diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapInfo.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapInfo.cs
index 0534fd9253..6ad5b2070e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapInfo.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapInfo.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema;
 using System.Linq;
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using osu.Game.Database;
 using osu.Game.IO.Serialization;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
+using osu.Game.Scoring;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
 {
@@ -112,6 +114,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
         [JsonProperty("difficulty_rating")]
         public double StarDifficulty { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Currently only populated for beatmap deletion. Use <see cref="ScoreManager"/> to query scores.
+        /// </summary>
+        public List<ScoreInfo> Scores { get; set; }
+
         public override string ToString() => $"{Metadata} [{Version}]";
 
         public bool Equals(BeatmapInfo other)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapStore.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapStore.cs
index 5bdc42cdf3..6817c0653d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapStore.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapStore.cs
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
             base.AddIncludesForDeletion(query)
                 .Include(s => s.Beatmaps).ThenInclude(b => b.Metadata)
                 .Include(s => s.Beatmaps).ThenInclude(b => b.BaseDifficulty)
-                .Include(s => s.Metadata);
+                .Include(s => s.Metadata)
+                .Include(s => s.Beatmaps).ThenInclude(b => b.Scores);
 
         protected override IQueryable<BeatmapSetInfo> AddIncludesForConsumption(IQueryable<BeatmapSetInfo> query) =>
             base.AddIncludesForConsumption(query)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
index 8975ab8a0e..8df286ffb2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Configuration.Tracking;
+using osu.Framework.Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Platform;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
@@ -96,15 +97,25 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
             Set(OsuSetting.ScreenshotCaptureMenuCursor, false);
 
             Set(OsuSetting.SongSelectRightMouseScroll, false);
+
+            Set(OsuSetting.Scaling, ScalingMode.Off);
+
+            Set(OsuSetting.ScalingSizeX, 0.8f, 0.2f, 1f);
+            Set(OsuSetting.ScalingSizeY, 0.8f, 0.2f, 1f);
+
+            Set(OsuSetting.ScalingPositionX, 0.5f, 0f, 1f);
+            Set(OsuSetting.ScalingPositionY, 0.5f, 0f, 1f);
         }
 
-        public OsuConfigManager(Storage storage) : base(storage)
+        public OsuConfigManager(Storage storage)
+            : base(storage)
         {
         }
 
         public override TrackedSettings CreateTrackedSettings() => new TrackedSettings
         {
-            new TrackedSetting<bool>(OsuSetting.MouseDisableButtons, v => new SettingDescription(!v, "gameplay mouse buttons", v ? "disabled" : "enabled"))
+            new TrackedSetting<bool>(OsuSetting.MouseDisableButtons, v => new SettingDescription(!v, "gameplay mouse buttons", v ? "disabled" : "enabled")),
+            new TrackedSetting<ScalingMode>(OsuSetting.Scaling, m => new SettingDescription(m, "scaling", m.GetDescription())),
         };
     }
 
