Merge branch 'master' into net5.0

.config/dotnet-tools.json

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       ]
     },
     "jetbrains.resharper.globaltools": {
-      "version": "2020.2.4",
+      "version": "2020.3.2",
       "commands": [
         "jb"
       ]

.idea/.idea.osu.Desktop/.idea/runConfigurations/osu___legacy_osuTK_.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
-  <configuration default="false" name="osu! SDL" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="osu!" activateToolWindowBeforeRun="false">
+  <configuration default="false" name="osu! (legacy osuTK)" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="osu!" activateToolWindowBeforeRun="false">
     <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Desktop/bin/Debug/netcoreapp3.1/osu!.dll" />
-    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--sdl" />
+    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--tk" />
     <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Desktop/bin/Debug/netcoreapp3.1" />
     <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
     <option name="USE_EXTERNAL_CONSOLE" value="0" />

Directory.Build.props

@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
     <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\**\*.*" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Label="Code Analysis">
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.BannedApiAnalyzers" Version="3.3.1" PrivateAssets="All" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.BannedApiAnalyzers" Version="3.3.2" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <AdditionalFiles Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)CodeAnalysis\BannedSymbols.txt" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.FxCopAnalyzers" Version="3.3.1" PrivateAssets="All" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.FxCopAnalyzers" Version="3.3.2" PrivateAssets="All" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Code Analysis">
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)CodeAnalysis\osu.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
@@ -28,9 +28,17 @@
     <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);CS1591</NoWarn>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Project">
-    <!-- DeepEqual is not netstandard-compatible. This is fine since we run tests with .NET Framework anyway.
+    <!--
-    This is required due to https://github.com/NuGet/Home/issues/5740 -->
+    NU1701:
-    <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);NU1701</NoWarn>
+      DeepEqual is not netstandard-compatible. This is fine since we run tests with .NET Framework anyway.
+      This is required due to https://github.com/NuGet/Home/issues/5740
+
+    CA9998:
+      Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.FxCopAnalyzers has been deprecated.
+      The entire package will be able to be removed after migrating to .NET 5,
+      as analysers are shipped as part of the .NET 5 SDK anyway.
+    -->
+    <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);NU1701;CA9998</NoWarn>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Nuget">
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
@@ -40,7 +48,7 @@
     <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/ppy/osu</RepositoryUrl>
     <PackageReleaseNotes>Automated release.</PackageReleaseNotes>
     <Company>ppy Pty Ltd</Company>
-    <Copyright>Copyright (c) 2020 ppy Pty Ltd</Copyright>
+    <Copyright>Copyright (c) 2021 ppy Pty Ltd</Copyright>
     <PackageTags>osu game</PackageTags>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>

Gemfile.lock

@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
-    CFPropertyList (3.0.2)
+    CFPropertyList (3.0.3)
     addressable (2.7.0)
       public_suffix (>= 2.0.2, < 5.0)
     atomos (0.1.3)
     aws-eventstream (1.1.0)
-    aws-partitions (1.354.0)
+    aws-partitions (1.413.0)
-    aws-sdk-core (3.104.3)
+    aws-sdk-core (3.110.0)
       aws-eventstream (~> 1, >= 1.0.2)
       aws-partitions (~> 1, >= 1.239.0)
       aws-sigv4 (~> 1.1)
       jmespath (~> 1.0)
-    aws-sdk-kms (1.36.0)
+    aws-sdk-kms (1.40.0)
-      aws-sdk-core (~> 3, >= 3.99.0)
+      aws-sdk-core (~> 3, >= 3.109.0)
       aws-sigv4 (~> 1.1)
-    aws-sdk-s3 (1.78.0)
+    aws-sdk-s3 (1.87.0)
-      aws-sdk-core (~> 3, >= 3.104.3)
+      aws-sdk-core (~> 3, >= 3.109.0)
       aws-sdk-kms (~> 1)
       aws-sigv4 (~> 1.1)
-    aws-sigv4 (1.2.1)
+    aws-sigv4 (1.2.2)
       aws-eventstream (~> 1, >= 1.0.2)
-    babosa (1.0.3)
+    babosa (1.0.4)
     claide (1.0.3)
     colored (1.2)
     colored2 (3.1.2)
@@ -29,22 +29,23 @@ GEM
       highline (~> 1.7.2)
     declarative (0.0.20)
     declarative-option (0.1.0)
-    digest-crc (0.6.1)
+    digest-crc (0.6.3)
-      rake (~> 13.0)
+      rake (>= 12.0.0, < 14.0.0)
     domain_name (0.5.20190701)
       unf (>= 0.0.5, < 1.0.0)
     dotenv (2.7.6)
-    emoji_regex (3.0.0)
+    emoji_regex (3.2.1)
-    excon (0.76.0)
+    excon (0.78.1)
-    faraday (1.0.1)
+    faraday (1.2.0)
       multipart-post (>= 1.2, < 3)
-    faraday-cookie_jar (0.0.6)
+      ruby2_keywords
-      faraday (>= 0.7.4)
+    faraday-cookie_jar (0.0.7)
+      faraday (>= 0.8.0)
       http-cookie (~> 1.0.0)
     faraday_middleware (1.0.0)
       faraday (~> 1.0)
-    fastimage (2.2.0)
+    fastimage (2.2.1)
-    fastlane (2.156.0)
+    fastlane (2.170.0)
       CFPropertyList (>= 2.3, < 4.0.0)
       addressable (>= 2.3, < 3.0.0)
       aws-sdk-s3 (~> 1.0)
@@ -96,17 +97,17 @@ GEM
     google-cloud-core (1.5.0)
       google-cloud-env (~> 1.0)
       google-cloud-errors (~> 1.0)
-    google-cloud-env (1.3.3)
+    google-cloud-env (1.4.0)
       faraday (>= 0.17.3, < 2.0)
     google-cloud-errors (1.0.1)
-    google-cloud-storage (1.27.0)
+    google-cloud-storage (1.29.2)
       addressable (~> 2.5)
       digest-crc (~> 0.4)
       google-api-client (~> 0.33)
       google-cloud-core (~> 1.2)
       googleauth (~> 0.9)
       mini_mime (~> 1.0)
-    googleauth (0.13.1)
+    googleauth (0.14.0)
       faraday (>= 0.17.3, < 2.0)
       jwt (>= 1.4, < 3.0)
       memoist (~> 0.16)
@@ -118,10 +119,10 @@ GEM
       domain_name (~> 0.5)
     httpclient (2.8.3)
     jmespath (1.4.0)
-    json (2.3.1)
+    json (2.5.1)
-    jwt (2.2.1)
+    jwt (2.2.2)
     memoist (0.16.2)
-    mini_magick (4.10.1)
+    mini_magick (4.11.0)
     mini_mime (1.0.2)
     mini_portile2 (2.4.0)
     multi_json (1.15.0)
@@ -132,14 +133,15 @@ GEM
       mini_portile2 (~> 2.4.0)
     os (1.1.1)
     plist (3.5.0)
-    public_suffix (4.0.5)
+    public_suffix (4.0.6)
-    rake (13.0.1)
+    rake (13.0.3)
     representable (3.0.4)
       declarative (< 0.1.0)
       declarative-option (< 0.2.0)
       uber (< 0.2.0)
     retriable (3.1.2)
     rouge (2.0.7)
+    ruby2_keywords (0.0.2)
     rubyzip (2.3.0)
     security (0.1.3)
     signet (0.14.0)
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ GEM
     unf_ext (0.0.7.7)
     unicode-display_width (1.7.0)
     word_wrap (1.0.0)
-    xcodeproj (1.18.0)
+    xcodeproj (1.19.0)
       CFPropertyList (>= 2.3.3, < 4.0)
       atomos (~> 0.1.3)
       claide (>= 1.0.2, < 2.0)

LICENCE

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright (c) 2020 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+Copyright (c) 2021 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal

osu.Android.props

@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="ppy.osu.Game.Resources" Version="2020.1202.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="ppy.osu.Framework.Android" Version="2020.1203.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="ppy.osu.Framework.Android" Version="2021.106.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>

osu.Android/OsuGameActivity.cs

@@ -1,18 +1,32 @@
 // 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;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Android.App;
+using Android.Content;
 using Android.Content.PM;
+using Android.Net;
 using Android.OS;
+using Android.Provider;
 using Android.Views;
 using osu.Framework.Android;
 
 namespace osu.Android
 {
-    [Activity(Theme = "@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar", MainLauncher = true, ScreenOrientation = ScreenOrientation.FullUser, SupportsPictureInPicture = false, ConfigurationChanges = ConfigChanges.Orientation | ConfigChanges.ScreenSize, HardwareAccelerated = false)]
+    [Activity(Theme = "@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar", MainLauncher = true, ScreenOrientation = ScreenOrientation.FullUser, SupportsPictureInPicture = false, ConfigurationChanges = ConfigChanges.Orientation | ConfigChanges.ScreenSize, HardwareAccelerated = false, LaunchMode = LaunchMode.SingleInstance)]
+    [IntentFilter(new[] { Intent.ActionView }, Categories = new[] { Intent.CategoryDefault }, DataScheme = "content", DataPathPattern = ".*\\\\.osz", DataHost = "*", DataMimeType = "*/*")]
+    [IntentFilter(new[] { Intent.ActionView }, Categories = new[] { Intent.CategoryDefault }, DataScheme = "content", DataPathPattern = ".*\\\\.osk", DataHost = "*", DataMimeType = "*/*")]
+    [IntentFilter(new[] { Intent.ActionSend }, Categories = new[] { Intent.CategoryDefault }, DataMimeTypes = new[] { "application/zip", "application/octet-stream" })]
+    [IntentFilter(new[] { Intent.ActionView }, Categories = new[] { Intent.CategoryBrowsable, Intent.CategoryDefault }, DataSchemes = new[] { "osu", "osump" })]
     public class OsuGameActivity : AndroidGameActivity
     {
-        protected override Framework.Game CreateGame() => new OsuGameAndroid(this);
+        private static readonly string[] osu_url_schemes = { "osu", "osump" };
+
+        private OsuGameAndroid game;
+
+        protected override Framework.Game CreateGame() => game = new OsuGameAndroid(this);
 
         protected override void OnCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
         {
@@ -23,8 +37,60 @@ namespace osu.Android
 
             base.OnCreate(savedInstanceState);
 
+            // OnNewIntent() only fires for an activity if it's *re-launched* while it's on top of the activity stack.
+            // on first launch we still have to fire manually.
+            // reference: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity#onNewIntent(android.content.Intent)
+            handleIntent(Intent);
+
             Window.AddFlags(WindowManagerFlags.Fullscreen);
             Window.AddFlags(WindowManagerFlags.KeepScreenOn);
         }
+
+        protected override void OnNewIntent(Intent intent) => handleIntent(intent);
+
+        private void handleIntent(Intent intent)
+        {
+            switch (intent.Action)
+            {
+                case Intent.ActionDefault:
+                    if (intent.Scheme == ContentResolver.SchemeContent)
+                        handleImportFromUri(intent.Data);
+                    else if (osu_url_schemes.Contains(intent.Scheme))
+                        game.HandleLink(intent.DataString);
+                    break;
+
+                case Intent.ActionSend:
+                {
+                    var content = intent.ClipData?.GetItemAt(0);
+                    if (content != null)
+                        handleImportFromUri(content.Uri);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void handleImportFromUri(Uri uri) => Task.Factory.StartNew(async () =>
+        {
+            // there are more performant overloads of this method, but this one is the most backwards-compatible
+            // (dates back to API 1).
+            var cursor = ContentResolver?.Query(uri, null, null, null, null);
+
+            if (cursor == null)
+                return;
+
+            cursor.MoveToFirst();
+
+            var filenameColumn = cursor.GetColumnIndex(OpenableColumns.DisplayName);
+            string filename = cursor.GetString(filenameColumn);
+
+            // SharpCompress requires archive streams to be seekable, which the stream opened by
+            // OpenInputStream() seems to not necessarily be.
+            // copy to an arbitrary-access memory stream to be able to proceed with the import.
+            var copy = new MemoryStream();
+            using (var stream = ContentResolver.OpenInputStream(uri))
+                await stream.CopyToAsync(copy);
+
+            await game.Import(copy, filename);
+        }, TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning);
     }
 }

osu.Desktop/DiscordRichPresence.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Logging;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
 using osu.Game.Users;
@@ -26,18 +27,20 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
         [Resolved]
         private IBindable<RulesetInfo> ruleset { get; set; }
 
-        private Bindable<User> user;
+        private IBindable<User> user;
 
         private readonly IBindable<UserStatus> status = new Bindable<UserStatus>();
         private readonly IBindable<UserActivity> activity = new Bindable<UserActivity>();
 
+        private readonly Bindable<DiscordRichPresenceMode> privacyMode = new Bindable<DiscordRichPresenceMode>();
+
         private readonly RichPresence presence = new RichPresence
         {
             Assets = new Assets { LargeImageKey = "osu_logo_lazer", }
         };
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(IAPIProvider provider)
+        private void load(IAPIProvider provider, OsuConfigManager config)
         {
             client = new DiscordRpcClient(client_id)
             {
@@ -51,6 +54,8 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
 
             client.OnError += (_, e) => Logger.Log($"An error occurred with Discord RPC Client: {e.Code} {e.Message}", LoggingTarget.Network);
 
+            config.BindWith(OsuSetting.DiscordRichPresence, privacyMode);
+
             (user = provider.LocalUser.GetBoundCopy()).BindValueChanged(u =>
             {
                 status.UnbindBindings();
@@ -63,6 +68,7 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
             ruleset.BindValueChanged(_ => updateStatus());
             status.BindValueChanged(_ => updateStatus());
             activity.BindValueChanged(_ => updateStatus());
+            privacyMode.BindValueChanged(_ => updateStatus());
 
             client.Initialize();
         }
@@ -78,7 +84,7 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
             if (!client.IsInitialized)
                 return;
 
-            if (status.Value is UserStatusOffline)
+            if (status.Value is UserStatusOffline || privacyMode.Value == DiscordRichPresenceMode.Off)
             {
                 client.ClearPresence();
                 return;
@@ -96,6 +102,9 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
             }
 
             // update user information
+            if (privacyMode.Value == DiscordRichPresenceMode.Limited)
+                presence.Assets.LargeImageText = string.Empty;
+            else
                 presence.Assets.LargeImageText = $"{user.Value.Username}" + (user.Value.Statistics?.Ranks.Global > 0 ? $" (rank #{user.Value.Statistics.Ranks.Global:N0})" : string.Empty);
 
             // update ruleset
@@ -137,7 +146,7 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
                     return edit.Beatmap.ToString();
 
                 case UserActivity.InLobby lobby:
-                    return lobby.Room.Name.Value;
+                    return privacyMode.Value == DiscordRichPresenceMode.Limited ? string.Empty : lobby.Room.Name.Value;
             }
 
             return string.Empty;

osu.Desktop/Overlays/VersionManager.cs

@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Overlays
 
             Alpha = 0;
 
+            FillFlowContainer mainFill;
+
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {
-                new FillFlowContainer
+                mainFill = new FillFlowContainer
                 {
                     AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                     Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
@@ -55,6 +57,14 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Overlays
                                 },
                             }
                         },
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            if (!game.IsDeployedBuild)
+            {
+                mainFill.AddRange(new Drawable[]
+                {
                     new OsuSpriteText
                     {
                         Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
@@ -69,10 +79,9 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Overlays
                         Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
                         Texture = textures.Get(@"Menu/dev-build-footer"),
                     },
+                });
             }
         }
-            };
-        }
 
         protected override void PopIn()
         {

osu.Desktop/osu.nuspec

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
         <description>A free-to-win rhythm game. Rhythm is just a *click* away!</description>
         <releaseNotes>testing</releaseNotes>
-        <copyright>Copyright (c) 2020 ppy Pty Ltd</copyright>
+        <copyright>Copyright (c) 2021 ppy Pty Ltd</copyright>
         <language>en-AU</language>
     </metadata>
     <files>

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/CatchBeatmapConversionTest.cs

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
 
         public float Position
         {
-            get => HitObject?.X ?? position;
+            get => HitObject?.EffectiveX ?? position;
             set => position = value;
         }
 

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestSceneCatcher.cs

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
+using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osu.Game.Tests.Visual;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
         [Resolved]
         private OsuConfigManager config { get; set; }
 
-        private Container droppedObjectContainer;
+        private Container<CaughtObject> droppedObjectContainer;
 
         private TestCatcher catcher;
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
             };
 
             var trailContainer = new Container();
-            droppedObjectContainer = new Container();
+            droppedObjectContainer = new Container<CaughtObject>();
             catcher = new TestCatcher(trailContainer, droppedObjectContainer, difficulty);
 
