
Some categories have submission criteria and enable the beatmaps to have transient or permanent leaderboards. The URL leading to a specific difficulty's tab on a beatmap's page includes both identifiers and has the following format: Ī submitted beatmap belongs to one of the following categories, which may change over time: Difficulties of a beatmap also have their own numeric identifiers ( BeatmapID). IdentificationĮvery submitted beatmap is assigned a numeric identifier ( BeatmapSetID), by which it can be tracked on the website and via osu!api. The beatmap also acquires title text, appearance of which may be altered with the aid of Nomination Assessment Team. While every beatmap is attributed to a single person, it is often a joint effort: some difficulties may be mapped by other people working in collaboration or separately.Īfter the submission, a beatmap gains additional metadata fields, such as description, language, genre, and the explicit content marker, which can be changed by the beatmap author themselves on the website. Submissionīeatmap authors can submit their creations to the public beatmap listing. The star rating system is used to visualise a difficulty's skill requirement. Difficulties of a beatmap have different structure and sometimes can be played in only one game mode. It also contains difficulty settings and other parameters that directly affect gameplay. osu extension which describes the placement of hit objects, hitsounds, and special effects like kiai time. DifficultyĪ difficulty is a file with the.

Note: Some of the visual and aural features of a beatmap can be disabled through the visual settings overlay. Custom skin, which changes the appearance of interface and gameplay elements (optional).
