Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy

Key points

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

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Download-only; no disc is included in the physical box.
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Game\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/731490/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Game\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/731490/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		Cloud is set up to backup wrong folder resulting in no data stored^[1]

Video settings

Graphics settings

Game settings

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High frame rate

Unlock frame rate workaround^[2]

Start the game and set it to Borderless Window and Vsync on.
Close the settings menu.
Change your refresh rate to 60 Hz from Nvidia Control Panel or from Windows display settings.
The game will now run with 20 or 48 FPS. Go to the settings and it will jump to 60 FPS.
Close settings and change your refresh rate to 144 Hz. Now the game will run at 144 Hz.

Notes

Don't open the settings again, or your frame rate will fall to 48 again.

Unlock frame rate workaround for 60Hz monitors

Input settings

Keyboard settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Cutscenes	Bink Video

Command line arguments

Short command	Long command	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. ^[3]

System requirements

A 64-bit operating system is required.

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

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/731490/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (731490) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy · AppID: 731490 · Steam Database - last accessed on 2018-06-30
↑ Steam Community :: Guide :: [144hz] Workaround for High Refresh Rate Monitors
↑ Verified by User:unknownproject on 2018-07-03

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/731490/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (731490) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/731490/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (731490) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy · AppID: 731490 · Steam Database - last accessed on 2018-06-30

[3] Steam Community :: Guide :: [144hz] Workaround for High Refresh Rate Monitors

[4] Verified by User:unknownproject on 2018-07-03

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Developers

Original Games	Naughty Dog
Remastered	Vicarious Visions
Publishers
	Activision
Engines
	Vicarious Visions Alchemy
Release dates
Windows	June 29, 2018