[Pkg-games-ubuntu] [Bug 498729] [NEW] performous is outdated, new version is 4.0

[Hiram]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: performous

the new release of performouse brings great improvements, notably guitar
support.

http://performous.org/ :

    *  Guitar, bass and drums
          o Uses songs in Frets on Fire / FoFiX format
          o All tracks (including vocals) are supported
          o Autodetection of any connected Guitar Hero and Rock Band instruments
          o Support for using a keyboard as guitar controller (FoF style)
          o Better hammer-on/pull-off support than in other games
          o Engine tries to figure out player's intention instead of picking the nearest chord
          o Multiplayer for as many players as you have instruments for
          o Full 3D note visualization
    * Initial hiscore support (press End in song browser)
    * Textual feedback for singers after each line
    * Guessing background/cover images and videos by filenames (if not specified in song files)
    * SVG graphics and fail samples from Frets on Fire (GPL for the win!)
    * Major changes in the internals, including a completely new audio mixer
    * Configuration system improvements, now properly supports system and user conf
    * Always use desktop resolution for full screen mode (instead of mode switching)
    * Many minor bugs fixed
    * Build/install changes and cleanup
          o Installs only minimal amount of cruft
          o Increased version requirements for Boost, CMake, etc.
          o Various small bugs fixed

** Affects: performous (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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performous is outdated, new version is 4.0
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Bug description:
Binary package hint: performous

the new release of performouse brings great improvements, notably guitar support.

http://performous.org/ :

    *  Guitar, bass and drums
          o Uses songs in Frets on Fire / FoFiX format
          o All tracks (including vocals) are supported
          o Autodetection of any connected Guitar Hero and Rock Band instruments
          o Support for using a keyboard as guitar controller (FoF style)
          o Better hammer-on/pull-off support than in other games
          o Engine tries to figure out player's intention instead of picking the nearest chord
          o Multiplayer for as many players as you have instruments for
          o Full 3D note visualization
    * Initial hiscore support (press End in song browser)
    * Textual feedback for singers after each line
    * Guessing background/cover images and videos by filenames (if not specified in song files)
    * SVG graphics and fail samples from Frets on Fire (GPL for the win!)
    * Major changes in the internals, including a completely new audio mixer
    * Configuration system improvements, now properly supports system and user conf
    * Always use desktop resolution for full screen mode (instead of mode switching)
    * Many minor bugs fixed
    * Build/install changes and cleanup
          o Installs only minimal amount of cruft
          o Increased version requirements for Boost, CMake, etc.
          o Various small bugs fixed