Merge branch 'master' into tcm-resume

2024-11-14 15:17:27 +08:00 · 2024-03-14 12:22:46 +09:00 · 2024-03-14 12:22:46 +09:00 · 0beaa8e8c5
commit 0beaa8e8c5
parent 789a9f4dfa a47ccb8edd
429 changed files with 7876 additions and 2942 deletions
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Install .NET 8.0.x
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
        with:
          dotnet-version: "8.0.x"

@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
        run: dotnet restore osu.Desktop.slnf

      - name: Restore inspectcode cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
        with:
          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/inspectcode
          key: inspectcode-${{ hashFiles('.config/dotnet-tools.json', '.github/workflows/ci.yml', 'osu.sln*', 'osu*.slnf', '.editorconfig', '.globalconfig', 'CodeAnalysis/*', '**/*.csproj', '**/*.props') }}
@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ jobs:
    timeout-minutes: 60
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Install .NET 8.0.x
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
        with:
          dotnet-version: "8.0.x"

@ -99,16 +99,16 @@ jobs:
    timeout-minutes: 60
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Setup JDK 11
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
        with:
          distribution: microsoft
          java-version: 11

      - name: Install .NET 8.0.x
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
        with:
          dotnet-version: "8.0.x"

@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ jobs:
    timeout-minutes: 60
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Install .NET 8.0.x
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
        with:
          dotnet-version: "8.0.x"

--- a/.github/workflows/diffcalc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/diffcalc.yml
@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
      GOOGLE_CREDS_FILE: ${{ steps.set-outputs.outputs.GOOGLE_CREDS_FILE }}
    steps:
      - name: Checkout diffcalc-sheet-generator
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          path: ${{ env.EXECUTION_ID }}
          repository: 'smoogipoo/diffcalc-sheet-generator'
--- a/.github/workflows/report-nunit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/report-nunit.yml
@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
    timeout-minutes: 5
    steps:
      - name: Annotate CI run with test results
-        uses: dorny/test-reporter@v1.6.0
+        uses: dorny/test-reporter@v1.8.0
        with:
          artifact: osu-test-results-${{matrix.os.prettyname}}-${{matrix.threadingMode}}
          name: Test Results (${{matrix.os.prettyname}}, ${{matrix.threadingMode}})
--- a/.github/workflows/sentry-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sentry-release.yml
@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0

--- a/.github/workflows/update-web-mod-definitions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-web-mod-definitions.yml
@ -13,23 +13,23 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - name: Install .NET 8.0.x
-      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
      with:
        dotnet-version: "8.0.x"

    - name: Checkout ppy/osu
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
      with:
        path: osu

    - name: Checkout ppy/osu-tools
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
      with:
        repository: ppy/osu-tools
        path: osu-tools

    - name: Checkout ppy/osu-web
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
      with:
        repository: ppy/osu-web
        path: osu-web
@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
      working-directory: ./osu-tools

    - name: Create pull request with changes
-      uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
+      uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
      with:
        title: Update mod definitions
        body: "This PR has been auto-generated to update the mod definitions to match ppy/osu@${{ github.ref_name }}."
--- a/.idea/.idea.osu.Desktop/.idea/runConfigurations/Benchmarks.xml
+++ b/.idea/.idea.osu.Desktop/.idea/runConfigurations/Benchmarks.xml
@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
  <configuration default="false" name="Benchmarks" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project">
-    <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Benchmarks/bin/Debug/net6.0/osu.Game.Benchmarks.dll" />
+    <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Benchmarks/bin/Debug/net8.0/osu.Game.Benchmarks.dll" />
    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="" />
-    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Benchmarks/bin/Debug/net6.0" />
+    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Benchmarks/bin/Debug/net8.0" />
    <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
    <option name="USE_EXTERNAL_CONSOLE" value="0" />
    <option name="USE_MONO" value="0" />
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
    <option name="PROJECT_ARGUMENTS_TRACKING" value="1" />
    <option name="PROJECT_WORKING_DIRECTORY_TRACKING" value="1" />
    <option name="PROJECT_KIND" value="DotNetCore" />
-    <option name="PROJECT_TFM" value="net6.0" />
+    <option name="PROJECT_TFM" value="net8.0" />
    <method v="2">
      <option name="Build" />
    </method>
--- a/.idea/.idea.osu.Desktop/.idea/runConfigurations/CatchRuleset__Tests_.xml
+++ b/.idea/.idea.osu.Desktop/.idea/runConfigurations/CatchRuleset__Tests_.xml
@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
  <configuration default="false" name="CatchRuleset (Tests)" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="Ruleset" activateToolWindowBeforeRun="false">
-    <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/bin/Debug/net6.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests.dll" />
+    <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/bin/Debug/net8.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests.dll" />
    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="" />
-    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/bin/Debug/net6.0" />
+    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/bin/Debug/net8.0" />
    <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
    <option name="USE_EXTERNAL_CONSOLE" value="0" />
    <option name="USE_MONO" value="0" />
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
    <option name="PROJECT_ARGUMENTS_TRACKING" value="1" />
    <option name="PROJECT_WORKING_DIRECTORY_TRACKING" value="1" />
    <option name="PROJECT_KIND" value="DotNetCore" />
-    <option name="PROJECT_TFM" value="net6.0" />
+    <option name="PROJECT_TFM" value="net8.0" />
    <browser url="http://localhost:5000" />
    <method v="2">
      <option name="Build" />
--- a/.idea/.idea.osu.Desktop/.idea/runConfigurations/ManiaRuleset__Tests_.xml
+++ b/.idea/.idea.osu.Desktop/.idea/runConfigurations/ManiaRuleset__Tests_.xml
@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
  <configuration default="false" name="ManiaRuleset (Tests)" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="Ruleset" activateToolWindowBeforeRun="false">
-    <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/bin/Debug/net6.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.dll" />
+    <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/bin/Debug/net8.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.dll" />
    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="" />
-    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/bin/Debug/net6.0" />
+    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/bin/Debug/net8.0" />
    <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
    <option name="USE_EXTERNAL_CONSOLE" value="0" />
    <option name="USE_MONO" value="0" />
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
    <option name="PROJECT_ARGUMENTS_TRACKING" value="1" />
    <option name="PROJECT_WORKING_DIRECTORY_TRACKING" value="1" />
    <option name="PROJECT_KIND" value="DotNetCore" />
-    <option name="PROJECT_TFM" value="net6.0" />
+    <option name="PROJECT_TFM" value="net8.0" />
    <browser url="http://localhost:5000" />
    <method v="2">
      <option name="Build" />
--- a/.idea/.idea.osu.Desktop/.idea/runConfigurations/OsuRuleset__Tests_.xml
+++ b/.idea/.idea.osu.Desktop/.idea/runConfigurations/OsuRuleset__Tests_.xml
@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
  <configuration default="false" name="OsuRuleset (Tests)" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="Ruleset" activateToolWindowBeforeRun="false">
-    <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/bin/Debug/net6.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.dll" />
+    <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/bin/Debug/net8.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.dll" />
    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="" />
-    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/bin/Debug/net6.0" />
+    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/bin/Debug/net8.0" />
    <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
    <option name="USE_EXTERNAL_CONSOLE" value="0" />
    <option name="USE_MONO" value="0" />
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
    <option name="PROJECT_ARGUMENTS_TRACKING" value="1" />
    <option name="PROJECT_WORKING_DIRECTORY_TRACKING" value="1" />
    <option name="PROJECT_KIND" value="DotNetCore" />
-    <option name="PROJECT_TFM" value="net6.0" />
+    <option name="PROJECT_TFM" value="net8.0" />
    <browser url="http://localhost:5000" />
    <method v="2">
      <option name="Build" />
--- a/.idea/.idea.osu.Desktop/.idea/runConfigurations/TaikoRuleset__Tests_.xml
+++ b/.idea/.idea.osu.Desktop/.idea/runConfigurations/TaikoRuleset__Tests_.xml
@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
  <configuration default="false" name="TaikoRuleset (Tests)" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="Ruleset" activateToolWindowBeforeRun="false">
-    <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/bin/Debug/net6.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.dll" />
+    <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/bin/Debug/net8.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.dll" />
    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="" />
-    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/bin/Debug/net6.0" />
+    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/bin/Debug/net8.0" />
    <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
    <option name="USE_EXTERNAL_CONSOLE" value="0" />
    <option name="USE_MONO" value="0" />
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
    <option name="PROJECT_ARGUMENTS_TRACKING" value="1" />
    <option name="PROJECT_WORKING_DIRECTORY_TRACKING" value="1" />
    <option name="PROJECT_KIND" value="DotNetCore" />
-    <option name="PROJECT_TFM" value="net6.0" />
+    <option name="PROJECT_TFM" value="net8.0" />
    <browser url="http://localhost:5000" />
    <method v="2">
      <option name="Build" />
--- a/.idea/.idea.osu.Desktop/.idea/runConfigurations/Tournament.xml
+++ b/.idea/.idea.osu.Desktop/.idea/runConfigurations/Tournament.xml
@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
  <configuration default="false" name="Tournament" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="Tournament" activateToolWindowBeforeRun="false">
-    <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Desktop/bin/Debug/net6.0/osu!.dll" />
+    <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Desktop/bin/Debug/net8.0/osu!.dll" />
    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--tournament" />
-    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Desktop/bin/Debug/net6.0" />
+    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Desktop/bin/Debug/net8.0" />
    <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
    <option name="USE_EXTERNAL_CONSOLE" value="0" />
    <option name="USE_MONO" value="0" />
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
    <option name="PROJECT_ARGUMENTS_TRACKING" value="1" />
    <option name="PROJECT_WORKING_DIRECTORY_TRACKING" value="1" />
    <option name="PROJECT_KIND" value="DotNetCore" />
-    <option name="PROJECT_TFM" value="net6.0" />
+    <option name="PROJECT_TFM" value="net8.0" />
    <method v="2">
      <option name="Build" />
    </method>
--- a/.idea/.idea.osu.Desktop/.idea/runConfigurations/Tournament__Tests_.xml
+++ b/.idea/.idea.osu.Desktop/.idea/runConfigurations/Tournament__Tests_.xml
@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
  <configuration default="false" name="Tournament (Tests)" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="Tournament" activateToolWindowBeforeRun="false">
-    <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests/bin/Debug/net6.0/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests.dll" />
+    <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests/bin/Debug/net8.0/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests.dll" />
    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="" />
-    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests/bin/Debug/net6.0" />
+    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests/bin/Debug/net8.0" />
    <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
    <option name="USE_EXTERNAL_CONSOLE" value="0" />
    <option name="USE_MONO" value="0" />
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
    <option name="PROJECT_ARGUMENTS_TRACKING" value="1" />
    <option name="PROJECT_WORKING_DIRECTORY_TRACKING" value="1" />
    <option name="PROJECT_KIND" value="DotNetCore" />
-    <option name="PROJECT_TFM" value="net6.0" />
+    <option name="PROJECT_TFM" value="net8.0" />
    <browser url="http://localhost:5000" />
    <method v="2">
      <option name="Build" />
--- a/.idea/.idea.osu.Desktop/.idea/runConfigurations/osu_.xml
+++ b/.idea/.idea.osu.Desktop/.idea/runConfigurations/osu_.xml
@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
  <configuration default="false" name="osu!" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="osu!" activateToolWindowBeforeRun="false">
-    <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Desktop/bin/Debug/net6.0/osu!.dll" />
+    <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Desktop/bin/Debug/net8.0/osu!.dll" />
    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="" />
-    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Desktop/bin/Debug/net6.0" />
+    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Desktop/bin/Debug/net8.0" />
    <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
    <option name="USE_EXTERNAL_CONSOLE" value="0" />
    <option name="USE_MONO" value="0" />
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
    <option name="PROJECT_ARGUMENTS_TRACKING" value="1" />
    <option name="PROJECT_WORKING_DIRECTORY_TRACKING" value="1" />
    <option name="PROJECT_KIND" value="DotNetCore" />
-    <option name="PROJECT_TFM" value="net6.0" />
+    <option name="PROJECT_TFM" value="net8.0" />
    <method v="2">
      <option name="Build" />
    </method>
--- a/.idea/.idea.osu.Desktop/.idea/runConfigurations/osu___Tests_.xml
+++ b/.idea/.idea.osu.Desktop/.idea/runConfigurations/osu___Tests_.xml
@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
  <configuration default="false" name="osu! (Tests)" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="osu!" activateToolWindowBeforeRun="false">
-    <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Tests/bin/Debug/net6.0/osu.Game.Tests.dll" />
+    <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Tests/bin/Debug/net8.0/osu.Game.Tests.dll" />
    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="" />
-    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Tests/bin/Debug/net6.0" />
+    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Game.Tests/bin/Debug/net8.0" />
    <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
    <option name="USE_EXTERNAL_CONSOLE" value="0" />
    <option name="USE_MONO" value="0" />
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
    <option name="PROJECT_ARGUMENTS_TRACKING" value="1" />
    <option name="PROJECT_WORKING_DIRECTORY_TRACKING" value="1" />
    <option name="PROJECT_KIND" value="DotNetCore" />
-    <option name="PROJECT_TFM" value="net6.0" />
+    <option name="PROJECT_TFM" value="net8.0" />
    <method v="2">
      <option name="Build" />
    </method>
--- a/Client).run.xml
+++ b/Client).run.xml
@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
  <configuration default="false" name="osu! (Second Client)" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="osu!" activateToolWindowBeforeRun="false">
-    <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Desktop/bin/Debug/net6.0/osu!.dll" />
+    <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Desktop/bin/Debug/net8.0/osu!.dll" />
    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--debug-client-id=1" />
-    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Desktop/bin/Debug/net6.0" />
+    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Desktop/bin/Debug/net8.0" />
    <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
    <option name="USE_EXTERNAL_CONSOLE" value="0" />
    <option name="USE_MONO" value="0" />
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
    <option name="PROJECT_ARGUMENTS_TRACKING" value="1" />
    <option name="PROJECT_WORKING_DIRECTORY_TRACKING" value="1" />
    <option name="PROJECT_KIND" value="DotNetCore" />
-    <option name="PROJECT_TFM" value="net6.0" />
+    <option name="PROJECT_TFM" value="net8.0" />
    <method v="2">
      <option name="Build" />
    </method>
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "dotnet",
            "args": [
-                "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Desktop/bin/Debug/net6.0/osu!.dll"
+                "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Desktop/bin/Debug/net8.0/osu!.dll"
            ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "preLaunchTask": "Build osu! (Debug)",
@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "dotnet",
            "args": [
-                "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Desktop/bin/Release/net6.0/osu!.dll"
+                "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Desktop/bin/Release/net8.0/osu!.dll"
            ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "preLaunchTask": "Build osu! (Release)",
@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "dotnet",
            "args": [
-                "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Game.Tests/bin/Debug/net6.0/osu.Game.Tests.dll"
+                "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Game.Tests/bin/Debug/net8.0/osu.Game.Tests.dll"
            ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "preLaunchTask": "Build tests (Debug)",
@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "dotnet",
            "args": [
-                "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Game.Tests/bin/Release/net6.0/osu.Game.Tests.dll"
+                "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Game.Tests/bin/Release/net8.0/osu.Game.Tests.dll"
            ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "preLaunchTask": "Build tests (Release)",
@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "dotnet",
            "args": [
-                "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Desktop/bin/Debug/net6.0/osu!.dll",
+                "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Desktop/bin/Debug/net8.0/osu!.dll",
                "--tournament"
            ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "dotnet",
            "args": [
-                "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Desktop/bin/Release/net6.0/osu!.dll",
+                "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Desktop/bin/Release/net8.0/osu!.dll",
                "--tournament"
            ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "dotnet",
            "args": [
-                "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests/bin/Debug/net6.0/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests.dll",
+                "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests/bin/Debug/net8.0/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests.dll",
                "--tournament"
            ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "dotnet",
            "args": [
-                "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests/bin/Debug/net6.0/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests.dll",
+                "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests/bin/Debug/net8.0/osu.Game.Tournament.Tests.dll",
                "--tournament"
            ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
            "name": "Benchmark",
            "type": "coreclr",
            "request": "launch",
-            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Game.Benchmarks/bin/Release/net6.0/osu.Game.Benchmarks.dll",
+            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/osu.Game.Benchmarks/bin/Release/net8.0/osu.Game.Benchmarks.dll",
            "args": [
                "--filter",
                "*"
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ Aside from the above, below is a brief checklist of things to watch out when you
 - Please do not make code changes via the GitHub web interface.
 - Please add tests for your changes. We expect most new features and bugfixes to have test coverage, unless the effort of adding them is prohibitive. The visual testing methodology we use is described in more detail [here](https://github.com/ppy/osu-framework/wiki/Development-and-Testing).
 - Please run tests and code style analysis (via `InspectCode.{ps1,sh}` scripts in the root of this repository) before opening the PR. This is particularly important if you're a first-time contributor, as CI will not run for your PR until we allow it to do so.
+- **Do not run the game in release configuration at any point during your testing** (the sole exception to this being benchmarks). Using release is an unnecessary and harmful practice, and can even lead to you losing your local realm database if you start making changes to the schema. The debug configuration has a completely separated full-stack environment, including a development website instance at https://dev.ppy.sh/. It is permitted to register an account on that development instance for testing purposes and not worry about multi-accounting infractions.

