diff --git a/CodeAnalysis/BannedSymbols.txt b/CodeAnalysis/BannedSymbols.txt
index a92191a439..e34626a59e 100644
--- a/CodeAnalysis/BannedSymbols.txt
+++ b/CodeAnalysis/BannedSymbols.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ M:System.ValueType.Equals(System.Object)~System.Boolean;Don't use object.Equals(
 M:System.Nullable`1.Equals(System.Object)~System.Boolean;Use == instead.
 T:System.IComparable;Don't use non-generic IComparable. Use generic version instead.
 M:osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites.SpriteText.#ctor;Use OsuSpriteText.
+T:Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Internal.EnumerableExtensions;Don't use internal extension methods.
+T:Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Internal.TypeExtensions;Don't use internal extension methods.
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneManiaHitObjectComposer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneManiaHitObjectComposer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..286e3f6e50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneManiaHitObjectComposer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Testing;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables.Pieces;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Edit;
+using osu.Game.Tests.Visual;
+using osuTK;
+using osuTK.Input;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
+{
+    public class TestSceneManiaHitObjectComposer : EditorClockTestScene
+    {
+        public override IReadOnlyList<Type> RequiredTypes => new[]
+        {
+            typeof(ManiaBlueprintContainer)
+        };
+
+        private TestComposer composer;
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public void Setup() => Schedule(() =>
+        {
+            BeatDivisor.Value = 8;
+            Clock.Seek(0);
+
+            Child = composer = new TestComposer { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both };
+        });
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestDragOffscreenSelectionVerticallyUpScroll()
+        {
+            DrawableHitObject lastObject = null;
+            Vector2 originalPosition = Vector2.Zero;
+
+            AddStep("seek to last object", () =>
+            {
+                lastObject = this.ChildrenOfType<DrawableHitObject>().Single(d => d.HitObject == composer.EditorBeatmap.HitObjects.Last());
+                Clock.Seek(composer.EditorBeatmap.HitObjects.Last().StartTime);
+            });
+
+            AddStep("select all objects", () => composer.EditorBeatmap.SelectedHitObjects.AddRange(composer.EditorBeatmap.HitObjects));
+
+            AddStep("click last object", () =>
+            {
+                originalPosition = lastObject.DrawPosition;
+
+                InputManager.MoveMouseTo(lastObject);
+                InputManager.PressButton(MouseButton.Left);
+            });
+
+            AddStep("move mouse downwards", () =>
+            {
+                InputManager.MoveMouseTo(lastObject, new Vector2(0, 20));
+                InputManager.ReleaseButton(MouseButton.Left);
+            });
+
+            AddAssert("hitobjects not moved columns", () => composer.EditorBeatmap.HitObjects.All(h => ((ManiaHitObject)h).Column == 0));
+            AddAssert("hitobjects moved downwards", () => lastObject.DrawPosition.Y - originalPosition.Y > 0);
+            AddAssert("hitobjects not moved too far", () => lastObject.DrawPosition.Y - originalPosition.Y < 50);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestDragOffscreenSelectionVerticallyDownScroll()
+        {
+            DrawableHitObject lastObject = null;
+            Vector2 originalPosition = Vector2.Zero;
+
+            AddStep("set down scroll", () => ((Bindable<ScrollingDirection>)composer.Composer.ScrollingInfo.Direction).Value = ScrollingDirection.Down);
+
+            AddStep("seek to last object", () =>
+            {
+                lastObject = this.ChildrenOfType<DrawableHitObject>().Single(d => d.HitObject == composer.EditorBeatmap.HitObjects.Last());
+                Clock.Seek(composer.EditorBeatmap.HitObjects.Last().StartTime);
+            });
+
+            AddStep("select all objects", () => composer.EditorBeatmap.SelectedHitObjects.AddRange(composer.EditorBeatmap.HitObjects));
+
+            AddStep("click last object", () =>
+            {
+                originalPosition = lastObject.DrawPosition;
+
+                InputManager.MoveMouseTo(lastObject);
+                InputManager.PressButton(MouseButton.Left);
+            });
+
+            AddStep("move mouse upwards", () =>
+            {
+                InputManager.MoveMouseTo(lastObject, new Vector2(0, -20));
+                InputManager.ReleaseButton(MouseButton.Left);
+            });
+
+            AddAssert("hitobjects not moved columns", () => composer.EditorBeatmap.HitObjects.All(h => ((ManiaHitObject)h).Column == 0));
+            AddAssert("hitobjects moved upwards", () => originalPosition.Y - lastObject.DrawPosition.Y > 0);
+            AddAssert("hitobjects not moved too far", () => originalPosition.Y - lastObject.DrawPosition.Y < 50);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestDragOffscreenSelectionHorizontally()
+        {
+            DrawableHitObject lastObject = null;
+            Vector2 originalPosition = Vector2.Zero;
+
+            AddStep("seek to last object", () =>
+            {
+                lastObject = this.ChildrenOfType<DrawableHitObject>().Single(d => d.HitObject == composer.EditorBeatmap.HitObjects.Last());
+                Clock.Seek(composer.EditorBeatmap.HitObjects.Last().StartTime);
+            });
+
+            AddStep("select all objects", () => composer.EditorBeatmap.SelectedHitObjects.AddRange(composer.EditorBeatmap.HitObjects));
+
+            AddStep("click last object", () =>
+            {
+                originalPosition = lastObject.DrawPosition;
+
+                InputManager.MoveMouseTo(lastObject);
+                InputManager.PressButton(MouseButton.Left);
+            });
+
+            AddStep("move mouse right", () =>
+            {
+                var firstColumn = composer.Composer.Playfield.GetColumn(0);
+                var secondColumn = composer.Composer.Playfield.GetColumn(1);
+
+                InputManager.MoveMouseTo(lastObject, new Vector2(secondColumn.ScreenSpaceDrawQuad.Centre.X - firstColumn.ScreenSpaceDrawQuad.Centre.X + 1, 0));
+                InputManager.ReleaseButton(MouseButton.Left);
+            });
+
+            AddAssert("hitobjects moved columns", () => composer.EditorBeatmap.HitObjects.All(h => ((ManiaHitObject)h).Column == 1));
+
+            // Todo: They'll move vertically by the height of a note since there's no snapping and the selection point is the middle of the note.
+            AddAssert("hitobjects not moved vertically", () => lastObject.DrawPosition.Y - originalPosition.Y <= DefaultNotePiece.NOTE_HEIGHT);
+        }
+
+        private class TestComposer : CompositeDrawable
+        {
+            [Cached(typeof(EditorBeatmap))]
+            [Cached(typeof(IBeatSnapProvider))]
+            public readonly EditorBeatmap EditorBeatmap;
+
+            public readonly ManiaHitObjectComposer Composer;
+
+            public TestComposer()
+            {
+                InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
+                {
+                    EditorBeatmap = new EditorBeatmap(new ManiaBeatmap(new StageDefinition { Columns = 4 }))
+                    {
+                        BeatmapInfo = { Ruleset = new ManiaRuleset().RulesetInfo }
+                    },
+                    Composer = new ManiaHitObjectComposer(new ManiaRuleset())
+                };
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
+                    EditorBeatmap.Add(new Note { StartTime = 100 * i });
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/HoldNoteSelectionBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/HoldNoteSelectionBlueprint.cs
index d569d68b59..43d43ef252 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/HoldNoteSelectionBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/HoldNoteSelectionBlueprint.cs
@@ -76,5 +76,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Blueprints
         }
 
         public override Quad SelectionQuad => ScreenSpaceDrawQuad;
+
+        public override Vector2 SelectionPoint => DrawableObject.Head.ScreenSpaceDrawQuad.Centre;
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaSelectionBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaSelectionBlueprint.cs
index 9f57160f99..b8574b804e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaSelectionBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaSelectionBlueprint.cs
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
-using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
-using osu.Framework.Timing;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
@@ -15,13 +13,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Blueprints
 {
     public class ManiaSelectionBlueprint : OverlaySelectionBlueprint
     {
-        public Vector2 ScreenSpaceDragPosition { get; private set; }
-        public Vector2 DragPosition { get; private set; }
-
         public new DrawableManiaHitObject DrawableObject => (DrawableManiaHitObject)base.DrawableObject;
 
-        protected IClock EditorClock { get; private set; }
-
         [Resolved]
         private IScrollingInfo scrollingInfo { get; set; }
 
@@ -34,12 +27,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Blueprints
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.None;
         }
 
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(IAdjustableClock clock)
-        {
-            EditorClock = clock;
-        }
-
         protected override void Update()
         {
             base.Update();
@@ -47,22 +34,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Blueprints
             Position = Parent.ToLocalSpace(DrawableObject.ToScreenSpace(Vector2.Zero));
         }
 
