osu! - Wikipedia

osu! is a free-to-play rhythm game primarily developed, published, and created by Dean "peppy" Herbert. Inspired by iNiS' rhythm game Osu! Tatakae! osu! FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2007rhythmgame Forotheruses,seeOsu. Thisarticlehasmultipleissues.Pleasehelpimproveitordiscusstheseissuesonthetalkpage.(Learnhowandwhentoremovethesetemplatemessages) Thisarticleneedsadditionalcitationsforverification.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticlebyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.Findsources: "Osu!" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(November2019)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Thisarticlereliestoomuchonreferencestoprimarysources.Pleaseimprovethisbyaddingsecondaryortertiarysources.(January2020)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) (Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) osu!Screenshotofosu!lazer,thein-developmentstageofanopensourceversionofosu!.Originalauthor(s)Dean"peppy"HerbertDeveloper(s)osu!developmentteamInitialreleaseSeptember 16,2007;14yearsago (2007-09-16)Stablerelease20220307[1](March 6,2022;17daysago (2022-03-06))[±]Previewrelease2022.314.0[2][3](March 14,2022;9daysago (2022-03-14))[±] Repositoryhttps://github.com/ppy/osuWritteninC#MiddlewareOpenTK[4]OperatingsystemMicrosoftWindowsmacOSLinux(openbeta)Android(openbeta)iOS(openbeta)Size150MB(osu!lazer)Availablein35languagesTypeRhythmGameLicenseFreeware(stablebuild) MIT(osu!lazer/previewbuild)Websiteosu.ppy.sh  osu![a]isafree-to-playrhythmgameprimarilydeveloped,published,andcreatedbyDean"peppy"Herbert.InspiredbyiNiS'rhythmgameOsu!Tatakae!Ouendan,itwaswritteninC#onthe.NETframework,[5]andwasreleasedforMicrosoftWindowson16September2007.ThegamehasthroughouttheyearsbeenportedtomacOS,Linux,AndroidandiOS. AsidesfromOsu!Tatakae!Ouendan,thegamehasbeeninspiredbytitlessuchasTaikonoTatsujin,BeatmaniaIIDX,[6]EliteBeatAgents,O2Jam,StepManiaandDJMax.Thegameisheavilycommunity-oriented,withallbeatmapsandplayablesongsbeingcommunity-madethroughthein-gamemapeditor.[7]Fourdifferentgamemodesexist,offeringvariouswaystoplayabeatmap,whichcanalsobecombinedwithaddablemodifiers,increasingordecreasingthedifficulty. Theoriginalosu!standardmoderemainsthemostpopulartodateandasofMarch2022,thegamehas19,872,585monthlyactiveusersaccordingtothegame'sglobalcountryleaderboards.[8] Contents 1Gameplayandfeatures 2Communityandcompetitiveplay 2.1Communityevents 2.2Tournaments 3Adaptations 3.1osu!stream 3.2osu!lazer 4Relatedprojects 4.1osu!framework 4.2McOsu 5Reception 6Notes 7References 8Externallinks Gameplayandfeatures[edit] Therearefourofficialgamemodes:"osu!"(Called"osu!standard","osu!taiko","osu!catch",and"osu!mania").[9][10]Eachmodeoffersavarietyofbeatmaps,playablesongsrangingfrom"TVsized"animeopeningsto"marathons"surpassing7minutes.Inosu!standard,beatmapsconsistofthreeitems–hitcircles,sliders,andspinners.Theseitemsarecollectivelyknownas"hitobjects"or"Circles",andarearrangedindifferentpositionsonthescreen(exceptforthespinner)atdifferentpointsoftimeduringasong.Taikobeatmapshavedrumbeatsandspinners.Catchbeatmapshavefruitsandspinners,whicharearrangedinahorizontallyfallingmanner.Maniabeatmapsconsistofkeys(depictedasasmallbar)andholds.Thebeatmapisthenplayedwithaccompanyingmusic,simulatingasenseofrhythmastheplayerinteractswiththeobjectstothebeatofthemusic.