@@ -151,6 +162,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
         BeatmapHitsounds,
         IncreaseFirstObjectVisibility,
         ScoreDisplayMode,
-        ExternalLinkWarning
+        ExternalLinkWarning,
+        Scaling,
+        ScalingPositionX,
+        ScalingPositionY,
+        ScalingSizeX,
+        ScalingSizeY
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/ScalingMode.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/ScalingMode.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b907d55d82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/ScalingMode.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
+
+using System.ComponentModel;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Configuration
+{
+    public enum ScalingMode
+    {
+        Off,
+        Everything,
+        [Description("Excluding overlays")]
+        ExcludeOverlays,
+        Gameplay,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/ScalingContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/ScalingContainer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff7a1cdacf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/ScalingContainer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+// 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.Game.Configuration;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Backgrounds;
+using osuTK;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Handles user-defined scaling, allowing application at multiple levels defined by <see cref="ScalingMode"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ScalingContainer : Container
+    {
+        private Bindable<float> sizeX;
+        private Bindable<float> sizeY;
+        private Bindable<float> posX;
+        private Bindable<float> posY;
+
+        private readonly ScalingMode? targetMode;
+
+        private Bindable<ScalingMode> scalingMode;
+
+        private readonly Container content;
+        protected override Container<Drawable> Content => content;
+
+        private readonly Container sizableContainer;
+
+        private Drawable backgroundLayer;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create a new instance.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="targetMode">The mode which this container should be handling. Handles all modes if null.</param>
+        public ScalingContainer(ScalingMode? targetMode = null)
+        {
+            this.targetMode = targetMode;
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+
+            InternalChild = sizableContainer = new Container
+            {
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                RelativePositionAxes = Axes.Both,
+                CornerRadius = 10,
+                Child = content = new DrawSizePreservingFillContainer()
+            };
+        }
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(OsuConfigManager config)
+        {
+            scalingMode = config.GetBindable<ScalingMode>(OsuSetting.Scaling);
+            scalingMode.ValueChanged += _ => updateSize();
+
+            sizeX = config.GetBindable<float>(OsuSetting.ScalingSizeX);
+            sizeX.ValueChanged += _ => updateSize();
+
+            sizeY = config.GetBindable<float>(OsuSetting.ScalingSizeY);
+            sizeY.ValueChanged += _ => updateSize();
+
+            posX = config.GetBindable<float>(OsuSetting.ScalingPositionX);
+            posX.ValueChanged += _ => updateSize();
+
+            posY = config.GetBindable<float>(OsuSetting.ScalingPositionY);
+            posY.ValueChanged += _ => updateSize();
+        }
+
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+
+            updateSize();
+            sizableContainer.FinishTransforms();
+        }
+
+        private bool requiresBackgroundVisible => (scalingMode == ScalingMode.Everything || scalingMode == ScalingMode.ExcludeOverlays) && (sizeX.Value != 1 || sizeY.Value != 1);
+
+        private void updateSize()
+        {
+            if (targetMode == ScalingMode.Everything)
+            {
+                // the top level scaling container manages the background to be displayed while scaling.
+                if (requiresBackgroundVisible)
+                {
+                    if (backgroundLayer == null)
+                        LoadComponentAsync(backgroundLayer = new Background("Menu/menu-background-1")
+                        {
+                            Colour = OsuColour.Gray(0.1f),
+                            Alpha = 0,
+                            Depth = float.MaxValue
+                        }, d =>
+                        {
+                            AddInternal(d);
+                            d.FadeTo(requiresBackgroundVisible ? 1 : 0, 4000, Easing.OutQuint);
+                        });
+                    else
+                        backgroundLayer.FadeIn(500);
+                }
+                else
+                    backgroundLayer?.FadeOut(500);
+            }
+
+            bool scaling = targetMode == null || scalingMode.Value == targetMode;
+
+            var targetSize = scaling ? new Vector2(sizeX, sizeY) : Vector2.One;
+            var targetPosition = scaling ? new Vector2(posX, posY) * (Vector2.One - targetSize) : Vector2.Zero;
+            bool requiresMasking = scaling && targetSize != Vector2.One;
+
+            if (requiresMasking)
+                sizableContainer.Masking = true;
+
+            sizableContainer.MoveTo(targetPosition, 500, Easing.OutQuart);
+            sizableContainer.ResizeTo(targetSize, 500, Easing.OutQuart).OnComplete(_ => { sizableContainer.Masking = requiresMasking; });
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuSliderBar.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuSliderBar.cs
index a59abcbcee..2bd84ab2b4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuSliderBar.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuSliderBar.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ using osuTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Audio;
 using osu.Framework.Audio.Sample;
-using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Cursor;
@@ -33,38 +32,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
         private readonly Box leftBox;
         private readonly Box rightBox;
 
-        public virtual string TooltipText
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                var bindableDouble = CurrentNumber as BindableNumber<double>;
-                var bindableFloat = CurrentNumber as BindableNumber<float>;
-                var floatValue = bindableDouble?.Value ?? bindableFloat?.Value;
-                var floatPrecision = bindableDouble?.Precision ?? bindableFloat?.Precision;
-
-                if (floatValue != null)
-                {
-                    var floatMinValue = bindableDouble?.MinValue ?? bindableFloat.MinValue;
-                    var floatMaxValue = bindableDouble?.MaxValue ?? bindableFloat.MaxValue;
-
-                    if (floatMaxValue == 1 && (floatMinValue == 0 || floatMinValue == -1))
-                        return floatValue.Value.ToString("P0");
-
-                    var decimalPrecision = normalise((decimal)floatPrecision, max_decimal_digits);
-
-                    // Find the number of significant digits (we could have less than 5 after normalize())
-                    var significantDigits = findPrecision(decimalPrecision);
-
-                    return floatValue.Value.ToString($"N{significantDigits}");
-                }
-
-                var bindableInt = CurrentNumber as BindableNumber<int>;
-                if (bindableInt != null)
-                    return bindableInt.Value.ToString("N0");
-
-                return Current.Value.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
-            }
-        }
+        public virtual string TooltipText { get; private set; }
 