-        protected override bool OnMouseDown(MouseDownEvent e)
-        {
-            ScreenSpaceDragPosition = e.ScreenSpaceMousePosition;
-            DragPosition = DrawableObject.ToLocalSpace(e.ScreenSpaceMousePosition);
-
-            return base.OnMouseDown(e);
-        }
-
-        protected override void OnDrag(DragEvent e)
-        {
-            base.OnDrag(e);
-
-            ScreenSpaceDragPosition = e.ScreenSpaceMousePosition;
-            DragPosition = DrawableObject.ToLocalSpace(e.ScreenSpaceMousePosition);
-        }
-
         public override void Show()
         {
             DrawableObject.AlwaysAlive = true;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaBlueprintContainer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaBlueprintContainer.cs
index d744036b4c..cea27498c3 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaBlueprintContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaBlueprintContainer.cs
@@ -30,5 +30,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit
 
             return base.CreateBlueprintFor(hitObject);
         }
+
+        protected override SelectionHandler CreateSelectionHandler() => new ManiaSelectionHandler();
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaHitObjectComposer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaHitObjectComposer.cs
index 62b609610f..dfa933baad 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaHitObjectComposer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaHitObjectComposer.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components;
 using osuTK;
 
@@ -37,7 +38,33 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit
         protected override IReadOnlyDependencyContainer CreateChildDependencies(IReadOnlyDependencyContainer parent)
             => dependencies = new DependencyContainer(base.CreateChildDependencies(parent));
 
-        public int TotalColumns => ((ManiaPlayfield)drawableRuleset.Playfield).TotalColumns;
+        public ManiaPlayfield Playfield => ((ManiaPlayfield)drawableRuleset.Playfield);
+
+        public IScrollingInfo ScrollingInfo => drawableRuleset.ScrollingInfo;
+
+        public int TotalColumns => Playfield.TotalColumns;
+
+        public override (Vector2 position, double time) GetSnappedPosition(Vector2 position, double time)
+        {
+            var hoc = Playfield.GetColumn(0).HitObjectContainer;
+
+            float targetPosition = hoc.ToLocalSpace(ToScreenSpace(position)).Y;
+
+            if (drawableRuleset.ScrollingInfo.Direction.Value == ScrollingDirection.Down)
+            {
+                // We're dealing with screen coordinates in which the position decreases towards the centre of the screen resulting in an increase in start time.
+                // The scrolling algorithm instead assumes a top anchor meaning an increase in time corresponds to an increase in position,
+                // so when scrolling downwards the coordinates need to be flipped.
+                targetPosition = hoc.DrawHeight - targetPosition;
+            }
+
+            double targetTime = drawableRuleset.ScrollingInfo.Algorithm.TimeAt(targetPosition,
+                EditorClock.CurrentTime,
+                drawableRuleset.ScrollingInfo.TimeRange.Value,
+                hoc.DrawHeight);
+
+            return base.GetSnappedPosition(position, targetTime);
+        }
 
         protected override DrawableRuleset<ManiaHitObject> CreateDrawableRuleset(Ruleset ruleset, IBeatmap beatmap, IReadOnlyList<Mod> mods = null)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaSelectionHandler.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaSelectionHandler.cs
index 9069a636a8..55245198c8 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaSelectionHandler.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaSelectionHandler.cs
@@ -4,11 +4,8 @@
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
-using osu.Framework.Timing;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Blueprints;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components;
 
@@ -22,85 +19,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit
         [Resolved]
         private IManiaHitObjectComposer composer { get; set; }
 
-        private IClock editorClock;
-
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(IAdjustableClock clock)
-        {
-            editorClock = clock;
-        }
-
         public override bool HandleMovement(MoveSelectionEvent moveEvent)
         {
             var maniaBlueprint = (ManiaSelectionBlueprint)moveEvent.Blueprint;
             int lastColumn = maniaBlueprint.DrawableObject.HitObject.Column;
 
-            adjustOrigins(maniaBlueprint);
-            performDragMovement(moveEvent);
             performColumnMovement(lastColumn, moveEvent);
 
             return true;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Ensures that the position of hitobjects remains centred to the mouse position.
-        /// E.g. The hitobject position will change if the editor scrolls while a hitobject is dragged.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="reference">The <see cref="ManiaSelectionBlueprint"/> that received the drag event.</param>
-        private void adjustOrigins(ManiaSelectionBlueprint reference)
-        {
-            var referenceParent = (HitObjectContainer)reference.DrawableObject.Parent;
-
-            float offsetFromReferenceOrigin = reference.DragPosition.Y - reference.DrawableObject.OriginPosition.Y;
-            float targetPosition = referenceParent.ToLocalSpace(reference.ScreenSpaceDragPosition).Y - offsetFromReferenceOrigin;
-
-            // Flip the vertical coordinate space when scrolling downwards
-            if (scrollingInfo.Direction.Value == ScrollingDirection.Down)
-                targetPosition -= referenceParent.DrawHeight;
-
-            float movementDelta = targetPosition - reference.DrawableObject.Position.Y;
-
-            foreach (var b in SelectedBlueprints.OfType<ManiaSelectionBlueprint>())
-                b.DrawableObject.Y += movementDelta;
-        }
-
-        private void performDragMovement(MoveSelectionEvent moveEvent)
-        {
-            float delta = moveEvent.InstantDelta.Y;
-
-            // When scrolling downwards the anchor position is at the bottom of the screen, however the movement event assumes the anchor is at the top of the screen.
-            // This causes the delta to assume a positive hitobject position, and which can be corrected for by subtracting the parent height.
-            if (scrollingInfo.Direction.Value == ScrollingDirection.Down)
-                delta -= moveEvent.Blueprint.Parent.DrawHeight; // todo: probably wrong
-
-            foreach (var selectionBlueprint in SelectedBlueprints)
-            {
-                var b = (OverlaySelectionBlueprint)selectionBlueprint;
-
-                var hitObject = b.DrawableObject;
-                var objectParent = (HitObjectContainer)hitObject.Parent;
-
-                // StartTime could be used to adjust the position if only one movement event was received per frame.
-                // However this is not the case and ScrollingHitObjectContainer performs movement in UpdateAfterChildren() so the position must also be updated to be valid for further movement events
-                hitObject.Y += delta;
-
-                float targetPosition = hitObject.Position.Y;
-
-                // The scrolling algorithm always assumes an anchor at the top of the screen, so the position must be flipped when scrolling downwards to reflect a top anchor
-                if (scrollingInfo.Direction.Value == ScrollingDirection.Down)
-                    targetPosition = -targetPosition;
-
-                objectParent.Remove(hitObject);
-
-                hitObject.HitObject.StartTime = scrollingInfo.Algorithm.TimeAt(targetPosition,
-                    editorClock.CurrentTime,
-                    scrollingInfo.TimeRange.Value,
-                    objectParent.DrawHeight);
-
-                objectParent.Add(hitObject);
-            }
-        }
-
         private void performColumnMovement(int lastColumn, MoveSelectionEvent moveEvent)
         {
             var currentColumn = composer.ColumnAt(moveEvent.ScreenSpacePosition);
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Masks/ManiaSelectionBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Masks/ManiaSelectionBlueprint.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 433db79ae0..0000000000
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Masks/ManiaSelectionBlueprint.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +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.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
-
-namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Masks
-{
-    public abstract class ManiaSelectionBlueprint : OverlaySelectionBlueprint
-    {
-        protected ManiaSelectionBlueprint(DrawableHitObject drawableObject)
-            : base(drawableObject)
-        {
-            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.None;
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableManiaHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableManiaHitObject.cs
index 88888001b4..a44d8b09aa 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableManiaHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableManiaHitObject.cs
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables
 {
     public abstract class DrawableManiaHitObject : DrawableHitObject<ManiaHitObject>
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Whether this <see cref="DrawableManiaHitObject"/> should always remain alive.
-        /// </summary>
-        internal bool AlwaysAlive;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// The <see cref="ManiaAction"/> which causes this <see cref="DrawableManiaHitObject{TObject}"/> to be hit.
         /// </summary>
@@ -54,7 +49,62 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables
             Direction.BindValueChanged(OnDirectionChanged, true);
         }
 
