Singularity

Singularity

Developers
	Raven Software
Publishers
	Activision
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	June 25, 2010
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Shooter
Themes	Sci-fi

Key points

Multiplayer capped to 30 FPS.^{[citation needed]}

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM v7.42.0001 DRM.
GOG.com		Not available in Germany. Serial key for multiplayer shown in the game's library entry.
Humble Store
Steam
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.1 (released in July 2010, it only fixes texture streaming and networking connectivity).

Launch parameters

Parameter	Description
-NoStartupMovies	Disables the intro movies when starting game.
-NoSplash	Disable Splash screen when starting the game.
-UseAllAvailableCores	Force the use of all available cores on the target platform.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Activision\Singularity
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/42670/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Singularity\RvGame\SaveData\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/42670/pfx/

Singularity has 3 separate playthrough slots. Each slot only stores the most recent autosave from that playthrough. The game does not have any sort of level select feature.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			See the WSGF entry.
Multi-monitor			See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen			Ultrawide resolutions not detected. See Ultra-widescreen.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Use Flawless Widescreen or Widescreen Fixer.
Windowed		Can be toggled with Alt+↵ Enter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Force in config file, or your graphics card control panel. See Anti-aliasing Up to 16x MSAA SGSSAA can be utilized by using the following anti-aliasing compatibility bits 0x004010C1 under Nvidia Inspector with a Nvidia graphics card.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		The setting isn't saved properly, it's easier to force it from the video driver settings
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Capped at 30 FPS in Multiplayer.[citation needed] Capped at 121 FPS in single player.[citation needed]
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Instructions[citation needed]
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Activision\Singularity Open the MaxAnisotropy entry, select Decimal, then write 16.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Instructions
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Activision\Singularity. Open the MaxMultisamples entry, select Decimal, then write x. Set "x" to 2-16.

Ultra-widescreen

Game engine supports true Hor+ ultra-wide rendering but the game itself doesn't detect ultra-wide monitors.

Edit the configuration settings in the registry
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Activision\Singularity Open the ResX entry, select Decimal, then write your desired X resolution (i.e. 2560). Open the ResY entry, select Decimal, then write your desired Y resolution (i.e. 1080). Open the UserSelectedResolution entry, and change the value to "1".

Input

In-game control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		The "confirm dialogue" command cannot be remapped away from ↵ Enter.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Only keyboard button prompts are displayed.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers

Generic/other controllers		Generic DirectInput controllers are supported.
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

TMD Equipment upgrades (first upgrade tab) need to be equipped with Q after being bought.

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		SFX, Music.
Surround sound		Auto configures up to 5.1 output
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German				Selecting German language in Steam version activates violence filter. Change language in Steam to English to play uncut. German GOG version (can't be bought with German IP) can be made uncut with this patch, and German DVD version with first installing this and then this patch.
Italian
Polish				Retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation, download.
Russian				Retail only.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		12

Connection types

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

VR support

3D modes	Native	GG3D	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision			See Helix Mod: Singularity.
TriDef 3D
iZ3D
Devices	Native	Notes
3RD Space Gaming Vest

Issues unresolved

Certain menu elements gets cut off when display resolution is below 1024x768

On some system with Nvidia or Intel graphics, the game may not properly resize some menu elements such as the start screen, dialogue boxes, in-game pause menu, etc. While can be work around with wrappers such as dgVoodoo2, it is not ideal as this likely can reduce performance due to unnecessary drawcalls conversion.

Issues fixed

Game not launching

Install PhysX redistributables. Located at <Steam-folder>\steamapps\common\Steamworks Shared\_CommonRedist\PhysX\9.14.0702.

Stuttering on Windows 10 (2004 or newer)

This game uses PhysX, which is not compatible with Windows 10 HAGS technology.^{[citation needed]}

Disable Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling (HAGS).

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c	A D3D10 setting exists in the config file but the game crashes after splash logo.
Shader Model support	3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	Demonware

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Dual Core 2.8 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (XP) Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0 GHz (Vista, 7) AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (XP) AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ (Vista, 7)
System memory (RAM)	1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista, 7)	1.5 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista, 7)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATI Radeon X1800 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATI Radeon HD 3850