             Child = new Container
@@ -65,13 +66,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
             JudgementResult result2 = null;
             AddStep("catch hyper fruit", () =>
             {
-                drawableObject1 = createDrawableObject(new Fruit { HyperDashTarget = new Fruit { X = 100 } });
+                attemptCatch(new Fruit { HyperDashTarget = new Fruit { X = 100 } }, out drawableObject1, out result1);
-                result1 = attemptCatch(drawableObject1);
             });
             AddStep("catch normal fruit", () =>
             {
-                drawableObject2 = createDrawableObject(new Fruit());
+                attemptCatch(new Fruit(), out drawableObject2, out result2);
-                result2 = attemptCatch(drawableObject2);
             });
             AddStep("revert second result", () =>
             {
@@ -92,8 +91,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
             JudgementResult result = null;
             AddStep("catch kiai fruit", () =>
             {
-                drawableObject = createDrawableObject(new TestKiaiFruit());
+                attemptCatch(new TestKiaiFruit(), out drawableObject, out result);
-                result = attemptCatch(drawableObject);
             });
             checkState(CatcherAnimationState.Kiai);
             AddStep("revert result", () =>
@@ -200,13 +198,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
             AddAssert("fruits are dropped", () => !catcher.CaughtObjects.Any() && droppedObjectContainer.Count == 10);
         }
 
-        [TestCase(true)]
+        [Test]
-        [TestCase(false)]
+        public void TestHitLightingColour()
-        public void TestHitLighting(bool enabled)
         {
-            AddStep($"{(enabled ? "enable" : "disable")} hit lighting", () => config.Set(OsuSetting.HitLighting, enabled));
+            var fruitColour = SkinConfiguration.DefaultComboColours[1];
+            AddStep("enable hit lighting", () => config.Set(OsuSetting.HitLighting, true));
             AddStep("catch fruit", () => attemptCatch(new Fruit()));
-            AddAssert("check hit lighting", () => catcher.ChildrenOfType<HitExplosion>().Any() == enabled);
+            AddAssert("correct hit lighting colour", () =>
+                catcher.ChildrenOfType<HitExplosion>().First()?.ObjectColour == fruitColour);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestHitLightingDisabled()
+        {
+            AddStep("disable hit lighting", () => config.Set(OsuSetting.HitLighting, false));
+            AddStep("catch fruit", () => attemptCatch(new Fruit()));
+            AddAssert("no hit lighting", () => !catcher.ChildrenOfType<HitExplosion>().Any());
         }
 
         private void checkPlate(int count) => AddAssert($"{count} objects on the plate", () => catcher.CaughtObjects.Count() == count);
@@ -218,18 +225,34 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
         private void attemptCatch(CatchHitObject hitObject, int count = 1)
         {
             for (var i = 0; i < count; i++)
-                attemptCatch(createDrawableObject(hitObject));
+                attemptCatch(hitObject, out _, out _);
         }
 
-        private JudgementResult attemptCatch(DrawableCatchHitObject drawableObject)
+        private void attemptCatch(CatchHitObject hitObject, out DrawableCatchHitObject drawableObject, out JudgementResult result)
         {
-            drawableObject.HitObject.ApplyDefaults(new ControlPointInfo(), new BeatmapDifficulty());
+            hitObject.ApplyDefaults(new ControlPointInfo(), new BeatmapDifficulty());
-            var result = new CatchJudgementResult(drawableObject.HitObject, drawableObject.HitObject.CreateJudgement())
+            drawableObject = createDrawableObject(hitObject);
+            result = createResult(hitObject);
+            applyResult(drawableObject, result);
+        }
+
+        private void applyResult(DrawableCatchHitObject drawableObject, JudgementResult result)
+        {
+            // Load DHO to set colour of hit explosion correctly
+            Add(drawableObject);
+            drawableObject.OnLoadComplete += _ =>
             {
-                Type = catcher.CanCatch(drawableObject.HitObject) ? HitResult.Great : HitResult.Miss
-            };
                 catcher.OnNewResult(drawableObject, result);
-            return result;
+                drawableObject.Expire();
+            };
+        }
+
+        private JudgementResult createResult(CatchHitObject hitObject)
+        {
+            return new CatchJudgementResult(hitObject, hitObject.CreateJudgement())
+            {
+                Type = catcher.CanCatch(hitObject) ? HitResult.Great : HitResult.Miss
+            };
         }
 
         private DrawableCatchHitObject createDrawableObject(CatchHitObject hitObject)
@@ -252,9 +275,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
 
         public class TestCatcher : Catcher
         {
-            public IEnumerable<DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject> CaughtObjects => this.ChildrenOfType<DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject>();
+            public IEnumerable<CaughtObject> CaughtObjects => this.ChildrenOfType<CaughtObject>();
 
-            public TestCatcher(Container trailsTarget, Container droppedObjectTarget, BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)
+            public TestCatcher(Container trailsTarget, Container<CaughtObject> droppedObjectTarget, BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)
                 : base(trailsTarget, droppedObjectTarget, difficulty)
             {
             }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestSceneCatcherArea.cs

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
 
         private void attemptCatch(Fruit fruit)
         {
-            fruit.X += catcher.X;
+            fruit.X = fruit.OriginalX + catcher.X;
             fruit.ApplyDefaults(new ControlPointInfo(), new BeatmapDifficulty
             {
                 CircleSize = circleSize
@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
 
             SetContents(() =>
             {
-                var droppedObjectContainer = new Container();
+                var droppedObjectContainer = new Container<CaughtObject>
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both
+                };
 
                 return new CatchInputManager(catchRuleset)
                 {
@@ -99,7 +102,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
 
         private class TestCatcherArea : CatcherArea
         {
-            public TestCatcherArea(Container droppedObjectContainer, BeatmapDifficulty beatmapDifficulty)
+            public TestCatcherArea(Container<CaughtObject> droppedObjectContainer, BeatmapDifficulty beatmapDifficulty)
                 : base(droppedObjectContainer, beatmapDifficulty)
             {
             }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestSceneFruitRandomness.cs

@@ -5,19 +5,20 @@ using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Tests.Visual;
+using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
 {
     public class TestSceneFruitRandomness : OsuTestScene
     {
-        private readonly TestDrawableFruit drawableFruit;
+        private readonly DrawableFruit drawableFruit;
-        private readonly TestDrawableBanana drawableBanana;
+        private readonly DrawableBanana drawableBanana;
 
         public TestSceneFruitRandomness()
         {
-            drawableFruit = new TestDrawableFruit(new Fruit());
+            drawableFruit = new DrawableFruit(new Fruit());
-            drawableBanana = new TestDrawableBanana(new Banana());
+            drawableBanana = new DrawableBanana(new Banana());
 
             Add(new TestDrawableCatchHitObjectSpecimen(drawableFruit) { X = -200 });
             Add(new TestDrawableCatchHitObjectSpecimen(drawableBanana));
@@ -37,16 +38,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
 
             float fruitRotation = 0;
             float bananaRotation = 0;
-            float bananaScale = 0;
+            Vector2 bananaSize = new Vector2();
             Color4 bananaColour = new Color4();
 
             AddStep("Initialize start time", () =>
             {
                 drawableFruit.HitObject.StartTime = drawableBanana.HitObject.StartTime = initial_start_time;
 
-                fruitRotation = drawableFruit.InnerRotation;
+                fruitRotation = drawableFruit.DisplayRotation;
-                bananaRotation = drawableBanana.InnerRotation;
+                bananaRotation = drawableBanana.DisplayRotation;
-                bananaScale = drawableBanana.InnerScale;
+                bananaSize = drawableBanana.DisplaySize;
                 bananaColour = drawableBanana.AccentColour.Value;
             });
 
@@ -55,9 +56,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
                 drawableFruit.HitObject.StartTime = drawableBanana.HitObject.StartTime = another_start_time;
             });
 
-            AddAssert("fruit rotation is changed", () => drawableFruit.InnerRotation != fruitRotation);
+            AddAssert("fruit rotation is changed", () => drawableFruit.DisplayRotation != fruitRotation);
-            AddAssert("banana rotation is changed", () => drawableBanana.InnerRotation != bananaRotation);
+            AddAssert("banana rotation is changed", () => drawableBanana.DisplayRotation != bananaRotation);
-            AddAssert("banana scale is changed", () => drawableBanana.InnerScale != bananaScale);
+            AddAssert("banana size is changed", () => drawableBanana.DisplaySize != bananaSize);
             AddAssert("banana colour is changed", () => drawableBanana.AccentColour.Value != bananaColour);
 
             AddStep("reset start time", () =>
@@ -65,32 +66,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
                 drawableFruit.HitObject.StartTime = drawableBanana.HitObject.StartTime = initial_start_time;
             });
 
-            AddAssert("rotation and scale restored", () =>
+            AddAssert("rotation and size restored", () =>
-                drawableFruit.InnerRotation == fruitRotation &&
+                drawableFruit.DisplayRotation == fruitRotation &&
-                drawableBanana.InnerRotation == bananaRotation &&
+                drawableBanana.DisplayRotation == bananaRotation &&
-                drawableBanana.InnerScale == bananaScale &&
+                drawableBanana.DisplaySize == bananaSize &&
                 drawableBanana.AccentColour.Value == bananaColour);
         }
-
-        private class TestDrawableFruit : DrawableFruit
-        {
-            public float InnerRotation => ScaleContainer.Rotation;
-
-            public TestDrawableFruit(Fruit h)
-                : base(h)
-            {
-            }
-        }
-
-        private class TestDrawableBanana : DrawableBanana
-        {
-            public float InnerRotation => ScaleContainer.Rotation;
-            public float InnerScale => ScaleContainer.Scale.X;
-
-            public TestDrawableBanana(Banana h)
-                : base(h)
-            {
-            }
-        }
     }
 }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestSceneHyperDashColouring.cs

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
 
             AddStep("create hyper-dashing catcher", () =>
             {
-                Child = setupSkinHierarchy(catcherArea = new CatcherArea(new Container())
+                Child = setupSkinHierarchy(catcherArea = new CatcherArea(new Container<CaughtObject>())
                 {
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests.csproj

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <Import Project="..\osu.TestProject.props" />
   <ItemGroup Label="Package References">
     <PackageReference Include="Appveyor.TestLogger" Version="2.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="16.8.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="16.8.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.12.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="3.17.0" />
     <PackageReference Update="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="2.1.4" />

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Beatmaps/CatchBeatmapProcessor.cs

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Beatmaps
 
                     case JuiceStream juiceStream:
                         // Todo: BUG!! Stable used the last control point as the final position of the path, but it should use the computed path instead.
-                        lastPosition = juiceStream.X + juiceStream.Path.ControlPoints[^1].Position.Value.X;
+                        lastPosition = juiceStream.OriginalX + juiceStream.Path.ControlPoints[^1].Position.Value.X;
 
                         // Todo: BUG!! Stable attempted to use the end time of the stream, but referenced it too early in execution and used the start time instead.
                         lastStartTime = juiceStream.StartTime;
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Beatmaps
                             catchObject.XOffset = 0;
 
                             if (catchObject is TinyDroplet)
-                                catchObject.XOffset = Math.Clamp(rng.Next(-20, 20), -catchObject.X, CatchPlayfield.WIDTH - catchObject.X);
+                                catchObject.XOffset = Math.Clamp(rng.Next(-20, 20), -catchObject.OriginalX, CatchPlayfield.WIDTH - catchObject.OriginalX);
                             else if (catchObject is Droplet)
                                 rng.Next(); // osu!stable retrieved a random droplet rotation
                         }
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Beatmaps
 
         private static void applyHardRockOffset(CatchHitObject hitObject, ref float? lastPosition, ref double lastStartTime, FastRandom rng)
         {
-            float offsetPosition = hitObject.X;
+            float offsetPosition = hitObject.OriginalX;
             double startTime = hitObject.StartTime;
 
             if (lastPosition == null)
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Beatmaps
             if (positionDiff == 0)
             {
                 applyRandomOffset(ref offsetPosition, timeDiff / 4d, rng);
-                hitObject.XOffset = offsetPosition - hitObject.X;
+                hitObject.XOffset = offsetPosition - hitObject.OriginalX;
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Beatmaps
             if (Math.Abs(positionDiff) < timeDiff / 3)
                 applyOffset(ref offsetPosition, positionDiff);
 
-            hitObject.XOffset = offsetPosition - hitObject.X;
+            hitObject.XOffset = offsetPosition - hitObject.OriginalX;
 
             lastPosition = offsetPosition;
             lastStartTime = startTime;
@@ -230,9 +230,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Beatmaps
                 currentObject.HyperDashTarget = null;
                 currentObject.DistanceToHyperDash = 0;
 
-                int thisDirection = nextObject.X > currentObject.X ? 1 : -1;
+                int thisDirection = nextObject.EffectiveX > currentObject.EffectiveX ? 1 : -1;
                 double timeToNext = nextObject.StartTime - currentObject.StartTime - 1000f / 60f / 4; // 1/4th of a frame of grace time, taken from osu-stable
-                double distanceToNext = Math.Abs(nextObject.X - currentObject.X) - (lastDirection == thisDirection ? lastExcess : halfCatcherWidth);
+                double distanceToNext = Math.Abs(nextObject.EffectiveX - currentObject.EffectiveX) - (lastDirection == thisDirection ? lastExcess : halfCatcherWidth);
                 float distanceToHyper = (float)(timeToNext * Catcher.BASE_SPEED - distanceToNext);
 
                 if (distanceToHyper < 0)

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Difficulty/Preprocessing/CatchDifficultyHitObject.cs

@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Difficulty.Preprocessing
             // We will scale everything by this factor, so we can assume a uniform CircleSize among beatmaps.
             var scalingFactor = normalized_hitobject_radius / halfCatcherWidth;
 
-            NormalizedPosition = BaseObject.X * scalingFactor;
+            NormalizedPosition = BaseObject.EffectiveX * scalingFactor;
-            LastNormalizedPosition = LastObject.X * scalingFactor;
+            LastNormalizedPosition = LastObject.EffectiveX * scalingFactor;
 
             // Every strain interval is hard capped at the equivalent of 375 BPM streaming speed as a safety measure
             StrainTime = Math.Max(40, DeltaTime);

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Mods/CatchModDifficultyAdjust.cs

@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Mods
         {
             base.ApplySettings(difficulty);
 
-            difficulty.CircleSize = CircleSize.Value;
+            ApplySetting(CircleSize, cs => difficulty.CircleSize = cs);
-            difficulty.ApproachRate = ApproachRate.Value;
+            ApplySetting(ApproachRate, ar => difficulty.ApproachRate = ar);
         }
     }
 }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/CatchHitObject.cs

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
@@ -16,38 +15,46 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
     {
         public const float OBJECT_RADIUS = 64;
 
-        // This value is after XOffset applied.
+        public readonly Bindable<float> OriginalXBindable = new Bindable<float>();
-        public readonly Bindable<float> XBindable = new Bindable<float>();
-
-        // This value is before XOffset applied.
-        private float originalX;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The horizontal position of the fruit between 0 and <see cref="CatchPlayfield.WIDTH"/>.
+        /// The horizontal position of the hit object between 0 and <see cref="CatchPlayfield.WIDTH"/>.
         /// </summary>
         public float X
         {
-            // TODO: I don't like this asymmetry.
+            set => OriginalXBindable.Value = value;
-            get => XBindable.Value;
-            // originalX is set by `XBindable.BindValueChanged`
-            set => XBindable.Value = value + xOffset;
         }
 
-        private float xOffset;
+        float IHasXPosition.X => OriginalXBindable.Value;
+
+        public readonly Bindable<float> XOffsetBindable = new Bindable<float>();
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// A random offset applied to <see cref="X"/>, set by the <see cref="CatchBeatmapProcessor"/>.
+        /// A random offset applied to the horizontal position, set by the beatmap processing.
         /// </summary>
-        internal float XOffset
+        public float XOffset
         {
-            get => xOffset;
+            set => XOffsetBindable.Value = value;
-            set
-            {
-                xOffset = value;
-                XBindable.Value = originalX + xOffset;
-            }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The horizontal position of the hit object between 0 and <see cref="CatchPlayfield.WIDTH"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This value is the original <see cref="X"/> value specified in the beatmap, not affected by the beatmap processing.
+        /// Use <see cref="EffectiveX"/> for a gameplay.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public float OriginalX => OriginalXBindable.Value;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The effective horizontal position of the hit object between 0 and <see cref="CatchPlayfield.WIDTH"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This value is the original <see cref="X"/> value plus the offset applied by the beatmap processing.
+        /// Use <see cref="OriginalX"/> if a value not affected by the offset is desired.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public float EffectiveX => OriginalXBindable.Value + XOffsetBindable.Value;
+
         public double TimePreempt = 1000;
 
         public readonly Bindable<int> IndexInBeatmapBindable = new Bindable<int>();
@@ -113,10 +120,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
         }
 
         protected override HitWindows CreateHitWindows() => HitWindows.Empty;
-
-        protected CatchHitObject()
-        {
-            XBindable.BindValueChanged(x => originalX = x.NewValue - xOffset);
-        }
     }
 }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/CaughtBanana.cs

