The bug was introduced with an update here on GOG - it wasn't always there.

Speed problems are gone with this unofficial patch at least. The GOG version right now is running pretty good but there still is some stutter that is absent with the patched version.

You just need to call DOSINST.BAT in DosBox.
If you don't have the folder ATL_DOS on the 1st CD, you can download the respective files here.

That will be very helpful! Thanks!

Do you mind posting here the steps needed to run the 4CD version of the game on dosbox? Or at least link to a guide for doing so? Never used dosbox before and I struggle to find a way.

1)
Create a folder called "Atlantis", for instance D:\Games\Atlantis

2)
Download DosBox to the Atlantis folder

3)
Extract the DosBox exe with 7-zip & rename the new folder to "DosBox"

4)
Copy all files from the ATL_DOS folder (on the 1stCD) to the root Atlantis folder

5)
Copy a dosbox.conf file into the Atlantis folder.
If you don't have one, copy it here:
https://github.com/ruscoe/dosbox-conf/blob/master/dosbox-0.74.conf

6)
Edit dosbox.conf by deleting everything below this line:
[autoexec]

... and add the following instead:
@echo off
mount c "."
c:
cls
setsound
exit

7)
Create a file called Atlantis.bat with this content:
start DosBox\DOSBox.exe -conf "dosbox.conf"

8)
Double-click on Atlantis.bat in order to set the sound card

9)
Edit dosbox.conf again by deleting everything below:
[autoexec]

... and add:
@echo off
mount c "."
c:
mount d e:\ -t cdrom
atldos
exit

Granted your CD-Rom is not called E:\, but G:\, use this line:
mount d g:\ -t cdrom

10)
Double-click on Atlantis.bat in order to run the game.
If you want fullscreen, edit this line in the dosbox.conf:
fullscreen=true

Here you can find tips that help to run the game without problems.

ScummVM team made progress on supporting Cryo engine.

I just tested the non-interactive demo of Atlantis the Lost Tales on ScummVM it works fine.

They recently added support for HNM6 this last summer.

Let's hope everything will be supported soon !

In the DosBox, for those who have the original 4CDs, the solution for the gfx glitches you have 2 ways to play it:

- Or you install the DOS version, like it was said here before, on CD1 there is a folder ATL_DOS, inside use DOSINST to install it. This version don't have gfx glitches, the speed is smoother, the sound and music works fine, but still bugs happen, if the cycles or machine selected in dosbox.conf are too fast or too slow for the computer you have.
You have to install an official patch and a fix mouse patch (ATLCUT), because the mouse don't work on DOS version. After install the patches, you have to run the game with "ATLCUT 11" command.

- Or you install the Win95 version, here the gfx glitches happens with normal display windows drivers, so you MUST install the 3DFX Voodoo 1 in Win 95 (Voodoo 2 in Win 98, or Voodoo 3 (this one needs a fix patch after installation) in Win XP and above). After that installation the gfx are ok now, but now there are sound glitches, to solve that try reduce the cycles and the machine (ex: machine=386 ; cycles=30000) or try use Gravis Ultrasound. The sound and graphics will be ok now, but the game is slower then DOS version. Still some bugs can happen like, ocationally game freezes in transitions from game sequence to animation sequence.

I still don't know the miracle solution like the best dosbox.conf for DOS version or for WIN95 version.
I don't know if Win 98 works better then Win 95 for this game yet, but you could try and say something here.
For those who need instructions for the voodoo drivers installation on WIn95 in DosBox, I recommend this site, it has all you need: http://dosbox95.darktraveler.com/important.html .

I really hope a Extended Cut Edition for DosBox (in DOS version would be great) will happen soon to solve all the major problems, because the genuine original version of the game still the best version (not the gog version), and because the GOG Extended Cut Edition didn't work for me (the working recomended config put the game screen literally out the screen, all I can see is a low res 4:3 desktop screen in full screen, the other options works but the game freezes frequently. The VM workstation is not a solution for me, i don't have a CPU for that. The ScummVM version is good news to me.
I know there is a new special version (or versions) of DosBox with Voodoo drivers integrated for DOS and Windows games, like Dosbox-ECE (basically it's a Dosbox 0.74-3 patched with drivers and code implementations), I will try that too.

Hur fick du det att fungera på svenska? Testar jag spelet direkt efter jag installerat det utan patch osv så fungerar det. Så fort jag följer instruktionerna och ska starta det så hörs introljudet men ingen bild kommer. Sedan kraschar det. Vad kan felet vara?

Jag kommer inte riktigt ihåg då det var en 3 år sedan senast. Men jag installerade verktyget från tGamesFr och startade från hans egna klient. Inte från original-klienten. Tror jag fick dra FPS till typ 30 eller något sådant också.

Thankyou so much!

Has anyone played with extended cut with wine?
Any hint to run it would be appriciated. I can play GoG version with it but after using extended cut updater it keeps asking me to run setup. Maybe someone already had that issue?

Hi,

Can someone try this test fix for the game ?

Need be tested on a unpatched/not modified version of Atlantis installed from GOG.

Make sure you using the lastest version from Galaxy or Offline Installer.

And don't install any patch or Extended Cut for this test.

Download:
https://tgames.fr/tgames/PC/ATL_TEST.zip

To change the FPS Limit, edit "dxwrapper.ini" at line :
"LimitPerFrameFPS "

If by using some modern hooks the game is stable i will update the software to switch to that solution.

Best Regards.

Hello tgamesfr

Just did a clean installation of Atlantis through the Galaxy and replaced the files which you posted in the zip.

The game starts, but when I get to the loading game screen I don't see the mouse cursor and basically can't do any other action apart from CTRL+F4 to quit. Is that a bug?

Well, the test fix is working on my PC (Windows 11), I did get the issue with the cursor disappearing in the menu, but I simply minimized the window and then returned to the game and the cursor was there and working. I played for a while and the game seems pretty stable, apart from some frame rate hiccups here and there. It didn't crash at all though.
Are you still working on this? I certainly hope so, I absolutely love the Atlantis series.

That's excellent. That method proved effective for me too. I'm curious if this latest version with the test fix incorporates all the enhancements from the extended cut versions of the games, such as new dialogues, options, and areas. Have you advanced far enough in the game to verify these additions?