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Availability
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Input
The remap controls section of Astrobatics
Audio
The sound settings of Astrobatics, including the mouse or keyboard control toggle and other options
Audio feature |
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Separate volume controls |
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The game has separate volume control for Sound FX and Music. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Essential improvements
Use DDrawCompat[1]
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- Only the ddraw.dll wrapper from DDrawCompat works for this game, this will restore and improve some animations the game contains, the most noticeable change is when the game boots up showing the logo.
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Issues fixed
Game refuses to boot up on modern hardware[2]
- The game will refuse to open when executed on modern Windows operating systems, mainly 8, 8.1, and 10.
- On Windows 11, DDrawCompat v0.3.2 is also required for the game to run, other versions will not work.
Game is lagging both in menu and in-game[4]
- To resolve this, while the game is open press Alt+Tab ↹ then go back, the game should run on its normal speed after.
Game doesn't show a message or prompt when the ship receives power-ups
- Supposedly, the game should always show a message when the ship receives power-ups, however for some reason on newer Windows versions this message prompt is disabled, this could affect gameplay as the game is also not telling the player the current shield level once it is activated.
Modify in-game settings with Registry Editor[5]
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- Open Registry Editor by doing Start + R, then type regedit and press Enter.
- Click Edit on Registry Editor, click Find then type MessagePrizes, this should lead you to
HKEY_USERS\{numbers}\SOFTWARE\KraiSoft Entertainment\Astrobatics or HKEY_USERS\{numbers}\SOFTWARE\KraiSoft\Astrobatics containing the MessagePrizes and MessageFreePrices values, once you've found both of the mentioned values, double-click on them and change their number from 0 to 1, enabling them.
- Close the Registry Editor and open the game afterwards, the game should now have text or message prompts when you receive power-ups.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
DirectDraw |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
95 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium II |
System memory (RAM) |
32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
25 MB of free space. |
Video card (GPU) |
8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible |
Notes
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Stormshadow429 on 2022-01-20
- I've confirmed this myself by testing the game after applying the wrapper
- ↑ Verified by User:Stormshadow429 on 2022-01-20
- The game will still refuse to boot even on Compatibility mode if the game did not come directly from KraiSoft
- ↑ Verified by User:Stormshadow429 on 2022-01-20
- If the game still refuses to open, ensure that the files are obtained legitimately from KraiSoft
- ↑ Verified by User:Stormshadow429 on 2022-01-20
- A minor fix someone in YouTube has discovered
- ↑ Verified by User:Stormshadow429 on 2022-01-22
- This should work on any versions although the location could vary depending on the game version and source, the 2 mentioned keys/values could also exist in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\KraiSoft\Astrobatics
or HKEY_CURRENT_USER\KraiSoft Entertainment\Astrobatics
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