Merry Christmas to those who celebrate such events. Today I made a new bancho version live which reduces the amount of traffic sent when connecting. This means you should experience 95% faster connection times than ever (no more "Receiving Data..."). I've also turned on free osu!direct for today, for those playing osu! on Christmas day. Enjoy
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I'd also like to take a moment to thank RBRat3 for his awesome artwork which is currently featured on the osu! main menu!
![](https://i.ppy.sh/b238af0f8f18df0c52bca241104325211b4128c8/687474703a2f2f7075752e73682f3143577742)
As always, if you have any technical issues with the new updates, please make sure your osu! is up-to-date (run the updater manually from your start menu if necessary) and then check/post in the technical support forum.
Remember if you enjoy osu!direct to consider becoming a supporter. It all helps keep more updates coming as fast as possible
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![smile :)](https://osu.ppy.sh/forum/images/smilies/50.gif)
I'd also like to take a moment to thank RBRat3 for his awesome artwork which is currently featured on the osu! main menu!
As always, if you have any technical issues with the new updates, please make sure your osu! is up-to-date (run the updater manually from your start menu if necessary) and then check/post in the technical support forum.
Remember if you enjoy osu!direct to consider becoming a supporter. It all helps keep more updates coming as fast as possible
![smile :)](https://osu.ppy.sh/forum/images/smilies/50.gif)