diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Beatmaps/CatchBeatmapConverter.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Beatmaps/CatchBeatmapConverter.cs
index 7126b6586d..6b9ec8b9a4 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Beatmaps/CatchBeatmapConverter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Beatmaps/CatchBeatmapConverter.cs
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Beatmaps
 {
-    internal class CatchBeatmapConverter : BeatmapConverter<CatchBaseHit>
+    internal class CatchBeatmapConverter : BeatmapConverter<CatchHitObject>
     {
         protected override IEnumerable<Type> ValidConversionTypes { get; } = new[] { typeof(IHasXPosition) };
 
-        protected override IEnumerable<CatchBaseHit> ConvertHitObject(HitObject obj, Beatmap beatmap)
+        protected override IEnumerable<CatchHitObject> ConvertHitObject(HitObject obj, Beatmap beatmap)
         {
             var curveData = obj as IHasCurve;
             var positionData = obj as IHasXPosition;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Beatmaps/CatchBeatmapProcessor.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Beatmaps/CatchBeatmapProcessor.cs
index 7fac19d135..b2f7fdabfc 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Beatmaps/CatchBeatmapProcessor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Beatmaps/CatchBeatmapProcessor.cs
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Beatmaps
 {
-    internal class CatchBeatmapProcessor : BeatmapProcessor<CatchBaseHit>
+    internal class CatchBeatmapProcessor : BeatmapProcessor<CatchHitObject>
     {
-        public override void PostProcess(Beatmap<CatchBaseHit> beatmap)
+        public override void PostProcess(Beatmap<CatchHitObject> beatmap)
         {
             if (beatmap.ComboColors.Count == 0)
                 return;
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Beatmaps
             int comboIndex = 0;
             int colourIndex = 0;
 
-            CatchBaseHit lastObj = null;
+            CatchHitObject lastObj = null;
 
             foreach (var obj in beatmap.HitObjects)
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/CatchDifficultyCalculator.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/CatchDifficultyCalculator.cs
index b77be9d1f0..4740458dfb 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/CatchDifficultyCalculator.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/CatchDifficultyCalculator.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch
 {
-    public class CatchDifficultyCalculator : DifficultyCalculator<CatchBaseHit>
+    public class CatchDifficultyCalculator : DifficultyCalculator<CatchHitObject>
     {
         public CatchDifficultyCalculator(Beatmap beatmap) : base(beatmap)
         {
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch
 
         public override double Calculate(Dictionary<string, string> categoryDifficulty = null) => 0;
 
-        protected override BeatmapConverter<CatchBaseHit> CreateBeatmapConverter(Beatmap beatmap) => new CatchBeatmapConverter();
+        protected override BeatmapConverter<CatchHitObject> CreateBeatmapConverter(Beatmap beatmap) => new CatchBeatmapConverter();
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/CatchBaseHit.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/CatchHitObject.cs
similarity index 55%
rename from osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/CatchBaseHit.cs
rename to osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/CatchHitObject.cs
index 2f33cf1093..cb4e6453ce 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/CatchBaseHit.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/CatchHitObject.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
 {
-    public abstract class CatchBaseHit : HitObject, IHasXPosition, IHasCombo
+    public abstract class CatchHitObject : HitObject, IHasXPosition, IHasCombo
     {
+        public const double OBJECT_RADIUS = 44;
+
         public float X { get; set; }
 
         public Color4 ComboColour { get; set; } = Color4.Gray;
@@ -20,5 +24,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
         /// The next fruit starts a new combo. Used for explodey.
         /// </summary>
         public virtual bool LastInCombo { get; set; }
+
+        public float Scale { get; set; } = 1;
+
+        public override void ApplyDefaults(ControlPointInfo controlPointInfo, BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)
+        {
+            base.ApplyDefaults(controlPointInfo, difficulty);
+
+            Scale = 1.0f - 0.7f * (difficulty.CircleSize - 5) / 5;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawable/DrawableCatchHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawable/DrawableCatchHitObject.cs
index e057bf3d8e..b90a06b94e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawable/DrawableCatchHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawable/DrawableCatchHitObject.cs
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ using System;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
+using OpenTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawable
 {
     public abstract class DrawableCatchHitObject<TObject> : DrawableCatchHitObject
-        where TObject : CatchBaseHit
+        where TObject : CatchHitObject
     {
         public new TObject HitObject;
 
