1. This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn More.

Singularity Guide

Discussion in 'Guides' started by booman, Jun 23, 2017.

  • by booman, Jun 23, 2017 at 1:35 PM
  • booman

    booman Grand High Exalted Mystic Emperor of Linux Gaming Staff Member

    Joined:
    Dec 17, 2012
    Messages:
    8,278
    Likes Received:
    614
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Linux, Virginia
    Home page:
    singularity34.jpg

    In 1955 Russian scientist Nikolai Demichev discovers a new element called E-99 and develops new weapons & capabilities on a remote island. But, the experiments go wrong and everything is abandoned due to a catastrphic bomb explosion. In 2010 U.S. Recon marines go to the same island to investigate a surge that destroyed a satellite.

    singularity59.jpg

    Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Singularity in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

    Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of Singularity. Other versions may require additional steps.

    Tips & Specs:

    To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained

    Mint 18.1 64-bit
    PlayOnLinux: 4.2.10
    Wine: 2.0-staging

    Wine Installation

    Click Tools
    Select "Manage Wine Versions"
    wine01.png

    Look for the Wine Version: 2.0-staging
    Select it
    Click the arrow pointing to the right
    wine02.png

    Click Next

    Downloading Wine
    wine04.png

    Extracting

    Downloading Gecko
    wine05.png

    Installed
    wine06.png

    Wine 2.0-staging is installed and you can close this window

    PlayOnLinux Setup

    Launch PlayOnLinux
    Click Install
    singularity01.png

    Click "Instal a non-listed program"
    singularity02.png

    Click Next...

    Select "Install a program in a new virtual drive"
    Click Next
    singularity03.png

    Name the virtual drive: singularity
    Click Next
    singularity04.png

    Check all three options:
    • Use another version of Wine
    • Configure Wine
    • Install some libraries
    Click Next
    singularity05.png

    Select Wine: 2.0-staging
    Click Next
    singularity06.png

    Select "32 bits windows installation"
    Click Next
    singularity07.png

    Wine Configuration

    Applications Tab
    Windows Version: Windows 7
    Click Apply
    singularity08.png

    Graphics Tab
    Check "Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
    Check "Emulate a virtual desktop"
    Desktop size: 1024x768
    Click OK
    singularity09.png

    PlayOnLinux Packages (DLLs, Libraries, Components)

    Check the following:
    • POL_Install_corefonts
    • POL_Install_d3dx9
    • POL_Install_dotnet40
    • POL_Install_physx
    • POL_Install_tahoma
    • POL_Install_vcrun2005
    • POL_Install_xact
    Click Next
    singularity10.png

    Installing Singularity

    Click Browse

    Select "setup_singularity_2.0.0.5.exe"
    Click Open
    singularity12.png

    Click Next...

    Click OK
    singularity14.png

    Click Options
    Uncheck "Created desktop icon"
    Check "Yes, I have read and accept EULA"
    Click Install
    singularity15.png

    Click OK
    singularity16.png

    Click OK for all errors
    singularity17.png

    Note: These errors do not affect the installation

    Click Exit
    singularity18.png

    PlayOnLinux Shortcut

    Select "Singularity.exe"
    Click Next
    singularity19.png

    Name the shortcut: Singularity
    Click Next
    singularity20.png

    Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
    Click Next
    singularity21.png

    PlayOnLinux Configure

    Select Singularity
    Click Configure
    singularity22.png

    General Tab
    Wine version: 2.0-staging
    singularity23.png

    Note: Click the + to download other versions of Wine. Click the down-arrow to select other versions of Wine.

    Display Tab
    Video memory size: Enter the amount of memory your video card uses
    singularity24.png

    Close Configure

    Launching Singularity

    Select Singularity
    Click Run
    singularity25.png

    Note: Click debug to see errors and bugs

    Optimization

    Click "Start Game"
    singularity26.png

    Click Options
    singularity27.png

    Click Video
    singularity28.png

    Adjust:
    • Resolution
    • Brightness
    • Full Screen
    • High Quality Decals
    • Bloom
    • Depth of Field
    • Distortion
    • Vertical Sync
    Press Esc
    singularity29.png

    Conclusion:
    Singularity installed, configured and played great in PlayOnLinux on my GeForce GTX 1060. I was able to crank everything to high and experienced great frame rates with no bugs or graphical artifacts. Singularity is an older Unreal Engine 3 game, so it should run great on most modern hardware.

    Gameplay Video:



    Screenshots:
    singularity32.jpg

    singularity57.jpg

    singularity35.jpg

    singularity54.jpg

    singularity38.jpg

    singularity52.jpg

    singularity45.jpg

    singularity39.jpg
    Last edited: Oct 23, 2017

Comments

Discussion in 'Guides' started by booman, Jun 23, 2017.

  1. mrdeathjr28
    Good 1st person shooter game, good screens too and good guide

    :)
  2. booman
    I'm almost done playing through the entire game
  3. scorpion81
    With Mint 17.3, following the guide here I still experienced a crash at startup of Singularity (GOG, version 2.0.0.5). I found out that in order to fix this crash I also had to install PhysX within PlayOnLinux. Before that i tried several wine versions, even an older Kernel (4.4. -> 3.13) and an older Nvidia driver (375 -> 340), no luck. I have a GTX 580 and an I7 2600 and 16 GB RAM.
  4. booman
    Thanks for the tip, I will add Physx to the package installation step. So are you able to play Singularity now?

    I was able to finish the entire game.
  5. scorpion81
    Yes, it works quite fine for me now, I played it through on windows before, and will do soon under linux as well, to see whether further problems may arise. A tiny glitch maybe, near the beginning, if there is a flash in the "thunderstorm" in workers district, the screen freezes for half a second or so, but seems only to be there, found no other glitches yet.
  6. booman
    Awesome! Yes, that is the only glitch I have seen as well. There is a bug with lightning... probably some kind of overlay or shader that isn't supported.... but it rarely happens.

Share This Page