@@ -0,0 +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 osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Skinning.Default;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a <see cref="Banana"/> caught by the catcher.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class CaughtBanana : CaughtObject
+    {
+        public CaughtBanana()
+            : base(CatchSkinComponents.Banana, _ => new BananaPiece())
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/CaughtDroplet.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 osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Skinning.Default;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a <see cref="Droplet"/> caught by the catcher.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class CaughtDroplet : CaughtObject
+    {
+        public override bool StaysOnPlate => false;
+
+        public CaughtDroplet()
+            : base(CatchSkinComponents.Droplet, _ => new DropletPiece())
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/CaughtFruit.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// 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 osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Skinning.Default;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a <see cref="Fruit"/> caught by the catcher.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class CaughtFruit : CaughtObject, IHasFruitState
+    {
+        public Bindable<FruitVisualRepresentation> VisualRepresentation { get; } = new Bindable<FruitVisualRepresentation>();
+
+        public CaughtFruit()
+            : base(CatchSkinComponents.Fruit, _ => new FruitPiece())
+        {
+        }
+
+        public override void CopyStateFrom(IHasCatchObjectState objectState)
+        {
+            base.CopyStateFrom(objectState);
+
+            var fruitState = (IHasFruitState)objectState;
+            VisualRepresentation.Value = fruitState.VisualRepresentation.Value;
+        }
+    }
+}

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/CaughtObject.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+// 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 osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Skinning;
+using osuTK;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a <see cref="PalpableCatchHitObject"/> caught by the catcher.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Cached(typeof(IHasCatchObjectState))]
+    public abstract class CaughtObject : SkinnableDrawable, IHasCatchObjectState
+    {
+        public PalpableCatchHitObject HitObject { get; private set; }
+        public Bindable<Color4> AccentColour { get; } = new Bindable<Color4>();
+        public Bindable<bool> HyperDash { get; } = new Bindable<bool>();
+
+        public Vector2 DisplaySize => Size * Scale;
+
+        public float DisplayRotation => Rotation;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether this hit object should stay on the catcher plate when the object is caught by the catcher.
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual bool StaysOnPlate => true;
+
+        public override bool RemoveWhenNotAlive => true;
+
+        protected CaughtObject(CatchSkinComponents skinComponent, Func<ISkinComponent, Drawable> defaultImplementation)
+            : base(new CatchSkinComponent(skinComponent), defaultImplementation)
+        {
+            Origin = Anchor.Centre;
+
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.None;
+            Size = new Vector2(CatchHitObject.OBJECT_RADIUS * 2);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Copies the hit object visual state from another <see cref="IHasCatchObjectState"/> object.
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual void CopyStateFrom(IHasCatchObjectState objectState)
+        {
+            HitObject = objectState.HitObject;
+            Scale = Vector2.Divide(objectState.DisplaySize, Size);
+            Rotation = objectState.DisplayRotation;
+            AccentColour.Value = objectState.AccentColour.Value;
+            HyperDash.Value = objectState.HyperDash.Value;
+        }
+
+        protected override void FreeAfterUse()
+        {
+            ClearTransforms();
+            Alpha = 1;
+
+            base.FreeAfterUse();
+        }
+    }
+}

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawableBanana.cs

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
         {
-            ScaleContainer.Child = new SkinnableDrawable(
+            ScalingContainer.Child = new SkinnableDrawable(
                 new CatchSkinComponent(CatchSkinComponents.Banana),
                 _ => new BananaPiece());
         }
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
             const float end_scale = 0.6f;
             const float random_scale_range = 1.6f;
 
-            ScaleContainer.ScaleTo(HitObject.Scale * (end_scale + random_scale_range * RandomSingle(3)))
+            ScalingContainer.ScaleTo(HitObject.Scale * (end_scale + random_scale_range * RandomSingle(3)))
                             .Then().ScaleTo(HitObject.Scale * end_scale, HitObject.TimePreempt);
 
-            ScaleContainer.RotateTo(getRandomAngle(1))
+            ScalingContainer.RotateTo(getRandomAngle(1))
                             .Then()
                             .RotateTo(getRandomAngle(2), HitObject.TimePreempt);
 

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawableCatchHitObject.cs

@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
 {
     public abstract class DrawableCatchHitObject : DrawableHitObject<CatchHitObject>
     {
-        public readonly Bindable<float> XBindable = new Bindable<float>();
+        public readonly Bindable<float> OriginalXBindable = new Bindable<float>();
+        public readonly Bindable<float> XOffsetBindable = new Bindable<float>();
 
         protected override double InitialLifetimeOffset => HitObject.TimePreempt;
 
-        protected override float SamplePlaybackPosition => HitObject.X / CatchPlayfield.WIDTH;
+        protected override float SamplePlaybackPosition => HitObject.EffectiveX / CatchPlayfield.WIDTH;
 
         public int RandomSeed => HitObject?.RandomSeed ?? 0;
 
@@ -38,22 +39,20 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
         {
             base.OnApply();
 
-            XBindable.BindTo(HitObject.XBindable);
+            OriginalXBindable.BindTo(HitObject.OriginalXBindable);
+            XOffsetBindable.BindTo(HitObject.XOffsetBindable);
         }
 
         protected override void OnFree()
         {
             base.OnFree();
 
-            XBindable.UnbindFrom(HitObject.XBindable);
+            OriginalXBindable.UnbindFrom(HitObject.OriginalXBindable);
+            XOffsetBindable.UnbindFrom(HitObject.XOffsetBindable);
         }
 
         public Func<CatchHitObject, bool> CheckPosition;
 
-        public bool IsOnPlate;
-
-        public override bool RemoveWhenNotAlive => IsOnPlate;
-
         protected override JudgementResult CreateResult(Judgement judgement) => new CatchJudgementResult(HitObject, judgement);
 
         protected override void CheckForResult(bool userTriggered, double timeOffset)

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawableDroplet.cs

@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
 {
     public class DrawableDroplet : DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject
     {
-        public override bool StaysOnPlate => false;
-
         public DrawableDroplet()
             : this(null)
         {
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
         {
-            ScaleContainer.Child = new SkinnableDrawable(
+            ScalingContainer.Child = new SkinnableDrawable(
                 new CatchSkinComponent(CatchSkinComponents.Droplet),
                 _ => new DropletPiece());
         }
@@ -39,7 +37,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
             float startRotation = RandomSingle(1) * 20;
             double duration = HitObject.TimePreempt + 2000;
 
-            ScaleContainer.RotateTo(startRotation).RotateTo(startRotation + 720, duration);
+            ScalingContainer.RotateTo(startRotation).RotateTo(startRotation + 720, duration);
         }
     }
 }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawableFruit.cs

@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ using osu.Game.Skinning;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
 {
-    public class DrawableFruit : DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject
+    public class DrawableFruit : DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject, IHasFruitState
     {
-        public readonly Bindable<FruitVisualRepresentation> VisualRepresentation = new Bindable<FruitVisualRepresentation>();
+        public Bindable<FruitVisualRepresentation> VisualRepresentation { get; } = new Bindable<FruitVisualRepresentation>();
 
         public DrawableFruit()
             : this(null)
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
                 VisualRepresentation.Value = (FruitVisualRepresentation)(change.NewValue % 4);
             }, true);
 
-            ScaleContainer.Child = new SkinnableDrawable(
+            ScalingContainer.Child = new SkinnableDrawable(
                 new CatchSkinComponent(CatchSkinComponents.Fruit),
                 _ => new FruitPiece());
         }
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
         {
             base.UpdateInitialTransforms();
 
-            ScaleContainer.RotateTo((RandomSingle(1) - 0.5f) * 40);
+            ScalingContainer.RotateTo((RandomSingle(1) - 0.5f) * 40);
         }
     }
 

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject.cs

@@ -7,32 +7,36 @@ using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osuTK;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
 {
-    public abstract class DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject : DrawableCatchHitObject
+    [Cached(typeof(IHasCatchObjectState))]
+    public abstract class DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject : DrawableCatchHitObject, IHasCatchObjectState
     {
         public new PalpableCatchHitObject HitObject => (PalpableCatchHitObject)base.HitObject;
 
-        public readonly Bindable<bool> HyperDash = new Bindable<bool>();
+        Bindable<Color4> IHasCatchObjectState.AccentColour => AccentColour;
 
-        public readonly Bindable<float> ScaleBindable = new Bindable<float>(1);
+        public Bindable<bool> HyperDash { get; } = new Bindable<bool>();
 
-        public readonly Bindable<int> IndexInBeatmap = new Bindable<int>();
+        public Bindable<float> ScaleBindable { get; } = new Bindable<float>(1);
+
+        public Bindable<int> IndexInBeatmap { get; } = new Bindable<int>();
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The multiplicative factor applied to <see cref="ScaleContainer"/> scale relative to <see cref="HitObject"/> scale.
+        /// The multiplicative factor applied to <see cref="Drawable.Scale"/> relative to <see cref="HitObject"/> scale.
         /// </summary>
         protected virtual float ScaleFactor => 1;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Whether this hit object should stay on the catcher plate when the object is caught by the catcher.
+        /// The container internal transforms (such as scaling based on the circle size) are applied to.
         /// </summary>
-        public virtual bool StaysOnPlate => true;
+        protected readonly Container ScalingContainer;
 
-        public float DisplayRadius => CatchHitObject.OBJECT_RADIUS * HitObject.Scale * ScaleFactor;
+        public Vector2 DisplaySize => ScalingContainer.Size * ScalingContainer.Scale;
 
-        protected readonly Container ScaleContainer;
+        public float DisplayRotation => ScalingContainer.Rotation;
 
         protected DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject([CanBeNull] CatchHitObject h)
             : base(h)
@@ -40,30 +44,34 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
             Origin = Anchor.Centre;
             Size = new Vector2(CatchHitObject.OBJECT_RADIUS * 2);
 
-            AddInternal(ScaleContainer = new Container
+            AddInternal(ScalingContainer = new Container
             {
-                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                 Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                Size = new Vector2(CatchHitObject.OBJECT_RADIUS * 2)
             });
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
         {
-            XBindable.BindValueChanged(x =>
+            OriginalXBindable.BindValueChanged(updateXPosition);
-            {
+            XOffsetBindable.BindValueChanged(updateXPosition, true);
-                if (!IsOnPlate) X = x.NewValue;
-            }, true);
 
             ScaleBindable.BindValueChanged(scale =>
             {
-                ScaleContainer.Scale = new Vector2(scale.NewValue * ScaleFactor);
+                ScalingContainer.Scale = new Vector2(scale.NewValue * ScaleFactor);
+                Size = DisplaySize;
             }, true);
 
             IndexInBeatmap.BindValueChanged(_ => UpdateComboColour());
         }
 
+        private void updateXPosition(ValueChangedEvent<float> _)
+        {
+            X = OriginalXBindable.Value + XOffsetBindable.Value;
+        }
+
         protected override void OnApply()
         {
             base.OnApply();

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/IHasCatchObjectState.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// 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 osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osuTK;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides a visual state of a <see cref="PalpableCatchHitObject"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IHasCatchObjectState
+    {
+        PalpableCatchHitObject HitObject { get; }
+
+        Bindable<Color4> AccentColour { get; }
+
+        Bindable<bool> HyperDash { get; }
+
+        Vector2 DisplaySize { get; }
+
+        float DisplayRotation { get; }
+    }
+}

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/IHasFruitState.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// 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 osu.Framework.Bindables;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides a visual state of a <see cref="Fruit"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IHasFruitState : IHasCatchObjectState
+    {
+        Bindable<FruitVisualRepresentation> VisualRepresentation { get; }
+    }
+}

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/JuiceStream.cs

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
                             AddNested(new TinyDroplet
                             {
                                 StartTime = t + lastEvent.Value.Time,
-                                X = X + Path.PositionAt(
+                                X = OriginalX + Path.PositionAt(
                                     lastEvent.Value.PathProgress + (t / sinceLastTick) * (e.PathProgress - lastEvent.Value.PathProgress)).X,
                             });
                         }
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
                         {
                             Samples = dropletSamples,
                             StartTime = e.Time,
-                            X = X + Path.PositionAt(e.PathProgress).X,
+                            X = OriginalX + Path.PositionAt(e.PathProgress).X,
                         });
                         break;
 
@@ -104,14 +104,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
                         {
                             Samples = this.GetNodeSamples(nodeIndex++),
                             StartTime = e.Time,
-                            X = X + Path.PositionAt(e.PathProgress).X,
+                            X = OriginalX + Path.PositionAt(e.PathProgress).X,
                         });
                         break;
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        public float EndX => X + this.CurvePositionAt(1).X;
+        public float EndX => OriginalX + this.CurvePositionAt(1).X;
 
         public double Duration
         {

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Replays/CatchAutoGenerator.cs

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Replays
 
             void moveToNext(PalpableCatchHitObject h)
             {
-                float positionChange = Math.Abs(lastPosition - h.X);
+                float positionChange = Math.Abs(lastPosition - h.EffectiveX);
                 double timeAvailable = h.StartTime - lastTime;
 
                 // So we can either make it there without a dash or not.
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Replays
                 // todo: get correct catcher size, based on difficulty CS.
                 const float catcher_width_half = CatcherArea.CATCHER_SIZE * 0.3f * 0.5f;
 
-                if (lastPosition - catcher_width_half < h.X && lastPosition + catcher_width_half > h.X)
+                if (lastPosition - catcher_width_half < h.EffectiveX && lastPosition + catcher_width_half > h.EffectiveX)
                 {
                     // we are already in the correct range.
                     lastTime = h.StartTime;
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Replays
 
                 if (impossibleJump)
                 {
-                    addFrame(h.StartTime, h.X);
+                    addFrame(h.StartTime, h.EffectiveX);
                 }
                 else if (h.HyperDash)
                 {
                     addFrame(h.StartTime - timeAvailable, lastPosition);
-                    addFrame(h.StartTime, h.X);
+                    addFrame(h.StartTime, h.EffectiveX);
                 }
                 else if (dashRequired)
                 {
@@ -80,23 +80,23 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Replays
                     double timeWeNeedToSave = timeAtNormalSpeed - timeAvailable;
                     double timeAtDashSpeed = timeWeNeedToSave / 2;
 
-                    float midPosition = (float)Interpolation.Lerp(lastPosition, h.X, (float)timeAtDashSpeed / timeAvailable);
+                    float midPosition = (float)Interpolation.Lerp(lastPosition, h.EffectiveX, (float)timeAtDashSpeed / timeAvailable);
 
                     // dash movement
                     addFrame(h.StartTime - timeAvailable + 1, lastPosition, true);
                     addFrame(h.StartTime - timeAvailable + timeAtDashSpeed, midPosition);
-                    addFrame(h.StartTime, h.X);
+                    addFrame(h.StartTime, h.EffectiveX);
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     double timeBefore = positionChange / movement_speed;
 
                     addFrame(h.StartTime - timeBefore, lastPosition);
-                    addFrame(h.StartTime, h.X);
+                    addFrame(h.StartTime, h.EffectiveX);
                 }
 
                 lastTime = h.StartTime;
-                lastPosition = h.X;
+                lastPosition = h.EffectiveX;
             }
 
             foreach (var obj in Beatmap.HitObjects)

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/Default/CatchHitObjectPiece.cs

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Skinning.Default
@@ -17,9 +16,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Skinning.Default
         public readonly Bindable<Color4> AccentColour = new Bindable<Color4>();
         public readonly Bindable<bool> HyperDash = new Bindable<bool>();
 
-        [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
+        [Resolved]
-        [CanBeNull]
+        protected IHasCatchObjectState ObjectState { get; private set; }
-        protected DrawableHitObject DrawableHitObject { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// A part of this piece that will be faded out while falling in the playfield.
@@ -37,13 +35,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Skinning.Default
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
 
-            var hitObject = (DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject)DrawableHitObject;
+            AccentColour.BindTo(ObjectState.AccentColour);
-
+            HyperDash.BindTo(ObjectState.HyperDash);
-            if (hitObject != null)
-            {
-                AccentColour.BindTo(hitObject.AccentColour);
-                HyperDash.BindTo(hitObject.HyperDash);
-            }
 
             HyperDash.BindValueChanged(hyper =>
             {
@@ -54,8 +47,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Skinning.Default
 
         protected override void Update()
         {
-            if (BorderPiece != null && DrawableHitObject?.HitObject != null)
+            if (BorderPiece != null)
-                BorderPiece.Alpha = (float)Math.Clamp((DrawableHitObject.HitObject.StartTime - Time.Current) / 500, 0, 1);
+                BorderPiece.Alpha = (float)Math.Clamp((ObjectState.HitObject.StartTime - Time.Current) / 500, 0, 1);
         }
     }
 }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/Default/FruitPiece.cs

@@ -39,10 +39,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Skinning.Default
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
 
-            var fruit = (DrawableFruit)DrawableHitObject;
+            var fruitState = (IHasFruitState)ObjectState;
-
+            VisualRepresentation.BindTo(fruitState.VisualRepresentation);
-            if (fruit != null)
-                VisualRepresentation.BindTo(fruit.VisualRepresentation);
         }
     }
 }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyFruitPiece.cs

@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Skinning.Legacy
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
 
-            var fruit = (DrawableFruit)DrawableHitObject;
+            var fruitState = (IHasFruitState)ObjectState;
-
+            VisualRepresentation.BindTo(fruitState.VisualRepresentation);
-            if (fruit != null)
-                VisualRepresentation.BindTo(fruit.VisualRepresentation);
 
             VisualRepresentation.BindValueChanged(visual => setTexture(visual.NewValue), true);
         }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/LegacyCatchHitObjectPiece.cs

@@ -1,7 +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.
 
