diff --git a/scripts/gameplay.lua b/scripts/gameplay.lua
index e52dd38..70ea586 100644
--- a/scripts/gameplay.lua
+++ b/scripts/gameplay.lua
@@ -695,8 +695,18 @@ end
 -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --
 -- draw_gauge:                                                                --
 local gaugeNumBack = gfx.CreateSkinImage("gauge_num_back.png", 0)
-local gaugeBgImage = gfx.CreateSkinImage("gameplay/gauges/hard/gauge_back.png", 0)
-local gaugeFillImage = gfx.CreateSkinImage("gameplay/gauges/hard/gauge_fill.png", 0)
+
+
+local gaugeEffBgImage = gfx.CreateSkinImage("gameplay/gauges/effective/gauge_back.png", 0)
+local gaugeEffFailFillImage = gfx.CreateSkinImage("gameplay/gauges/effective/gauge_fill_fail.png", 0)
+local gaugeEffPassFillImage = gfx.CreateSkinImage("gameplay/gauges/effective/gauge_fill_pass.png", 0)
+
+local gaugeExcBgImage = gfx.CreateSkinImage("gameplay/gauges/excessive/gauge_back.png", 0)
+local gaugeExcFillImage = gfx.CreateSkinImage("gameplay/gauges/excessive/gauge_fill.png", 0)
+
+local gaugeExcArsBgImage = gfx.CreateSkinImage("gameplay/gauges/excessive_ars/gauge_back.png", 0)
+local gaugeExcArsFillImage = gfx.CreateSkinImage("gameplay/gauges/excessive_ars/gauge_fill.png", 0)
+
 
 function draw_gauge(deltaTime)
     
@@ -708,6 +718,25 @@ function draw_gauge(deltaTime)
         posx = resx - width
         posy = posy - 90
     end
+
+    -- fallbacks in case of unsupported type
+    local gaugeBgImage = gaugeEffBgImage;
+    local gaugeFillImage = gaugeEffPassFillImage;
+
+    if gameplay.gauge.type == 0 then
+        gaugeBgImage = gaugeEffBgImage;
+
+        if gameplay.gauge.value <= 0.7 then
+            gaugeFillImage = gaugeEffFailFillImage;
+        else
+            gaugeFillImage = gaugeEffPassFillImage;
+        end
+
+    elseif gameplay.gauge.type == 1 then
+        gaugeBgImage = gaugeExcBgImage;
+        gaugeFillImage = gaugeExcFillImage;
+    end
+    
     
     local tw, th = gfx.ImageSize(gaugeBgImage)
     gfx.ImageRect(posx, posy, tw, th, gaugeBgImage, 1, 0)
diff --git a/textures/gameplay/gauges/normal/gauge_back.png b/textures/gameplay/gauges/effective/gauge_back.png
similarity index 100%
rename from textures/gameplay/gauges/normal/gauge_back.png
rename to textures/gameplay/gauges/effective/gauge_back.png
diff --git a/textures/gameplay/gauges/effective/gauge_fill_fail.png b/textures/gameplay/gauges/effective/gauge_fill_fail.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69721aa
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diff --git a/textures/gameplay/gauges/effective/gauge_fill_pass.png b/textures/gameplay/gauges/effective/gauge_fill_pass.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59d4aa1
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diff --git a/textures/gameplay/gauges/hard+ARS/gauge_front.png b/textures/gameplay/gauges/effective/gauge_front.png
similarity index 100%
rename from textures/gameplay/gauges/hard+ARS/gauge_front.png
rename to textures/gameplay/gauges/effective/gauge_front.png
diff --git a/textures/gameplay/gauges/hard+ARS/gauge_mask.png b/textures/gameplay/gauges/effective/gauge_mask.png
similarity index 100%
rename from textures/gameplay/gauges/hard+ARS/gauge_mask.png
rename to textures/gameplay/gauges/effective/gauge_mask.png
diff --git a/textures/gameplay/gauges/hard/gauge_back.png b/textures/gameplay/gauges/excessive/gauge_back.png
similarity index 100%
rename from textures/gameplay/gauges/hard/gauge_back.png
rename to textures/gameplay/gauges/excessive/gauge_back.png
diff --git a/textures/gameplay/gauges/hard+ARS/gauge_fill.png b/textures/gameplay/gauges/excessive/gauge_fill.png
similarity index 100%
rename from textures/gameplay/gauges/hard+ARS/gauge_fill.png
rename to textures/gameplay/gauges/excessive/gauge_fill.png
diff --git a/textures/gameplay/gauges/hard/gauge_front.png b/textures/gameplay/gauges/excessive/gauge_front.png
similarity index 100%
rename from textures/gameplay/gauges/hard/gauge_front.png
rename to textures/gameplay/gauges/excessive/gauge_front.png
diff --git a/textures/gameplay/gauges/hard/gauge_mask.png b/textures/gameplay/gauges/excessive/gauge_mask.png
similarity index 100%
rename from textures/gameplay/gauges/hard/gauge_mask.png
rename to textures/gameplay/gauges/excessive/gauge_mask.png
diff --git a/textures/gameplay/gauges/hard+ARS/Excessive+ARS.png b/textures/gameplay/gauges/excessive_ars/gauge_back.png
similarity index 100%
rename from textures/gameplay/gauges/hard+ARS/Excessive+ARS.png
rename to textures/gameplay/gauges/excessive_ars/gauge_back.png
diff --git a/textures/gameplay/gauges/hard/gauge_fill.png b/textures/gameplay/gauges/excessive_ars/gauge_fill.png
similarity index 100%
rename from textures/gameplay/gauges/hard/gauge_fill.png
rename to textures/gameplay/gauges/excessive_ars/gauge_fill.png
diff --git a/textures/gameplay/gauges/normal/gauge_front.png b/textures/gameplay/gauges/excessive_ars/gauge_front.png
similarity index 100%
rename from textures/gameplay/gauges/normal/gauge_front.png
rename to textures/gameplay/gauges/excessive_ars/gauge_front.png
diff --git a/textures/gameplay/gauges/normal/gauge_mask.png b/textures/gameplay/gauges/excessive_ars/gauge_mask.png
similarity index 100%
rename from textures/gameplay/gauges/normal/gauge_mask.png
rename to textures/gameplay/gauges/excessive_ars/gauge_mask.png
diff --git a/textures/gameplay/gauges/normal/gauge_fill.png b/textures/gameplay/gauges/normal/gauge_fill.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 470f185..0000000
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