         private Color4 accentColour;
         public Color4 AccentColour
@@ -136,21 +104,34 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
             base.OnHoverLost(e);
         }
 
-        protected override void OnUserChange()
+        protected override bool OnMouseDown(MouseDownEvent e)
         {
-            base.OnUserChange();
-            playSample();
+            Nub.Current.Value = true;
+            return base.OnMouseDown(e);
         }
 
-        private void playSample()
+        protected override bool OnMouseUp(MouseUpEvent e)
+        {
+            Nub.Current.Value = false;
+            return base.OnMouseUp(e);
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnUserChange(T value)
+        {
+            base.OnUserChange(value);
+            playSample(value);
+            updateTooltipText(value);
+        }
+
+        private void playSample(T value)
         {
             if (Clock == null || Clock.CurrentTime - lastSampleTime <= 50)
                 return;
 
-            if (Current.Value.Equals(lastSampleValue))
+            if (value.Equals(lastSampleValue))
                 return;
 
-            lastSampleValue = Current.Value;
+            lastSampleValue = value;
 
             lastSampleTime = Clock.CurrentTime;
             sample.Frequency.Value = 1 + NormalizedValue * 0.2f;
@@ -163,16 +144,28 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
             sample.Play();
         }
 
-        protected override bool OnMouseDown(MouseDownEvent e)
+        private void updateTooltipText(T value)
         {
-            Nub.Current.Value = true;
-            return base.OnMouseDown(e);
-        }
+            if (CurrentNumber.IsInteger)
+                TooltipText = ((int)Convert.ChangeType(value, typeof(int))).ToString("N0");
+            else
+            {
+                double floatValue = (double)Convert.ChangeType(value, typeof(double));
+                double floatMinValue = (double)Convert.ChangeType(CurrentNumber.MinValue, typeof(double));
+                double floatMaxValue = (double)Convert.ChangeType(CurrentNumber.MaxValue, typeof(double));
 
-        protected override bool OnMouseUp(MouseUpEvent e)
-        {
-            Nub.Current.Value = false;
-            return base.OnMouseUp(e);
+                if (floatMaxValue == 1 && floatMinValue >= -1)
+                    TooltipText = floatValue.ToString("P0");
+                else
+                {
+                    var decimalPrecision = normalise((decimal)Convert.ChangeType(CurrentNumber.Precision, typeof(decimal)), max_decimal_digits);
+
+                    // Find the number of significant digits (we could have less than 5 after normalize())
+                    var significantDigits = findPrecision(decimalPrecision);
+
+                    TooltipText = floatValue.ToString($"N{significantDigits}");
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         protected override void UpdateAfterChildren()
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ProgressBar.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ProgressBar.cs
index ee64c7c25c..6dca58f70d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ProgressBar.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ProgressBar.cs
@@ -62,6 +62,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
             fill.Width = value * UsableWidth;
         }
 
-        protected override void OnUserChange() => OnSeek?.Invoke(Current);
+        protected override void OnUserChange(double value) => OnSeek?.Invoke(value);
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Migrations/OsuDbContextModelSnapshot.cs b/osu.Game/Migrations/OsuDbContextModelSnapshot.cs
index 8026847e3b..2dafedc3ac 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Migrations/OsuDbContextModelSnapshot.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Migrations/OsuDbContextModelSnapshot.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Migrations
         {
 #pragma warning disable 612, 618
             modelBuilder
-                .HasAnnotation("ProductVersion", "2.1.4-rtm-31024");
+                .HasAnnotation("ProductVersion", "2.2.0-rtm-35687");
 
             modelBuilder.Entity("osu.Game.Beatmaps.BeatmapDifficulty", b =>
                 {
@@ -215,6 +215,25 @@ namespace osu.Game.Migrations
                     b.ToTable("Settings");
                 });
 
