Atomdrome?
Note that much of the content in this article is fan theorising; nothing is known for sure.
There are a lot of cool little things you can find in the various maps in Respawnables; dotted around every map are posters, logos and other easter eggs to find. But by far the most interesting and intriguing of all is what is supposedly a secret electronics or weaponry company, called "Atomdrome".
If you pay close attention, you'll see this company's peculiar hexagonal logo around on various maps; in the header image above, the Atomdrome logo is painted on a wall in the Headquaters map and also on some red and white crates found in a corner of Eastside District. However, based on all that's been observed of the company so far, there's so much more to it than just this. There's a lot of secrecy and unanswered questions, but if this theory is accurate, they're up to no good.
If you pay close attention, you'll see this company's peculiar hexagonal logo around on various maps; in the header image above, the Atomdrome logo is painted on a wall in the Headquaters map and also on some red and white crates found in a corner of Eastside District. However, based on all that's been observed of the company so far, there's so much more to it than just this. There's a lot of secrecy and unanswered questions, but if this theory is accurate, they're up to no good.
What's Atomdrome? What's their relationship with Headquarters and the Rocket?
Based on how often the Atomdrome logo is seen in the Headquaters map, it can be assumed that the map literally serves as the company's headquarters. In the image to the far left, a very interesting poster is seen with the title "missile silo base 01", found in the Headquarters map. The diagram displayed shows a structure that strongly resembles the design of the Rocket map. The Rocket map also has the Atomdrome logo in it, shown on posters and papers on the ground, so this suggests that Atomdrome developed The Rocket. The map being a missile silo tells us that Atomdrome may be a combat and weaponry company. The high-tech design of Headquarters also suggests that they develop electronics.
In the second image, a map of the world is seen, with two large red streams coming from the middle of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. They stop at various locations of the world. What this has to do with Atomdrome is unknown, but it may be a significant part of uncovering hidden details about the fictional company. In the third image, papers are seen on the ground. These can also be seen in the Rocket. On them is the Atomdrome logo, and a series of numbers. It's unknown what these are exactly, but they appear to be product ID numbers.
In the second image, a map of the world is seen, with two large red streams coming from the middle of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. They stop at various locations of the world. What this has to do with Atomdrome is unknown, but it may be a significant part of uncovering hidden details about the fictional company. In the third image, papers are seen on the ground. These can also be seen in the Rocket. On them is the Atomdrome logo, and a series of numbers. It's unknown what these are exactly, but they appear to be product ID numbers.
Another extremely interesting part of Atomdrome are the Cold Beam Rifle, Dual Energy Pistols and other weapons and gadgets "developed" by Atomdrome. (The Cold Beam Rifle can be seen to the right, its Atomdrome logo clearly demonstrated.) On their designs, they feature the Atomdrome logo, which implies that the weapons were designed by Atomdrome. These weapons both support the theory that Atomdrome develop weaponry and technology due to their design.
Attacks and possible goals to take over the world
Based on a lot of hidden detail within the maps, it could be assumed that Atomdrome is involved in a conflict of some sort that has caused them to bomb or otherwise attack Sandtown and Royal Garden. Look at the fifth and sixth images of Sandtown - take in the ravaged state of the map. Royal Garden is the same. There are just as many fallen and cracked buildings there as there are in Sandtown, and based on how it looks now, it appears to be a war or conflict zone. What could have caused this? Well, based on what's visible in Headquarters and The Rocket, it was very likely Atomdrome.
In the first image is a newspaper that appears on a desk in Headquarters. Does the image look familiar? It's certainly reminiscent of the architecture and environment in Sandtown and Royal Garden. This is some evidence that Atomdrome is involved with these maps in some way. This is supported by the fact that The Rocket (a missile silo) can open and fire missiles, as you can see in the second and third image (the floor and ceiling appears to open). The Rocket is designed and operated by Atomdrome. This makes it look like Atomdrome fired missiles at Sandtown and Royal Garden, explaining why the maps are so damaged and seem abandoned.
One particularly interesting part of it is that Sandtown and Royal Garden have connections to the Arabic language and perhaps the Middle East. The environment is one obvious indicator, but in the fourth image, you can see what is presumably Arabic text on a poster found in Sandtown. Is Atomdrome trying to wreck the Middle East? Most likely no; they're trying to wreck the entire world, and the Middle East happened to be their first target.
In the first image is a newspaper that appears on a desk in Headquarters. Does the image look familiar? It's certainly reminiscent of the architecture and environment in Sandtown and Royal Garden. This is some evidence that Atomdrome is involved with these maps in some way. This is supported by the fact that The Rocket (a missile silo) can open and fire missiles, as you can see in the second and third image (the floor and ceiling appears to open). The Rocket is designed and operated by Atomdrome. This makes it look like Atomdrome fired missiles at Sandtown and Royal Garden, explaining why the maps are so damaged and seem abandoned.
One particularly interesting part of it is that Sandtown and Royal Garden have connections to the Arabic language and perhaps the Middle East. The environment is one obvious indicator, but in the fourth image, you can see what is presumably Arabic text on a poster found in Sandtown. Is Atomdrome trying to wreck the Middle East? Most likely no; they're trying to wreck the entire world, and the Middle East happened to be their first target.
Remember the map of the world with the red streaks on it that was seen in Headquarters? One of the streaks that comes from the Atlantic Ocean clearly lands in Saudi Arabia or Yemen, and another lands in Egypt. These countries are all native speaks of the Arabic language seen in the poster, so this lines up perfectly with the poster and the environment of Sandtown and Royal Garden. If we're right in assuming that these red streaks are targets for Atomdrome to attack, this implies that Atomdrome are trying to take over the world, and that they happened to attack the Middle East first for whatever reason.
This theory is supported even further by the small space beside the model for The Rocket (to the right). The heading is "MASTER PLAN", and it lists three "steps" that cannot be read due to the low resolution of the poster. It's still unclear what this is, but it does still aligns nicely with the theory that they're trying to take over the world, or at least attack some parts of it for some reason. It's possible that it's showing steps for how they're going to attack, or maybe The Rocket itself is the "master plan" being described.
Obviously this is still just speculation. Nothing is known for sure, and this theory still leaves many unanswered questions (Why the Middle East? Why do the streaks come from the oceans? What is their motive?), but hopefully we'll get more answers in coming updates to the game. All of this may just be a huge coincidence; you never know!!
Obviously this is still just speculation. Nothing is known for sure, and this theory still leaves many unanswered questions (Why the Middle East? Why do the streaks come from the oceans? What is their motive?), but hopefully we'll get more answers in coming updates to the game. All of this may just be a huge coincidence; you never know!!