Link for version 1.3 Mac installer does not work

[tn133]

Hello, I need to reinstall USDX on my Mac and while trying to download the version 1.3 installer from your website, the link provided (https://yaycdn.de/builds/osx/usdx/usdx_1_3_5_2017-02-27.dmg) no longer works. It says I cannot connect to the server. Is there a new link?

[groms]

If you have macOSX Catalina, I just compiled a working version. I can send it to you if you want

[xstaticprocess]

If you have macOSX Catalina, I just compiled a working version. I can send it to you if you want

Could you also send me, please?

[tn133]

@groms unfortunately I'm still on Sierra which is why I'm looking for the old version, suppose I could give the newer version a shot to see if it works?

[basisbit]

could you please try the new version build from https://github.com/UltraStar-Deluxe/USDX/releases/tag/v2020.4.0 and please tell us if it worked, what didn't work and maybe a screenshot which one can clearly see it running on a macOS?

[tn133]

@basisbit wow, how neat that there's a new version just released!

I can tell you now that it doesn't work at all on Sierra - it launches to a black screen then crashes. I won't update to Catalina due to it breaking 32-bit apps but just about to update to Mojave, will report back if it works on there.

[tn133]

@basisbit We are a go in Mojave! (I'm gonna assume that like the last version this works in High Sierra and up.) When I tried to launch the version I installed before updating it crashed but I deleted that, installed fresh again and it worked.

The first time I launched it didn't recognize any microphones but I launched it a second time and it did. Now everything seems to work as it should!

Here are some screenshots. It plays as fullscreen but I put it into windowed mode for the last shot so you can see it's running in macOS.

Thanks for all your work, my sister and I have been playing for a few years now (after loving Singstar since we were kids) and really appreciate that you've kept the game going for so long. This new version is very welcome!

[s09bQ5]

We should then add the download link to https://usdx.eu/downloads/

[groms]

If you have macOSX Catalina, I just compiled a working version. I can send it to you if you want

Could you also send me, please?

Do you still need it, because @basisbit just released the new one with a Mac installer : https://github.com/UltraStar-Deluxe/USDX/releases/download/v2020.4.0/UltraStar.Deluxe-v2020.4.0.stable_macOS.dmg

[groms]

could you please try the new version build from https://github.com/UltraStar-Deluxe/USDX/releases/tag/v2020.4.0 and please tell us if it worked, what didn't work and maybe a screenshot which one can clearly see it running on a macOS?

Thank you a lot @basisbit !!!

Just to understand: there are, now, 4 versions I know for Ultra Star: 1) the one you just released : https://github.com/UltraStar-Deluxe/USDX/releases/tag/v2020.4.0 2) the one I compiled from the source : https://github.com/UltraStar-Deluxe/USDX 3) the new one, called UltraStar Play : https://usplay.net/ 4) and a one I just discovered (I was not able to compile it on my Catalina MacOSX), called UltraStar WorldParty we can find here : https://github.com/ultrastares/ultrastar-worldparty

As I compiled my version n°2 from the latest sources, I assume it is the same as the n°1 you just released, right? About versions n°1, n°3 and n°4, I am a bit lost, do you know the differences? which version should we use?

[basisbit]

The first and the second one you mentioned are the same-> UltraStar Deluxe (or short: USDX)

The "new" one is a work in progress to write a new karaoke game from scratch - it looks a bit like USDX, but actually there is not a single line of code copied from USDX in there. That new game is called UltraStar Play and it is based on the Unity3D game development framework and thus allows for very fast and easy software development in C#. It is a separate project, so that in case this project fails, UltraStar Deluxe will not be affected. I guess that for the next few years, you will probably want to use UltraStar Deluxe (all the features) on PCs and UltraStar Play (only has the basic features) on smartphones, tablets, game consoles and TVs.

The other one you mentioned, UltraStar Deluxe World Party is a fork of UltraStar Deluxe which split off roughly in mid of 2016. As far as I know, the main reason for the split was that they didn't like how free/libre open source projects work. Initially they even denied publishing their source code and thus broke the GPLv2 license. Anyways, the more karaoke games, the better. Personally, I think that some competition between the available karaoke games will result in faster development of these games and thus result in better games for the users.

[groms]

The first and the second one you mentioned are the same-> UltraStar Deluxe (or short: USDX)

The "new" one is a work in progress to write a new karaoke game from scratch - it looks a bit like USDX, but actually there is not a single line of code copied from USDX in there. That new game is called UltraStar Play and it is based on the Unity3D game development framework and thus allows for very fast and easy software development in C#. It is a separate project, so that in case this project fails, UltraStar Deluxe will not be affected. I guess that for the next few years, you will probably want to use UltraStar Deluxe (all the features) on PCs and UltraStar Play (only has the basic features) on smartphones, tablets, game consoles and TVs.

The other one you mentioned, UltraStar Deluxe World Party is a fork of UltraStar Deluxe which split off roughly in mid of 2016. As far as I know, the main reason for the split was that they didn't like how free/libre open source projects work. Initially they even denied publishing their source code and thus broke the GPLv2 license. Anyways, the more karaoke games, the better. Personally, I think that some competition between the available karaoke games will result in faster development of these games and thus result in better games for the users.

Thank you @basisbit !, it is clear for me now :)