How To Fix Alan Wake 2 Ultrawide Cutscenes

Welcome to our friendly guide on resolving the ultrawide cutscenes issue in Alan Wake 2. As a dedicated gamer, you know how important it is to have an immersive gaming experience. However, the presence of black bars on the sides of your ultrawide screen can be distracting and take away from the game's overall atmosphere. In this article, we'll walk you through the steps to remove these black bars and enhance your gaming experience.

To begin, open the Windows Run dialog box by pressing the Windows key + R on your keyboard. This will bring up a small window where you can enter commands. The Windows Run dialog box is a powerful tool that allows you to quickly access various features and settings on your computer.

In the Run dialog box, type or paste the address where the game's renderer.ini configuration file is located. Press OK to proceed. The renderer.ini file contains the settings for Alan Wake 2, including the aspect ratio.

Using a text editor like Notepad or Notepad++, open the renderer.ini file that appears in your chosen directory. This file contains various settings for Alan Wake 2, and we'll be making some changes to unlock the aspect ratio.

Within the renderer.ini file, locate the line that says "m_bUnlockAspectRatio" and set its value to true. This adjustment will remove the black bars from your ultrawide screen during gameplay. By unlocking the aspect ratio, you'll be able to fully utilize the width of your screen and enjoy a more immersive gaming experience.

After making the necessary changes to the renderer.ini file, save it and exit out of your text editor. Your settings are now applied and ready to take effect in Alan Wake 2. Launch the game and enjoy a wider field of view without the distraction of black bars.

If you prefer playing with black bars, you can easily revert back to the original settings by setting the "m_bUnlockAspectRatio" value to false within the renderer.ini file. This will bring back the black bars on the sides of your screen during gameplay.

While unlocking the aspect ratio will work during gameplay, it may not apply to pre-rendered cutscenes in the game. Keep this in mind if you encounter black bars during these sequences.

For improved image quality, consider disabling depth of field and vignette effects within Alan Wake 2's graphics settings. These effects can sometimes introduce blurriness or darken the edges of the screen, which may be more noticeable on ultrawide displays.