diff --git a/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/objects/Slider.java b/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/objects/Slider.java
index b12bb36f..79140bf1 100644
--- a/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/objects/Slider.java
+++ b/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/objects/Slider.java
@@ -148,12 +148,10 @@ public class Slider implements HitObject {
 		float scale = timeDiff / (float) game.getApproachTime();
 		float approachScale = 1 + scale * 3;
 		float x = hitObject.getX(), y = hitObject.getY();
+		float alpha = Utils.clamp(1 - scale, 0, 1);
 
 		float oldAlpha = color.a;
-		float oldAlphaFade = Utils.COLOR_WHITE_FADE.a;
-		float alpha = (1 - scale);
-		color.a = Utils.clamp(alpha * 0.5f, 0, 1);
-		alpha = Utils.clamp(alpha, 0, 1);
+		color.a = alpha;
 		Utils.COLOR_WHITE_FADE.a = alpha;
 
 		// curve
@@ -171,6 +169,7 @@ public class Slider implements HitObject {
 		Image hitCircleOverlay = GameImage.HITCIRCLE_OVERLAY.getImage();
 		Image hitCircle = GameImage.HITCIRCLE.getImage();
 		color.a = alpha;
+		Utils.COLOR_WHITE_FADE.a = 1f;
 
 		// end circle
 		float[] endPos = curve.pointAt(1);
@@ -187,7 +186,6 @@ public class Slider implements HitObject {
 					hitCircle.getWidth() * 0.40f / data.getDefaultSymbolImage(0).getHeight());
 
 		color.a = oldAlpha;
-		Utils.COLOR_WHITE_FADE.a = oldAlphaFade;
 
 		// repeats
 		for(int tcurRepeat = currentRepeats; tcurRepeat<=currentRepeats+1; tcurRepeat++){
diff --git a/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/objects/curves/CircumscribedCircle.java b/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/objects/curves/CircumscribedCircle.java
index 84302c04..743f0974 100644
--- a/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/objects/curves/CircumscribedCircle.java
+++ b/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/objects/curves/CircumscribedCircle.java
@@ -172,14 +172,13 @@ public class CircumscribedCircle extends Curve {
 	public void draw() {
 		Image hitCircle = GameImage.HITCIRCLE.getImage();
 		Image hitCircleOverlay = GameImage.HITCIRCLE_OVERLAY.getImage();
+		float[][] xy = new float[(int) step + 1][];
 		for (int i = 0; i < step; i++) {
-			float[] xy = pointAt(i / step);
-			hitCircleOverlay.drawCentered(xy[0], xy[1], Utils.COLOR_WHITE_FADE);
-		}
-		for (int i = 0; i < step; i++) {
-			float[] xy = pointAt(i / step);
-			hitCircle.drawCentered(xy[0], xy[1], color);
+			xy[i] = pointAt(i / step);
+			hitCircleOverlay.drawCentered(xy[i][0], xy[i][1], Utils.COLOR_WHITE_FADE);
 		}
+		for (int i = 0; i < step; i++)
+			hitCircle.drawCentered(xy[i][0], xy[i][1], color);
 	}
 
 	@Override