Difference between revisions of "Atlantis II: Beyond Atlantis"

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Atlantis
Atlantis: The Lost Tales	1997
Atlantis II: Beyond Atlantis	1999
Atlantis III: The New World	2001
Atlantis Evolution	2004
The Secrets of Atlantis: The Sacred Legacy	2006

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 1 DRM
GOG.com
Mac App Store
Steam		Based on the mobile port which has missing features
ZOOM Platform

Essential improvements

Patches

There's a patch for the retail game (mirror).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\atlant2.cfg^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)
Mac OS (Classic)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/362920/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\save^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)
Mac OS (Classic)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/362920/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Game options.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Can select only between 640x480 and 800x600 resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration		No option. Follows Windows default behavior.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Sound options.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, music, dialog, FX.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Game crash on focus lost.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish				Retail only. Details
Spanish

Issues unresolved

Game runs in a sort of super-exclusive video mode. This means you can't Alt+Tab ↹, nor run the game in a window

Issues fixed

Disk is full error

Use fixed exe^{[citation needed]}
Download the unofficial bugfix for the game (CD version / DVD version) Extract `atlantis2.exe` into the installation folder.

No videos and/or weird fonts

Run the game in Windows 98 compatibility mode^{[citation needed]}

Blank white screen on startup

Use DirectInput wrapper
Download the DirectInput 1-7 to 8 Wrapper ([1]) Extract `dinput.dll` into the installation folder.

Other information

API

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)				^[3]
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 200 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	70 MB (if played from original CD/DVD)	2.37 GB (full installation, GOG.com version)
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 7 compatible	DirectX 9 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (362920) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Cryomni3D - ScummVM :: Wiki - last accessed on 2019-09-23
↑ Mac Game Update: 34 New Additions ● GOG.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
↑ Atlantis 2: Beyond Atlantis on GOG.com - last accessed on 2019-12-27
"This game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up."

[gamedir-3] 1.0 ^1.1 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).

[Proton_path_note-4] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (362920) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

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

[5] The app ID (362920) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Cryomni3D - ScummVM :: Wiki - last accessed on 2019-09-23

[2] Mac Game Update: 34 New Additions ● GOG.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[5] Atlantis 2: Beyond Atlantis on GOG.com - last accessed on 2019-12-27
"This game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up."

[1]

[2]

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[3]

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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-Person }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Pre-Rendered Graphics, Realistic }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Supernatural }}
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-{{Availability/row| Steam | 362920 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
+{{Availability/row| MacApp | id564132045 | MacApp | | | OS X }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 362920 | Steam |Based on the mobile port which has missing features | | Windows, OS X }}
+{{Availability/row| ZOOM | atlantis-ii-beyond-atlantis | DRM-free |  | | Windows }}
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 ==Essential improvements==
 ===Patches===
-There's a [http://ethancarter233.free.fr/patchs/atlant2f.zip patch] for the retail game ([http://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/439/20037 mirror]).
+There's a [http://ethancarter233.free.fr/patchs/atlant2f.zip patch] for the retail game ([https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/439/20037 mirror]).
 ==Game data==
@@ Line 52: / Line 68: @@
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+|discord                   =
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-|origin                =
+|epic games launcher       =
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+|gog galaxy notes          =
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-|uplay notes           =
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+|steam cloud notes         =
+|ubisoft connect           =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
+|xbox cloud                =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Atlantis2-options.png|Game options.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 90: / Line 110: @@
 |antialiasing               = false
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = unknown
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 102: / Line 125: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = false
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 166: / Line 189: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Atlantis2-sound.png|Sound options.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Master, music, dialog, FX.
@@ Line 180: / Line 203: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes = Game crash on focus lost.
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 186: / Line 211: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = English
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
-  |audio     = yes
+  |audio     = true
-  |subtitles = yes
+  |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
- |fan notes =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = French
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
-  |audio     = yes
+  |audio     = true
-  |subtitles = yes
+  |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
- |fan notes =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = German
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
-  |audio     = no
+  |audio     = true
-  |subtitles = yes
+  |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
- |fan notes =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Italian
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
-  |audio     = no
+  |audio     = true
-  |subtitles = yes
+  |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
-  |fan notes =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Polish
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = Retail only. [https://dubbingpedia.pl/wiki/Atlantis_II Details]
+  |fan       =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Spanish
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
-  |audio     = no
+  |audio     = true
-  |subtitles = yes
+  |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
- |fan notes =
 }}
 }}
@@ Line 243: / Line 271: @@
 ===No videos and/or weird fonts===
 {{Fixbox|description=Run the game in Windows 98 [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility mode]]|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}}}
+===Blank white screen on startup===
+{{Fixbox|description=Use DirectInput wrapper|fix=
+# Download the DirectInput 1-7 to 8 Wrapper ([https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2435-directinput-1-7-to-8-wrapper/])
+# Extract <code>dinput.dll</code> into the installation folder.
+}}
 ==Other information==
@@ Line 267: / Line 301: @@
 |shader model versions  =
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+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
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+|macos intel 64-bit app = false
+|macos arm app          = unknown
+|macos app notes        = <ref>{{Refsnip|url=https://www.gog.com/game/atlantis_2_beyond_atlantis|title=Atlantis 2: Beyond Atlantis on GOG.com|date=2019-12-27|snippet=This game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.}}</ref>
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+|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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Developers

	Cryo Interactive
Publishers
	DreamCatcher Interactive
	Anuman Interactive
Engines
	Omni3D^[1]
Release dates
Windows	June 14, 2000
Mac OS (Classic)	2001
macOS (OS X)	November 15, 2013^[2]
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Adventure
Art styles	Pre-rendered graphics, Realistic
Themes	Supernatural
Series	Atlantis