Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/ppy/osu into Cakefy_osu!

# Conflicts:
#	appveyor.yml

README.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Clone the repository including submodules
 Build and run
 
 - Using Visual Studio 2017, Rider or Visual Studio Code (configurations are included)
-- From command line using `dotnet run --project osu.Desktop --framework netcoreapp2.1`
+- From command line using `dotnet run --project osu.Desktop`
 
 If you run into issues building you may need to restore nuget packages (commonly via `dotnet restore`). Visual Studio Code users must run `Restore` task from debug tab before attempt to build.
 

appveyor_deploy.yml

@@ -16,17 +16,15 @@ build_script:
   - cd osu-deploy
   - nuget restore -verbosity quiet
   - msbuild osu.Desktop.Deploy.csproj
-  - cmd: ..\appveyor-tools\secure-file -decrypt ..\fdc6f19b04.enc -secret %decode_secret% -out bin\Debug\net471\osu.Desktop.Deploy.exe.config
+  - cmd: ..\appveyor-tools\secure-file -decrypt ..\fdc6f19b04.enc -secret %decode_secret% -out bin\Debug\netcoreapp2.1\osu.Desktop.Deploy.dll.config
-  - cd bin\Debug\net471\
+  - dotnet bin/Debug/netcoreapp2.1/osu.Desktop.Deploy.dll %code_signing_password% %APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG_NAME%
-  - osu.Desktop.Deploy.exe %code_signing_password% %APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG_NAME%
 environment:
-  TargetFramework: net471
   decode_secret:
     secure: i67IC2xj6DjjxmA6Oj2jing3+MwzLkq6CbGsjfZ7rdY=
   code_signing_password:
     secure: 34tLNqvjmmZEi97MLKfrnQ==
 artifacts:
-  - path: 'Releases\*'
+  - path: 'osu-deploy/releases/*'
 deploy:
   - provider: Environment
     name: github

osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ using osu.Game;
 using OpenTK.Input;
 using Microsoft.Win32;
 using osu.Desktop.Updater;
+using osu.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Platform.Windows;
 
 namespace osu.Desktop
@@ -51,11 +52,10 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
                     v.State = Visibility.Visible;
                 });
 
-#if NET_FRAMEWORK
+                if (RuntimeInfo.OS == RuntimeInfo.Platform.Windows)
-                Add(new SquirrelUpdateManager());
+                    Add(new SquirrelUpdateManager());
-#else
+                else
-                Add(new SimpleUpdateManager());
+                    Add(new SimpleUpdateManager());
-#endif
             }
         }
 

osu.Desktop/Program.cs

@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ using osu.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Platform;
 using osu.Game.IPC;
 
-#if NET_FRAMEWORK
-using System.Runtime;
-#endif
-
 namespace osu.Desktop
 {
     public static class Program
@@ -19,8 +15,6 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
         [STAThread]
         public static int Main(string[] args)
         {
-            useMultiCoreJit();
-
             // Back up the cwd before DesktopGameHost changes it
             var cwd = Environment.CurrentDirectory;
 
@@ -51,14 +45,5 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
                 return 0;
             }
         }
-
-        private static void useMultiCoreJit()
-        {
-#if NET_FRAMEWORK
-            var directory = Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, "Profiles"));
-            ProfileOptimization.SetProfileRoot(directory.FullName);
-            ProfileOptimization.StartProfile("Startup.Profile");
-#endif
-        }
     }
 }

osu.Desktop/Updater/SquirrelUpdateManager.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
-#if NET_FRAMEWORK
 using System;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
@@ -162,4 +161,3 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Updater
         }
     }
 }
-#endif

osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj

@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
     <Version>0.0.0</Version>
     <FileVersion>0.0.0</FileVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Label="Defines">
-    <DefineConstants Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net471'">$(DefineConstants);NET_FRAMEWORK</DefineConstants>
-  </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <StartupObject>osu.Desktop.Program</StartupObject>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -29,11 +26,12 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Win32.Registry" Version="4.5.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Label="Package References">
+    <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Packaging" Version="4.5.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="ppy.squirrel.windows" Version="1.8.0.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="2.1.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="2.1.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="squirrel.windows" Version="1.8.0" Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net471'" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Label="Resources">
     <EmbeddedResource Include="lazer.ico" />
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>

osu.Desktop/osu.nuspec

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <metadata>
         <id>osulazer</id>
         <version>0.0.0</version>
-        <title>osulazer</title>
+        <title>osu!lazer</title>
         <authors>ppy Pty Ltd</authors>
         <owners>Dean Herbert</owners>
         <projectUrl>https://osu.ppy.sh/</projectUrl>

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/.vscode/launch.json

@@ -2,35 +2,7 @@
     "version": "0.2.0",
     "configurations": [
         {
-            "name": "VisualTests (Debug, net471)",
+            "name": "VisualTests (Debug)",
-            "windows": {
-                "type": "clr"
-            },
-            "type": "mono",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Debug/net471/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests.exe",
-            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
-            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Debug, msbuild)",
-            "runtimeExecutable": null,
-            "env": {},
-            "console": "internalConsole"
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "VisualTests (Release, net471)",
-            "windows": {
-                "type": "clr"
-            },
-            "type": "mono",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Release/net471/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests.exe",
-            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
-            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Release, msbuild)",
-            "runtimeExecutable": null,
-            "env": {},
-            "console": "internalConsole"
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "VisualTests (Debug, netcoreapp2.1)",
             "type": "coreclr",
             "request": "launch",
             "program": "dotnet",
@@ -38,12 +10,12 @@
                 "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Debug/netcoreapp2.1/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests.dll"
             ],
             "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
-            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Debug, dotnet)",
+            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Debug)",
             "env": {},
             "console": "internalConsole"
         },
         {
-            "name": "VisualTests (Release, netcoreapp2.1)",
+            "name": "VisualTests (Release)",
             "type": "coreclr",
             "request": "launch",
             "program": "dotnet",
@@ -51,7 +23,7 @@
                 "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Release/netcoreapp2.1/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests.dll"
             ],
             "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
-            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Release, dotnet)",
+            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Release)",
             "env": {},
             "console": "internalConsole"
         }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -4,43 +4,13 @@
     "version": "2.0.0",
     "tasks": [
         {
-            "label": "Build (Debug, msbuild)",
+            "label": "Build (Debug)",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "msbuild",
-            "args": [
-                "osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests.csproj",
-                "/p:TargetFramework=net471",
-                "/p:GenerateFullPaths=true",
-                "/m",
-                "/verbosity:m"
-            ],
-            "group": "build",
-            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
-        },
-        {
-            "label": "Build (Release, msbuild)",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "msbuild",
-            "args": [
-                "osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests.csproj",
-                "/p:Configuration=Release",
-                "/p:TargetFramework=net471",
-                "/p:GenerateFullPaths=true",
-                "/m",
-                "/verbosity:m"
-            ],
-            "group": "build",
-            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
-        },
-        {
-            "label": "Build (Debug, dotnet)",
             "type": "shell",
             "command": "dotnet",
             "args": [
                 "build",
                 "--no-restore",
                 "osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests.csproj",
-                "/p:TargetFramework=netcoreapp2.1",
                 "/p:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                 "/m",
                 "/verbosity:m"
@@ -49,14 +19,13 @@
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
         },
         {
-            "label": "Build (Release, dotnet)",
+            "label": "Build (Release)",
             "type": "shell",
             "command": "dotnet",
             "args": [
                 "build",
                 "--no-restore",
                 "osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests.csproj",
-                "/p:TargetFramework=netcoreapp2.1",
                 "/p:Configuration=Release",
                 "/p:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                 "/m",
@@ -66,16 +35,7 @@
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
         },
         {
-            "label": "Restore (net471)",
+            "label": "Restore",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "nuget",
-            "args": [
-                "restore"
-            ],
-            "problemMatcher": []
-        },
-        {
-            "label": "Restore (netcoreapp2.1)",
             "type": "shell",
             "command": "dotnet",
             "args": [

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

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <Import Project="..\osu.TestProject.props" />
   <ItemGroup Label="Package References">
     <PackageReference Include="Appveyor.TestLogger" Version="2.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="15.7.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="15.8.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.10.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="3.10.0" />
   </ItemGroup>

osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/CatchRuleset.cs

@@ -93,13 +93,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch
                         new CatchModHidden(),
                         new CatchModFlashlight(),
                     };
-                case ModType.Special:
+                case ModType.Automation:
                     return new Mod[]
                     {
-                        new CatchModRelax(),
-                        null,
-                        null,
                         new MultiMod(new CatchModAutoplay(), new ModCinema()),
+                        new CatchModRelax(),
                     };
                 default:
                     return new Mod[] { };

osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/.vscode/launch.json

@@ -2,35 +2,7 @@
     "version": "0.2.0",
     "configurations": [
         {
-            "name": "VisualTests (Debug, net471)",
+            "name": "VisualTests (Debug)",
-            "windows": {
-                "type": "clr"
-            },
-            "type": "mono",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Debug/net471/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.exe",
-            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
-            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Debug, msbuild)",
-            "runtimeExecutable": null,
-            "env": {},
-            "console": "internalConsole"
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "VisualTests (Release, net471)",
-            "windows": {
-                "type": "clr"
-            },
-            "type": "mono",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Release/net471/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.exe",
-            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
-            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Release, msbuild)",
-            "runtimeExecutable": null,
-            "env": {},
-            "console": "internalConsole"
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "VisualTests (Debug, netcoreapp2.1)",
             "type": "coreclr",
             "request": "launch",
             "program": "dotnet",
@@ -38,12 +10,12 @@
                 "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Debug/netcoreapp2.1/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.dll"
             ],
             "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
-            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Debug, dotnet)",
+            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Debug)",
             "env": {},
             "console": "internalConsole"
         },
         {
-            "name": "VisualTests (Release, netcoreapp2.1)",
+            "name": "VisualTests (Release)",
             "type": "coreclr",
             "request": "launch",
             "program": "dotnet",
@@ -51,7 +23,7 @@
                 "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Release/netcoreapp2.1/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.dll"
             ],
             "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
-            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Release, dotnet)",
+            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Release)",
             "env": {},
             "console": "internalConsole"
         }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -4,43 +4,13 @@
     "version": "2.0.0",
     "tasks": [
         {
-            "label": "Build (Debug, msbuild)",
+            "label": "Build (Debug)",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "msbuild",
-            "args": [
-                "osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.csproj",
-                "/p:TargetFramework=net471",
-                "/p:GenerateFullPaths=true",
-                "/m",
-                "/verbosity:m"
-            ],
-            "group": "build",
-            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
-        },
-        {
-            "label": "Build (Release, msbuild)",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "msbuild",
-            "args": [
-                "osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.csproj",
-                "/p:Configuration=Release",
-                "/p:TargetFramework=net471",
-                "/p:GenerateFullPaths=true",
-                "/m",
-                "/verbosity:m"
-            ],
-            "group": "build",
-            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
-        },
-        {
-            "label": "Build (Debug, dotnet)",
             "type": "shell",
             "command": "dotnet",
             "args": [
                 "build",
                 "--no-restore",
                 "osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.csproj",
-                "/p:TargetFramework=netcoreapp2.1",
                 "/p:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                 "/m",
                 "/verbosity:m"
@@ -49,14 +19,13 @@
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
         },
         {
-            "label": "Build (Release, dotnet)",
+            "label": "Build (Release)",
             "type": "shell",
             "command": "dotnet",
             "args": [
                 "build",
                 "--no-restore",
                 "osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.csproj",
-                "/p:TargetFramework=netcoreapp2.1",
                 "/p:Configuration=Release",
                 "/p:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                 "/m",
@@ -66,16 +35,7 @@
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
         },
         {
-            "label": "Restore (net471)",
+            "label": "Restore",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "nuget",
-            "args": [
-                "restore"
-            ],
-            "problemMatcher": []
-        },
-        {
-            "label": "Restore (netcoreapp2.1)",
             "type": "shell",
             "command": "dotnet",
             "args": [

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

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <Import Project="..\osu.TestProject.props" />
   <ItemGroup Label="Package References">
     <PackageReference Include="Appveyor.TestLogger" Version="2.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="15.7.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="15.8.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.10.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="3.10.0" />
   </ItemGroup>

osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania
                         new MultiMod(new ManiaModFadeIn(), new ManiaModHidden()),
                         new ManiaModFlashlight(),
                     };
-                case ModType.Special:
+                case ModType.Conversion:
                     return new Mod[]
                     {
                         new MultiMod(new ManiaModKey4(),
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania
                         new ManiaModRandom(),
                         new ManiaModDualStages(),
                         new ManiaModMirror(),
+                    };
+                case ModType.Automation:
+                    return new Mod[]
+                    {
                         new MultiMod(new ManiaModAutoplay(), new ModCinema()),
                     };
                 default:

osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Mods/ManiaKeyMod.cs

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Mods
     {
         public override string ShortenedName => Name;
         public abstract int KeyCount { get; }
+        public override ModType Type => ModType.Conversion;
         public override double ScoreMultiplier => 1; // TODO: Implement the mania key mod score multiplier
         public override bool Ranked => true;
 

osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Mods/ManiaModDualStages.cs

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Mods
         public override string Name => "Dual Stages";
         public override string ShortenedName => "DS";
         public override string Description => @"Double the stages, double the fun!";
+        public override ModType Type => ModType.Conversion;
         public override double ScoreMultiplier => 1;
 
         private bool isForCurrentRuleset;

osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Mods/ManiaModMirror.cs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Mods
     {
         public override string Name => "Mirror";
         public override string ShortenedName => "MR";
-        public override ModType Type => ModType.Special;
+        public override ModType Type => ModType.Conversion;
         public override double ScoreMultiplier => 1;
         public override bool Ranked => true;
 

osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Mods/ManiaModRandom.cs

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Mods
     {
         public override string Name => "Random";
         public override string ShortenedName => "RD";
+        public override ModType Type => ModType.Conversion;
         public override FontAwesome Icon => FontAwesome.fa_osu_dice;
         public override string Description => @"Shuffle around the keys!";
         public override double ScoreMultiplier => 1;

osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/.vscode/launch.json

@@ -2,35 +2,7 @@
     "version": "0.2.0",
     "configurations": [
         {
-            "name": "VisualTests (Debug, net471)",
+            "name": "VisualTests (Debug)",
-            "windows": {
-                "type": "clr"
-            },
-            "type": "mono",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Debug/net471/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.exe",
-            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
-            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Debug, msbuild)",
-            "runtimeExecutable": null,
-            "env": {},
-            "console": "internalConsole"
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "VisualTests (Release, net471)",
-            "windows": {
-                "type": "clr"
-            },
-            "type": "mono",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Release/net471/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.exe",
-            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
-            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Release, msbuild)",
-            "runtimeExecutable": null,
-            "env": {},
-            "console": "internalConsole"
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "VisualTests (Debug, netcoreapp2.1)",
             "type": "coreclr",
             "request": "launch",
             "program": "dotnet",
@@ -38,12 +10,12 @@
                 "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Debug/netcoreapp2.1/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.dll"
             ],
             "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
-            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Debug, dotnet)",
+            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Debug)",
             "env": {},
             "console": "internalConsole"
         },
         {
-            "name": "VisualTests (Release, netcoreapp2.1)",
+            "name": "VisualTests (Release)",
             "type": "coreclr",
             "request": "launch",
             "program": "dotnet",
@@ -51,7 +23,7 @@
                 "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Release/netcoreapp2.1/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.dll"
             ],
             "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
-            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Release, dotnet)",
+            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Release)",
             "env": {},
             "console": "internalConsole"
         }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -4,43 +4,13 @@
     "version": "2.0.0",
     "tasks": [
         {
-            "label": "Build (Debug, msbuild)",
+            "label": "Build (Debug)",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "msbuild",
-            "args": [
-                "osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.csproj",
-                "/p:TargetFramework=net471",
-                "/p:GenerateFullPaths=true",
-                "/m",
-                "/verbosity:m"
-            ],
-            "group": "build",
-            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
-        },
-        {
-            "label": "Build (Release, msbuild)",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "msbuild",
-            "args": [
-                "osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.csproj",
-                "/p:Configuration=Release",
-                "/p:TargetFramework=net471",
-                "/p:GenerateFullPaths=true",
-                "/m",
-                "/verbosity:m"
-            ],
-            "group": "build",
-            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
-        },
-        {
-            "label": "Build (Debug, dotnet)",
             "type": "shell",
             "command": "dotnet",
             "args": [
                 "build",
                 "--no-restore",
                 "osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.csproj",
-                "/p:TargetFramework=netcoreapp2.1",
                 "/p:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                 "/m",
                 "/verbosity:m"
@@ -49,14 +19,13 @@
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
         },
         {
-            "label": "Build (Release, dotnet)",
+            "label": "Build (Release)",
             "type": "shell",
             "command": "dotnet",
             "args": [
                 "build",
                 "--no-restore",
                 "osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.csproj",
-                "/p:TargetFramework=netcoreapp2.1",
                 "/p:Configuration=Release",
                 "/p:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                 "/m",
@@ -66,16 +35,7 @@
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
         },
         {
-            "label": "Restore (net471)",
+            "label": "Restore",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "nuget",
-            "args": [
-                "restore"
-            ],
-            "problemMatcher": []
-        },
-        {
-            "label": "Restore (netcoreapp2.1)",
             "type": "shell",
             "command": "dotnet",
             "args": [

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

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <Import Project="..\osu.TestProject.props" />
   <ItemGroup Label="Package References">
     <PackageReference Include="Appveyor.TestLogger" Version="2.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="15.7.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="15.8.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.10.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="3.10.0" />
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osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModAutopilot.cs

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods
         public override string Name => "Autopilot";
         public override string ShortenedName => "AP";
         public override FontAwesome Icon => FontAwesome.fa_osu_mod_autopilot;
+        public override ModType Type => ModType.Automation;
         public override string Description => @"Automatic cursor movement - just follow the rhythm.";
         public override double ScoreMultiplier => 1;
         public override Type[] IncompatibleMods => new[] { typeof(OsuModSpunOut), typeof(ModRelax), typeof(ModSuddenDeath), typeof(ModNoFail), typeof(ModAutoplay) };

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

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods
         public override string Name => "Spun Out";
         public override string ShortenedName => "SO";
         public override FontAwesome Icon => FontAwesome.fa_osu_mod_spunout;
+        public override ModType Type => ModType.DifficultyReduction;
         public override string Description => @"Spinners will be automatically completed.";
         public override double ScoreMultiplier => 0.9;
         public override bool Ranked => true;

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

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods
     {
         public override string Name => "Target";
         public override string ShortenedName => "TP";
+        public override ModType Type => ModType.Conversion;
         public override FontAwesome Icon => FontAwesome.fa_osu_mod_target;
         public override string Description => @"Practice keeping up with the beat of the song.";
         public override double ScoreMultiplier => 1;

osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Connections/FollowPoint.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
+using osu.Game.Skinning;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Connections
 {
@@ -20,27 +21,26 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Connections
         {
             Origin = Anchor.Centre;
 
-            Masking = true;
+            Child = new SkinnableDrawable("Play/osu/followpoint", _ => new Container
-            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
-            CornerRadius = width / 2;
-            EdgeEffect = new EdgeEffectParameters
             {
-                Type = EdgeEffectType.Glow,
+                Masking = true,
-                Colour = Color4.White.Opacity(0.2f),
+                AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                Radius = 4,
+                CornerRadius = width / 2,
-            };
+                EdgeEffect = new EdgeEffectParameters
-
+                {
-            Children = new Drawable[]
+                    Type = EdgeEffectType.Glow,
-            {
+                    Colour = Color4.White.Opacity(0.2f),
-                new Box
+                    Radius = 4,
+                },
+                Child = new Box
                 {
                     Size = new Vector2(width),
                     Blending = BlendingMode.Additive,
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                     Alpha = 0.5f,
-                },
+                }
-            };
+            }, restrictSize: false);
         }
     }
 }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Connections/FollowPointRenderer.cs

