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{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Eradicator cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Eradicator cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Accolade}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Accolade}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Retroism}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Accolade|Retail (North America)}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Night Dive Studios}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Eidos Interactive|Retail (Europe)}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Night Dive Studios|Digital (original)}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Retroism|Digital (original)}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Atari|Digital (current)}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|September 30, 1996}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|September 30, 1996}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 6, 2014|ref=<ref name="release date">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txkblvA5h3Q Eradicator - Night Dive Studios Trailer - YouTube]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 6, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txkblvA5h3Q Eradicator - Night Dive Studios Trailer - YouTube]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 6, 2014|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 6, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|November 6, 2014|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|November 6, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Third-person }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Shooter }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 329640
 
|steam appid  = 329640
 
|gogcom id    = 1454313816
 
|gogcom id    = 1454313816
 
|strategywiki = Eradicator
 
|strategywiki = Eradicator
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|mobygames    = 770
 
|wikipedia    = Eradicator (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Eradicator (video game)
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
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}}
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{{Introduction
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|introduction      =
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|release history  =
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|current state    =
 
}}
 
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{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | Run in [[DOSBox]]. | | DOS }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | Run in [[DOSBox]]. | | DOS }}
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{{Availability/row| Amazon | B00PGJJ8XK | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | eradicator | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-ERADICATOR | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | eradicator | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | eradicator | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | eradicator | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | eradicator | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 329640 | Steam | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>[https://steamdb.info/app/329640/config/ Eradicator · AppID: 329640 · Steam Database]</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 329640 | Steam | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamdb.info/app/329640/config/|title=Eradicator · AppID: 329640 · Steam Database|date=9 June 2023}}</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
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{{Fixbox|description=Delete/rename SMACKPLY.EXE|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Garrett|date=2016-11-02|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
 
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# Go to the installation folder.
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'''Notes'''
 
'''Notes'''
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/config|DOS|{{p|game}}\ERAD.CFG}}
 
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{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\ERAD**.SAV|{{p|game}}\PLAYER.DAT}}
 
{{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\ERAD**.SAV|{{p|game}}\PLAYER.DAT}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\ERAD**.SAV|{{p|game}}\PLAYER.DAT}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} {{file|PLAYER.DAT}} only exists after finishing the game; this file unlocks a fourth playable character when present.<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/329640/discussions/0/619574421549161253/ The unlockable 4th character :: Eradicator General Discussions]</ref>
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{{ii}} {{file|PLAYER.DAT}} only exists after finishing the game; this file unlocks a fourth playable character when present.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/329640/discussions/0/619574421549161253/|title=The unlockable 4th character :: Eradicator General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>
  
 
===[[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
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|gog galaxy           = true
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|discord                  =
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|gog galaxy notes     =  
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|discord notes            =
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|origin               =  
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|epic games launcher      =
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|origin notes         =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
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|steam cloud           = false
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|gog galaxy               = true
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|steam cloud notes     =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
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|uplay                =  
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|origin                   =  
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|uplay notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
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|xbox cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               = false
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|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Eradicator settings.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|Eradicator settings.png|General settings.}}
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{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
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|windowed                  = true
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|windowed                  = false
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|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
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|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed 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                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|Eradicator input settings.png|Input settings.}}
 
{{Image|Eradicator input settings.png|Input settings.}}
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|mouse menu                = false
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|mouse menu                = limited
 
|mouse menu notes          = Mouse buttons only (no cursor).
 
|mouse menu notes          = Mouse buttons only (no cursor).
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
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|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers        = true
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other controllers notes  =  
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|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts      = false
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
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|button prompts            = false
 
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|button prompts notes      =
 
 
|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = limited
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|simultaneous input notes  =  
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|simultaneous input notes  = Enabling joystick disables mouse.
 
}}
 
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Eradicator audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Eradicator audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
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{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
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|separate volume notes    = Sound, Music.
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|separate volume notes    = Sound, CD Music.
 
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|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  =
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|red book cd audio        = true
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|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
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  |notes    =  
 
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|vulkan versions        =  
 
|vulkan versions        =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
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|dos modes              =  
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|dos modes              = VGA
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
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|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
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|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
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|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =
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}}
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===Middleware===
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{{Middleware
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|physics          =
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|physics notes    =
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|audio            =
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|audio notes      =
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|interface        =
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|interface notes  =
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|input            =
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|input notes      =
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|cutscenes        = Smacker Video Technology
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|cutscenes notes  =
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|multiplayer      =
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|multiplayer notes=  
 
}}
 
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|minOS    = 6.0
 
|minOS    = 6.0
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|minCPU  = Intel DX2
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|minCPU  = Intel 486 DX2
 
|minRAM  = 8 MB
 
|minRAM  = 8 MB
 
|minHD    =  
 
|minHD    =  
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|minGPU  =  
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|minGPU  = VGA
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|minother = 2x CD-ROM drive
  
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|recOS    =  
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|recOS    = 6.22
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recRAM  =  
 
|recRAM  =  
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}
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{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Latest revision as of 23:36, 8 April 2024

Eradicator
Eradicator cover
Developers
Accolade
Publishers
Retail (North America) Accolade
Retail (Europe) Eidos Interactive
Digital (original) Night Dive Studios
Digital (original) Retroism
Digital (current) Atari
Release dates
DOS September 30, 1996
Windows (DOSBox) November 6, 2014[1]
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) November 6, 2014[1]
Linux (DOSBox) November 6, 2014[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person, Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Shooter
Themes Sci-fi
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Eradicator guide on StrategyWiki
Eradicator on MobyGames
Eradicator on Wikipedia

Eradicator is a singleplayer first-person and third-person shooter game.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
 Run in DOSBox.
DOS
GamersGate
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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 Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename SMACKPLY.EXE[3]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Delete or rename SMACKPLY.EXE

Notes

The title screen and Accolade logo will still be shown.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\ERAD.CFG
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Linux <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\ERAD**.SAV
<path-to-game>\PLAYER.DAT
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Linux <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
PLAYER.DAT only exists after finishing the game; this file unlocks a fourth playable character when present.[4]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.
General settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
320x200 only.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS
120+ FPS

Input

Input settings.
Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse buttons only (no cursor).
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Button prompts
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Enabling joystick disables mouse.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound, CD Music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
8 Versus
Online play
For DOSBox use DOSBox IPX/modem emulation.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes VGA

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Smacker Video Technology

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 6.0 6.22
Processor (CPU) Intel 486 DX2
System memory (RAM) 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) VGA
Other 2x CD-ROM drive
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz 1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 700 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.7
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz 1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 700 MB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL compatible
Sound (audio device) CoreAudio compatible
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz 1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 700 MB
Sound (audio device) ALSA compatible


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to <path-to-game>/cloud_saves/ even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in the cloud_saves folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).

References