diff --git a/Themes/Til Death/BGAnimations/ScreenSelectMusic decorations/filters.lua b/Themes/Til Death/BGAnimations/ScreenSelectMusic decorations/filters.lua
index 452a50d95a..2015eb8b5f 100644
--- a/Themes/Til Death/BGAnimations/ScreenSelectMusic decorations/filters.lua	
+++ b/Themes/Til Death/BGAnimations/ScreenSelectMusic decorations/filters.lua	
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ local f = Def.ActorFrame{
 	LoadFont("Common Large")..{
 		InitCommand=cmd(xy,frameX+frameWidth/2,175;zoom,textzoom;halign,0),
 		SetCommand=function(self) 
-			self:settext("Max Rate: "..1)
+			self:settext("Max Rate: 1.5x")
 		end,
 	},
 	LoadFont("Common Large")..{
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ local f = Def.ActorFrame{
 		LoadFont("Common Large")..{
 	InitCommand=cmd(xy,frameX+frameWidth/2,175 + spacingY*2;zoom,textzoom;halign,0),
 		SetCommand=function(self) 
-			self:settext("Highest SS: ".."False")
+			self:settext("Highest SS Only : ".."Off")
 		end,
 	},
 }
diff --git a/src/GameState.cpp b/src/GameState.cpp
index c978fbf3c5..43536cd5c0 100644
--- a/src/GameState.cpp
+++ b/src/GameState.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,11 @@ GameState::GameState() :
 	// Don't reset yet; let the first screen do it, so we can use PREFSMAN and THEME.
 	//Reset();
 
+
+	// filter stuff - mina
 	ZERO( SkillsetFilters );
+	MaxFilterRate = 1.5;
+
 
 	// Register with Lua.
 	{
@@ -3238,6 +3242,10 @@ class LunaGameState: public Luna<GameState>
 		p->m_autogen_fargs[si]= v;
 		COMMON_RETURN_SELF;
 	}
+	static int SetMaxFilterRate(T* p, lua_State* L) {
+		p->MaxFilterRate = FArg(1);
+		return 1;
+	}
 
 	LunaGameState()
 	{
@@ -3366,6 +3374,7 @@ class LunaGameState: public Luna<GameState>
 		ADD_METHOD( SetStepsForEditMode );
 		ADD_METHOD( GetAutoGenFarg );
 		ADD_METHOD( SetAutoGenFarg );
+		ADD_METHOD( SetMaxFilterRate );
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/src/GameState.h b/src/GameState.h
index 8eac216a07..ae153f973a 100644
--- a/src/GameState.h
+++ b/src/GameState.h
@@ -243,8 +243,10 @@ class GameState
 	int		GetLoadingCourseSongIndex() const;
 
 
-	// mina was here - mina
+	// mina was here to drop in some temporary(?) filter things that need to persist - mina
 	float SkillsetFilters[NUM_Skillset];
+	float MaxFilterRate;
+	void SetMaxFilterRate(float v) { MaxFilterRate; }
 
 	// State Info used during gameplay
 
diff --git a/src/MusicWheel.cpp b/src/MusicWheel.cpp
index 7dcd3bb63c..fd255a679f 100644
--- a/src/MusicWheel.cpp
+++ b/src/MusicWheel.cpp
@@ -533,13 +533,11 @@ void MusicWheel::FilterBySearch(vector<Song*>& inv, RString findme) {
 	size_t fart = findme.find("artist=");
 	size_t faux = findme.find("author=");
 	size_t fitty = findme.find("title=");
-	size_t jack = findme.find("jack=");
 	RString findfart = "";
 	RString findfaux = "";
 	RString findfitty = "";
-	int findjack = -1.f;
 
-	if (fart != findme.npos || faux != findme.npos || fitty != findme.npos || jack != findme.npos) {
+	if (fart != findme.npos || faux != findme.npos || fitty != findme.npos) {
 		super_search = true;
 		if (fart != findme.npos)
 			findfart = findme.substr(fart + 7, findme.find(fart, ';') - fart);
@@ -547,8 +545,6 @@ void MusicWheel::FilterBySearch(vector<Song*>& inv, RString findme) {
 			findfaux = findme.substr(faux + 7, findme.find(faux, ';') - faux);
 		if (fitty != findme.npos)
 			findfitty = findme.substr(fitty + 6, findme.find(fitty, ';') - fitty);
-		if (jack != findme.npos)
-			findjack = StringToInt(findme.substr(jack + 5, findme.find(jack, ';') - jack));
 	}
 
 	vector<Song*> tmp;
@@ -585,11 +581,6 @@ void MusicWheel::FilterBySearch(vector<Song*>& inv, RString findme) {
 				if (gimmie != fittyS.npos)
 					tmp.emplace_back(inv[i]);
 			}
-			if (findjack != -1.f) {
-				float jackR = inv[i]->GetHighestSkillsetAllSteps(3);
-				if(jackR > findjack)
-					tmp.emplace_back(inv[i]);
-			}
 		}
 	}
 	
@@ -607,7 +598,7 @@ void MusicWheel::FilterBySkillsets(vector<Song*>& inv) {
 		bool addsong = false;
 		FOREACH_ENUM(Skillset, ss) {
 			if (SkillsetFilters[ss] > 0.f) {
-				float val = inv[i]->GetHighestSkillsetAllSteps(static_cast<int>(ss));
+				float val = inv[i]->GetHighestOfSkillsetAllSteps(static_cast<int>(ss), GAMESTATE->MaxFilterRate);
 				if (val > SkillsetFilters[ss])
 					addsong = addsong || true;
 			}
diff --git a/src/Song.cpp b/src/Song.cpp
index d5824ec626..b59502f7ea 100644
--- a/src/Song.cpp
+++ b/src/Song.cpp
@@ -1732,12 +1732,12 @@ float Song::GetPreviewStartSeconds() const
 	return 0.0f;
 }
 
-float Song::GetHighestSkillsetAllSteps(int x) {
+float Song::GetHighestOfSkillsetAllSteps(int x, float rate) {
 	float o = 0.f;
 	vector<Steps*> vsteps = GetAllSteps();
 	FOREACH(Steps*, vsteps, steps)
-		if ((*steps)->GetMSD(1, x) > o)
-			o = (*steps)->GetMSD(1, x);
+		if ((*steps)->GetMSD(rate, x) > o)
+			o = (*steps)->GetMSD(rate, x);
 	return o;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Song.h b/src/Song.h
index 034a0a0f58..73a7a1e74e 100644
--- a/src/Song.h
+++ b/src/Song.h
@@ -273,7 +273,9 @@ class Song
 	float GetPreviewStartSeconds() const;
 
 	// how have i not jammed anything here yet - mina 
-	float GetHighestSkillsetAllSteps(int x);
+
+	// Get the highest value for a specific skillset across all the steps objects for the song at a given rate
+	float GetHighestOfSkillsetAllSteps(int x, float rate);
 
 	// For loading only:
 	bool m_bHasMusic, m_bHasBanner, m_bHasBackground;