diff --git a/stepmania/src/Inventory.cpp b/stepmania/src/Inventory.cpp
index 26df4ba5a1..88fb41c52a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Inventory.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Inventory.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 #define ITEM_LEVEL( i )			THEME->GetMetricI("Inventory",ssprintf("Item%dLevel",i+1))
 CachedThemeMetricF ITEM_USE_RATE_SECONDS("Inventory","ItemUseRateSeconds");
 
-const PlayerNumber	OPPOSITE_PLAYER[NUM_PLAYERS] = { PLAYER_2, PLAYER_1 };
-
 #define ITEM_USE_PROBABILITY (1.f/ITEM_USE_RATE_SECONDS)
 
 struct Item
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Player.cpp b/stepmania/src/Player.cpp
index 96e2796ac2..39c0469b9d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Player.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Player.cpp
@@ -591,7 +591,20 @@ void PlayerMinus::Step( int col, RageTimer tm )
 					{
 						m_soundAttack.Play();
 						score = TNS_NONE;	// don't score this as anything
-						m_pNoteField->SetTapNote(col, iIndexOverlappingNote, TAP_EMPTY);	// remove from NoteField
+						// put attack in effect
+						Attack attack = this->GetAttackAt( col, iIndexOverlappingNote );
+						GAMESTATE->LaunchAttack( OPPOSITE_PLAYER[m_PlayerNumber], attack );
+
+						// remove all TapAttacks on this row
+						for( int t=0; t<this->GetNumTracks(); t++ )
+						{
+							TapNote tn = this->GetTapNote(t, iIndexOverlappingNote);
+							if( IsTapAttack(tn) )
+							{
+								this->SetTapNote(col, iIndexOverlappingNote, TAP_EMPTY);	// remove from NoteField
+								m_pNoteField->SetTapNote(col, iIndexOverlappingNote, TAP_EMPTY);	// remove from NoteField
+							}
+						}
 					}
 				}
 				else	// !IsTapAttack
@@ -669,7 +682,21 @@ void PlayerMinus::Step( int col, RageTimer tm )
 			{
 				m_soundAttack.Play();
 				score = TNS_NONE;	// don't score this as anything
-				m_pNoteField->SetTapNote(col, iIndexOverlappingNote, TAP_EMPTY);	// remove from NoteField
+				
+				// put attack in effect
+				Attack attack = this->GetAttackAt( col, iIndexOverlappingNote );
+				GAMESTATE->LaunchAttack( OPPOSITE_PLAYER[m_PlayerNumber], attack );
+				
+				// remove all TapAttacks on this row
+				for( int t=0; t<this->GetNumTracks(); t++ )
+				{
+					TapNote tn = this->GetTapNote(t, iIndexOverlappingNote);
+					if( IsTapAttack(tn) )
+					{
+						this->SetTapNote(col, iIndexOverlappingNote, TAP_EMPTY);	// remove from NoteField
+						m_pNoteField->SetTapNote(col, iIndexOverlappingNote, TAP_EMPTY);	// remove from NoteField
+					}
+				}
 			}
 
 			break;
@@ -685,6 +712,27 @@ void PlayerMinus::Step( int col, RageTimer tm )
 			// Don't step on mines
 			if( tn == TAP_MINE )
 				return;
+
+			if( IsTapAttack(tn) )
+			{
+				m_soundAttack.Play();
+				score = TNS_NONE;	// don't score this as anything
+				
+				// put attack in effect
+				Attack attack = this->GetAttackAt( col, iIndexOverlappingNote );
+				GAMESTATE->LaunchAttack( OPPOSITE_PLAYER[m_PlayerNumber], attack );
+				
+				// remove all TapAttacks on this row
+				for( int t=0; t<this->GetNumTracks(); t++ )
+				{
+					TapNote tn = this->GetTapNote(t, iIndexOverlappingNote);
+					if( IsTapAttack(tn) )
+					{
+						this->SetTapNote(col, iIndexOverlappingNote, TAP_EMPTY);	// remove from NoteField
+						m_pNoteField->SetTapNote(col, iIndexOverlappingNote, TAP_EMPTY);	// remove from NoteField
+					}
+				}
+			}
 			break;
 		default:
 			ASSERT(0);
diff --git a/stepmania/src/PlayerNumber.h b/stepmania/src/PlayerNumber.h
index 1a261ef4c8..b473f46086 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/PlayerNumber.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/PlayerNumber.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ enum PlayerNumber {
 	PLAYER_INVALID
 };
 
+const PlayerNumber	OPPOSITE_PLAYER[NUM_PLAYERS] = { PLAYER_2, PLAYER_1 };
+
 RageColor PlayerToColor( PlayerNumber pn );
 RageColor PlayerToColor( int p );
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScoreKeeperRave.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScoreKeeperRave.cpp
index 01806ea4a3..caa2c3281f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScoreKeeperRave.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScoreKeeperRave.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 
 CachedThemeMetricF ATTACK_DURATION_SECONDS	("ScoreKeeperRave","AttackDurationSeconds");
 
-const PlayerNumber	OPPOSITE_PLAYER[NUM_PLAYERS] = { PLAYER_2, PLAYER_1 };
-
 
 ScoreKeeperRave::ScoreKeeperRave(PlayerNumber pn) : ScoreKeeper(pn)
 {
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
index 376f4b0dc5..d955ace224 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static Menu g_BGChange( "Background Change", g_BGChangeItems );
 
 static const MenuRow g_InsertAttackItems[] =
 {
-	{ "Duration seconds",					true, 2, { "10","20","30","40","50","60","70","80","90" } },
+	{ "Duration seconds",					true, 3, { "5","10","15","20","25","30","35","40","45" } },
 	{ "Set modifiers",						true, 0, { "PRESS START" } },
 	{ NULL, true, 0, { NULL } }
 };