 After you're done with your changes and you wish to open the PR, please observe the following recommendations:

--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ If you are just looking to give the game a whirl, you can grab the latest releas

 You can also generally download a version for your current device from the [osu! site](https://osu.ppy.sh/home/download).

-If your platform is not listed above, there is still a chance you can manually build it by following the instructions below.
+If your platform is unsupported or not listed above, there is still a chance you can run the release or manually build it by following the instructions below.

 **For iOS/iPadOS users**: The iOS testflight link fills up very fast (Apple has a hard limit of 10,000 users). We reset it occasionally. Please do not ask about this. Check back regularly for link resets or follow [peppy](https://twitter.com/ppy) on twitter for announcements. Our goal is to get the game on mobile app stores in early 2024.

@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ You can see some examples of custom rulesets by visiting the [custom ruleset dir

 Please make sure you have the following prerequisites:

- A desktop platform with the [.NET 6.0 SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download) installed.
+- A desktop platform with the [.NET 8.0 SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download) installed.

 When working with the codebase, we recommend using an IDE with intelligent code completion and syntax highlighting, such as the latest version of [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/), [JetBrains Rider](https://www.jetbrains.com/rider/), or [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) with the [EditorConfig](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=EditorConfig.EditorConfig) and [C#](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.csharp) plugin installed.

--- a/Templates/Rulesets/ruleset-empty/osu.Game.Rulesets.EmptyFreeform.Tests/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/Templates/Rulesets/ruleset-empty/osu.Game.Rulesets.EmptyFreeform.Tests/.vscode/launch.json
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "dotnet",
            "args": [
-                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Debug/net6.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.EmptyFreeformRuleset.Tests.dll"
+                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Debug/net8.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.EmptyFreeformRuleset.Tests.dll"
            ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Debug)",
@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "dotnet",
            "args": [
-                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Release/net6.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.EmptyFreeformRuleset.Tests.dll"
+                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Release/net8.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.EmptyFreeformRuleset.Tests.dll"
            ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Release)",
--- a/Templates/Rulesets/ruleset-example/osu.Game.Rulesets.Pippidon.Tests/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/Templates/Rulesets/ruleset-example/osu.Game.Rulesets.Pippidon.Tests/.vscode/launch.json
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "dotnet",
            "args": [
-                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Debug/net6.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Pippidon.Tests.dll"
+                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Debug/net8.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Pippidon.Tests.dll"
            ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Debug)",
@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "dotnet",
            "args": [
-                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Release/net6.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Pippidon.Tests.dll"
+                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Release/net8.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Pippidon.Tests.dll"
            ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Release)",
--- a/Templates/Rulesets/ruleset-scrolling-empty/osu.Game.Rulesets.EmptyScrolling.Tests/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/Templates/Rulesets/ruleset-scrolling-empty/osu.Game.Rulesets.EmptyScrolling.Tests/.vscode/launch.json
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "dotnet",
            "args": [
-                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Debug/net6.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.EmptyScrolling.Tests.dll"
+                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Debug/net8.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.EmptyScrolling.Tests.dll"
            ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Debug)",
@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "dotnet",
            "args": [
-                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Release/net6.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.EmptyScrolling.Tests.dll"
+                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Release/net8.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.EmptyScrolling.Tests.dll"
            ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Release)",
--- a/Templates/Rulesets/ruleset-scrolling-example/osu.Game.Rulesets.Pippidon.Tests/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/Templates/Rulesets/ruleset-scrolling-example/osu.Game.Rulesets.Pippidon.Tests/.vscode/launch.json
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "dotnet",
            "args": [
-                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Debug/net6.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Pippidon.Tests.dll"
+                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Debug/net8.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Pippidon.Tests.dll"
            ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Debug)",
@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "dotnet",
            "args": [
-                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Release/net6.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Pippidon.Tests.dll"
+                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Release/net8.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Pippidon.Tests.dll"
            ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Release)",
--- a/osu.Android.props
+++ b/osu.Android.props
@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
    <EmbedAssembliesIntoApk>true</EmbedAssembliesIntoApk>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="ppy.osu.Framework.Android" Version="2024.205.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="ppy.osu.Framework.Android" Version="2024.306.0" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <PropertyGroup>
    <!-- Fody does not handle Android build well, and warns when unchanged.
--- a/osu.Desktop/DiscordRichPresence.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/DiscordRichPresence.cs
@ -92,9 +92,10 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
                return;
            }

-            if (status.Value == UserStatus.Online && activity.Value != null)
+            if (activity.Value != null)
            {
-                bool hideIdentifiableInformation = privacyMode.Value == DiscordRichPresenceMode.Limited;
+                bool hideIdentifiableInformation = privacyMode.Value == DiscordRichPresenceMode.Limited || status.Value == UserStatus.DoNotDisturb;
+
                presence.State = truncate(activity.Value.GetStatus(hideIdentifiableInformation));
                presence.Details = truncate(activity.Value.GetDetails(hideIdentifiableInformation) ?? string.Empty);

--- a/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.Versioning;
 using Microsoft.Win32;
+using osu.Desktop.Performance;
 using osu.Desktop.Security;
 using osu.Framework.Platform;
 using osu.Game;
@ -15,9 +16,11 @@ using osu.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Logging;
 using osu.Game.Updater;
 using osu.Desktop.Windows;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Game.IO;
 using osu.Game.IPC;
 using osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer;
+using osu.Game.Performance;
 using osu.Game.Utils;
 using SDL2;

@ -28,6 +31,9 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
        private OsuSchemeLinkIPCChannel? osuSchemeLinkIPCChannel;
        private ArchiveImportIPCChannel? archiveImportIPCChannel;

+        [Cached(typeof(IHighPerformanceSessionManager))]
+        private readonly HighPerformanceSessionManager highPerformanceSessionManager = new HighPerformanceSessionManager();
+
        public OsuGameDesktop(string[]? args = null)
            : base(args)
        {
@ -86,8 +92,8 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
        [SupportedOSPlatform("windows")]
        private string? getStableInstallPathFromRegistry()
        {
-            using (RegistryKey? key = Registry.ClassesRoot.OpenSubKey("osu"))
-                return key?.OpenSubKey(@"shell\open\command")?.GetValue(string.Empty)?.ToString()?.Split('"')[1].Replace("osu!.exe", "");
+            using (RegistryKey? key = Registry.ClassesRoot.OpenSubKey("osu!"))
+                return key?.OpenSubKey(WindowsAssociationManager.SHELL_OPEN_COMMAND)?.GetValue(string.Empty)?.ToString()?.Split('"')[1].Replace("osu!.exe", "");
        }

        protected override UpdateManager CreateUpdateManager()
--- a/osu.Desktop/Performance/HighPerformanceSessionManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/Performance/HighPerformanceSessionManager.cs
@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using System;
+using System.Runtime;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Logging;
+using osu.Game.Performance;
+
+namespace osu.Desktop.Performance
+{
+    public class HighPerformanceSessionManager : IHighPerformanceSessionManager
+    {
+        private GCLatencyMode originalGCMode;
+
+        public IDisposable BeginSession()
+        {
+            enableHighPerformanceSession();
+            return new InvokeOnDisposal<HighPerformanceSessionManager>(this, static m => m.disableHighPerformanceSession());
+        }
+
+        private void enableHighPerformanceSession()
+        {
+            Logger.Log("Starting high performance session");
+
+            originalGCMode = GCSettings.LatencyMode;
+            GCSettings.LatencyMode = GCLatencyMode.LowLatency;
+
+            // Without doing this, the new GC mode won't kick in until the next GC, which could be at a more noticeable point in time.
+            GC.Collect(0);
+        }
+
+        private void disableHighPerformanceSession()
+        {
+            Logger.Log("Ending high performance session");
+
+            if (GCSettings.LatencyMode == GCLatencyMode.LowLatency)
+                GCSettings.LatencyMode = originalGCMode;
+
+            // No GC.Collect() as we were already collecting at a higher frequency in the old mode.
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/osu.Desktop/Program.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/Program.cs
@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Runtime.Versioning;
 using osu.Desktop.LegacyIpc;
+using osu.Desktop.Windows;
 using osu.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Development;
 using osu.Framework.Logging;
@ -47,8 +48,8 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
            {
                var windowsVersion = Environment.OSVersion.Version;

