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{{Infobox game
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|cover        = Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy cover.jpg
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|developers  =
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Vicarious Visions}}
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|Iron Galaxy Studios|Windows}}
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|publishers  =
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Activision}}
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|engines      =
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Vicarious Visions Alchemy}}
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|release dates=
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 29, 2018}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|crash-bandicoot-n-sane-trilogy|76}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|4131/crash-bandicoot-n-sane-trilogy|80}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|crash-bandicoot-n-sane-trilogy|78}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Platform }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Cartoon }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Crash Bandicoot }}
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|steam appid  = 731490
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|steam appid side  =
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|gogcom id    =
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|hltb        = 46381
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|official site= https://www.crashbandicoot.com/nsane-trilogy/
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|strategywiki = Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
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|mobygames    = crash-bandicoot-n-sane-trilogy
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|wikipedia    = Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
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|winehq      = 18995
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|lutris      = crash-bandicoot-n-sane-trilogy
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|license      = commercial
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}}
  
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'''Key points'''
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{{ii}} Remakes of [[Wikipedia:Crash Bandicoot (video game)|Crash Bandicoot]], [[Wikipedia:Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back|Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back]] and [[Wikipedia:Crash Bandicoot: Warped|Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped]].
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'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/731490/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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==Availability==
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Steam | Download-only; no disc is included in the physical box. |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 731490 | Steam | |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable}}
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}}
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{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
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==Essential improvements==
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===Skip intro videos===
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{{Fixbox|description=Modify intro video file|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Marioysikax|date=2019-07-16}}</ref>|fix=
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# Go to {{code|{{p|game}}\archives\}}.
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# Open {{code|bumper_atvi.bk2}} with a text editor.
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# Delete all contents, and save the file.
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}}
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==Game data==
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===Configuration file(s) location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\Crash Bandicoot(TM) N. Sane Trilogy\}}
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}}
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===Save game data location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\Crash Bandicoot(TM) N. Sane Trilogy\}}
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}}
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{{ii}} Saves made before July 23, 2018 update stored in {{code|{{P|appdata}}\Game\}} aren't migrated to the new path
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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{{Save game cloud syncing
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|discord                  =
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|discord notes            =
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|epic games launcher      =
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|epic games launcher notes =
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|gog galaxy                =
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|gog galaxy notes          =
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|origin                    =
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|origin notes              =
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|steam cloud              = true
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|steam cloud notes        = July 23, 2018 update changed where the save folder and file(s) are set up.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamdb.info/changelist/4800876/|title=Changelist #4800876 · Steam Database|date=2018-07-23}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamdb.info/changelist/4801344/|title=Changelist #4801344 · Steam Database|date=2018-07-23}}</ref>
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|ubisoft connect          =
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|ubisoft connect notes    =
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|xbox cloud                =
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|xbox cloud notes          =
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}}
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==Video==
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{{Image|Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy graphics.png|Graphics settings}}
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{{Image|Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy game.png|Game settings}}
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{{Video
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|wsgf link                  =
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|widescreen wsgf award      =
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|multimonitor wsgf award    =
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =
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|widescreen resolution      = true
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|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|Anamorphic}} 16:9. Use [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1404-crash-bandicoot-n-sane-trilogy-widescreen-fix/ Crash Bandicoot widescreen fix].
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|multimonitor              = hackable
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|multimonitor notes        = {{term|Anamorphic}} 16:9. Use [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1404-crash-bandicoot-n-sane-trilogy-widescreen-fix/ Crash Bandicoot widescreen fix].
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|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|Anamorphic}} 16:9. Use [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1404-crash-bandicoot-n-sane-trilogy-widescreen-fix/ Crash Bandicoot widescreen fix].
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|4k ultra hd                = true
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|4k ultra hd notes          =
