diff --git a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseHitObjects.cs b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseHitObjects.cs
index 1e3d8df6c6..f82ea1c98c 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseHitObjects.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseHitObjects.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.VisualTests.Tests
             playbackSpeed.ValueChanged += delegate { rateAdjustClock.Rate = playbackSpeed.Value; };
         }
 
-        HitObjectType mode = HitObjectType.Spinner;
+        HitObjectType mode = HitObjectType.Slider;
 
         BindableNumber<double> playbackSpeed = new BindableDouble(0.5) { MinValue = 0, MaxValue = 1 };
         private Container playfieldContainer;
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.VisualTests.Tests
                         Length = 400,
                         Position = new Vector2(-200, 0),
                         Velocity = 1,
+                        TickDistance = 100,
                     }));
                     break;
                 case HitObjectType.Spinner:
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitCircle.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitCircle.cs
index 208bf15328..0e085d63b8 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitCircle.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitCircle.cs
@@ -84,18 +84,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 
             double hitOffset = Math.Abs(Judgement.TimeOffset);
 
+            OsuJudgementInfo osuJudgement = Judgement as OsuJudgementInfo;
+
             if (hitOffset < hit50)
             {
                 Judgement.Result = HitResult.Hit;
 
-                OsuJudgementInfo osuInfo = Judgement as OsuJudgementInfo;
-
                 if (hitOffset < hit300)
-                    osuInfo.Score = OsuScoreResult.Hit300;
+                    osuJudgement.Score = OsuScoreResult.Hit300;
                 else if (hitOffset < hit100)
-                    osuInfo.Score = OsuScoreResult.Hit100;
+                    osuJudgement.Score = OsuScoreResult.Hit100;
                 else if (hitOffset < hit50)
-                    osuInfo.Score = OsuScoreResult.Hit50;
+                    osuJudgement.Score = OsuScoreResult.Hit50;
             }
             else
                 Judgement.Result = HitResult.Miss;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableOsuHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableOsuHitObject.cs
index ef153848d4..c7cc7cfdd7 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableOsuHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableOsuHitObject.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Objects.Drawables;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 {
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
         {
         }
 
-        public override JudgementInfo CreateJudgementInfo() => new OsuJudgementInfo();
+        public override JudgementInfo CreateJudgementInfo() => new OsuJudgementInfo { MaxScore = OsuScoreResult.Hit300 };
 
         protected override void UpdateState(ArmedState state)
         {
@@ -49,7 +48,37 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 
     public class OsuJudgementInfo : PositionalJudgementInfo
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The score the user achieved.
+        /// </summary>
         public OsuScoreResult Score;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The score which would be achievable on a perfect hit.
+        /// </summary>
+        public OsuScoreResult MaxScore = OsuScoreResult.Hit300;
+
+        public int ScoreValue => scoreToInt(Score);
+
+        public int MaxScoreValue => scoreToInt(MaxScore);
+
+        private int scoreToInt(OsuScoreResult result)
+        {
+            switch (result)
+            {
+                default:
+                    return 0;
+                case OsuScoreResult.Hit50:
+                    return 50;
+                case OsuScoreResult.Hit100:
+                    return 100;
+                case OsuScoreResult.Hit300:
+                    return 300;
+                case OsuScoreResult.SliderTick:
+                    return 10;
+            }
+        }
+
         public ComboResult Combo;
     }
 
@@ -73,5 +102,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
         Hit100,
         [Description(@"300")]
         Hit300,
+        [Description(@"10")]
+        SliderTick
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
index 6c4e1fec78..745c696fee 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using OpenTK;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces;
-using OpenTK;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 {
@@ -17,6 +19,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 
         private List<ISliderProgress> components = new List<ISliderProgress>();
 
+        private Container<DrawableSliderTick> ticks;
+
         SliderBody body;
         SliderBall ball;
 
