====== Mania styles ======

Structural style preferences guide future native Mania selections and can overlap.

^ Availability | Mania 4K and 7K; active players select preferences |
^ Documentation status | Current behavior |
^ Behavior reference | v6.6.17 · reviewed 2026-09-29 |


Styles describe chart structure in the 4K and 7K rooms. Use [[commands:style|.style]] to inspect the current chart; select a style using ''.style jack'' or its direct command.

^ Choice ^ Direct command ^ Meaning ^
| Variety | [[commands:variety|.variety]] | All eligible styles, including unclassified charts |
| Jack | [[commands:jack|.jack]] | Repeated notes in the same column |
| Chordjack | [[commands:chordjack|.chordjack]] | Repeated chord patterns |
| Stream | [[commands:stream|.stream]] | Stream-focused structure |
| LN | [[commands:ln|.ln]] | Long-note-focused structure |
| Technical | [[commands:technical|.technical]] | Technical structure under the classifier |
| Farm | [[commands:farm|.farm]] | Experimental efficiency evidence, when enabled |

Labels are heuristic and may overlap. They are not promises of PP efficiency or exclusive human genre labels. A style selection requires an active player or moderator and changes future picks; visible queue entries stay unchanged.

===== Expanded spellings =====
The live [[updates:v6_6_17|v6.6.17 update]] supports common aliases such as ''.tech'', ''.jacks'', ''.longnotes'', and ''.style long notes''. The canonical forms above remain supported. Unsupported categories such as stamina remain unsupported.

See [[wiki:style_fallback|style fallback]], [[wiki:converts|converts]], and [[troubleshooting:styles|style troubleshooting]].

===== Practical walkthrough =====
See [[guides:mania_style_examples|choosing Mania styles]] for worked examples and the canonical argument/direct command pairs.

===== Worked example =====
Use ''.style ln'' or ''.ln'' to prefer long-note charts. ''.style'' inspects the current chart; ''.variety'' returns to all eligible styles.

===== Limitations =====
Labels are heuristic, queued maps stay unchanged, and fallback can broaden selections. Expanded v6.6.17 spellings are supported; see the release alias table.

===== Related articles =====
See [[wiki:pattern_atlas|a related guide]] and [[wiki:start|all features]].