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|fov                        = false
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|fov notes                  =
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|windowed                  = true
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|windowed notes            =
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|borderless windowed        = true
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|borderless windowed notes  =
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|anisotropic                = false
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|anisotropic notes          =
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|antialiasing              = true
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|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]] (Low/Medium/High)
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|vsync                      = true
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|vsync notes                =
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|60 fps                    = true
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|60 fps notes              =
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|120 fps                    = hackable
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|120 fps notes              = See [[#Run the game at screen refresh rate|Run the game at screen refresh rate]].
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|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr notes                  =
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|ray tracing                = unknown
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|ray tracing notes          =
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|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind notes          =
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}}
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===Disable fur===
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{{++}} May increase the performance by a lot.
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{{Fixbox|description=Disable fur via Helix Mod|ref=<ref>[https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2018/07/crash-bandicoot-n-sane-trilogy.html Helix Mod: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy]</ref>|fix=
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# Download [https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2018/07/crash-bandicoot-n-sane-trilogy.html Crash Trilogy 3D Vision fix].
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# Copy the files to the installation folder.
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# Press {{key|F6}} to disable any fur.
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'''Notes'''
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{{ii}} Change the value of Fur in <code>d3dx.ini</code> to <code>1</code> to let the mod disable it automatically at startup.
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}}
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==Input==
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{{Image|Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy keyboard.png|Keyboard settings}}
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{{Input
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|key remap                = true
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|key remap notes          =
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|acceleration option      = n/a
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|acceleration option notes =
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|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =
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|mouse menu                = true
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|mouse menu notes          =
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
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|controller support        = true
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|controller support notes  =
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|full controller          = true
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|full controller notes    =
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|controller remap          = false
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|controller remap notes    =
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|controller sensitivity    = false
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|controller sensitivity notes=
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
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|invert controller y-axis notes=
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|xinput controllers        = true
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|xbox prompts              = true
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4              = true
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = true
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = false
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = V1, Wired, Bluetooth
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  = Wireless Adaptor not working, V2 works with listed fix.
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|tracked motion controllers= false
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = false
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|other controllers notes  =
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|other button prompts      = false
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|other button prompts notes=
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|controller hotplug        = true
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|controller hotplug notes  =
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|haptic feedback          = always on
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|haptic feedback notes    = XInput only. Use [[Special K#Haptic feedback|Special K]] to disable it.
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|simultaneous input        = true
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|simultaneous input notes  = Rapidly changes button prompts
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|steam input api          = false
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = true
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = false
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = true
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|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =
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}}
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==Audio==
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{{Audio
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|separate volume          = true
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|separate volume notes    = Music, Speech, SFX
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|surround sound          = true
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|surround sound notes    = Up to 5.1
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|subtitles                = false
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|subtitles notes          = Steam store page incorrectly claims to have subtitles
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|closed captions          = false
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|closed captions notes    =
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|mute on focus lost      = true
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|mute on focus lost notes =
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|eax support              =
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|eax support notes        =
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}}
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{{L10n|content=
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = false
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = false
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = German