-                // While .NET 6 still supports Windows 7 and above, we are limited by realm currently, as they choose to only support 8.1 and higher.
-                // See https://www.mongodb.com/docs/realm/sdk/dotnet/#supported-platforms
+                // While .NET 8 only supports Windows 10 and above, running on Windows 7/8.1 may still work. We are limited by realm currently, as they choose to only support 8.1 and higher.
+                // See https://www.mongodb.com/docs/realm/sdk/dotnet/compatibility/
                if (windowsVersion.Major < 6 || (windowsVersion.Major == 6 && windowsVersion.Minor <= 2))
                {
                    // If users running in compatibility mode becomes more of a common thing, we may want to provide better guidance or even consider
@ -173,13 +174,16 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
            {
                tools.CreateShortcutForThisExe();
                tools.CreateUninstallerRegistryEntry();
+                WindowsAssociationManager.InstallAssociations();
            }, onAppUpdate: (_, tools) =>
            {
                tools.CreateUninstallerRegistryEntry();
+                WindowsAssociationManager.UpdateAssociations();
            }, onAppUninstall: (_, tools) =>
            {
                tools.RemoveShortcutForThisExe();
                tools.RemoveUninstallerRegistryEntry();
+                WindowsAssociationManager.UninstallAssociations();
            }, onEveryRun: (_, _, _) =>
            {
                // While setting the `ProcessAppUserModelId` fixes duplicate icons/shortcuts on the taskbar, it currently
--- a/osu.Desktop/Windows/Icons.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/Windows/Icons.cs
@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace osu.Desktop.Windows
+{
+    public static class Icons
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Fully qualified path to the directory that contains icons (in the installation folder).
+        /// </summary>
+        private static readonly string icon_directory = Path.GetDirectoryName(typeof(Icons).Assembly.Location)!;
+
+        public static string Lazer => Path.Join(icon_directory, "lazer.ico");
+    }
+}
--- a/osu.Desktop/Windows/WindowsAssociationManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/Windows/WindowsAssociationManager.cs
@ -0,0 +1,292 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Runtime.Versioning;
+using Microsoft.Win32;
+using osu.Framework.Localisation;
+using osu.Framework.Logging;
+using osu.Game.Localisation;
+
+namespace osu.Desktop.Windows
+{
+    [SupportedOSPlatform("windows")]
+    public static class WindowsAssociationManager
+    {
+        private const string software_classes = @"Software\Classes";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sub key for setting the icon.
+        /// https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/com/defaulticon
+        /// </summary>
+        private const string default_icon = @"DefaultIcon";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sub key for setting the command line that the shell invokes.
+        /// https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/com/shell
+        /// </summary>
+        internal const string SHELL_OPEN_COMMAND = @"Shell\Open\Command";
+
+        private static readonly string exe_path = Path.ChangeExtension(typeof(WindowsAssociationManager).Assembly.Location, ".exe").Replace('/', '\\');
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Program ID prefix used for file associations. Should be relatively short since the full program ID has a 39 character limit,
+        /// see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/com/-progid--key.
+        /// </summary>
+        private const string program_id_prefix = "osu.File";
+
+        private static readonly FileAssociation[] file_associations =
+        {
+            new FileAssociation(@".osz", WindowsAssociationManagerStrings.OsuBeatmap, Icons.Lazer),
+            new FileAssociation(@".olz", WindowsAssociationManagerStrings.OsuBeatmap, Icons.Lazer),
+            new FileAssociation(@".osr", WindowsAssociationManagerStrings.OsuReplay, Icons.Lazer),
+            new FileAssociation(@".osk", WindowsAssociationManagerStrings.OsuSkin, Icons.Lazer),
+        };
+
+        private static readonly UriAssociation[] uri_associations =
+        {
+            new UriAssociation(@"osu", WindowsAssociationManagerStrings.OsuProtocol, Icons.Lazer),
+            new UriAssociation(@"osump", WindowsAssociationManagerStrings.OsuMultiplayer, Icons.Lazer),
+        };
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Installs file and URI associations.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Call <see cref="UpdateDescriptions"/> in a timely fashion to keep descriptions up-to-date and localised.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public static void InstallAssociations()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                updateAssociations();
+                updateDescriptions(null); // write default descriptions in case `UpdateDescriptions()` is not called.
+                NotifyShellUpdate();
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Logger.Error(e, @$"Failed to install file and URI associations: {e.Message}");
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Updates associations with latest definitions.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Call <see cref="UpdateDescriptions"/> in a timely fashion to keep descriptions up-to-date and localised.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public static void UpdateAssociations()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                updateAssociations();
+
+                // TODO: Remove once UpdateDescriptions() is called as specified in the xmldoc.
+                updateDescriptions(null); // always write default descriptions, in case of updating from an older version in which file associations were not implemented/installed
+
+                NotifyShellUpdate();
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Logger.Error(e, @"Failed to update file and URI associations.");
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static void UpdateDescriptions(LocalisationManager localisationManager)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                updateDescriptions(localisationManager);
+                NotifyShellUpdate();
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Logger.Error(e, @"Failed to update file and URI association descriptions.");
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static void UninstallAssociations()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                foreach (var association in file_associations)
+                    association.Uninstall();
+
+                foreach (var association in uri_associations)
+                    association.Uninstall();
+
+                NotifyShellUpdate();
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Logger.Error(e, @"Failed to uninstall file and URI associations.");
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static void NotifyShellUpdate() => SHChangeNotify(EventId.SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED, Flags.SHCNF_IDLIST, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Installs or updates associations.
+        /// </summary>
+        private static void updateAssociations()
+        {
+            foreach (var association in file_associations)
+                association.Install();
+
+            foreach (var association in uri_associations)
+                association.Install();
+        }
+
+        private static void updateDescriptions(LocalisationManager? localisation)
+        {
+            foreach (var association in file_associations)
+                association.UpdateDescription(getLocalisedString(association.Description));
+
+            foreach (var association in uri_associations)
+                association.UpdateDescription(getLocalisedString(association.Description));
+
+            string getLocalisedString(LocalisableString s)
+            {
+                if (localisation == null)
+                    return s.ToString();
+
+                var b = localisation.GetLocalisedBindableString(s);
+                b.UnbindAll();
+                return b.Value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        #region Native interop
+
+        [DllImport("Shell32.dll")]
+        private static extern void SHChangeNotify(EventId wEventId, Flags uFlags, IntPtr dwItem1, IntPtr dwItem2);
+
+        private enum EventId
+        {
+            /// <summary>
+            /// A file type association has changed. <see cref="Flags.SHCNF_IDLIST"/> must be specified in the uFlags parameter.
+            /// dwItem1 and dwItem2 are not used and must be <see cref="IntPtr.Zero"/>. This event should also be sent for registered protocols.
+            /// </summary>
+            SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED = 0x08000000
+        }
+
+        private enum Flags : uint
+        {
+            SHCNF_IDLIST = 0x0000
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        private record FileAssociation(string Extension, LocalisableString Description, string IconPath)
+        {
+            private string programId => $@"{program_id_prefix}{Extension}";
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Installs a file extension association in accordance with https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/com/-progid--key
+            /// </summary>
+            public void Install()
+            {
+                using var classes = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(software_classes, true);
+                if (classes == null) return;
+
+                // register a program id for the given extension
+                using (var programKey = classes.CreateSubKey(programId))
+                {
+                    using (var defaultIconKey = programKey.CreateSubKey(default_icon))
+                        defaultIconKey.SetValue(null, IconPath);
+
+                    using (var openCommandKey = programKey.CreateSubKey(SHELL_OPEN_COMMAND))
+                        openCommandKey.SetValue(null, $@"""{exe_path}"" ""%1""");
+                }
+
+                using (var extensionKey = classes.CreateSubKey(Extension))
+                {
+                    // set ourselves as the default program
+                    extensionKey.SetValue(null, programId);
+
+                    // add to the open with dialog
+                    // https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/shell/how-to-include-an-application-on-the-open-with-dialog-box
+                    using (var openWithKey = extensionKey.CreateSubKey(@"OpenWithProgIds"))
+                        openWithKey.SetValue(programId, string.Empty);
+                }
+            }
+
+            public void UpdateDescription(string description)
+            {
+                using var classes = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(software_classes, true);
+                if (classes == null) return;
+
+                using (var programKey = classes.OpenSubKey(programId, true))
+                    programKey?.SetValue(null, description);
+            }
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Uninstalls the file extension association in accordance with https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/shell/fa-file-types#deleting-registry-information-during-uninstallation
+            /// </summary>
+            public void Uninstall()
+            {
+                using var classes = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(software_classes, true);
+                if (classes == null) return;
+
+                using (var extensionKey = classes.OpenSubKey(Extension, true))
+                {
+                    // clear our default association so that Explorer doesn't show the raw programId to users
+                    // the null/(Default) entry is used for both ProdID association and as a fallback friendly name, for legacy reasons
+                    if (extensionKey?.GetValue(null) is string s && s == programId)
+                        extensionKey.SetValue(null, string.Empty);
+
+                    using (var openWithKey = extensionKey?.CreateSubKey(@"OpenWithProgIds"))
+                        openWithKey?.DeleteValue(programId, throwOnMissingValue: false);
+                }
+
+                classes.DeleteSubKeyTree(programId, throwOnMissingSubKey: false);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private record UriAssociation(string Protocol, LocalisableString Description, string IconPath)
+        {
+            /// <summary>
+            /// "The <c>URL Protocol</c> string value indicates that this key declares a custom pluggable protocol handler."
+            /// See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/internet-explorer/ie-developer/platform-apis/aa767914(v=vs.85).
+            /// </summary>
+            public const string URL_PROTOCOL = @"URL Protocol";
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Registers an URI protocol handler in accordance with https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/internet-explorer/ie-developer/platform-apis/aa767914(v=vs.85).
+            /// </summary>
+            public void Install()
+            {
+                using var classes = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(software_classes, true);
+                if (classes == null) return;
+
+                using (var protocolKey = classes.CreateSubKey(Protocol))
+                {
+                    protocolKey.SetValue(URL_PROTOCOL, string.Empty);
+
+                    using (var defaultIconKey = protocolKey.CreateSubKey(default_icon))
+                        defaultIconKey.SetValue(null, IconPath);
+
+                    using (var openCommandKey = protocolKey.CreateSubKey(SHELL_OPEN_COMMAND))
+                        openCommandKey.SetValue(null, $@"""{exe_path}"" ""%1""");
+                }
+            }
+
+            public void UpdateDescription(string description)
+            {
+                using var classes = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(software_classes, true);
+                if (classes == null) return;
+
+                using (var protocolKey = classes.OpenSubKey(Protocol, true))
+                    protocolKey?.SetValue(null, $@"URL:{description}");
+            }
+
+            public void Uninstall()
+            {
+                using var classes = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(software_classes, true);
+                classes?.DeleteSubKeyTree(Protocol, throwOnMissingSubKey: false);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/osu.Desktop/lazer.ico
+++ b/osu.Desktop/lazer.ico
--- a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
+++ b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
@ -31,4 +31,7 @@
  <ItemGroup Label="Resources">
    <EmbeddedResource Include="lazer.ico" />
  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup Label="Windows Icons">
+    <Content Include="*.ico" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" CopyToPublishDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
--- a/osu.Desktop/osu.nuspec
+++ b/osu.Desktop/osu.nuspec
@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
      <file src="**.dll" target="lib\net45\"/>
      <file src="**.config" target="lib\net45\"/>
      <file src="**.json" target="lib\net45\"/>
+      <file src="**.ico" target="lib\net45\"/>
      <file src="icon.png" target=""/>
    </files>
 </package>
--- a/osu.Game.Benchmarks/BenchmarkStringComparison.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Benchmarks/BenchmarkStringComparison.cs
@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
+using osu.Game.Utils;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Benchmarks
+{
+    public class BenchmarkStringComparison
+    {
+        private string[] strings = null!;
+
+        [GlobalSetup]
+        public void GlobalSetUp()
+        {
+            strings = new string[10000];
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < strings.Length; ++i)
+                strings[i] = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < strings.Length; ++i)
+            {
+                if (i % 2 == 0)
+                    strings[i] = strings[i].ToUpperInvariant();
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Benchmark]
+        public void OrdinalIgnoreCase() => compare(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+        [Benchmark]
+        public void OrdinalSortByCase() => compare(OrdinalSortByCaseStringComparer.DEFAULT);
+
+        [Benchmark]
+        public void InvariantCulture() => compare(StringComparer.InvariantCulture);
+
+        private void compare(IComparer<string> comparer)
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < strings.Length; ++i)
+            {
+                for (int j = i + 1; j < strings.Length; ++j)
+                    _ = comparer.Compare(strings[i], strings[j]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/osu.Game.Benchmarks/osu.Game.Benchmarks.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game.Benchmarks/osu.Game.Benchmarks.csproj
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  </PropertyGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="BenchmarkDotNet" Version="0.13.9" />
+    <PackageReference Include="BenchmarkDotNet" Version="0.13.12" />
    <PackageReference Include="nunit" Version="3.14.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="4.5.0" />
  </ItemGroup>
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/.vscode/launch.json
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "dotnet",
            "args": [
-                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Debug/net6.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests.dll"
+                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Debug/net8.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests.dll"
            ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Debug)",
@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "dotnet",
            "args": [
-                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Release/net6.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests.dll"
+                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Release/net8.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests.dll"
            ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Release)",
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/CatchBeatmapConversionTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/CatchBeatmapConversionTest.cs
@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
        [TestCase("3689906", new[] { typeof(CatchModDoubleTime), typeof(CatchModEasy) })]
        [TestCase("3949367", new[] { typeof(CatchModDoubleTime), typeof(CatchModEasy) })]
        [TestCase("112643")]
+        [TestCase("1041052", new[] { typeof(CatchModHardRock) })]
        public new void Test(string name, params Type[] mods) => base.Test(name, mods);

        protected override IEnumerable<ConvertValue> CreateConvertValue(HitObject hitObject)
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/CatchHealthProcessorTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/CatchHealthProcessorTest.cs
@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Judgements;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Scoring;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class CatchHealthProcessorTest
+    {
+        private static readonly object[][] test_cases =
+        [
+            // hitobject, starting HP, fail expected after miss
+            [new Fruit(), 0.01, true],
+            [new Droplet(), 0.01, true],
+            [new TinyDroplet(), 0, false],
+            [new Banana(), 0, false],
+        ];
+
+        [TestCaseSource(nameof(test_cases))]
+        public void TestFailAfterMinResult(CatchHitObject hitObject, double startingHealth, bool failExpected)
+        {
+            var healthProcessor = new CatchHealthProcessor(0);
+            healthProcessor.ApplyBeatmap(new CatchBeatmap
+            {
+                HitObjects = { hitObject }
+            });
+            healthProcessor.Health.Value = startingHealth;
+
+            var result = new CatchJudgementResult(hitObject, hitObject.CreateJudgement());
+            result.Type = result.Judgement.MinResult;
+            healthProcessor.ApplyResult(result);
+
+            Assert.That(healthProcessor.HasFailed, Is.EqualTo(failExpected));
+        }
+
+        [TestCaseSource(nameof(test_cases))]
+        public void TestNoFailAfterMaxResult(CatchHitObject hitObject, double startingHealth, bool _)
+        {
+            var healthProcessor = new CatchHealthProcessor(0);
+            healthProcessor.ApplyBeatmap(new CatchBeatmap
+            {
+                HitObjects = { hitObject }
+            });
+            healthProcessor.Health.Value = startingHealth;
+
+            var result = new CatchJudgementResult(hitObject, hitObject.CreateJudgement());
+            result.Type = result.Judgement.MaxResult;
+            healthProcessor.ApplyResult(result);
+
+            Assert.That(healthProcessor.HasFailed, Is.False);
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/Resources/Testing/Beatmaps/1041052-expected-conversion.json
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/Resources/Testing/Beatmaps/1041052-expected-conversion.json
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/Resources/Testing/Beatmaps/1041052.osu
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/Resources/Testing/Beatmaps/1041052.osu
@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+osu file format v14
+
+[General]
+AudioFilename: audio.mp3
+AudioLeadIn: 0
+PreviewTime: 65316
+Countdown: 0
+SampleSet: Soft
+StackLeniency: 0.7
+Mode: 2
+LetterboxInBreaks: 0
+WidescreenStoryboard: 0
+
+[Editor]
+DistanceSpacing: 1.4
+BeatDivisor: 4
+GridSize: 8
+TimelineZoom: 1.4
+
+[Metadata]
+Title:Nanairo Symphony -TV Size-
+TitleUnicode:七色シンフォニー -TV Size-
+Artist:Coalamode.
+ArtistUnicode:コアラモード．
+Creator:Ascendance
+Version:Aru's Cup
+Source:四月は君の嘘
+Tags:shigatsu wa kimi no uso your lie in april opening arusamour tenshichan [superstar]
+BeatmapID:1041052
+BeatmapSetID:488149
+
+[Difficulty]
+HPDrainRate:3
+CircleSize:2.5
+OverallDifficulty:6
+ApproachRate:6
+SliderMultiplier:1.02
+SliderTickRate:2
+
+[Events]
+//Background and Video events
+Video,500,"forty.avi"
+0,0,"cropped-1366-768-647733.jpg",0,0
+//Break Periods
+//Storyboard Layer 0 (Background)
+//Storyboard Layer 1 (Fail)
+//Storyboard Layer 2 (Pass)
+//Storyboard Layer 3 (Foreground)
+//Storyboard Sound Samples
+
+[TimingPoints]
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+89413,-100,4,2,1,10,0,0
+89800,-100,4,2,1,5,0,0
+
+
+[Colours]
+Combo1 : 255,128,64
+Combo2 : 0,128,255
+Combo3 : 255,128,192
+Combo4 : 0,128,192
+
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--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestSceneCatchSkinConfiguration.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestSceneCatchSkinConfiguration.cs
@ -1,111 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
-// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
-
-#nullable disable
-
-using System.Linq;
-using NUnit.Framework;
-using osu.Framework.Bindables;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
-using osu.Framework.Testing;
-using osu.Framework.Utils;
-using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
-using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Judgements;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Skinning;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI;
-using osu.Game.Skinning;
-using osu.Game.Tests.Visual;
-using Direction = osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI.Direction;
-
-namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
-{
-    public partial class TestSceneCatchSkinConfiguration : OsuTestScene
-    {
-        private Catcher catcher;
-
-        private readonly Container container;
-
-        public TestSceneCatchSkinConfiguration()
-        {
-            Add(container = new Container { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both });
-        }
-
-        [TestCase(false)]
-        [TestCase(true)]
-        public void TestCatcherPlateFlipping(bool flip)
-        {
-            AddStep("setup catcher", () =>
-            {
-                var skin = new TestSkin { FlipCatcherPlate = flip };
-                container.Child = new SkinProvidingContainer(skin)
-                {
-                    Child = catcher = new Catcher(new DroppedObjectContainer())
-                    {
-                        Anchor = Anchor.Centre
-                    }
-                };
-            });
-
-            Fruit fruit = new Fruit();
-
-            AddStep("catch fruit", () => catchFruit(fruit, 20));
-
-            float position = 0;
-
-            AddStep("record fruit position", () => position = getCaughtObjectPosition(fruit));
-
-            AddStep("face left", () => catcher.VisualDirection = Direction.Left);
-
-            if (flip)
-                AddAssert("fruit position changed", () => !Precision.AlmostEquals(getCaughtObjectPosition(fruit), position));
-            else
-                AddAssert("fruit position unchanged", () => Precision.AlmostEquals(getCaughtObjectPosition(fruit), position));
-
-            AddStep("face right", () => catcher.VisualDirection = Direction.Right);
-
-            AddAssert("fruit position restored", () => Precision.AlmostEquals(getCaughtObjectPosition(fruit), position));
-        }
-
-        private float getCaughtObjectPosition(Fruit fruit)
-        {
-            var caughtObject = catcher.ChildrenOfType<CaughtObject>().Single(c => c.HitObject == fruit);
-            return caughtObject.Parent!.ToSpaceOfOtherDrawable(caughtObject.Position, catcher).X;
-        }
-
-        private void catchFruit(Fruit fruit, float x)
-        {
-            fruit.ApplyDefaults(new ControlPointInfo(), new BeatmapDifficulty());
-            var drawableFruit = new DrawableFruit(fruit) { X = x };
-            var judgement = fruit.CreateJudgement();
-            catcher.OnNewResult(drawableFruit, new CatchJudgementResult(fruit, judgement)
-            {
-                Type = judgement.MaxResult
-            });
-        }
-
-        private class TestSkin : TrianglesSkin
-        {
-            public bool FlipCatcherPlate { get; set; }
-
-            public TestSkin()
-                : base(null!)
-            {
-            }
-
-            public override IBindable<TValue> GetConfig<TLookup, TValue>(TLookup lookup)
-            {
-                if (lookup is CatchSkinConfiguration config)
-                {
-                    if (config == CatchSkinConfiguration.FlipCatcherPlate)
-                        return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<bool>(FlipCatcherPlate));
-                }
-
-                return base.GetConfig<TLookup, TValue>(lookup);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestSceneCatcher.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestSceneCatcher.cs
@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests

        private JudgementResult createResult(CatchHitObject hitObject)
        {
-            return new CatchJudgementResult(hitObject, hitObject.CreateJudgement())
+            return new CatchJudgementResult(hitObject, hitObject.Judgement)
            {
                Type = catcher.CanCatch(hitObject) ? HitResult.Great : HitResult.Miss
            };
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Beatmaps/CatchBeatmapProcessor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Beatmaps/CatchBeatmapProcessor.cs
@ -118,7 +118,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Beatmaps
            float offsetPosition = hitObject.OriginalX;
            double startTime = hitObject.StartTime;

-            if (lastPosition == null)
+            if (lastPosition == null ||
+                // some objects can get assigned position zero, making stable incorrectly go inside this if branch on the next object. to maintain behaviour and compatibility, do the same here.
+                // reference: https://github.com/peppy/osu-stable-reference/blob/3ea48705eb67172c430371dcfc8a16a002ed0d3d/osu!/GameplayElements/HitObjects/Fruits/HitFactoryFruits.cs#L45-L50
+                // todo: should be revisited and corrected later probably.
+                lastPosition == 0)
            {
                lastPosition = offsetPosition;
                lastStartTime = startTime;
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Difficulty/CatchPerformanceCalculator.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Difficulty/CatchPerformanceCalculator.cs
@ -2,22 +2,21 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.

