====== PoolRotater v6.1 — Fixed-range votes and Loved support ======

**Historical archive — not current configuration guidance.** Source: Papapyrus's Discord announcement, supplied by the project owner for archival publication. Posted: September 10, 2026, 6:28 PM. Displayed time zone was not supplied. Announcement timestamps are not independently verified deployment dates.

===== Announced changes =====

  * ''.harder'' and ''.easier'' work in fixed-difficulty lobbies, temporarily shifting the entire star range without enabling AutoDiff.
  * Temporary fixed-range votes reset after their supporting players leave.
  * If the room empties, the existing empty-room reset delay restores the configured range and rebuilds the queue.
  * Scheduled lobby refreshes restart immediately when empty, including if everyone leaves during the three-map countdown, avoiding a wait for maps that will never play.
  * Manual ''.hardrestart'' remains immediate; ''.hardrestart 3'' intentionally waits for three completed maps.
  * Adds Loved-lobby support: Room 3 can use a separate ''loved.db'' built from the official osu! API, independent of normal Farm/Stream pools.

Code updates require a bot restart; normal JSON tuning still hot-loads.

For current behavior, use [[wiki:start|the feature guides]] and [[commands:start|the command reference]]. [[updates:start|Back to release history]].