diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/Fonts/_venacti bold 24 [alt] 12x11.png b/stepmania/Themes/default/Fonts/_venacti bold 24 [alt] 12x11.png
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diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/Fonts/_venacti bold 24 [main-stroke] 16x16.png b/stepmania/Themes/default/Fonts/_venacti bold 24 [main-stroke] 16x16.png
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/Fonts/_venacti bold 24 [main] 16x16.png b/stepmania/Themes/default/Fonts/_venacti bold 24 [main] 16x16.png
index 2d108220a1..af1217c342 100755
Binary files a/stepmania/Themes/default/Fonts/_venacti bold 24 [main] 16x16.png and b/stepmania/Themes/default/Fonts/_venacti bold 24 [main] 16x16.png differ
diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/Fonts/_venacti bold 24.ini b/stepmania/Themes/default/Fonts/_venacti bold 24.ini
index b846bd6fa8..e7c5dc1b90 100755
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/Fonts/_venacti bold 24.ini	
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/Fonts/_venacti bold 24.ini	
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ LineSpacing=29
 DrawExtraPixelsLeft=2
 DrawExtraPixelsRight=0
 AdvanceExtraPixels=0
-DefaultStrokeColor=#FFFFFF00
-
 0=0
 1=0
 2=0
@@ -138,7 +136,7 @@ DefaultStrokeColor=#FFFFFF00
 128=14
 129=0
 130=5
-131=19
+131=13
 132=10
 133=22
 134=15
@@ -171,24 +169,24 @@ DefaultStrokeColor=#FFFFFF00
 161=7
 162=12
 163=14
-164=26
+164=13
 165=15
 166=6
-167=26
+167=13
 168=10
 169=21
 170=10
 171=13
-172=37
-173=37
+172=16
+173=9
 174=16
-175=37
+175=13
 176=12
-177=37
+177=16
 178=10
 179=9
 180=8
-181=35
+181=13
 182=16
 183=7
 184=8
@@ -297,101 +295,101 @@ DefaultStrokeColor=#FFFFFF00
 30=0
 31=0
 32=16
-33=19
-34=19
+33=14
+34=13
 35=14
-36=26
-37=19
-38=19
-39=26
+36=13
+37=11
+38=14
+39=13
 40=10
 41=15
-42=19
-43=19
-44=19
-45=37
+42=14
+43=12
+44=14
+45=9
 46=15
-47=19
+47=14
 48=12
-49=19
-50=19
+49=12
+50=13
 51=7
 52=8
-53=19
-54=19
+53=6
+54=10
 55=11
 56=8
 57=13
-58=19
-59=19
-60=19
-61=19
+58=10
+59=8
+60=11
+61=13
 62=13
-63=19
-64=19
+63=11
+64=14
 65=15
 66=15
-67=19
+67=14
 68=15
-69=19
-70=19
+69=11
+70=14
 71=15
-72=19
+72=14
 73=15
-74=19
+74=13
 75=15
-76=19
+76=13
 77=6
 78=6
-79=19
-80=19
-81=19
-82=19
+79=15
+80=16
+81=15
+82=15
 83=16
 84=16
-85=19
+85=16
 86=16
 87=14
-88=19
-89=19
+88=14
+89=15
 90=16
-91=19
+91=15
 92=16
 93=15
-94=19
+94=12
 95=14
-96=19
+96=9
 97=13
 98=13
-99=19
+99=12
 100=13
-101=19
-102=19
+101=6
+102=10
 103=13
-104=19
+104=10
 105=13
-106=19
+106=12
 107=13
-108=19
+108=12
 109=6
 110=7
-111=19
-112=19
-113=19
-114=19
+111=13
+112=12
+113=13
+114=13
 115=14
 116=14
-117=19
+117=12
 118=14
 119=12
-120=19
-121=19
+120=9
+121=13
 122=14
-123=19
+123=13
 124=14
 125=13
-126=19
-127=19
+126=8
+127=13
 [numbers]
 0=16
 1=7
diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/Colors.lua b/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/Colors.lua
index 5a20ee5922..9e1617abb6 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/Colors.lua
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/Colors.lua
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ end
 
 function DifficultyDisplayTypeToDarkColor( ddt ) 
 	local c = DifficultyDisplayTypeToColor(ddt);
-	c[1] = c[1]/2;
-	c[2] = c[2]/2;
-	c[3] = c[3]/2;
-	return c;
+	return { c[1]/2, c[2]/2, c[3]/2, c[4] };
 end
 
 function CourseDifficutlyToColor( cd )
diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
index aeef9145f4..6dc1df7b15 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
@@ -1978,12 +1978,12 @@ ZeroMeterString="?"
 MeterX=30
 MeterY=0
 MeterOnCommand=shadowlength,0;zoom,0.5
-MeterSetCommand=%function(self,param) if param.Difficulty then self:diffuse(DifficultyDisplayTypeToColor(param.DifficultyDisplayType)) end end
+MeterSetCommand=%function(self,param) if param.Difficulty then self:diffuse(DifficultyDisplayTypeToColor(param.DifficultyDisplayType)); self:strokecolor(DifficultyDisplayTypeToDarkColor(param.DifficultyDisplayType)); end end
 ShowDescription=true
 DescriptionX=-10
 DescriptionY=0
-DescriptionOnCommand=zoom,0.5;shadowlength,0;
-DescriptionSetCommand=%function(self,param) if param.Difficulty then self:diffuse(DifficultyDisplayTypeToColor(param.DifficultyDisplayType)) self:strokecolor(DifficultyDisplayTypeToDarkColor(param.DifficultyDisplayType)) end end
+DescriptionOnCommand=zoom,0.5;shadowlength,0;uppercase,true;
+DescriptionSetCommand=%function(self,param) if param.Difficulty then self:diffuse(DifficultyDisplayTypeToColor(param.DifficultyDisplayType)); self:strokecolor(DifficultyDisplayTypeToDarkColor(param.DifficultyDisplayType)); end end
 ShowAutogen=true
 AutogenX=0
 AutogenY=0