[11][12]Eachbeatmapisaccompaniedbymusicandabackground.Thegamecanbeplayedusingvariousperipherals:themostcommonsetupisagraphicstabletorcomputermousetocontrolcursormovement,pairedwithakeyboard[13][6]oraminikeyboardwithonlytwokeys. Thegameoffersabuyableservicecalledosu!supporter,whichgrantsmanyextrafeaturestotheuser.Playersareabletodownloadbeatmapsdirectlyfrominsidethegamethroughaservicecalledosu!direct,withoutthelengthyprocessofusingbrowsers.Featuresincludeahearticonbesidetheusernameontheofficialosu!website;additionalpendingbeatmapslots;fasterdownloadspeeds;accesstomultiplayeroncuttingedgebuilds;friends,chosenmods,andcountry-specificleaderboards;onefreeusernamechange;morein-gamecustomization;ayellowusernameinthein-gamechatandmorecustomizationonone'suserpage(the"me"tab).[14]osu!supporterdoesnotaffecttherankingsystem,orprovideanyin-gameadvantage.osu!supporterisnotarecurringservice. Communityandcompetitiveplay[edit] Communityevents[edit] AnaudiencewatchesplayersidkeandRyuKcompeteattheosu!TwitchConBoothin2018.osu!alsofeaturesdifferentevents,suchasfanartandbeatmappingcontests.Unofficialeventsandconventionsarealsobeingheld.Thebiggestunofficialeventheldinthecommunityis"cavoe'sosu!event"[15](Usuallyreferredtoasosu!eventorCOE),heldatTheBrabanthallen[16]in'sHertogenbosch,TheNetherlands.Theeventhasbeenarrangedthreetimessince2017yearly.However,duetotheCOVID-19pandemic,COE2020wascancelled.TherewillbeanotherCOEeventhappeningin2022thatistakingplacefromAugust1sttoAugust7th.TherewerealsoofficialstandsatTwitchConandAnimeExpo. Tournaments[edit] osu!containsthreemainfacetsofcompetitionbetweenplayers.Inmultiplayerlobbies,upto16usersplayamapsimultaneously.Onindividualmaps,playerscompeteforhighscoresongloballeaderboardsoragainsthighscoressetbythemselvesandfriends.Playersalsocompetewiththeirranks,whicharecalculatedbyaccumulating"performancepoints"(pp).ppisbasedonamap'sdifficultyandtheplayer'sperformanceonit.[17]InJuly2019,aplayer,Vaxei,exceeded1,000ppforthefirsttime,followedbyanotherplayer,idke,lessthantwenty-fourhourslater.[18][19] Startingin2011,therehavebeentwelveannualosu!WorldCups(usuallyabbreviatedasOWC),oneforeachgamemode(osu!maniahavingtwoforfourkeyandsevenkey).TeamsforWorldCupsarecountry-based,withuptoeightplayersperteam.[20]Therearealsoverymanydifferentcommunity-hostedtournaments,differinginrankrange,typesofmapsplayed,andhowtheteamsarecomposed.[21]Winnersoflargerofficialtournamentstypicallyreceiveprizessuchascash,merchandise,profilebadgesand/orosu!supportersubscriptions.Forthisreason,largetournamentsoftenattracthighskilllevelplayersaswellaslargeaudiencesontwitch,thisisincontrasttothesmallercommunitytournamentswhichoftenhavesmallornoprizesandarenotwatchedbymanypeople. Thesesmallertournamentscomprisethevastmajorityofallosutournaments,andthroughtheusageofglobalrankentryrestrictionswhereyoumayonlycompeteagainstplayersinyourownrankrange,communitytournamentsprovideaseriouscompetitiveenvironmentforplayerswhomaynotbehighlyskilled.Withoutthesecommunitytournaments,playerswouldhavetopracticeforyearstohaveanyshotatseriouscompetitiveplay. Adaptations[edit] osu!stream[edit] In2011,osu!streamwasreleasedasanadaptationofosu!foriOSdevicesrunningiOS6andlater,alsodevelopedbyDeanHerbert.Themaindifferencebetweenosu!andosu!streamisthatosu!streambeatmapsarenotuser-createdandareinsteadmadebythedevelopersofosu!stream.Theversionalsoincludessomenewgameplayelements.