Ray Tracing from Control
🟡 Updated this yearPreview

🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.5% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #5 of 22 Visuals mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
The mod enables a much lighter version of ray tracing compared to the one present in the game, saving performance (this means you don't need to enable ray tracing in the game's settings, as these are two different implementations of the technology and enabling ray tracing in the game will immediately disable the modified RT). The RT that the mod activates is also used by Remedi in the PS5 Pro version of the game, and compared to what is used on the PC by default, this RT is noisier and slightly less accurate.
Mod has two versions:
Control RT Normal
includes rt reflections and rt direct lighting
~20% performance cost comparet to raster
~40% performance save compared to full path tracing
Control RT Ultra
includes rt reflections, rt global illumination, rt debris, rt direct lighting and transpearent reflections
~35% performance cost comparet to raster
~25% performance save compared to full path tracing
instalation:
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[]download and unzip the file
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]сhoose a version and copy files in C:\Users\USER_NAME\AppData\Local\After replacing the configuration file, you can change any settings in the game menu, and it will not disable ray tracing (except for path tracing settings). You can also manually enable the TAA anti-aliasing that Remedy used in Control if you don't like FSR or DLSS for some reason, by changing the value of the line “m_eSSAAMethod” to 1.
The lines I modified in the ini file:
"m_eRTReflectionQuality"
"m_eRTTransparentQuality"
"m_eRTIndirectDiffuseQuality"
"m_eRTDebrisQuality"
This ini file tweak unlocks ray tracing from Control, which already existed in Alan Wake's code. It's a niche visual mod for Alan Wake with 50 endorsements and 2,000 downloads, last updated October 2025.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Tiny mod that punches above its weight—2,000 downloads for a niche ini tweak
- Unlocks hidden ray tracing without needing new assets
- Community-approved (50 endorsements) for a niche visual mod
⚠️ Cons
- Only 50 endorsements—might be hit or miss for some setups
- Last updated October 2025—may not work with future game patches
For Alan Wake players who want to push the visuals with ray tracing without waiting for an official patch. Skip if you're not comfortable editing ini files or if you prefer stable, well-documented mods.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Back up your original ini file before applying the tweak so you can revert if something goes wrong.
- Make sure your GPU supports ray tracing—this mod won't work on older hardware.
- Test the mod in a graphically intense scene to see the difference and ensure stability.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Alanwake2 Mods
- Author
- arro9ant
- Version
- 2.0
- Downloads
- 2,000
- Endorsements
- 50
- Category
- Visuals
- Created
- 10/23/2024
- Updated
- 10/7/2025
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