Atomic Tanks
Atanks is a multi-platform Scorched Earth clone similar to the Worms series of games. Annihilate the other tanks to earn money, then spend it on bigger and better shields and weapons to wipe out the opposition. It features a wide array of weapons, AI players, destructible landscape, weather, parachutes, teleports and a wide range of other features.
| Tags | Games/Entertainment Turn Based Strategy Arcade |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
| Operating Systems | Windows MS-DOS POSIX Linux Windows |
| Implementation | C C++ |
Recent releases
- 27 Jun 2009 21:28
Changes: This release adds a new teleport item, some graphics improvements, a button to reset options back to their defaults, and code to automatically check for updates. Some minor bugs have also been fixed.
- 03 Jun 2009 10:44
Changes: Slovak language support was added. Menus were improved. Players no longer get credit if they die at the end of the round. Some bugs which would cause the game to crash have been fixed.
- 20 Mar 2009 20:46
Changes: This release fixes a number of bugs and improves the AI of enemy tanks, making for a smoother, more challenging game.
- 27 Sep 2008 20:36
Changes: German and Slovak language support were added. A bug where turns are skipped was fixed. Wrap-around explosions were added. Weapon preference handling was improved. The code was cleaned up.
- 10 Aug 2008 23:06
Changes: This release fixes a few bugs that caused crashes when trying to load/start games. Some work was done to make the game work better with Windows. Optionally, shots can now be set with time limits to speed up game play.
- All comments
Recent commentsRe: I'm very fond of this game too
> I really like this game. And maybe,
> someday, I'll be tempted enough to rip
> into it to add a few features that I'll
> actually do it. :-) Mostly, I'd like
> to add fullscreen mode. But that will
> require learning lots more about SDL
> than I know now.
>
> I've liked games of this nature ever
> since I saw the first primitive
> artillery game for the Apple II in
> integer basic, and I think this is the
> best one currently available Open Source
> one that largely works.
>
You might want to check out Scorched3D then -- it's a multi-platform scorched earth clone with full 3D environments and the same weapons as the original, plus user mods.
I'm very fond of this game too
I really like this game. And maybe, someday, I'll be tempted enough to rip into it to add a few features that I'll actually do it. :-) Mostly, I'd like to add fullscreen mode. But that will require learning lots more about SDL than I know now.
I've liked games of this nature ever since I saw the first primitive artillery game for the Apple II in integer basic, and I think this is the best one currently available Open Source one that largely works.
Re: atanks is my favorite game
Thanks for that, it makes it all worthwhile
atanks is my favorite game
On the 286, I would play Tank Wars on dos. At the time, I was quiet young, both me and my parents would play against one another. It was one of the family games. That 286 has long been gone and history. Now that I've come across atanks, we've been playing it like we always did with Tank Wars. The thing I notice alot is that atanks is not just another clone, but they really made it unique and interesting by giving the game weapons that I've never seen before in other scorched-earth clones. They really improved on the orginial. The graphics and sounds are simply awesome. Great work and thanks!