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Connections
 
                     Vector2 distanceVector = endPosition - startPosition;
                     int distance = (int)distanceVector.Length;
-                    float rotation = (float)Math.Atan2(distanceVector.Y, distanceVector.X);
+                    float rotation = (float)(Math.Atan2(distanceVector.Y, distanceVector.X) * (180 / Math.PI));
                     double duration = endTime - startTime;
 
                     for (int d = (int)(PointDistance * 1.5); d < distance - PointDistance; d += PointDistance)

osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableRepeatPoint.cs

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using OpenTK;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
+using osu.Game.Skinning;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 {
@@ -33,11 +34,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 
             InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
             {
-                new SpriteIcon
+                new SkinnableDrawable("Play/osu/reversearrow", _ => new SpriteIcon
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                     Icon = FontAwesome.fa_chevron_right
-                }
+                }, restrictSize: false)
             };
         }
 
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
             }
         }
 
+        private bool hasRotation;
+
         public void UpdateSnakingPosition(Vector2 start, Vector2 end)
         {
             bool isRepeatAtEnd = repeatPoint.RepeatIndex % 2 == 0;
@@ -87,15 +90,33 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
             int searchStart = isRepeatAtEnd ? curve.Count - 1 : 0;
             int direction = isRepeatAtEnd ? -1 : 1;
 
+            Vector2 aimRotationVector = Vector2.Zero;
+
             // find the next vector2 in the curve which is not equal to our current position to infer a rotation.
             for (int i = searchStart; i >= 0 && i < curve.Count; i += direction)
             {
                 if (Precision.AlmostEquals(curve[i], Position))
                     continue;
 
-                Rotation = MathHelper.RadiansToDegrees((float)Math.Atan2(curve[i].Y - Position.Y, curve[i].X - Position.X));
+                aimRotationVector = curve[i];
                 break;
             }
+
+
+            float aimRotation = MathHelper.RadiansToDegrees((float)Math.Atan2(aimRotationVector.Y - Position.Y, aimRotationVector.X - Position.X));
+            while (Math.Abs(aimRotation - Rotation) > 180)
+                aimRotation += aimRotation < Rotation ? 360 : -360;
+
+            if (!hasRotation)
+            {
+                Rotation = aimRotation;
+                hasRotation = true;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // If we're already snaking, interpolate to smooth out sharp curves (linear sliders, mainly).
+                Rotation = Interpolation.ValueAt(MathHelper.Clamp(Clock.ElapsedFrameTime, 0, 100), Rotation, aimRotation, 0, 50, Easing.OutQuint);
+            }
         }
     }
 }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTick.cs

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ using OpenTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
+using osu.Game.Skinning;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 {
@@ -22,23 +24,27 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
         public DrawableSliderTick(SliderTick sliderTick) : base(sliderTick)
         {
             Size = new Vector2(16) * sliderTick.Scale;
-
-            Masking = true;
-            CornerRadius = Size.X / 2;
-
             Origin = Anchor.Centre;
 
-            BorderThickness = 2;
-            BorderColour = Color4.White;
-
             InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
             {
-                new Box
+                new SkinnableDrawable("Play/osu/sliderscorepoint", _ => new Container
                 {
+                    Masking = true,
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    Colour = AccentColour,
+                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-                    Alpha = 0.3f,
+                    CornerRadius = Size.X / 2,
-                }
+
+                    BorderThickness = 2,
+                    BorderColour = Color4.White,
+
+                    Child = new Box
+                    {
+                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                        Colour = AccentColour,
+                        Alpha = 0.3f,
+                    }
+                }, restrictSize: false)
             };
         }
 

osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SliderBall.cs

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Input.States;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
 using OpenTK;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Skinning;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
 {
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
         private const float width = 128;
 
         private Color4 accentColour = Color4.Black;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The colour that is used for the slider ball.
         /// </summary>
@@ -27,14 +29,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
             set
             {
                 accentColour = value;
-                if (ball != null)
+                if (drawableBall != null)
-                    ball.Colour = value;
+                    drawableBall.Colour = value;
             }
         }
 
         private readonly Slider slider;
-        public readonly Box FollowCircle;
+        public readonly Drawable FollowCircle;
-        private readonly Box ball;
+        private Drawable drawableBall;
 
         public SliderBall(Slider slider)
         {
@@ -43,19 +45,30 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
             AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
             Blending = BlendingMode.Additive;
             Origin = Anchor.Centre;
-            BorderThickness = 10;
-            BorderColour = Color4.Orange;
 
-            Children = new Drawable[]
+            Children = new[]
             {
-                FollowCircle = new Box
+                FollowCircle = new Container
                 {
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
-                    Colour = Color4.Orange,
                     Width = width,
                     Height = width,
                     Alpha = 0,
+                    Child = new SkinnableDrawable("Play/osu/sliderfollowcircle", _ => new CircularContainer
+                    {
+                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                        Masking = true,
+                        BorderThickness = 5,
+                        BorderColour = Color4.Orange,
+                        Blending = BlendingMode.Additive,
+                        Child = new Box
+                        {
+                            Colour = Color4.Orange,
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            Alpha = 0.2f,
+                        }
+                    }),
                 },
                 new CircularContainer
                 {
@@ -63,18 +76,26 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
                     AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
-                    BorderThickness = 10,
-                    BorderColour = Color4.White,
                     Alpha = 1,
-                    Children = new[]
+                    Child = new Container
                     {
-                        ball = new Box
+                        Width = width,
+                        Height = width,
+                        // TODO: support skin filename animation (sliderb0, sliderb1...)
+                        Child = new SkinnableDrawable("Play/osu/sliderb", _ => new CircularContainer
                         {
-                            Colour = AccentColour,
+                            Masking = true,
-                            Alpha = 0.4f,
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                            Width = width,
+                            BorderThickness = 10,
-                            Height = width,
+                            BorderColour = Color4.White,
-                        },
+                            Alpha = 1,
+                            Child = drawableBall = new Box
+                            {
+                                Colour = AccentColour,
+                                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                Alpha = 0.4f,
+                            }
+                        }),
                     }
                 }
             };
@@ -111,6 +132,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
         }
 
         private bool tracking;
+
         public bool Tracking
         {
             get { return tracking; }
@@ -120,8 +142,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
                     return;
                 tracking = value;
 
-                FollowCircle.ScaleTo(tracking ? 2.8f : 1, 300, Easing.OutQuint);
+                FollowCircle.ScaleTo(tracking ? 2f : 1, 300, Easing.OutQuint);
-                FollowCircle.FadeTo(tracking ? 0.2f : 0, 300, Easing.OutQuint);
+                FollowCircle.FadeTo(tracking ? 1f : 0, 300, Easing.OutQuint);
             }
         }
 

osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/RepeatPoint.cs

@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
         {
             base.ApplyDefaultsToSelf(controlPointInfo, difficulty);
 
+            // Out preempt should be one span early to give the user ample warning.
+            TimePreempt += SpanDuration;
+
             // We want to show the first RepeatPoint as the TimePreempt dictates but on short (and possibly fast) sliders
             // we may need to cut down this time on following RepeatPoints to only show up to two RepeatPoints at any given time.
             if (RepeatIndex > 0)

osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuRuleset.cs

@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu
                         new OsuModEasy(),
                         new OsuModNoFail(),
                         new MultiMod(new OsuModHalfTime(), new OsuModDaycore()),
+                        new OsuModSpunOut(),
                     };
                 case ModType.DifficultyIncrease:
                     return new Mod[]
@@ -104,14 +105,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu
                         new OsuModHidden(),
                         new OsuModFlashlight(),
                     };
-                case ModType.Special:
+                case ModType.Conversion:
                     return new Mod[]
                     {
+                        new OsuModTarget(),
+                    };
+                case ModType.Automation:
+                    return new Mod[]
+                    {
+                        new MultiMod(new OsuModAutoplay(), new ModCinema()),
                         new OsuModRelax(),
                         new OsuModAutopilot(),
-                        new OsuModSpunOut(),
-                        new MultiMod(new OsuModAutoplay(), new ModCinema()),
-                        new OsuModTarget(),
                     };
                 default:
                     return new Mod[] { };

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/.vscode/launch.json

@@ -2,35 +2,7 @@
     "version": "0.2.0",
     "configurations": [
         {
-            "name": "VisualTests (Debug, net471)",
+            "name": "VisualTests (Debug)",
-            "windows": {
-                "type": "clr"
-            },
-            "type": "mono",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Debug/net471/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.exe",
-            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
-            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Debug, msbuild)",
-            "runtimeExecutable": null,
-            "env": {},
-            "console": "internalConsole"
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "VisualTests (Release, net471)",
-            "windows": {
-                "type": "clr"
-            },
-            "type": "mono",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Release/net471/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.exe",
-            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
-            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Release, msbuild)",
-            "runtimeExecutable": null,
-            "env": {},
-            "console": "internalConsole"
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "VisualTests (Debug, netcoreapp2.1)",
             "type": "coreclr",
             "request": "launch",
             "program": "dotnet",
@@ -38,12 +10,12 @@
                 "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Debug/netcoreapp2.1/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.dll"
             ],
             "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
-            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Debug, dotnet)",
+            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Debug)",
             "env": {},
             "console": "internalConsole"
         },
         {
-            "name": "VisualTests (Release, netcoreapp2.1)",
+            "name": "VisualTests (Release)",
             "type": "coreclr",
             "request": "launch",
             "program": "dotnet",
@@ -51,7 +23,7 @@
                 "${workspaceRoot}/bin/Release/netcoreapp2.1/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.dll"
             ],
             "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
-            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Release, dotnet)",
+            "preLaunchTask": "Build (Release)",
             "env": {},
             "console": "internalConsole"
         }

