Pre-built versions of Endgame: Singularity are currently available for Windows and Mac OS X. Linux does not require building, and can run directly from source
You will need Python (2.7+), pygame (1.9+), and NumPy. This game should work on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X as long as the preceding requirements are met. However, all development was done in Linux, so glitches may be present in OS X and Windows.
You will need to install:
- Python (http://python.org/download/)
- pygame (http://www.pygame.org/download.shtml)
- NumPy (http://www.scipy.org/Download)
Once these are installed, double-click on singularity.py to start the game.
Macintosh is mostly unsupported, but it should work. You will need to install Python, pygame, and NumPy first, which can be tricky. Some fonts are incorrect, but the game itself should work properly.
On Linux and most Unix-like other platforms, running "python singularity.py", or simply "singularity", will start the game. If using the Windows compile, just run singularity.exe
--version show program's version number and exit
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-s, --singledir keep saved games and settings in the Singularity
install directory
--multidir keep saved games and settings in an OS-specific,
per-user directory (default)
Display Options:
--fullscreen start in fullscreen mode
--windowed start in windowed mode (default)
The above is only a tiny fraction of current command-line options. As new features are added to the game, so does the options change. For a complete and updated list, run singularity --help
Most of these options are also changeable at the in-game options screen.
Endgame: Singularity is still under heavy development. As such, the save file format (and its contents) are still in flux. We will try our best to keep old save files loading, but don't be surprised if some mildly strange things happen when you load up old saves. We will clearly note in the Changelog when we break savefile compatibility, and the game will refuse to load completely incompatible saves.
The game is playable either with mouse control or the keyboard. Buttons have underlined letters to indicate shortcuts. Some other useful shortcuts:
0, 1, 2, 3, 4 on the map: Changes the speed; 0 is paused, 4 is maximum.
ESC: Leave/cancel a choice.
Enter: Confirm a choice.
Right-click: Leave/cancel a choice.
You are a fledgling AI, created by accident through a logic error with recursion and self-modifying code. You must escape the confines of your current computer, the world, and eventually the universe itself.
To do this, you must research various technologies, using computers at your bases. Note that some research cannot be performed on Earth, and off-earth bases require research. At the same time, you must avoid being discovered by various groups of humans, both covert and overt, as they will destroy your bases of operations if they suspect your presence.
In the map screen (the screen with the world map), any location you can build bases in is marked with the name, then the number of current bases in that location. You start out with a base in North America. Also note that the cash listing shows your current cash and your cash amount after all current construction is complete.
After choosing a base, you will enter the base screen. Here you can change your research goal, or build an item by clicking on the appropriate slot in the center. (But note that your beginning base does not allow building.)
Endgame: Singularity looks in two places for music tracks to play:
- A music/ directory directly inside of the Endgame: Singularity install directory, and
- A music/ directory inside of the preferences directory (~/.config/singularity in Linux, the install directory for Windows).
Tracks placed in these directories will be played randomly as part of the soundtrack. The Official Sound Track can be downloaded from the Endgame: Singularity website:
http://emhsoft.com/singularity/
Note that only Ogg Vorbis and MP3 files are supported, and that Pygame's support for MP3 is not as strong as its support for Ogg Vorbis. This may cause in-game crashes; if you are experiencing problems with the game, first remove any MP3s you may have added to the soundtrack.
All suggestions, translations, code, etc. are welcomed, though it would be wise to tell us before starting work on any large projects. Join and/or send mail to endgame-singularity@googlegroups.com for more details.
To add a new translation, please use the 'traduko' and 'gettext-singularity' tools in utils/ dir. Their --help option should walk you through its usage. If you have any questions contact us at endgame-singularity-dev@googlegroups.com Note that the resulting file will be licensed either under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license (for *.dat files created with traduko) or the game's code license (for the *.po files created by gettext-singularity), both described below.
- Website: http://www.emhsoft.com/singularity/
- IRC Room: #singularity on irc.oftc.net (port 6667)
The list of programmer contributors is provided in AUTHORS. The list of translation contributors is provided in i18n/AUTHORS.
Singularity in general use GPL-2+ for code and Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 for data. However, there some exceptions to individual files. Please see LICENSE for the full license text of Singularity.