[22] On26February2020,Herbertannouncedthathereleasedthesourcecodeandplanstohaltdevelopmentofthegame,releasingonefinalupdatethatmadeallthelevelsfreetodownload.[23] osu!lazer[edit] Thissectionmayrelyexcessivelyonsourcestoocloselyassociatedwiththesubject,potentiallypreventingthearticlefrombeingverifiableandneutral.Pleasehelpimproveitbyreplacingthemwithmoreappropriatecitationstoreliable,independent,third-partysources.(November2020)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Theosu!lazersongselectionscreenosu!lazer[24]isafreeandopensourceremakeoftheoriginalgameclientunderheavydevelopment.Itwasoriginallyprojectedforthestableversiontocomeoutin2017.However,asofDecember 2021[update],notallfeatureswereworking. Thedevelopmentofosu!lazerstartedin2015anddevelopmentversionsofosu!lazerarecurrentlyavailablefortestingonMicrosoftWindows,MacOS,Linux,Android,andiOS.osu!lazeriswrittenentirelyin.NET(formerly.NETCore).[25] Relatedprojects[edit] osu!framework[edit] osu!frameworkisanopensourcegameframeworkdevelopedwithosu!lazerinmind.Thegoalofosu!frameworkdevelopmentistocreateaversatileandaccessiblegameframeworkthatgoesfurtherthanmost,providingthingsout-of-the-boxsuchasgraphics,advancedinputprocessing,andtextrendering.[25] McOsu[edit] McOsuisanopensourcegameclientdesignedtoplayosu!standardbeatmaps,availableonWindows,Linux,MacOS,andtheNintendoSwitch.[26] ThefocusofMcOsuistoprovideanunofficialosu!clientforpractice,featuringtoolsthatallowplayerstoretryspecificpartsofbeatmaps.McOsualsooffersvirtualrealitysupport.[27]Thisgameclientdoesnotallowplayerstogain"performancepoints"ortoincreasetheirofficialranking. Reception[edit] Jeuxvideo.comreviewedosu!favorablywith18/20pointsin2015.[28]In2010,MMOGames.comreviewerDanielBallsaidthatwhilethegamewasverysimilartoEliteBeatAgents,itwasdifferentiatedbyitscommunity'slargelibraryofhigh-qualitycommunitymadecontentandcustomization.[29]osu!hasbeenusedandrecommendedbyesportsplayerssuchasNinjaandEFFECT,asawaytowarm-upandpracticetheiraim.[30][11] Notes[edit] ^Pronouncedvariously:English:/ˈoʊsuː/,/oʊs/;IPA: [osː]. References[edit] ^"StableReleases".ppy.Archivedfromtheoriginalon17March2022.Retrieved17March2022. ^"Releases".GitHub.Archivedfromtheoriginalon17March2022.Retrieved17March2022. ^"Lazer2022.314.0·changelog|osu!".osu.ppy.sh.Retrieved17March2022. ^"along-overdueupdate".ppyblog.30June2016.Archivedfromtheoriginalon8November2020.Retrieved20August2021.UntilnowweusedsomeXNAcodeforinputhandlingandlow-levelstructs.Thesedependenciesarealmostcompeletelyremovedfromtheprojectnow,withOpenTKorsimilaropen-sourceframeworksreplacingthem. ^"Osu!'sprogramminglanguage?".osu!CommunityForum.Retrieved27July2021.{{citeweb}}:CS1maint:url-status(link) ^abGonzáles,Mariela(5September2019)."GamingSounds:osu!,cuandoelritmoseconvierteennuestroséptimosentido".TheObjective(inSpanish).TheObjectiveMedia.Archivedfromtheoriginalon7January2020.Retrieved7January2020. ^"Osu'slegalcopyrightpolicyinformationpage".