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|cover        = Santa Claus in Trouble (2020) cover.jpg
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|cover        = Santa Claus in Trouble (HD) cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Joymania Development}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Joymania Development}}
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             =  
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|gog galaxy               =  
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           = true
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|steam cloud               = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|ubisoft connect       =  
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|ubisoft connect           =  
|ubisoft connect notes =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = Go to [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Santa_Claus_in_Trouble_(HD)#Configuration_file.28s.29_location configuration file location], open config.txt and change resolution there
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
|120 fps notes              = Locked at 60 FPS.
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|120 fps notes              = Locked at 60 FPS.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/1431350/discussions/0/2996548176290704030/#c2996548176292801194|title=Anything above 60fps? :: Santa Claus in Trouble (HD) General Discussions|date=2020-12-28}}</ref>
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
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|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
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|controller sensitivity    = true
 
|controller sensitivity    = true
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers        = true
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|xbox prompts              = false
 
|xbox prompts              = false
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|dualshock 4              = false
 
|dualshock 4              = false
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
|red book cd audio        =  
 
|red book cd audio        =  
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===Run the game at screen refresh rate===
 
===Run the game at screen refresh rate===
{{--}} Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
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{{--}} Fullscreen mode defaults to 60&nbsp;Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
 
{{Fixbox|description=Set screen refresh rate|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Blackbird|date=2020-12-26|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
 
{{Fixbox|description=Set screen refresh rate|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Blackbird|date=2020-12-26|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
 
# Go to {{code|{{P|game}}}}
 
# Go to {{code|{{P|game}}}}
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
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|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos arm app          = unknown
|macos arm notes        =
 
 
|linux powerpc app      =  
 
|linux powerpc app      =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
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|physics          = PhysX
 
|physics          = PhysX
 
|physics notes    =  
 
|physics notes    =  
|audio            = FMOD
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|audio            = FMOD Studio
 
|audio notes      =  
 
|audio notes      =  
 
|interface        =  
 
|interface        =  
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|anticheat        =  
 
|anticheat        =  
 
|anticheat notes  =  
 
|anticheat notes  =  
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}}
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===Retro Music===
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{{++}} Restores the music from original games
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{{Fixbox|description=Install|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Blackbird|date=2022-12-24|comment=Comment (optional)}}</ref>|fix=
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# Download [https://www.moddb.com/mods/santa-claus-in-trouble-hd-retro-music/downloads/scit-hd-retro-music here]
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# Copy {{code|data_audio_win32.pak}} to {{code|{{P|game}}}} and overwrite it
 
}}
 
}}
  

Latest revision as of 20:12, 27 December 2023

Santa Claus in Trouble (HD)
Santa Claus in Trouble (HD) cover
Developers
Joymania Development
Release dates
Windows December 21, 2020
Taxonomy
Series Santa Claus in Trouble
Santa Claus in Trouble
Santa Claus in Trouble 2002
Santa Claus in Trouble ... Again! 2004
Santa Claus in Trouble (HD) 2020

Keypoints

Remaster of Santa Claus in Trouble and Santa Claus in Trouble ... Again![1]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\config.txt[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\useroptions.bin[Note 1]
Steam <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\1431350\remote\useroptions.bin
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1431350/pfx/[Note 2]
Majority of options in config.txt are unused and don't do anything

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\savegame0000.bin[Note 1]
Steam <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\1431350\remote\savegame0000.bin
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1431350/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings
General settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Go to configuration file location, open config.txt and change resolution there
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Locked at 60 FPS.[2]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and Effects
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Czech
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish
Ukrainian

Issues fixed

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Set screen refresh rate[3]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>
  2. Open config.txt
  3. Change refresh_rate 60 to your desired value.
  4. Save the file

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Audio FMOD Studio

Retro Music

Restores the music from original games
Install[4]
  1. Download here
  2. Copy data_audio_win32.pak to <path-to-game> and overwrite it

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3 Quad Core 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 900 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
AMD Radeon HD 6950
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Santa Claus in Trouble on Steam - last accessed on 2020-12-22
    "Santa Claus in Trouble (HD) based on the games "Santa Claus in Trouble" (released in 2002) and "Santa Claus in Trouble ... again" (released in 2004)."
  2. Anything above 60fps? :: Santa Claus in Trouble (HD) General Discussions - last accessed on 2020-12-28
  3. Verified by User:Blackbird on 2020-12-26
  4. Verified by User:Blackbird on 2022-12-24