diff --git a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
index 64f42f4ce2..c738558fd4 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ void Actor::Command( CString sCommandString )
 		else if( sName=="diffusetopedge" )		SetDiffuseTopEdge( RageColor(fParam(1),fParam(2),fParam(3),fParam(4)) );
 		else if( sName=="diffusebottomedge" )	SetDiffuseBottomEdge( RageColor(fParam(1),fParam(2),fParam(3),fParam(4)) );
 		/* Add left/right/top/bottom for alpha if needed. */
-		else if( sName=="diffusealpha" )	{ for(int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) { RageColor c = GetDiffuses( i ); c.a = fParam(1); SetDiffuses( i, c ); } }
+		else if( sName=="diffusealpha" )	SetDiffuseAlpha( fParam(1) );
 		else if( sName=="glow" )			SetGlow( RageColor(fParam(1),fParam(2),fParam(3),fParam(4)) );
 		else if( sName=="glowmode" ) {
 			if(!sParam(1).CompareNoCase("whiten"))
@@ -797,6 +797,40 @@ float Actor::GetTweenTimeLeft() const
 	return tot;
 }
 
+/* This is a hack to change all tween states while leaving existing tweens alone.
+ *
+ * Perhaps the regular Set methods should also take an optional parameter, eg.
+ * "SET_TWEEN" (normal behavior) or "SET_GLOBAL" to set regardless of tweens.
+ * That might be ugly, too.
+ */
+void Actor::SetGlobalDiffuseColor( RageColor c )
+{
+	for(int i=0; i<4; i++) /* color, not alpha */
+	{
+		for( unsigned ts = 0; ts < m_TweenStates.size(); ++ts )
+		{
+			m_TweenStates[ts].diffuse[i].r = c.r; 
+			m_TweenStates[ts].diffuse[i].g = c.g; 
+			m_TweenStates[ts].diffuse[i].b = c.b; 
+		}
+		m_current.diffuse[i].r = c.r;
+		m_current.diffuse[i].g = c.g;
+		m_current.diffuse[i].b = c.b;
+		m_start.diffuse[i].r = c.r;
+		m_start.diffuse[i].g = c.g;
+		m_start.diffuse[i].b = c.b;
+	}
+}
+
+void Actor::SetGlobalX( float x )
+{
+	for( unsigned ts = 0; ts < m_TweenStates.size(); ++ts )
+		m_TweenStates[ts].pos.x = x; 
+	m_current.pos.x = x;
+	m_start.pos.x = x;
+}
+
+
 void Actor::TweenState::Init()
 {
 	pos	= RageVector3( 0, 0, 0 );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Actor.h b/stepmania/src/Actor.h
index 7c378fae29..4487ce8ae8 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Actor.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/Actor.h
@@ -119,7 +119,11 @@ public:
 	virtual void  AddRotationP( float rot );
 	virtual void  AddRotationR( float rot );
 
+	virtual void SetGlobalDiffuseColor( RageColor c );
+	virtual void SetGlobalX( float x );
+
 	virtual void SetDiffuse( RageColor c ) { for(int i=0; i<4; i++) DestTweenState().diffuse[i] = c; };
+	virtual void SetDiffuseAlpha( float f ) { for(int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) { RageColor c = GetDiffuses( i ); c.a = f; SetDiffuses( i, c ); } }
 	virtual void SetDiffuses( int i, RageColor c )		{ DestTweenState().diffuse[i] = c; };
 	virtual void SetDiffuseUpperLeft( RageColor c )		{ DestTweenState().diffuse[0] = c; };
 	virtual void SetDiffuseUpperRight( RageColor c )	{ DestTweenState().diffuse[1] = c; };