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = false
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Italian
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = false
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Japanese
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = false
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Spanish
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = false
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Russian
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|interface = hackable
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|audio    = hackable
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|subtitles = hackable
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|notes    = 1. Fan translation by «The Miracle» – [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/games/crash_bandicoot_n_sane_trilogy/files/5867.html text]<br>2.1 «FaN&C» Family’s» – [https://darksonicyozhik4.wixsite.com/fanicfamily/forum/progress-perevoda/crash-bandicoot-tm-n-sane-trilogy-rusifikator audio]<br>2.2 «R.G. MVO» – [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/games/crash_bandicoot_n_sane_trilogy/files/5864.html audio]
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|fan      = true
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}}
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}}
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==VR support==
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{{VR support
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|gg3d name                  =
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|native 3d gg3d award        =
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|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =
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|tridef 3d gg3d award        =
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|iz3d gg3d award            =
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|native 3d                  = unknown
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|native 3d notes            =
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|nvidia 3d vision            = hackable
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|nvidia 3d vision notes      = See [https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2018/07/crash-bandicoot-n-sane-trilogy.html Helix Mod: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy].
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|tridef 3d                  = unknown
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|tridef 3d notes            =
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|iz3d                        = unknown
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|iz3d notes                  =
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|vr only                    =
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|htc vive                    =
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|htc vive notes              =
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|oculus rift                =
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|oculus rift notes          =
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|osvr                        =
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|osvr notes                  =
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|keyboard-mouse              =
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|keyboard-mouse notes        =
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|3rd space gaming vest      =
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|3rd space gaming vest notes =
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|novint falcon              =
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|novint falcon notes        =
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|trackir                    =
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|trackir notes              =
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|tobii eye tracking          =
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|tobii eye tracking notes    =
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|play area seated            =
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|play area seated notes      =
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|play area standing          =
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|play area standing notes    =
 +
|play area room-scale        =
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|play area room-scale notes  =
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}}
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==Issues fixed==
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===Run the game at screen refresh rate===
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{{--}} When playing at high refresh rates or in windowed/borderless windowed modes, the game will cap the frame rates to low values (e.g. 48 FPS on 144&nbsp;Hz monitors, or 55 FPS at 165&nbsp;Hz).<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/731490/discussions/0/1729828401671950470/#c1729828401671957947|title=48 fps? :: Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy General Discussions|date=2019-07-16}}</ref> As well, if using G-Sync or FreeSync, this can introduce further issues like lowering the game's frame rate down to as low as 15 FPS.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/731490/discussions/0/1643167006282732938/|title=15 FPS ... What kind of BS is this game? (Tried N-Vidia panel fix and did not worked)  :: Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy General Discussion|date=2019-07-16}}</ref> The only way to play at higher frame rates is to use exclusive fullscreen mode, which enforces 60&nbsp;Hz by default. Forcing a higher refresh rate allows the game to run at higher frame rates.
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 +
{{Fixbox|description=Override refresh rate with 3Dmigoto|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Keith|date=2019-10-09|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
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# Download [https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2018/07/crash-bandicoot-n-sane-trilogy.html Crash Bandicoot Trilogy 3D Vision fix].
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# Copy the contents to the installation folder.
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# Open <code>d3dx.ini</code>.
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# Change <code>;refresh_rate=60</code> to <code>refresh_rate=0</code> to set the desktop refresh rate.
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}}
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 +
{{Fixbox|description=Override refresh rate with Special K|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Keith|date=2019-01-11|comment=Tested with SpecialK_0_8_66.7z}}</ref>|fix=
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# See [[Special K#Refresh rate (Hz)|Special K]] to force a custom refresh rate higher than 60 Hz.
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# Run the game in its exclusive fullscreen mode.
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Restore native DualShock 4 V2 support===
 +
{{++}} The game has native support for the DualShock 4 V1.
 +
{{--}} The game doesn't check for the DS4 V2 which has a different [[Controller:DualShock 4#Technical information|HWID]].
 +
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Replace the DS4 V1's HWID|fix=
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{{ii}} This requires the game executable to be unpacked of Steam DRM to work. Per [[PCGamingWiki:Editing guide/Wiki policy#Bypassing copyright protection and fixes|PCGW policy]], detailed instructions on how to do so can not be included.
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# Open the unpacked <code>CrashBandicootNSaneTrilogy.exe</code> with a hex editor such as [https://mh-nexus.de/en/ HxD].
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# Search for the text string '''05C4'''.
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# Replace it with '''09CC'''.