@@ -33,6 +37,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
                     Position = s.StackedPosition,
                     PathWidth = s.Scale * 64,
                 },
+                ticks = new Container<DrawableSliderTick>(),
                 bouncer1 = new SliderBouncer(s, false)
                 {
                     Position = s.Curve.PositionAt(1),
@@ -63,6 +68,26 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
             components.Add(ball);
             components.Add(bouncer1);
             components.Add(bouncer2);
+
+            AddNested(initialCircle);
+
+            var repeatDuration = s.Curve.Length / s.Velocity;
+            foreach (var tick in s.Ticks)
+            {
+                var repeatStartTime = s.StartTime + tick.RepeatIndex * repeatDuration;
+                var fadeInTime = repeatStartTime + (tick.StartTime - repeatStartTime) / 2 - (tick.RepeatIndex == 0 ? TIME_FADEIN : TIME_FADEIN / 2);
+                var fadeOutTime = repeatStartTime + repeatDuration;
+
+                var drawableTick = new DrawableSliderTick(tick)
+                {
+                    FadeInTime = fadeInTime,
+                    FadeOutTime = fadeOutTime,
+                    Position = tick.Position,
+                };
+
+                ticks.Add(drawableTick);
+                AddNested(drawableTick);
+            }
         }
 
         // Since the DrawableSlider itself is just a container without a size we need to
@@ -96,7 +121,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
             if (initialCircle.Judgement?.Result != HitResult.Hit)
                 initialCircle.Position = slider.Curve.PositionAt(progress);
 
-            components.ForEach(c => c.UpdateProgress(progress, repeat));
+            foreach (var c in components) c.UpdateProgress(progress, repeat);
+            foreach (var t in ticks.Children) t.Tracking = ball.Tracking;
         }
 
         protected override void CheckJudgement(bool userTriggered)
@@ -106,8 +132,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 
             if (!userTriggered && Time.Current >= HitObject.EndTime)
             {
-                j.Score = sc.Score;
-                j.Result = sc.Result;
+                var ticksCount = ticks.Children.Count() + 1;
+                var ticksHit = ticks.Children.Count(t => t.Judgement.Result == HitResult.Hit);
+                if (sc.Result == HitResult.Hit)
+                    ticksHit++;
+
+                var hitFraction = (double)ticksHit / ticksCount;
+                if (hitFraction == 1 && sc.Score == OsuScoreResult.Hit300)
+                    j.Score = OsuScoreResult.Hit300;
+                else if (hitFraction >= 0.5 && sc.Score >= OsuScoreResult.Hit100)
+                    j.Score = OsuScoreResult.Hit100;
+                else if (hitFraction > 0)
+                    j.Score = OsuScoreResult.Hit50;
+                else
+                    j.Score = OsuScoreResult.Miss;
+
+                j.Result = j.Score != OsuScoreResult.Miss ? HitResult.Hit : HitResult.Miss;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTick.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTick.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7380871583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTick.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using System;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Audio;
+using osu.Framework.Audio.Sample;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Transformations;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Samples;
+using osu.Game.Modes.Objects.Drawables;
+using OpenTK;
+using OpenTK.Graphics;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
+{
+    public class DrawableSliderTick : DrawableOsuHitObject
+    {
+        private SliderTick sliderTick;
+
+        public double FadeInTime;
+        public double FadeOutTime;
+
+        public bool Tracking;
+
+        public override bool RemoveWhenNotAlive => false;
+
+        public override JudgementInfo CreateJudgementInfo() => new OsuJudgementInfo { MaxScore = OsuScoreResult.SliderTick };
+
+        public DrawableSliderTick(SliderTick sliderTick) : base(sliderTick)
+        {
+            this.sliderTick = sliderTick;
+
+            Size = new Vector2(16) * sliderTick.Scale;
+
+            Masking = true;
+            CornerRadius = Size.X / 2;
+
+            Origin = Anchor.Centre;
+
+            BorderThickness = 2;
+            BorderColour = Color4.White;
+
+            Children = new Drawable[]
+            {
+                new Box
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Colour = sliderTick.Colour,
+                    Alpha = 0.3f,
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        private AudioSample sample;
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(AudioManager audio)
+        {
+            string sampleSet = (HitObject.Sample?.Set ?? SampleSet.Normal).ToString().ToLower();
+
+            sample = audio.Sample.Get($@"Gameplay/{sampleSet}-slidertick");
+        }
+
+        protected override void PlaySample()
+        {
+            sample?.Play();
+        }
+
+
+        protected override void CheckJudgement(bool userTriggered)
+        {
+            var j = Judgement as OsuJudgementInfo;
+
+            if (Judgement.TimeOffset >= 0)
+            {
+                j.Result = Tracking ? HitResult.Hit : HitResult.Miss;
+                j.Score = Tracking ? OsuScoreResult.SliderTick : OsuScoreResult.Miss;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        protected override void UpdatePreemptState()
+        {
+            var animIn = Math.Min(150, sliderTick.StartTime - FadeInTime);
+
+            ScaleTo(0.5f);
+            ScaleTo(1.2f, animIn);
+            FadeIn(animIn);
+
+            Delay(animIn);
+            ScaleTo(1, 150, EasingTypes.Out);
+
+            Delay(-animIn);
+        }
+
+        protected override void UpdateState(ArmedState state)
+        {
+            if (!IsLoaded) return;
+
+            base.UpdateState(state);
+
+            switch (state)
+            {
+                case ArmedState.Idle:
+                    Delay(FadeOutTime - sliderTick.StartTime);
+                    FadeOut();
+                    break;
+                case ArmedState.Miss:
+                    FadeOut(160);
+                    FadeColour(Color4.Red, 80);
+                    break;
+                case ArmedState.Hit:
+                    FadeOut(120, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
+                    ScaleTo(Scale * 1.5f, 120, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
index 8479d69669..c3d8190240 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using OpenTK;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Samples;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Timing;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects
 {
@@ -43,17 +46,70 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects
         }
 