{{citeweb}}:CS1maint:url-status(link) ^"osu!leaderboards".{{citeweb}}:CS1maint:url-status(link) ^Andika,Ferry(27December2019)."osu!,GameRhythmTerkenaldiPCdenganRibuanPemainHarian"(inIndonesian).Jakarta:IndozoneMediaIndonesia.Archivedfromtheoriginalon7January2020.Retrieved7January2020. ^"GameModes".osu.ppy.sh.Archivedfromtheoriginalon21November2019.Retrieved15August2019. ^abRodrigues,Gabriela(19September2019)."Comobaixarosu!etreinarsuamiranoFortniteeCS:GO".TechTudo(inBrazilianPortuguese).RiodeJaneiro:GloboComunicaçãoeParticipaçõesS.A.Archivedfromtheoriginalon7January2020.Retrieved7January2020. ^Phúc,Thịnh(30August2019)."Bíquyếtgiúpgamethủcókhảnăngphảnxạchớpnhoáng".Zing.vn(inVietnamese).Archivedfromtheoriginalon7January2020.Retrieved7January2020. ^Smart,Jibb(17September2019)."Whynotjustusethumbsticks?".Gamasutra.Archivedfromtheoriginalon7January2020.Retrieved7January2020.Whilethere'sdebateamongitsfansastowhetherplayingwithamouseisasgoodasplayingwithastylus,there'sonethingeveryonewillagreeon:thumbsticksarealmostuselessforthisgame. ^"Supportthegame".osu.ppy.sh.Archivedfromtheoriginalon12August2019.Retrieved12August2019. ^cavoeboy."COE2020".cavoeboy.com.Archivedfromtheoriginalon7January2020.Retrieved3February2020. ^"cavoe'sosu!event2020".Brabanthallen.Archivedfromtheoriginalon3February2020.Retrieved3February2020. ^"PerformanceRanking".osu.ppy.sh.Archivedfromtheoriginalon30November2018.Retrieved1September2019. ^Carpenter,Nicole(16July2019)."Gamerswithgodlikereflexesareracingtobreakworldrecordsinthisrhythmgame".PCGamer.Archivedfromtheoriginalon26September2019.Retrieved12August2019. ^"osu!PPworldrecordbrokenby15-year-old".DotEsports.25July2019.Archivedfromtheoriginalon12August2019.Retrieved12August2019.Forinstance,formerOverwatchLeagueproHyeon"EFFECT"Hwangsaidheplaysthegameforonehourbeforematchestowarmuphishands. ^Amos,Andrew(16November2018)."CircleWork:AchatwithAustralia'sosu!WorldCupteam".RedBull.Archivedfromtheoriginalon30July2019.Retrieved4September2019. ^"Tournaments".osu.ppy.sh.Archivedfromtheoriginalon12December2017.Retrieved4September2019. ^"osu!stream".osu.ppy.sh.Archivedfromtheoriginalon6May2021.Retrieved9May2019. ^blog,ppy."osu!stream2020release".blog.ppy.sh.Archivedfromtheoriginalon27February2020.Retrieved27February2020. ^GitHub-ppy/osu:rhythmisjusta*click*away!,ppy,6September2019,archivedfromtheoriginalon3April2017,retrieved6September2019 ^abppy/osu-framework,ppy,15June2021,archivedfromtheoriginalon24June2021,retrieved24June2021 ^G,Pascal(11February2019),McKay42/McOsu,archivedfromtheoriginalon24June2021,retrieved24June2021 ^"McOsuonSteam".store.steampowered.com.Archivedfromtheoriginalon24June2021.Retrieved24June2021. ^"Test :osu!".jeuxvideo.com(inFrench).7June2015.Archivedfromtheoriginalon21June2017. ^Ball,Daniel(April27,2010)."Onlinerhythmandmusicgameosu!reviewed-MMOGames.com".MMOGames.com.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonOctober22,2018.RetrievedOctober22,2018. ^Webb,Kevin(24August2019)."ProfessionalgamerslikeNinjausethismusicgametopracticetheiraimandimprovetheirmouseskills—Here'showyoucanplayforfree".BusinessInsider.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2December2019.Retrieved26August2019. 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