diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/CatchInputManager.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/CatchInputManager.cs
index f57952f95e..fa8958687c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/CatchInputManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/CatchInputManager.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch
         MoveRight,
         [Description("Engage dash")]
         Dash,
-        PositionUpdate
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Replays/CatchAutoGenerator.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Replays/CatchAutoGenerator.cs
index bc53e6e869..f8ca75fae9 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Replays/CatchAutoGenerator.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Replays/CatchAutoGenerator.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
+using System;
 using System.Linq;
+using osu.Framework.MathUtils;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Replays;
 using osu.Game.Users;
 
@@ -23,15 +26,78 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Replays
 
         public override Replay Generate()
         {
+            // todo: add support for HT DT
+            const double dash_speed = CatcherArea.Catcher.BASE_SPEED;
+            const double movement_speed = dash_speed / 2;
+            float lastPosition = 0.5f;
+            double lastTime = 0;
+
             // Todo: Realistically this shouldn't be needed, but the first frame is skipped with the way replays are currently handled
-            Replay.Frames.Add(new CatchReplayFrame(-100000, 0));
+            Replay.Frames.Add(new CatchReplayFrame(-100000, lastPosition));
+
+            void moveToNext(CatchHitObject h)
+            {
+                float positionChange = Math.Abs(lastPosition - h.X);
+                double timeAvailable = h.StartTime - lastTime;
+
+                //So we can either make it there without a dash or not.
+                double speedRequired = positionChange / timeAvailable;
+
+                bool dashRequired = speedRequired > movement_speed && h.StartTime != 0;
+
+                // todo: get correct catcher size, based on difficulty CS.
+                const float catcher_width_half = CatcherArea.CATCHER_SIZE / CatchPlayfield.BASE_WIDTH * 0.3f * 0.5f;
+
+                if (lastPosition - catcher_width_half < h.X && lastPosition + catcher_width_half > h.X)
+                {
+                    //we are already in the correct range.
+                    lastTime = h.StartTime;
+                    Replay.Frames.Add(new CatchReplayFrame(h.StartTime, lastPosition));
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                if (h is BananaShower.Banana)
+                {
+                    // auto bananas unrealistically warp to catch 100% combo.
+                    Replay.Frames.Add(new CatchReplayFrame(h.StartTime, h.X));
+                }
+                else if (h.HyperDash)
+                {
+                    Replay.Frames.Add(new CatchReplayFrame(h.StartTime - timeAvailable, lastPosition, ReplayButtonState.Right1));
+                    Replay.Frames.Add(new CatchReplayFrame(h.StartTime, h.X));
+                }
+                else if (dashRequired)
+                {
+                    //we do a movement in two parts - the dash part then the normal part...
+                    double timeAtNormalSpeed = positionChange / movement_speed;
+                    double timeWeNeedToSave = timeAtNormalSpeed - timeAvailable;
+                    double timeAtDashSpeed = timeWeNeedToSave / 2;
+
+                    float midPosition = (float)Interpolation.Lerp(lastPosition, h.X, (float)timeAtDashSpeed / timeAvailable);
+
+                    //dash movement
+                    Replay.Frames.Add(new CatchReplayFrame(h.StartTime - timeAvailable + 1, lastPosition, ReplayButtonState.Left1));
+                    Replay.Frames.Add(new CatchReplayFrame(h.StartTime - timeAvailable + timeAtDashSpeed, midPosition));
+                    Replay.Frames.Add(new CatchReplayFrame(h.StartTime, h.X));
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    double timeBefore = positionChange / movement_speed;
+
+                    Replay.Frames.Add(new CatchReplayFrame(h.StartTime - timeBefore, lastPosition, ReplayButtonState.Right1));
+                    Replay.Frames.Add(new CatchReplayFrame(h.StartTime, h.X));
+                }
+
+                lastTime = h.StartTime;
+                lastPosition = h.X;
+            }
 
             foreach (var obj in Beatmap.HitObjects)
             {
                 switch (obj)
                 {
                     case Fruit _:
-                        Replay.Frames.Add(new CatchReplayFrame(obj.StartTime, obj.X));
+                        moveToNext(obj);
                         break;
                 }
 
@@ -42,7 +108,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Replays
                         case BananaShower.Banana _:
                         case TinyDroplet _:
                         case Droplet _:
-                            Replay.Frames.Add(new CatchReplayFrame(nestedObj.StartTime, nestedObj.X));
+                            moveToNext(nestedObj);
                             break;
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Replays/CatchFramedReplayInputHandler.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Replays/CatchFramedReplayInputHandler.cs
index 146e31fa69..2f296a2504 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Replays/CatchFramedReplayInputHandler.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Replays/CatchFramedReplayInputHandler.cs
@@ -14,15 +14,29 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Replays
         {
         }
 
-        public override List<InputState> GetPendingStates() => new List<InputState>
+        public override List<InputState> GetPendingStates()
         {
-            new CatchReplayState
+            if (!Position.HasValue) return new List<InputState>();
+
+            var action = new List<CatchAction>();
+
+            if (CurrentFrame.ButtonState == ReplayButtonState.Left1)
+                action.Add(CatchAction.Dash);
+
+            if (Position.Value.X > CurrentFrame.Position.X)
+                action.Add(CatchAction.MoveRight);
+            else if (Position.Value.X < CurrentFrame.Position.X)
+                action.Add(CatchAction.MoveLeft);
+
+            return new List<InputState>
             {
-                PressedActions = new List<CatchAction> { CatchAction.PositionUpdate },
-                CatcherX = ((CatchReplayFrame)CurrentFrame).MouseX
-            },
-            new CatchReplayState { PressedActions = new List<CatchAction>() },
-        };
+                new CatchReplayState
+                {
+                    PressedActions = action,
+                    CatcherX = Position.Value.X
+                },
+            };
+        }
 
         public class CatchReplayState : ReplayState<CatchAction>
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Replays/CatchReplayFrame.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Replays/CatchReplayFrame.cs
index c47f60ec3c..0194fc93a4 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Replays/CatchReplayFrame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Replays/CatchReplayFrame.cs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Replays
     {
         public override bool IsImportant => MouseX > 0;
 