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# Save changes and launch the executable.}}
 +
 +
===Game fails to launch, with 0xc0000005 exception code in the Windows Event Viewer===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Disable DSR/VSR or connect to a lower resolution display.|fix=
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* The game will crash when enumerating resolutions that are too high on first launch, possibly those above 3840x2160.
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* Disabling NVIDIA DSR or AMD VSR, or connecting to a lower resolution display should allow the game to start.
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* Once the game has started for the first time, you can re-enable DSR/VSR or connect up your high resolution displays and it should continue to work.
 +
}}
 +
 +
===USB microphone stuttering and other problems with USB devices===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Override DirectInput device enumeration with CrashFix|fix=
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# Download [https://github.com/Quidrex/CrashFix CrashFix].
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# Copy dinput8.dll to the installation folder.
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}}
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 +
===Game stuttering at 60 FPS on high refresh rate monitor if set to Exclusive Fullscreen===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Set Max FPS to 60 FPS in Nvidia Control Panel
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# Open Nvidia Control Panel
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# Go the Manage 3d Settings > Program Settings > Browse > Search for CrashBandicootNSaneTrilogy.exe in the games installation folder > Click Add Selected Program
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# Find the Max Frame Rate setting and set it to 60
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}}
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 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 11
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|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 +
===AMD CROSSFIRE support===
 +
{{++}} In Radeon settings set AMD CrossFire Mode to "AFR friendly" in the game profile, very good scaling.
 +
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          = Havok
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            =
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 +
}}
 +
 +
===[[Glossary:Command line arguments|Command line arguments]]===
 +
{{Help|Commandline}}
 +
{{Standard table|Parameter|Description|content=
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{{Standard table/row|-4kf<br/>--4k-fullscreen|Forces 4K resolution and fullscreen in the window.}}
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{{Standard table/row|-4kb<br/>--4k-borderless|Forces 4K resolution and borderless in the window.}}
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{{Standard table/row|-perf4k<br/>--perf4k|Enable perf reporter for levels at a 4k resolution.}}
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{{Standard table/row|-perf<br/>--perf|Enable perf reporter for levels at a 1080p resolution.}}
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{{Standard table/row|-gpuWrite<br/>--gpuWrite|Enable writing GPU info to file on PC.}}
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{{Standard table/row|-hm<br/>--headlessMode|Run in headless mode. (ShowWindow with SW_HIDE arg)}}
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{{Standard table/row|-wd %wd%<br/>--windowdatafile %wd%|The window settings datafile to use. Defaults to WindowData.igx.}}
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{{Standard table/row|-pc %d%<br/>--primarycontroller %d%|The primary controller to use [1,2,3,4] when launching into a map.}}
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{{Standard table/row|-om %map%<br/>--overridemap %map%|Map to use in place of debug map from configuration file.}}
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}}
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'''%d% - Current controller (decimal number) . %wd% - window settings datafile name. %map% - current level/boss/intro/outro.'''
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* C1xx/L1xx/B1xx - Crash 1 maps.
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* C2xx/L2xx/B2xx - Crash 2 maps.
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* C3xx/L3xx/B3xx - Crash 3 maps.
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Syntax is:
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* ''Crash%d/Bosses/BossNameWithoutPakExtension/BossNameWithoutPakExtension''
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* ''Crash%d/MapNameWithoutPakExtension/MapNameWithoutPakExtension''
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For example:
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* ''Crash1/C1_Intro/C1_Intro''
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* ''Crash1/C1_Outro100/C1_Outro100''
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* ''Crash1/Bosses/B101_PapuPapu/B101_PapuPapu''
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* ''Crash1/L101_NSanityBeach/L101_NSanityBeach''
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* ''Crash2/L201_TurtleWoods/L201_TurtleWoods''
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* ''Crash3/L301_ToadVillage/L301_ToadVillage''
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'''''Warning. Overridemap command is only for testing purposes. Pay attention to lower statistics in Pause menu.'''''
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<ref>{{Refcheck|user=unknownproject|date=2018-07-03}}</ref>
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</div></div>
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==System requirements==
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{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = Windows
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|minOS    = 7, 8, 10
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|minCPU  = Intel Core i5-750 2.67 GHz
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|minCPU2  = AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz
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|minRAM  = 8 GB
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|minHD    = 30 GB
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|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
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|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 7850
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|minVRAM  = 2 GB
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|minDX    = 11
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|minaudio = DirectX 9.0c compatible
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|recOS    =
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|recCPU  = Intel Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz
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|recCPU2  = AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz
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|recRAM  =
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|recHD    =
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|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 950
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|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 7870
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|recVRAM  =
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|recDX    =
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|recaudio =
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|notes    = {{ii}} For the very best performance, Activision recommends an Intel Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz or AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz processor, an AMD Radeon RX 480 or Nvidia GTX 1070 GPU with 8 GB RAM, and 8 GB RAM.<ref>https://support.activision.com/crash-bandicoot-n--sane-trilogy/articles/crash-bandicoot-n-sane-trilogy-for-pc</ref>
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}}
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{{References}}