+            modelBuilder.Entity("osu.Game.IO.FileInfo", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("ID")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd();
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Hash");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("ReferenceCount");
+
+                    b.HasKey("ID");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("Hash")
+                        .IsUnique();
+
+                    b.HasIndex("ReferenceCount");
+
+                    b.ToTable("FileInfo");
+                });
+
             modelBuilder.Entity("osu.Game.Input.Bindings.DatabasedKeyBinding", b =>
                 {
                     b.Property<int>("ID")
@@ -239,25 +258,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Migrations
                     b.ToTable("KeyBinding");
                 });
 
-            modelBuilder.Entity("osu.Game.IO.FileInfo", b =>
-                {
-                    b.Property<int>("ID")
-                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd();
-
-                    b.Property<string>("Hash");
-
-                    b.Property<int>("ReferenceCount");
-
-                    b.HasKey("ID");
-
-                    b.HasIndex("Hash")
-                        .IsUnique();
-
-                    b.HasIndex("ReferenceCount");
-
-                    b.ToTable("FileInfo");
-                });
-
             modelBuilder.Entity("osu.Game.Rulesets.RulesetInfo", b =>
                 {
                     b.Property<int?>("ID")
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Migrations
             modelBuilder.Entity("osu.Game.Scoring.ScoreInfo", b =>
                 {
                     b.HasOne("osu.Game.Beatmaps.BeatmapInfo", "Beatmap")
-                        .WithMany()
+                        .WithMany("Scores")
                         .HasForeignKey("BeatmapInfoID")
                         .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade);
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
index 10b4e73419..db273dd00a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
                         //todo: replace this with a ping request.
                         log.Add(@"In a failing state, waiting a bit before we try again...");
                         Thread.Sleep(5000);
+
+                        if (!IsLoggedIn) goto case APIState.Connecting;
+
                         if (queue.Count == 0)
                         {
                             log.Add(@"Queueing a ping request");
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index 702b1ae108..bb356ce7f0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Platform;
 using osu.Framework.Threading;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Input;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.Notifications;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
         }
 
         private ExternalLinkOpener externalLinkOpener;
+
         public void OpenUrlExternally(string url)
         {
             if (url.StartsWith("/"))
@@ -353,7 +355,11 @@ namespace osu.Game
                     ActionRequested = action => volume.Adjust(action),
                     ScrollActionRequested = (action, amount, isPrecise) => volume.Adjust(action, amount, isPrecise),
                 },
-                mainContent = new Container { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both },
+                screenContainer = new ScalingContainer(ScalingMode.ExcludeOverlays)
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                },
+                mainContent = new DrawSizePreservingFillContainer(),
                 overlayContent = new Container { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both, Depth = float.MinValue },
                 idleTracker = new IdleTracker(6000)
             });
@@ -362,7 +368,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
             {
                 screenStack.ModePushed += screenAdded;
                 screenStack.Exited += screenRemoved;
-                mainContent.Add(screenStack);
+                screenContainer.Add(screenStack);
             });
 
             loadComponentSingleFile(Toolbar = new Toolbar
@@ -497,7 +503,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
                 if (notifications.State == Visibility.Visible)
                     offset -= ToolbarButton.WIDTH / 2;
 
-                screenStack.MoveToX(offset, SettingsOverlay.TRANSITION_LENGTH, Easing.OutQuint);
+                screenContainer.MoveToX(offset, SettingsOverlay.TRANSITION_LENGTH, Easing.OutQuint);
             }
 
             settings.StateChanged += _ => updateScreenOffset();
@@ -555,7 +561,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
                 focused.StateChanged += s =>
                 {
                     visibleOverlayCount += s == Visibility.Visible ? 1 : -1;
-                    screenStack.FadeColour(visibleOverlayCount > 0 ? OsuColour.Gray(0.5f) : Color4.White, 500, Easing.OutQuint);
+                    screenContainer.FadeColour(visibleOverlayCount > 0 ? OsuColour.Gray(0.5f) : Color4.White, 500, Easing.OutQuint);
                 };
             }
 