@@ -17,12 +18,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawable
             : base(hitObject)
         {
             HitObject = hitObject;
+
+            Scale = new Vector2(HitObject.Scale);
         }
     }
 
-    public abstract class DrawableCatchHitObject : DrawableScrollingHitObject<CatchBaseHit>
+    public abstract class DrawableCatchHitObject : DrawableScrollingHitObject<CatchHitObject>
     {
-        protected DrawableCatchHitObject(CatchBaseHit hitObject)
+        protected DrawableCatchHitObject(CatchHitObject hitObject)
             : base(hitObject)
         {
             RelativePositionAxes = Axes.Both;
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawable
             Y = (float)HitObject.StartTime;
         }
 
-        public Func<CatchBaseHit, bool> CheckPosition;
+        public Func<CatchHitObject, bool> CheckPosition;
 
         protected override void CheckForJudgements(bool userTriggered, double timeOffset)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawable/DrawableJuiceStream.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawable/DrawableJuiceStream.cs
index afda91d0b4..bfb674d1b4 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawable/DrawableJuiceStream.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawable/DrawableJuiceStream.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawable
                 RelativeChildSize = new Vector2(1, (float)HitObject.Duration)
             };
 
-            foreach (CatchBaseHit tick in s.Ticks)
+            foreach (CatchHitObject tick in s.Ticks)
             {
                 TinyDroplet tiny = tick as TinyDroplet;
                 if (tiny != null)
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawable
             }
         }
 
-        protected override void AddNested(DrawableHitObject<CatchBaseHit> h)
+        protected override void AddNested(DrawableHitObject<CatchHitObject> h)
         {
             ((DrawableCatchHitObject)h).CheckPosition = o => CheckPosition?.Invoke(o) ?? false;
             dropletContainer.Add(h);
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawable/Pieces/Pulp.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawable/Pieces/Pulp.cs
index 00ddd365e3..2de266b3f0 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawable/Pieces/Pulp.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawable/Pieces/Pulp.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawable.Pieces
 {
     public class Pulp : Circle, IHasAccentColour
     {
-        public const float PULP_SIZE = 20;
+        public const float PULP_SIZE = (float)CatchHitObject.OBJECT_RADIUS / 2.2f;
 
         public Pulp()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Droplet.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Droplet.cs
index b1206e0d75..a2bdf830e5 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Droplet.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Droplet.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
 {
-    public class Droplet : CatchBaseHit
+    public class Droplet : CatchHitObject
     {
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Fruit.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Fruit.cs
index fc55f83969..5f1060fb51 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Fruit.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Fruit.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
 {
-    public class Fruit : CatchBaseHit
+    public class Fruit : CatchHitObject
     {
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/JuiceStream.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/JuiceStream.cs
index 6462f6f6a8..bf9f0bd44b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/JuiceStream.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/JuiceStream.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Lists;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
 {
-    public class JuiceStream : CatchBaseHit, IHasCurve
+    public class JuiceStream : CatchHitObject, IHasCurve
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Positional distance that results in a duration of one second, before any speed adjustments.
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
             TickDistance = scoringDistance / difficulty.SliderTickRate;
         }
 
-        public IEnumerable<CatchBaseHit> Ticks
+        public IEnumerable<CatchHitObject> Ticks
         {
             get
             {
-                SortedList<CatchBaseHit> ticks = new SortedList<CatchBaseHit>((a, b) => a.StartTime.CompareTo(b.StartTime));
+                SortedList<CatchHitObject> ticks = new SortedList<CatchHitObject>((a, b) => a.StartTime.CompareTo(b.StartTime));
 
                 if (TickDistance == 0)
                     return ticks;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Scoring/CatchScoreProcessor.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Scoring/CatchScoreProcessor.cs
index 66a5636b74..0806c4b29d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Scoring/CatchScoreProcessor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Scoring/CatchScoreProcessor.cs
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Scoring
 {
-    internal class CatchScoreProcessor : ScoreProcessor<CatchBaseHit>
+    internal class CatchScoreProcessor : ScoreProcessor<CatchHitObject>
     {
-        public CatchScoreProcessor(RulesetContainer<CatchBaseHit> rulesetContainer)
+        public CatchScoreProcessor(RulesetContainer<CatchHitObject> rulesetContainer)
             : base(rulesetContainer)
         {
         }
 