Revision as of 20:41, 16 July 2022

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy cover
Developers
Vicarious Visions
Windows Iron Galaxy Studios
Publishers
Activision
Engines
Vicarious Visions Alchemy
Release dates
Windows June 29, 2018
Reception
Metacritic 76
OpenCritic 80
IGDB 78
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Platform
Art styles Cartoon
Series Crash Bandicoot
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Crash Bandicoot
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy 2018
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time 2021

Key points

Remakes of Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back and Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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 Download-only; no disc is included in the physical box.
Windows
Steam
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Windows
Humble Store (unavailable)
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Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Modify intro video file[1]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\archives\.
  2. Open bumper_atvi.bk2 with a text editor.
  3. Delete all contents, and save the file.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Crash Bandicoot(TM) N. Sane Trilogy\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/731490/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Crash Bandicoot(TM) N. Sane Trilogy\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/731490/pfx/[Note 1]
Saves made before July 23, 2018 update stored in %APPDATA%\Game\ aren't migrated to the new path

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
July 23, 2018 update changed where the save folder and file(s) are set up.[2][3]

Video

Graphics settings
Graphics settings
Game settings
Game settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Anamorphic 16:9. Use Crash Bandicoot widescreen fix.
Multi-monitor
Anamorphic 16:9. Use Crash Bandicoot widescreen fix.
Ultra-widescreen
Anamorphic 16:9. Use Crash Bandicoot widescreen fix.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA (Low/Medium/High)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
See Run the game at screen refresh rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Disable fur

May increase the performance by a lot.
Disable fur via Helix Mod[4]
  1. Download Crash Trilogy 3D Vision fix.
  2. Copy the files to the installation folder.
  3. Press F6 to disable any fur.

Notes

Change the value of Fur in d3dx.ini to 1 to let the mod disable it automatically at startup.

Input

Keyboard settings
Keyboard settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes
, Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth)
Wireless Adaptor not working, V2 works with listed fix.
Generic/other controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
XInput only. Use Special K to disable it.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Rapidly changes button prompts
Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts
Cursor detection

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Speech, SFX
Surround sound
Up to 5.1
Subtitles
Steam store page incorrectly claims to have subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Spanish
Russian
1. Fan translation by «The Miracle» – text
2.1 «FaN&C» Family’s» – audio
2.2 «R.G. MVO» – audio

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy.

Issues fixed

Run the game at screen refresh rate

When playing at high refresh rates or in windowed/borderless windowed modes, the game will cap the frame rates to low values (e.g. 48 FPS on 144 Hz monitors, or 55 FPS at 165 Hz).[5] As well, if using G-Sync or FreeSync, this can introduce further issues like lowering the game's frame rate down to as low as 15 FPS.[6] The only way to play at higher frame rates is to use exclusive fullscreen mode, which enforces 60 Hz by default. Forcing a higher refresh rate allows the game to run at higher frame rates.
Override refresh rate with 3Dmigoto[7]
  1. Download Crash Bandicoot Trilogy 3D Vision fix.
  2. Copy the contents to the installation folder.
  3. Open d3dx.ini.
  4. Change ;refresh_rate=60 to refresh_rate=0 to set the desktop refresh rate.
Override refresh rate with Special K[8]
  1. See Special K to force a custom refresh rate higher than 60 Hz.
  2. Run the game in its exclusive fullscreen mode.

