diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/Graphics/CombinedLifeMeterTug separator.png b/stepmania/Themes/default/Graphics/CombinedLifeMeterTug separator.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7fe9e5090
Binary files /dev/null and b/stepmania/Themes/default/Graphics/CombinedLifeMeterTug separator.png differ
diff --git a/stepmania/src/CombinedLifeMeterTug.cpp b/stepmania/src/CombinedLifeMeterTug.cpp
index 73b1dc0ce8..b9eb6d0d5a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/CombinedLifeMeterTug.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/CombinedLifeMeterTug.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ CombinedLifeMeterTug::CombinedLifeMeterTug()
 	}
 	m_Stream[PLAYER_2].SetZoomX( -1 );
 
+	m_sprSeparator.Load( THEME->GetPathToG(ssprintf("CombinedLifeMeterTug separator")) );
+	this->AddChild( &m_sprSeparator );
+
 	m_sprFrame.Load( THEME->GetPathToG(ssprintf("CombinedLifeMeterTug frame")) );
 	this->AddChild( &m_sprFrame );
 	
@@ -53,6 +56,10 @@ void CombinedLifeMeterTug::Update( float fDelta )
 	m_Stream[PLAYER_1].SetPercent( GAMESTATE->m_fTugLifePercentP1 );
 	m_Stream[PLAYER_2].SetPercent( 1-GAMESTATE->m_fTugLifePercentP1 );
 
+	float fSeparatorX = SCALE( GAMESTATE->m_fTugLifePercentP1, 0.f, 1.f, -METER_WIDTH/2.f, +METER_WIDTH/2.f );
+
+	m_sprSeparator.SetX( fSeparatorX );
+
 	ActorFrame::Update( fDelta );
 }
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/CombinedLifeMeterTug.h b/stepmania/src/CombinedLifeMeterTug.h
index 6d54d05287..c41dc100b4 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/CombinedLifeMeterTug.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/CombinedLifeMeterTug.h
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ public:
 protected:
 
 	MeterDisplay	m_Stream[NUM_PLAYERS];
-	Sprite m_sprFrame;
+	Sprite	m_sprSeparator;
+	Sprite	m_sprFrame;
 
 	CharacterHead	m_Head[NUM_PLAYERS];
 };
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScoreDisplayRave.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScoreDisplayRave.cpp
index 24adc7e483..b0c3d3c3ac 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScoreDisplayRave.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScoreDisplayRave.cpp
@@ -37,11 +37,12 @@ ScoreDisplayRave::ScoreDisplayRave()
 		this->AddChild( &m_sprMeter[i] );
 	}
 
+	this->AddChild( &m_sprFrameOverlay );
+
 	m_textLevel.LoadFromNumbers( THEME->GetPathToN("ScoreDisplayRave level") );
 	m_textLevel.SetText( "1" );
+	m_textLevel.SetShadowLength( 0 );
 	this->AddChild( &m_textLevel );
-
-	this->AddChild( &m_sprFrameOverlay );
 }
 
 void ScoreDisplayRave::Init( PlayerNumber pn )