-        protected override void SimulateAutoplay(Beatmap<CatchBaseHit> beatmap)
+        protected override void SimulateAutoplay(Beatmap<CatchHitObject> beatmap)
         {
             foreach (var obj in beatmap.HitObjects)
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Tests/TestCaseCatchStacker.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Tests/TestCaseCatchStacker.cs
index a890a8a386..586de17f15 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Tests/TestCaseCatchStacker.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Tests/TestCaseCatchStacker.cs
@@ -11,16 +11,26 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
     [Ignore("getting CI working")]
     public class TestCaseCatchStacker : Game.Tests.Visual.TestCasePlayer
     {
-        public TestCaseCatchStacker() : base(typeof(CatchRuleset))
+        public TestCaseCatchStacker()
+            : base(typeof(CatchRuleset))
         {
         }
 
         protected override Beatmap CreateBeatmap()
         {
-            var beatmap = new Beatmap();
+            var beatmap = new Beatmap
+            {
+                BeatmapInfo = new BeatmapInfo
+                {
+                    BaseDifficulty = new BeatmapDifficulty
+                    {
+                        CircleSize = 6,
+                    }
+                }
+            };
 
-            for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++)
-                beatmap.HitObjects.Add(new Fruit { X = 0.5f, StartTime = i * 100, NewCombo = i % 8 == 0 });
+            for (int i = 0; i < 512; i++)
+                beatmap.HitObjects.Add(new Fruit { X = 0.5f + i / 2048f * (i % 10 - 5), StartTime = i * 100, NewCombo = i % 8 == 0 });
 
             return beatmap;
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Tests/TestCaseCatcher.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Tests/TestCaseCatcher.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 341612b760..0000000000
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Tests/TestCaseCatcher.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-// 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 System.Collections.Generic;
-using NUnit.Framework;
-using osu.Framework.Allocation;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI;
-using osu.Game.Tests.Visual;
-using OpenTK;
-
-namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
-{
-    [TestFixture]
-    [Ignore("getting CI working")]
-    internal class TestCaseCatcher : OsuTestCase
-    {
-        public override IReadOnlyList<Type> RequiredTypes => new[]
-        {
-            typeof(Catcher),
-        };
-
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(RulesetStore rulesets)
-        {
-            Children = new Drawable[]
-            {
-                new CatchInputManager(rulesets.GetRuleset(2))
-                {
-                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    Child = new Catcher
-                    {
-                        RelativePositionAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
-                        Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
-                        Size = new Vector2(1, 0.2f),
-                    }
-                },
-            };
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Tests/TestCaseCatcherArea.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Tests/TestCaseCatcherArea.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..538f6930ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Tests/TestCaseCatcherArea.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// 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 System.Collections.Generic;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI;
+using osu.Game.Tests.Visual;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    [Ignore("getting CI working")]
+    internal class TestCaseCatcherArea : OsuTestCase
+    {
+        private RulesetInfo catchRuleset;
+
+        public override IReadOnlyList<Type> RequiredTypes => new[]
+        {
+            typeof(CatcherArea),
+        };
+
+        public TestCaseCatcherArea()
+        {
+            AddSliderStep<float>("CircleSize", 0, 8, 5, createCatcher);
+        }
+
+        private void createCatcher(float size)
+        {
+            Child = new CatchInputManager(catchRuleset)
+            {
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                Child = new CatcherArea(new BeatmapDifficulty { CircleSize = size })
+                {
+                    Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                    Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft
+                },
+            };
+        }
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(RulesetStore rulesets)
+        {
+            catchRuleset = rulesets.GetRuleset(2);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchPlayfield.cs
index 987eef5e45..6fd0793500 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchPlayfield.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 // 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.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
 using OpenTK;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawable;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
@@ -20,10 +20,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
         protected override Container<Drawable> Content => content;
         private readonly Container<Drawable> content;
 
