F. A. Q.

How do I run this?

Download the latest build from https://drewol.me/Downloads/Game.zip or the last stable release from https://github.com/Drewol/unnamed-sdvx-clone/releases

Unzip the files and run usc-game.exe inside the zip.

How do I get songs?

Check out https://www.reddit.com/r/kshootmania/wiki/gettingsongs, use the in-game browser, or at https://ksm.dev/

How do I update to the newest version

Run updater.exe in the game folder or (if your skin supports it) select update when prompted on the main menu.

Effect sounds seems to play with a delay

Enable Pre-render song effects option under System in the Settings.

I get the error attempt to perform arithmetic operation on a table value (field 'gauge')

You may be able to fix it with this: https://itszn.github.io/usc_db_tool/#fixskin#gauge_fix

I get the error attempt to perform bitwise operation on a nil value (field 'flags')

You may be able to fix it with this: https://itszn.github.io/usc_db_tool/#fixskin#flags_fix

How do I delete a collection

Use this site

I moved my song directory and my collections are gone. How do I get them back?

Use this site to update the paths of your maps.db before moving to a new directory. (Note this only works if the database is from before you have moved your songs. So always back up your database before making any large changes

How do I install and use skins?

Download the skin you want to use and drop it into the skins directory. Then in-game open the settings screen, open the game dropdown, and change the selected skin dropdown.

My lasers for the skin I'm using are very wide

Old skins may be using outdated shaders. Try copying shaders/laser.fs and shaders/laser.vs from the default skin into the broken skin.

I get an error "cannot open collectiondialog.lua: No such file or directory"

Old skins may be missing a script file. Try copying scripts/collectiondialog.lua from the default skin into the broken skin.

I get an error "The code execution cannot proceed because VCRUNTIME140_1.dll was not found"

You need to install a later VC Runtime https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads