diff --git a/src/p_inter.c b/src/p_inter.c
index 046a0a198..c66c4e10e 100644
--- a/src/p_inter.c
+++ b/src/p_inter.c
@@ -255,42 +255,19 @@ void P_DoNightsScore(player_t *player)
 		player->linktimer = nightslinktics;
 	}
 
-	if (player->linkcount < 10)
-	{
-		if (player->bonustime)
-		{
-			P_AddPlayerScore(player, player->linkcount*20);
-			P_SetMobjState(dummymo, dummymo->info->xdeathstate+player->linkcount-1);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			P_AddPlayerScore(player, player->linkcount*10);
-			P_SetMobjState(dummymo, dummymo->info->spawnstate+player->linkcount-1);
-		}
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		if (player->bonustime)
-		{
-			P_AddPlayerScore(player, 200);
-			P_SetMobjState(dummymo, dummymo->info->xdeathstate+9);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			P_AddPlayerScore(player, 100);
-			P_SetMobjState(dummymo, dummymo->info->spawnstate+9);
-		}
-	}
+	// Award 10-100 score, doubled if bonus time is active
+	P_AddPlayerScore(player, min(player->linkcount,10)*(player->bonustime ? 20 : 10));
+	P_SetMobjState(dummymo, (player->bonustime ? dummymo->info->xdeathstate : dummymo->info->spawnstate) + min(player->linkcount,10)-1);
 
-	// Hoops are the only things that should add to your drill meter
-	//player->drillmeter += TICRATE;
+	// Make objects slowly rise & scale up
 	dummymo->momz = FRACUNIT;
 	dummymo->fuse = 3*TICRATE;
-
-	// What?! NO, don't use the camera! Scale up instead!
-	//P_InstaThrust(dummymo, R_PointToAngle2(dummymo->x, dummymo->y, camera.x, camera.y), 3*FRACUNIT);
 	dummymo->scalespeed = FRACUNIT/25;
 	dummymo->destscale = 2*FRACUNIT;
+
+	// Add extra values used for color variety
+	dummymo->extravalue1 = player->linkcount-1;
+	dummymo->extravalue2 = ((player->linkcount-1 >= 300) ? (player->linkcount-1 >= 600) ? 2 : 1 : 0);
 }
 
 //
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index 3eab29c09..a43afc9b1 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -9603,7 +9603,7 @@ static boolean P_MobjRegularThink(mobj_t *mobj)
 	case MT_BOSSFLYPOINT:
 		return false;
 	case MT_NIGHTSCORE:
-		mobj->color = (UINT16)(leveltime % SKINCOLOR_WHITE);
+		mobj->color = linkColor[mobj->extravalue2][(leveltime + mobj->extravalue1) % NUMLINKCOLORS];
 		break;
 	case MT_JETFUME1:
 		if (!P_JetFume1Think(mobj))
diff --git a/src/st_stuff.c b/src/st_stuff.c
index 484216e30..3ce1cbfd8 100644
--- a/src/st_stuff.c
+++ b/src/st_stuff.c
@@ -170,6 +170,14 @@ hudinfo_t hudinfo[NUMHUDITEMS] =
 static huddrawlist_h luahuddrawlist_game[2];
 static huddrawlist_h luahuddrawlist_titlecard;
 
+skincolornum_t linkColor[3][NUMLINKCOLORS] = {
+{SKINCOLOR_SHAMROCK, SKINCOLOR_AQUA, SKINCOLOR_SKY, SKINCOLOR_BLUE, SKINCOLOR_PURPLE, SKINCOLOR_MAGENTA,
+ SKINCOLOR_ROSY, SKINCOLOR_RED, SKINCOLOR_ORANGE, SKINCOLOR_GOLD, SKINCOLOR_YELLOW, SKINCOLOR_PERIDOT},
+{SKINCOLOR_EMERALD, SKINCOLOR_AQUAMARINE, SKINCOLOR_WAVE, SKINCOLOR_SAPPHIRE, SKINCOLOR_GALAXY, SKINCOLOR_CRYSTAL,
+ SKINCOLOR_TAFFY, SKINCOLOR_RUBY, SKINCOLOR_GARNET, SKINCOLOR_TOPAZ, SKINCOLOR_LEMON, SKINCOLOR_LIME},
+{SKINCOLOR_ISLAND, SKINCOLOR_TURQUOISE, SKINCOLOR_DREAM, SKINCOLOR_DAYBREAK, SKINCOLOR_VAPOR, SKINCOLOR_FUCHSIA,
+ SKINCOLOR_VIOLET, SKINCOLOR_EVENTIDE, SKINCOLOR_KETCHUP, SKINCOLOR_FOUNDATION, SKINCOLOR_HEADLIGHT, SKINCOLOR_CHARTREUSE}};
+
 //
 // STATUS BAR CODE
 //
@@ -1752,14 +1760,6 @@ static void ST_drawNightsRecords(void)
 }
 
 // NiGHTS link colors; 3 sets with increasingly fancy colors (1 to 299, 300 to 599, 600 and above)
-#define NUMLINKCOLORS 12
-static skincolornum_t linkColor[3][NUMLINKCOLORS] = {
-{SKINCOLOR_SHAMROCK, SKINCOLOR_AQUA, SKINCOLOR_SKY, SKINCOLOR_BLUE, SKINCOLOR_PURPLE, SKINCOLOR_MAGENTA,
- SKINCOLOR_ROSY, SKINCOLOR_RED, SKINCOLOR_ORANGE, SKINCOLOR_GOLD, SKINCOLOR_YELLOW, SKINCOLOR_PERIDOT},
-{SKINCOLOR_EMERALD, SKINCOLOR_AQUAMARINE, SKINCOLOR_WAVE, SKINCOLOR_SAPPHIRE, SKINCOLOR_GALAXY, SKINCOLOR_CRYSTAL,
- SKINCOLOR_TAFFY, SKINCOLOR_RUBY, SKINCOLOR_GARNET, SKINCOLOR_TOPAZ, SKINCOLOR_LEMON, SKINCOLOR_LIME},
-{SKINCOLOR_ISLAND, SKINCOLOR_TURQUOISE, SKINCOLOR_DREAM, SKINCOLOR_DAYBREAK, SKINCOLOR_VAPOR, SKINCOLOR_FUCHSIA,
- SKINCOLOR_VIOLET, SKINCOLOR_EVENTIDE, SKINCOLOR_KETCHUP, SKINCOLOR_FOUNDATION, SKINCOLOR_HEADLIGHT, SKINCOLOR_CHARTREUSE}};
 
 static void ST_drawNiGHTSLink(void)
 {
diff --git a/src/st_stuff.h b/src/st_stuff.h
index 68ac900f7..603be3c30 100644
--- a/src/st_stuff.h
+++ b/src/st_stuff.h
@@ -124,4 +124,7 @@ extern hudinfo_t hudinfo[NUMHUDITEMS];
 
 extern UINT16 objectsdrawn;
 
+#define NUMLINKCOLORS 12
+extern skincolornum_t linkColor[3][NUMLINKCOLORS];
+
 #endif