 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Difficulty;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Scoring;
+using osu.Game.Scoring.Legacy;

 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Difficulty
 {
    public class CatchPerformanceCalculator : PerformanceCalculator
    {
-        private int fruitsHit;
-        private int ticksHit;
-        private int tinyTicksHit;
-        private int tinyTicksMissed;
-        private int misses;
+        private int num300;
+        private int num100;
+        private int num50;
+        private int numKatu;
+        private int numMiss;

        public CatchPerformanceCalculator()
            : base(new CatchRuleset())
@ -28,11 +27,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Difficulty
        {
            var catchAttributes = (CatchDifficultyAttributes)attributes;

-            fruitsHit = score.Statistics.GetValueOrDefault(HitResult.Great);
-            ticksHit = score.Statistics.GetValueOrDefault(HitResult.LargeTickHit);
-            tinyTicksHit = score.Statistics.GetValueOrDefault(HitResult.SmallTickHit);
-            tinyTicksMissed = score.Statistics.GetValueOrDefault(HitResult.SmallTickMiss);
-            misses = score.Statistics.GetValueOrDefault(HitResult.Miss);
+            num300 = score.GetCount300() ?? 0; // HitResult.Great
+            num100 = score.GetCount100() ?? 0; // HitResult.LargeTickHit
+            num50 = score.GetCount50() ?? 0; // HitResult.SmallTickHit
+            numKatu = score.GetCountKatu() ?? 0; // HitResult.SmallTickMiss
+            numMiss = score.GetCountMiss() ?? 0; // HitResult.Miss PLUS HitResult.LargeTickMiss

            // We are heavily relying on aim in catch the beat
            double value = Math.Pow(5.0 * Math.Max(1.0, catchAttributes.StarRating / 0.0049) - 4.0, 2.0) / 100000.0;
@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Difficulty
                (numTotalHits > 2500 ? Math.Log10(numTotalHits / 2500.0) * 0.475 : 0.0);
            value *= lengthBonus;

-            value *= Math.Pow(0.97, misses);
+            value *= Math.Pow(0.97, numMiss);

            // Combo scaling
            if (catchAttributes.MaxCombo > 0)
@ -86,8 +85,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Difficulty
        }

        private double accuracy() => totalHits() == 0 ? 0 : Math.Clamp((double)totalSuccessfulHits() / totalHits(), 0, 1);
-        private int totalHits() => tinyTicksHit + ticksHit + fruitsHit + misses + tinyTicksMissed;
-        private int totalSuccessfulHits() => tinyTicksHit + ticksHit + fruitsHit;
-        private int totalComboHits() => misses + ticksHit + fruitsHit;
+        private int totalHits() => num50 + num100 + num300 + numMiss + numKatu;
+        private int totalSuccessfulHits() => num50 + num100 + num300;
+        private int totalComboHits() => numMiss + num100 + num300;
    }
 }
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Mods/CatchModFloatingFruits.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Mods/CatchModFloatingFruits.cs
@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Mods
        public void ApplyToDrawableRuleset(DrawableRuleset<CatchHitObject> drawableRuleset)
        {
            drawableRuleset.PlayfieldAdjustmentContainer.Scale = new Vector2(1, -1);
-            drawableRuleset.PlayfieldAdjustmentContainer.Y = 1 - drawableRuleset.PlayfieldAdjustmentContainer.Y;
        }
    }
 }
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Scoring/CatchHealthProcessor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Scoring/CatchHealthProcessor.cs
@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;

@ -21,6 +22,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Scoring

        protected override IEnumerable<HitObject> EnumerateNestedHitObjects(HitObject hitObject) => Enumerable.Empty<HitObject>();

+        protected override bool CheckDefaultFailCondition(JudgementResult result)
+        {
+            // matches stable.
+            // see: https://github.com/peppy/osu-stable-reference/blob/46cd3a10af7cc6cc96f4eba92ef1812dc8c3a27e/osu!/GameModes/Play/Rulesets/Ruleset.cs#L967
+            // the above early-return skips the failure check at the end of the same method:
+            // https://github.com/peppy/osu-stable-reference/blob/46cd3a10af7cc6cc96f4eba92ef1812dc8c3a27e/osu!/GameModes/Play/Rulesets/Ruleset.cs#L1232
+            // making it impossible to fail on a tiny droplet regardless of result.
+            if (result.Type == HitResult.SmallTickMiss)
+                return false;
+
+            return base.CheckDefaultFailCondition(result);
+        }
+
        protected override double GetHealthIncreaseFor(HitObject hitObject, HitResult result)
        {
            double increase = 0;
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/CatchSkinConfiguration.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/CatchSkinConfiguration.cs
@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
-// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
-
-namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Skinning
-{
-    public enum CatchSkinConfiguration
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Whether the contents of the catcher plate should be visually flipped when the catcher direction is changed.
-        /// </summary>
-        FlipCatcherPlate
-    }
-}
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/Legacy/CatchLegacySkinTransformer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/Legacy/CatchLegacySkinTransformer.cs
@ -122,19 +122,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Skinning.Legacy

                    result.Value = LegacyColourCompatibility.DisallowZeroAlpha(result.Value);
                    return (IBindable<TValue>)result;
-
-                case CatchSkinConfiguration config:
-                    switch (config)
-                    {
-                        case CatchSkinConfiguration.FlipCatcherPlate:
-                            // Don't flip catcher plate contents if the catcher is provided by this legacy skin.
-                            if (GetDrawableComponent(new CatchSkinComponentLookup(CatchSkinComponents.Catcher)) != null)
-                                return (IBindable<TValue>)new Bindable<bool>();
-
-                            break;
-                    }
-
-                    break;
            }

            return base.GetConfig<TLookup, TValue>(lookup);
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchPlayfieldAdjustmentContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchPlayfieldAdjustmentContainer.cs
@ -17,24 +17,36 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI

        public CatchPlayfieldAdjustmentContainer()
        {
-            Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre;
-            Origin = Anchor.TopCentre;
+            const float base_game_width = 1024f;
+            const float base_game_height = 768f;

-            // playfields in stable are positioned vertically at three fourths the difference between the playfield height and the window height in stable.
-            // we can match that in lazer by using relative coordinates for Y and considering window height to be 1, and playfield height to be 0.8.
-            RelativePositionAxes = Axes.Y;
-            Y = (1 - playfield_size_adjust) / 4 * 3;
+            // extra bottom space for the catcher to not get cut off at tall resolutions lower than 4:3 (e.g. 5:4). number chosen based on testing with maximum catcher scale (i.e. CS 0).
+            const float extra_bottom_space = 200f;

-            Size = new Vector2(playfield_size_adjust);
+            Anchor = Anchor.Centre;
+            Origin = Anchor.Centre;

            InternalChild = new Container
            {
+                // This container limits vertical visibility of the playfield to ensure fairness between wide and tall resolutions (i.e. tall resolutions should not see more fruits).
+                // Note that the container still extends across the screen horizontally, so that hit explosions at the sides of the playfield do not get cut off.
+                Name = "Visible area",
                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                FillMode = FillMode.Fit,
-                FillAspectRatio = 4f / 3,
-                Child = content = new ScalingContainer { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both, }
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                Height = base_game_height + extra_bottom_space,
+                Y = extra_bottom_space / 2,
+                Masking = true,
+                Child = new Container
+                {
+                    Name = "Playable area",
+                    Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                    Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                    // playfields in stable are positioned vertically at three fourths the difference between the playfield height and the window height in stable.
+                    Y = base_game_height * ((1 - playfield_size_adjust) / 4 * 3),
+                    Size = new Vector2(base_game_width, base_game_height) * playfield_size_adjust,
+                    Child = content = new ScalingContainer { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both }
+                },
            };
        }

--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs
@ -112,11 +112,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI

        public Vector2 BodyScale => Scale * body.Scale;

-        /// <summary>
-        /// Whether the contents of the catcher plate should be visually flipped when the catcher direction is changed.
-        /// </summary>
-        private bool flipCatcherPlate;
-
        /// <summary>
        /// Width of the area that can be used to attempt catches during gameplay.
        /// </summary>
@ -339,8 +334,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
                skin.GetConfig<CatchSkinColour, Color4>(CatchSkinColour.HyperDash)?.Value ??
                DEFAULT_HYPER_DASH_COLOUR;

-            flipCatcherPlate = skin.GetConfig<CatchSkinConfiguration, bool>(CatchSkinConfiguration.FlipCatcherPlate)?.Value ?? true;
-
            runHyperDashStateTransition(HyperDashing);
        }

@ -352,8 +345,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI

            body.Scale = scaleFromDirection;
            // Inverse of catcher scale is applied here, as catcher gets scaled by circle size and so do the incoming fruit.
-            caughtObjectContainer.Scale = (1 / Scale.X) * (flipCatcherPlate ? scaleFromDirection : Vector2.One);
-            hitExplosionContainer.Scale = flipCatcherPlate ? scaleFromDirection : Vector2.One;
+            caughtObjectContainer.Scale = new Vector2(1 / Scale.X);

            // Correct overshooting.
            if ((hyperDashDirection > 0 && hyperDashTargetPosition < X) ||
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/.vscode/launch.json
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "dotnet",
            "args": [
-                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Debug/net6.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.dll"
+                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Debug/net8.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.dll"
            ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Debug)",
@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "dotnet",
            "args": [
-                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Release/net6.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.dll"
+                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Release/net8.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.dll"
            ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Release)",
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/ManiaHealthProcessorTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/ManiaHealthProcessorTest.cs
@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.

 using NUnit.Framework;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Scoring;
@ -27,5 +28,49 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
            // No matter what, mania doesn't have passive HP drain.
            Assert.That(processor.DrainRate, Is.Zero);
        }
+
+        private static readonly object[][] test_cases =
+        [
+            // hitobject, starting HP, fail expected after miss
+            [new Note(), 0.01, true],
+            [new HeadNote(), 0.01, true],
+            [new TailNote(), 0.01, true],
+            [new HoldNoteBody(), 0, true], // hold note break
+            [new HoldNote(), 0, true],
+        ];
+
+        [TestCaseSource(nameof(test_cases))]
+        public void TestFailAfterMinResult(ManiaHitObject hitObject, double startingHealth, bool failExpected)
+        {
+            var healthProcessor = new ManiaHealthProcessor(0);
+            healthProcessor.ApplyBeatmap(new ManiaBeatmap(new StageDefinition(4))
+            {
+                HitObjects = { hitObject }
+            });
+            healthProcessor.Health.Value = startingHealth;
+
+            var result = new JudgementResult(hitObject, hitObject.CreateJudgement());
+            result.Type = result.Judgement.MinResult;
+            healthProcessor.ApplyResult(result);
+
+            Assert.That(healthProcessor.HasFailed, Is.EqualTo(failExpected));
+        }
+
+        [TestCaseSource(nameof(test_cases))]
+        public void TestNoFailAfterMaxResult(ManiaHitObject hitObject, double startingHealth, bool _)
+        {
+            var healthProcessor = new ManiaHealthProcessor(0);
+            healthProcessor.ApplyBeatmap(new ManiaBeatmap(new StageDefinition(4))
+            {
+                HitObjects = { hitObject }
+            });
+            healthProcessor.Health.Value = startingHealth;
+
+            var result = new JudgementResult(hitObject, hitObject.CreateJudgement());
+            result.Type = result.Judgement.MaxResult;
+            healthProcessor.ApplyResult(result);
+
+            Assert.That(healthProcessor.HasFailed, Is.False);
+        }
    }
 }
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Mods/TestSceneManiaModFadeIn.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Mods/TestSceneManiaModFadeIn.cs
@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.

+using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
+using osu.Framework.Testing;
+using osu.Framework.Utils;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Timing;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Mods;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Tests.Visual;

 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Mods
@ -11,9 +21,80 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Mods
    {
        protected override Ruleset CreatePlayerRuleset() => new ManiaRuleset();

-        [TestCase(0.5f)]
-        [TestCase(0.1f)]
-        [TestCase(0.7f)]
-        public void TestCoverage(float coverage) => CreateModTest(new ModTestData { Mod = new ManiaModFadeIn { Coverage = { Value = coverage } }, PassCondition = () => true });
+        [Test]
+        public void TestMinCoverageFullWidth()
+        {
+            CreateModTest(new ModTestData
+            {
+                Mod = new ManiaModHidden(),
+                PassCondition = () => checkCoverage(ManiaModHidden.MIN_COVERAGE)
+            });
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestMinCoverageHalfWidth()
+        {
+            CreateModTest(new ModTestData
+            {
+                Mod = new ManiaModHidden(),
+                PassCondition = () => checkCoverage(ManiaModHidden.MIN_COVERAGE)
+            });
+
+            AddStep("set playfield width to 0.5", () => Player.Width = 0.5f);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestMaxCoverageFullWidth()
+        {
+            CreateModTest(new ModTestData
+            {
+                Mod = new ManiaModHidden(),
+                PassCondition = () => checkCoverage(ManiaModHidden.MAX_COVERAGE)
+            });
+
+            AddStep("set combo to 480", () => Player.ScoreProcessor.Combo.Value = 480);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestMaxCoverageHalfWidth()
+        {
+            CreateModTest(new ModTestData
+            {
+                Mod = new ManiaModHidden(),
+                PassCondition = () => checkCoverage(ManiaModHidden.MAX_COVERAGE)
+            });
+
+            AddStep("set combo to 480", () => Player.ScoreProcessor.Combo.Value = 480);
+            AddStep("set playfield width to 0.5", () => Player.Width = 0.5f);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestNoCoverageDuringBreak()
+        {
+            CreateModTest(new ModTestData
+            {
+                Mod = new ManiaModHidden(),
+                Beatmap = new Beatmap
+                {
+                    HitObjects = Enumerable.Range(1, 100).Select(i => (HitObject)new Note { StartTime = 1000 + 200 * i }).ToList(),
+                    Breaks = { new BreakPeriod(2000, 28000) }
+                },
+                PassCondition = () => Player.IsBreakTime.Value && checkCoverage(0)
+            });
+        }
+
+        private bool checkCoverage(float expected)
+        {
+            Drawable? cover = this.ChildrenOfType<PlayfieldCoveringWrapper>().FirstOrDefault();
+            Drawable? filledArea = cover?.ChildrenOfType<Box>().LastOrDefault();
+
+            if (filledArea == null)
+                return false;
+
+            float scale = cover!.DrawHeight / (768 - Stage.HIT_TARGET_POSITION);
+
+            // A bit of lenience because the test may end up hitting hitobjects before any assertions.
+            return Precision.AlmostEquals(filledArea.DrawHeight / scale, expected, 0.1);
+        }
    }
 }
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Mods/TestSceneManiaModHidden.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Mods/TestSceneManiaModHidden.cs
@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.

