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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 | [[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. | ||
==History== | ==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. | 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. | ||
Philip, however, drew back from the idea after realising that the distro will be difficult to make. | |||
He went on to making the game that we know today, using Visual Studio Express 2012. | He went on to making the game that we know today, using Visual Studio Express 2012. | ||
The first version, 0.0.1, was released on 11/11/13. The second version, 0.0.2, was released the following day. | The first version, 0.0.1, was released on 11/11/13. The second version, 0.0.2, was released the following day. | ||
==Plot== | |||
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]]. | |||
==Gameplay== | |||
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]]. | |||
==System Reqiurements== | ==System Reqiurements== | ||
OS: Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 | OS: Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 | ||
Additional software required: Microsoft .NET 4.5 | Additional software required: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 | ||
Storage: Hard disk drive with at least 1 MB (Files stored on C:\ShiftOS) | Storage: Hard disk drive with at least 1 MB (Files stored on C:\ShiftOS) | ||