-        protected override bool ShouldBeAlive => AlwaysAlive || base.ShouldBeAlive;
+        private double computedLifetimeStart;
+
+        public override double LifetimeStart
+        {
+            get => base.LifetimeStart;
+            set
+            {
+                computedLifetimeStart = value;
+
+                if (!AlwaysAlive)
+                    base.LifetimeStart = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private double computedLifetimeEnd;
+
+        public override double LifetimeEnd
+        {
+            get => base.LifetimeEnd;
+            set
+            {
+                computedLifetimeEnd = value;
+
+                if (!AlwaysAlive)
+                    base.LifetimeEnd = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private bool alwaysAlive;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether this <see cref="DrawableManiaHitObject"/> should always remain alive.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal bool AlwaysAlive
+        {
+            get => alwaysAlive;
+            set
+            {
+                if (alwaysAlive == value)
+                    return;
+
+                alwaysAlive = value;
+
+                if (value)
+                {
+                    // Set the base lifetimes directly, to avoid mangling the computed lifetimes
+                    base.LifetimeStart = double.MinValue;
+                    base.LifetimeEnd = double.MaxValue;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    LifetimeStart = computedLifetimeStart;
+                    LifetimeEnd = computedLifetimeEnd;
+                }
+            }
+        }
 
         protected virtual void OnDirectionChanged(ValueChangedEvent<ScrollingDirection> e)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaRuleset.cs
index 14cad39b04..f3f843f366 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaRuleset.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Audio.Track;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.IEnumerableExtensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
@@ -48,6 +50,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
         protected new ManiaRulesetConfigManager Config => (ManiaRulesetConfigManager)base.Config;
 
         private readonly Bindable<ManiaScrollingDirection> configDirection = new Bindable<ManiaScrollingDirection>();
+        private readonly Bindable<double> configTimeRange = new BindableDouble();
+
+        // Stores the current speed adjustment active in gameplay.
+        private readonly Track speedAdjustmentTrack = new TrackVirtual(0);
 
         public DrawableManiaRuleset(Ruleset ruleset, IBeatmap beatmap, IReadOnlyList<Mod> mods = null)
             : base(ruleset, beatmap, mods)
@@ -58,6 +64,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
         {
+            foreach (var mod in Mods.OfType<IApplicableToTrack>())
+                mod.ApplyToTrack(speedAdjustmentTrack);
+
             bool isForCurrentRuleset = Beatmap.BeatmapInfo.Ruleset.Equals(Ruleset.RulesetInfo);
 
             foreach (var p in ControlPoints)
@@ -76,7 +85,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
             Config.BindWith(ManiaRulesetSetting.ScrollDirection, configDirection);
             configDirection.BindValueChanged(direction => Direction.Value = (ScrollingDirection)direction.NewValue, true);
 
-            Config.BindWith(ManiaRulesetSetting.ScrollTime, TimeRange);
+            Config.BindWith(ManiaRulesetSetting.ScrollTime, configTimeRange);
         }
 
         protected override void AdjustScrollSpeed(int amount)
@@ -86,10 +95,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
 
         private double relativeTimeRange
         {
-            get => MAX_TIME_RANGE / TimeRange.Value;
-            set => TimeRange.Value = MAX_TIME_RANGE / value;
+            get => MAX_TIME_RANGE / configTimeRange.Value;
+            set => configTimeRange.Value = MAX_TIME_RANGE / value;
         }
 
+        protected override void Update()
+        {
+            base.Update();
+
+            updateTimeRange();
+        }
+
+        private void updateTimeRange() => TimeRange.Value = configTimeRange.Value * speedAdjustmentTrack.AggregateTempo.Value * speedAdjustmentTrack.AggregateFrequency.Value;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Retrieves the column that intersects a screen-space position.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
index 2dec468654..1af7d06998 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
             {
                 foreach (var column in stage.Columns)
                 {
-                    if (column.ReceivePositionalInputAt(screenSpacePosition))
+                    if (column.ReceivePositionalInputAt(new Vector2(screenSpacePosition.X, column.ScreenSpaceDrawQuad.Centre.Y)))
                     {
                         found = column;
                         break;
@@ -87,6 +87,31 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
             return found;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Retrieves a <see cref="Column"/> by index.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="index">The index of the column.</param>
+        /// <returns>The <see cref="Column"/> corresponding to the given index.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException">If <paramref name="index"/> is less than 0 or greater than <see cref="TotalColumns"/>.</exception>
+        public Column GetColumn(int index)
+        {
+            if (index < 0 || index > TotalColumns - 1)
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(index));
+
+            foreach (var stage in stages)
+            {
+                if (index >= stage.Columns.Count)
+                {
+                    index -= stage.Columns.Count;
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                return stage.Columns[index];
+            }
+
+            throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(index));
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Retrieves the total amount of columns across all stages in this playfield.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/DrawableTestHit.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/DrawableTestHit.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1db07b3244
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/DrawableTestHit.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.Allocation;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
+{
+    internal class DrawableTestHit : DrawableTaikoHitObject
+    {
+        private readonly HitResult type;
+
+        public DrawableTestHit(Hit hit, HitResult type = HitResult.Great)
+            : base(hit)
+        {
+            this.type = type;
+        }
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load()
+        {
+            Result.Type = type;
+        }
+
+        public override bool OnPressed(TaikoAction action) => false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneHitExplosion.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneHitExplosion.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..791c438c94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneHitExplosion.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 System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Skinning;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.Skinning
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class TestSceneHitExplosion : TaikoSkinnableTestScene
+    {
+        public override IReadOnlyList<Type> RequiredTypes => base.RequiredTypes.Concat(new[]
+        {
+            typeof(HitExplosion),
+            typeof(LegacyHitExplosion),
+            typeof(DefaultHitExplosion),
+        }).ToList();
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load()
+        {
+            AddStep("Great", () => SetContents(() => getContentFor(HitResult.Great)));
+            AddStep("Good", () => SetContents(() => getContentFor(HitResult.Good)));
+            AddStep("Miss", () => SetContents(() => getContentFor(HitResult.Miss)));
+        }
+
+        private Drawable getContentFor(HitResult type)
+        {
+            DrawableTaikoHitObject hit;
+
+            return new Container
+            {
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                Children = new Drawable[]
+                {
+                    hit = createHit(type),
+                    new HitExplosion(hit)
+                    {
+                        Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                        Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        private DrawableTaikoHitObject createHit(HitResult type) => new DrawableTestHit(new Hit { StartTime = Time.Current }, type);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneTaikoPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneTaikoPlayfield.cs
index 16b3c036a3..ae5dd1e622 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneTaikoPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneTaikoPlayfield.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Extensions.IEnumerableExtensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Testing;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Skinning;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling;
@@ -34,6 +35,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.Skinning
 
         public TestSceneTaikoPlayfield()
         {
+            TaikoBeatmap beatmap;
+            bool kiai = false;
+
+            AddStep("set beatmap", () =>
+            {
+                Beatmap.Value = CreateWorkingBeatmap(beatmap = new TaikoBeatmap());
+
+                beatmap.ControlPointInfo.Add(0, new TimingControlPoint { BeatLength = 1000 });
+
+                Beatmap.Value.Track.Start();
+            });
+
             AddStep("Load playfield", () => SetContents(() => new TaikoPlayfield(new ControlPointInfo())
             {
                 Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
@@ -41,6 +54,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.Skinning
             }));
 
             AddRepeatStep("change height", () => this.ChildrenOfType<TaikoPlayfield>().ForEach(p => p.Height = Math.Max(0.2f, (p.Height + 0.2f) % 1f)), 50);
+
+            AddStep("Toggle kiai", () =>
+            {
+                Beatmap.Value.Beatmap.ControlPointInfo.Add(0, new EffectControlPoint { KiaiMode = (kiai = !kiai) });
+            });
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneHits.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneHits.cs
index 23adb79083..44452d70c1 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneHits.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneHits.cs
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
 
             var h = new DrawableTestHit(hit) { X = RNG.NextSingle(hitResult == HitResult.Good ? -0.1f : -0.05f, hitResult == HitResult.Good ? 0.1f : 0.05f) };
 
+            Add(h);
+
             ((TaikoPlayfield)drawableRuleset.Playfield).OnNewResult(h, new JudgementResult(new HitObject(), new TaikoJudgement()) { Type = hitResult });
         }
 
@@ -164,6 +166,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
 
             var h = new DrawableTestHit(hit) { X = RNG.NextSingle(hitResult == HitResult.Good ? -0.1f : -0.05f, hitResult == HitResult.Good ? 0.1f : 0.05f) };
 
