diff --git a/res/slidergradient.png b/res/slidergradient.png
index 1337613a..9e333c00 100644
Binary files a/res/slidergradient.png and b/res/slidergradient.png differ
diff --git a/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/GameImage.java b/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/GameImage.java
index dde6369e..ac18af23 100644
--- a/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/GameImage.java
+++ b/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/GameImage.java
@@ -746,6 +746,21 @@ public enum GameImage {
 						break;
 					}
 				}
+				if (list.isEmpty()) {
+					// look for image without 0-1 etc
+					String name = getImageFileName(filename, dir, type, true);
+					if (name != null) {
+						try {
+							Image img = new Image(name);
+							if (suffix.equals(HD_SUFFIX))
+								img = img.getScaledCopy(0.5f);
+							list.add(img);
+						} catch (SlickException e) {
+							ErrorHandler.error(String.format("Failed to set image '%s'.", name), null, false);
+							break;
+						}
+					}
+				}
 				if (!list.isEmpty())
 					return list.toArray(new Image[list.size()]);
 			}
diff --git a/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/Options.java b/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/Options.java
index 335a706e..66b50f03 100644
--- a/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/Options.java
+++ b/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/Options.java
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ public class Options {
 				container.setMusicVolume(getMasterVolume() * getMusicVolume());
 			}
 		},
+		IGNORE_SAMPLE_VOLUME ("Ignore sample volume", "IgnoreBMSample", "Ignore hitsound volume set by beatmap", true),
 		EFFECT_VOLUME ("Effect Volume", "VolumeEffect", "Volume of menu and game sounds.", 70, 0, 100),
 		HITSOUND_VOLUME ("Hit Sound Volume", "VolumeHitSound", "Volume of hit sounds.", 30, 0, 100),
 		MUSIC_OFFSET ("Music Offset", "Offset", "Adjust this value if hit objects are out of sync.", -75, -500, 500) {
@@ -1164,6 +1165,12 @@ public class Options {
 	 */
 	public static float getHitSoundVolume() { return GameOption.HITSOUND_VOLUME.getIntegerValue() / 100f; }
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the default hit sound volume.
+	 * @return the hit sound volume [0, 1]
+	 */
+	public static boolean ignoreBeatmapSampleVolume() { return GameOption.IGNORE_SAMPLE_VOLUME.bool; }
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the music offset time.
 	 * @return the offset (in milliseconds)
diff --git a/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/audio/SoundController.java b/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/audio/SoundController.java
index 7f42f144..7d354d81 100644
--- a/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/audio/SoundController.java
+++ b/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/audio/SoundController.java
@@ -291,6 +291,10 @@ public class SoundController {
 		if (hitSound < 0)
 			return;
 
+		if (Options.ignoreBeatmapSampleVolume()) {
+			sampleVolumeMultiplier = 1f;
+		}
+
 		float volume = Options.getHitSoundVolume() * sampleVolumeMultiplier * Options.getMasterVolume();
 		if (volume == 0f)
 			return;
diff --git a/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/objects/Slider.java b/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/objects/Slider.java
index d0dea977..4df9a60d 100644
--- a/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/objects/Slider.java
+++ b/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/objects/Slider.java
@@ -321,7 +321,11 @@ public class Slider extends GameObject {
 			Image sliderBallFrame = sliderBallImages[(int) (t * sliderTime * 60 / 1000) % sliderBallImages.length];
 			float angle = (float) (Math.atan2(c2.y - c.y, c2.x - c.x) * 180 / Math.PI);
 			sliderBallFrame.setRotation(angle);
-			sliderBallFrame.drawCentered(c.x, c.y);
+			if (Options.getSkin().isAllowSliderBallTint()) {
+				sliderBallFrame.drawCentered(c.x, c.y, color);
+			} else {
+				sliderBallFrame.drawCentered(c.x, c.y);
+			}
 
 			// follow circle
 			if (followCircleActive) {
diff --git a/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/states/OptionsMenu.java b/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/states/OptionsMenu.java
index 8e9818fd..c8333a52 100644
--- a/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/states/OptionsMenu.java
+++ b/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/states/OptionsMenu.java
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public class OptionsMenu extends BasicGameState {
 			GameOption.MUSIC_VOLUME,
 			GameOption.EFFECT_VOLUME,
 			GameOption.HITSOUND_VOLUME,
+			GameOption.IGNORE_SAMPLE_VOLUME,
 			GameOption.MUSIC_OFFSET,
 			GameOption.DISABLE_SOUNDS,
 			GameOption.ENABLE_THEME_SONG