+using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
+using osu.Framework.Testing;
+using osu.Framework.Utils;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Timing;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Mods;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Tests.Visual;

 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Mods
@ -11,9 +21,80 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Mods
    {
        protected override Ruleset CreatePlayerRuleset() => new ManiaRuleset();

-        [TestCase(0.5f)]
-        [TestCase(0.2f)]
-        [TestCase(0.8f)]
-        public void TestCoverage(float coverage) => CreateModTest(new ModTestData { Mod = new ManiaModHidden { Coverage = { Value = coverage } }, PassCondition = () => true });
+        [Test]
+        public void TestMinCoverageFullWidth()
+        {
+            CreateModTest(new ModTestData
+            {
+                Mod = new ManiaModHidden(),
+                PassCondition = () => checkCoverage(ManiaModHidden.MIN_COVERAGE)
+            });
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestMinCoverageHalfWidth()
+        {
+            CreateModTest(new ModTestData
+            {
+                Mod = new ManiaModHidden(),
+                PassCondition = () => checkCoverage(ManiaModHidden.MIN_COVERAGE)
+            });
+
+            AddStep("set playfield width to 0.5", () => Player.Width = 0.5f);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestMaxCoverageFullWidth()
+        {
+            CreateModTest(new ModTestData
+            {
+                Mod = new ManiaModHidden(),
+                PassCondition = () => checkCoverage(ManiaModHidden.MAX_COVERAGE)
+            });
+
+            AddStep("set combo to 480", () => Player.ScoreProcessor.Combo.Value = 480);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestMaxCoverageHalfWidth()
+        {
+            CreateModTest(new ModTestData
+            {
+                Mod = new ManiaModHidden(),
+                PassCondition = () => checkCoverage(ManiaModHidden.MAX_COVERAGE)
+            });
+
+            AddStep("set combo to 480", () => Player.ScoreProcessor.Combo.Value = 480);
+            AddStep("set playfield width to 0.5", () => Player.Width = 0.5f);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestNoCoverageDuringBreak()
+        {
+            CreateModTest(new ModTestData
+            {
+                Mod = new ManiaModHidden(),
+                Beatmap = new Beatmap
+                {
+                    HitObjects = Enumerable.Range(1, 100).Select(i => (HitObject)new Note { StartTime = 1000 + 200 * i }).ToList(),
+                    Breaks = { new BreakPeriod(2000, 28000) }
+                },
+                PassCondition = () => Player.IsBreakTime.Value && checkCoverage(0)
+            });
+        }
+
+        private bool checkCoverage(float expected)
+        {
+            Drawable? cover = this.ChildrenOfType<PlayfieldCoveringWrapper>().FirstOrDefault();
+            Drawable? filledArea = cover?.ChildrenOfType<Box>().LastOrDefault();
+
+            if (filledArea == null)
+                return false;
+
+            float scale = cover!.DrawHeight / (768 - Stage.HIT_TARGET_POSITION);
+
+            // A bit of lenience because the test may end up hitting hitobjects before any assertions.
+            return Precision.AlmostEquals(filledArea.DrawHeight / scale, expected, 0.1);
+        }
    }
 }
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestScenePlayfieldCoveringContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestScenePlayfieldCoveringContainer.cs
@ -39,18 +39,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
        public void TestScrollingDownwards()
        {
            AddStep("set down scroll", () => scrollingContainer.Direction = ScrollingDirection.Down);
-            AddStep("set coverage = 0.5", () => cover.Coverage = 0.5f);
-            AddStep("set coverage = 0.8f", () => cover.Coverage = 0.8f);
-            AddStep("set coverage = 0.2f", () => cover.Coverage = 0.2f);
+            AddStep("set coverage = 0.5", () => cover.Coverage.Value = 0.5f);
+            AddStep("set coverage = 0.8f", () => cover.Coverage.Value = 0.8f);
+            AddStep("set coverage = 0.2f", () => cover.Coverage.Value = 0.2f);
        }

        [Test]
        public void TestScrollingUpwards()
        {
            AddStep("set up scroll", () => scrollingContainer.Direction = ScrollingDirection.Up);
-            AddStep("set coverage = 0.5", () => cover.Coverage = 0.5f);
-            AddStep("set coverage = 0.8f", () => cover.Coverage = 0.8f);
-            AddStep("set coverage = 0.2f", () => cover.Coverage = 0.2f);
+            AddStep("set coverage = 0.5", () => cover.Coverage.Value = 0.5f);
+            AddStep("set coverage = 0.8f", () => cover.Coverage.Value = 0.8f);
+            AddStep("set coverage = 0.2f", () => cover.Coverage.Value = 0.2f);
        }
    }
 }
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneTimingBasedNoteColouring.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneTimingBasedNoteColouring.cs
@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
        [SetUpSteps]
        public void SetUpSteps()
        {
-            AddStep("setup hierarchy", () => Child = new Container
+            AddStep("setup hierarchy", () =>
+            {
+                Child = new Container
                {
                    Clock = new FramedClock(clock = new ManualClock()),
                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
@ -44,6 +46,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
                    {
                        drawableRuleset = (DrawableManiaRuleset)Ruleset.Value.CreateInstance().CreateDrawableRulesetWith(createTestBeatmap())
                    }
+                };
+
+                drawableRuleset.AllowBackwardsSeeks = true;
            });
            AddStep("retrieve config bindable", () =>
            {
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaSelectionBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaSelectionBlueprint.cs
@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.

 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
@ -17,9 +18,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Blueprints
        [Resolved]
        private Playfield playfield { get; set; } = null!;

-        [Resolved]
-        private IScrollingInfo scrollingInfo { get; set; } = null!;
-
        protected ScrollingHitObjectContainer HitObjectContainer => ((ManiaPlayfield)playfield).GetColumn(HitObject.Column).HitObjectContainer;

        protected ManiaSelectionBlueprint(T hitObject)
@ -28,14 +26,31 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Blueprints
            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.None;
        }

-        protected override void Update()
-        {
-            base.Update();
+        private readonly IBindable<ScrollingDirection> directionBindable = new Bindable<ScrollingDirection>();

-            var anchor = scrollingInfo.Direction.Value == ScrollingDirection.Up ? Anchor.TopCentre : Anchor.BottomCentre;
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(IScrollingInfo scrollingInfo)
+        {
+            directionBindable.BindTo(scrollingInfo.Direction);
+        }
+
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+            directionBindable.BindValueChanged(onDirectionChanged, true);
+        }
+
+        private void onDirectionChanged(ValueChangedEvent<ScrollingDirection> direction)
+        {
+            var anchor = direction.NewValue == ScrollingDirection.Up ? Anchor.TopCentre : Anchor.BottomCentre;
            Anchor = Origin = anchor;
            foreach (var child in InternalChildren)
                child.Anchor = child.Origin = anchor;
+        }
+
+        protected override void Update()
+        {
+            base.Update();

            Position = Parent!.ToLocalSpace(HitObjectContainer.ScreenSpacePositionAtTime(HitObject.StartTime)) - AnchorPosition;
            Width = HitObjectContainer.DrawWidth;
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs
@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania
                        new ManiaModHardRock(),
                        new MultiMod(new ManiaModSuddenDeath(), new ManiaModPerfect()),
                        new MultiMod(new ManiaModDoubleTime(), new ManiaModNightcore()),
-                        new MultiMod(new ManiaModFadeIn(), new ManiaModHidden()),
+                        new MultiMod(new ManiaModFadeIn(), new ManiaModHidden(), new ManiaModCover()),
                        new ManiaModFlashlight(),
                        new ModAccuracyChallenge(),
                    };
@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania
        /// <returns>The <see cref="PlayfieldType"/> that corresponds to <paramref name="variant"/>.</returns>
        private PlayfieldType getPlayfieldType(int variant)
        {
-            return (PlayfieldType)Enum.GetValues(typeof(PlayfieldType)).Cast<int>().OrderByDescending(i => i).First(v => variant >= v);
+            return (PlayfieldType)Enum.GetValues(typeof(PlayfieldType)).Cast<int>().OrderDescending().First(v => variant >= v);
        }

        protected override IEnumerable<HitResult> GetValidHitResults()
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Mods/ManiaModCover.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Mods/ManiaModCover.cs
@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Localisation;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Mods
+{
+    public class ManiaModCover : ManiaModWithPlayfieldCover
+    {
+        public override string Name => "Cover";
+        public override string Acronym => "CO";
+
+        public override LocalisableString Description => @"Decrease the playfield's viewing area.";
+
+        public override double ScoreMultiplier => 1;
+
+        protected override CoverExpandDirection ExpandDirection => Direction.Value;
+
+        public override Type[] IncompatibleMods => base.IncompatibleMods.Concat(new[]
+        {
+            typeof(ManiaModHidden),
+            typeof(ManiaModFadeIn)
+        }).ToArray();
+
+        public override bool Ranked => false;
+
+        [SettingSource("Coverage", "The proportion of playfield height that notes will be hidden for.")]
+        public override BindableNumber<float> Coverage { get; } = new BindableFloat(0.5f)
+        {
+            Precision = 0.1f,
+            MinValue = 0.2f,
+            MaxValue = 0.8f,
+            Default = 0.5f,
+        };
+
+        [SettingSource("Direction", "The direction on which the cover is applied")]
+        public Bindable<CoverExpandDirection> Direction { get; } = new Bindable<CoverExpandDirection>();
+    }
+}
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Mods/ManiaModFadeIn.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Mods/ManiaModFadeIn.cs
@ -3,29 +3,24 @@

 using System;
 using System.Linq;
-using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI;

 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Mods
 {
-    public class ManiaModFadeIn : ManiaModPlayfieldCover
+    public class ManiaModFadeIn : ManiaModHidden
    {
        public override string Name => "Fade In";
        public override string Acronym => "FI";
        public override LocalisableString Description => @"Keys appear out of nowhere!";
        public override double ScoreMultiplier => 1;

-        public override Type[] IncompatibleMods => base.IncompatibleMods.Append(typeof(ManiaModHidden)).ToArray();
+        public override Type[] IncompatibleMods => base.IncompatibleMods.Concat(new[]
+        {
+            typeof(ManiaModHidden),
+            typeof(ManiaModCover)
+        }).ToArray();

        protected override CoverExpandDirection ExpandDirection => CoverExpandDirection.AlongScroll;
-
-        public override BindableNumber<float> Coverage { get; } = new BindableFloat(0.5f)
-        {
-            Precision = 0.1f,
-            MinValue = 0.1f,
-            MaxValue = 0.7f,
-            Default = 0.5f,
-        };
    }
 }
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Mods/ManiaModHidden.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Mods/ManiaModHidden.cs
@ -3,27 +3,113 @@

 using System;
 using System.Linq;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Extensions.ObjectExtensions;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
+using osu.Game.Skinning;

 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Mods
 {
-    public class ManiaModHidden : ManiaModPlayfieldCover
+    public partial class ManiaModHidden : ManiaModWithPlayfieldCover, IApplicableToPlayer, IUpdatableByPlayfield
    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// osu!stable is referenced to 768px.
+        /// </summary>
+        private const float reference_playfield_height = 768;
+
+        public const float MIN_COVERAGE = 160f;
+        public const float MAX_COVERAGE = 400f;
+        private const float coverage_increase_per_combo = 0.5f;
+
        public override LocalisableString Description => @"Keys fade out before you hit them!";
        public override double ScoreMultiplier => 1;

-        public override BindableNumber<float> Coverage { get; } = new BindableFloat(0.5f)
+        public override Type[] IncompatibleMods => base.IncompatibleMods.Concat(new[]
        {
-            Precision = 0.1f,
-            MinValue = 0.2f,
-            MaxValue = 0.8f,
-            Default = 0.5f,
-        };
-
-        public override Type[] IncompatibleMods => base.IncompatibleMods.Append(typeof(ManiaModFadeIn)).ToArray();
+            typeof(ManiaModFadeIn),
+            typeof(ManiaModCover)
+        }).ToArray();

+        public override BindableNumber<float> Coverage { get; } = new BindableFloat(MIN_COVERAGE);
        protected override CoverExpandDirection ExpandDirection => CoverExpandDirection.AgainstScroll;
+
+        private readonly IBindable<bool> isBreakTime = new Bindable<bool>();
+        private readonly BindableInt combo = new BindableInt();
+
+        public override void ApplyToScoreProcessor(ScoreProcessor scoreProcessor)
+        {
+            base.ApplyToScoreProcessor(scoreProcessor);
+
+            combo.UnbindAll();
+            combo.BindTo(scoreProcessor.Combo);
+        }
+
+        public void ApplyToPlayer(Player player)
+        {
+            isBreakTime.UnbindAll();
+            isBreakTime.BindTo(player.IsBreakTime);
+        }
+
+        public void Update(Playfield playfield)
+        {
+            Coverage.Value = isBreakTime.Value
+                ? 0
+                : Math.Min(MAX_COVERAGE, MIN_COVERAGE + combo.Value * coverage_increase_per_combo) / reference_playfield_height;
+        }
+
+        protected override PlayfieldCoveringWrapper CreateCover(Drawable content) => new LegacyPlayfieldCover(content);
+
+        private partial class LegacyPlayfieldCover : PlayfieldCoveringWrapper
+        {
+            [Resolved]
+            private ISkinSource skin { get; set; } = null!;
+
+            private IBindable<float>? hitPosition;
+
+            public LegacyPlayfieldCover(Drawable content)
+                : base(content)
+            {
+            }
+
+            protected override void LoadComplete()
+            {
+                base.LoadComplete();
+
+                skin.SourceChanged += onSkinChanged;
+                onSkinChanged();
+            }
+
+            private void onSkinChanged()
+            {
+                hitPosition = skin.GetManiaSkinConfig<float>(LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.HitPosition);
+            }
+
+            protected override float GetHeight(float coverage)
+            {
+                // In osu!stable, the cover is applied in absolute (x768) coordinates from the hit position.
+                float availablePlayfieldHeight = Math.Abs(reference_playfield_height - (hitPosition?.Value ?? Stage.HIT_TARGET_POSITION));
+
+                if (availablePlayfieldHeight == 0)
+                    return base.GetHeight(coverage);
+
+                return base.GetHeight(coverage) * reference_playfield_height / availablePlayfieldHeight;
+            }
+
+            protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
+            {
+                base.Dispose(isDisposing);
+
+                if (skin.IsNotNull())
+                    skin.SourceChanged -= onSkinChanged;
+            }
+        }
    }
 }
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Mods/ManiaModWithPlayfieldCover.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Mods/ManiaModWithPlayfieldCover.cs
@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
-using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;

 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Mods
 {
-    public abstract class ManiaModPlayfieldCover : ModHidden, IApplicableToDrawableRuleset<ManiaHitObject>
+    public abstract class ManiaModWithPlayfieldCover : ModHidden, IApplicableToDrawableRuleset<ManiaHitObject>
    {
        public override Type[] IncompatibleMods => new[] { typeof(ModFlashlight<ManiaHitObject>) };