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -4,43 +4,13 @@
     "version": "2.0.0",
     "tasks": [
         {
-            "label": "Build (Debug, msbuild)",
+            "label": "Build (Debug)",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "msbuild",
-            "args": [
-                "osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.csproj",
-                "/p:TargetFramework=net471",
-                "/p:GenerateFullPaths=true",
-                "/m",
-                "/verbosity:m"
-            ],
-            "group": "build",
-            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
-        },
-        {
-            "label": "Build (Release, msbuild)",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "msbuild",
-            "args": [
-                "osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.csproj",
-                "/p:Configuration=Release",
-                "/p:TargetFramework=net471",
-                "/p:GenerateFullPaths=true",
-                "/m",
-                "/verbosity:m"
-            ],
-            "group": "build",
-            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
-        },
-        {
-            "label": "Build (Debug, dotnet)",
             "type": "shell",
             "command": "dotnet",
             "args": [
                 "build",
                 "--no-restore",
                 "osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.csproj",
-                "/p:TargetFramework=netcoreapp2.1",
                 "/p:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                 "/m",
                 "/verbosity:m"
@@ -49,14 +19,13 @@
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
         },
         {
-            "label": "Build (Release, dotnet)",
+            "label": "Build (Release)",
             "type": "shell",
             "command": "dotnet",
             "args": [
                 "build",
                 "--no-restore",
                 "osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.csproj",
-                "/p:TargetFramework=netcoreapp2.1",
                 "/p:Configuration=Release",
                 "/p:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                 "/m",
@@ -66,16 +35,7 @@
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
         },
         {
-            "label": "Restore (net471)",
+            "label": "Restore",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "nuget",
-            "args": [
-                "restore"
-            ],
-            "problemMatcher": []
-        },
-        {
-            "label": "Restore (netcoreapp2.1)",
             "type": "shell",
             "command": "dotnet",
             "args": [

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

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <Import Project="..\osu.TestProject.props" />
   <ItemGroup Label="Package References">
     <PackageReference Include="Appveyor.TestLogger" Version="2.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="15.7.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="15.8.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.10.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="3.10.0" />
   </ItemGroup>

osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/TaikoRuleset.cs

@@ -93,13 +93,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko
                         new TaikoModHidden(),
                         new TaikoModFlashlight(),
                     };
-                case ModType.Special:
+                case ModType.Automation:
                     return new Mod[]
                     {
-                        new TaikoModRelax(),
-                        null,
-                        null,
                         new MultiMod(new TaikoModAutoplay(), new ModCinema()),
+                        new TaikoModRelax(),
                     };
                 default:
                     return new Mod[] { };

osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseBeatmapCarousel.cs

@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
         {
             public new List<DrawableCarouselItem> Items => base.Items;
 
-            public bool PendingFilterTask => FilterTask != null;
+            public bool PendingFilterTask => PendingFilter != null;
         }
     }
 }

osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseMods.cs

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Game.Overlays.Mods.Sections;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
@@ -36,7 +37,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
             typeof(ModButtonEmpty),
             typeof(DifficultyReductionSection),
             typeof(DifficultyIncreaseSection),
-            typeof(SpecialSection),
+            typeof(AutomationSection),
+            typeof(ConversionSection),
+            typeof(FunSection),
         };
 
         private RulesetStore rulesets;
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
         {
             var easierMods = ruleset.GetModsFor(ModType.DifficultyReduction);
             var harderMods = ruleset.GetModsFor(ModType.DifficultyIncrease);
-            var assistMods = ruleset.GetModsFor(ModType.Special);
+            var assistMods = ruleset.GetModsFor(ModType.Automation);
 
             var noFailMod = easierMods.FirstOrDefault(m => m is OsuModNoFail);
             var hiddenMod = harderMods.FirstOrDefault(m => m is OsuModHidden);
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
 
         private void testManiaMods(ManiaRuleset ruleset)
         {
-            testRankedText(ruleset.GetModsFor(ModType.Special).First(m => m is ManiaModRandom));
+            testRankedText(ruleset.GetModsFor(ModType.Conversion).First(m => m is ManiaModRandom));
         }
 
         private void testSingleMod(Mod mod)

osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCasePlaySongSelect.cs

@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
             public new BeatmapCarousel Carousel => base.Carousel;
         }
 
+        private TestSongSelect songSelect;
+
         protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
         {
             factory.ResetDatabase();
@@ -63,11 +65,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
         {
-            TestSongSelect songSelect = null;
-
             factory = new DatabaseContextFactory(LocalStorage);
             factory.ResetDatabase();
 
+            using (var usage = factory.Get())
+                usage.Migrate();
+
+            factory.ResetDatabase();
+
             using (var usage = factory.Get())
                 usage.Migrate();
 
@@ -77,42 +82,35 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
                 DefaultBeatmap = defaultBeatmap = Beatmap.Default
             });
 
-            void loadNewSongSelect(bool deleteMaps = false) => AddStep("reload song select", () =>
+            Beatmap.SetDefault();
-            {
+        }
-                if (deleteMaps)
-                {
-                    manager.Delete(manager.GetAllUsableBeatmapSets());
-                    Beatmap.SetDefault();
-                }
 
-                if (songSelect != null)
+        [SetUp]
-                {
+        public virtual void SetUp()
-                    Remove(songSelect);
+        {
-                    songSelect.Dispose();
+            manager?.Delete(manager.GetAllUsableBeatmapSets());
-                }
+            Child = songSelect = new TestSongSelect();
-
+        }
-                Add(songSelect = new TestSongSelect());
-            });
-
-            loadNewSongSelect(true);
-
-            AddWaitStep(3);
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestDummy()
+        {
             AddAssert("dummy selected", () => songSelect.CurrentBeatmap == defaultBeatmap);
 
             AddAssert("dummy shown on wedge", () => songSelect.CurrentBeatmapDetailsBeatmap == defaultBeatmap);
 
-            AddStep("import test maps", () =>
+            addManyTestMaps();
-            {
-                for (int i = 0; i < 100; i += 10)
-                    manager.Import(createTestBeatmapSet(i));
-            });
-
             AddWaitStep(3);
+
             AddAssert("random map selected", () => songSelect.CurrentBeatmap != defaultBeatmap);
+        }
 
-            loadNewSongSelect();
+        [Test]
+        public void TestSorting()
+        {
+            addManyTestMaps();
             AddWaitStep(3);
+
             AddAssert("random map selected", () => songSelect.CurrentBeatmap != defaultBeatmap);
 
             AddStep(@"Sort by Artist", delegate { songSelect.FilterControl.Sort = SortMode.Artist; });
@@ -121,55 +119,84 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
             AddStep(@"Sort by Difficulty", delegate { songSelect.FilterControl.Sort = SortMode.Difficulty; });
         }
 
-        private BeatmapSetInfo createTestBeatmapSet(int i)
+        [Test]
+        [Ignore("needs fixing")]
+        public void ImportUnderDifferentRuleset()
         {
+            changeRuleset(2);
+            importForRuleset(0);
+            AddUntilStep(() => songSelect.Carousel.SelectedBeatmap == null, "no selection");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void ImportUnderCurrentRuleset()
+        {
+            changeRuleset(2);
+            importForRuleset(2);
+            importForRuleset(1);
+            AddUntilStep(() => songSelect.Carousel.SelectedBeatmap.RulesetID == 2, "has selection");
+
+            changeRuleset(1);
+            AddUntilStep(() => songSelect.Carousel.SelectedBeatmap.RulesetID == 1, "has selection");
+
+            changeRuleset(0);
+            AddUntilStep(() => songSelect.Carousel.SelectedBeatmap == null, "no selection");
+        }
+
+        private void importForRuleset(int id) => AddStep($"import test map for ruleset {id}", () => manager.Import(createTestBeatmapSet(getImportId(), rulesets.AvailableRulesets.Where(r => r.ID == id).ToArray())));
+
+        private static int importId;
+        private int getImportId() => ++importId;
+
+        private void changeRuleset(int id) => AddStep($"change ruleset to {id}", () => Ruleset.Value = rulesets.AvailableRulesets.First(r => r.ID == id));
+
+        private void addManyTestMaps()
+        {
+            AddStep("import test maps", () =>
+            {
+                var usableRulesets = rulesets.AvailableRulesets.Where(r => r.ID != 2).ToArray();
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < 100; i += 10)
+                    manager.Import(createTestBeatmapSet(i, usableRulesets));
+            });
+        }
+
+        private BeatmapSetInfo createTestBeatmapSet(int setId, RulesetInfo[] rulesets)
+        {
+            int j = 0;
+            RulesetInfo getRuleset() => rulesets[j++ % rulesets.Length];
+
+            var beatmaps = new List<BeatmapInfo>();
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++)
+            {
+                int beatmapId = setId * 10 + i;
+
+                beatmaps.Add(new BeatmapInfo
+                {
+                    Ruleset = getRuleset(),
+                    OnlineBeatmapID = beatmapId,
+                    Path = "normal.osu",
+                    Version = $"{beatmapId}",
+                    BaseDifficulty = new BeatmapDifficulty
+                    {
+                        OverallDifficulty = 3.5f,
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+
             return new BeatmapSetInfo
             {
-                OnlineBeatmapSetID = 1234 + i,
+                OnlineBeatmapSetID = setId,
                 Hash = new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(Guid.NewGuid().ToString())).ComputeMD5Hash(),
                 Metadata = new BeatmapMetadata
                 {
                     // Create random metadata, then we can check if sorting works based on these
-                    Artist = "MONACA " + RNG.Next(0, 9),
+                    Artist = "Some Artist " + RNG.Next(0, 9),
-                    Title = "Black Song " + RNG.Next(0, 9),
+                    Title = $"Some Song (set id {setId})",
                     AuthorString = "Some Guy " + RNG.Next(0, 9),
                 },
-                Beatmaps = new List<BeatmapInfo>(new[]
+                Beatmaps = beatmaps
-                {
-                    new BeatmapInfo
-                    {
-                        OnlineBeatmapID = 1234 + i,
-                        Ruleset = rulesets.AvailableRulesets.First(),
-                        Path = "normal.osu",
-                        Version = "Normal",
-                        BaseDifficulty = new BeatmapDifficulty
-                        {
-                            OverallDifficulty = 3.5f,
-                        }
-                    },
-                    new BeatmapInfo
-                    {
-                        OnlineBeatmapID = 1235 + i,
-                        Ruleset = rulesets.AvailableRulesets.First(),
-                        Path = "hard.osu",
-                        Version = "Hard",
-                        BaseDifficulty = new BeatmapDifficulty
-                        {
-                            OverallDifficulty = 5,
-                        }
-                    },
-                    new BeatmapInfo
-                    {
-                        OnlineBeatmapID = 1236 + i,
-                        Ruleset = rulesets.AvailableRulesets.First(),
-                        Path = "insane.osu",
-                        Version = "Insane",
-                        BaseDifficulty = new BeatmapDifficulty
-                        {
-                            OverallDifficulty = 7,
-                        }
-                    },
-                }),
             };
         }
     }

osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseScreenBreadcrumbControl.cs

