diff --git a/neo/framework/common_frame.cpp b/neo/framework/common_frame.cpp
index c356afa00..e76a76598 100644
--- a/neo/framework/common_frame.cpp
+++ b/neo/framework/common_frame.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ which should also be nicely contained.
 
 */
 #define DEFAULT_FIXED_TIC "0"
-#define DEFAULT_NO_SLEEP "0"
+#define DEFAULT_NO_SLEEP "1"
 
 idCVar com_deltaTimeClamp( "com_deltaTimeClamp", "50", CVAR_INTEGER, "don't process more than this time in a single frame" );
 
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ void idCommonLocal::Frame()
 
 			
 			// debug cvar to force multiple game tics
-			if( com_fixedTic.GetInteger() > 0 )
+			if( com_fixedTic.GetInteger() > 0 && timescale.GetFloat() == 1.0f ) // Carl: Don't fix tics if we're in slow motion mode
 			{
 				numGameFrames = com_fixedTic.GetInteger();
 				gameFrame += numGameFrames;
@@ -806,11 +806,14 @@ void idCommonLocal::Frame()
 			
 			if( numGameFrames > 0 )
 			{
+				// Leyland's debt forgiveness code. For me, it just makes things worse.
+#if 0
 				// debt forgiveness
 				if( gameTimeResidual < frameDelay/4.0f )
 				{
 					gameTimeResidual = 0;
 				}
+#endif
 
 				// ready to actually run them
 				break;
@@ -819,7 +822,8 @@ void idCommonLocal::Frame()
 			// if we are vsyncing, we always want to run at least one game
 			// frame and never sleep, which might happen due to scheduling issues
 			// if we were just looking at real time.
-			if( com_noSleep.GetBool() )
+			// Carl: Unless we're in slow-motion mode (timescale).
+			if( com_noSleep.GetBool()  && timescale.GetFloat() == 1.0f )
 			{
 				numGameFrames = 1;
 				gameFrame += numGameFrames;
@@ -827,6 +831,18 @@ void idCommonLocal::Frame()
 				break;
 			}
 			
+			// Carl: if we're in slow motion mode (timescale)
+			// always run at least one drawing frame even if there's no game frame
+			// Unfortunately, these frames have bad headtracking, so I disabled it.
+#if 0
+			if( com_noSleep.GetBool() && timescale.GetFloat() < 1.0f )
+			{
+				numGameFrames = 0;
+				gameFrame++;
+				break;
+			}
+#endif
+
 			// not enough time has passed to run a frame, as might happen if
 			// we don't have vsync on, or the monitor is running at 120hz while
 			// com_engineHz is 60, so sleep a bit and check again
diff --git a/neo/vr/Vr.cpp b/neo/vr/Vr.cpp
index 84c7b7e9b..c78b3373c 100644
--- a/neo/vr/Vr.cpp
+++ b/neo/vr/Vr.cpp
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ bool iVr::OculusInit( void )
 	ovr_RecenterTrackingOrigin( hmdSession );
 	hmdWidth = hmdDesc.Resolution.w;
 	hmdHeight = hmdDesc.Resolution.h;
-	hmdHz = hmdDesc.DisplayRefreshRate;
+	hmdHz = hmdDesc.DisplayRefreshRate + 0.5f; // Carl: This was 89 because we were rounding down when converting to int
 	com_engineHz.SetInteger( hmdHz );
 	common->Printf( "Hmd: %s .\n", hmdDesc.ProductName );
 	common->Printf( "Hmd HZ %d, width %d, height %d\n", hmdHz, hmdWidth, hmdHeight );
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ bool iVr::OpenVRInit(void)
 	// get this here so we have a resolution starting point for gl initialization.
 	m_pHMD->GetRecommendedRenderTargetSize( &hmdWidth, &hmdHeight );
 
-	commonVr->hmdHz = (int)m_pHMD->GetFloatTrackedDeviceProperty( vr::k_unTrackedDeviceIndex_Hmd, vr::Prop_DisplayFrequency_Float );
+	commonVr->hmdHz = (int)(m_pHMD->GetFloatTrackedDeviceProperty( vr::k_unTrackedDeviceIndex_Hmd, vr::Prop_DisplayFrequency_Float ) + 0.5f);
 
 	officialIPD = m_pHMD->GetFloatTrackedDeviceProperty( vr::k_unTrackedDeviceIndex_Hmd, vr::Prop_UserIpdMeters_Float ) * 100;
 
diff --git a/vr_assets/Fully Possessed/vr_oculus_default.cfg b/vr_assets/Fully Possessed/vr_oculus_default.cfg
index 872a7b9cf..b8776dd43 100644
--- a/vr_assets/Fully Possessed/vr_oculus_default.cfg	
+++ b/vr_assets/Fully Possessed/vr_oculus_default.cfg	
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ bind "SAY_SOUL_CUBE" "_impulse12"
 bind "SAY_ARTIFACT" "_impulse12"
 bind "SAY_RESET_VIEW" "_impulse32"
 set com_skipIntroVideos "1"
+set com_fixedTic "0"
+set com_noSleep "1"
 set com_engineHz "90"
 set net_inviteOnly "1"
 set vr_showWIP "0"
diff --git a/vr_assets/Fully Possessed/vr_openvr_default.cfg b/vr_assets/Fully Possessed/vr_openvr_default.cfg
index 790ae9562..f61badd56 100644
--- a/vr_assets/Fully Possessed/vr_openvr_default.cfg	
+++ b/vr_assets/Fully Possessed/vr_openvr_default.cfg	
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ bind "SAY_SOUL_CUBE" "_impulse12"
 bind "SAY_ARTIFACT" "_impulse12"
 bind "SAY_RESET_VIEW" "_impulse32"
 set com_skipIntroVideos "1"
+set com_fixedTic "0"
+set com_noSleep "1"
 set com_engineHz "90"
 set net_inviteOnly "1"
 set vr_showWIP "0"