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{{Infobox game
 
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|cover        = Atomaders cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Atomaders cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Top-down view}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Top-down view}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control}}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Arcade}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Space flight}}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Stylized}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Pre-rendered graphics}}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Space}}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Atomaders }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Atomaders}}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid side =  
 
|steam appid side =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id side =  
 
|gogcom id side =  
|official site=  
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|official site = https://www.kraisoft.com/arcade-games/atomaders/
 
|hltb        =  
 
|hltb        =  
 
|igdb        =  
 
|igdb        =  
 
|mobygames    = atomaders
 
|mobygames    = atomaders
|strategywiki =  
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|strategywiki = Atomaders
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | [https://kraisoft.com/arcade-games/atomaders/ The game can be obtained here.] |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Developer | https://kraisoft.com/arcade-games/atomaders/ | Activation | |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|<path-to-game>\Players.cdf}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\Players.cdf}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input==
 
==Input==
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{{Image|atomadersinput.png|The remap controls section of Atomaders including the sound settings}}
 
{{Input
 
{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          = The game has its own custom cursor.
 
|mouse menu notes          = The game has its own custom cursor.
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|controller support        = unknown
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|controller support        = true
|controller support notes  =  
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|controller support notes  = The help section of the game says the ship can be controlled with a joystick
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|xinput controllers        = unknown
 
|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Sound and Music can be set at different volume levels.
 
|separate volume notes    = Sound and Music can be set at different volume levels.
|surround sound            = unknown
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|surround sound            = false
 
|surround sound notes      =  
 
|surround sound notes      =  
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost        = unknown
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|mute on focus lost        = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes  =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes  =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|general midi audio notes  =  
 
|general midi audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===Game refuses to run properly on modern hardware===
 
{{ii}} The game will lag both in-game and within the menus when opened on modern computers, to resolve this, use [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/ dgVoodoo] or [https://github.com/elishacloud/dxwrapper dxwrapper], preferably dgVoodoo due to not requiring any configuration, albeit the game will display a watermark on the bottom section of the screen.
 
  
 
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  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = n/a
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |ref      =  
 
  |ref      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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}}
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==Issues unresolved==
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===Leda Prime 2 Coralos doesn't show the CRAB cyborg picture<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Stormshadow429|date=2022-01-20}}</ref>===
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{{ii}}A minor bug, which was most likely forgotten considering how old the game is and yet this bug still exists
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==Issues fixed==
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===Game refuses to boot up on modern hardware<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Stormshadow429|date=2022-01-20}}</ref>===
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{{ii}} The game will refuse to open when executed on modern Windows OSes, mainly 8, 8.1, and 10. The older version of Atomaders, specifically the GameHouse version (v1.11) does not require this fix to boot up.
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{{Fixbox|description=Enable the following [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility settings]] for the {{code|Atomaders.exe}} file: <code>Compatibility mode (98/Me)</code>.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Stormshadow429|date=2022-01-20|comment=This fix is applicable to the KraiSoft version.}}</ref>}}
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===Game refuses to run properly on modern hardware, black screen bug after doing Alt+Tab<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Stormshadow429|date=2022-01-20}}</ref>===
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{{ii}} The game will lag both in-game and within the menus when opened on modern Windows OSes (mainly 8 and above), the game will also not show anything after doing Alt+Tab or pressing the Windows button then going back to the game
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{{Fixbox|description=Use [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/ dgVoodoo] or [https://github.com/elishacloud/dxwrapper dxwrapper]|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Stormshadow429|date=2022-01-22}}</ref>|fix=
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{{ii}} A <code>ddraw.dll</code> wrapper from any of the 2 mentioned wrapper programs can be used to resolve the issue, dgVoodoo is preferrable due to not requiring any configuration, albeit the game will display a watermark on the bottom section of the screen, but this is also an indication to prove that the wrapper works.
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}}
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===SendBugReport.exe refuses to make a log file===
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{{Fixbox|description=Manual Log.txt creation|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Stormshadow429|date=2022-01-22}}</ref>|fix=
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{{ii}} To resolve this minor issue, open Notepad with administrator privileges, save the blank text file as <code>Log.txt</code> into the folder location of Atomaders then afterwards, run the <code>SendBugReport.exe</code> as administrator, it should be able to generate logs now
 
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|direct3d versions      =  
 
|direct3d versions      =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
|directdraw versions    = 6
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|directdraw versions    = true
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|wing                  =  
 
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Revision as of 18:50, 29 January 2022

Atomaders
Atomaders cover
Developers
KraiSoft Entertainment
Release dates
Windows November 2002
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Top-down view
Controls Direct control
Genres Arcade
Vehicles Space flight
Art styles Pre-rendered graphics
Themes Space
Series Atomaders
Atomaders guide on StrategyWiki
Atomaders on MobyGames
Atomaders
Atomaders 2002
Atomaders 2 2008

Atomaders is a singleplayer top-down view arcade game in the Atomaders series.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Developer website
Requires online activation
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Players.cdf[Note 1]

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Most likely cannot be forced to go Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Most likely follows the driver settings for V-Sync.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Most likely running under 30 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Ray tracing (RT)

Input

The remap controls section of Atomaders including the sound settings
The remap controls section of Atomaders including the sound settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
All actions (Left and right direction, fire and extra weapon fire) can be remapped.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
The game allows the use of a mouse for ship control.
Mouse input in menus
The game has its own custom cursor.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
The help section of the game says the ship can be controlled with a joystick
Full controller support
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound and Music can be set at different volume levels.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues unresolved

Leda Prime 2 Coralos doesn't show the CRAB cyborg picture[1]

A minor bug, which was most likely forgotten considering how old the game is and yet this bug still exists

Issues fixed

Game refuses to boot up on modern hardware[2]

The game will refuse to open when executed on modern Windows OSes, mainly 8, 8.1, and 10. The older version of Atomaders, specifically the GameHouse version (v1.11) does not require this fix to boot up.
Enable the following compatibility settings for the Atomaders.exe file: Compatibility mode (98/Me).[3]

Game refuses to run properly on modern hardware, black screen bug after doing Alt+Tab[4]

The game will lag both in-game and within the menus when opened on modern Windows OSes (mainly 8 and above), the game will also not show anything after doing Alt+Tab or pressing the Windows button then going back to the game
Use dgVoodoo or dxwrapper[5]
A ddraw.dll wrapper from any of the 2 mentioned wrapper programs can be used to resolve the issue, dgVoodoo is preferrable due to not requiring any configuration, albeit the game will display a watermark on the bottom section of the screen, but this is also an indication to prove that the wrapper works.

SendBugReport.exe refuses to make a log file

Manual Log.txt creation[6]
To resolve this minor issue, open Notepad with administrator privileges, save the blank text file as Log.txt into the folder location of Atomaders then afterwards, run the SendBugReport.exe as administrator, it should be able to generate logs now

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DirectDraw
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 233 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 25 MB
Video card (GPU) 4 MB of VRAM
DirectX 6 compatible


Notes

  1. 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).

References

  1. Verified by User:Stormshadow429 on 2022-01-20
  2. Verified by User:Stormshadow429 on 2022-01-20
  3. Verified by User:Stormshadow429 on 2022-01-20
    This fix is applicable to the KraiSoft version.
  4. Verified by User:Stormshadow429 on 2022-01-20
  5. Verified by User:Stormshadow429 on 2022-01-22
  6. Verified by User:Stormshadow429 on 2022-01-22