@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
 
             breadcrumbs.Current.TriggerChange();
 
-            assertCurrent();
+            waitForCurrent();
             pushNext();
-            assertCurrent();
+            waitForCurrent();
             pushNext();
-            assertCurrent();
+            waitForCurrent();
 
             AddStep(@"make start current", () =>
             {
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
                 currentScreen = startScreen;
             });
 
-            assertCurrent();
+            waitForCurrent();
             pushNext();
+            waitForCurrent();
             AddAssert(@"only 2 items", () => breadcrumbs.Items.Count() == 2);
             AddStep(@"exit current", () => changedScreen.Exit());
             AddAssert(@"current screen is first", () => startScreen == changedScreen);
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
         }
 
         private void pushNext() => AddStep(@"push next screen", () => currentScreen = ((TestScreen)currentScreen).PushNext());
-        private void assertCurrent() => AddAssert(@"changedScreen correct", () => currentScreen == changedScreen);
+        private void waitForCurrent() => AddUntilStep(() => currentScreen.IsCurrentScreen, "current screen");
 
         private abstract class TestScreen : OsuScreen
         {

osu.Game.Tests/osu.Game.Tests.csproj

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <Import Project="..\osu.TestProject.props" />
   <ItemGroup Label="Package References">
     <PackageReference Include="Appveyor.TestLogger" Version="2.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="15.7.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="15.8.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.10.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="3.10.0" />
   </ItemGroup>

osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs

@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
             return converted;
         }
 
+        public override string ToString() => BeatmapInfo.ToString();
+
         public bool BackgroundLoaded => background.IsResultAvailable;
         public Texture Background => background.Value.Result;
         public async Task<Texture> GetBackgroundAsync() => await background.Value;

osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuTabControl.cs

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
         {
             TabContainer.Spacing = new Vector2(10f, 0f);
 
-            Add(strip = new Box
+            AddInternal(strip = new Box
             {
                 Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
                 Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,

osu.Game/Online/Chat/InfoMessage.cs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using osu.Game.Users;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
 {
-    public class InfoMessage : Message
+    public class InfoMessage : LocalMessage
     {
         private static int infoID = -1;
 

osu.Game/Online/Chat/LocalEchoMessage.cs

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
 {
-    public class LocalEchoMessage : Message
+    public class LocalEchoMessage : LocalMessage
     {
         public LocalEchoMessage() : base(null)
         {

osu.Game/Online/Chat/LocalMessage.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A message which is generated and displayed locally.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class LocalMessage : Message
+    {
+        protected LocalMessage(long? id)
+            : base(id)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

osu.Game/OsuGame.cs

@@ -197,7 +197,13 @@ namespace osu.Game
                     return;
                 }
 
-                Beatmap.Value = BeatmapManager.GetWorkingBeatmap(beatmap.Beatmaps.First());
+                var databasedSet = BeatmapManager.QueryBeatmapSet(s => s.OnlineBeatmapSetID == beatmap.OnlineBeatmapSetID);
+
+                // Use first beatmap available for current ruleset, else switch ruleset.
+                var first = databasedSet.Beatmaps.FirstOrDefault(b => b.Ruleset == ruleset.Value) ?? databasedSet.Beatmaps.First();
+
+                ruleset.Value = first.Ruleset;
+                Beatmap.Value = BeatmapManager.GetWorkingBeatmap(first);
             }
 
             switch (currentScreen)

osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapSet/Buttons/DownloadButton.cs

@@ -1,18 +1,28 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Cursor;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Game.Online.API;
+using osu.Game.Users;
 using OpenTK;
+using OpenTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapSet.Buttons
 {
-    public class DownloadButton : HeaderButton
+    public class DownloadButton : HeaderButton, IHasTooltip
     {
+        public string TooltipText => Enabled ? null : "You gotta be an osu!supporter to download for now 'yo";
+
+        private readonly IBindable<User> localUser = new Bindable<User>();
+
         public DownloadButton(BeatmapSetInfo set, bool noVideo = false)
         {
             Width = 120;
@@ -86,5 +96,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapSet.Buttons
                 }
             };
         }
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(APIAccess api)
+        {
+            localUser.BindTo(api.LocalUser);
+            localUser.BindValueChanged(userChanged, true);
+            Enabled.BindValueChanged(enabledChanged, true);
+        }
+
+        private void userChanged(User user) => Enabled.Value = user.IsSupporter;
+
+        private void enabledChanged(bool enabled) => this.FadeColour(enabled ? Color4.White : Color4.Gray, 200, Easing.OutQuint);
     }
 }

osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/DrawableChannel.cs

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat
 
             if (!IsLoaded) return;
 
-            if (scroll.IsScrolledToEnd(10) || !flow.Children.Any())
+            if (scroll.IsScrolledToEnd(10) || !flow.Children.Any() || newMessages.Any(m => m is LocalMessage))
                 scrollToEnd();
 
             var staleMessages = flow.Children.Where(c => c.LifetimeEnd == double.MaxValue).ToArray();

osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DownloadButton.cs

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Direct
 {
     public class DownloadButton : OsuAnimatedButton
     {
+        private readonly BeatmapSetInfo beatmapSet;
         private readonly SpriteIcon icon;
         private readonly SpriteIcon checkmark;
         private readonly BeatmapSetDownloader downloader;
@@ -21,11 +22,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Direct
 
         private OsuColour colours;
 
-        public DownloadButton(BeatmapSetInfo set, bool noVideo = false)
+        public DownloadButton(BeatmapSetInfo beatmapSet, bool noVideo = false)
         {
+            this.beatmapSet = beatmapSet;
+
             AddRange(new Drawable[]
             {
-                downloader = new BeatmapSetDownloader(set, noVideo),
+                downloader = new BeatmapSetDownloader(beatmapSet, noVideo),
                 background = new Box
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
@@ -47,26 +50,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Direct
                     Icon = FontAwesome.fa_check,
                 }
             });
-
-            Action = () =>
-            {
-                if (downloader.DownloadState == BeatmapSetDownloader.DownloadStatus.Downloading)
-                {
-                    // todo: replace with ShakeContainer after https://github.com/ppy/osu/pull/2909 is merged.
-                    Content.MoveToX(-5, 50, Easing.OutSine).Then()
-                           .MoveToX(5, 100, Easing.InOutSine).Then()
-                           .MoveToX(-5, 100, Easing.InOutSine).Then()
-                           .MoveToX(0, 50, Easing.InSine);
-                }
-                else if (downloader.DownloadState == BeatmapSetDownloader.DownloadStatus.Downloaded)
-                {
-                    // TODO: Jump to song select with this set when the capability is implemented
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    downloader.Download();
-                }
-            };
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
@@ -77,9 +60,29 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Direct
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader(permitNulls: true)]
-        private void load(OsuColour colours)
+        private void load(OsuColour colours, OsuGame game)
         {
             this.colours = colours;
+
+            Action = () =>
+            {
+                switch (downloader.DownloadState.Value)
+                {
+                    case BeatmapSetDownloader.DownloadStatus.Downloading:
+                        // todo: replace with ShakeContainer after https://github.com/ppy/osu/pull/2909 is merged.
+                        Content.MoveToX(-5, 50, Easing.OutSine).Then()
+                               .MoveToX(5, 100, Easing.InOutSine).Then()
+                               .MoveToX(-5, 100, Easing.InOutSine).Then()
+                               .MoveToX(0, 50, Easing.InSine);
+                        break;
+                    case BeatmapSetDownloader.DownloadStatus.Downloaded:
+                        game.PresentBeatmap(beatmapSet);
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        downloader.Download();
+                        break;
+                }
+            };
         }
 
         private void updateState(BeatmapSetDownloader.DownloadStatus state)

osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSection.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
 using OpenTK;
-using OpenTK.Graphics;
 using OpenTK.Input;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
 
                     return new ModButton(m)
                     {
-                        SelectedColour = selectedColour,
                         SelectionChanged = Action,
                     };
                 }).ToArray();
@@ -57,25 +55,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
 
         private ModButton[] buttons = { };
 
-        private Color4 selectedColour = Color4.White;
-        public Color4 SelectedColour
-        {
-            get => selectedColour;
-            set
-            {
-                if (value == selectedColour) return;
-                selectedColour = value;
-
-                foreach (ModButton button in buttons)
-                    button.SelectedColour = value;
-            }
-        }
-
         protected override bool OnKeyDown(InputState state, KeyDownEventArgs args)
         {
-            var index = Array.IndexOf(ToggleKeys, args.Key);
+            if (ToggleKeys != null)
-            if (index > -1 && index < buttons.Length)
+            {
-                buttons[index].SelectNext(state.Keyboard.ShiftPressed ? -1 : 1);
+                var index = Array.IndexOf(ToggleKeys, args.Key);
+                if (index > -1 && index < buttons.Length)
+                    buttons[index].SelectNext(state.Keyboard.ShiftPressed ? -1 : 1);
+            }
 
             return base.OnKeyDown(state, args);
         }
@@ -125,6 +112,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
         protected ModSection()
         {
             AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y;
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X;
+
+            Origin = Anchor.TopCentre;
+            Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre;
 
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {

osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectOverlay.cs

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
+using osu.Game.Overlays.Mods.Sections;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
 {
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
             Waves.FourthWaveColour = OsuColour.FromHex(@"003a4e");
 
