Game Cheats:
Disable introduction sequence:
Enter the "\Steam\SteamApps\commonAlien Isolation\DATA\UI\MOVIES" folder
and move the following files to a temporary folder:
"AMD_IDENT.USM"
"CA_IDENT.USM"
"FOX_IDENT.USM"
Change field of view:
Use a text editor to edit the "ENGINE_SETTINGS.XML" file in the directory:
"\Steam\SteamApps\commonAlien Isolation\DATA".
Locate the following lines:
setting name=”Field Of View”
quality name=”47" float=”47.0" precedence=”7"
quality name=”50" float=”50.0" precedence=”6"
quality name=”55" float=”55.0" precedence=”5"
quality name=”60" float=”60.0" precedence=”4"
quality name=”65" float=”65.0" precedence=”3"
quality name=”70" float=”70.0" precedence=”2"
quality name=”75" float=”75.0" precedence=”1"
/setting
Increase the 75.0 value, which is the default setting, to any number up to 100.
Blade Runner reference:
Enter Sevastopol station in mission 2. After checking in with the android,
explore the station to find origami foil unicorns in various locations. This is
a reference to another Ridley Scott film, Bladerunner, where Harrison Ford finds one at the end of the movie.
General Tips
Sound is huge in this game. Make sure you have the TV cranked up or headphones on so you can listen to the Alien, just as it listens for you.
Never run. Ever. The Alien hears louder footsteps, so running is almost always suicide.
Avoid fighting other enemies. The Alien isn't the only threat in the game, but stealth is your best approach even against other humans and androids.
Watch out for the Alien drool – that means it's in a vent above you. Walking under the Alien guarantees death.
The flamethrower and molotov are two of the only items/weapons that work against the Alien. Burning the Alien can often save you from instant death, as it runs away from the fire.
Alien: Isolation is very much a trial-and-error kind of game. The Alien will often find you, so it's about adjusting on the fly and doing your best to move quietly at any given moment. Don't feel too bad if you die a lot in the process.
Craft items often. You don't want to be holding onto materials for a long time, otherwise it's just a waste.
Two simple words: save often.
Achievements:
Awake Complete the first mission
Welcome to Sevastopol Complete the second mission
A Hunt Begins Complete the third mission
You Shouldn't Be There Complete the fourth mission
How Do You Feel? Complete the fifth mission
Caught in the Trap Complete the sixth mission
An Outpost of Progress Complete the seventh mission
Shock to the System Use the stun baton
Bait Complete the tenth mission
Hazard Containment Complete the eleventh mission
A Synthetic Solution Complete the twelfth mission
Consultation Complete the thirteenth mission
Survivor Complete the game on the hardest difficulty setting
Ripley, Signing Off Complete the game on any difficulty setting
The Missing Collect an ID tag
The Taken Collect all ID tags
Archivist Collect 10 Nostromo logs in the main campaign
Light 'Em Up Use the flamethrower
Just Out of Reach Contact your team and escape Comms without being attacked by an android
Use With Caution... Use the shotgun
Every Bullet Counts Use the revolver
Self Defense Kill 10 humans
Not a Scratch Escape from android combat without taking damage
A Perfect Organism Encounter the Alien in Sevastopol for the first time
She's in the Vents... Use the vent system 20 times
I Admire Its Purity Detect 30 targets with the motion tracker
Build to Survive Construct an item
Mercy or Prudence Complete the game without killing any humans
Seegson Security Bypass Perform 10 successful hacks
Seegson Systems Expert Complete 10 minigames successfully
Power Games Access 10 different rewire points
A True Engineer Construct one of each craftable item
A Record of Disaster Collect an archive log
Voices of Sevastopol Collect 100 archive logs
Fault Detected Kill an Android
Throwing the Switch Complete the fourteenth mission
The Message Complete the fifteenth mission
Hide. Run. Survive. Complete the fifth mission without being killed by the Alien
Transmission Complete the sixteenth mission
One Shot Complete the game without dying
Free the Torrens Complete the seventeenth mission
End of the Hunt Complete the eighteenth mission
This Should Work Use the bolt gun
My Turn Now Kill an android using only the maintenance jack
Retreat From Fire Cause the Alien to retreat using a molotov
Back Off Cause the Alien to retreat by using the flamethrower
Stunned Knock down a human or stun an android with a non-lethal attack
Mind Your Step Navigate Reactor Maintenance without dying
100 Times Too Many Get killed by the Alien 100 times
Not the First Turn off the beacon