-using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
@@ -29,9 +27,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Skinning
         [Resolved]
         protected ISkinSource Skin { get; private set; }
 
-        [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
+        [Resolved]
-        [CanBeNull]
+        protected IHasCatchObjectState ObjectState { get; private set; }
-        protected DrawableHitObject DrawableHitObject { get; private set; }
 
         protected LegacyCatchHitObjectPiece()
         {
@@ -65,13 +62,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Skinning
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
 
-            var hitObject = (DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject)DrawableHitObject;
+            AccentColour.BindTo(ObjectState.AccentColour);
-
+            HyperDash.BindTo(ObjectState.HyperDash);
-            if (hitObject != null)
-            {
-                AccentColour.BindTo(hitObject.AccentColour);
-                HyperDash.BindTo(hitObject.HyperDash);
-            }
 
             hyperSprite.Colour = Skin.GetConfig<CatchSkinColour, Color4>(CatchSkinColour.HyperDashFruit)?.Value ??
                                  Skin.GetConfig<CatchSkinColour, Color4>(CatchSkinColour.HyperDash)?.Value ??

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchPlayfield.cs

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
 
         public CatchPlayfield(BeatmapDifficulty difficulty, Func<CatchHitObject, DrawableHitObject<CatchHitObject>> createDrawableRepresentation)
         {
-            var droppedObjectContainer = new Container
+            var droppedObjectContainer = new Container<CaughtObject>
             {
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
             };

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchReplayRecorder.cs

@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using osu.Game.Replays;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Replays;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Replays;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
+using osu.Game.Scoring;
 using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
     {
         private readonly CatchPlayfield playfield;
 
-        public CatchReplayRecorder(Replay target, CatchPlayfield playfield)
+        public CatchReplayRecorder(Score target, CatchPlayfield playfield)
             : base(target)
         {
             this.playfield = playfield;

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs

@@ -53,9 +53,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
 
         private CatcherTrailDisplay trails;
 
-        private readonly Container droppedObjectTarget;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Contains caught objects on the plate.
+        /// </summary>
+        private readonly Container<CaughtObject> caughtObjectContainer;
 
-        private readonly Container<DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject> caughtFruitContainer;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Contains objects dropped from the plate.
+        /// </summary>
+        private readonly Container<CaughtObject> droppedObjectTarget;
 
         public CatcherAnimationState CurrentState { get; private set; }
 
@@ -108,7 +114,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
         private readonly DrawablePool<HitExplosion> hitExplosionPool;
         private readonly Container<HitExplosion> hitExplosionContainer;
 
-        public Catcher([NotNull] Container trailsTarget, [NotNull] Container droppedObjectTarget, BeatmapDifficulty difficulty = null)
+        private readonly DrawablePool<CaughtFruit> caughtFruitPool;
+        private readonly DrawablePool<CaughtBanana> caughtBananaPool;
+        private readonly DrawablePool<CaughtDroplet> caughtDropletPool;
+
+        public Catcher([NotNull] Container trailsTarget, [NotNull] Container<CaughtObject> droppedObjectTarget, BeatmapDifficulty difficulty = null)
         {
             this.trailsTarget = trailsTarget;
             this.droppedObjectTarget = droppedObjectTarget;
@@ -124,7 +134,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
             InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
             {
                 hitExplosionPool = new DrawablePool<HitExplosion>(10),
-                caughtFruitContainer = new Container<DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject>
+                caughtFruitPool = new DrawablePool<CaughtFruit>(50),
+                caughtBananaPool = new DrawablePool<CaughtBanana>(100),
+                // less capacity is needed compared to fruit because droplet is not stacked
+                caughtDropletPool = new DrawablePool<CaughtDroplet>(25),
+                caughtObjectContainer = new Container<CaughtObject>
                 {
                     Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
                     Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre,
@@ -172,7 +186,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates proxied content to be displayed beneath hitobjects.
         /// </summary>
-        public Drawable CreateProxiedContent() => caughtFruitContainer.CreateProxy();
+        public Drawable CreateProxiedContent() => caughtObjectContainer.CreateProxy();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Calculates the scale of the catcher based off the provided beatmap difficulty.
@@ -202,7 +216,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
             var halfCatchWidth = catchWidth * 0.5f;
 
             // this stuff wil disappear once we move fruit to non-relative coordinate space in the future.
-            var catchObjectPosition = fruit.X;
+            var catchObjectPosition = fruit.EffectiveX;
             var catcherPosition = Position.X;
 
             return catchObjectPosition >= catcherPosition - halfCatchWidth &&
@@ -215,10 +229,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
             catchResult.CatcherAnimationState = CurrentState;
             catchResult.CatcherHyperDash = HyperDashing;
 
-            if (!(drawableObject.HitObject is PalpableCatchHitObject hitObject)) return;
+            if (!(drawableObject is DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject palpableObject)) return;
+
+            var hitObject = palpableObject.HitObject;
 
             if (result.IsHit)
-                placeCaughtObject(hitObject);
+            {
+                var positionInStack = computePositionInStack(new Vector2(palpableObject.X - X, 0), palpableObject.DisplaySize.X / 2);
+
+                placeCaughtObject(palpableObject, positionInStack);
+
+                if (hitLighting.Value)
+                    addLighting(hitObject, positionInStack.X, drawableObject.AccentColour.Value);
+            }
 
             // droplet doesn't affect the catcher state
             if (hitObject is TinyDroplet) return;
@@ -227,10 +250,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
             {
                 var target = hitObject.HyperDashTarget;
                 var timeDifference = target.StartTime - hitObject.StartTime;
-                double positionDifference = target.X - X;
+                double positionDifference = target.EffectiveX - X;
                 var velocity = positionDifference / Math.Max(1.0, timeDifference - 1000.0 / 60.0);
 
-                SetHyperDashState(Math.Abs(velocity), target.X);
+                SetHyperDashState(Math.Abs(velocity), target.EffectiveX);
             }
             else
                 SetHyperDashState();
@@ -256,8 +279,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
                     SetHyperDashState();
             }
 
-            caughtFruitContainer.RemoveAll(d => d.HitObject == drawableObject.HitObject);
+            caughtObjectContainer.RemoveAll(d => d.HitObject == drawableObject.HitObject);
-            droppedObjectTarget.RemoveAll(d => (d as DrawableCatchHitObject)?.HitObject == drawableObject.HitObject);
+            droppedObjectTarget.RemoveAll(d => d.HitObject == drawableObject.HitObject);
             hitExplosionContainer.RemoveAll(d => d.HitObject == drawableObject.HitObject);
         }
 
@@ -441,121 +464,104 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
             updateCatcher();
         }
 
-        private void placeCaughtObject(PalpableCatchHitObject source)
+        private void placeCaughtObject(DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject drawableObject, Vector2 position)
         {
-            var caughtObject = createCaughtObject(source);
+            var caughtObject = getCaughtObject(drawableObject.HitObject);
 
             if (caughtObject == null) return;
 
-            caughtObject.RelativePositionAxes = Axes.None;
+            caughtObject.CopyStateFrom(drawableObject);
-            caughtObject.X = source.X - X;
-            caughtObject.IsOnPlate = true;
-
             caughtObject.Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre;
-            caughtObject.Origin = Anchor.Centre;
+            caughtObject.Position = position;
-            caughtObject.Scale *= 0.5f;
+            caughtObject.Scale /= 2;
-            caughtObject.LifetimeStart = source.StartTime;
-            caughtObject.LifetimeEnd = double.MaxValue;
 
-            adjustPositionInStack(caughtObject);
+            caughtObjectContainer.Add(caughtObject);
-
-            caughtFruitContainer.Add(caughtObject);
-
-            addLighting(caughtObject);
 
             if (!caughtObject.StaysOnPlate)
                 removeFromPlate(caughtObject, DroppedObjectAnimation.Explode);
         }
 
-        private void adjustPositionInStack(DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject caughtObject)
+        private Vector2 computePositionInStack(Vector2 position, float displayRadius)
         {
             const float radius_div_2 = CatchHitObject.OBJECT_RADIUS / 2;
             const float allowance = 10;
 
-            float caughtObjectRadius = caughtObject.DisplayRadius;
+            while (caughtObjectContainer.Any(f => Vector2Extensions.Distance(f.Position, position) < (displayRadius + radius_div_2) / (allowance / 2)))
-
-            while (caughtFruitContainer.Any(f => Vector2Extensions.Distance(f.Position, caughtObject.Position) < (caughtObjectRadius + radius_div_2) / (allowance / 2)))
             {
-                float diff = (caughtObjectRadius + radius_div_2) / allowance;
+                float diff = (displayRadius + radius_div_2) / allowance;
 
-                caughtObject.X += (RNG.NextSingle() - 0.5f) * diff * 2;
+                position.X += (RNG.NextSingle() - 0.5f) * diff * 2;
-                caughtObject.Y -= RNG.NextSingle() * diff;
+                position.Y -= RNG.NextSingle() * diff;
             }
 
-            caughtObject.X = Math.Clamp(caughtObject.X, -CatcherArea.CATCHER_SIZE / 2, CatcherArea.CATCHER_SIZE / 2);
+            position.X = Math.Clamp(position.X, -CatcherArea.CATCHER_SIZE / 2, CatcherArea.CATCHER_SIZE / 2);
+
+            return position;
         }
 
-        private void addLighting(DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject caughtObject)
+        private void addLighting(CatchHitObject hitObject, float x, Color4 colour)
         {
-            if (!hitLighting.Value) return;
-
             HitExplosion hitExplosion = hitExplosionPool.Get();
-            hitExplosion.HitObject = caughtObject.HitObject;
+            hitExplosion.HitObject = hitObject;
-            hitExplosion.X = caughtObject.X;
+            hitExplosion.X = x;
-            hitExplosion.Scale = new Vector2(caughtObject.HitObject.Scale);
+            hitExplosion.Scale = new Vector2(hitObject.Scale);
-            hitExplosion.ObjectColour = caughtObject.AccentColour.Value;
+            hitExplosion.ObjectColour = colour;
             hitExplosionContainer.Add(hitExplosion);
         }
 
-        private DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject createCaughtObject(PalpableCatchHitObject source)
+        private CaughtObject getCaughtObject(PalpableCatchHitObject source)
         {
             switch (source)
             {
-                case Banana banana:
+                case Fruit _:
-                    return new DrawableBanana(banana);
+                    return caughtFruitPool.Get();
 
-                case Fruit fruit:
+                case Banana _:
-                    return new DrawableFruit(fruit);
+                    return caughtBananaPool.Get();
 
-                case TinyDroplet tiny:
+                case Droplet _:
-                    return new DrawableTinyDroplet(tiny);
+                    return caughtDropletPool.Get();
-
-                case Droplet droplet:
-                    return new DrawableDroplet(droplet);
 
                 default:
                     return null;
             }
         }
 
+        private CaughtObject getDroppedObject(CaughtObject caughtObject)
+        {
+            var droppedObject = getCaughtObject(caughtObject.HitObject);
+
+            droppedObject.CopyStateFrom(caughtObject);
+            droppedObject.Anchor = Anchor.TopLeft;
+            droppedObject.Position = caughtObjectContainer.ToSpaceOfOtherDrawable(caughtObject.DrawPosition, droppedObjectTarget);
+
+            return droppedObject;
+        }
+
         private void clearPlate(DroppedObjectAnimation animation)
         {
-            var caughtObjects = caughtFruitContainer.Children.ToArray();
+            var droppedObjects = caughtObjectContainer.Children.Select(getDroppedObject).ToArray();
-            caughtFruitContainer.Clear(false);
 
-            droppedObjectTarget.AddRange(caughtObjects);
+            caughtObjectContainer.Clear(false);
 
-            foreach (var caughtObject in caughtObjects)
+            droppedObjectTarget.AddRange(droppedObjects);
-                drop(caughtObject, animation);
+
+            foreach (var droppedObject in droppedObjects)
+                applyDropAnimation(droppedObject, animation);
         }
 
-        private void removeFromPlate(DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject caughtObject, DroppedObjectAnimation animation)
+        private void removeFromPlate(CaughtObject caughtObject, DroppedObjectAnimation animation)
         {
-            if (!caughtFruitContainer.Remove(caughtObject))
+            var droppedObject = getDroppedObject(caughtObject);
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("Can only drop a caught object on the plate");
 
-            droppedObjectTarget.Add(caughtObject);
+            caughtObjectContainer.Remove(caughtObject);
 
-            drop(caughtObject, animation);
+            droppedObjectTarget.Add(droppedObject);
+
+            applyDropAnimation(droppedObject, animation);
         }
 
-        private void drop(DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject d, DroppedObjectAnimation animation)
+        private void applyDropAnimation(Drawable d, DroppedObjectAnimation animation)
-        {
-            var originalX = d.X * Scale.X;
-            var startTime = Clock.CurrentTime;
-
-            d.Anchor = Anchor.TopLeft;
-            d.Position = caughtFruitContainer.ToSpaceOfOtherDrawable(d.DrawPosition, droppedObjectTarget);
-
-            // we cannot just apply the transforms because DHO clears transforms when state is updated
-            d.ApplyCustomUpdateState += (o, state) => animate(o, animation, originalX, startTime);
-            if (d.IsLoaded)
-                animate(d, animation, originalX, startTime);
-        }
-
-        private void animate(Drawable d, DroppedObjectAnimation animation, float originalX, double startTime)
-        {
-            using (d.BeginAbsoluteSequence(startTime))
         {
             switch (animation)
             {
@@ -565,6 +571,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
                     break;
 
                 case DroppedObjectAnimation.Explode:
+                    var originalX = droppedObjectTarget.ToSpaceOfOtherDrawable(d.DrawPosition, caughtObjectContainer).X * Scale.X;
                     d.MoveToY(d.Y - 50, 250, Easing.OutSine).Then().MoveToY(d.Y + 50, 500, Easing.InSine);
                     d.MoveToX(d.X + originalX * 6, 1000);
                     d.FadeOut(750);
@@ -573,7 +580,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
 
             d.Expire();
         }
-        }
 
         private enum DroppedObjectAnimation
         {

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatcherArea.cs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
         public readonly Catcher MovableCatcher;
         private readonly CatchComboDisplay comboDisplay;
 
-        public CatcherArea(Container droppedObjectContainer, BeatmapDifficulty difficulty = null)
+        public CatcherArea(Container<CaughtObject> droppedObjectContainer, BeatmapDifficulty difficulty = null)
         {
             Size = new Vector2(CatchPlayfield.WIDTH, CATCHER_SIZE);
             Children = new Drawable[]

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/DrawableCatchRuleset.cs

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling;
+using osu.Game.Scoring;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
 {
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
 
         protected override ReplayInputHandler CreateReplayInputHandler(Replay replay) => new CatchFramedReplayInputHandler(replay);
 
-        protected override ReplayRecorder CreateReplayRecorder(Replay replay) => new CatchReplayRecorder(replay, (CatchPlayfield)Playfield);
+        protected override ReplayRecorder CreateReplayRecorder(Score score) => new CatchReplayRecorder(score, (CatchPlayfield)Playfield);
 
         protected override Playfield CreatePlayfield() => new CatchPlayfield(Beatmap.BeatmapInfo.BaseDifficulty, CreateDrawableRepresentation);
 

osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneHoldNoteInput.cs

@@ -355,7 +355,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
             protected override bool PauseOnFocusLost => false;
 
             public ScoreAccessibleReplayPlayer(Score score)
-                : base(score, false, false)
+                : base(score, new PlayerConfiguration
+                {
+                    AllowPause = false,
+                    ShowResults = false,
+                })
             {
             }
         }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneOutOfOrderHits.cs

@@ -176,7 +176,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
             protected override bool PauseOnFocusLost => false;
 
             public ScoreAccessibleReplayPlayer(Score score)
-                : base(score, false, false)
+                : base(score, new PlayerConfiguration
+                {
+                    AllowPause = false,
+                    ShowResults = false,
+                })
             {
             }
         }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.csproj