             Height = 510;
+
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {
                 new Container
@@ -211,178 +213,172 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
                         },
                     },
                 },
-                new FillFlowContainer
+                new GridContainer
                 {
-                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
                     Anchor = Anchor.BottomCentre,
                     Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre,
-                    Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
+                    RowDimensions = new[]
-                    Spacing = new Vector2(0f, 10f),
-                    Children = new Drawable[]
                     {
-                        // Header
+                        new Dimension(GridSizeMode.Absolute, 90),
-                        new Container
+                        new Dimension(GridSizeMode.Distributed),
+                        new Dimension(GridSizeMode.Absolute, 70),
+                    },
+                    Content = new[]
+                    {
+                        new Drawable[]
                         {
-                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                            new Container
-                            Height = 82,
-                            Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                            Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                            Children = new Drawable[]
                             {
-                                new Box
+                                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                                Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                                Children = new Drawable[]
                                 {
-                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                    new Box
-                                    Colour = OsuColour.Gray(10).Opacity(100),
-                                },
-                                new FillFlowContainer
-                                {
-                                    Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                                    Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                                    AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
-                                    Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
-                                    Width = content_width,
-                                    Padding = new MarginPadding
                                     {
-                                        Top = 10,
+                                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                                        Bottom = 10,
+                                        Colour = OsuColour.Gray(10).Opacity(100),
                                     },
-                                    Children = new Drawable[]
+                                    new FillFlowContainer
                                     {
-                                        new OsuSpriteText
+                                        Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                                        Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                                        AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                                        Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
+                                        Width = content_width,
+                                        Children = new Drawable[]
                                         {
-                                            Font = @"Exo2.0-Bold",
+                                            new OsuSpriteText
-                                            Text = @"Gameplay Mods",
-                                            TextSize = 22,
-                                            Shadow = true,
-                                            Margin = new MarginPadding
                                             {
-                                                Bottom = 4,
+                                                Font = @"Exo2.0-Bold",
+                                                Text = @"Gameplay Mods",
+                                                TextSize = 22,
+                                                Shadow = true,
+                                                Margin = new MarginPadding
+                                                {
+                                                    Bottom = 4,
+                                                },
+                                            },
+                                            new OsuTextFlowContainer(text =>
+                                            {
+                                                text.TextSize = 18;
+                                                text.Shadow = true;
+                                            })
+                                            {
+                                                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                                                AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                                                Text = "Mods provide different ways to enjoy gameplay. Some have an effect on the score you can achieve during ranked play.\nOthers are just for fun.",
                                             },
-                                        },
-                                        new OsuSpriteText
-                                        {
-                                            Text = @"Mods provide different ways to enjoy gameplay. Some have an effect on the score you can achieve during ranked play.",
-                                            TextSize = 18,
-                                            Shadow = true,
-                                        },
-                                        new OsuSpriteText
-                                        {
-                                            Text = @"Others are just for fun.",
-                                            TextSize = 18,
-                                            Shadow = true,
                                         },
                                     },
                                 },
                             },
                         },
-                        // Body
+                        new Drawable[]
-                        ModSectionsContainer = new FillFlowContainer<ModSection>
                         {
-                            Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                            // Body
-                            Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                            new OsuScrollContainer
-                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
-                            Spacing = new Vector2(0f, 10f),
-                            Width = content_width,
-                            Children = new ModSection[]
                             {
-                                new DifficultyReductionSection
+                                ScrollbarVisible = false,
+                                Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                                Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                Padding = new MarginPadding { Vertical = 10 },
+                                Child = ModSectionsContainer = new FillFlowContainer<ModSection>
                                 {
-                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                                     Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
                                     Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                                    Action = modButtonPressed,
-                                },
-                                new DifficultyIncreaseSection
-                                {
                                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                                    Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                                    Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                                    Action = modButtonPressed,
-                                },
-                                new SpecialSection
-                                {
-                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                                    Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                                    Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                                    Action = modButtonPressed,
-                                },
-                            }
-                        },
-                        // Footer
-                        new Container
-                        {
-                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                            Height = 70,
-                            Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                            Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                            Children = new Drawable[]
-                            {
-                                new Box
-                                {
-                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                                    Colour = new Color4(172, 20, 116, 255),
-                                    Alpha = 0.5f,
-                                },
-                                footerContainer = new FillFlowContainer
-                                {
-                                    Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre,
-                                    Anchor = Anchor.BottomCentre,
                                     AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
-                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                                    Spacing = new Vector2(0f, 10f),
                                     Width = content_width,
-                                    Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
+                                    Children = new ModSection[]
-                                    Padding = new MarginPadding
                                     {
-                                        Vertical = 15
+                                        new DifficultyReductionSection { Action = modButtonPressed },
+                                        new DifficultyIncreaseSection { Action = modButtonPressed },
+                                        new AutomationSection { Action = modButtonPressed },
+                                        new ConversionSection { Action = modButtonPressed },
+                                        new FunSection { Action = modButtonPressed },
+                                    }
+                                },
+                            },
+                        },
+                        new Drawable[]
+                        {
+                            // Footer
+                            new Container
+                            {
+                                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                                Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                                Children = new Drawable[]
+                                {
+                                    new Box
+                                    {
+                                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                        Colour = new Color4(172, 20, 116, 255),
+                                        Alpha = 0.5f,
                                     },
-                                    Children = new Drawable[]
+                                    footerContainer = new FillFlowContainer
                                     {
-                                        DeselectAllButton = new TriangleButton
+                                        Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre,
+                                        Anchor = Anchor.BottomCentre,
+                                        AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                                        Width = content_width,
+                                        Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
+                                        Padding = new MarginPadding
                                         {
-                                            Width = 180,
+                                            Vertical = 15
-                                            Text = "Deselect All",
-                                            Action = DeselectAll,
-                                            Margin = new MarginPadding
-                                            {
-                                                Right = 20
-                                            }
                                         },
-                                        new OsuSpriteText
+                                        Children = new Drawable[]
                                         {
-                                            Text = @"Score Multiplier:",
+                                            DeselectAllButton = new TriangleButton
-                                            TextSize = 30,
-                                            Margin = new MarginPadding
                                             {
-                                                Top = 5,
+                                                Width = 180,
-                                                Right = 10
+                                                Text = "Deselect All",
-                                            }
+                                                Action = DeselectAll,
-                                        },
+                                                Margin = new MarginPadding
-                                        MultiplierLabel = new OsuSpriteText
+                                                {
-                                        {
+                                                    Right = 20
-                                            Font = @"Exo2.0-Bold",
+                                                }
-                                            TextSize = 30,
+                                            },
-                                            Margin = new MarginPadding
+                                            new OsuSpriteText
                                             {
-                                                Top = 5
+                                                Text = @"Score Multiplier:",
-                                            }
+                                                TextSize = 30,
-                                        },
+                                                Margin = new MarginPadding
-                                        UnrankedLabel = new OsuSpriteText
+                                                {
-                                        {
+                                                    Top = 5,
-                                            Font = @"Exo2.0-Bold",
+                                                    Right = 10
-                                            Text = @"(Unranked)",
+                                                }
-                                            TextSize = 30,
+                                            },
-                                            Margin = new MarginPadding
+                                            MultiplierLabel = new OsuSpriteText
                                             {
-                                                Top = 5,
+                                                Font = @"Exo2.0-Bold",
-                                                Left = 10
+                                                TextSize = 30,
+                                                Margin = new MarginPadding
+                                                {
+                                                    Top = 5
+                                                }
+                                            },
+                                            UnrankedLabel = new OsuSpriteText
+                                            {
+                                                Font = @"Exo2.0-Bold",
+                                                Text = @"(Unranked)",
+                                                TextSize = 30,
+                                                Margin = new MarginPadding
+                                                {
+                                                    Top = 5,
+                                                    Left = 10
+                                                }
                                             }
                                         }
                                     }
-                                }
+                                },
-                            },
+                            }
                         },
                     },
                 },

osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/Sections/AutomationSection.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
+using OpenTK.Input;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods.Sections
+{
+    public class AutomationSection : ModSection
+    {
+        protected override Key[] ToggleKeys => new[] { Key.Z, Key.X, Key.C, Key.V, Key.B, Key.N, Key.M };
+        public override ModType ModType => ModType.Automation;
+
+        public AutomationSection()
+        {
+            Header = @"Automation";
+        }
+    }
+}

osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/Sections/ConversionSection.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
+using OpenTK.Input;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods.Sections
+{
+    public class ConversionSection : ModSection
+    {
+        protected override Key[] ToggleKeys => null;
+        public override ModType ModType => ModType.Conversion;
+
+        public ConversionSection()
+        {
+            Header = @"Conversion";
+        }
+    }
+}

osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/Sections/DifficultyIncreaseSection.cs

@@ -1,24 +1,16 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
-using OpenTK.Input;
-using osu.Framework.Allocation;
-using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
+using OpenTK.Input;
 
-namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
+namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods.Sections
 {
     public class DifficultyIncreaseSection : ModSection
     {
         protected override Key[] ToggleKeys => new[] { Key.A, Key.S, Key.D, Key.F, Key.G, Key.H, Key.J, Key.K, Key.L };
         public override ModType ModType => ModType.DifficultyIncrease;
 
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(OsuColour colours)
-        {
-            SelectedColour = colours.YellowLight;
-        }
-
         public DifficultyIncreaseSection()
         {
             Header = @"Difficulty Increase";

osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/Sections/DifficultyReductionSection.cs

@@ -1,24 +1,16 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
-using OpenTK.Input;
-using osu.Framework.Allocation;
-using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
+using OpenTK.Input;
 
-namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
+namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods.Sections
 {
     public class DifficultyReductionSection : ModSection
     {
         protected override Key[] ToggleKeys => new[] { Key.Q, Key.W, Key.E, Key.R, Key.T, Key.Y, Key.U, Key.I, Key.O, Key.P };
         public override ModType ModType => ModType.DifficultyReduction;
 
