diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plInputCore/plInputDevice.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plInputCore/plInputDevice.cpp
index 10533e6f..16e08d1d 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plInputCore/plInputDevice.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plInputCore/plInputDevice.cpp
@@ -39,14 +39,11 @@ You can contact Cyan Worlds, Inc. by email legal@cyan.com
 
 #include "plPipeline/plPlates.h"
 #include "plPipeline/plDebugText.h"
+#include "plGImage/plMipmap.h"
 
 #include "hsWindows.h"
 #include "plPipeline.h"
 
-// base size of the cursor 
-#define CURSOR_SIZE_X 0.0675f   
-#define CURSOR_SIZE_Y 0.09f
-
 // The resolution that uses the base size of the cursor. 
 // All other resolutions will scale the cursor size to keep the same physical size.
 #define BASE_WIDTH 1024
@@ -322,7 +319,7 @@ void plMouseDevice::IUpdateCursorSize()
     if(fCursor)
     {
         // set the size of the cursor based on resolution.
-        fCursor->SetSize( CURSOR_SIZE_X * BASE_WIDTH / fWidth, CURSOR_SIZE_Y * BASE_HEIGHT / fHeight );
+        fCursor->SetSize( 2*fCursor->GetMipmap()->GetWidth()/fWidth, 2*fCursor->GetMipmap()->GetHeight()/fHeight );
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPipeline/plDXPipeline.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPipeline/plDXPipeline.cpp
index c840e6c4..19c5cc55 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPipeline/plDXPipeline.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPipeline/plDXPipeline.cpp
@@ -11673,7 +11673,11 @@ void    plDXPlateManager::IDrawToDevice( plPipeline *pipe )
     fD3DDevice->SetFVF(dxPipe->fSettings.fCurrFVFFormat = PLD3D_PLATEFVF);
     fD3DDevice->SetStreamSource( 0, fVertBuffer, 0, sizeof( plPlateVertex ) );  
     plProfile_Inc(VertexChange);
-    fD3DDevice->SetTransform( D3DTS_VIEW, &d3dIdentityMatrix );
+    // To get plates properly pixel-aligned, we need to compensate for D3D9's weird half-pixel
+    // offset (see http://drilian.com/2008/11/25/understanding-half-pixel-and-half-texel-offsets/
+    // or http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb219690(VS.85).aspx).
+    D3DXMatrixTranslation(&mat, -0.5f/scrnWidthDiv2, -0.5f/scrnHeightDiv2, 0.0f);
+    fD3DDevice->SetTransform( D3DTS_VIEW, &mat );
     oldCullMode = dxPipe->fCurrCullMode;
 
     for( plate = fPlates; plate != nil; plate = plate->GetNext() )
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPipeline/plPlates.h b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPipeline/plPlates.h
index 66c9c5a0..3e0e64e8 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPipeline/plPlates.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPipeline/plPlates.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ class plPlate
         hsMatrix44      &GetTransform( void ) { return fXformMatrix; }
         const char      *GetTitle( void ) { return fTitle; }
         UInt32          GetFlags( void ) { return fFlags; }
+        const plMipmap  *GetMipmap( void ) { return fMipmap; }
 
         void    SetVisible( hsBool vis ) { if( vis ) fFlags |= kFlagVisible; else fFlags &= ~kFlagVisible; }
         hsBool  IsVisible( void );