-        private readonly Container catcherContainer;
-        private readonly Catcher catcher;
+        private readonly CatcherArea catcherArea;
 
-        public CatchPlayfield()
+        public CatchPlayfield(BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)
             : base(Axes.Y)
         {
             Container explodingFruitContainer;
@@ -43,30 +42,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                 },
-                catcherContainer = new Container
+                catcherArea = new CatcherArea(difficulty)
                 {
-                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                    ExplodingFruitTarget = explodingFruitContainer,
                     Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
                     Origin = Anchor.TopLeft,
-                    Height = 180,
-                    Child = catcher = new Catcher
-                    {
-                        ExplodingFruitTarget = explodingFruitContainer,
-                        RelativePositionAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                        X = 0.5f,
-                    }
                 }
             };
         }
 
-        protected override void Update()
-        {
-            base.Update();
-            catcher.Size = new Vector2(catcherContainer.DrawSize.Y);
-        }
-
-        public bool CheckIfWeCanCatch(CatchBaseHit obj) => Math.Abs(catcher.Position.X - obj.X) < catcher.DrawSize.X / DrawSize.X / 2;
+        public bool CheckIfWeCanCatch(CatchHitObject obj) => catcherArea.CanCatch(obj);
 
         public override void Add(DrawableHitObject h)
         {
@@ -88,7 +73,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
                 (judgedObject.Parent as Container<DrawableHitObject>)?.Remove(judgedObject);
                 (judgedObject.Parent as Container)?.Remove(judgedObject);
 
-                catcher.Add(judgedObject, screenPosition);
+                catcherArea.Add(judgedObject, screenPosition);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchRulesetContainer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchRulesetContainer.cs
index 92912eb177..3ed9090098 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchRulesetContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchRulesetContainer.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
 {
-    public class CatchRulesetContainer : ScrollingRulesetContainer<CatchPlayfield, CatchBaseHit>
+    public class CatchRulesetContainer : ScrollingRulesetContainer<CatchPlayfield, CatchHitObject>
     {
         public CatchRulesetContainer(Ruleset ruleset, WorkingBeatmap beatmap, bool isForCurrentRuleset)
             : base(ruleset, beatmap, isForCurrentRuleset)
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
 
         public override ScoreProcessor CreateScoreProcessor() => new CatchScoreProcessor(this);
 
-        protected override BeatmapProcessor<CatchBaseHit> CreateBeatmapProcessor() => new CatchBeatmapProcessor();
+        protected override BeatmapProcessor<CatchHitObject> CreateBeatmapProcessor() => new CatchBeatmapProcessor();
 
-        protected override BeatmapConverter<CatchBaseHit> CreateBeatmapConverter() => new CatchBeatmapConverter();
+        protected override BeatmapConverter<CatchHitObject> CreateBeatmapConverter() => new CatchBeatmapConverter();
 
-        protected override Playfield CreatePlayfield() => new CatchPlayfield();
+        protected override Playfield CreatePlayfield() => new CatchPlayfield(Beatmap.BeatmapInfo.BaseDifficulty);
 
         public override PassThroughInputManager CreateInputManager() => new CatchInputManager(Ruleset.RulesetInfo);
 