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <Import Project="..\osu.TestProject.props" />
   <ItemGroup Label="Package References">
     <PackageReference Include="Appveyor.TestLogger" Version="2.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="16.8.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="16.8.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.12.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="3.17.0" />
     <PackageReference Update="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="2.1.4" />

osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyManiaJudgementPiece.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+// 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 osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Animations;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Utils;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
+using osu.Game.Skinning;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning.Legacy
+{
+    public class LegacyManiaJudgementPiece : CompositeDrawable, IAnimatableJudgement
+    {
+        private readonly HitResult result;
+        private readonly Drawable animation;
+
+        public LegacyManiaJudgementPiece(HitResult result, Drawable animation)
+        {
+            this.result = result;
+            this.animation = animation;
+
+            Anchor = Anchor.Centre;
+            Origin = Anchor.Centre;
+
+            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+        }
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(ISkinSource skin)
+        {
+            float? scorePosition = skin.GetManiaSkinConfig<float>(LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ScorePosition)?.Value;
+
+            if (scorePosition != null)
+                scorePosition -= Stage.HIT_TARGET_POSITION + 150;
+
+            Y = scorePosition ?? 0;
+
+            if (animation != null)
+            {
+                InternalChild = animation.With(d =>
+                {
+                    d.Anchor = Anchor.Centre;
+                    d.Origin = Anchor.Centre;
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void PlayAnimation()
+        {
+            if (animation == null)
+                return;
+
+            (animation as IFramedAnimation)?.GotoFrame(0);
+
+            this.FadeInFromZero(20, Easing.Out)
+                .Then().Delay(160)
+                .FadeOutFromOne(40, Easing.In);
+
+            switch (result)
+            {
+                case HitResult.None:
+                    break;
+
+                case HitResult.Miss:
+                    animation.ScaleTo(1.2f).Then().ScaleTo(1, 100, Easing.Out);
+
+                    animation.RotateTo(0);
+                    animation.RotateTo(RNG.NextSingle(-5.73f, 5.73f), 100, Easing.Out);
+                    break;
+
+                default:
+                    animation.ScaleTo(0.8f)
+                             .Then().ScaleTo(1, 40)
+                             // this is actually correct to match stable; there were overlapping transforms.
+                             .Then().ScaleTo(0.85f)
+                             .Then().ScaleTo(0.7f, 40)
+                             .Then().Delay(100)
+                             .Then().ScaleTo(0.4f, 40, Easing.In);
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public Drawable GetAboveHitObjectsProxiedContent() => null;
+    }
+}

osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs

@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning.Legacy
             string filename = this.GetManiaSkinConfig<string>(hitresult_mapping[result])?.Value
                               ?? default_hitresult_skin_filenames[result];
 
-            return this.GetAnimation(filename, true, true);
+            var animation = this.GetAnimation(filename, true, true);
+            return animation == null ? null : new LegacyManiaJudgementPiece(result, animation);
         }
 
         public override SampleChannel GetSample(ISampleInfo sampleInfo)

osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaJudgement.cs

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
-using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
 {
@@ -20,37 +19,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
         {
         }
 
-        protected override void ApplyMissAnimations()
-        {
-            if (!(JudgementBody.Drawable is DefaultManiaJudgementPiece))
-            {
-                // this is temporary logic until mania's skin transformer returns IAnimatableJudgements
-                JudgementBody.ScaleTo(1.6f);
-                JudgementBody.ScaleTo(1, 100, Easing.In);
-
-                JudgementBody.MoveTo(Vector2.Zero);
-                JudgementBody.MoveToOffset(new Vector2(0, 100), 800, Easing.InQuint);
-
-                JudgementBody.RotateTo(0);
-                JudgementBody.RotateTo(40, 800, Easing.InQuint);
-                JudgementBody.FadeOutFromOne(800);
-
-                LifetimeEnd = JudgementBody.LatestTransformEndTime;
-            }
-
-            base.ApplyMissAnimations();
-        }
-
-        protected override void ApplyHitAnimations()
-        {
-            JudgementBody.ScaleTo(0.8f);
-            JudgementBody.ScaleTo(1, 250, Easing.OutElastic);
-
-            JudgementBody.Delay(50)
-                         .ScaleTo(0.75f, 250)
-                         .FadeOut(200);
-        }
-
         protected override Drawable CreateDefaultJudgement(HitResult result) => new DefaultManiaJudgementPiece(result);
 
         private class DefaultManiaJudgementPiece : DefaultJudgementPiece
@@ -66,6 +34,27 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
 
                 JudgementText.Font = JudgementText.Font.With(size: 25);
             }
+
+            public override void PlayAnimation()
+            {
+                base.PlayAnimation();
+
+                switch (Result)
+                {
+                    case HitResult.None:
+                    case HitResult.Miss:
+                        break;
+
+                    default:
+                        this.ScaleTo(0.8f);
+                        this.ScaleTo(1, 250, Easing.OutElastic);
+
+                        this.Delay(50)
+                            .ScaleTo(0.75f, 250)
+                            .FadeOut(200);
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaRuleset.cs

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling;
+using osu.Game.Scoring;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
 {
@@ -132,6 +133,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
 
         protected override ReplayInputHandler CreateReplayInputHandler(Replay replay) => new ManiaFramedReplayInputHandler(replay);
 
-        protected override ReplayRecorder CreateReplayRecorder(Replay replay) => new ManiaReplayRecorder(replay);
+        protected override ReplayRecorder CreateReplayRecorder(Score score) => new ManiaReplayRecorder(score);
     }
 }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaReplayRecorder.cs

@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using osu.Game.Replays;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Replays;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Replays;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
+using osu.Game.Scoring;
 using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
 {
     public class ManiaReplayRecorder : ReplayRecorder<ManiaAction>
     {
-        public ManiaReplayRecorder(Replay replay)
+        public ManiaReplayRecorder(Score score)
-            : base(replay)
+            : base(score)
         {
         }
 

osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Stage.cs

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
                             Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
                             Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                            Y = HIT_TARGET_POSITION + 150,
+                            Y = HIT_TARGET_POSITION + 150
                         },
                         topLevelContainer = new Container { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both }
                     }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Mods/TestSceneOsuModDifficultyAdjust.cs

@@ -1,13 +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.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Testing;
 using osu.Framework.Utils;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.Mods
@@ -18,8 +22,23 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.Mods
         public void TestNoAdjustment() => CreateModTest(new ModTestData
         {
             Mod = new OsuModDifficultyAdjust(),
+            Beatmap = new Beatmap
+            {
+                BeatmapInfo = new BeatmapInfo
+                {
+                    BaseDifficulty = new BeatmapDifficulty
+                    {
+                        CircleSize = 8
+                    }
+                },
+                HitObjects = new List<HitObject>
+                {
+                    new HitCircle { StartTime = 1000 },
+                    new HitCircle { StartTime = 2000 }
+                }
+            },
             Autoplay = true,
-            PassCondition = checkSomeHit
+            PassCondition = () => checkSomeHit() && checkObjectsScale(0.29f)
         });
 
         [Test]

osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneLegacyBeatmapSkin.cs

@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
             private readonly bool userHasCustomColours;
 
             public ExposedPlayer(bool userHasCustomColours)
-                : base(false, false)
+                : base(new PlayerConfiguration
+                {
+                    AllowPause = false,
+                    ShowResults = false,
+                })
             {
                 this.userHasCustomColours = userHasCustomColours;
             }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneOutOfOrderHits.cs

@@ -439,7 +439,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
             protected override bool PauseOnFocusLost => false;
 
             public ScoreAccessibleReplayPlayer(Score score)
-                : base(score, false, false)
+                : base(score, new PlayerConfiguration
+                {
+                    AllowPause = false,
+                    ShowResults = false,
+                })
             {
             }
         }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSliderInput.cs

@@ -378,7 +378,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
             protected override bool PauseOnFocusLost => false;
 
             public ScoreAccessibleReplayPlayer(Score score)
-                : base(score, false, false)
+                : base(score, new PlayerConfiguration
+                {
+                    AllowPause = false,
+                    ShowResults = false,
+                })
             {
             }
         }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.csproj

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <Import Project="..\osu.TestProject.props" />
   <ItemGroup Label="Package References">
     <PackageReference Include="Appveyor.TestLogger" Version="2.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="16.8.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="16.8.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.12.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="3.17.0" />
     <PackageReference Update="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="2.1.4" />

osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuPerformanceCalculator.cs

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Difficulty
             double multiplier = 1.12; // This is being adjusted to keep the final pp value scaled around what it used to be when changing things
 
             if (mods.Any(m => m is OsuModNoFail))
-                multiplier *= 0.90;
+                multiplier *= Math.Max(0.90, 1.0 - 0.02 * countMiss);
 
             if (mods.Any(m => m is OsuModSpunOut))
                 multiplier *= 1.0 - Math.Pow((double)Attributes.SpinnerCount / totalHits, 0.85);
@@ -92,8 +92,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Difficulty
 
             aimValue *= lengthBonus;
 
-            // Penalize misses exponentially. This mainly fixes tag4 maps and the likes until a per-hitobject solution is available
+            // Penalize misses by assessing # of misses relative to the total # of objects. Default a 3% reduction for any # of misses.
-            aimValue *= Math.Pow(0.97, countMiss);
+            if (countMiss > 0)
+                aimValue *= 0.97 * Math.Pow(1 - Math.Pow((double)countMiss / totalHits, 0.775), countMiss);
 
             // Combo scaling
             if (Attributes.MaxCombo > 0)
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Difficulty
             if (Attributes.ApproachRate > 10.33)
                 approachRateFactor += 0.4 * (Attributes.ApproachRate - 10.33);
             else if (Attributes.ApproachRate < 8.0)
-                approachRateFactor += 0.1 * (8.0 - Attributes.ApproachRate);
+                approachRateFactor += 0.01 * (8.0 - Attributes.ApproachRate);
 
             aimValue *= 1.0 + Math.Min(approachRateFactor, approachRateFactor * (totalHits / 1000.0));
 
@@ -138,8 +139,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Difficulty
                                  (totalHits > 2000 ? Math.Log10(totalHits / 2000.0) * 0.5 : 0.0);
             speedValue *= lengthBonus;
 
-            // Penalize misses exponentially. This mainly fixes tag4 maps and the likes until a per-hitobject solution is available
+            // Penalize misses by assessing # of misses relative to the total # of objects. Default a 3% reduction for any # of misses.
-            speedValue *= Math.Pow(0.97, countMiss);
+            if (countMiss > 0)
+                speedValue *= 0.97 * Math.Pow(1 - Math.Pow((double)countMiss / totalHits, 0.775), Math.Pow(countMiss, .875));
 
             // Combo scaling
             if (Attributes.MaxCombo > 0)
@@ -154,10 +156,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Difficulty
             if (mods.Any(m => m is OsuModHidden))
                 speedValue *= 1.0 + 0.04 * (12.0 - Attributes.ApproachRate);
 
-            // Scale the speed value with accuracy _slightly_
+            // Scale the speed value with accuracy and OD
-            speedValue *= 0.02 + accuracy;
+            speedValue *= (0.95 + Math.Pow(Attributes.OverallDifficulty, 2) / 750) * Math.Pow(accuracy, (14.5 - Math.Max(Attributes.OverallDifficulty, 8)) / 2);
-            // It is important to also consider accuracy difficulty when doing that
+            // Scale the speed value with # of 50s to punish doubletapping.
-            speedValue *= 0.96 + Math.Pow(Attributes.OverallDifficulty, 2) / 1600;
+            speedValue *= Math.Pow(0.98, countMeh < totalHits / 500.0 ? 0 : countMeh - totalHits / 500.0);
 
             return speedValue;
         }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuSelectionHandler.cs

@@ -157,10 +157,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit
 
                 foreach (var h in hitObjects)
                 {
-                    h.Position = new Vector2(
+                    var newPosition = h.Position;
-                        quad.TopLeft.X + (h.X - quad.TopLeft.X) / quad.Width * (quad.Width + scale.X),
+
-                        quad.TopLeft.Y + (h.Y - quad.TopLeft.Y) / quad.Height * (quad.Height + scale.Y)
+                    // guard against no-ops and NaN.
-                    );
+                    if (scale.X != 0 && quad.Width > 0)
+                        newPosition.X = quad.TopLeft.X + (h.X - quad.TopLeft.X) / quad.Width * (quad.Width + scale.X);
+
+                    if (scale.Y != 0 && quad.Height > 0)
+                        newPosition.Y = quad.TopLeft.Y + (h.Y - quad.TopLeft.Y) / quad.Height * (quad.Height + scale.Y);
+
+                    h.Position = newPosition;
                 }
             }
 

osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModDifficultyAdjust.cs

@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods
         {
             base.ApplySettings(difficulty);
 
-            difficulty.CircleSize = CircleSize.Value;
+            ApplySetting(CircleSize, cs => difficulty.CircleSize = cs);
-            difficulty.ApproachRate = ApproachRate.Value;
+            ApplySetting(ApproachRate, ar => difficulty.ApproachRate = ar);
         }
     }
 }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModFlashlight.cs

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods
                 var destination = e.MousePosition;
 
                 FlashlightPosition = Interpolation.ValueAt(
-                    Math.Clamp(Clock.ElapsedFrameTime, 0, follow_delay), position, destination, 0, follow_delay, Easing.Out);
+                    Math.Min(Math.Abs(Clock.ElapsedFrameTime), follow_delay), position, destination, 0, follow_delay, Easing.Out);
 
                 return base.OnMouseMove(e);
             }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyCursorTrail.cs

@@ -20,17 +20,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Legacy
         private double lastTrailTime;
         private IBindable<float> cursorSize;
 
-        public LegacyCursorTrail()
-        {
-            Blending = BlendingParameters.Additive;
-        }
-
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(ISkinSource skin, OsuConfigManager config)
         {
             Texture = skin.GetTexture("cursortrail");
             disjointTrail = skin.GetTexture("cursormiddle") == null;
 
+            Blending = !disjointTrail ? BlendingParameters.Additive : BlendingParameters.Inherit;
+
             if (Texture != null)
             {
                 // stable "magic ratio". see OsuPlayfieldAdjustmentContainer for full explanation.

osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/DrawableOsuRuleset.cs

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Replays;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
+using osu.Game.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 using osuTK;
 
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI
 
         protected override ReplayInputHandler CreateReplayInputHandler(Replay replay) => new OsuFramedReplayInputHandler(replay);
 
-        protected override ReplayRecorder CreateReplayRecorder(Replay replay) => new OsuReplayRecorder(replay);
+        protected override ReplayRecorder CreateReplayRecorder(Score score) => new OsuReplayRecorder(score);
 
         public override double GameplayStartTime
         {

osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuReplayRecorder.cs

@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using osu.Game.Replays;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Replays;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Replays;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
+using osu.Game.Scoring;
 using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI
 {
     public class OsuReplayRecorder : ReplayRecorder<OsuAction>
     {
-        public OsuReplayRecorder(Replay replay)
+        public OsuReplayRecorder(Score score)
-            : base(replay)
+            : base(score)
         {
         }
 

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/DrawableTaikoRulesetTestScene.cs

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
 {
     public abstract class DrawableTaikoRulesetTestScene : OsuTestScene
     {
+        protected const int DEFAULT_PLAYFIELD_CONTAINER_HEIGHT = 768;
+
         protected DrawableTaikoRuleset DrawableRuleset { get; private set; }
         protected Container PlayfieldContainer { get; private set; }
 
@@ -44,10 +46,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
 
             Add(PlayfieldContainer = new Container
             {
-                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                Height = 768,
+                Height = DEFAULT_PLAYFIELD_CONTAINER_HEIGHT,
                 Children = new[] { DrawableRuleset = new DrawableTaikoRuleset(new TaikoRuleset(), beatmap.GetPlayableBeatmap(new TaikoRuleset().RulesetInfo)) }
             });
         }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/DrawableTestHit.cs

@@ -13,12 +13,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
     {
         public readonly HitResult Type;
 
-        public DrawableTestHit(Hit hit, HitResult type = HitResult.Great)
+        public DrawableTestHit(Hit hit, HitResult type = HitResult.Great, bool kiai = false)
             : base(hit)
         {
             Type = type;
 
-            HitObject.ApplyDefaults(new ControlPointInfo(), new BeatmapDifficulty());
+            var controlPoints = new ControlPointInfo();
+            controlPoints.Add(0, new EffectControlPoint { KiaiMode = kiai });
+
+            HitObject.ApplyDefaults(controlPoints, new BeatmapDifficulty());
         }
 
         protected override void UpdateInitialTransforms()

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/HitObjectApplicationTestScene.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 osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Testing;
+using osu.Framework.Timing;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling;
+using osu.Game.Tests.Visual;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
+{
+    public abstract class HitObjectApplicationTestScene : OsuTestScene
+    {
+        [Cached(typeof(IScrollingInfo))]
+        private ScrollingTestContainer.TestScrollingInfo info = new ScrollingTestContainer.TestScrollingInfo
+        {
+            Direction = { Value = ScrollingDirection.Left },
+            TimeRange = { Value = 1000 },
+        };
+
+        private ScrollingHitObjectContainer hitObjectContainer;
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load()
+        {
+            Child = hitObjectContainer = new ScrollingHitObjectContainer
+            {
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                Height = 200,
+                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                Clock = new FramedClock(new StopwatchClock())
+            };
+        }
+
+        [SetUpSteps]
+        public void SetUp()
+            => AddStep("clear SHOC", () => hitObjectContainer.Clear(false));
+
+        protected void AddHitObject(DrawableHitObject hitObject)
+            => AddStep("add to SHOC", () => hitObjectContainer.Add(hitObject));
+
+        protected void RemoveHitObject(DrawableHitObject hitObject)
+            => AddStep("remove from SHOC", () => hitObjectContainer.Remove(hitObject));
+
+        protected TObject PrepareObject<TObject>(TObject hitObject)
+            where TObject : TaikoHitObject
+        {
+            hitObject.ApplyDefaults(new ControlPointInfo(), new BeatmapDifficulty());
+            return hitObject;
+        }
+    }
+}