-        public CatchReplayFrame(double time, float? x = null)
-            : base(time, x ?? -1, null, ReplayButtonState.None)
+        public CatchReplayFrame(double time, float? x = null, ReplayButtonState button = ReplayButtonState.None)
+            : base(time, x ?? -1, null, button)
         {
         }
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatcherArea.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatcherArea.cs
index 17c78f3aa0..5252ba294a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatcherArea.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatcherArea.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ using OpenTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
 {
-    public class CatcherArea : Container, IKeyBindingHandler<CatchAction>
+    public class CatcherArea : Container
     {
         public const float CATCHER_SIZE = 172;
 
@@ -84,16 +84,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
             }
         }
 
-        public bool OnPressed(CatchAction action)
+        protected override void Update()
         {
-            if (action != CatchAction.PositionUpdate) return false;
+            base.Update();
 
-            CatchFramedReplayInputHandler.CatchReplayState state = (CatchFramedReplayInputHandler.CatchReplayState)GetContainingInputManager().CurrentState;
+            var state = GetContainingInputManager().CurrentState as CatchFramedReplayInputHandler.CatchReplayState;
 
-            if (state.CatcherX.HasValue)
+            if (state?.CatcherX != null)
                 MovableCatcher.X = state.CatcherX.Value;
-
-            return true;
         }
 
         public bool OnReleased(CatchAction action) => false;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseWaveform.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseWaveform.cs
index 87492e2332..dd5420400f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseWaveform.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseWaveform.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
+using NUnit.Framework;
 using OpenTK;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ using osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Screens.Compose.Timeline;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
 {
+    [Ignore("CI regularly hangs on this TestCase...")]
     public class TestCaseWaveform : OsuTestCase
     {
         private readonly Bindable<WorkingBeatmap> beatmapBacking = new Bindable<WorkingBeatmap>();
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs
index 634b5bcd20..44289e2400 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs
@@ -287,15 +287,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
                         Import(archive);
 
                     downloadNotification.State = ProgressNotificationState.Completed;
+                    currentDownloads.Remove(request);
                 }, TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning);
-
-                currentDownloads.Remove(request);
             };
 
-            request.Failure += data =>
+            request.Failure += error =>
             {
+                if (error is OperationCanceledException) return;
+
                 downloadNotification.State = ProgressNotificationState.Completed;
-                Logger.Error(data, "Failed to get beatmap download information");
+                Logger.Error(error, "Beatmap download failed!");
                 currentDownloads.Remove(request);
             };
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ProgressBar.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ProgressBar.cs
index 43fab9fead..6021cf08be 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ProgressBar.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ProgressBar.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
 
         public Color4 FillColour
         {
-            set { fill.Colour = value; }
+            set { fill.FadeColour(value, 150, Easing.OutQuint); }
         }
 
         public Color4 BackgroundColour
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DirectPanel.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DirectPanel.cs
index 7da6f1ce2f..e0d806c90f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DirectPanel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DirectPanel.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Input;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
-using osu.Framework.Logging;
 using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests;
 using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Audio.Track;
@@ -65,11 +64,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Direct
             Colour = Color4.Black.Opacity(0.3f),
         };
 
+        private OsuColour colours;
+
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader(permitNulls: true)]
         private void load(BeatmapManager beatmaps, OsuColour colours, BeatmapSetOverlay beatmapSetOverlay)
         {
             this.beatmaps = beatmaps;
             this.beatmapSetOverlay = beatmapSetOverlay;
+            this.colours = colours;
 
             AddInternal(content = new Container
             {
@@ -182,7 +184,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Direct
             {
                 progressBar.Current.Value = 0;
                 progressBar.FadeOut(500);
-                Logger.Error(e, "Failed to get beatmap download information");
             };
 
             request.DownloadProgressed += progress => progressBar.Current.Value = progress;
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Direct
             request.Success += data =>
             {
                 progressBar.Current.Value = 1;
-                progressBar.FadeOut(500);
+                progressBar.FillColour = colours.Yellow;
             };
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/DirectOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/DirectOverlay.cs
index d5acb9dc86..05b5bba09c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/DirectOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/DirectOverlay.cs
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                 Task.Run(() =>
                 {
                     var onlineIds = response.Select(r => r.OnlineBeatmapSetID).ToList();
-                    var presentOnlineIds = beatmaps.QueryBeatmapSets(s => onlineIds.Contains(s.OnlineBeatmapSetID)).Select(r => r.OnlineBeatmapSetID).ToList();
+                    var presentOnlineIds = beatmaps.QueryBeatmapSets(s => onlineIds.Contains(s.OnlineBeatmapSetID) && !s.DeletePending).Select(r => r.OnlineBeatmapSetID).ToList();
                     var sets = response.Select(r => r.ToBeatmapSet(rulesets)).Where(b => !presentOnlineIds.Contains(b.OnlineBeatmapSetID)).ToList();
 
                     // may not need scheduling; loads async internally.