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| [[File:Logo.png|thumb|169px|The Current ShiftOS logo.]][[File:9etp.png|thumb|356px|The Arch Linux distro logo of ShiftOS.]]ShiftOS is an in-development video game for Microsoft Windows operating systems from [[Philip Adams]], who is best known for the game Histacom and his online show, OSFirstTimer. | | [[ShiftOS]] was a game developed by Philip Adams and other developers. The original goal was to go from a bare terminal to a graphical user interface with full desktop features. |
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| ==History==
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| ShiftOS started as an Arch Linux distro idea, which in it, every boot of the distro, will be a different experience. The idea is explained in the Arch Linux Forum: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1321642.
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| Philip, however, drew back from the idea after realising that the distro will be difficult to make.
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| He went on to making the game that we know today, using Visual Studio Express 2012.
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| The first version, 0.0.1, was released on 11/11/13. The second version, 0.0.2, was released the following day.
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| ==Plot==
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| The game starts off with the player's computer getting hijacked by [[DevX]]. The player is then informed that he was "involuntarily selected" to be an alpha tester for ShiftOS. The in-game computer's hard disk is then formatted with the fictional file system [[ShiftFS]] and ShiftOS is installed. After installation, DevX contacts the player with some basic information on how to use ShiftOS' [[Terminal|command line]].
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| ==Gameplay==
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| After the opening sequence, the player gains the ability to use the in-game operating system's command line to open a basic set of programs, which show basic black and white graphics (aside from the [[Video Player]] and [[Web Browser]]). ShiftOS' virtual currency, [[Code Points]], can be used in the [[Shiftorium]] to upgrade the operating system with new features (such as colors and the [[App Launcher]]) and additional software (such as [[TextPad]] and [[ArtPad]]). Code Points can be earned by playing minigames such as [[Pong]], [[Knowledge Input]] or by customizing the operating system using the [[Shifter]].
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| ==System Reqiurements==
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| OS: Windows Vista and above.
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| Additional software required: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5
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| Storage: Hard disk drive with at least 1 MB (Files stored on C:\ShiftOS)
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| Memory: 512 or more MB of RAM.
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| ==Versions==
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| ''Full article: http://shiftos.wikia.com/wiki/Versions''
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ShiftOS was a game developed by Philip Adams and other developers. The original goal was to go from a bare terminal to a graphical user interface with full desktop features.