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneDrawableBarLine.cs

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.Skinning
                     }
                 };
 
-                hoc.Add(new DrawableBarLineMajor(createBarLineAtCurrentTime(true))
+                hoc.Add(new DrawableBarLine(createBarLineAtCurrentTime(true))
                 {
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneDrawableTaikoMascot.cs

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.Skinning
             createDrawableRuleset();
 
             assertStateAfterResult(new JudgementResult(new Hit(), new TaikoJudgement()) { Type = HitResult.Great }, TaikoMascotAnimationState.Idle);
-            assertStateAfterResult(new JudgementResult(new StrongHitObject(), new TaikoStrongJudgement()) { Type = HitResult.IgnoreMiss }, TaikoMascotAnimationState.Idle);
+            assertStateAfterResult(new JudgementResult(new Hit.StrongNestedHit(), new TaikoStrongJudgement()) { Type = HitResult.IgnoreMiss }, TaikoMascotAnimationState.Idle);
         }
 
         [Test]

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TaikoBeatmapConversionTest.cs

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
         [TestCase("sample-to-type-conversions")]
         [TestCase("slider-conversion-v6")]
         [TestCase("slider-conversion-v14")]
+        [TestCase("slider-generating-drumroll-2")]
         public void Test(string name) => base.Test(name);
 
         protected override IEnumerable<ConvertValue> CreateConvertValue(HitObject hitObject)
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
                 IsCentre = (hitObject as Hit)?.Type == HitType.Centre,
                 IsDrumRoll = hitObject is DrumRoll,
                 IsSwell = hitObject is Swell,
-                IsStrong = ((TaikoHitObject)hitObject).IsStrong
+                IsStrong = (hitObject as TaikoStrongableHitObject)?.IsStrong == true
             };
         }
 

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneBarLineApplication.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// 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.Taiko.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
+{
+    public class TestSceneBarLineApplication : HitObjectApplicationTestScene
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void TestApplyNewBarLine()
+        {
+            DrawableBarLine barLine = new DrawableBarLine();
+
+            AddStep("apply new bar line", () => barLine.Apply(PrepareObject(new BarLine
+            {
+                StartTime = 400,
+                Major = true
+            }), null));
+            AddHitObject(barLine);
+            RemoveHitObject(barLine);
+
+            AddStep("apply new bar line", () => barLine.Apply(PrepareObject(new BarLine
+            {
+                StartTime = 200,
+                Major = false
+            }), null));
+            AddHitObject(barLine);
+        }
+    }
+}

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneDrumRollApplication.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// 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.Taiko.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
+{
+    public class TestSceneDrumRollApplication : HitObjectApplicationTestScene
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void TestApplyNewDrumRoll()
+        {
+            var drumRoll = new DrawableDrumRoll();
+
+            AddStep("apply new drum roll", () => drumRoll.Apply(PrepareObject(new DrumRoll
+            {
+                StartTime = 300,
+                Duration = 500,
+                IsStrong = false,
+                TickRate = 2
+            }), null));
+
+            AddHitObject(drumRoll);
+            RemoveHitObject(drumRoll);
+
+            AddStep("apply new drum roll", () => drumRoll.Apply(PrepareObject(new DrumRoll
+            {
+                StartTime = 150,
+                Duration = 400,
+                IsStrong = true,
+                TickRate = 16
+            }), null));
+
+            AddHitObject(drumRoll);
+        }
+    }
+}

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneHitApplication.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// 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.Taiko.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
+{
+    public class TestSceneHitApplication : HitObjectApplicationTestScene
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void TestApplyNewHit()
+        {
+            var hit = new DrawableHit();
+
+            AddStep("apply new hit", () => hit.Apply(PrepareObject(new Hit
+            {
+                Type = HitType.Rim,
+                IsStrong = false,
+                StartTime = 300
+            }), null));
+
+            AddHitObject(hit);
+            RemoveHitObject(hit);
+
+            AddStep("apply new hit", () => hit.Apply(PrepareObject(new Hit
+            {
+                Type = HitType.Centre,
+                IsStrong = true,
+                StartTime = 500
+            }), null));
+
+            AddHitObject(hit);
+        }
+    }
+}

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneHits.cs

@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Utils;
+using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects;
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
                     break;
 
                 case 6:
-                    PlayfieldContainer.Delay(delay).ResizeTo(new Vector2(1, TaikoPlayfield.DEFAULT_HEIGHT), 500);
+                    PlayfieldContainer.Delay(delay).ResizeTo(new Vector2(1, DEFAULT_PLAYFIELD_CONTAINER_HEIGHT), 500);
                     break;
             }
         }
@@ -106,13 +108,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
         {
             HitResult hitResult = RNG.Next(2) == 0 ? HitResult.Ok : HitResult.Great;
 
-            var cpi = new ControlPointInfo();
-            cpi.Add(0, new EffectControlPoint { KiaiMode = kiai });
-
             Hit hit = new Hit();
-            hit.ApplyDefaults(cpi, new BeatmapDifficulty());
+            var h = new DrawableTestHit(hit, kiai: kiai) { X = RNG.NextSingle(hitResult == HitResult.Ok ? -0.1f : -0.05f, hitResult == HitResult.Ok ? 0.1f : 0.05f) };
-
-            var h = new DrawableTestHit(hit) { X = RNG.NextSingle(hitResult == HitResult.Ok ? -0.1f : -0.05f, hitResult == HitResult.Ok ? 0.1f : 0.05f) };
 
             DrawableRuleset.Playfield.Add(h);
 
@@ -123,32 +120,38 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
         {
             HitResult hitResult = RNG.Next(2) == 0 ? HitResult.Ok : HitResult.Great;
 
-            var cpi = new ControlPointInfo();
+            Hit hit = new Hit
-            cpi.Add(0, new EffectControlPoint { KiaiMode = kiai });
+            {
-
+                IsStrong = true,
-            Hit hit = new Hit();
+                Samples = createSamples(strong: true)
-            hit.ApplyDefaults(cpi, new BeatmapDifficulty());
+            };
-
+            var h = new DrawableTestHit(hit, kiai: kiai) { X = RNG.NextSingle(hitResult == HitResult.Ok ? -0.1f : -0.05f, hitResult == HitResult.Ok ? 0.1f : 0.05f) };
-            var h = new DrawableTestHit(hit) { X = RNG.NextSingle(hitResult == HitResult.Ok ? -0.1f : -0.05f, hitResult == HitResult.Ok ? 0.1f : 0.05f) };
 
             DrawableRuleset.Playfield.Add(h);
 
             ((TaikoPlayfield)DrawableRuleset.Playfield).OnNewResult(h, new JudgementResult(new HitObject(), new TaikoJudgement()) { Type = hitResult });
-            ((TaikoPlayfield)DrawableRuleset.Playfield).OnNewResult(new TestStrongNestedHit(h), new JudgementResult(new HitObject(), new TaikoStrongJudgement()) { Type = HitResult.Great });
+            ((TaikoPlayfield)DrawableRuleset.Playfield).OnNewResult(h.NestedHitObjects.Single(), new JudgementResult(new HitObject(), new TaikoStrongJudgement()) { Type = HitResult.Great });
         }
 
         private void addMissJudgement()
         {
             DrawableTestHit h;
-            DrawableRuleset.Playfield.Add(h = new DrawableTestHit(new Hit(), HitResult.Miss));
+            DrawableRuleset.Playfield.Add(h = new DrawableTestHit(new Hit { StartTime = DrawableRuleset.Playfield.Time.Current }, HitResult.Miss)
-            ((TaikoPlayfield)DrawableRuleset.Playfield).OnNewResult(h, new JudgementResult(new HitObject(), new TaikoJudgement()) { Type = HitResult.Miss });
+            {
+                Alpha = 0
+            });
+            ((TaikoPlayfield)DrawableRuleset.Playfield).OnNewResult(h, new JudgementResult(h.HitObject, new TaikoJudgement()) { Type = HitResult.Miss });
         }
 
         private void addBarLine(bool major, double delay = scroll_time)
         {
-            BarLine bl = new BarLine { StartTime = DrawableRuleset.Playfield.Time.Current + delay };
+            BarLine bl = new BarLine
+            {
+                StartTime = DrawableRuleset.Playfield.Time.Current + delay,
+                Major = major
+            };
 
-            DrawableRuleset.Playfield.Add(major ? new DrawableBarLineMajor(bl) : new DrawableBarLine(bl));
+            DrawableRuleset.Playfield.Add(bl);
         }
 
         private void addSwell(double duration = default_duration)
@@ -173,6 +176,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
             {
                 StartTime = DrawableRuleset.Playfield.Time.Current + scroll_time,
                 IsStrong = strong,
+                Samples = createSamples(strong: strong),
                 Duration = duration,
                 TickRate = 8,
             };
@@ -190,7 +194,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
             Hit h = new Hit
             {
                 StartTime = DrawableRuleset.Playfield.Time.Current + scroll_time,
-                IsStrong = strong
+                IsStrong = strong,
+                Samples = createSamples(HitType.Centre, strong)
             };
 
             h.ApplyDefaults(new ControlPointInfo(), new BeatmapDifficulty());
@@ -203,7 +208,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
             Hit h = new Hit
             {
                 StartTime = DrawableRuleset.Playfield.Time.Current + scroll_time,
-                IsStrong = strong
+                IsStrong = strong,
+                Samples = createSamples(HitType.Rim, strong)
             };
 
             h.ApplyDefaults(new ControlPointInfo(), new BeatmapDifficulty());
@@ -211,14 +217,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
             DrawableRuleset.Playfield.Add(new DrawableHit(h));
         }
 
-        private class TestStrongNestedHit : DrawableStrongNestedHit
+        // TODO: can be removed if a better way of handling colour/strong type and samples is developed
+        private IList<HitSampleInfo> createSamples(HitType? hitType = null, bool strong = false)
         {
-            public TestStrongNestedHit(DrawableHitObject mainObject)
+            var samples = new List<HitSampleInfo>();
-                : base(new StrongHitObject { StartTime = mainObject.HitObject.StartTime }, mainObject)
-            {
-            }
 
-            public override bool OnPressed(TaikoAction action) => false;
+            if (hitType == HitType.Rim)
+                samples.Add(new HitSampleInfo(HitSampleInfo.HIT_CLAP));
+
+            if (strong)
+                samples.Add(new HitSampleInfo(HitSampleInfo.HIT_FINISH));
+
+            return samples;
         }
     }
 }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneSampleOutput.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // 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.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Testing;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
@@ -18,11 +19,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
         public override void SetUpSteps()
         {
             base.SetUpSteps();
-            AddAssert("has correct samples", () =>
-            {
-                var names = Player.DrawableRuleset.Playfield.AllHitObjects.OfType<DrawableHit>().Select(h => string.Join(',', h.GetSamples().Select(s => s.Name)));
 
-                var expected = new[]
+            var expectedSampleNames = new[]
             {
                 string.Empty,
                 string.Empty,
@@ -33,9 +31,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
                 HitSampleInfo.HIT_WHISTLE,
                 HitSampleInfo.HIT_WHISTLE,
             };
+            var actualSampleNames = new List<string>();
 
-                return names.SequenceEqual(expected);
+            // due to pooling we can't access all samples right away due to object re-use,
+            // so we need to collect as we go.
+            AddStep("collect sample names", () => Player.DrawableRuleset.Playfield.NewResult += (dho, _) =>
+            {
+                if (!(dho is DrawableHit h))
+                    return;
+
+                actualSampleNames.Add(string.Join(',', h.GetSamples().Select(s => s.Name)));
             });
+
+            AddUntilStep("all samples collected", () => actualSampleNames.Count == expectedSampleNames.Length);
+
+            AddAssert("samples are correct", () => actualSampleNames.SequenceEqual(expectedSampleNames));
         }
 
         protected override IBeatmap CreateBeatmap(RulesetInfo ruleset) => new TaikoBeatmapConversionTest().GetBeatmap("sample-to-type-conversions");

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.csproj

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <Import Project="..\osu.TestProject.props" />
   <ItemGroup Label="Package References">
     <PackageReference Include="Appveyor.TestLogger" Version="2.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="16.8.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="16.8.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.12.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="3.17.0" />
     <PackageReference Update="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="2.1.4" />

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Beatmaps/TaikoBeatmapConverter.cs

@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Beatmaps
                 converted.HitObjects = converted.HitObjects.GroupBy(t => t.StartTime).Select(x =>
                 {
                     TaikoHitObject first = x.First();
-                    if (x.Skip(1).Any() && first.CanBeStrong)
+                    if (x.Skip(1).Any() && first is TaikoStrongableHitObject strong)
-                        first.IsStrong = true;
+                        strong.IsStrong = true;
                     return first;
                 }).ToList();
             }
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Beatmaps
             }
         }
 
-        private bool shouldConvertSliderToHits(HitObject obj, IBeatmap beatmap, IHasDistance distanceData, out double taikoDuration, out double tickSpacing)
+        private bool shouldConvertSliderToHits(HitObject obj, IBeatmap beatmap, IHasDistance distanceData, out int taikoDuration, out double tickSpacing)
         {
             // DO NOT CHANGE OR REFACTOR ANYTHING IN HERE WITHOUT TESTING AGAINST _ALL_ BEATMAPS.
             // Some of these calculations look redundant, but they are not - extremely small floating point errors are introduced to maintain 1:1 compatibility with stable.
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Beatmaps
 
             // The velocity and duration of the taiko hit object - calculated as the velocity of a drum roll.
             double taikoVelocity = sliderScoringPointDistance * beatmap.BeatmapInfo.BaseDifficulty.SliderTickRate;
-            taikoDuration = distance / taikoVelocity * beatLength;
+            taikoDuration = (int)(distance / taikoVelocity * beatLength);
 
             if (isForCurrentRuleset)
             {
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Beatmaps
                 beatLength = timingPoint.BeatLength;
 
             // If the drum roll is to be split into hit circles, assume the ticks are 1/8 spaced within the duration of one beat
-            tickSpacing = Math.Min(beatLength / beatmap.BeatmapInfo.BaseDifficulty.SliderTickRate, taikoDuration / spans);
+            tickSpacing = Math.Min(beatLength / beatmap.BeatmapInfo.BaseDifficulty.SliderTickRate, (double)taikoDuration / spans);
 
             return tickSpacing > 0
                    && distance / osuVelocity * 1000 < 2 * beatLength;

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Edit/TaikoSelectionHandler.cs

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Edit
             base.UpdateTernaryStates();
 
             selectionRimState.Value = GetStateFromSelection(EditorBeatmap.SelectedHitObjects.OfType<Hit>(), h => h.Type == HitType.Rim);
-            selectionStrongState.Value = GetStateFromSelection(EditorBeatmap.SelectedHitObjects.OfType<TaikoHitObject>(), h => h.IsStrong);
+            selectionStrongState.Value = GetStateFromSelection(EditorBeatmap.SelectedHitObjects.OfType<TaikoStrongableHitObject>(), h => h.IsStrong);
         }
     }
 }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/BarLine.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // 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 osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 
@@ -8,7 +9,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects
 {
     public class BarLine : TaikoHitObject, IBarLine
     {
-        public bool Major { get; set; }
+        public bool Major
+        {
+            get => MajorBindable.Value;
+            set => MajorBindable.Value = value;
+        }
+
+        public readonly Bindable<bool> MajorBindable = new BindableBool();
 
         public override Judgement CreateJudgement() => new IgnoreJudgement();
     }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableBarLine.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 // 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 JetBrains.Annotations;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osuTK;
@@ -15,38 +19,57 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
     /// </summary>
     public class DrawableBarLine : DrawableHitObject<HitObject>
     {
+        public new BarLine HitObject => (BarLine)base.HitObject;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The width of the line tracker.
         /// </summary>
         private const float tracker_width = 2f;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Fade out time calibrated to a pre-empt of 1000ms.
+        /// The vertical offset of the triangles from the line tracker.
         /// </summary>
-        private const float base_fadeout_time = 100f;
+        private const float triangle_offset = 10f;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The size of the triangles.
+        /// </summary>
+        private const float triangle_size = 20f;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The visual line tracker.
         /// </summary>
-        protected SkinnableDrawable Line;
+        private SkinnableDrawable line;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The bar line.
+        /// Container with triangles. Only visible for major lines.
         /// </summary>
-        protected readonly BarLine BarLine;
+        private Container triangleContainer;
 