-        protected override DrawableHitObject<CatchBaseHit> GetVisualRepresentation(CatchBaseHit h)
+        protected override DrawableHitObject<CatchHitObject> GetVisualRepresentation(CatchHitObject h)
         {
             var fruit = h as Fruit;
             if (fruit != null)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 87fe95ed2f..0000000000
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,193 +0,0 @@
-// 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 System.Linq;
-using osu.Framework.Allocation;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
-using osu.Framework.Input.Bindings;
-using osu.Framework.MathUtils;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
-using OpenTK;
-
-namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
-{
-    public class Catcher : Container, IKeyBindingHandler<CatchAction>
-    {
-        private Texture texture;
-
-        private Container<DrawableHitObject> caughtFruit;
-
-        public Container ExplodingFruitTarget;
-
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(TextureStore textures)
-        {
-            texture = textures.Get(@"Play/Catch/fruit-catcher-idle");
-
-            Children = new Drawable[]
-            {
-                createCatcherSprite(),
-                caughtFruit = new Container<DrawableHitObject>
-                {
-                    Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                    Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre,
-                }
-            };
-        }
-
-        private int currentDirection;
-
-        private bool dashing;
-
-        protected bool Dashing
-        {
-            get { return dashing; }
-            set
-            {
-                if (value == dashing) return;
-
-                dashing = value;
-
-                if (dashing)
-                    Schedule(addAdditiveSprite);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void addAdditiveSprite()
-        {
-            if (!dashing) return;
-
-            var additive = createCatcherSprite();
-
-            additive.RelativePositionAxes = Axes.Both;
-            additive.Blending = BlendingMode.Additive;
-            additive.Position = Position;
-            additive.Scale = Scale;
-
-            ((Container)Parent).Add(additive);
-
-            additive.FadeTo(0.4f).FadeOut(800, Easing.OutQuint).Expire();
-
-            Scheduler.AddDelayed(addAdditiveSprite, 50);
-        }
-
-        private Sprite createCatcherSprite() => new Sprite
-        {
-            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-            FillMode = FillMode.Fit,
-            Texture = texture,
-            OriginPosition = new Vector2(DrawWidth / 2, 10) //temporary until the sprite is aligned correctly.
-        };
-
-        public bool OnPressed(CatchAction action)
-        {
-            switch (action)
-            {
-                case CatchAction.MoveLeft:
-                    currentDirection--;
-                    return true;
-                case CatchAction.MoveRight:
-                    currentDirection++;
-                    return true;
-                case CatchAction.Dash:
-                    Dashing = true;
-                    return true;
-            }
-
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        public bool OnReleased(CatchAction action)
-        {
-            switch (action)
-            {
-                case CatchAction.MoveLeft:
-                    currentDirection++;
-                    return true;
-                case CatchAction.MoveRight:
-                    currentDirection--;
-                    return true;
-                case CatchAction.Dash:
-                    Dashing = false;
-                    return true;
-            }
-
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The relative space to cover in 1 millisecond. based on 1 game pixel per millisecond as in osu-stable.
-        /// </summary>
-        private const double base_speed = 1.0 / 512;
-
-        protected override void Update()
-        {
-            base.Update();
-
-            if (currentDirection == 0) return;
-
-            double dashModifier = Dashing ? 1 : 0.5;
-
-            Scale = new Vector2(Math.Sign(currentDirection), 1);
-            X = (float)MathHelper.Clamp(X + Math.Sign(currentDirection) * Clock.ElapsedFrameTime * base_speed * dashModifier, 0, 1);
-        }
-
-        public void Add(DrawableHitObject fruit, Vector2 absolutePosition)
-        {
-            fruit.RelativePositionAxes = Axes.None;
-            fruit.Position = new Vector2(ToLocalSpace(absolutePosition).X - DrawSize.X / 2, 0);
-
-            fruit.Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre;
-            fruit.Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre;
-            fruit.Scale *= 0.7f;
-            fruit.LifetimeEnd = double.MaxValue;
-
-            float distance = fruit.DrawSize.X / 2 * fruit.Scale.X;
-
-            while (caughtFruit.Any(f => f.LifetimeEnd == double.MaxValue && Vector2Extensions.DistanceSquared(f.Position, fruit.Position) < distance * distance))
-            {
-                fruit.X += RNG.Next(-5, 5);
-                fruit.Y -= RNG.Next(0, 5);
-            }
-
-            caughtFruit.Add(fruit);
-
-            if (((CatchBaseHit)fruit.HitObject).LastInCombo)
-                explode();
-        }
-
-        private void explode()
-        {