@ -24,7 +23,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Mods
        /// </summary>
        protected abstract CoverExpandDirection ExpandDirection { get; }

-        [SettingSource("Coverage", "The proportion of playfield height that notes will be hidden for.")]
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The relative area that should be completely covered. This does not include the fade.
+        /// </summary>
        public abstract BindableNumber<float> Coverage { get; }

        public virtual void ApplyToDrawableRuleset(DrawableRuleset<ManiaHitObject> drawableRuleset)
@ -37,15 +38,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Mods
                Container hocParent = (Container)hoc.Parent!;

                hocParent.Remove(hoc, false);
-                hocParent.Add(new PlayfieldCoveringWrapper(hoc).With(c =>
+                hocParent.Add(CreateCover(hoc).With(c =>
                {
                    c.RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
                    c.Direction = ExpandDirection;
-                    c.Coverage = Coverage.Value;
+                    c.Coverage.BindTo(Coverage);
                }));
            }
        }

+        protected virtual PlayfieldCoveringWrapper CreateCover(Drawable content) => new PlayfieldCoveringWrapper(content);
+
        protected override void ApplyIncreasedVisibilityState(DrawableHitObject hitObject, ArmedState state)
        {
        }
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Scoring/ManiaScoreProcessor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Scoring/ManiaScoreProcessor.cs
@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Scoring
        }

        protected override IEnumerable<HitObject> EnumerateHitObjects(IBeatmap beatmap)
-            => base.EnumerateHitObjects(beatmap).OrderBy(ho => ho, JudgementOrderComparer.DEFAULT);
+            => base.EnumerateHitObjects(beatmap).Order(JudgementOrderComparer.DEFAULT);

        protected override double ComputeTotalScore(double comboProgress, double accuracyProgress, double bonusPortion)
        {
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyBodyPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyBodyPiece.cs
@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning.Legacy

                        bodySprite.FillMode = FillMode.Stretch;
                        // i dunno this looks about right??
+                        // the guard against zero draw height is intended for zero-length hold notes. yes, such cases have been spotted in the wild.
+                        if (sprite.DrawHeight > 0)
                            bodySprite.Scale = new Vector2(1, scaleDirection * 32800 / sprite.DrawHeight);
                    }

--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyKeyArea.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyKeyArea.cs
@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Bindings;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI;
@ -46,17 +47,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning.Legacy
                AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
                Children = new Drawable[]
                {
+                    // Key images are placed side-to-side on the playfield, therefore ClampToEdge must be used to prevent any gaps between each key.
                    upSprite = new Sprite
                    {
                        Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre,
-                        Texture = skin.GetTexture(upImage),
+                        Texture = skin.GetTexture(upImage, WrapMode.ClampToEdge, default),
                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                        Width = 1
                    },
                    downSprite = new Sprite
                    {
                        Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre,
-                        Texture = skin.GetTexture(downImage),
+                        Texture = skin.GetTexture(downImage, WrapMode.ClampToEdge, default),
                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                        Width = 1,
                        Alpha = 0
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Primitives;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Beatmaps;
@ -149,7 +148,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
        /// <summary>
        /// Retrieves the total amount of columns across all stages in this playfield.
        /// </summary>
-        public int TotalColumns => stages.Sum(s => s.Columns.Length);
+        public int TotalColumns
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                int sum = 0;
+
+                foreach (var stage in stages)
+                    sum += stage.Columns.Length;
+
+                return sum;
+            }
+        }

        private Stage getStageByColumn(int column)
        {
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/PlayfieldCoveringWrapper.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/PlayfieldCoveringWrapper.cs
@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.

+using System;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
@ -8,17 +10,24 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Colour;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
+using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
+using Container = osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers.Container;

 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
 {
    /// <summary>
-    /// A <see cref="Container"/> that has its contents partially hidden by an adjustable "cover". This is intended to be used in a playfield.
+    /// A <see cref="Framework.Graphics.Containers.Container"/> that has its contents partially hidden by an adjustable "cover". This is intended to be used in a playfield.
    /// </summary>
    public partial class PlayfieldCoveringWrapper : CompositeDrawable
    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The relative area that should be completely covered. This does not include the fade.
+        /// </summary>
+        public readonly BindableFloat Coverage = new BindableFloat();
+
        /// <summary>
        /// The complete cover, including gradient and fill.
        /// </summary>
@ -36,6 +45,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI

        private readonly IBindable<ScrollingDirection> scrollDirection = new Bindable<ScrollingDirection>();

+        private float currentCoverageHeight;
+
        public PlayfieldCoveringWrapper(Drawable content)
        {
            InternalChild = new BufferedContainer
@ -94,21 +105,46 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
            scrollDirection.BindValueChanged(onScrollDirectionChanged, true);
        }

+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+            updateCoverSize(true);
+        }
+
+        protected override void Update()
+        {
+            base.Update();
+            updateCoverSize(false);
+        }
+
+        private void updateCoverSize(bool instant)
+        {
+            float targetCoverage;
+            float targetAlpha;
+
+            if (instant)
+            {
+                targetCoverage = Coverage.Value;
+                targetAlpha = Coverage.Value > 0 ? 1 : 0;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                targetCoverage = (float)Interpolation.DampContinuously(currentCoverageHeight, Coverage.Value, 25, Math.Abs(Time.Elapsed));
+                targetAlpha = (float)Interpolation.DampContinuously(gradient.Alpha, Coverage.Value > 0 ? 1 : 0, 25, Math.Abs(Time.Elapsed));
+            }
+
+            filled.Height = GetHeight(targetCoverage);
+            gradient.Y = -GetHeight(targetCoverage);
+            gradient.Alpha = targetAlpha;
+
+            currentCoverageHeight = targetCoverage;
+        }
+
+        protected virtual float GetHeight(float coverage) => coverage;
+
        private void onScrollDirectionChanged(ValueChangedEvent<ScrollingDirection> direction)
            => cover.Rotation = direction.NewValue == ScrollingDirection.Up ? 0 : 180f;

-        /// <summary>
-        /// The relative area that should be completely covered. This does not include the fade.
-        /// </summary>
-        public float Coverage
-        {
-            set
-            {
-                filled.Height = value;
-                gradient.Y = -value;
-            }
-        }
-
        /// <summary>
        /// The direction in which the cover expands.
        /// </summary>
@ -123,11 +159,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
        /// <summary>
        /// The cover expands along the scrolling direction.
        /// </summary>
+        [Description("Along scroll")]
        AlongScroll,

        /// <summary>
        /// The cover expands against the scrolling direction.
        /// </summary>
+        [Description("Against scroll")]
        AgainstScroll
    }
 }
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/.vscode/launch.json
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "dotnet",
            "args": [
-                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Debug/net6.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.dll"
+                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Debug/net8.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.dll"
            ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Debug)",
@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "dotnet",
            "args": [
-                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Release/net6.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.dll"
+                "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Release/net8.0/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.dll"
            ],
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Release)",
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Editor/TestSceneOsuComposerSelection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Editor/TestSceneOsuComposerSelection.cs
@ -124,6 +124,113 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.Editor
            AddAssert("selection preserved", () => EditorBeatmap.SelectedHitObjects.Count == 2);
        }

+        [Test]
+        public void TestControlClickAddsControlPointsIfSingleSliderSelected()
+        {
+            var firstSlider = new Slider
+            {
+                StartTime = 0,
+                Position = new Vector2(0, 0),
+                Path = new SliderPath
+                {
+                    ControlPoints =
+                    {
+                        new PathControlPoint(),
+                        new PathControlPoint(new Vector2(100))
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+            var secondSlider = new Slider
+            {
+                StartTime = 1000,
+                Position = new Vector2(200, 200),
+                Path = new SliderPath
+                {
+                    ControlPoints =
+                    {
+                        new PathControlPoint(),
+                        new PathControlPoint(new Vector2(100, -100))
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            AddStep("add objects", () => EditorBeatmap.AddRange(new HitObject[] { firstSlider, secondSlider }));
+            AddStep("select first slider", () => EditorBeatmap.SelectedHitObjects.AddRange(new HitObject[] { secondSlider }));
+
+            AddStep("move mouse to middle of slider", () =>
+            {
+                var pos = blueprintContainer.SelectionBlueprints
+                                            .First(s => s.Item == secondSlider)
+                                            .ChildrenOfType<SliderBodyPiece>().First()
+                                            .ScreenSpaceDrawQuad.Centre;
+
+                InputManager.MoveMouseTo(pos);
+            });
+            AddStep("control-click left mouse", () =>
+            {
+                InputManager.PressKey(Key.ControlLeft);
+                InputManager.Click(MouseButton.Left);
+                InputManager.ReleaseKey(Key.ControlLeft);
+            });
+            AddAssert("selection preserved", () => EditorBeatmap.SelectedHitObjects.Count, () => Is.EqualTo(1));
+            AddAssert("slider has 3 anchors", () => secondSlider.Path.ControlPoints.Count, () => Is.EqualTo(3));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestControlClickDoesNotAddSliderControlPointsIfMultipleObjectsSelected()
+        {
+            var firstSlider = new Slider
+            {
+                StartTime = 0,
+                Position = new Vector2(0, 0),
+                Path = new SliderPath
+                {
+                    ControlPoints =
+                    {
+                        new PathControlPoint(),
+                        new PathControlPoint(new Vector2(100))
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+            var secondSlider = new Slider
+            {
+                StartTime = 1000,
+                Position = new Vector2(200, 200),
+                Path = new SliderPath
+                {
+                    ControlPoints =
+                    {
+                        new PathControlPoint(),
+                        new PathControlPoint(new Vector2(100, -100))
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            AddStep("add objects", () => EditorBeatmap.AddRange(new HitObject[] { firstSlider, secondSlider }));
+            AddStep("select first slider", () => EditorBeatmap.SelectedHitObjects.AddRange(new HitObject[] { firstSlider, secondSlider }));
+
+            AddStep("move mouse to middle of slider", () =>
+            {
+                var pos = blueprintContainer.SelectionBlueprints
+                                            .First(s => s.Item == secondSlider)
+                                            .ChildrenOfType<SliderBodyPiece>().First()
+                                            .ScreenSpaceDrawQuad.Centre;
+
+                InputManager.MoveMouseTo(pos);
+            });
+            AddStep("control-click left mouse", () =>
+            {
+                InputManager.PressKey(Key.ControlLeft);
+                InputManager.Click(MouseButton.Left);
+                InputManager.ReleaseKey(Key.ControlLeft);
+            });
+            AddAssert("selection not preserved", () => EditorBeatmap.SelectedHitObjects.Count, () => Is.EqualTo(1));
+            AddAssert("second slider not selected",
+                () => blueprintContainer.SelectionBlueprints.First(s => s.Item == secondSlider).IsSelected,
+                () => Is.False);
+            AddAssert("slider still has 2 anchors", () => secondSlider.Path.ControlPoints.Count, () => Is.EqualTo(2));
+        }
+
        private ComposeBlueprintContainer blueprintContainer
            => Editor.ChildrenOfType<ComposeBlueprintContainer>().First();

--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Mods/TestSceneOsuModFlashlight.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Mods/TestSceneOsuModFlashlight.cs
@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Testing;
+using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Beatmaps;
@ -32,6 +33,27 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.Mods
        [Test]
        public void TestComboBasedSize([Values] bool comboBasedSize) => CreateModTest(new ModTestData { Mod = new OsuModFlashlight { ComboBasedSize = { Value = comboBasedSize } }, PassCondition = () => true });

+        [Test]
+        public void TestPlayfieldBasedSize()
+        {
+            ModFlashlight mod = new OsuModFlashlight();
+            CreateModTest(new ModTestData
+            {
+                Mod = mod,
+                PassCondition = () =>
+                {
+                    var flashlightOverlay = Player.DrawableRuleset.Overlays
+                                                  .ChildrenOfType<ModFlashlight<OsuHitObject>.Flashlight>()
+                                                  .First();
+
+                    return Precision.AlmostEquals(mod.DefaultFlashlightSize * .5f, flashlightOverlay.GetSize());
+                }
+            });
+
+            AddStep("adjust playfield scale", () =>
+                Player.DrawableRuleset.Playfield.Scale = new Vector2(.5f));
+        }
+
        [Test]
        public void TestSliderDimsOnlyAfterStartTime()
        {
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/OsuHealthProcessorTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/OsuHealthProcessorTest.cs
@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Judgements;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Scoring;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class OsuHealthProcessorTest
+    {
+        private static readonly object[][] test_cases =
+        [
+            // hitobject, starting HP, fail expected after miss
+            [new HitCircle(), 0.01, true],
+            [new SliderHeadCircle(), 0.01, true],
+            [new SliderHeadCircle { ClassicSliderBehaviour = true }, 0.01, true],
+            [new SliderTick(), 0.01, true],
+            [new SliderRepeat(new Slider()), 0.01, true],
+            [new SliderTailCircle(new Slider()), 0, true],
+            [new SliderTailCircle(new Slider()) { ClassicSliderBehaviour = true }, 0.01, true],
+            [new Slider(), 0, true],
+            [new Slider { ClassicSliderBehaviour = true }, 0.01, true],
+            [new SpinnerTick(), 0, false],
+            [new SpinnerBonusTick(), 0, false],
+            [new Spinner(), 0.01, true],
+        ];
+
+        [TestCaseSource(nameof(test_cases))]
+        public void TestFailAfterMinResult(OsuHitObject hitObject, double startingHealth, bool failExpected)
+        {
+            var healthProcessor = new OsuHealthProcessor(0);
+            healthProcessor.ApplyBeatmap(new OsuBeatmap
+            {
+                HitObjects = { hitObject }
+            });
+            healthProcessor.Health.Value = startingHealth;
+
+            var result = new OsuJudgementResult(hitObject, hitObject.CreateJudgement());
+            result.Type = result.Judgement.MinResult;
+            healthProcessor.ApplyResult(result);
+
+            Assert.That(healthProcessor.HasFailed, Is.EqualTo(failExpected));
+        }
+
+        [TestCaseSource(nameof(test_cases))]
+        public void TestNoFailAfterMaxResult(OsuHitObject hitObject, double startingHealth, bool _)
+        {
+            var healthProcessor = new OsuHealthProcessor(0);
+            healthProcessor.ApplyBeatmap(new OsuBeatmap
+            {
+                HitObjects = { hitObject }
+            });
+            healthProcessor.Health.Value = startingHealth;
+
+            var result = new OsuJudgementResult(hitObject, hitObject.CreateJudgement());
+            result.Type = result.Judgement.MaxResult;
+            healthProcessor.ApplyResult(result);
+
+            Assert.That(healthProcessor.HasFailed, Is.False);
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneOsuTouchInput.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneOsuTouchInput.cs
@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.

 using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSliderInput.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSliderInput.cs
@ -457,6 +457,33 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
            assertMidSliderJudgementFail();
        }

