diff --git a/NoteSkins/dance/midi-note/Down Tap Explosion Bright.png b/NoteSkins/dance/midi-note/Down Tap Explosion Bright.png
index bd54411afb..251b65f913 100644
Binary files a/NoteSkins/dance/midi-note/Down Tap Explosion Bright.png and b/NoteSkins/dance/midi-note/Down Tap Explosion Bright.png differ
diff --git a/NoteSkins/dance/midi-note/metrics.ini b/NoteSkins/dance/midi-note/metrics.ini
index 943ed2c140..d315c3ab14 100644
--- a/NoteSkins/dance/midi-note/metrics.ini
+++ b/NoteSkins/dance/midi-note/metrics.ini
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ LetGoCommand=blend,'BlendMode_Add';
 HeldCommand=blend,'BlendMode_Add';diffuse,1.0,1.0,0.3,0.875;zoom,1;linear,0.06;zoom,1.1;linear,0.06;diffusealpha,0
 
 [HoldGhostArrow]
-HoldingOnCommand=visible,true
-HoldingOffCommand=visible,false
+HoldingOnCommand=blend,'BlendMode_Add';pulse;effectmagnitude,1,1.125,1;effectperiod,0.05;effectclock,'beatnooffset';visible,true
+HoldingOffCommand=blend,'BlendMode_Add';stopeffect;visible,false
 
 [ReceptorArrow]
 W3Command=stoptweening;zoom,0.85;linear,0.12;zoom,1
diff --git a/Themes/_fallback/Scripts/02 StageMods.lua b/Themes/_fallback/Scripts/02 StageMods.lua
index c4ddf6b60a..0c552bde5d 100644
--- a/Themes/_fallback/Scripts/02 StageMods.lua	
+++ b/Themes/_fallback/Scripts/02 StageMods.lua	
@@ -17,22 +17,32 @@ function SetFail()
 	local sFail = "";
 	
 	if GetGamePref("DefaultFail") then
-		sFail = string.format("fail%s", string.lower( GetGamePref("DefaultFail") ));
+		sFail = string.format("Fail%s", GetGamePref("DefaultFail"));
 	else
-		sFail = "failoff";
+		sFail = "FailOff";
 	end
 
-	sFail = sFail .. ",failimmediate,suddendeath";
-	SCREENMAN:SystemMessage( 'NEW FAIL IS: ' .. tostring(sFail) );
-
-	GAMESTATE:SetSongOptions( "ModsLevel_Song", sFail );
+	sFail = tostring(sFail);
+-- 	SCREENMAN:SystemMessage( 'NEW FAIL IS: ' .. tostring(sFail) );
+	
+	for pn in ivalues(GAMESTATE:GetHumanPlayers()) do
+-- 		GAMESTATE:ApplyGameCommand( "stagemod,FailImmediateContinue", pn );
+-- 		GAMESTATE:GetPlayerState(pn):SetPlayerOptions( "ModsLevel_Song", 'mod,FailImmediateContinue' );
+		MESSAGEMAN:Broadcast( "PlayerOptionsChanged", {PlayerNumber = pn} );
+	end
+	
+-- 	GAMESTATE:SetSongOptions( "ModsLevel_Preferred", 'mod,FailImmediateContinue'  );
+-- 	GAMESTATE:SetSongOptions( "ModsLevel_Stage", 'mod,FailImmediateContinue' );
+-- 	GAMESTATE:SetSongOptions( "ModsLevel_Song",'mod,FailImmediateContinue'  );
+	GAMESTATE:ApplyGameCommand( "mod," .. sFail);
+-- 	GAMESTATE:ApplyGameCommand( "stagemod,FailImmediateContinue");
 	MESSAGEMAN:Broadcast( "SongOptionsChanged" );
 end
 
 function ScreenSelectMusic:setupmusicstagemods()
 	Trace( "setupmusicstagemods" )
 	local pm = GAMESTATE:GetPlayMode()
-
+	
 	if pm == "PlayMode_Battle" or pm == "PlayMode_Rave" then
 		local so = GAMESTATE:GetDefaultSongOptions();
 		GAMESTATE:SetSongOptions( "ModsLevel_Stage", so );
@@ -55,8 +65,6 @@ function ScreenSelectMusic:setupmusicstagemods()
 			so = THEME:GetMetric("SongManager","ExtraStageStageModifiers");
 		end
 		
-		so = so .. "," .. sFail;
-		
 		local difficulty = steps:GetDifficulty()
 		local Reverse = PlayerNumber:Reverse()
 
diff --git a/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini b/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
index 45ef0db6b5..ddeaff7d90 100644
--- a/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
+++ b/Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini
@@ -2085,7 +2085,7 @@ ForceTimer=true
 TimerMetricsGroup="MenuTimerNoSound"
 TimerSeconds=5
 #
-# ScreenOnCommand=%SetFail()
+ScreenBeginCommand=%SetFail
 #
 [ScreenOptions]
 Fallback="ScreenWithMenuElements"