+            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 });
         }
@@ -249,13 +253,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
 
             public override bool OnPressed(TaikoAction action) => false;
         }
-
-        private class DrawableTestHit : DrawableHitObject<TaikoHitObject>
-        {
-            public DrawableTestHit(TaikoHitObject hitObject)
-                : base(hitObject)
-            {
-            }
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/LegacyHitExplosion.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/LegacyHitExplosion.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5ec2e8def
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/LegacyHitExplosion.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 osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Skinning
+{
+    public class LegacyHitExplosion : CompositeDrawable
+    {
+        public LegacyHitExplosion(Drawable sprite)
+        {
+            InternalChild = sprite;
+
+            Anchor = Anchor.Centre;
+            Origin = Anchor.Centre;
+
+            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+        }
+
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+
+            const double animation_time = 120;
+
+            this.FadeInFromZero(animation_time).Then().FadeOut(animation_time * 1.5);
+
+            this.ScaleTo(0.6f)
+                .Then().ScaleTo(1.1f, animation_time * 0.8)
+                .Then().ScaleTo(0.9f, animation_time * 0.4)
+                .Then().ScaleTo(1f, animation_time * 0.2);
+
+            Expire(true);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/TaikoLegacyPlayfieldBackgroundRight.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/TaikoLegacyPlayfieldBackgroundRight.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7508c75231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/TaikoLegacyPlayfieldBackgroundRight.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// 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.Audio.Track;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Game.Skinning;
+using osuTK;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Skinning
+{
+    public class TaikoLegacyPlayfieldBackgroundRight : BeatSyncedContainer
+    {
+        private Sprite kiai;
+
+        private bool kiaiDisplayed;
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(ISkinSource skin)
+        {
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+
+            InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
+            {
+                new Sprite
+                {
+                    Texture = skin.GetTexture("taiko-bar-right"),
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Size = Vector2.One,
+                },
+                kiai = new Sprite
+                {
+                    Texture = skin.GetTexture("taiko-bar-right-glow"),
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Size = Vector2.One,
+                    Alpha = 0,
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnNewBeat(int beatIndex, TimingControlPoint timingPoint, EffectControlPoint effectPoint, TrackAmplitudes amplitudes)
+        {
+            base.OnNewBeat(beatIndex, timingPoint, effectPoint, amplitudes);
+
+            if (effectPoint.KiaiMode != kiaiDisplayed)
+            {
+                kiaiDisplayed = effectPoint.KiaiMode;
+
+                kiai.ClearTransforms();
+                kiai.FadeTo(kiaiDisplayed ? 1 : 0, 200);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/TaikoLegacySkinTransformer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/TaikoLegacySkinTransformer.cs
index 447d6ae455..5dfc7ec0df 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/TaikoLegacySkinTransformer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/TaikoLegacySkinTransformer.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;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Framework.Audio.Sample;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
-using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Skinning
 {
@@ -59,13 +59,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Skinning
 
                 case TaikoSkinComponents.PlayfieldBackgroundRight:
                     if (GetTexture("taiko-bar-right") != null)
-                    {
-                        return this.GetAnimation("taiko-bar-right", false, false).With(d =>
-                        {
-                            d.RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
-                            d.Size = Vector2.One;
-                        });
-                    }
+                        return new TaikoLegacyPlayfieldBackgroundRight();
 
                     return null;
 
@@ -81,11 +75,38 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Skinning
                         return new LegacyBarLine();
 
                     return null;
+
+                case TaikoSkinComponents.TaikoExplosionGood:
+                case TaikoSkinComponents.TaikoExplosionGreat:
+                case TaikoSkinComponents.TaikoExplosionMiss:
+
+                    var sprite = this.GetAnimation(getHitName(taikoComponent.Component), true, false);
+                    if (sprite != null)
+                        return new LegacyHitExplosion(sprite);
+
+                    return null;
             }
 
             return source.GetDrawableComponent(component);
         }
 
+        private string getHitName(TaikoSkinComponents component)
+        {
+            switch (component)
+            {
+                case TaikoSkinComponents.TaikoExplosionMiss:
+                    return "taiko-hit0";
+
+                case TaikoSkinComponents.TaikoExplosionGood:
+                    return "taiko-hit100";
+
+                case TaikoSkinComponents.TaikoExplosionGreat:
+                    return "taiko-hit300";
+            }
+
+            throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(component), "Invalid result type");
+        }
+
         public Texture GetTexture(string componentName) => source.GetTexture(componentName);
 
         public SampleChannel GetSample(ISampleInfo sampleInfo) => source.GetSample(new LegacyTaikoSampleInfo(sampleInfo));
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/TaikoSkinComponents.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/TaikoSkinComponents.cs
index a90ce608b2..fd091f97d0 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/TaikoSkinComponents.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/TaikoSkinComponents.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko
         HitTarget,
         PlayfieldBackgroundLeft,
         PlayfieldBackgroundRight,
-        BarLine
+        BarLine,
+        TaikoExplosionMiss,
+        TaikoExplosionGood,
+        TaikoExplosionGreat,
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DefaultHitExplosion.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DefaultHitExplosion.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9943a58e3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DefaultHitExplosion.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// 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.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
+{
+    internal class DefaultHitExplosion : CircularContainer
+    {
+        [Resolved]
+        private DrawableHitObject judgedObject { get; set; }
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(OsuColour colours)
+        {
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+
+            BorderColour = Color4.White;
+            BorderThickness = 1;
+
+            Blending = BlendingParameters.Additive;
+
+            Alpha = 0.15f;
+            Masking = true;
+
+            if (judgedObject.Result.Type == HitResult.Miss)
+                return;
+
+            bool isRim = (judgedObject.HitObject as Hit)?.Type == HitType.Rim;
+
+            InternalChildren = new[]
+            {
+                new Box
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Colour = isRim ? colours.BlueDarker : colours.PinkDarker,
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+
+            this.ScaleTo(3f, 1000, Easing.OutQuint);
+            this.FadeOut(500);
+
+            Expire(true);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/HitExplosion.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/HitExplosion.cs
index fbaae7e322..f0585b9c50 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/HitExplosion.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/HitExplosion.cs
@@ -1,15 +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 System;
 using osuTK;
-using osuTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
-using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Skinning;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
 {
@@ -20,15 +20,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
     {
         public override bool RemoveWhenNotAlive => true;
 
+        [Cached(typeof(DrawableHitObject))]
         public readonly DrawableHitObject JudgedObject;
-        private readonly HitType type;
 
-        private readonly Box innerFill;
+        private SkinnableDrawable skinnable;
 
-        public HitExplosion(DrawableHitObject judgedObject, HitType type)
+        public override double LifetimeStart => skinnable.Drawable.LifetimeStart;
+
+        public override double LifetimeEnd => skinnable.Drawable.LifetimeEnd;
+
+        public HitExplosion(DrawableHitObject judgedObject)
         {
             JudgedObject = judgedObject;
-            this.type = type;
 
             Anchor = Anchor.Centre;
             Origin = Anchor.Centre;
@@ -37,36 +40,29 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
             Size = new Vector2(TaikoHitObject.DEFAULT_SIZE);
 
             RelativePositionAxes = Axes.Both;
-
-            BorderColour = Color4.White;
-            BorderThickness = 1;
-
-            Alpha = 0.15f;
-            Masking = true;
-
-            Children = new[]
-            {
-                innerFill = new Box
-                {
-                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                }
-            };
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(OsuColour colours)
+        private void load()
         {
-            innerFill.Colour = type == HitType.Rim ? colours.BlueDarker : colours.PinkDarker;
+            Child = skinnable = new SkinnableDrawable(new TaikoSkinComponent(getComponentName(JudgedObject.Result?.Type ?? HitResult.Great)), _ => new DefaultHitExplosion());
         }
 
-        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        private TaikoSkinComponents getComponentName(HitResult resultType)
         {
-            base.LoadComplete();
+            switch (resultType)
+            {
+                case HitResult.Miss:
+                    return TaikoSkinComponents.TaikoExplosionMiss;
 
-            this.ScaleTo(3f, 1000, Easing.OutQuint);
-            this.FadeOut(500);
+                case HitResult.Good:
+                    return TaikoSkinComponents.TaikoExplosionGood;
 
-            Expire(true);
+                case HitResult.Great:
+                    return TaikoSkinComponents.TaikoExplosionGreat;
+            }
+
+            throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(resultType), "Invalid result type");
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/KiaiHitExplosion.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/KiaiHitExplosion.cs
index 3a307bb3bb..067d390894 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/KiaiHitExplosion.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/KiaiHitExplosion.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
             Size = new Vector2(TaikoHitObject.DEFAULT_SIZE, 1);
 