         public double Velocity;
+        public double TickDistance;
 
         public override void SetDefaultsFromBeatmap(Beatmap beatmap)
         {
             base.SetDefaultsFromBeatmap(beatmap);
 
-            Velocity = 100 / beatmap.BeatLengthAt(StartTime, true) * beatmap.BeatmapInfo.BaseDifficulty.SliderMultiplier;
+            var baseDifficulty = beatmap.BeatmapInfo.BaseDifficulty;
+
+            ControlPoint overridePoint;
+            ControlPoint timingPoint = beatmap.TimingPointAt(StartTime, out overridePoint);
+            var velocityAdjustment = overridePoint?.VelocityAdjustment ?? 1;
+            var baseVelocity = 100 * baseDifficulty.SliderMultiplier;
+
+            Velocity = baseVelocity / (timingPoint.BeatLength * velocityAdjustment);
+            TickDistance = baseVelocity / (baseDifficulty.SliderTickRate * velocityAdjustment);
         }
 
         public int RepeatCount = 1;
 
         internal readonly SliderCurve Curve = new SliderCurve();
+
+        public IEnumerable<SliderTick> Ticks
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (TickDistance == 0) yield break;
+
+                var length = Curve.Length;
+                var tickDistance = Math.Min(TickDistance, length);
+                var repeatDuration = length / Velocity;
+
+                var minDistanceFromEnd = Velocity * 0.01;
+
+                for (var repeat = 0; repeat < RepeatCount; repeat++)
+                {
+                    var repeatStartTime = StartTime + repeat * repeatDuration;
+                    var reversed = repeat % 2 == 1;
+
+                    for (var d = tickDistance; d <= length; d += tickDistance)
+                    {
+                        if (d > length - minDistanceFromEnd)
+                            break;
+
+                        var distanceProgress = d / length;
+                        var timeProgress = reversed ? 1 - distanceProgress : distanceProgress;
+
+                        yield return new SliderTick
+                        {
+                            RepeatIndex = repeat,
+                            StartTime = repeatStartTime + timeProgress * repeatDuration,
+                            Position = Curve.PositionAt(distanceProgress),
+                            StackHeight = StackHeight,
+                            Scale = Scale,
+                            Colour = Colour,
+                            Sample = new HitSampleInfo
+                            {
+                                Type = SampleType.None,
+                                Set = SampleSet.Soft,
+                            },
+                        };
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     public enum CurveTypes
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/SliderTick.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/SliderTick.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de8f3f4b6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/SliderTick.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+using OpenTK;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects
+{
+    public class SliderTick : OsuHitObject
+    {
+        public int RepeatIndex { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/OsuScoreProcessor.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/OsuScoreProcessor.cs
index 8a9f7d6b2e..9493259558 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/OsuScoreProcessor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/OsuScoreProcessor.cs
@@ -36,24 +36,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu
 
             foreach (OsuJudgementInfo j in Judgements)
             {
-                switch (j.Score)
-                {
-                    case OsuScoreResult.Miss:
-                        maxScore += 300;
-                        break;
-                    case OsuScoreResult.Hit50:
-                        score += 50;
-                        maxScore += 300;
-                        break;
-                    case OsuScoreResult.Hit100:
-                        score += 100;
-                        maxScore += 300;
-                        break;
-                    case OsuScoreResult.Hit300:
-                        score += 300;
-                        maxScore += 300;
-                        break;
-                }
+                score += j.ScoreValue;
+                maxScore += j.MaxScoreValue;
             }
 