Restore native DualShock 4 V2 support

The game has native support for the DualShock 4 V1.
The game doesn't check for the DS4 V2 which has a different HWID.
Replace the DS4 V1's HWID
This requires the game executable to be unpacked of Steam DRM to work. Per PCGW policy, detailed instructions on how to do so can not be included.
  1. Open the unpacked CrashBandicootNSaneTrilogy.exe with a hex editor such as HxD.
  2. Search for the text string 05C4.
  3. Replace it with 09CC.
  4. Save changes and launch the executable.

Game fails to launch, with 0xc0000005 exception code in the Windows Event Viewer

Disable DSR/VSR or connect to a lower resolution display.
  • The game will crash when enumerating resolutions that are too high on first launch, possibly those above 3840x2160.
  • Disabling NVIDIA DSR or AMD VSR, or connecting to a lower resolution display should allow the game to start.
  • Once the game has started for the first time, you can re-enable DSR/VSR or connect up your high resolution displays and it should continue to work.

USB microphone stuttering and other problems with USB devices

Override DirectInput device enumeration with CrashFix
  1. Download CrashFix.
  2. Copy dinput8.dll to the installation folder.

Game stuttering at 60 FPS on high refresh rate monitor if set to Exclusive Fullscreen

Set Max FPS to 60 FPS in Nvidia Control Panel
  1. Open Nvidia Control Panel
  2. Go the Manage 3d Settings > Program Settings > Browse > Search for CrashBandicootNSaneTrilogy.exe in the games installation folder > Click Add Selected Program
  3. Find the Max Frame Rate setting and set it to 60

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

AMD CROSSFIRE support

In Radeon settings set AMD CrossFire Mode to "AFR friendly" in the game profile, very good scaling.

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Cutscenes Bink Video

Command line arguments

See command line arguments on how to use the following options.
Parameter Description
-4kf
--4k-fullscreen		 Forces 4K resolution and fullscreen in the window.
-4kb
--4k-borderless		 Forces 4K resolution and borderless in the window.
-perf4k
--perf4k		 Enable perf reporter for levels at a 4k resolution.
-perf
--perf		 Enable perf reporter for levels at a 1080p resolution.
-gpuWrite
--gpuWrite		 Enable writing GPU info to file on PC.
-hm
--headlessMode		 Run in headless mode. (ShowWindow with SW_HIDE arg)
-wd %wd%
--windowdatafile %wd%		 The window settings datafile to use. Defaults to WindowData.igx.
-pc %d%
--primarycontroller %d%		 The primary controller to use [1,2,3,4] when launching into a map.
-om %map%
--overridemap %map%		 Map to use in place of debug map from configuration file.

%d% - Current controller (decimal number) . %wd% - window settings datafile name. %map% - current level/boss/intro/outro.

  • C1xx/L1xx/B1xx - Crash 1 maps.
  • C2xx/L2xx/B2xx - Crash 2 maps.
  • C3xx/L3xx/B3xx - Crash 3 maps.

Syntax is:

  • Crash%d/Bosses/BossNameWithoutPakExtension/BossNameWithoutPakExtension
  • Crash%d/MapNameWithoutPakExtension/MapNameWithoutPakExtension

For example:

  • Crash1/C1_Intro/C1_Intro
  • Crash1/C1_Outro100/C1_Outro100
  • Crash1/Bosses/B101_PapuPapu/B101_PapuPapu
  • Crash1/L101_NSanityBeach/L101_NSanityBeach
  • Crash2/L201_TurtleWoods/L201_TurtleWoods
  • Crash3/L301_ToadVillage/L301_ToadVillage

Warning. Overridemap command is only for testing purposes. Pay attention to lower statistics in Pause menu. [9]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-750 2.67 GHz
AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz		 Intel Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz
AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 30 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
AMD Radeon HD 7850
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 950
AMD Radeon HD 7870
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible
For the very best performance, Activision recommends an Intel Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz or AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz processor, an AMD Radeon RX 480 or Nvidia GTX 1070 GPU with 8 GB RAM, and 8 GB RAM.[10]


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References