Can I go Nightmare from start?

[Bulletooth]

I beat the game on normal on Xbox and the episodes+AN on PC.

now I want to replay AW on PC on Nightmare. anyone knows how can I unlock it from the get-go and will I be able to find all the manuscript pages for the true ending?

[wakowrz]

you can, i just read that starting the game with something like "-developer" will enable to run in nightmare mode without ending the game.

update:

CHEATS
Use -developermenu parameter if you really want to cheat, or play in Nightmare difficulty without playing the game through once.

the link with the source:
http://community.remedygames.com/showthread.php?t=7759

[FreakieDK]

Should be worth noting you do it by right clicking on Alan Wake (in the Steam Games menu), clicking on "Properties", "Set launch options..." and typing "-developer" or "-developermenu"

(Just in case you don't know).

[Bulletooth]

thanks guys! but just to make sure: I only need to beat the game on nightmare for all manuscript pages? no need to actually beat it twice?

[FreakieDK]

Originally Posted by Bulletooth

thanks guys! but just to make sure: I only need to beat the game on nightmare for all manuscript pages? no need to actually beat it twice?

Yes, there are some manuscript pages that you can only find on Nightmare. Roughly 10-15, if I remember correctly.

[Vixx]

Achievements will be disabled tho, but you probably knew that (:

[FreakieDK]

Originally Posted by Vixx

Achievements will be disabled tho, but you probably knew that (:

I didn't, though it makes sense in hindsight.

[KalROFL]

I used developer menu to unlock nightmare on my first play through and have earned plenty of achievements. Not sure if there are limitations there.

[Bulletooth]

Originally Posted by Vixx

Achievements will be disabled tho, but you probably knew that (:

never really cared about them and I don't understand people who do.

[Yuri Lowell]

Originally Posted by Bulletooth

never really cared about them and I don't understand people who do.

Adds enjoyment to the game and a sense of progress or a goal to work towards. It's like being rewarded in a way.

[Bulletooth]

Originally Posted by Yuri Lowell

Adds enjoyment to the game and a sense of progress or a goal to work towards. It's like being rewarded in a way.

gameplay is my reward.

well, there are SOME nice achievements, particularly in Metro 2033 where you have to sneak past a whole station without killoing anyone or being noticed, which is a challenge.

but stuff like getting an achievement just for passing a moment in a game is meh...

well, to each his own