+            Blending = BlendingParameters.Additive;
+
             Masking = true;
             Alpha = 0.25f;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs
index 4bc6cb8e4b..5c763cb332 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
                                 hitExplosionContainer = new Container<HitExplosion>
                                 {
                                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                                    Blending = BlendingParameters.Additive,
                                 },
                                 HitTarget = new SkinnableDrawable(new TaikoSkinComponent(TaikoSkinComponents.HitTarget), _ => new TaikoHitTarget())
                                 {
@@ -100,13 +99,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
                                     Name = "Kiai hit explosions",
                                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                                     FillMode = FillMode.Fit,
-                                    Blending = BlendingParameters.Additive
                                 },
                                 judgementContainer = new JudgementContainer<DrawableTaikoJudgement>
                                 {
                                     Name = "Judgements",
                                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
-                                    Blending = BlendingParameters.Additive
                                 },
                             }
                         },
@@ -185,7 +182,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
                     var drawableTick = (DrawableDrumRollTick)judgedObject;
 
                     addDrumRollHit(drawableTick);
-                    addExplosion(drawableTick, drawableTick.JudgementType);
                     break;
 
                 default:
@@ -200,7 +196,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
                     if (!result.IsHit)
                         break;
 
-                    addExplosion(judgedObject, (judgedObject.HitObject as Hit)?.Type ?? HitType.Centre);
+                    var type = (judgedObject.HitObject as Hit)?.Type ?? HitType.Centre;
+
+                    addExplosion(judgedObject, type);
                     break;
             }
         }
@@ -210,7 +208,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
 
         private void addExplosion(DrawableHitObject drawableObject, HitType type)
         {
-            hitExplosionContainer.Add(new HitExplosion(drawableObject, type));
+            hitExplosionContainer.Add(new HitExplosion(drawableObject));
             if (drawableObject.HitObject.Kiai)
                 kiaiExplosionContainer.Add(new KiaiHitExplosion(drawableObject, type));
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/TestSceneEditorBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/TestSceneEditorBeatmap.cs
index 2d4587341d..b7b48ec06a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/TestSceneEditorBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/TestSceneEditorBeatmap.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Internal;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Testing;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps
             var hitCircle = new HitCircle { StartTime = 1000 };
             editorBeatmap.Add(hitCircle);
             Assert.That(editorBeatmap.HitObjects.Count(h => h == hitCircle), Is.EqualTo(1));
-            Assert.That(editorBeatmap.HitObjects.IndexOf(hitCircle), Is.EqualTo(3));
+            Assert.That(Array.IndexOf(editorBeatmap.HitObjects.ToArray(), hitCircle), Is.EqualTo(3));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps
 
             hitCircle.StartTime = 0;
             Assert.That(editorBeatmap.HitObjects.Count(h => h == hitCircle), Is.EqualTo(1));
-            Assert.That(editorBeatmap.HitObjects.IndexOf(hitCircle), Is.EqualTo(1));
+            Assert.That(Array.IndexOf(editorBeatmap.HitObjects.ToArray(), hitCircle), Is.EqualTo(1));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Editing/LegacyEditorBeatmapPatcherTest.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Editing/LegacyEditorBeatmapPatcherTest.cs
index a3ab677d96..ff17f23d50 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Editing/LegacyEditorBeatmapPatcherTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Editing/LegacyEditorBeatmapPatcherTest.cs
@@ -304,6 +304,31 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Editing
             runTest(patch);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestChangeHitObjectAtSameTime()
+        {
+            current.AddRange(new[]
+            {
+                new HitCircle { StartTime = 500, Position = new Vector2(50) },
+                new HitCircle { StartTime = 500, Position = new Vector2(100) },
+                new HitCircle { StartTime = 500, Position = new Vector2(150) },
+                new HitCircle { StartTime = 500, Position = new Vector2(200) },
+            });
+
+            var patch = new OsuBeatmap
+            {
+                HitObjects =
+                {
+                    new HitCircle { StartTime = 500, Position = new Vector2(150) },
+                    new HitCircle { StartTime = 500, Position = new Vector2(100) },
+                    new HitCircle { StartTime = 500, Position = new Vector2(50) },
+                    new HitCircle { StartTime = 500, Position = new Vector2(200) },
+                }
+            };
+
+            runTest(patch);
+        }
+
         private void runTest(IBeatmap patch)
         {
             // Due to the method of testing, "patch" comes in without having been decoded via a beatmap decoder.
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/TestScenePlaySongSelect.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/TestScenePlaySongSelect.cs
index 39e04ed39a..aed8e19fb2 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/TestScenePlaySongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/TestScenePlaySongSelect.cs
@@ -797,6 +797,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.SongSelect
         {
             AddStep("create song select", () => LoadScreen(songSelect = new TestSongSelect()));
             AddUntilStep("wait for present", () => songSelect.IsCurrentScreen());
+            AddUntilStep("wait for carousel loaded", () => songSelect.Carousel.IsAlive);
         }
 
         private void addManyTestMaps()
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneModSelectOverlay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneModSelectOverlay.cs
index 2294cd6966..ec6ee6bc83 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneModSelectOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneModSelectOverlay.cs
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.Mods.Sections;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods;
@@ -117,8 +115,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
         public void TestManiaMods()
         {
             changeRuleset(3);
-
-            testRankedText(new ManiaRuleset().GetModsFor(ModType.Conversion).First(m => m is ManiaModRandom));
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -217,15 +213,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
             checkLabelColor(() => Color4.White);
         }
 
-        private void testRankedText(Mod mod)
-        {
-            AddUntilStep("check for ranked", () => modSelect.UnrankedLabel.Alpha == 0);
-            selectNext(mod);
-            AddUntilStep("check for unranked", () => modSelect.UnrankedLabel.Alpha != 0);
-            selectPrevious(mod);
-            AddUntilStep("check for ranked", () => modSelect.UnrankedLabel.Alpha == 0);
-        }
-
         private void selectNext(Mod mod) => AddStep($"left click {mod.Name}", () => modSelect.GetModButton(mod)?.SelectNext(1));
 
         private void selectPrevious(Mod mod) => AddStep($"right click {mod.Name}", () => modSelect.GetModButton(mod)?.SelectNext(-1));
@@ -272,7 +259,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
             }
 
             public new OsuSpriteText MultiplierLabel => base.MultiplierLabel;
-            public new OsuSpriteText UnrankedLabel => base.UnrankedLabel;
             public new TriangleButton DeselectAllButton => base.DeselectAllButton;
 
             public new Color4 LowMultiplierColour => base.LowMultiplierColour;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneNowPlayingOverlay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneNowPlayingOverlay.cs
index 2ea9aec50a..532744a0fc 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneNowPlayingOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneNowPlayingOverlay.cs
@@ -1,12 +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 System.Collections.Generic;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Audio;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
-using osu.Framework.Utils;
+using osu.Framework.Platform;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
@@ -21,9 +24,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
 
         private NowPlayingOverlay nowPlayingOverlay;
 
+        private RulesetStore rulesets;
+
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load()
+        private void load(AudioManager audio, GameHost host)
         {
+            Dependencies.Cache(rulesets = new RulesetStore(ContextFactory));
+            Dependencies.Cache(manager = new BeatmapManager(LocalStorage, ContextFactory, rulesets, null, audio, host, Beatmap.Default));
+
             Beatmap.Value = CreateWorkingBeatmap(new OsuRuleset().RulesetInfo);
 
             nowPlayingOverlay = new NowPlayingOverlay
@@ -44,21 +52,43 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
             AddStep(@"hide", () => nowPlayingOverlay.Hide());
         }
 
+        private BeatmapManager manager { get; set; }
+
+        private int importId;
+
         [Test]
         public void TestPrevTrackBehavior()
         {
-            AddStep(@"Play track", () =>
+            // ensure we have at least two beatmaps available.
+            AddRepeatStep("import beatmap", () => manager.Import(new BeatmapSetInfo
             {
-                musicController.NextTrack();
-                currentBeatmap = Beatmap.Value;
-            });
+                Beatmaps = new List<BeatmapInfo>
+                {
+                    new BeatmapInfo
+                    {
+                        BaseDifficulty = new BeatmapDifficulty(),
+                    }
+                },
+                Metadata = new BeatmapMetadata
+                {
+                    Artist = $"a test map {importId++}",
+                    Title = "title",
+                }
+            }).Wait(), 5);
+
+            AddStep(@"Next track", () => musicController.NextTrack());
+            AddStep("Store track", () => currentBeatmap = Beatmap.Value);
 
             AddStep(@"Seek track to 6 second", () => musicController.SeekTo(6000));
             AddUntilStep(@"Wait for current time to update", () => currentBeatmap.Track.CurrentTime > 5000);
-            AddAssert(@"Check action is restart track", () => musicController.PreviousTrack() == PreviousTrackResult.Restart);
-            AddUntilStep("Wait for current time to update", () => Precision.AlmostEquals(currentBeatmap.Track.CurrentTime, 0));
-            AddAssert(@"Check track didn't change", () => currentBeatmap == Beatmap.Value);
-            AddAssert(@"Check action is not restart", () => musicController.PreviousTrack() != PreviousTrackResult.Restart);
+
+            AddStep(@"Set previous", () => musicController.PreviousTrack());
+
+            AddAssert(@"Check beatmap didn't change", () => currentBeatmap == Beatmap.Value);
+            AddUntilStep("Wait for current time to update", () => currentBeatmap.Track.CurrentTime < 5000);
+
+            AddStep(@"Set previous", () => musicController.PreviousTrack());
+            AddAssert(@"Check beatmap did change", () => currentBeatmap != Beatmap.Value);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs
index 6542866936..b8dfac0342 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs
@@ -246,6 +246,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
             if (beatmapInfo?.BeatmapSet == null || beatmapInfo == DefaultBeatmap?.BeatmapInfo)
                 return DefaultBeatmap;
 