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(OsuColour colours)
-        {
-            SelectedColour = colours.GreenLight;
-        }
-
         public DifficultyReductionSection()
         {
             Header = @"Difficulty Reduction";

osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/Sections/FunSection.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
+using OpenTK.Input;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods.Sections
+{
+    public class FunSection : ModSection
+    {
+        protected override Key[] ToggleKeys => null;
+        public override ModType ModType => ModType.Fun;
+
+        public FunSection()
+        {
+            Header = @"Fun";
+        }
+    }
+}

osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/SpecialSection.cs

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
-// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
-
-using OpenTK.Input;
-using osu.Framework.Allocation;
-using osu.Game.Graphics;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
-
-namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
-{
-    public class SpecialSection : ModSection
-    {
-        protected override Key[] ToggleKeys => new[] { Key.Z, Key.X, Key.C, Key.V, Key.B, Key.N, Key.M };
-        public override ModType ModType => ModType.Special;
-
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(OsuColour colours)
-        {
-            SelectedColour = colours.BlueLight;
-        }
-
-        public SpecialSection()
-        {
-            Header = @"Special";
-        }
-    }
-}

osu.Game/Overlays/UserProfileOverlay.cs

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                 TabContainer.AutoSizeAxes |= Axes.X;
                 TabContainer.Anchor |= Anchor.x1;
                 TabContainer.Origin |= Anchor.x1;
-                Add(bottom = new Box
+                AddInternal(bottom = new Box
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                     Height = 1,

osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/Mod.cs

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
         /// <summary>
         /// The type of this mod.
         /// </summary>
-        public virtual ModType Type => ModType.Special;
+        public virtual ModType Type => ModType.Fun;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The user readable description of this mod.

osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModAutoplay.cs

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
         public override string Name => "Autoplay";
         public override string ShortenedName => "AT";
         public override FontAwesome Icon => FontAwesome.fa_osu_mod_auto;
+        public override ModType Type => ModType.Automation;
         public override string Description => "Watch a perfect automated play through the song.";
         public override double ScoreMultiplier => 1;
         public bool AllowFail => false;

osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModRelax.cs

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
         public override string Name => "Relax";
         public override string ShortenedName => "RX";
         public override FontAwesome Icon => FontAwesome.fa_osu_mod_relax;
+        public override ModType Type => ModType.Automation;
         public override double ScoreMultiplier => 1;
         public override Type[] IncompatibleMods => new[] { typeof(ModAutoplay), typeof(ModNoFail), typeof(ModSuddenDeath) };
     }

osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModType.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
     {
         DifficultyReduction,
         DifficultyIncrease,
-        Special
+        Conversion,
+        Automation,
+        Fun
     }
 }

osu.Game/Rulesets/RulesetInfo.cs

@@ -25,5 +25,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets
         public virtual Ruleset CreateInstance() => (Ruleset)Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetType(InstantiationInfo), this);
 
         public bool Equals(RulesetInfo other) => other != null && ID == other.ID && Available == other.Available && Name == other.Name && InstantiationInfo == other.InstantiationInfo;
+
+        public override string ToString() => $"{Name} ({ShortName}) ID: {ID}";
     }
 }

osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/ModIcon.cs

@@ -79,10 +79,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
                     backgroundColour = colours.Green;
                     highlightedColour = colours.GreenLight;
                     break;
-                case ModType.Special:
+                case ModType.Automation:
                     backgroundColour = colours.Blue;
                     highlightedColour = colours.BlueLight;
                     break;
+                case ModType.Conversion:
+                    backgroundColour = colours.Purple;
+                    highlightedColour = colours.PurpleLight;
+                    break;
+                case ModType.Fun:
+                    backgroundColour = colours.Pink;
+                    highlightedColour = colours.PinkLight;
+                    break;
             }
 
             applyStyle();
@@ -92,10 +100,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
 
         public bool Highlighted
         {
-            get
+            get { return highlighted; }
-            {
-                return highlighted;
-            }
 
             set
             {

osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Menus/ScreenSelectionTabControl.cs

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Menus
             TabContainer.AutoSizeAxes = Axes.X;
             TabContainer.Padding = new MarginPadding();
 
-            Add(new Box
+            AddInternal(new Box
             {
                 Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
                 Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,

osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs

@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                     {
                         if (!IsCurrentScreen) return;
 
-                        pauseContainer.Hide();
+                        fadeOut(true);
                         Restart();
                     },
                 }
@@ -364,16 +364,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             return true;
         }
 
-        private void fadeOut()
+        private void fadeOut(bool instant = false)
         {
-            const float fade_out_duration = 250;
+            float fadeOutDuration = instant ? 0 : 250;
-
+            Content.FadeOut(fadeOutDuration);
-            RulesetContainer?.FadeOut(fade_out_duration);
-            Content.FadeOut(fade_out_duration);
-
-            hudOverlay?.ScaleTo(0.7f, fade_out_duration * 3, Easing.In);
-
-            Background?.FadeTo(1f, fade_out_duration);
         }
 
         protected override bool OnScroll(InputState state) => mouseWheelDisabled.Value && !pauseContainer.IsPaused;

osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs

@@ -1,12 +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.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
-using osu.Framework.Input.EventArgs;
 using osu.Framework.Input.States;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osu.Framework.Screens;
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 {
     public class PlayerLoader : ScreenWithBeatmapBackground
     {
+        private static readonly Vector2 background_blur = new Vector2(15);
+
         private Player player;
 
         private BeatmapMetadataDisplay info;
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                 Margin = new MarginPadding(25),
                 Children = new PlayerSettingsGroup[]
                 {
-                    new VisualSettings(),
+                    visualSettings = new VisualSettings(),
                     new InputSettings()
                 }
             });
@@ -123,23 +125,33 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             logo.Delay(resuming ? 0 : 500).MoveToOffset(new Vector2(0, -0.24f), 500, Easing.InOutExpo);
         }
 
-        private bool weHandledMouseDown;
-
-        protected override bool OnMouseDown(InputState state, MouseDownEventArgs args)
-        {
-            weHandledMouseDown = true;
-            return base.OnMouseDown(state, args);
-        }
-
-        protected override bool OnMouseUp(InputState state, MouseUpEventArgs args)
-        {
-            weHandledMouseDown = false;
-            return base.OnMouseUp(state, args);
-        }
-
         private ScheduledDelegate pushDebounce;
+        private VisualSettings visualSettings;
 
-        private bool readyForPush => player.LoadState == LoadState.Ready && IsHovered && (!GetContainingInputManager().CurrentState.Mouse.HasAnyButtonPressed || weHandledMouseDown);
+        private bool readyForPush => player.LoadState == LoadState.Ready && IsHovered && GetContainingInputManager()?.DraggedDrawable == null;
+
+        protected override bool OnHover(InputState state)
+        {
+            // restore our screen defaults
+            InitializeBackgroundElements();
+            return base.OnHover(state);
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnHoverLost(InputState state)
+        {
+            if (GetContainingInputManager().HoveredDrawables.Contains(visualSettings))
+            {
+                // show user setting preview
+                UpdateBackgroundElements();
+            }
+            base.OnHoverLost(state);
+        }
+
+        protected override void InitializeBackgroundElements()
+        {
+            Background?.FadeTo(1, BACKGROUND_FADE_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
+            Background?.BlurTo(background_blur, BACKGROUND_FADE_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
+        }
 
         private void pushWhenLoaded()
         {
@@ -231,7 +243,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                             Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
                             Origin = Anchor.TopRight,
                             Margin = new MarginPadding { Right = 5 },
-                            Colour = OsuColour.Gray(0.5f),
+                            Colour = OsuColour.Gray(0.8f),
                             Text = left,
                         },
                         new OsuSpriteText

osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/PlayerSettingsGroup.cs

@@ -128,6 +128,27 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings
             };
         }
 
+        private const float fade_duration = 800;
+        private const float inactive_alpha = 0.5f;
+
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+            this.Delay(600).FadeTo(inactive_alpha, fade_duration, Easing.OutQuint);
+        }
+
+        protected override bool OnHover(InputState state)
+        {
+            this.FadeIn(fade_duration, Easing.OutQuint);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnHoverLost(InputState state)
+        {
+            this.FadeTo(inactive_alpha, fade_duration, Easing.OutQuint);
+            base.OnHoverLost(state);
+        }
+
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(OsuColour colours)
         {
@@ -140,7 +161,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings
 
         protected override Container<Drawable> Content => content;
 
-        protected override bool OnHover(InputState state) => true;
         protected override bool OnMouseDown(InputState state, MouseDownEventArgs args) => true;
     }
 }

osu.Game/Screens/Play/ScreenWithBeatmapBackground.cs

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
     {
         protected override BackgroundScreen CreateBackground() => new BackgroundScreenBeatmap(Beatmap.Value);
 
+        protected new BackgroundScreenBeatmap Background => (BackgroundScreenBeatmap)base.Background;
+
         public override bool AllowBeatmapRulesetChange => false;
 
         protected const float BACKGROUND_FADE_DURATION = 800;
@@ -43,21 +45,30 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             DimLevel.ValueChanged += _ => UpdateBackgroundElements();
             BlurLevel.ValueChanged += _ => UpdateBackgroundElements();
             ShowStoryboard.ValueChanged += _ => UpdateBackgroundElements();
-            UpdateBackgroundElements();
+            InitializeBackgroundElements();
         }
 
         protected override void OnResuming(Screen last)
         {
             base.OnResuming(last);
-            UpdateBackgroundElements();
+            InitializeBackgroundElements();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called once on entering screen. By Default, performs a full <see cref="UpdateBackgroundElements"/> call.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected virtual void InitializeBackgroundElements() => UpdateBackgroundElements();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called wen background elements require updates, usually due to a user changing a setting.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="userChange"></param>
         protected virtual void UpdateBackgroundElements()
         {
             if (!IsCurrentScreen) return;
 
             Background?.FadeTo(BackgroundOpacity, BACKGROUND_FADE_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
-            (Background as BackgroundScreenBeatmap)?.BlurTo(new Vector2((float)BlurLevel.Value * 25), BACKGROUND_FADE_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
+            Background?.BlurTo(new Vector2((float)BlurLevel.Value * 25), BACKGROUND_FADE_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
         }
     }
 }

osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs

@@ -330,13 +330,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
 
         private FilterCriteria activeCriteria = new FilterCriteria();
 
