make score cards for failed scores look better

osu.Desktop/Program.cs

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
 
                 // While .NET 8 only supports Windows 10 and above, running on Windows 7/8.1 may still work. We are limited by realm currently, as they choose to only support 8.1 and higher.
                 // See https://www.mongodb.com/docs/realm/sdk/dotnet/compatibility/
-                if (windowsVersion.Major < 6 || (windowsVersion.Major == 6 && windowsVersion.Minor <= 2))
+                if (windowsVersion.Major < 6)
                 {
                     unsafe
                     {
@@ -53,13 +53,26 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
                         // We could also better detect compatibility mode if required:
                         // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10744651/how-i-can-detect-if-my-application-is-running-under-compatibility-mode#comment58183249_10744730
                         SDL3.SDL_ShowSimpleMessageBox(SDL_MessageBoxFlags.SDL_MESSAGEBOX_ERROR,
-                            "Your operating system is too old to run osu!"u8,
+                            "Your operating system is too old to run this game!"u8,
-                            "This version of osu! requires at least Windows 8.1 to run.\n"u8
+                            "This version of the game requires at least Windows 8.1 to run reliably.\n"u8
-                            + "Please upgrade your operating system or consider using an older version of osu!.\n\n"u8
+                            + "You may try to run it on Windows 8 or older, but it's not guaranteed to actually work.\n\n"u8
-                            + "If you are running a newer version of windows, please check you don't have \"Compatibility mode\" turned on for osu!"u8, null);
+                            + "Please upgrade your operating system or consider using an older game version.\n\n"u8
+                            + "If you are running a newer version of Windows, please check you don't have \"Compatibility mode\" turned on for the game's executable."u8, null);
                         return;
                     }
                 }
+
+                if (windowsVersion.Major == 6 && windowsVersion.Minor <= 2)
+                {
+                    unsafe
+                    {
+                        SDL3.SDL_ShowSimpleMessageBox(SDL_MessageBoxFlags.SDL_MESSAGEBOX_WARNING,
+                            "Your operating system is too old to run this game!"u8,
+                            "While the version of Windows you're using may be able to launch it, it's likely to work unreliably and crash.\n"u8
+                            + "Please upgrade your operating system or consider using an older game version.\n\n"u8
+                            + "If you are running a newer version of Windows, please check you don't have \"Compatibility mode\" turned on for the game's executable."u8, null);
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             // NVIDIA profiles are based on the executable name of a process.

osu.Game/Screens/Play/Break/RemainingTimeCounter.cs

@@ -2,28 +2,33 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
-using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD;
-using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.Break
 {
     public partial class RemainingTimeCounter : Counter
     {
-        private readonly OsuSpriteText counter;
+        private readonly ArgonCounterTextComponent counter;
 
         public RemainingTimeCounter()
         {
             AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
-            InternalChild = counter = new OsuSpriteText
+            InternalChild = counter = new ArgonCounterTextComponent(Anchor.Centre);
+            counter.Scale *= 1.25f; // this seems to be the only way to make the counter bigger, I hope I'm wrong
+            counter.WireframeOpacity.BindTo(new BindableFloat(0.125f));
+        }
+        private string lookup(char c)
         {
-                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+            return c.ToString();
-                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+        }
-                Font = OsuFont.TorusAlternate.With(size: 64, weight: FontWeight.SemiBold),
+        protected override void OnCountChanged(double count)
-            };
+        {
+            string displayText = ((int)Math.Ceiling(count / 1000)).ToString();
+            counter.Text = displayText;
+            counter.WireframeTemplate = new string('#', displayText.Length);
         }
-
-        protected override void OnCountChanged(double count) => counter.Text = ((int)Math.Ceiling(count / 1000)).ToString();
     }
 }

osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/KeyCounterBindingTrigger.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Input;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Bindings;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 
@@ -10,14 +12,35 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
     public partial class KeyCounterBindingTrigger<T> : InputTrigger, IKeyBindingHandler<T>
         where T : struct
     {
+        public IKeyBinding Key { get; }
         public T Action { get; }
 
-        public KeyCounterBindingTrigger(IKeyBinding key, T action)
+        [Resolved]
-            : base(key?.KeyCombination.Keys[0].ToString() ?? $"B{(int)(object)action + 1}")
+        private ReadableKeyCombinationProvider keyCombinationProvider { get; set; } = null!;
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(ReadableKeyCombinationProvider keys)
         {
+            keyCombinationProvider = keys;
+        }
+
+        private string getName(IKeyBinding key, T action)
+        {
+            return keyCombinationProvider?.GetReadableString(key.KeyCombination) ?? $"B{(int)(object)action + 1}";
+        }
+        public KeyCounterBindingTrigger(IKeyBinding key, T action)
+            : base("")
+        {
+            Key = key;
             Action = action;
         }
 
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+            Name = getName(Key, Action);
+        }
+
         public bool OnPressed(KeyBindingPressEvent<T> e)
         {
             if (!EqualityComparer<T>.Default.Equals(e.Action, Action))

osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/Expanded/Accuracy/AccuracyCircle.cs

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Online.Leaderboards;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Scoring;
@@ -215,8 +216,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Ranking.Expanded.Accuracy
 
             this.ScaleTo(0).Then().ScaleTo(1, APPEAR_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
 
-            if (!withFlair)
+            accuracyCircle.Colour = DrawableRank.GetRankLetterColour(ScoreRank.F); // default for failed scores
-                accuracyCircle.Colour = OsuColour.ForRank(score.Rank);
+
+            if (!withFlair && score.Rank != ScoreRank.F)
+                accuracyCircle.Colour = OsuColour.ForRank(score.Rank).Lighten(0.125f);
 
             if (withFlair)
             {

osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/ScorePanel.cs

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Online.Leaderboards;
 using osu.Game.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Ranking.Contracted;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Ranking.Expanded;
@@ -248,10 +249,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Ranking
             ColourInfo getColour(ColourInfo info)
             {
                 var ci = info.AverageColour;
+                (_, _, float v) = Color4Extensions.ToHSV(ci);
+
                 var rank = (ColourInfo)OsuColour.ForRank(Score.Rank);
-                (float _, float _, float v) = Color4Extensions.ToHSV(ci);
                 (float rh, float rs, _) = Color4Extensions.ToHSV(rank);
+
+                if (Score.Rank != ScoreRank.F)
                     return Color4Extensions.FromHSV(rh, rs * 0.3f, v * 1.1f);
+                else
+                    return Color4Extensions.FromHSV(rh, rs, v * 0.45f);
             }
 
             topLayerContent?.FadeOut(content_fade_duration).Expire();

osu.Game/Seasonal/IntroChristmas.cs

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Seasonal
                         welcomeText.FadeIn().OnComplete(t => t.Text = "");
 
                     using (BeginDelayedSequence(getTimeForBeat(-10)))
-                        welcomeText.FadeIn().OnComplete(t => t.Text = "merry osumas!");
+                        welcomeText.FadeIn().OnComplete(t => t.Text = "and happy new year!");
 
                     using (BeginDelayedSequence(getTimeForBeat(-9)))
                     {