@@ -646,6 +652,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
 
         private OsuScreen currentScreen;
         private FrameworkConfigManager frameworkConfig;
+        private ScalingContainer screenContainer;
 
         protected override bool OnExiting()
         {
@@ -685,7 +692,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
             ruleset.Disabled = applyBeatmapRulesetRestrictions;
             Beatmap.Disabled = applyBeatmapRulesetRestrictions;
 
-            mainContent.Padding = new MarginPadding { Top = ToolbarOffset };
+            screenContainer.Padding = new MarginPadding { Top = ToolbarOffset };
 
             MenuCursorContainer.CanShowCursor = currentScreen?.CursorVisible ?? false;
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
index 683fa30818..b6c642c9dc 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Input;
 using osu.Framework.Logging;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Database;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Input;
 using osu.Game.Input.Bindings;
 using osu.Game.IO;
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
                 Child = content = new OsuTooltipContainer(MenuCursorContainer.Cursor) { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both }
             };
 
-            base.Content.Add(new DrawSizePreservingFillContainer { Child = MenuCursorContainer });
+            base.Content.Add(new ScalingContainer(ScalingMode.Everything) { Child = MenuCursorContainer });
 
             KeyBindingStore.Register(globalBinding);
             dependencies.Cache(globalBinding);
@@ -247,7 +248,8 @@ namespace osu.Game
             var extension = Path.GetExtension(paths.First())?.ToLowerInvariant();
 
             foreach (var importer in fileImporters)
-                if (importer.HandledExtensions.Contains(extension)) importer.Import(paths);
+                if (importer.HandledExtensions.Contains(extension))
+                    importer.Import(paths);
         }
 
         public string[] HandledExtensions => fileImporters.SelectMany(i => i.HandledExtensions).ToArray();
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Selection/ChannelSection.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Selection/ChannelSection.cs
index 94ee9d4bf6..c02215d690 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Selection/ChannelSection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Selection/ChannelSection.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using osuTK;
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat.Selection
         public readonly FillFlowContainer<ChannelListItem> ChannelFlow;
 
         public IEnumerable<IFilterable> FilterableChildren => ChannelFlow.Children;
-        public IEnumerable<string> FilterTerms => new[] { Header };
+        public IEnumerable<string> FilterTerms => Array.Empty<string>();
         public bool MatchingFilter
         {
             set
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Graphics/LayoutSettings.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Graphics/LayoutSettings.cs
index ca9a527fad..3fa4276616 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Graphics/LayoutSettings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Graphics/LayoutSettings.cs
@@ -6,9 +6,14 @@ using System.Drawing;
 using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Configuration;
+using osu.Framework.Extensions.IEnumerableExtensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections.Graphics
 {
@@ -16,20 +21,33 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections.Graphics
     {
         protected override string Header => "Layout";
 
+        private FillFlowContainer<SettingsSlider<float>> scalingSettings;
+
+        private Bindable<ScalingMode> scalingMode;
         private Bindable<Size> sizeFullscreen;
 
         private OsuGameBase game;
         private SettingsDropdown<Size> resolutionDropdown;
         private SettingsEnumDropdown<WindowMode> windowModeDropdown;
 
+        private Bindable<float> scalingPositionX;
+        private Bindable<float> scalingPositionY;
+        private Bindable<float> scalingSizeX;
+        private Bindable<float> scalingSizeY;
+
         private const int transition_duration = 400;
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(FrameworkConfigManager config, OsuGameBase game)
+        private void load(FrameworkConfigManager config, OsuConfigManager osuConfig, OsuGameBase game)
         {
             this.game = game;
 
+            scalingMode = osuConfig.GetBindable<ScalingMode>(OsuSetting.Scaling);
             sizeFullscreen = config.GetBindable<Size>(FrameworkSetting.SizeFullscreen);
+            scalingSizeX = osuConfig.GetBindable<float>(OsuSetting.ScalingSizeX);
+            scalingSizeY = osuConfig.GetBindable<float>(OsuSetting.ScalingSizeY);
+            scalingPositionX = osuConfig.GetBindable<float>(OsuSetting.ScalingPositionX);
+            scalingPositionY = osuConfig.GetBindable<float>(OsuSetting.ScalingPositionY);
 
             Container resolutionSettingsContainer;
 