+            if (beatmapInfo.BeatmapSet.Files == null)
+            {
+                var info = beatmapInfo;
+                beatmapInfo = QueryBeatmap(b => b.ID == info.ID);
+            }
+
             lock (workingCache)
             {
                 var working = workingCache.FirstOrDefault(w => w.BeatmapInfo?.ID == beatmapInfo.ID);
@@ -287,13 +293,37 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
         /// Returns a list of all usable <see cref="BeatmapSetInfo"/>s.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A list of available <see cref="BeatmapSetInfo"/>.</returns>
-        public List<BeatmapSetInfo> GetAllUsableBeatmapSets() => GetAllUsableBeatmapSetsEnumerable().ToList();
+        public List<BeatmapSetInfo> GetAllUsableBeatmapSets(IncludedDetails includes = IncludedDetails.All) => GetAllUsableBeatmapSetsEnumerable(includes).ToList();
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Returns a list of all usable <see cref="BeatmapSetInfo"/>s.
+        /// Returns a list of all usable <see cref="BeatmapSetInfo"/>s. Note that files are not populated.
         /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="includes">The level of detail to include in the returned objects.</param>
         /// <returns>A list of available <see cref="BeatmapSetInfo"/>.</returns>
-        public IQueryable<BeatmapSetInfo> GetAllUsableBeatmapSetsEnumerable() => beatmaps.ConsumableItems.Where(s => !s.DeletePending && !s.Protected);
+        public IEnumerable<BeatmapSetInfo> GetAllUsableBeatmapSetsEnumerable(IncludedDetails includes)
+        {
+            IQueryable<BeatmapSetInfo> queryable;
+
+            switch (includes)
+            {
+                case IncludedDetails.Minimal:
+                    queryable = beatmaps.BeatmapSetsOverview;
+                    break;
+
+                case IncludedDetails.AllButFiles:
+                    queryable = beatmaps.BeatmapSetsWithoutFiles;
+                    break;
+
+                default:
+                    queryable = beatmaps.ConsumableItems;
+                    break;
+            }
+
+            // AsEnumerable used here to avoid applying the WHERE in sql. When done so, ef core 2.x uses an incorrect ORDER BY
+            // clause which causes queries to take 5-10x longer.
+            // TODO: remove if upgrading to EF core 3.x.
+            return queryable.AsEnumerable().Where(s => !s.DeletePending && !s.Protected);
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Perform a lookup query on available <see cref="BeatmapSetInfo"/>s.
@@ -482,4 +512,25 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The level of detail to include in database results.
+    /// </summary>
+    public enum IncludedDetails
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Only include beatmap difficulties and set level metadata.
+        /// </summary>
+        Minimal,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Include all difficulties, rulesets, difficulty metadata but no files.
+        /// </summary>
+        AllButFiles,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Include everything.
+        /// </summary>
+        All
+    }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapStore.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapStore.cs
index a2279fdb14..642bafd2ac 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapStore.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapStore.cs
@@ -87,6 +87,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
             base.Purge(items, context);
         }
 
+        public IQueryable<BeatmapSetInfo> BeatmapSetsOverview => ContextFactory.Get().BeatmapSetInfo
+                                                                               .Include(s => s.Metadata)
+                                                                               .Include(s => s.Beatmaps)
+                                                                               .AsNoTracking();
+
+        public IQueryable<BeatmapSetInfo> BeatmapSetsWithoutFiles => ContextFactory.Get().BeatmapSetInfo
+                                                                                   .Include(s => s.Metadata)
+                                                                                   .Include(s => s.Beatmaps).ThenInclude(s => s.Ruleset)
+                                                                                   .Include(s => s.Beatmaps).ThenInclude(b => b.BaseDifficulty)
+                                                                                   .Include(s => s.Beatmaps).ThenInclude(b => b.Metadata)
+                                                                                   .AsNoTracking();
+
         public IQueryable<BeatmapInfo> Beatmaps =>
             ContextFactory.Get().BeatmapInfo
                           .Include(b => b.BeatmapSet).ThenInclude(s => s.Metadata)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs
index f30340956a..d2804bdc05 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
 
         public override string ToString() => BeatmapInfo.ToString();
 
-        public bool BeatmapLoaded => beatmapLoadTask?.IsCompleted ?? false;
+        public virtual bool BeatmapLoaded => beatmapLoadTask?.IsCompleted ?? false;
 
         public IBeatmap Beatmap
         {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
         protected abstract Texture GetBackground();
         private readonly RecyclableLazy<Texture> background;
 
-        public bool TrackLoaded => track.IsResultAvailable;
+        public virtual bool TrackLoaded => track.IsResultAvailable;
         public Track Track => track.Value;
         protected abstract Track GetTrack();
         private RecyclableLazy<Track> track;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs
index 822f628dd2..53872ddcba 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
         {
             if (!(e.NewValue is ChannelSelectorTabItem.ChannelSelectorTabChannel))
                 JoinChannel(e.NewValue);
+
+            if (e.NewValue?.MessagesLoaded == false)
+            {
+                // let's fetch a small number of messages to bring us up-to-date with the backlog.
+                fetchInitalMessages(e.NewValue);
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -375,12 +381,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
             if (CurrentChannel.Value == null)
                 CurrentChannel.Value = channel;
 
-            if (!channel.MessagesLoaded)
-            {
-                // let's fetch a small number of messages to bring us up-to-date with the backlog.
-                fetchInitalMessages(channel);
-            }
-
             return channel;
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index f5f7d0cef4..8e62819c95 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -914,10 +914,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
             if (ScreenStack.CurrentScreen is Loader)
                 return false;
 
-            if (introScreen == null)
-                return true;
-
-            if (!introScreen.DidLoadMenu || !(ScreenStack.CurrentScreen is IntroScreen))
+            if (introScreen.DidLoadMenu && !(ScreenStack.CurrentScreen is IntroScreen))
             {
                 Scheduler.Add(introScreen.MakeCurrent);
                 return true;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/DrawableChannel.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/DrawableChannel.cs
index 6019657cf0..d63faebae4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/DrawableChannel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/DrawableChannel.cs
@@ -105,6 +105,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat
 
         private void newMessagesArrived(IEnumerable<Message> newMessages)
         {
+            if (newMessages.Min(m => m.Id) < chatLines.Max(c => c.Message.Id))
+            {
+                // there is a case (on initial population) that we may receive past messages and need to reorder.
+                // easiest way is to just combine messages and recreate drawables (less worrying about day separators etc.)
+                newMessages = newMessages.Concat(chatLines.Select(c => c.Message)).OrderBy(m => m.Id).ToList();
+                ChatLineFlow.Clear();
+            }
+
             bool shouldScrollToEnd = scroll.IsScrolledToEnd(10) || !chatLines.Any() || newMessages.Any(m => m is LocalMessage);
 
             // Add up to last Channel.MAX_HISTORY messages
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectOverlay.cs
index e9b3598625..3d0ad1a594 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectOverlay.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
         protected readonly TriangleButton CloseButton;
 
         protected readonly OsuSpriteText MultiplierLabel;
-        protected readonly OsuSpriteText UnrankedLabel;
 
         protected override bool BlockNonPositionalInput => false;
 