+        [Test]
+        public void TestRewindHandling()
+        {
+            performTest(new List<ReplayFrame>
+            {
+                new OsuReplayFrame { Position = new Vector2(0), Actions = { OsuAction.LeftButton }, Time = time_slider_start },
+                new OsuReplayFrame { Position = new Vector2(175, 0), Actions = { OsuAction.LeftButton }, Time = 3250 },
+                new OsuReplayFrame { Position = new Vector2(175, 0), Actions = { OsuAction.LeftButton }, Time = time_slider_end },
+            }, new Slider
+            {
+                StartTime = time_slider_start,
+                Position = new Vector2(0, 0),
+                Path = new SliderPath(PathType.PERFECT_CURVE, new[]
+                {
+                    Vector2.Zero,
+                    new Vector2(250, 0),
+                }, 250),
+            });
+
+            AddUntilStep("wait for completion", () => currentPlayer.ScoreProcessor.HasCompleted.Value);
+            AddAssert("no miss judgements recorded", () => judgementResults.All(r => r.Type.IsHit()));
+
+            AddStep("rewind to middle of slider", () => currentPlayer.Seek(time_during_slide_4));
+            AddUntilStep("wait for completion", () => currentPlayer.ScoreProcessor.HasCompleted.Value);
+            AddAssert("no miss judgements recorded", () => judgementResults.All(r => r.Type.IsHit()));
+        }
+
        private void assertAllMaxJudgements()
        {
            AddAssert("All judgements max", () =>
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSpinnerRotation.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSpinnerRotation.cs
@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests

                // multipled by 2 to nullify the score multiplier. (autoplay mod selected)
                long totalScore = scoreProcessor.TotalScore.Value * 2;
-                return totalScore == (int)(drawableSpinner.Result.TotalRotation / 360) * scoreProcessor.GetBaseScoreForResult(new SpinnerTick().CreateJudgement().MaxResult);
+                return totalScore == (int)(drawableSpinner.Result.TotalRotation / 360) * scoreProcessor.GetBaseScoreForResult(new SpinnerTick().Judgement.MaxResult);
            });

            addSeekStep(0);
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Beatmaps/OsuBeatmapProcessor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Beatmaps/OsuBeatmapProcessor.cs
@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Beatmaps

        private void applyStacking(Beatmap<OsuHitObject> beatmap, int startIndex, int endIndex)
        {
-            if (startIndex > endIndex) throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(startIndex), $"{nameof(startIndex)} cannot be greater than {nameof(endIndex)}.");
-            if (startIndex < 0) throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(startIndex), $"{nameof(startIndex)} cannot be less than 0.");
-            if (endIndex < 0) throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(endIndex), $"{nameof(endIndex)} cannot be less than 0.");
+            ArgumentOutOfRangeException.ThrowIfGreaterThan(startIndex, endIndex);
+            ArgumentOutOfRangeException.ThrowIfNegative(startIndex);
+            ArgumentOutOfRangeException.ThrowIfNegative(endIndex);

            int extendedEndIndex = endIndex;

--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuDifficultyCalculator.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuDifficultyCalculator.cs
@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Difficulty
            double aimRatingNoSliders = Math.Sqrt(skills[1].DifficultyValue()) * difficulty_multiplier;
            double speedRating = Math.Sqrt(skills[2].DifficultyValue()) * difficulty_multiplier;
            double speedNotes = ((Speed)skills[2]).RelevantNoteCount();
-            double flashlightRating = Math.Sqrt(skills[3].DifficultyValue()) * difficulty_multiplier;
+
+            double flashlightRating = 0.0;
+
+            if (mods.Any(h => h is OsuModFlashlight))
+                flashlightRating = Math.Sqrt(skills[3].DifficultyValue()) * difficulty_multiplier;

            double sliderFactor = aimRating > 0 ? aimRatingNoSliders / aimRating : 1;

@ -126,13 +130,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Difficulty

        protected override Skill[] CreateSkills(IBeatmap beatmap, Mod[] mods, double clockRate)
        {
-            return new Skill[]
+            var skills = new List<Skill>
            {
                new Aim(mods, true),
                new Aim(mods, false),
-                new Speed(mods),
-                new Flashlight(mods)
+                new Speed(mods)
            };
+
+            if (mods.Any(h => h is OsuModFlashlight))
+                skills.Add(new Flashlight(mods));
+
+            return skills.ToArray();
        }

        protected override Mod[] DifficultyAdjustmentMods => new Mod[]
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Preprocessing/OsuDifficultyHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Preprocessing/OsuDifficultyHitObject.cs
@ -232,7 +232,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Difficulty.Preprocessing

            IList<HitObject> nestedObjects = slider.NestedHitObjects;

-            SliderTick? lastRealTick = slider.NestedHitObjects.OfType<SliderTick>().LastOrDefault();
+            SliderTick? lastRealTick = null;
+
+            foreach (var hitobject in slider.NestedHitObjects)
+            {
+                if (hitobject is SliderTick tick)
+                    lastRealTick = tick;
+            }

            if (lastRealTick?.StartTime > trackingEndTime)
            {
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Skills/OsuStrainSkill.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Skills/OsuStrainSkill.cs
@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Difficulty.Skills
            // These sections will not contribute to the difficulty.
            var peaks = GetCurrentStrainPeaks().Where(p => p > 0);

-            List<double> strains = peaks.OrderByDescending(d => d).ToList();
+            List<double> strains = peaks.OrderDescending().ToList();

            // We are reducing the highest strains first to account for extreme difficulty spikes
            for (int i = 0; i < Math.Min(strains.Count, ReducedSectionCount); i++)
@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Difficulty.Skills

            // Difficulty is the weighted sum of the highest strains from every section.
            // We're sorting from highest to lowest strain.
-            foreach (double strain in strains.OrderByDescending(d => d))
+            foreach (double strain in strains.OrderDescending())
            {
                difficulty += strain * weight;
                weight *= DecayWeight;
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/HitCircles/Components/HitCircleOverlapMarker.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/HitCircles/Components/HitCircleOverlapMarker.cs
@ -78,9 +78,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.HitCircles.Components

            Scale = new Vector2(hitObject.Scale);

-            if (hitObject is IHasComboInformation combo)
-                ring.BorderColour = combo.GetComboColour(skin);
-
            double editorTime = editorClock.CurrentTime;
            double hitObjectTime = hitObject.StartTime;
            bool hasReachedObject = editorTime >= hitObjectTime;
@ -92,6 +89,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.HitCircles.Components

                ring.Scale = new Vector2(1 + 0.1f * ringScale);
                content.Alpha = 0.9f * (1 - alpha);
+
+                // TODO: should only update colour on skin/combo/object change.
+                if (hitObject is IHasComboInformation combo && content.Alpha > 0)
+                    ring.BorderColour = combo.GetComboColour(skin);
            }
            else
                content.Alpha = 0;
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderSelectionBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderSelectionBlueprint.cs
@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.Sliders
                    return false; // Allow right click to be handled by context menu

                case MouseButton.Left:
-                    if (e.ControlPressed && IsSelected)
+                    // If there's more than two objects selected, ctrl+click should deselect
+                    if (e.ControlPressed && IsSelected && selectedObjects.Count < 2)
                    {
                        changeHandler?.BeginChange();
                        placementControlPoint = addControlPoint(e.MousePosition);
@ -415,8 +416,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.Sliders
            DrawableObject.SliderBody?.ToScreenSpace(DrawableObject.SliderBody.PathEndOffset) ?? BodyPiece.ToScreenSpace(BodyPiece.PathEndLocation)
        };

-        public override bool ReceivePositionalInputAt(Vector2 screenSpacePos) =>
-            BodyPiece.ReceivePositionalInputAt(screenSpacePos) || ControlPointVisualiser?.Pieces.Any(p => p.ReceivePositionalInputAt(screenSpacePos)) == true;
+        public override bool ReceivePositionalInputAt(Vector2 screenSpacePos)
+        {
+            if (BodyPiece.ReceivePositionalInputAt(screenSpacePos))
+                return true;
+
+            if (ControlPointVisualiser == null)
+                return false;
+
+            foreach (var p in ControlPointVisualiser.Pieces)
+            {
+                if (p.ReceivePositionalInputAt(screenSpacePos))
+                    return true;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }

        protected virtual SliderCircleOverlay CreateCircleOverlay(Slider slider, SliderPosition position) => new SliderCircleOverlay(slider, position);
    }
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/DrawableOsuEditorRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/DrawableOsuEditorRuleset.cs
@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.

-#nullable disable
-
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
@ -25,7 +23,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit

        private partial class OsuEditorPlayfield : OsuPlayfield
        {
-            protected override GameplayCursorContainer CreateCursor() => null;
+            protected override GameplayCursorContainer? CreateCursor() => null;

            public OsuEditorPlayfield()
            {
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuHitObjectComposer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuHitObjectComposer.cs
@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit
        /// <returns>The <see cref="OsuDistanceSnapGrid"/> from a selected <see cref="HitObject"/> to a target <see cref="HitObject"/>.</returns>
        private OsuDistanceSnapGrid createGrid(Func<HitObject, bool> sourceSelector, int targetOffset = 1)
        {
-            if (targetOffset < 1) throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(targetOffset));
+            ArgumentOutOfRangeException.ThrowIfNegativeOrZero(targetOffset);

            int sourceIndex = -1;

--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Judgements/OsuSliderJudgementResult.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Judgements/OsuSliderJudgementResult.cs
@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Judgements
+{
+    public class OsuSliderJudgementResult : OsuJudgementResult
+    {
+        public readonly Stack<(double time, bool tracking)> TrackingHistory = new Stack<(double, bool)>();
+
+        public OsuSliderJudgementResult(HitObject hitObject, Judgement judgement)
+            : base(hitObject, judgement)
+        {
+            TrackingHistory.Push((double.NegativeInfinity, false));
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModRelax.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModRelax.cs
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.

 using System;
@ -38,12 +38,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods
        private ReplayState<OsuAction> state = null!;
        private double lastStateChangeTime;

+        private DrawableOsuRuleset ruleset = null!;
+        private IPressHandler pressHandler = null!;
+
        private bool hasReplay;
+        private bool legacyReplay;

        public void ApplyToDrawableRuleset(DrawableRuleset<OsuHitObject> drawableRuleset)
        {
+            ruleset = (DrawableOsuRuleset)drawableRuleset;
+
            // grab the input manager for future use.
-            osuInputManager = ((DrawableOsuRuleset)drawableRuleset).KeyBindingInputManager;
+            osuInputManager = ruleset.KeyBindingInputManager;
        }

        public void ApplyToPlayer(Player player)
@ -51,15 +57,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods
            if (osuInputManager.ReplayInputHandler != null)
            {
                hasReplay = true;
+
+                Debug.Assert(ruleset.ReplayScore != null);
+                legacyReplay = ruleset.ReplayScore.ScoreInfo.IsLegacyScore;
+
+                pressHandler = legacyReplay ? new LegacyReplayPressHandler(this) : new PressHandler(this);
+
                return;
            }

+            pressHandler = new PressHandler(this);
            osuInputManager.AllowGameplayInputs = false;
        }

        public void Update(Playfield playfield)
        {
-            if (hasReplay)
+            if (hasReplay && !legacyReplay)
                return;

            bool requiresHold = false;
@ -132,11 +145,62 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods

                if (down)
                {
-                    state.PressedActions.Add(wasLeft ? OsuAction.LeftButton : OsuAction.RightButton);
+                    pressHandler.HandlePress(wasLeft);
                    wasLeft = !wasLeft;
                }
+                else
+                {
+                    pressHandler.HandleRelease(wasLeft);
+                }
+            }
+        }

-                state.Apply(osuInputManager.CurrentState, osuInputManager);
+        private interface IPressHandler
+        {
+            void HandlePress(bool wasLeft);
+            void HandleRelease(bool wasLeft);
+        }
+
+        private class PressHandler : IPressHandler
+        {
+            private readonly OsuModRelax mod;
+
+            public PressHandler(OsuModRelax mod)
+            {
+                this.mod = mod;
+            }
+
+            public void HandlePress(bool wasLeft)
+            {
+                mod.state.PressedActions.Add(wasLeft ? OsuAction.LeftButton : OsuAction.RightButton);
+                mod.state.Apply(mod.osuInputManager.CurrentState, mod.osuInputManager);
+            }
+
+            public void HandleRelease(bool wasLeft)
+            {
+                mod.state.Apply(mod.osuInputManager.CurrentState, mod.osuInputManager);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // legacy replays do not contain key-presses with Relax mod, so they need to be triggered by themselves.
+        private class LegacyReplayPressHandler : IPressHandler
+        {
+            private readonly OsuModRelax mod;
+
+            public LegacyReplayPressHandler(OsuModRelax mod)
+            {
+                this.mod = mod;
+            }
+
+            public void HandlePress(bool wasLeft)
+            {
+                mod.osuInputManager.KeyBindingContainer.TriggerPressed(wasLeft ? OsuAction.LeftButton : OsuAction.RightButton);
+            }
+
+            public void HandleRelease(bool wasLeft)
+            {
+                // this intentionally releases right when `wasLeft` is true because `wasLeft` is set at point of press and not at point of release
+                mod.osuInputManager.KeyBindingContainer.TriggerReleased(wasLeft ? OsuAction.RightButton : OsuAction.LeftButton);
            }
        }
    }
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModSpunOut.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModSpunOut.cs
@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods
            // multiply the SPM by 1.01 to ensure that the spinner is completed. if the calculation is left exact,
            // some spinners may not complete due to very minor decimal loss during calculation
            float rotationSpeed = (float)(1.01 * spinner.HitObject.SpinsRequired / spinner.HitObject.Duration);
-            spinner.RotationTracker.AddRotation(MathUtils.RadiansToDegrees((float)rateIndependentElapsedTime * rotationSpeed * MathF.PI * 2.0f));
+            spinner.RotationTracker.AddRotation(float.RadiansToDegrees((float)rateIndependentElapsedTime * rotationSpeed * MathF.PI * 2.0f));
        }
    }
 }
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableOsuHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableOsuHitObject.cs
@ -80,11 +80,29 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
            base.UpdateInitialTransforms();

            foreach (var piece in DimmablePieces)
+            {
+                // if the specified dimmable piece is a DHO, it is generally not safe to tack transforms onto it directly
+                // as they may be cleared via the `updateState()` DHO flow,
+                // so use `ApplyCustomUpdateState` instead. which does not have this pitfall.
+                if (piece is DrawableHitObject drawableObjectPiece)
+                {
+                    // this method can be called multiple times, and we don't want to subscribe to the event more than once,
+                    // so this is what it is going to have to be...
+                    drawableObjectPiece.ApplyCustomUpdateState -= applyDimToDrawableHitObject;
+                    drawableObjectPiece.ApplyCustomUpdateState += applyDimToDrawableHitObject;
+                }
+                else
+                    applyDim(piece);
+            }
+
+            void applyDim(Drawable piece)
            {
                piece.FadeColour(new Color4(195, 195, 195, 255));
                using (piece.BeginDelayedSequence(InitialLifetimeOffset - OsuHitWindows.MISS_WINDOW))
                    piece.FadeColour(Color4.White, 100);
            }
+
+            void applyDimToDrawableHitObject(DrawableHitObject dho, ArmedState _) => applyDim(dho);
        }

        protected sealed override double InitialLifetimeOffset => HitObject.TimePreempt;
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Layout;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Default;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
    {
        public new Slider HitObject => (Slider)base.HitObject;

+        public new OsuSliderJudgementResult Result => (OsuSliderJudgementResult)base.Result;
+
        public DrawableSliderHead HeadCircle => headContainer.Child;
        public DrawableSliderTail TailCircle => tailContainer.Child;

@ -39,7 +43,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables

        protected override IEnumerable<Drawable> DimmablePieces => new Drawable[]
        {
-            HeadCircle,
+            // HeadCircle should not be added to this list, as it handles dimming itself
            TailCircle,
            repeatContainer,
            Body,
@ -134,6 +138,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
            }, true);
        }

+        protected override JudgementResult CreateResult(Judgement judgement) => new OsuSliderJudgementResult(HitObject, judgement);
+
        protected override void OnApply()
        {
            base.OnApply();
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderRepeat.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderRepeat.cs
@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
            base.OnApply();

