====== v6.7.6: Jump, Rice and Noodle ======

**Queued October 3, 2026:** This cumulative release adds three chart-structure selections. Each room updates only after **30 seconds continuously empty and idle**; players are not removed to install it. Check the room title or [[status:start|Live lobbies]] for its actual version. A queued release is not necessarily live in every room.

**Later October 3 update:** [[updates:v6_7_7|v6.7.7]] retains all features here and changes Noodle fallback: strict then relaxed Noodle, then native Stream before recent repeats. It supersedes remaining v6.7.6 deployment targets. The bounded-only Noodle fallback described below is the original v6.7.6 behavior; use the newer release and [[commands:noodle|current command guide]] for the Stream exception. Rice and Jump are unchanged.

===== New selections =====
  * [[commands:jump|.jump]] in Standard Ranked lobbies selects circle-heavy charts with sustained large jumps and few sliders. It uses actual note spacing and rhythm, independently of Farm score.
  * [[commands:rice|.rice]] in native 4K and 7K Mania selects tap-focused charts with few holds and streams. Tap chords are allowed.
  * [[commands:noodle|.noodle]] selects hold-dominant native Mania charts with meaningful held time. It is narrower than [[commands:ln|.ln]]; ''.noodles'' works too.

Mania also accepts ''.style rice'', ''.style noodle'' and combinations such as ''.style rice jack''. Rice and Noodle cannot be combined. See [[commands:style|syntax]] and [[guides:mania_style_examples|worked examples]].

===== Strict first, bounded fallback =====
Strict fresh matches come first. After these run out, weaker qualifying evidence can supply fresh maps rather than repeat a chart played or skipped in the last ten rounds. Rice stays tap-focused and Noodle stays hold-focused even when combined with other patterns. Jump fallback still requires circle-heavy, spatially spaced chart evidence.

Difficulty, length, pass-count, ranked age and native key-mode boundaries remain in force. Current and queued maps are reserved, and unavailable maps stay excluded. If every eligible bounded choice was played recently, the oldest available choice can repeat. A source-change request that produces no qualifying pool is rejected, preserving the previous preference; later exhaustion is handled by the selected source's fallback, not by automatically restoring an old preference. The existing quieter-chat policy remains; single Rice/Noodle and Jump pool labels can show a relaxed state. See [[wiki:style_fallback|fallback]].

Changes require an active gameplay player or moderator and affect **future picks only**. Visible queue entries stay in place. Use [[commands:variety|.variety]] to restore the broader pool.

===== Evidence and initial availability =====
The Mania expansion and final 4K/7K validation completed September 30, 2026. These selections use the existing sealed catalogs: **19,336 native ranked/approved 4K maps and 4,348 7K maps**. The larger collector working database remains separate; this release does not replace production databases or start a collector.

Jump initially covers already cached native Standard charts, not every map in the database. There are **88 strict / 822 including bounded fallback** candidates in the production Ranked catalog before room filters. No Farm qualification is required, and missing chart evidence is not guessed from Farm scores.

Configured-baseline availability at this review:
^ Selection ^ Strict ^ Including bounded fallback ^
| Room 1 Jump | 8 | 53 |
| Room 2 Jump | 3 | 14 |
| 4K Rice | 80 | 288 |
| 4K Noodle | 42 | 143 |
| 7K Rice | 21 | 74 |
| 7K Noodle | 2 | 8 |

These are dated analysis counts, not guaranteed live pool sizes. Standard Room 1 baseline is 3.5–4.5 stars; Room 2 is 3.0–4.0 stars; both use at most 180 seconds, at least 10,000 passes and an eight-year ranked-age limit. Mania baselines use 3.0–4.0 stars, 45–150 seconds and at least 1,000 passes. Players can change the session range. In particular, 7K Noodle is small and may require a wider range for more variety.

===== Included fixes and verification =====
Includes [[updates:v6_7_3|verified Mania conversion safeguards]], [[updates:v6_7_4|failed skip-vote tallies]] and [[updates:v6_7_5|.time and its short join hint]]. Remaining v6.7.5 targets are superseded by this cumulative release; existing workers keep running until their own safe update.

Passed **481 offline tests**, four-room configuration checks, service-account release verification, guarded catalog selection checks and compatibility with the existing shared supervisor and room versions. No forced service restart, database migration or log-retention change is part of this update.

See [[updates:start|Release history]], [[commands:start|Commands]], [[wiki:mania_styles|Mania style definitions]] and [[wiki:room_updates|Room update safety]].