@@ -57,6 +56,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
         protected Color4 HighMultiplierColour;
 
         private const float content_width = 0.8f;
+        private const float footer_button_spacing = 20;
+
         private readonly FillFlowContainer footerContainer;
 
         private SampleChannel sampleOn, sampleOff;
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
                     {
                         new Dimension(GridSizeMode.Absolute, 90),
                         new Dimension(GridSizeMode.Distributed),
-                        new Dimension(GridSizeMode.Absolute, 70),
+                        new Dimension(GridSizeMode.AutoSize),
                     },
                     Content = new[]
                     {
@@ -197,7 +198,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
                             // Footer
                             new Container
                             {
-                                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                                AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
                                 Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
                                 Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
                                 Children = new Drawable[]
@@ -215,7 +217,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
                                         AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
                                         RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                                         Width = content_width,
-                                        Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
+                                        Spacing = new Vector2(footer_button_spacing, footer_button_spacing / 2),
+                                        LayoutDuration = 100,
+                                        LayoutEasing = Easing.OutQuint,
                                         Padding = new MarginPadding
                                         {
                                             Vertical = 15,
@@ -228,10 +232,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
                                                 Width = 180,
                                                 Text = "Deselect All",
                                                 Action = DeselectAll,
-                                                Margin = new MarginPadding
-                                                {
-                                                    Right = 20
-                                                }
+                                                Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                                                Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
                                             },
                                             CustomiseButton = new TriangleButton
                                             {
@@ -239,49 +241,41 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
                                                 Text = "Customisation",
                                                 Action = () => ModSettingsContainer.Alpha = ModSettingsContainer.Alpha == 1 ? 0 : 1,
                                                 Enabled = { Value = false },
-                                                Margin = new MarginPadding
-                                                {
-                                                    Right = 20
-                                                }
+                                                Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                                                Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
                                             },
                                             CloseButton = new TriangleButton
                                             {
                                                 Width = 180,
                                                 Text = "Close",
                                                 Action = Hide,
-                                                Margin = new MarginPadding
-                                                {
-                                                    Right = 20
-                                                }
+                                                Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                                                Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
                                             },
-                                            new OsuSpriteText
+                                            new FillFlowContainer
                                             {
-                                                Text = @"Score Multiplier:",
-                                                Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 30),
-                                                Margin = new MarginPadding
+                                                AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                                Spacing = new Vector2(footer_button_spacing / 2, 0),
+                                                Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                                                Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                                                Children = new Drawable[]
                                                 {
-                                                    Top = 5,
-                                                    Right = 10
-                                                }
+                                                    new OsuSpriteText
+                                                    {
+                                                        Text = @"Score Multiplier:",
+                                                        Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 30),
+                                                        Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                                                        Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                                                    },
+                                                    MultiplierLabel = new OsuSpriteText
+                                                    {
+                                                        Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 30, weight: FontWeight.Bold),
+                                                        Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                                                        Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                                                        Width = 70, // make width fixed so reflow doesn't occur when multiplier number changes.
+                                                    },
+                                                },
                                             },
-                                            MultiplierLabel = new OsuSpriteText
-                                            {
-                                                Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 30, weight: FontWeight.Bold),
-                                                Margin = new MarginPadding
-                                                {
-                                                    Top = 5
-                                                }
-                                            },
-                                            UnrankedLabel = new OsuSpriteText
-                                            {
-                                                Text = @"(Unranked)",
-                                                Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 30, weight: FontWeight.Bold),
-                                                Margin = new MarginPadding
-                                                {
-                                                    Top = 5,
-                                                    Left = 10
-                                                }
-                                            }
                                         }
                                     }
                                 },
@@ -327,7 +321,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
         {
             LowMultiplierColour = colours.Red;
             HighMultiplierColour = colours.Green;
-            UnrankedLabel.Colour = colours.Blue;
 
             availableMods = osu.AvailableMods.GetBoundCopy();
 
@@ -431,12 +424,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
         private void updateMods()
         {
             var multiplier = 1.0;
-            var ranked = true;
 
             foreach (var mod in SelectedMods.Value)
             {
                 multiplier *= mod.ScoreMultiplier;
-                ranked &= mod.Ranked;
             }
 
             MultiplierLabel.Text = $"{multiplier:N2}x";
@@ -446,8 +437,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
                 MultiplierLabel.FadeColour(LowMultiplierColour, 200);
             else
                 MultiplierLabel.FadeColour(Color4.White, 200);
-
-            UnrankedLabel.FadeTo(ranked ? 0 : 1, 200);
         }
 
         private void updateModSettings(ValueChangedEvent<IReadOnlyList<Mod>> selectedMods)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
index d788929739..c872f82b32 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
             beatmaps.ItemAdded += handleBeatmapAdded;
             beatmaps.ItemRemoved += handleBeatmapRemoved;
 
-            beatmapSets.AddRange(beatmaps.GetAllUsableBeatmapSets().OrderBy(_ => RNG.Next()));
+            beatmapSets.AddRange(beatmaps.GetAllUsableBeatmapSets(IncludedDetails.Minimal).OrderBy(_ => RNG.Next()));
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
@@ -172,10 +172,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Play the previous track or restart the current track if it's current time below <see cref="restart_cutoff_point"/>
+        /// Play the previous track or restart the current track if it's current time below <see cref="restart_cutoff_point"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>The <see cref="PreviousTrackResult"/> that indicate the decided action</returns>
-        public PreviousTrackResult PreviousTrack()
+        public void PreviousTrack() => Schedule(() => prev());
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Play the previous track or restart the current track if it's current time below <see cref="restart_cutoff_point"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The <see cref="PreviousTrackResult"/> that indicate the decided action.</returns>
+        private PreviousTrackResult prev()
         {
             var currentTrackPosition = current?.Track.CurrentTime;
 
@@ -204,8 +209,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
         /// <summary>
         /// Play the next random or playlist track.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>Whether the operation was successful.</returns>
-        public bool NextTrack() => next();
+        public void NextTrack() => Schedule(() => next());
 
         private bool next(bool instant = false)
         {
@@ -319,13 +323,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                     return true;
 
                 case GlobalAction.MusicNext:
-                    if (NextTrack())
+                    if (next())
                         onScreenDisplay?.Display(new MusicControllerToast("Next track"));
 
                     return true;
 
                 case GlobalAction.MusicPrev:
-                    switch (PreviousTrack())
+                    switch (prev())
                     {
                         case PreviousTrackResult.Restart:
                             onScreenDisplay?.Display(new MusicControllerToast("Restart track"));
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/DrawableRuleset.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/DrawableRuleset.cs
index 5062c92afe..0ffff0ec26 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/DrawableRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/DrawableRuleset.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         /// </summary>
         public PassThroughInputManager KeyBindingInputManager;
 
-        public override double GameplayStartTime => Objects.First().StartTime - 2000;
+        public override double GameplayStartTime => Objects.FirstOrDefault()?.StartTime - 2000 ?? 0;
 
         private readonly Lazy<Playfield> playfield;
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         /// The mods which are to be applied.
         /// </summary>
         [Cached(typeof(IReadOnlyList<Mod>))]
-        private readonly IReadOnlyList<Mod> mods;
+        protected readonly IReadOnlyList<Mod> Mods;
 
         private FrameStabilityContainer frameStabilityContainer;
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
                 throw new ArgumentException($"{GetType()} expected the beatmap to contain hitobjects of type {typeof(TObject)}.", nameof(beatmap));
 
             Beatmap = tBeatmap;
-            this.mods = mods?.ToArray() ?? Array.Empty<Mod>();
+            Mods = mods?.ToArray() ?? Array.Empty<Mod>();
 
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
 
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
                         .WithChild(ResumeOverlay)));
             }
 
-            applyRulesetMods(mods, config);
+            applyRulesetMods(Mods, config);
 
             loadObjects(cancellationToken);
         }
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
 
             Playfield.PostProcess();
 
-            foreach (var mod in mods.OfType<IApplicableToDrawableHitObjects>())
+            foreach (var mod in Mods.OfType<IApplicableToDrawableHitObjects>())
                 mod.ApplyToDrawableHitObjects(Playfield.AllHitObjects);
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
index ad16e22e5e..8910684463 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
@@ -401,12 +401,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
 
             HitObject draggedObject = movementBlueprint.HitObject;
 
-            // The final movement position, relative to screenSpaceMovementStartPosition
+            // The final movement position, relative to movementBlueprintOriginalPosition.
             Vector2 movePosition = movementBlueprintOriginalPosition.Value + e.ScreenSpaceMousePosition - e.ScreenSpaceMouseDownPosition;
 
+            // Retrieve a snapped position.
             (Vector2 snappedPosition, double snappedTime) = snapProvider.GetSnappedPosition(ToLocalSpace(movePosition), draggedObject.StartTime);
 
-            // Move the hitobjects
+            // Move the hitobjects.
             if (!selectionHandler.HandleMovement(new MoveSelectionEvent(movementBlueprint, ToScreenSpace(snappedPosition))))
                 return true;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/EditorBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/EditorBeatmap.cs
index a2d2f08ce9..2e8e03bc73 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/EditorBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/EditorBeatmap.cs
@@ -136,14 +136,26 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
         /// <param name="hitObject">The <see cref="HitObject"/> to add.</param>
         public void Add(HitObject hitObject)
         {
-            trackStartTime(hitObject);
-
             // Preserve existing sorting order in the beatmap
             var insertionIndex = findInsertionIndex(PlayableBeatmap.HitObjects, hitObject.StartTime);
-            mutableHitObjects.Insert(insertionIndex + 1, hitObject);
+            Insert(insertionIndex + 1, hitObject);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Inserts a <see cref="HitObject"/> into this <see cref="EditorBeatmap"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// It is the invoker's responsibility to make sure that <see cref="HitObject"/> sorting order is maintained.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="index">The index to insert the <see cref="HitObject"/> at.</param>
+        /// <param name="hitObject">The <see cref="HitObject"/> to insert.</param>
+        public void Insert(int index, HitObject hitObject)
+        {
+            trackStartTime(hitObject);
+
+            mutableHitObjects.Insert(index, hitObject);
 
