diff --git a/MOULOpenSourceClientPlugin/Plasma20/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plInputCore/plInputDevice.cpp b/MOULOpenSourceClientPlugin/Plasma20/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plInputCore/plInputDevice.cpp
index 389afd5d..e3a25e8f 100644
--- a/MOULOpenSourceClientPlugin/Plasma20/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plInputCore/plInputDevice.cpp
+++ b/MOULOpenSourceClientPlugin/Plasma20/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plInputCore/plInputDevice.cpp
@@ -55,14 +55,11 @@ 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 "../NucleusLib/inc/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
@@ -470,7 +467,7 @@ 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/MOULOpenSourceClientPlugin/Plasma20/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPipeline/plDXPipeline.cpp b/MOULOpenSourceClientPlugin/Plasma20/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPipeline/plDXPipeline.cpp
index 1e33ac05..c53df6db 100644
--- a/MOULOpenSourceClientPlugin/Plasma20/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPipeline/plDXPipeline.cpp
+++ b/MOULOpenSourceClientPlugin/Plasma20/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPipeline/plDXPipeline.cpp
@@ -11680,7 +11680,11 @@ 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/MOULOpenSourceClientPlugin/Plasma20/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPipeline/plPlates.h b/MOULOpenSourceClientPlugin/Plasma20/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPipeline/plPlates.h
index 5c92bde2..1c0819ff 100644
--- a/MOULOpenSourceClientPlugin/Plasma20/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPipeline/plPlates.h
+++ b/MOULOpenSourceClientPlugin/Plasma20/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plPipeline/plPlates.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ 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 );