesSeveral conversations failing to trigger and thus blocking progress later have been fixedFixed Rose’s dialogue choices, sometimes not being selectable, blocking progressFixed a rare issue with Saga’s lines not playing when going to the Sheriff’s Station, blocking progressResolved a potential problem in the player getting stuck in a Case Board TutorialFixed exploration rewards for Lighthouse 

Mission specific 

INVITATION:

Fixed a bug where Saga could get stuck in the environment

CASEY:

Fixed potential issue with players able to get stuck when falling from laddersFixed potential issues with Dark Presence (it remains a threat)Fixed a rare crash

ZANE’S FILM:

Fixed a bug where Alan could fall through the environment

SCRATCH:

Fixed a bug where Saga could fall through the worldFixed a bug in where a gate could get locked after reloading a save game, causing the player to get blocked from progressingFixed an issue where, in rare circumstances, the player could end up outside of the game world when opening the mapFixed 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 gameImprovements to PC Window handling logicFixed mouse cursor sometimes not appearing in menus

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