@@ -45,8 +63,51 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections.Graphics
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                     AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y
                 },
+                new SettingsEnumDropdown<ScalingMode>
+                {
+                    LabelText = "Scaling",
+                    Bindable = osuConfig.GetBindable<ScalingMode>(OsuSetting.Scaling),
+                },
+                scalingSettings = new FillFlowContainer<SettingsSlider<float>>
+                {
+                    Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                    AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                    AutoSizeDuration = transition_duration,
+                    AutoSizeEasing = Easing.OutQuint,
+                    Masking = true,
+                    Children = new []
+                    {
+                        new SettingsSlider<float>
+                        {
+                            LabelText = "Horizontal position",
+                            Bindable = scalingPositionX,
+                            KeyboardStep = 0.01f
+                        },
+                        new SettingsSlider<float>
+                        {
+                            LabelText = "Vertical position",
+                            Bindable = scalingPositionY,
+                            KeyboardStep = 0.01f
+                        },
+                        new SettingsSlider<float>
+                        {
+                            LabelText = "Horizontal scale",
+                            Bindable = scalingSizeX,
+                            KeyboardStep = 0.01f
+                        },
+                        new SettingsSlider<float>
+                        {
+                            LabelText = "Vertical scale",
+                            Bindable = scalingSizeY,
+                            KeyboardStep = 0.01f
+                        },
+                    }
+                },
             };
 
+            scalingSettings.ForEach(s => bindPreviewEvent(s.Bindable));
+
             var resolutions = getResolutions();
 
             if (resolutions.Count > 1)
@@ -70,6 +131,45 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections.Graphics
                         resolutionDropdown.Hide();
                 }, true);
             }
+
+            scalingMode.BindValueChanged(mode =>
+            {
+                scalingSettings.ClearTransforms();
+                scalingSettings.AutoSizeAxes = mode != ScalingMode.Off ? Axes.Y : Axes.None;
+
+                if (mode == ScalingMode.Off)
+                    scalingSettings.ResizeHeightTo(0, transition_duration, Easing.OutQuint);
+
+                scalingSettings.ForEach(s => s.TransferValueOnCommit = mode == ScalingMode.Everything);
+            }, true);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create a delayed bindable which only updates when a condition is met.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="bindable">The config bindable.</param>
+        /// <returns>A bindable which will propagate updates with a delay.</returns>
+        private void bindPreviewEvent(Bindable<float> bindable)
+        {
+            bindable.ValueChanged += v =>
+            {
+                switch (scalingMode.Value)
+                {
+                    case ScalingMode.Gameplay:
+                        showPreview();
+                        break;
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        private Drawable preview;
+        private void showPreview()
+        {
+            if (preview?.IsAlive != true)
+                game.Add(preview = new ScalingPreview());
+
+            preview.FadeOutFromOne(1500);
+            preview.Expire();
         }
 
         private IReadOnlyList<Size> getResolutions()
@@ -89,6 +189,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections.Graphics
             return resolutions;
         }
 
+        private class ScalingPreview : ScalingContainer
+        {
+            public ScalingPreview()
+            {
+                Child = new Box
+                {
+                    Colour = Color4.White,
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Alpha = 0.5f,
+                };
+            }
+        }
+
         private class ResolutionSettingsDropdown : SettingsDropdown<Size>
         {
             protected override OsuDropdown<Size> CreateDropdown() => new ResolutionDropdownControl { Items = Items };
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsSlider.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsSlider.cs
index a3698c36e6..39a974dd2e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsSlider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsSlider.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
 using System;
-using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 
@@ -23,14 +22,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X
         };
 