-        public DrawableBarLine(BarLine barLine)
+        private readonly Bindable<bool> major = new Bindable<bool>();
+
+        public DrawableBarLine()
+            : this(null)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public DrawableBarLine([CanBeNull] BarLine barLine)
             : base(barLine)
         {
-            BarLine = barLine;
+        }
 
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load()
+        {
             Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft;
             Origin = Anchor.Centre;
 
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y;
             Width = tracker_width;
 
-            AddInternal(Line = new SkinnableDrawable(new TaikoSkinComponent(TaikoSkinComponents.BarLine), _ => new Box
+            AddRangeInternal(new Drawable[]
+            {
+                line = new SkinnableDrawable(new TaikoSkinComponent(TaikoSkinComponents.BarLine), _ => new Box
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                     EdgeSmoothness = new Vector2(0.5f, 0),
@@ -54,10 +77,65 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
                 {
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-                Alpha = 0.75f,
+                },
+                triangleContainer = new Container
+                {
+                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Children = new[]
+                    {
+                        new EquilateralTriangle
+                        {
+                            Name = "Top",
+                            Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                            Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                            Position = new Vector2(0, -triangle_offset),
+                            Size = new Vector2(-triangle_size),
+                            EdgeSmoothness = new Vector2(1),
+                        },
+                        new EquilateralTriangle
+                        {
+                            Name = "Bottom",
+                            Anchor = Anchor.BottomCentre,
+                            Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                            Position = new Vector2(0, triangle_offset),
+                            Size = new Vector2(triangle_size),
+                            EdgeSmoothness = new Vector2(1),
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             });
         }
 
-        protected override void UpdateHitStateTransforms(ArmedState state) => this.FadeOut(150);
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+            major.BindValueChanged(updateMajor, true);
+        }
+
+        private void updateMajor(ValueChangedEvent<bool> major)
+        {
+            line.Alpha = major.NewValue ? 1f : 0.75f;
+            triangleContainer.Alpha = major.NewValue ? 1 : 0;
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnApply()
+        {
+            base.OnApply();
+            major.BindTo(HitObject.MajorBindable);
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnFree()
+        {
+            base.OnFree();
+            major.UnbindFrom(HitObject.MajorBindable);
+        }
+
+        protected override void UpdateHitStateTransforms(ArmedState state)
+        {
+            using (BeginAbsoluteSequence(HitObject.StartTime))
+                this.FadeOutFromOne(150).Expire();
+        }
     }
 }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableBarLineMajor.cs

@@ -1,67 +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.
-
-using osu.Framework.Graphics;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
-using osuTK;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
-
-namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
-{
-    public class DrawableBarLineMajor : DrawableBarLine
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The vertical offset of the triangles from the line tracker.
-        /// </summary>
-        private const float triangle_offfset = 10f;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The size of the triangles.
-        /// </summary>
-        private const float triangle_size = 20f;
-
-        private readonly Container triangleContainer;
-
-        public DrawableBarLineMajor(BarLine barLine)
-            : base(barLine)
-        {
-            AddInternal(triangleContainer = new Container
-            {
-                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
-                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                Children = new[]
-                {
-                    new EquilateralTriangle
-                    {
-                        Name = "Top",
-                        Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                        Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                        Position = new Vector2(0, -triangle_offfset),
-                        Size = new Vector2(-triangle_size),
-                        EdgeSmoothness = new Vector2(1),
-                    },
-                    new EquilateralTriangle
-                    {
-                        Name = "Bottom",
-                        Anchor = Anchor.BottomCentre,
-                        Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                        Position = new Vector2(0, triangle_offfset),
-                        Size = new Vector2(triangle_size),
-                        EdgeSmoothness = new Vector2(1),
-                    }
-                }
-            });
-
-            Line.Alpha = 1f;
-        }
-
-        protected override void LoadComplete()
-        {
-            base.LoadComplete();
-
-            using (triangleContainer.BeginAbsoluteSequence(HitObject.StartTime))
-                triangleContainer.FadeOut(150);
-        }
-    }
-}

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableDrumRoll.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
 {
-    public class DrawableDrumRoll : DrawableTaikoHitObject<DrumRoll>
+    public class DrawableDrumRoll : DrawableTaikoStrongableHitObject<DrumRoll, DrumRoll.StrongNestedHit>
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Number of rolling hits required to reach the dark/final colour.
@@ -31,15 +32,26 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
         /// </summary>
         private int rollingHits;
 
-        private Container tickContainer;
+        private readonly Container tickContainer;
 
         private Color4 colourIdle;
         private Color4 colourEngaged;
 
-        public DrawableDrumRoll(DrumRoll drumRoll)
+        public DrawableDrumRoll()
+            : this(null)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public DrawableDrumRoll([CanBeNull] DrumRoll drumRoll)
             : base(drumRoll)
         {
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y;
+
+            Content.Add(tickContainer = new Container
+            {
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                Depth = float.MinValue
+            });
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
@@ -47,12 +59,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
         {
             colourIdle = colours.YellowDark;
             colourEngaged = colours.YellowDarker;
-
-            Content.Add(tickContainer = new Container
-            {
-                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                Depth = float.MinValue
-            });
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
@@ -68,6 +74,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
             updateColour();
         }
 
+        protected override void OnFree()
+        {
+            base.OnFree();
+            rollingHits = 0;
+        }
+
         protected override void AddNestedHitObject(DrawableHitObject hitObject)
         {
             base.AddNestedHitObject(hitObject);
@@ -83,7 +95,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
         protected override void ClearNestedHitObjects()
         {
             base.ClearNestedHitObjects();
-            tickContainer.Clear();
+            tickContainer.Clear(false);
         }
 
         protected override DrawableHitObject CreateNestedHitObject(HitObject hitObject)
@@ -114,7 +126,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
 
             rollingHits = Math.Clamp(rollingHits, 0, rolling_hits_for_engaged_colour);
 
-            updateColour();
+            updateColour(100);
         }
 
         protected override void CheckForResult(bool userTriggered, double timeOffset)
@@ -154,27 +166,34 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
             Content.X = DrawHeight / 2;
         }
 
-        protected override DrawableStrongNestedHit CreateStrongHit(StrongHitObject hitObject) => new StrongNestedHit(hitObject, this);
+        protected override DrawableStrongNestedHit CreateStrongNestedHit(DrumRoll.StrongNestedHit hitObject) => new StrongNestedHit(hitObject);
 
-        private void updateColour()
+        private void updateColour(double fadeDuration = 0)
         {
             Color4 newColour = Interpolation.ValueAt((float)rollingHits / rolling_hits_for_engaged_colour, colourIdle, colourEngaged, 0, 1);
-            (MainPiece.Drawable as IHasAccentColour)?.FadeAccent(newColour, 100);
+            (MainPiece.Drawable as IHasAccentColour)?.FadeAccent(newColour, fadeDuration);
         }
 
-        private class StrongNestedHit : DrawableStrongNestedHit
+        public class StrongNestedHit : DrawableStrongNestedHit
         {
-            public StrongNestedHit(StrongHitObject strong, DrawableDrumRoll drumRoll)
+            public new DrawableDrumRoll ParentHitObject => (DrawableDrumRoll)base.ParentHitObject;
-                : base(strong, drumRoll)
+
+            public StrongNestedHit()
+                : this(null)
+            {
+            }
+
+            public StrongNestedHit([CanBeNull] DrumRoll.StrongNestedHit nestedHit)
+                : base(nestedHit)
             {
             }
 
             protected override void CheckForResult(bool userTriggered, double timeOffset)
             {
-                if (!MainObject.Judged)
+                if (!ParentHitObject.Judged)
                     return;
 
-                ApplyResult(r => r.Type = MainObject.IsHit ? r.Judgement.MaxResult : r.Judgement.MinResult);
+                ApplyResult(r => r.Type = ParentHitObject.IsHit ? r.Judgement.MaxResult : r.Judgement.MinResult);
             }
 
             public override bool OnPressed(TaikoAction action) => false;

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableDrumRollTick.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Skinning.Default;
@@ -9,14 +10,19 @@ using osu.Game.Skinning;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
 {
-    public class DrawableDrumRollTick : DrawableTaikoHitObject<DrumRollTick>
+    public class DrawableDrumRollTick : DrawableTaikoStrongableHitObject<DrumRollTick, DrumRollTick.StrongNestedHit>
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// The hit type corresponding to the <see cref="TaikoAction"/> that the user pressed to hit this <see cref="DrawableDrumRollTick"/>.
         /// </summary>
         public HitType JudgementType;
 
-        public DrawableDrumRollTick(DrumRollTick tick)
+        public DrawableDrumRollTick()
+            : this(null)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public DrawableDrumRollTick([CanBeNull] DrumRollTick tick)
             : base(tick)
         {
             FillMode = FillMode.Fit;
@@ -61,21 +67,28 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
             return UpdateResult(true);
         }
 
-        protected override DrawableStrongNestedHit CreateStrongHit(StrongHitObject hitObject) => new StrongNestedHit(hitObject, this);
+        protected override DrawableStrongNestedHit CreateStrongNestedHit(DrumRollTick.StrongNestedHit hitObject) => new StrongNestedHit(hitObject);
 
-        private class StrongNestedHit : DrawableStrongNestedHit
+        public class StrongNestedHit : DrawableStrongNestedHit
         {
-            public StrongNestedHit(StrongHitObject strong, DrawableDrumRollTick tick)
+            public new DrawableDrumRollTick ParentHitObject => (DrawableDrumRollTick)base.ParentHitObject;
-                : base(strong, tick)
+
+            public StrongNestedHit()
+                : this(null)
+            {
+            }
+
+            public StrongNestedHit([CanBeNull] DrumRollTick.StrongNestedHit nestedHit)
+                : base(nestedHit)
             {
             }
 
             protected override void CheckForResult(bool userTriggered, double timeOffset)
             {
-                if (!MainObject.Judged)
+                if (!ParentHitObject.Judged)
                     return;
 
-                ApplyResult(r => r.Type = MainObject.IsHit ? r.Judgement.MaxResult : r.Judgement.MinResult);
+                ApplyResult(r => r.Type = ParentHitObject.IsHit ? r.Judgement.MaxResult : r.Judgement.MinResult);
             }
 
             public override bool OnPressed(TaikoAction action) => false;

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHit.cs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
-using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ using osu.Game.Skinning;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
 {
-    public class DrawableHit : DrawableTaikoHitObject<Hit>
+    public class DrawableHit : DrawableTaikoStrongableHitObject<Hit, Hit.StrongNestedHit>
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// A list of keys which can result in hits for this HitObject.
@@ -36,29 +36,51 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
 
         private bool pressHandledThisFrame;
 
-        private readonly Bindable<HitType> type;
+        private readonly Bindable<HitType> type = new Bindable<HitType>();
 
-        public DrawableHit(Hit hit)
+        public DrawableHit()
-            : base(hit)
+            : this(null)
         {
-            type = HitObject.TypeBindable.GetBoundCopy();
-            FillMode = FillMode.Fit;
-
-            updateActionsFromType();
         }
 
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        public DrawableHit([CanBeNull] Hit hit)
-        private void load()
+            : base(hit)
         {
+            FillMode = FillMode.Fit;
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnApply()
+        {
+            type.BindTo(HitObject.TypeBindable);
             type.BindValueChanged(_ =>
             {
                 updateActionsFromType();
 
-                // will overwrite samples, should only be called on change.
+                // will overwrite samples, should only be called on subsequent changes
+                // after the initial application.
                 updateSamplesFromTypeChange();
 
                 RecreatePieces();
             });
+
+            // action update also has to happen immediately on application.
+            updateActionsFromType();
+
+            base.OnApply();
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnFree()
+        {
+            base.OnFree();
+
+            type.UnbindFrom(HitObject.TypeBindable);
+            type.UnbindEvents();
+
+            UnproxyContent();
+
+            HitActions = null;
+            HitAction = null;
+            validActionPressed = pressHandledThisFrame = false;
         }
 
         private HitSampleInfo[] getRimSamples() => HitObject.Samples.Where(s => s.Name == HitSampleInfo.HIT_CLAP || s.Name == HitSampleInfo.HIT_WHISTLE).ToArray();
@@ -228,32 +250,37 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
             }
         }
 
-        protected override DrawableStrongNestedHit CreateStrongHit(StrongHitObject hitObject) => new StrongNestedHit(hitObject, this);
+        protected override DrawableStrongNestedHit CreateStrongNestedHit(Hit.StrongNestedHit hitObject) => new StrongNestedHit(hitObject);
 
-        private class StrongNestedHit : DrawableStrongNestedHit
+        public class StrongNestedHit : DrawableStrongNestedHit
         {
+            public new DrawableHit ParentHitObject => (DrawableHit)base.ParentHitObject;
+
             /// <summary>
             /// The lenience for the second key press.
             /// This does not adjust by map difficulty in ScoreV2 yet.
             /// </summary>
             private const double second_hit_window = 30;
 
-            public new DrawableHit MainObject => (DrawableHit)base.MainObject;
+            public StrongNestedHit()
+                : this(null)
+            {
+            }
 
-            public StrongNestedHit(StrongHitObject strong, DrawableHit hit)
+            public StrongNestedHit([CanBeNull] Hit.StrongNestedHit nestedHit)
-                : base(strong, hit)
+                : base(nestedHit)
             {
             }
 
             protected override void CheckForResult(bool userTriggered, double timeOffset)
             {
-                if (!MainObject.Result.HasResult)
+                if (!ParentHitObject.Result.HasResult)
                 {
                     base.CheckForResult(userTriggered, timeOffset);
                     return;
                 }
 
-                if (!MainObject.Result.IsHit)
+                if (!ParentHitObject.Result.IsHit)
                 {
                     ApplyResult(r => r.Type = r.Judgement.MinResult);
                     return;
@@ -261,27 +288,27 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
 
                 if (!userTriggered)
                 {
-                    if (timeOffset - MainObject.Result.TimeOffset > second_hit_window)
+                    if (timeOffset - ParentHitObject.Result.TimeOffset > second_hit_window)
                         ApplyResult(r => r.Type = r.Judgement.MinResult);
                     return;
                 }
 
-                if (Math.Abs(timeOffset - MainObject.Result.TimeOffset) <= second_hit_window)
+                if (Math.Abs(timeOffset - ParentHitObject.Result.TimeOffset) <= second_hit_window)
                     ApplyResult(r => r.Type = r.Judgement.MaxResult);
             }
 
             public override bool OnPressed(TaikoAction action)
             {
                 // Don't process actions until the main hitobject is hit
-                if (!MainObject.IsHit)
+                if (!ParentHitObject.IsHit)
                     return false;
 
                 // Don't process actions if the pressed button was released
-                if (MainObject.HitAction == null)
+                if (ParentHitObject.HitAction == null)
                     return false;
 
                 // Don't handle invalid hit action presses
-                if (!MainObject.HitActions.Contains(action))
+                if (!ParentHitObject.HitActions.Contains(action))
                     return false;
 
                 return UpdateResult(true);

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableStrongNestedHit.cs

@@ -1,22 +1,21 @@
 // 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 osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Judgements;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Used as a nested hitobject to provide <see cref="TaikoStrongJudgement"/>s for <see cref="DrawableTaikoHitObject"/>s.
+    /// Used as a nested hitobject to provide <see cref="TaikoStrongJudgement"/>s for <see cref="DrawableTaikoStrongableHitObject{TObject,TStrongNestedObject}"/>s.
     /// </summary>
     public abstract class DrawableStrongNestedHit : DrawableTaikoHitObject
     {
-        public readonly DrawableHitObject MainObject;
+        public new DrawableTaikoHitObject ParentHitObject => (DrawableTaikoHitObject)base.ParentHitObject;
 
-        protected DrawableStrongNestedHit(StrongHitObject strong, DrawableHitObject mainObject)
+        protected DrawableStrongNestedHit([CanBeNull] StrongNestedHitObject nestedHit)
-            : base(strong)
+            : base(nestedHit)
         {
-            MainObject = mainObject;
         }
     }
 }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSwell.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
@@ -35,7 +36,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
         private readonly CircularContainer targetRing;
         private readonly CircularContainer expandingRing;
 
-        public DrawableSwell(Swell swell)
+        public DrawableSwell()
+            : this(null)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public DrawableSwell([CanBeNull] Swell swell)
             : base(swell)
         {
             FillMode = FillMode.Fit;
@@ -123,12 +129,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
                 Origin = Anchor.Centre,
             });
 
-        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        protected override void OnFree()
         {
-            base.LoadComplete();
+            base.OnFree();
 
-            // We need to set this here because RelativeSizeAxes won't/can't set our size by default with a different RelativeChildSize
+            UnproxyContent();
-            Width *= Parent.RelativeChildSize.X;
+
+            lastWasCentre = null;
         }
 
         protected override void AddNestedHitObject(DrawableHitObject hitObject)
@@ -146,7 +153,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
         protected override void ClearNestedHitObjects()
         {
             base.ClearNestedHitObjects();
-            ticks.Clear();
+            ticks.Clear(false);
         }
 
         protected override DrawableHitObject CreateNestedHitObject(HitObject hitObject)
@@ -168,7 +175,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
 
                 foreach (var t in ticks)
                 {
-                    if (!t.IsHit)
+                    if (!t.Result.HasResult)
                     {
                         nextTick = t;
                         break;
@@ -208,6 +215,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
                         continue;
                     }
 