             TotalScore.Value = score;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/osu.Game.Modes.Osu.csproj b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/osu.Game.Modes.Osu.csproj
index 82c5537597..1b1ded3d61 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/osu.Game.Modes.Osu.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/osu.Game.Modes.Osu.csproj
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Objects\Drawables\Pieces\GlowPiece.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\Drawables\HitExplosion.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\Drawables\Pieces\NumberPiece.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Objects\Drawables\DrawableSliderTick.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\Drawables\Pieces\RingPiece.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\Drawables\Pieces\SliderBouncer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\Drawables\Pieces\SpinnerDisc.cs" />
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Objects\Drawables\Pieces\SliderBody.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\OsuHitObjectParser.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\SliderCurve.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Objects\SliderTick.cs" />
     <Compile Include="OsuScore.cs" />
     <Compile Include="OsuScoreProcessor.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UI\OsuComboCounter.cs" />
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Beatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Beatmap.cs
index 0914d1a2ad..d0ce290bad 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Beatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Beatmap.cs
@@ -26,26 +26,31 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
             return 60000 / BeatLengthAt(time);
         }
 
-        public double BeatLengthAt(double time, bool applyMultipliers = false)
+        public double BeatLengthAt(double time)
         {
-            int point = 0;
-            int samplePoint = 0;
+            ControlPoint overridePoint;
+            ControlPoint timingPoint = TimingPointAt(time, out overridePoint);
+            return timingPoint.BeatLength;
+        }
 
-            for (int i = 0; i < ControlPoints.Count; i++)
-                if (ControlPoints[i].Time <= time)
+        public ControlPoint TimingPointAt(double time, out ControlPoint overridePoint)
+        {
+            overridePoint = null;
+
+            ControlPoint timingPoint = null;
+            foreach (var controlPoint in ControlPoints)
+                if (controlPoint.Time <= time)
                 {
-                    if (ControlPoints[i].TimingChange)
-                        point = i;
-                    else
-                        samplePoint = i;
+                    if (controlPoint.TimingChange)
+                    {
+                        timingPoint = controlPoint;
+                        overridePoint = null;
+                    }
+                    else overridePoint = controlPoint;
                 }
+                else break;
 
-            double mult = 1;
-
-            if (applyMultipliers && samplePoint > point)
-                mult = ControlPoints[samplePoint].VelocityAdjustment;
-
-            return ControlPoints[point].BeatLength * mult;
+            return timingPoint;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
index 4df49ca01f..94369d51aa 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using osu.Framework;
@@ -23,8 +24,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Objects.Drawables
 
         public bool Interactive = true;
 
-        public Container<DrawableHitObject> ChildObjects;
-
         public JudgementInfo Judgement;
 
         public abstract JudgementInfo CreateJudgementInfo();
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Objects.Drawables
             sample = audio.Sample.Get($@"Gameplay/{sampleSet}-hit{hitType}");
         }
 
-        protected void PlaySample()
+        protected virtual void PlaySample()
         {
             sample?.Play();
         }
@@ -85,6 +84,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Objects.Drawables
             Expire(true);
         }
 
+        private List<DrawableHitObject> nestedHitObjects;
+
+        protected IEnumerable<DrawableHitObject> NestedHitObjects => nestedHitObjects;
+
+        protected void AddNested(DrawableHitObject h)
+        {
+            if (nestedHitObjects == null)
+                nestedHitObjects = new List<DrawableHitObject>();
+
+            h.OnJudgement += (d, j) => { OnJudgement?.Invoke(d, j); } ;
+            nestedHitObjects.Add(h);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Process a hit of this hitobject. Carries out judgement.
         /// </summary>
@@ -119,7 +131,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Objects.Drawables
 
         protected virtual void CheckJudgement(bool userTriggered)
         {
-            //todo: consider making abstract.
+            if (NestedHitObjects != null)
+            {
+                foreach (var d in NestedHitObjects)
+                    d.CheckJudgement(userTriggered);
+            }
         }
 
         protected override void UpdateAfterChildren()