             HitObjectAdded?.Invoke(hitObject);
-
             updateHitObject(hitObject, true);
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/LegacyEditorBeatmapPatcher.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/LegacyEditorBeatmapPatcher.cs
index 17eba87076..fc3dd4c105 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/LegacyEditorBeatmapPatcher.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/LegacyEditorBeatmapPatcher.cs
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
                 }
             }
 
-            // Make the removal indices are sorted so that iteration order doesn't get messed up post-removal.
+            // Sort the indices to ensure that removal + insertion indices don't get jumbled up post-removal or post-insertion.
+            // This isn't strictly required, but the differ makes no guarantees about order.
             toRemove.Sort();
+            toAdd.Sort();
 
             // Apply the changes.
             for (int i = toRemove.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
             {
                 IBeatmap newBeatmap = readBeatmap(newState);
                 foreach (var i in toAdd)
-                    editorBeatmap.Add(newBeatmap.HitObjects[i]);
+                    editorBeatmap.Insert(i, newBeatmap.HitObjects[i]);
             }
         }
 
@@ -84,7 +86,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
         {
             using (var stream = new MemoryStream(state))
             using (var reader = new LineBufferedReader(stream, true))
-                return new PassThroughWorkingBeatmap(Decoder.GetDecoder<Beatmap>(reader).Decode(reader)).GetPlayableBeatmap(editorBeatmap.BeatmapInfo.Ruleset);
+            {
+                var decoded = Decoder.GetDecoder<Beatmap>(reader).Decode(reader);
+                decoded.BeatmapInfo.Ruleset = editorBeatmap.BeatmapInfo.Ruleset;
+                return new PassThroughWorkingBeatmap(decoded).GetPlayableBeatmap(editorBeatmap.BeatmapInfo.Ruleset);
+            }
         }
 
         private class PassThroughWorkingBeatmap : WorkingBeatmap
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs
index 26455b1dbd..736202ee52 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
 
             if (!MenuMusic.Value)
             {
-                var sets = beatmaps.GetAllUsableBeatmapSets();
+                var sets = beatmaps.GetAllUsableBeatmapSets(IncludedDetails.Minimal);
                 if (sets.Count > 0)
                     setInfo = beatmaps.QueryBeatmapSet(s => s.ID == sets[RNG.Next(0, sets.Count - 1)].ID);
             }
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
             Track = introBeatmap.Track;
         }
 
-        public override bool OnExiting(IScreen next) => !DidLoadMenu;
-
         public override void OnResuming(IScreen last)
         {
             this.FadeIn(300);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OsuScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OsuScreen.cs
index 61e94ae969..2124a66a75 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OsuScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OsuScreen.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Internal;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Audio;
 using osu.Framework.Audio.Sample;
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens
         /// <summary>
         /// A user-facing title for this screen.
         /// </summary>
-        public virtual string Title => GetType().ShortDisplayName();
+        public virtual string Title => GetType().Name;
 
         public string Description => Title;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs
index f989ab2787..5a4a03662a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
             loadBeatmapSets(GetLoadableBeatmaps());
         }
 
-        protected virtual IEnumerable<BeatmapSetInfo> GetLoadableBeatmaps() => beatmaps.GetAllUsableBeatmapSetsEnumerable();
+        protected virtual IEnumerable<BeatmapSetInfo> GetLoadableBeatmaps() => beatmaps.GetAllUsableBeatmapSetsEnumerable(IncludedDetails.AllButFiles);
 
         public void RemoveBeatmapSet(BeatmapSetInfo beatmapSet) => Schedule(() =>
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
index 0d07a335cf..a7e27c27ba 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Bindings;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Game.Scoring;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
 
         protected BeatmapCarousel Carousel { get; private set; }
 
-        private DifficultyRecommender recommender;
+        private readonly DifficultyRecommender recommender = new DifficultyRecommender();
 
         private BeatmapInfoWedge beatmapInfoWedge;
         private DialogOverlay dialogOverlay;
@@ -92,6 +93,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
         private SampleChannel sampleChangeDifficulty;
         private SampleChannel sampleChangeBeatmap;
 
+        private Container carouselContainer;
+
         protected BeatmapDetailArea BeatmapDetails { get; private set; }
 
         private readonly Bindable<RulesetInfo> decoupledRuleset = new Bindable<RulesetInfo>();
@@ -105,9 +108,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
             // initial value transfer is required for FilterControl (it uses our re-cached bindables in its async load for the initial filter).
             transferRulesetValue();
 
+            LoadComponentAsync(Carousel = new BeatmapCarousel
+            {
+                AllowSelection = false, // delay any selection until our bindables are ready to make a good choice.
+                Anchor = Anchor.CentreRight,
+                Origin = Anchor.CentreRight,
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                BleedTop = FilterControl.HEIGHT,
+                BleedBottom = Footer.HEIGHT,
+                SelectionChanged = updateSelectedBeatmap,
+                BeatmapSetsChanged = carouselBeatmapsLoaded,
+                GetRecommendedBeatmap = recommender.GetRecommendedBeatmap,
+            }, c => carouselContainer.Child = c);
+
             AddRangeInternal(new Drawable[]
             {
-                recommender = new DifficultyRecommender(),
+                recommender,
                 new ResetScrollContainer(() => Carousel.ScrollToSelected())
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
@@ -139,7 +155,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
                                             Padding = new MarginPadding { Right = -150 },
                                         },
                                     },
-                                    new Container
+                                    carouselContainer = new Container
                                     {
                                         RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                                         Padding = new MarginPadding
@@ -147,18 +163,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
                                             Top = FilterControl.HEIGHT,
                                             Bottom = Footer.HEIGHT
                                         },
-                                        Child = Carousel = new BeatmapCarousel
-                                        {
-                                            AllowSelection = false, // delay any selection until our bindables are ready to make a good choice.
-                                            Anchor = Anchor.CentreRight,
-                                            Origin = Anchor.CentreRight,
-                                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                                            BleedTop = FilterControl.HEIGHT,
-                                            BleedBottom = Footer.HEIGHT,
-                                            SelectionChanged = updateSelectedBeatmap,
-                                            BeatmapSetsChanged = carouselBeatmapsLoaded,
-                                            GetRecommendedBeatmap = recommender.GetRecommendedBeatmap,
-                                        },
+                                        Child = new LoadingSpinner(true) { State = { Value = Visibility.Visible } }
                                     }
                                 },
                             }
@@ -286,7 +291,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
                 Schedule(() =>
                 {
                     // if we have no beatmaps but osu-stable is found, let's prompt the user to import.
-                    if (!beatmaps.GetAllUsableBeatmapSetsEnumerable().Any() && beatmaps.StableInstallationAvailable)
+                    if (!beatmaps.GetAllUsableBeatmapSetsEnumerable(IncludedDetails.Minimal).Any() && beatmaps.StableInstallationAvailable)
                     {
                         dialogOverlay.Push(new ImportFromStablePopup(() =>
                         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Tests/Beatmaps/TestWorkingBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Tests/Beatmaps/TestWorkingBeatmap.cs
index 8f8afb87d4..cdf9170701 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Tests/Beatmaps/TestWorkingBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Tests/Beatmaps/TestWorkingBeatmap.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps
             this.storyboard = storyboard;
         }
 
+        public override bool TrackLoaded => true;
+
+        public override bool BeatmapLoaded => true;
+
         protected override IBeatmap GetBeatmap() => beatmap;
 
         protected override Storyboard GetStoryboard() => storyboard ?? base.GetStoryboard();
diff --git a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/EditorClockTestScene.cs b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/EditorClockTestScene.cs
index 58a443ed3d..830e6ed363 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/EditorClockTestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/EditorClockTestScene.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
     /// Provides a clock, beat-divisor, and scrolling capability for test cases of editor components that
     /// are preferrably tested within the presence of a clock and seek controls.
     /// </summary>
-    public abstract class EditorClockTestScene : OsuTestScene
+    public abstract class EditorClockTestScene : OsuManualInputManagerTestScene
     {
         protected readonly BindableBeatDivisor BeatDivisor = new BindableBeatDivisor();
         protected new readonly EditorClock Clock;