+                    if (!tick.Result.HasResult)
                         tick.TriggerResult(false);
                 }
 

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSwellTick.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // 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 JetBrains.Annotations;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Skinning.Default;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
@@ -11,7 +12,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
     {
         public override bool DisplayResult => false;
 
-        public DrawableSwellTick(SwellTick hitObject)
+        public DrawableSwellTick()
+            : this(null)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public DrawableSwellTick([CanBeNull] SwellTick hitObject)
             : base(hitObject)
         {
         }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableTaikoHitObject.cs

@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
-using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Primitives;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Bindings;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK;
@@ -24,7 +22,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
 
         private readonly Container nonProxiedContent;
 
-        protected DrawableTaikoHitObject(TaikoHitObject hitObject)
+        protected DrawableTaikoHitObject([CanBeNull] TaikoHitObject hitObject)
             : base(hitObject)
         {
             AddRangeInternal(new[]
@@ -115,117 +113,37 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
     {
         public override Vector2 OriginPosition => new Vector2(DrawHeight / 2);
 
-        public new TObject HitObject;
+        public new TObject HitObject => (TObject)base.HitObject;
 
         protected Vector2 BaseSize;
         protected SkinnableDrawable MainPiece;
 
-        private readonly Bindable<bool> isStrong;
+        protected DrawableTaikoHitObject([CanBeNull] TObject hitObject)
-
-        private readonly Container<DrawableStrongNestedHit> strongHitContainer;
-
-        protected DrawableTaikoHitObject(TObject hitObject)
             : base(hitObject)
         {
-            HitObject = hitObject;
-            isStrong = HitObject.IsStrongBindable.GetBoundCopy();
-
             Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft;
             Origin = Anchor.Custom;
 
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
-
-            AddInternal(strongHitContainer = new Container<DrawableStrongNestedHit>());
         }
 
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        protected override void OnApply()
-        private void load()
         {
-            isStrong.BindValueChanged(_ =>
+            base.OnApply();
-            {
-                // will overwrite samples, should only be called on change.
-                updateSamplesFromStrong();
-
             RecreatePieces();
-            });
-
-            RecreatePieces();
-        }
-
-        private HitSampleInfo[] getStrongSamples() => HitObject.Samples.Where(s => s.Name == HitSampleInfo.HIT_FINISH).ToArray();
-
-        protected override void LoadSamples()
-        {
-            base.LoadSamples();
-
-            if (HitObject.CanBeStrong)
-                isStrong.Value = getStrongSamples().Any();
-        }
-
-        private void updateSamplesFromStrong()
-        {
-            var strongSamples = getStrongSamples();
-
-            if (isStrong.Value != strongSamples.Any())
-            {
-                if (isStrong.Value)
-                    HitObject.Samples.Add(new HitSampleInfo(HitSampleInfo.HIT_FINISH));
-                else
-                {
-                    foreach (var sample in strongSamples)
-                        HitObject.Samples.Remove(sample);
-                }
-            }
         }
 
         protected virtual void RecreatePieces()
         {
-            Size = BaseSize = new Vector2(HitObject.IsStrong ? TaikoHitObject.DEFAULT_STRONG_SIZE : TaikoHitObject.DEFAULT_SIZE);
+            Size = BaseSize = new Vector2(TaikoHitObject.DEFAULT_SIZE);
 
             MainPiece?.Expire();
             Content.Add(MainPiece = CreateMainPiece());
         }
 
-        protected override void AddNestedHitObject(DrawableHitObject hitObject)
-        {
-            base.AddNestedHitObject(hitObject);
-
-            switch (hitObject)
-            {
-                case DrawableStrongNestedHit strong:
-                    strongHitContainer.Add(strong);
-                    break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        protected override void ClearNestedHitObjects()
-        {
-            base.ClearNestedHitObjects();
-            strongHitContainer.Clear();
-        }
-
-        protected override DrawableHitObject CreateNestedHitObject(HitObject hitObject)
-        {
-            switch (hitObject)
-            {
-                case StrongHitObject strong:
-                    return CreateStrongHit(strong);
-            }
-
-            return base.CreateNestedHitObject(hitObject);
-        }
-
         // Most osu!taiko hitsounds are managed by the drum (see DrumSampleMapping).
         public override IEnumerable<HitSampleInfo> GetSamples() => Enumerable.Empty<HitSampleInfo>();
 
         protected abstract SkinnableDrawable CreateMainPiece();
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Creates the handler for this <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/>'s <see cref="StrongHitObject"/>.
-        /// This is only invoked if <see cref="TaikoHitObject.IsStrong"/> is true for <see cref="HitObject"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="hitObject">The strong hitobject.</param>
-        /// <returns>The strong hitobject handler.</returns>
-        protected virtual DrawableStrongNestedHit CreateStrongHit(StrongHitObject hitObject) => null;
     }
 }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableTaikoStrongableHitObject.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+// 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 JetBrains.Annotations;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Game.Audio;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
+using osuTK;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
+{
+    public abstract class DrawableTaikoStrongableHitObject<TObject, TStrongNestedObject> : DrawableTaikoHitObject<TObject>
+        where TObject : TaikoStrongableHitObject
+        where TStrongNestedObject : StrongNestedHitObject
+    {
+        private readonly Bindable<bool> isStrong = new BindableBool();
+
+        private readonly Container<DrawableStrongNestedHit> strongHitContainer;
+
+        protected DrawableTaikoStrongableHitObject([CanBeNull] TObject hitObject)
+            : base(hitObject)
+        {
+            AddInternal(strongHitContainer = new Container<DrawableStrongNestedHit>());
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnApply()
+        {
+            isStrong.BindTo(HitObject.IsStrongBindable);
+            isStrong.BindValueChanged(_ =>
+            {
+                // will overwrite samples, should only be called on subsequent changes
+                // after the initial application.
+                updateSamplesFromStrong();
+
+                RecreatePieces();
+            });
+
+            base.OnApply();
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnFree()
+        {
+            base.OnFree();
+
+            isStrong.UnbindFrom(HitObject.IsStrongBindable);
+            // ensure the next application does not accidentally overwrite samples.
+            isStrong.UnbindEvents();
+        }
+
+        private HitSampleInfo[] getStrongSamples() => HitObject.Samples.Where(s => s.Name == HitSampleInfo.HIT_FINISH).ToArray();
+
+        protected override void LoadSamples()
+        {
+            base.LoadSamples();
+            isStrong.Value = getStrongSamples().Any();
+        }
+
+        private void updateSamplesFromStrong()
+        {
+            var strongSamples = getStrongSamples();
+
+            if (isStrong.Value != strongSamples.Any())
+            {
+                if (isStrong.Value)
+                    HitObject.Samples.Add(new HitSampleInfo(HitSampleInfo.HIT_FINISH));
+                else
+                {
+                    foreach (var sample in strongSamples)
+                        HitObject.Samples.Remove(sample);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        protected override void RecreatePieces()
+        {
+            base.RecreatePieces();
+            if (HitObject.IsStrong)
+                Size = BaseSize = new Vector2(TaikoStrongableHitObject.DEFAULT_STRONG_SIZE);
+        }
+
+        protected override void AddNestedHitObject(DrawableHitObject hitObject)
+        {
+            base.AddNestedHitObject(hitObject);
+
+            switch (hitObject)
+            {
+                case DrawableStrongNestedHit strong:
+                    strongHitContainer.Add(strong);
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        protected override void ClearNestedHitObjects()
+        {
+            base.ClearNestedHitObjects();
+            strongHitContainer.Clear(false);
+        }
+
+        protected override DrawableHitObject CreateNestedHitObject(HitObject hitObject)
+        {
+            switch (hitObject)
+            {
+                case TStrongNestedObject strong:
+                    return CreateStrongNestedHit(strong);
+            }
+
+            return base.CreateNestedHitObject(hitObject);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates the handler for this <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/>'s <see cref="StrongNestedHitObject"/>.
+        /// This is only invoked if <see cref="TaikoStrongableHitObject.IsStrong"/> is true for <see cref="HitObject"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="hitObject">The strong hitobject.</param>
+        /// <returns>The strong hitobject handler.</returns>
+        protected abstract DrawableStrongNestedHit CreateStrongNestedHit(TStrongNestedObject hitObject);
+    }
+}

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/DrumRoll.cs

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects
 {
-    public class DrumRoll : TaikoHitObject, IHasPath
+    public class DrumRoll : TaikoStrongableHitObject, IHasPath
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Drum roll distance that results in a duration of 1 speed-adjusted beat length.
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects
 
         protected override HitWindows CreateHitWindows() => HitWindows.Empty;
 
+        protected override StrongNestedHitObject CreateStrongNestedHit(double startTime) => new StrongNestedHit { StartTime = startTime };
+
+        public class StrongNestedHit : StrongNestedHitObject
+        {
+        }
+
         #region LegacyBeatmapEncoder
 
         double IHasDistance.Distance => Duration * Velocity;

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/DrumRollTick.cs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Judgements;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects
 {
-    public class DrumRollTick : TaikoHitObject
+    public class DrumRollTick : TaikoStrongableHitObject
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether this is the first (initial) tick of the slider.
@@ -28,5 +28,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects
         public override Judgement CreateJudgement() => new TaikoDrumRollTickJudgement();
 
         protected override HitWindows CreateHitWindows() => HitWindows.Empty;
+
+        protected override StrongNestedHitObject CreateStrongNestedHit(double startTime) => new StrongNestedHit { StartTime = startTime };
+
+        public class StrongNestedHit : StrongNestedHitObject
+        {
+        }
     }
 }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Hit.cs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects
 {
-    public class Hit : TaikoHitObject
+    public class Hit : TaikoStrongableHitObject
     {
         public readonly Bindable<HitType> TypeBindable = new Bindable<HitType>();
 
@@ -17,5 +17,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects
             get => TypeBindable.Value;
             set => TypeBindable.Value = value;
         }
+
+        protected override StrongNestedHitObject CreateStrongNestedHit(double startTime) => new StrongNestedHit { StartTime = startTime };
+
+        public class StrongNestedHit : StrongNestedHitObject
+        {
+        }
     }
 }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/StrongNestedHitObject.cs

@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Judgements;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects
 {
-    public class StrongHitObject : TaikoHitObject
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Base type for nested strong hits.
+    /// Used by <see cref="TaikoStrongableHitObject"/>s to represent their strong bonus scoring portions.
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract class StrongNestedHitObject : TaikoHitObject
     {
         public override Judgement CreateJudgement() => new TaikoStrongJudgement();
 

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Swell.cs

@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects
             set => Duration = value - StartTime;
         }
 
-        public override bool CanBeStrong => false;
-
         public double Duration { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/TaikoHitObject.cs

@@ -1,9 +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.
 
-using System;
-using System.Threading;
-using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
@@ -19,47 +16,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects
         /// </summary>
         public const float DEFAULT_SIZE = 0.45f;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Scale multiplier for a strong drawable taiko hit object.
-        /// </summary>
-        public const float STRONG_SCALE = 1.4f;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Default size of a strong drawable taiko hit object.
-        /// </summary>
-        public const float DEFAULT_STRONG_SIZE = DEFAULT_SIZE * STRONG_SCALE;
-
-        public readonly Bindable<bool> IsStrongBindable = new BindableBool();
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Whether this <see cref="TaikoHitObject"/> can be made a "strong" (large) hit.
-        /// </summary>
-        public virtual bool CanBeStrong => true;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Whether this HitObject is a "strong" type.
-        /// Strong hit objects give more points for hitting the hit object with both keys.
-        /// </summary>
-        public bool IsStrong
-        {
-            get => IsStrongBindable.Value;
-            set
-            {
-                if (value && !CanBeStrong)
-                    throw new InvalidOperationException($"Object of type {GetType()} cannot be strong");
-
-                IsStrongBindable.Value = value;
-            }
-        }
-
-        protected override void CreateNestedHitObjects(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-        {
-            base.CreateNestedHitObjects(cancellationToken);
-
-            if (IsStrong)
-                AddNested(new StrongHitObject { StartTime = this.GetEndTime() });
-        }
-
         public override Judgement CreateJudgement() => new TaikoJudgement();
 
         protected override HitWindows CreateHitWindows() => new TaikoHitWindows();

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/TaikoStrongableHitObject.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// 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.Threading;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Base class for taiko hitobjects that can become strong (large).
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract class TaikoStrongableHitObject : TaikoHitObject
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Scale multiplier for a strong drawable taiko hit object.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const float STRONG_SCALE = 1.4f;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Default size of a strong drawable taiko hit object.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const float DEFAULT_STRONG_SIZE = DEFAULT_SIZE * STRONG_SCALE;
+
+        public readonly Bindable<bool> IsStrongBindable = new BindableBool();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether this HitObject is a "strong" type.
+        /// Strong hit objects give more points for hitting the hit object with both keys.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool IsStrong
+        {
+            get => IsStrongBindable.Value;
+            set => IsStrongBindable.Value = value;
+        }
+
+        protected override void CreateNestedHitObjects(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            base.CreateNestedHitObjects(cancellationToken);
+
+            if (IsStrong)
+                AddNested(CreateStrongNestedHit(this.GetEndTime()));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a <see cref="StrongNestedHitObject"/> representing a second hit on this object.
+        /// This is only called if <see cref="IsStrong"/> is true.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="startTime">The start time of the nested hit.</param>
+        protected abstract StrongNestedHitObject CreateStrongNestedHit(double startTime);
+    }
+}

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Replays/TaikoAutoGenerator.cs

@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Replays
 
                         if (hit.Type == HitType.Centre)
                         {
-                            actions = h.IsStrong
+                            actions = hit.IsStrong
                                 ? new[] { TaikoAction.LeftCentre, TaikoAction.RightCentre }
                                 : new[] { hitButton ? TaikoAction.LeftCentre : TaikoAction.RightCentre };
                         }
                         else
                         {
-                            actions = h.IsStrong
+                            actions = hit.IsStrong
                                 ? new[] { TaikoAction.LeftRim, TaikoAction.RightRim }
                                 : new[] { hitButton ? TaikoAction.LeftRim : TaikoAction.RightRim };
                         }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Resources/Testing/Beatmaps/slider-conversion-v14-expected-conversion.json

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 {
-    "Mappings": [{
+    "Mappings": [
+        {
             "StartTime": 2000,
-            "Objects": [{
+            "Objects": [
+                {
                     "StartTime": 2000,
                     "EndTime": 2000,
                     "IsRim": false,
@@ -23,7 +25,8 @@
         },
         {
             "StartTime": 4000,
-            "Objects": [{
+            "Objects": [
+                {
                     "StartTime": 4000,
                     "EndTime": 4000,
                     "IsRim": false,
@@ -45,7 +48,8 @@
         },
         {
             "StartTime": 6000,
-            "Objects": [{
+            "Objects": [
+                {
                     "StartTime": 6000,
                     "EndTime": 6000,
                     "IsRim": true,
@@ -76,300 +80,13 @@
         },
         {
             "StartTime": 8000,
-            "Objects": [{
+            "Objects": [
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-                    "IsSwell": false,
-                    "IsStrong": false
-                },
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osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Resources/Testing/Beatmaps/slider-generating-drumroll-2-expected-conversion.json

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "Mappings": [
+    {
+      "StartTime": 51532,
+      "Objects": [
+        {
+          "StartTime": 51532,
+          "EndTime": 52301,
+          "IsRim": false,
+          "IsCentre": false,
+          "IsDrumRoll": true,
+          "IsSwell": false,
+          "IsStrong": false
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Resources/Testing/Beatmaps/slider-generating-drumroll-2.osu

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+osu file format v14
+
+[General]
+Mode: 0
+
+[Difficulty]
+HPDrainRate:2
+CircleSize:3.2
+OverallDifficulty:2
+ApproachRate:3
+SliderMultiplier:0.999999999999999
+SliderTickRate:1
+
+[TimingPoints]
+763,384.615384615385,4,2,0,70,1,0
+49993,-90.9090909090909,4,2,0,75,0,1
+
+[HitObjects]
+51,245,51532,2,0,P|18:150|17:122,2,110.000003356934,0|8|0,0:0|0:0|0:0,0:0:0:0:

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyCirclePiece.cs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Animations;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Skinning.Legacy
                 const string normal_hit = "taikohit";
                 const string big_hit = "taikobig";
 
-                string prefix = ((drawableHitObject as DrawableTaikoHitObject)?.HitObject.IsStrong ?? false) ? big_hit : normal_hit;
+                string prefix = ((drawableHitObject.HitObject as TaikoStrongableHitObject)?.IsStrong ?? false) ? big_hit : normal_hit;
 
                 return skin.GetAnimation($"{prefix}{lookup}", true, false) ??
                        // fallback to regular size if "big" version doesn't exist.