-            var fruit = caughtFruit.ToArray();
-
-            foreach (var f in fruit)
-            {
-                var originalX = f.X * Scale.X;
-
-                if (ExplodingFruitTarget != null)
-                {
-                    f.Anchor = Anchor.TopLeft;
-                    f.Position = caughtFruit.ToSpaceOfOtherDrawable(f.DrawPosition, ExplodingFruitTarget);
-
-                    caughtFruit.Remove(f);
-
-                    ExplodingFruitTarget.Add(f);
-                }
-
-                f.MoveToY(f.Y - 50, 250, Easing.OutSine)
-                .Then()
-                .MoveToY(f.Y + 50, 500, Easing.InSine);
-
-                f.MoveToX(f.X + originalX * 6, 1000);
-                f.FadeOut(750);
-
-                f.Expire();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatcherArea.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatcherArea.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..203db1bb8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatcherArea.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+// 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 System.Linq;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Bindings;
+using osu.Framework.MathUtils;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
+using OpenTK;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
+{
+    public class CatcherArea : Container
+    {
+        public const float CATCHER_SIZE = 172;
+
+        private readonly Catcher catcher;
+
+        public Container ExplodingFruitTarget
+        {
+            set { catcher.ExplodingFruitTarget = value; }
+        }
+
+        public CatcherArea(BeatmapDifficulty difficulty = null)
+        {
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X;
+            Height = CATCHER_SIZE;
+            Child = catcher = new Catcher(difficulty)
+            {
+                AdditiveTarget = this,
+            };
+        }
+
+        public void Add(DrawableHitObject fruit, Vector2 absolutePosition)
+        {
+            fruit.RelativePositionAxes = Axes.None;
+            fruit.Position = new Vector2(catcher.ToLocalSpace(absolutePosition).X - catcher.DrawSize.X / 2, 0);
+
+            fruit.Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre;
+            fruit.Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre;
+            fruit.Scale *= 0.7f;
+            fruit.LifetimeEnd = double.MaxValue;
+
+            catcher.Add(fruit);
+        }
+
+        public bool CanCatch(CatchHitObject obj) => Math.Abs(catcher.Position.X - obj.X) < catcher.DrawSize.X * Math.Abs(catcher.Scale.X) / DrawSize.X / 2;
+
+        public class Catcher : Container, IKeyBindingHandler<CatchAction>
+        {
+            private Texture texture;
+
+            private Container<DrawableHitObject> caughtFruit;
+
+            public Container ExplodingFruitTarget;
+
+            public Container AdditiveTarget;
+
+            public Catcher(BeatmapDifficulty difficulty = null)
+            {
+                RelativePositionAxes = Axes.X;
+                X = 0.5f;
+
+                Origin = Anchor.TopCentre;
+                Anchor = Anchor.TopLeft;
+
+                Size = new Vector2(CATCHER_SIZE);
+                if (difficulty != null)
+                    Scale = new Vector2(1.0f - 0.7f * (difficulty.CircleSize - 5) / 5);
+            }
+
+            [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+            private void load(TextureStore textures)
+            {
+                texture = textures.Get(@"Play/Catch/fruit-catcher-idle");
+
+                Children = new Drawable[]
+                {
+                    createCatcherSprite(),
+                    caughtFruit = new Container<DrawableHitObject>
+                    {
+                        Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                        Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre,
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+
+            private int currentDirection;
+
+            private bool dashing;
+
+            protected bool Dashing
+            {
+                get { return dashing; }
+                set
+                {
+                    if (value == dashing) return;
+
+                    dashing = value;
+
+                    if (dashing)
+                        Schedule(addAdditiveSprite);
+                }
+            }
+
+            private void addAdditiveSprite()
+            {
+                if (!dashing || AdditiveTarget == null) return;
+
+                var additive = createCatcherSprite();
+
+                additive.Anchor = Anchor;
+                additive.OriginPosition = additive.OriginPosition + new Vector2(DrawWidth / 2, 0); // also temporary to align sprite correctly.
+                additive.Position = Position;
+                additive.Scale = Scale;
+                additive.RelativePositionAxes = RelativePositionAxes;
+                additive.Blending = BlendingMode.Additive;
+
+                AdditiveTarget.Add(additive);
+
+                additive.FadeTo(0.4f).FadeOut(800, Easing.OutQuint).Expire();
+
+                Scheduler.AddDelayed(addAdditiveSprite, 50);
+            }
+
+            private Sprite createCatcherSprite() => new Sprite
+            {
+                Size = new Vector2(CATCHER_SIZE),
+                FillMode = FillMode.Fill,
+                Texture = texture,
