Singularity

Singularity

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Singularity - Modifications for best graphics
By Heroflex
Here's a guide to configure, tweak, and modify the graphics of Singularity.
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Prerequisites + instructions
Enable DSR factors (Nvidia)/VSR (AMD) in graphics card control panel if you have lower than 4K display. Set DSR smoothness to 15%.

Download ReShade: https://reshade.me/

Download ReShade preset: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bayDe4s2caVhKAGPh3HIWNsU8577dsJ7/view?usp=sharing

Download Flawless Widescreen: https://www.flawlesswidescreen.org/

Open regedit: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/how-to-open-registry-editor-in-windows-10-deab38e6-91d6-e0aa-4b7c-8878d9e07b11

RUN THE GAME AT LEAST ONCE and go straight to the video settings menu.
Set resolution to 3840x2160.
Check all other boxes except Depth of Field (DOF) and Distortion. Leave those off.
Set the brightness so that the left symbol is completely invisible and the center one is quite dim.
Apply and quit out of the game.

Go to regedit and find: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Activision\Singularity
Look for: MaxAnisotropy
right click and select modify, choose decimal type and change to 16
You will notice other settings you can change here, the following is a list of changes I made to my install which did not result in any issues:
AmbientOcclusion (1)
MotionBlur (0)
MinShadowResolution (128)
MaxShadowResolution (2048)

Double click on reshade executable. Direct it at ...\steamapps\common\Singularity\Binaries\Singularity.exe. Select DX9 rendering API. Choose sweetfx and quint shader packs. When installed click on edit reshade settings and check the 'skip tutorial' box. Put the ReShadePreset.ini into the same folder:
(...\steamapps\common\Singularity\Binaries)

Install Flawless Widescreen, or load it up. Look for the entry for Singularity, set the resolution at 3840x2160 and go to next step. Make sure the 'Fix Enabled' box is ticked. Don't mess with the FOV fine tuning yet. You can minimize Flawless Widescreen and it will stay in the Quick Launch area. FOV fix won't work if it's completely shut down.

Load up the game and check that the reshade is working by pressing Home key and looking at the overlay. Go to the settings tab to set a key for toggling the effect. I'll probably come back and update the reshade preset as I play through the game but it's a pretty simple filter and a similar or better effect can be easily achieved by tinkering with same or other shaders.

I'll post some screenshots and video when I get a chance.

Enjoy the game!
9 Comments
Solleon of the Fae 20 Jul, 2024 @ 8:19pm 
Best to play this game at your monitor's default resolution otherwise it feels janky when you turn the camera.
LEFTMAN67 31 Mar, 2023 @ 1:33am 
guess he never got a chance.
azeliak 30 Mar, 2023 @ 5:25am 
any trick to turn on subtitles?
daiKoo 12 Sep, 2021 @ 10:13am 
@Heroflex thks bro
Heroflex  [author] 12 Sep, 2021 @ 9:04am 
@Emilie De Rochefort It should be two keys to the right of Backspace. If you have a mini keyboard with no Home or End keys try holding Fn and pressing left arrow key, if that doesn't work try holding Alt and pressing left arrow key.
daiKoo 12 Sep, 2021 @ 5:21am 
im having an issue, wtf is a fucking home button on a keyboard -_-
DrownProofed 14 Apr, 2021 @ 1:35pm 
It looks slightly more pretty now, but turning with the mouse is not smooth as a result.
DrownProofed 14 Apr, 2021 @ 11:46am 
The fastest way to open regedit is windows+r then just type regedit.
VindiFocusBringer 6 Feb, 2021 @ 1:48pm 
Well thought Guide, works as intended!
To go to regedit i use a shortcut with target C:\Windows\regedit.exe since i uninstall windows searchbar.
Mods like those do give much more value to old games, so many thanks much appreciated:)