Comparison of Different UltraStar Versions
This site is currently being updated. We currently recommend to use the UltraStar Deluxe mod which includes line bonus, golden notes, a party mode and much more. Although the table below is old and needs some updating, we have decided to keep it so that you have an overview over the features of the different versions.
With the help of some volunteers from our partner forum we developed an overview over the different features of the newest UltraStar versions. It includes stability, games, experiences, etc. Now you are able to choose the version which is best for you.The winner of this test is version 0.5.0 with a grade of B because it already has a variety of features and is rather stable. Unfortunately, it does neither support a file structure nor the use of a mouse.
We newly included version 0.5 but you have to take into consideration that it was tested by one person only. All other versions were tested by several people and their results were summed up. Therefore the results for version 0.5 are not that reliable like the others. Please keep in mind that with different computers and with more testers the results might have varied for version 0.5 – so the following still applies:
Testers wanted! To improve the results for version 0.5.0 we need more data. People interested in testing the new version can download a German questionnaire here, fill it our (you can write in English) and send it back to us. We are sorry that there is no English questionnaire yet.
Thanks to our testers and have fun while singing!
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Question/Version |
UltraStar 0.5 |
UltraStar 0.4.2 |
Spanish Mod ES 0.6.1 |
Gecco Mod |
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Does it run smoothly? |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
|
Skin |
classical, clearly arranged, easy to understand |
classical, clearly arranged |
modified GUI, easy to understand |
modified GUI, clearly arranged |
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Operated by |
mouse or keyboard |
keyboard |
keyboard |
mouse or keyboard |
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Number of players possible |
6 (tested with 6) |
6 (tested with 3) |
4 (tested with 2) |
2 |
|
Additional mics connected with |
USB soundcard, SingStar adapter |
USB soundcard+ Singstar adapter |
SingStar adapter |
USB soundcard + Singstar adapter |
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How are the songs organized? |
all in 1 folder, sorting by folder, title, artist, edition, genre possible
in principle (but then all TXT files need to be edited) |
all in 1 folder, sorting by edition or genre possible in principle (but
then all TXT files need to be edited) |
in several folders |
in several folders |
|
Selection of letter with keyboard |
_ |
_ |
_ |
+ |
|
Languages |
German,
English, French, Croatian, Polish,
Spanish, Swedish |
English |
Spanish, German, English, Galicien, Catalan,
Swedish |
German, English,
Swedish |
|
Top5 highscore |
+ |
+ |
Top 3 |
+ |
|
Golden notes |
+ |
+ |
+ |
_ |
|
Games |
_ |
_ |
duel, special notes, radical star |
_ |
|
Other features |
random feature (key R), name assignment |
line bonus (not tested) |
_ |
_ |
|
Crashes |
only because of mistakes in the TXT file |
in the editor with some kar and midi files,
not in the game |
_ |
+ |
|
Do many songs cause bugs? |
isolated: problems with the graphics if the note was too short, sorting
function did not work properly sometimes, partly bad transition at video gap |
_ |
_ |
+ |
|
"Program sings by itself " bug |
with some testers yes, with others no |
_ |
with some testes yes, with others no |
_ |
|
Other bugs |
isolated: video faster than MP3, text slower than song |
isolated: text effect ball did not work properly sometimes, name
assignment only when editing the config.ini |
_ |
_ |
|
Editor |
+ |
+ |
+ |
_ |
|
Suitability for parties |
+ |
partly |
+ |
partly |
|
Conclusion |
best version existing to date with only few errors being reported and
running very stable; golden notes work but need to be added by hand, some
features are still missing |
stability and voice recognition of 0.4.2 + games of the Spanish mod
would be ideal |
extensive but has its weaknesses
|
all in all
good for newbies because of clearly arranged folder structure but crashes too often
and does not have much features |
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Grade |
B |
C+ |
B- |
C |
|
Do you recommend it? |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
|
Comments |
average grade would have been
a B- but since we got so many
positive comments on it, we decided to make it a B |
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The Spanish mod was not included in the overview because it could not be tested properly due to the "singing by itself" bug. The mods can be found in our partner forum.
On a few computers versions 0.4.0, 0.4.1 and 0.4.2 crashed very often. The problem has not been found yet and we were not able to reproduce it. This is why we did not include it in our list but want to let you know about it here. Please note that NO version worked on the computers which is why we think that it is a problem with the computer or a setting and not a problem with the program itself.
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