+                OriginPosition = new Vector2(-3, 10) // temporary until the sprite is aligned correctly.
+            };
+
+            public void Add(DrawableHitObject fruit)
+            {
+                float distance = fruit.DrawSize.X / 2 * fruit.Scale.X;
+
+                while (caughtFruit.Any(f => f.LifetimeEnd == double.MaxValue && Vector2Extensions.DistanceSquared(f.Position, fruit.Position) < distance * distance))
+                {
+                    fruit.X += RNG.Next(-5, 5);
+                    fruit.Y -= RNG.Next(0, 5);
+                }
+
+                caughtFruit.Add(fruit);
+
+                if (((CatchHitObject)fruit.HitObject).LastInCombo)
+                    explode();
+            }
+
+            public bool OnPressed(CatchAction action)
+            {
+                switch (action)
+                {
+                    case CatchAction.MoveLeft:
+                        currentDirection--;
+                        return true;
+                    case CatchAction.MoveRight:
+                        currentDirection++;
+                        return true;
+                    case CatchAction.Dash:
+                        Dashing = true;
+                        return true;
+                }
+
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            public bool OnReleased(CatchAction action)
+            {
+                switch (action)
+                {
+                    case CatchAction.MoveLeft:
+                        currentDirection++;
+                        return true;
+                    case CatchAction.MoveRight:
+                        currentDirection--;
+                        return true;
+                    case CatchAction.Dash:
+                        Dashing = false;
+                        return true;
+                }
+
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// The relative space to cover in 1 millisecond. based on 1 game pixel per millisecond as in osu-stable.
+            /// </summary>
+            public const double BASE_SPEED = 1.0 / 512;
+
+            protected override void Update()
+            {
+                base.Update();
+
+                if (currentDirection == 0) return;
+
+                double dashModifier = Dashing ? 1 : 0.5;
+
+                Scale = new Vector2(Math.Abs(Scale.X) * Math.Sign(currentDirection), Scale.Y);
+                X = (float)MathHelper.Clamp(X + Math.Sign(currentDirection) * Clock.ElapsedFrameTime * BASE_SPEED * dashModifier, 0, 1);
+            }
+
+            private void explode()
+            {
+                var fruit = caughtFruit.ToArray();
+
+                foreach (var f in fruit)
+                {
+                    var originalX = f.X * Scale.X;
+
+                    if (ExplodingFruitTarget != null)
+                    {
+                        f.Anchor = Anchor.TopLeft;
+                        f.Position = caughtFruit.ToSpaceOfOtherDrawable(f.DrawPosition, ExplodingFruitTarget);
+
+                        caughtFruit.Remove(f);
+
+                        ExplodingFruitTarget.Add(f);
+                    }
+
+                    f.MoveToY(f.Y - 50, 250, Easing.OutSine)
+                     .Then()
+                     .MoveToY(f.Y + 50, 500, Easing.InSine);
+
+                    f.MoveToX(f.X + originalX * 6, 1000);
+                    f.FadeOut(750);
+
+                    f.Expire();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.csproj b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.csproj
index a666984b95..bf60bc01bb 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.csproj
@@ -57,16 +57,16 @@
     <Compile Include="Objects\JuiceStream.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Scoring\CatchScoreProcessor.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Judgements\CatchJudgement.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Objects\CatchBaseHit.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Objects\CatchHitObject.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\Drawable\DrawableFruit.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\Droplet.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\Fruit.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\TinyDroplet.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseCatcher.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseCatcherArea.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseCatchStacker.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseCatchPlayer.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="UI\Catcher.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="UI\CatcherArea.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UI\CatchRulesetContainer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UI\CatchPlayfield.cs" />
     <Compile Include="CatchRuleset.cs" />
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapConverter.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapConverter.cs
index 962c790fb2..e087eebbfe 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapConverter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapConverter.cs
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Performs the conversion of a hit object.
+        /// This method is generally executed sequentially for all objects in a beatmap.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="original">The hit object to convert.</param>
         /// <param name="beatmap">The un-converted Beatmap.</param>