-        protected ScheduledDelegate FilterTask;
+        protected ScheduledDelegate PendingFilter;
 
         public bool AllowSelection = true;
 
         public void FlushPendingFilterOperations()
         {
-            if (FilterTask?.Completed == false)
+            if (PendingFilter?.Completed == false)
             {
                 applyActiveCriteria(false, false);
                 Update();
@@ -357,18 +357,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
 
             void perform()
             {
-                FilterTask = null;
+                PendingFilter = null;
 
                 root.Filter(activeCriteria);
                 itemsCache.Invalidate();
                 if (scroll) scrollPositionCache.Invalidate();
             }
 
-            FilterTask?.Cancel();
+            PendingFilter?.Cancel();
-            FilterTask = null;
+            PendingFilter = null;
 
             if (debounce)
-                FilterTask = Scheduler.AddDelayed(perform, 250);
+                PendingFilter = Scheduler.AddDelayed(perform, 250);
             else
                 perform();
         }

osu.Game/Screens/Select/FilterControl.cs

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
             showConverted.ValueChanged += val => updateCriteria();
 
             ruleset.BindTo(parentRuleset);
-            ruleset.BindValueChanged(val => updateCriteria(), true);
+            ruleset.BindValueChanged(_ => updateCriteria(), true);
         }
 
         private void updateCriteria() => FilterChanged?.Invoke(CreateCriteria());

osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Audio.Track;
 using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Logging;
 using osu.Framework.Input.EventArgs;
 using osu.Framework.Input.States;
 using osu.Framework.Screens;
@@ -199,10 +200,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
         private void load(BeatmapManager beatmaps, AudioManager audio, DialogOverlay dialog, OsuColour colours)
         {
-            // manual binding to parent ruleset to allow for delayed load in the incoming direction.
-            base.Ruleset.ValueChanged += r => updateSelectedBeatmap(beatmapNoDebounce);
-            Ruleset.ValueChanged += r => base.Ruleset.Value = r;
-
             if (Footer != null)
             {
                 Footer.AddButton(@"random", colours.Green, triggerRandom, Key.F2);
@@ -225,15 +222,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
             sampleChangeBeatmap = audio.Sample.Get(@"SongSelect/select-expand");
 
             Carousel.BeatmapSets = this.beatmaps.GetAllUsableBeatmapSetsEnumerable();
-
-            Beatmap.BindDisabledChanged(disabled => Carousel.AllowSelection = !disabled, true);
-            Beatmap.BindValueChanged(workingBeatmapChanged);
-        }
-
-        protected override void LoadComplete()
-        {
-            base.LoadComplete();
-            base.Ruleset.ValueChanged += r => updateSelectedBeatmap(beatmapNoDebounce);
         }
 
         public void Edit(BeatmapInfo beatmap)
@@ -296,59 +284,86 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
         private BeatmapInfo beatmapNoDebounce;
         private RulesetInfo rulesetNoDebounce;
 
+        private void updateSelectedBeatmap(BeatmapInfo beatmap)
+        {
+            if (beatmap?.Equals(beatmapNoDebounce) == true)
+                return;
+
+            beatmapNoDebounce = beatmap;
+            performUpdateSelected();
+        }
+
+        private void updateSelectedRuleset(RulesetInfo ruleset)
+        {
+            if (ruleset?.Equals(rulesetNoDebounce) == true)
+                return;
+
+            rulesetNoDebounce = ruleset;
+            performUpdateSelected();
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// selection has been changed as the result of a user interaction.
         /// </summary>
-        private void updateSelectedBeatmap(BeatmapInfo beatmap)
+        private void performUpdateSelected()
         {
-            var ruleset = base.Ruleset.Value;
+            var beatmap = beatmapNoDebounce;
+            var ruleset = rulesetNoDebounce;
 
-            void performLoad()
+            void run()
             {
+                Logger.Log($"updating selection with beatmap:{beatmap?.ID.ToString() ?? "null"} ruleset:{ruleset?.ID.ToString() ?? "null"}");
+
                 WorkingBeatmap working = Beatmap.Value;
+
                 bool preview = false;
 
+                if (ruleset?.Equals(Ruleset.Value) == false)
+                {
+                    Logger.Log($"ruleset changed from \"{Ruleset.Value}\" to \"{ruleset}\"");
+                    Ruleset.Value = ruleset;
+
+                    // force a filter before attempting to change the beatmap.
+                    // we may still be in the wrong ruleset as there is a debounce delay on ruleset changes.
+                    Carousel.Filter(null, false);
+
+                    // Filtering only completes after the carousel runs Update.
+                    // If we also have a pending beatmap change we should delay it one frame.
+                    selectionChangedDebounce = Schedule(run);
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 // We may be arriving here due to another component changing the bindable Beatmap.
                 // In these cases, the other component has already loaded the beatmap, so we don't need to do so again.
-                if (beatmap?.Equals(Beatmap.Value.BeatmapInfo) != true)
+                if (!Equals(beatmap, Beatmap.Value.BeatmapInfo))
                 {
+                    Logger.Log($"beatmap changed from \"{Beatmap.Value.BeatmapInfo}\" to \"{beatmap}\"");
+
                     preview = beatmap?.BeatmapSetInfoID != Beatmap.Value?.BeatmapInfo.BeatmapSetInfoID;
                     working = beatmaps.GetWorkingBeatmap(beatmap, Beatmap.Value);
+
+                    if (beatmap != null)
+                    {
+                        if (beatmap.BeatmapSetInfoID == beatmapNoDebounce?.BeatmapSetInfoID)
+                            sampleChangeDifficulty.Play();
+                        else
+                            sampleChangeBeatmap.Play();
+                    }
                 }
 
-
                 working.Mods.Value = Enumerable.Empty<Mod>();
-
                 Beatmap.Value = working;
-                Ruleset.Value = ruleset;
 
                 ensurePlayingSelected(preview);
-
                 UpdateBeatmap(Beatmap.Value);
             }
 
-            if (beatmap?.Equals(beatmapNoDebounce) == true && ruleset?.Equals(rulesetNoDebounce) == true)
-                return;
-
             selectionChangedDebounce?.Cancel();
 
-            beatmapNoDebounce = beatmap;
-            rulesetNoDebounce = ruleset;
-
             if (beatmap == null)
-                performLoad();
+                run();
             else
-            {
+                selectionChangedDebounce = Scheduler.AddDelayed(run, 200);
-                if (beatmap.BeatmapSetInfoID == beatmapNoDebounce?.BeatmapSetInfoID)
-                    sampleChangeDifficulty.Play();
-                else
-                    sampleChangeBeatmap.Play();
-
-                if (beatmap == Beatmap.Value.BeatmapInfo)
-                    performLoad();
-                else
-                    selectionChangedDebounce = Scheduler.AddDelayed(performLoad, 200);
-            }
         }
 
         private void triggerRandom()
@@ -464,6 +479,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
         /// <param name="beatmap">The working beatmap.</param>
         protected virtual void UpdateBeatmap(WorkingBeatmap beatmap)
         {
+            Logger.Log($"working beatmap updated to {beatmap}");
+
             if (Background is BackgroundScreenBeatmap backgroundModeBeatmap)
             {
                 backgroundModeBeatmap.Beatmap = beatmap;
@@ -495,6 +512,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
 
         private void carouselBeatmapsLoaded()
         {
+            if (rulesetNoDebounce == null)
+            {
+                // manual binding to parent ruleset to allow for delayed load in the incoming direction.
+                rulesetNoDebounce = Ruleset.Value = base.Ruleset.Value;
+                base.Ruleset.ValueChanged += updateSelectedRuleset;
+                Ruleset.ValueChanged += r => base.Ruleset.Value = r;
+
+                Beatmap.BindDisabledChanged(disabled => Carousel.AllowSelection = !disabled, true);
+                Beatmap.BindValueChanged(workingBeatmapChanged);
+            }
+
             if (!Beatmap.IsDefault && Beatmap.Value.BeatmapSetInfo?.DeletePending == false && Beatmap.Value.BeatmapSetInfo?.Protected == false
                 && Carousel.SelectBeatmap(Beatmap.Value.BeatmapInfo, false))
                 return;
@@ -503,7 +531,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
             {
                 // in the case random selection failed, we want to trigger selectionChanged
                 // to show the dummy beatmap (we have nothing else to display).
-                updateSelectedBeatmap(null);
+                performUpdateSelected();
             }
         }
 

osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="2.1.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite.Core" Version="2.1.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="11.0.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="ppy.osu.Framework" Version="2018.730.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="ppy.osu.Framework" Version="2018.803.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SharpCompress" Version="0.17.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SharpCompress" Version="0.22.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.10.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.ComponentModel.Annotations" Version="4.5.0" />
   </ItemGroup>

osu.Game/osu.nuspec

@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2011/08/nuspec.xsd">
-    <metadata>
-        <id>osulazer</id>
-        <version>0.0.0</version>
-        <title>osulazer</title>
-        <authors>ppy Pty Ltd</authors>
-        <owners>Dean Herbert</owners>
-        <projectUrl>https://osu.ppy.sh/</projectUrl>
-        <iconUrl>https://puu.sh/tYyXZ/9a01a5d1b0.ico</iconUrl>
-        <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
-        <description>click the circles. to the beat.</description>
-        <summary>click the circles.</summary>
-        <releaseNotes>testing</releaseNotes>
-        <copyright>Copyright ppy Pty Ltd 2007-2018</copyright>
-        <language>en-AU</language>
-    </metadata>
-    <files>
-      <file src="*.exe" target="lib\net45\" exclude="**vshost**"/>
-      <file src="*.dll" target="lib\net45\"/>
-      <file src="*.config" target="lib\net45\"/>
-      <file src="x86\*.dll" target="lib\net45\x86\"/>
-      <file src="x64\*.dll" target="lib\net45\x64\"/>
-    </files>
-</package>
-