            Position = HitObject.Position - DrawableSlider.Position;
+            hasRotation = false;
        }

        protected override void CheckForResult(bool userTriggered, double timeOffset) => DrawableSlider.SliderInputManager.TryJudgeNestedObject(this, timeOffset);
@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
                break;
            }

-            float aimRotation = MathUtils.RadiansToDegrees(MathF.Atan2(aimRotationVector.Y - Position.Y, aimRotationVector.X - Position.X));
+            float aimRotation = float.RadiansToDegrees(MathF.Atan2(aimRotationVector.Y - Position.Y, aimRotationVector.X - Position.X));
            while (Math.Abs(aimRotation - Arrow.Rotation) > 180)
                aimRotation += aimRotation < Arrow.Rotation ? 360 : -360;

--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSpinner.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSpinner.cs
@ -279,10 +279,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
            if (HandleUserInput)
            {
                bool isValidSpinningTime = Time.Current >= HitObject.StartTime && Time.Current <= HitObject.EndTime;
-                bool correctButtonPressed = (OsuActionInputManager?.PressedActions.Any(x => x == OsuAction.LeftButton || x == OsuAction.RightButton) ?? false);

                RotationTracker.Tracking = !Result.HasResult
-                                           && correctButtonPressed
+                                           && correctButtonPressed()
                                           && isValidSpinningTime;
            }

@ -292,11 +291,34 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
            // Ticks can theoretically be judged at any point in the spinner's duration.
            // A tick must be alive to correctly play back samples,
            // but for performance reasons, we only want to keep the next tick alive.
-            var next = NestedHitObjects.FirstOrDefault(h => !h.Judged);
+            DrawableHitObject nextTick = null;
+
+            foreach (var nested in NestedHitObjects)
+            {
+                if (!nested.Judged)
+                {
+                    nextTick = nested;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }

            // See default `LifetimeStart` as set in `DrawableSpinnerTick`.
-            if (next?.LifetimeStart == double.MaxValue)
-                next.LifetimeStart = HitObject.StartTime;
+            if (nextTick?.LifetimeStart == double.MaxValue)
+                nextTick.LifetimeStart = HitObject.StartTime;
+        }
+
+        private bool correctButtonPressed()
+        {
+            if (OsuActionInputManager == null)
+                return false;
+
+            foreach (var action in OsuActionInputManager.PressedActions)
+            {
+                if (action == OsuAction.LeftButton || action == OsuAction.RightButton)
+                    return true;
+            }
+
+            return false;
        }

        protected override void UpdateAfterChildren()
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/SliderInputManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/SliderInputManager.cs
@ -5,11 +5,14 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Input;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 using osuTK;

 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
@ -21,6 +24,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
        /// </summary>
        public bool Tracking { get; private set; }

+        [Resolved]
+        private IGameplayClock? gameplayClock { get; set; }
+
        /// <summary>
        /// The point in time after which we can accept any key for tracking. Before this time, we may need to restrict tracking to the key used to hit the head circle.
        ///
@ -49,6 +55,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
        public SliderInputManager(DrawableSlider slider)
        {
            this.slider = slider;
+            this.slider.HitObjectApplied += resetState;
        }

        /// <summary>
@ -208,6 +215,20 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
        /// <param name="isValidTrackingPosition">Whether the current mouse position is valid to begin tracking.</param>
        private void updateTracking(bool isValidTrackingPosition)
        {
+            if (gameplayClock?.IsRewinding == true)
+            {
+                var trackingHistory = slider.Result.TrackingHistory;
+                while (trackingHistory.TryPeek(out var historyEntry) && Time.Current < historyEntry.time)
+                    trackingHistory.Pop();
+
+                Debug.Assert(trackingHistory.Count > 0);
+
+                Tracking = trackingHistory.Peek().tracking;
+                return;
+            }
+
+            bool wasTracking = Tracking;
+
            // from the point at which the head circle is hit, this will be non-null.
            // it may be null if the head circle was missed.
            OsuAction? headCircleHitAction = getInitialHitAction();
@ -247,6 +268,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
                && isValidTrackingPosition
                // valid action
                && validTrackingAction;
+
+            if (wasTracking != Tracking)
+                slider.Result.TrackingHistory.Push((Time.Current, Tracking));
        }

        private OsuAction? getInitialHitAction() => slider.HeadCircle?.HitAction;
@ -264,5 +288,20 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables

            return action == OsuAction.LeftButton || action == OsuAction.RightButton;
        }
+
+        private void resetState(DrawableHitObject obj)
+        {
+            Tracking = false;
+            timeToAcceptAnyKeyAfter = null;
+            lastPressedActions.Clear();
+            screenSpaceMousePosition = null;
+        }
+
+        protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
+        {
+            base.Dispose(isDisposing);
+
+            slider.HitObjectApplied -= resetState;
+        }
    }
 }
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.

 using System;
-using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
@ -149,8 +148,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
        {
            StackHeightBindable.BindValueChanged(height =>
            {
-                foreach (var nested in NestedHitObjects.OfType<OsuHitObject>())
-                    nested.StackHeight = height.NewValue;
+                foreach (var nested in NestedHitObjects)
+                {
+                    if (nested is OsuHitObject osuHitObject)
+                        osuHitObject.StackHeight = height.NewValue;
+                }
            });
        }

--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
@ -252,18 +252,25 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects

        protected void UpdateNestedSamples()
        {
-            var firstSample = Samples.FirstOrDefault(s => s.Name == HitSampleInfo.HIT_NORMAL)
-                              ?? Samples.FirstOrDefault(); // TODO: remove this when guaranteed sort is present for samples (https://github.com/ppy/osu/issues/1933)
-            var sampleList = new List<HitSampleInfo>();
+            // TODO: remove this when guaranteed sort is present for samples (https://github.com/ppy/osu/issues/1933)
+            HitSampleInfo tickSample = (Samples.FirstOrDefault(s => s.Name == HitSampleInfo.HIT_NORMAL) ?? Samples.FirstOrDefault())?.With("slidertick");

-            if (firstSample != null)
-                sampleList.Add(firstSample.With("slidertick"));
+            foreach (var nested in NestedHitObjects)
+            {
+                switch (nested)
+                {
+                    case SliderTick tick:
+                        tick.SamplesBindable.Clear();

-            foreach (var tick in NestedHitObjects.OfType<SliderTick>())
-                tick.Samples = sampleList;
+                        if (tickSample != null)
+                            tick.SamplesBindable.Add(tickSample);
+                        break;

-            foreach (var repeat in NestedHitObjects.OfType<SliderRepeat>())
+                    case SliderRepeat repeat:
                        repeat.Samples = this.GetNodeSamples(repeat.RepeatIndex + 1);
+                        break;
+                }
+            }

            if (HeadCircle != null)
                HeadCircle.Samples = this.GetNodeSamples(0);
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuInputManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuInputManager.cs
@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.

-using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Bindings;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
+using osu.Framework.Lists;
 using osu.Game.Input.Bindings;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI;
@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu
 {
    public partial class OsuInputManager : RulesetInputManager<OsuAction>
    {
-        public IEnumerable<OsuAction> PressedActions => KeyBindingContainer.PressedActions;
+        public SlimReadOnlyListWrapper<OsuAction> PressedActions => KeyBindingContainer.PressedActions;

        /// <summary>
        /// Whether gameplay input buttons should be allowed.
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Replays/OsuAutoGenerator.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Replays/OsuAutoGenerator.cs
@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Replays
            // 0.05 rad/ms, or ~477 RPM, as per stable.
            // the redundant conversion from RPM to rad/ms is here for ease of testing custom SPM specs.
            const float spin_rpm = 0.05f / (2 * MathF.PI) * 60000;
-            float radsPerMillisecond = MathUtils.DegreesToRadians(spin_rpm * 360) / 60000;
+            float radsPerMillisecond = float.DegreesToRadians(spin_rpm * 360) / 60000;

            switch (h)
            {
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Argon/ArgonSpinner.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Argon/ArgonSpinner.cs
@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using System;
 using System.Globalization;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
-using osu.Framework.Extensions.ObjectExtensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
@ -111,42 +110,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Argon
            {
                spmCounter.Text = Math.Truncate(spm.NewValue).ToString(@"#0");
            }, true);
-
-            drawableSpinner.ApplyCustomUpdateState += updateStateTransforms;
-            updateStateTransforms(drawableSpinner, drawableSpinner.State.Value);
        }

        protected override void Update()
        {
            base.Update();

-            if (!spmContainer.IsPresent && drawableSpinner.Result?.TimeStarted != null)
-                fadeCounterOnTimeStart();
+            updateSpmAlpha();
        }

-        private void updateStateTransforms(DrawableHitObject drawableHitObject, ArmedState state)
-        {
-            if (!(drawableHitObject is DrawableSpinner))
-                return;
-
-            fadeCounterOnTimeStart();
-        }
-
-        private void fadeCounterOnTimeStart()
+        private void updateSpmAlpha()
        {
            if (drawableSpinner.Result?.TimeStarted is double startTime)
-            {
-                using (BeginAbsoluteSequence(startTime))
-                    spmContainer.FadeIn(drawableSpinner.HitObject.TimeFadeIn);
-            }
-        }
-
-        protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
-        {
-            base.Dispose(isDisposing);
-
-            if (drawableSpinner.IsNotNull())
-                drawableSpinner.ApplyCustomUpdateState -= updateStateTransforms;
+                spmContainer.Alpha = (float)Math.Clamp((Clock.CurrentTime - startTime) / drawableSpinner.HitObject.TimeFadeIn, 0, 1);
+            else
+                spmContainer.Alpha = 0;
        }
    }
 }
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Argon/ArgonSpinnerProgressArc.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Argon/ArgonSpinnerProgressArc.cs
@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Argon
                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                    Colour = Color4.White.Opacity(0.25f),
                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    Current = { Value = arc_fill },
+                    Progress = arc_fill,
                    Rotation = 90 - arc_fill * 180,
                    InnerRadius = arc_radius,
                    RoundedCaps = true,
@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Argon
            background.Alpha = spinner.Progress >= 1 ? 0 : 1;

            fill.Alpha = (float)Interpolation.DampContinuously(fill.Alpha, spinner.Progress > 0 && spinner.Progress < 1 ? 1 : 0, 40f, (float)Math.Abs(Time.Elapsed));
-            fill.Current.Value = (float)Interpolation.DampContinuously(fill.Current.Value, spinner.Progress >= 1 ? 0 : arc_fill * spinner.Progress, 40f, (float)Math.Abs(Time.Elapsed));
+            fill.Progress = (float)Interpolation.DampContinuously(fill.Progress, spinner.Progress >= 1 ? 0 : arc_fill * spinner.Progress, 40f, (float)Math.Abs(Time.Elapsed));

-            fill.Rotation = (float)(90 - fill.Current.Value * 180);
+            fill.Rotation = (float)(90 - fill.Progress * 180);
        }

        private partial class ProgressFill : CircularProgress
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Argon/ArgonSpinnerRingArc.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Argon/ArgonSpinnerRingArc.cs
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Argon
                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                Current = { Value = arc_fill },
+                Progress = arc_fill,
                Rotation = -arc_fill * 180,
                InnerRadius = arc_radius,
                RoundedCaps = true,
@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Argon
        {
            base.Update();

-            fill.Current.Value = (float)Interpolation.DampContinuously(fill.Current.Value, spinner.Progress >= 1 ? arc_fill_complete : arc_fill, 40f, (float)Math.Abs(Time.Elapsed));
+            fill.Progress = (float)Interpolation.DampContinuously(fill.Progress, spinner.Progress >= 1 ? arc_fill_complete : arc_fill, 40f, (float)Math.Abs(Time.Elapsed));
            fill.InnerRadius = (float)Interpolation.DampContinuously(fill.InnerRadius, spinner.Progress >= 1 ? arc_radius * 2.2f : arc_radius, 40f, (float)Math.Abs(Time.Elapsed));

-            fill.Rotation = (float)(-fill.Current.Value * 180);
+            fill.Rotation = (float)(-fill.Progress * 180);
        }
    }
 }
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/DefaultApproachCircle.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/DefaultApproachCircle.cs
@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Default
        {
            Texture = textures.Get(@"Gameplay/osu/approachcircle").WithMaximumSize(OsuHitObject.OBJECT_DIMENSIONS * 2);

-            // account for the sprite being used for the default approach circle being taken from stable,
-            // when hitcircles have 5px padding on each size. this should be removed if we update the sprite.
+            // In triangles and argon skins, we expanded hitcircles to take up the full 128 px which are clickable,
+            // but still use the old approach circle sprite. To make it feel correct (ie. disappear as it collides
+            // with the hitcircle, *not when it overlaps the border*) we need to expand it slightly.
            Scale = new Vector2(128 / 118f);
        }

--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/DefaultSpinner.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/DefaultSpinner.cs
@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using System;
 using System.Globalization;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
-using osu.Framework.Extensions.ObjectExtensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
@ -117,42 +116,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Default
            {
                spmCounter.Text = Math.Truncate(spm.NewValue).ToString(@"#0");
            }, true);
-
-            drawableSpinner.ApplyCustomUpdateState += updateStateTransforms;
-            updateStateTransforms(drawableSpinner, drawableSpinner.State.Value);
        }

        protected override void Update()
        {
            base.Update();

-            if (!spmContainer.IsPresent && drawableSpinner.Result?.TimeStarted != null)
-                fadeCounterOnTimeStart();
+            updateSpmAlpha();
        }

-        private void updateStateTransforms(DrawableHitObject drawableHitObject, ArmedState state)
-        {
-            if (!(drawableHitObject is DrawableSpinner))
-                return;
-
-            fadeCounterOnTimeStart();
-        }
-
-        private void fadeCounterOnTimeStart()
+        private void updateSpmAlpha()
        {
            if (drawableSpinner.Result?.TimeStarted is double startTime)
-            {
-                using (BeginAbsoluteSequence(startTime))
-                    spmContainer.FadeIn(drawableSpinner.HitObject.TimeFadeIn);
-            }
-        }
-
-        protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
-        {
-            base.Dispose(isDisposing);
-
-            if (drawableSpinner.IsNotNull())
-                drawableSpinner.ApplyCustomUpdateState -= updateStateTransforms;
+                spmContainer.Alpha = (float)Math.Clamp((Clock.CurrentTime - startTime) / drawableSpinner.HitObject.TimeFadeIn, 0, 1);
+            else
+                spmContainer.Alpha = 0;
        }
    }
 }
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/PlaySliderBody.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/PlaySliderBody.cs
@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Default

            SnakingOut.BindTo(configSnakingOut);

-            BorderSize = skin.GetConfig<OsuSkinConfiguration, float>(OsuSkinConfiguration.SliderBorderSize)?.Value ?? 1;
            BorderColour = skin.GetConfig<OsuSkinColour, Color4>(OsuSkinColour.SliderBorder)?.Value ?? Color4.White;
        }

--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/SpinnerRotationTracker.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/SpinnerRotationTracker.cs
@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Default

            if (mousePosition is Vector2 pos)
            {
-                float thisAngle = -MathUtils.RadiansToDegrees(MathF.Atan2(pos.X - DrawSize.X / 2, pos.Y - DrawSize.Y / 2));
+                float thisAngle = -float.RadiansToDegrees(MathF.Atan2(pos.X - DrawSize.X / 2, pos.Y - DrawSize.Y / 2));
                float delta = lastAngle == null ? 0 : thisAngle - lastAngle.Value;

                // Normalise the delta to -180 .. 180
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More