-        public float KeyboardStep;
-
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load()
+        public bool TransferValueOnCommit
         {
-            var slider = Control as U;
-            if (slider != null)
-                slider.KeyboardStep = KeyboardStep;
+            get => ((U)Control).TransferValueOnCommit;
+            set => ((U)Control).TransferValueOnCommit = value;
+        }
+
+        public float KeyboardStep
+        {
+            get => ((U)Control).KeyboardStep;
+            set => ((U)Control).KeyboardStep = value;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenBlack.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenBlack.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c097d25178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenBlack.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// 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.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
+using osu.Framework.Screens;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds
+{
+    public class BackgroundScreenBlack : BackgroundScreen
+    {
+        public BackgroundScreenBlack()
+        {
+            Child = new Box
+            {
+                Colour = Color4.Black,
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+            };
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnEntering(Screen last)
+        {
+            Show();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenEmpty.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenEmpty.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e08db8907..0000000000
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenEmpty.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +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
-
-namespace osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds
-{
-    public class BackgroundScreenEmpty : BackgroundScreen
-    {
-    }
-}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BeatDivisorControl.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BeatDivisorControl.cs
index aa63b02013..373f4d1682 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BeatDivisorControl.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BeatDivisorControl.cs
@@ -238,11 +238,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
                 {
                     case Key.Right:
                         beatDivisor.Next();
-                        OnUserChange();
+                        OnUserChange(Current);
                         return true;
                     case Key.Left:
                         beatDivisor.Previous();
-                        OnUserChange();
+                        OnUserChange(Current);
                         return true;
                     default:
                         return false;
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
                 var xPosition = (ToLocalSpace(screenSpaceMousePosition).X - RangePadding) / UsableWidth;
 
                 CurrentNumber.Value = availableDivisors.OrderBy(d => Math.Abs(getMappedPosition(d) - xPosition)).First();
-                OnUserChange();
+                OnUserChange(Current);
             }
 
             private float getMappedPosition(float divisor) => (float)Math.Pow((divisor - 1) / (availableDivisors.Last() - 1), 0.90f);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/Intro.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/Intro.cs
index fa01411a0f..8d9cd8dbe9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/Intro.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/Intro.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
 
         public override bool CursorVisible => false;
 
-        protected override BackgroundScreen CreateBackground() => new BackgroundScreenEmpty();
+        protected override BackgroundScreen CreateBackground() => new BackgroundScreenBlack();
 
         private Bindable<bool> menuVoice;
         private Bindable<bool> menuMusic;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MenuSideFlashes.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MenuSideFlashes.cs
index ec5528b13f..188e95ced5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MenuSideFlashes.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MenuSideFlashes.cs
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
                     Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
                     Width = box_width * 2,
+                    Height = 1.5f,
                     // align off-screen to make sure our edges don't become visible during parallax.
                     X = -box_width,
                     Alpha = 0,
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
                     Origin = Anchor.CentreRight,
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
                     Width = box_width * 2,
+                    Height = 1.5f,
                     X = box_width,
                     Alpha = 0,
                     Blending = BlendingMode.Additive,
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index 14dc644100..d5c99f5729 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Timing;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Cursor;
 using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
@@ -179,10 +180,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                             Alpha = 0,
                         },
-                        new LocalSkinOverrideContainer(working.Skin)
+                        new ScalingContainer(ScalingMode.Gameplay)
                         {
-                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                            Child = RulesetContainer
+                            Child = new LocalSkinOverrideContainer(working.Skin)
+                            {
+                                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                Child = RulesetContainer
+                            }
                         },
                         new BreakOverlay(beatmap.BeatmapInfo.LetterboxInBreaks, ScoreProcessor)
                         {
@@ -191,7 +195,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                             ProcessCustomClock = false,
                             Breaks = beatmap.Breaks
                         },
-                        RulesetContainer.Cursor?.CreateProxy() ?? new Container(),
+                        new ScalingContainer(ScalingMode.Gameplay)
+                        {
+                            Child = RulesetContainer.Cursor?.CreateProxy() ?? new Container(),
+                        },
                         hudOverlay = new HUDOverlay(ScoreProcessor, RulesetContainer, working, offsetClock, adjustableClock)
                         {
                             Clock = Clock, // hud overlay doesn't want to use the audio clock directly
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgressBar.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgressBar.cs
index 1f0c4936a5..b06a34e603 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgressBar.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgressBar.cs
@@ -112,6 +112,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             handleBase.X = xFill;
         }
 
-        protected override void OnUserChange() => OnSeek?.Invoke(Current);
+        protected override void OnUserChange(double value) => OnSeek?.Invoke(value);
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
index d6dbb6f11c..8f00e81237 100644
--- a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="2.1.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite.Core" Version="2.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="ppy.osu.Framework" Version="2019.107.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="ppy.osu.Framework" Version="2019.108.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="SharpCompress" Version="0.22.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.11.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="SharpRaven" Version="2.4.0" />