diff --git a/source/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp b/source/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp
index 668e0bd20..5ce21f91b 100644
--- a/source/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp
+++ b/source/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ enum gametokens
 };
 
 int exhumed_globalflags;
+PlayerInput localInput;
 
 static int parsedefinitions_game(scriptfile *, int);
 
@@ -794,18 +795,6 @@ void I_Error(const char *fmt, ...)
     throw std::runtime_error(buf);
 }
 
-void faketimerhandler()
-{
-    if ((totalclock < ototalclock + 1) || bInMove)
-        return;
-    ototalclock = ototalclock + 1;
-
-    if (!((int)ototalclock&3) && moveframes < 4)
-        moveframes++;
-
-    PlayerInterruptKeys();
-}
-
 void timerhandler()
 {
     UpdateSounds();
@@ -1549,7 +1538,6 @@ static void GameDisplay(void)
     // End Section B
 
     SetView1();
-    faketimerhandler();
 
     if (levelnum == kMap20)
     {
@@ -2309,18 +2297,31 @@ GAMELOOP:
         }
         else
         {
-            static bool frameJustDrawn;
             bInMove = kTrue;
-            if (!bPause && totalclock >= tclocks + 4 && !GUICapture)
-            {
-                do
-                {
-                    if (!frameJustDrawn)
-                        break;
 
-                    frameJustDrawn = false;
+            if (GUICapture || bPause)
+            {
+                totalclock = tclocks + 4;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                while ((totalclock - ototalclock) >= 1 || !bInMove)
+                {
+                    ototalclock = ototalclock + 1;
+
+                    if (!((int)ototalclock&3) && moveframes < 4)
+                        moveframes++;
 
                     GetLocalInput();
+                    PlayerInterruptKeys();
+
+                    nPlayerDAng = fix16_sadd(nPlayerDAng, localInput.nAngle);
+                    inita &= kAngleMask;
+
+                    lPlayerXVel += localInput.yVel * Cos(inita) + localInput.xVel * Sin(inita);
+                    lPlayerYVel += localInput.yVel * Sin(inita) - localInput.xVel * Cos(inita);
+                    lPlayerXVel -= (lPlayerXVel >> 5) + (lPlayerXVel >> 6);
+                    lPlayerYVel -= (lPlayerYVel >> 5) + (lPlayerYVel >> 6);
 
                     sPlayerInput[nLocalPlayer].xVel = lPlayerXVel;
                     sPlayerInput[nLocalPlayer].yVel = lPlayerYVel;
@@ -2335,27 +2336,22 @@ GAMELOOP:
 
                     sPlayerInput[nLocalPlayer].horizon = nVertPan[nLocalPlayer];
 
-                    do
+                    while (levelnew < 0 && totalclock >= tclocks + 4)
                     {
                         // timerUpdate();
                         tclocks += 4;
                         GameMove();
                         // timerUpdate();
-                    } while (levelnew < 0 && totalclock >= tclocks + 4);
-                } while (0);
-            }
-            else if (GUICapture || bPause)
-            {
-                totalclock = tclocks + 4;
+                    }
+                }
             }
             bInMove = kFalse;
 
-            faketimerhandler();
+            PlayerInterruptKeys();
 
             if (G_FPSLimit())
             {
                 GameDisplay();
-                frameJustDrawn = true;
             }
         }
         if (!bInDemo)
diff --git a/source/exhumed/src/player.cpp b/source/exhumed/src/player.cpp
index 872781e0f..f4b2d6ede 100644
--- a/source/exhumed/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/exhumed/src/player.cpp
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ void PlayerInterruptKeys()
     CONTROL_GetInput(&info);
 	D_ProcessEvents();
 
+    localInput = {};
+    PlayerInput input {};
+
     if (PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].nHealth == 0)
     {
         lPlayerYVel = 0;
@@ -175,44 +178,50 @@ void PlayerInterruptKeys()
     int const keyMove    = playerRunning ? 12 : 6;
     constexpr int const analogTurnAmount = 12;
     constexpr int const analogExtent = 32767; // KEEPINSYNC sdlayer.cpp
-    int fvel = 0, svel = 0;
-    fix16_t q16avel = 0, q16horz = 0;
 
     if (buttonMap.ButtonDown(gamefunc_Strafe))
     {
         static int strafeyaw;
 
-        svel = -(info.mousex + strafeyaw) >> 6;
+        input.xVel = -(info.mousex + strafeyaw) >> 6;
         strafeyaw  = (info.mousex + strafeyaw) % 64;
 
-        svel -= info.dyaw * keyMove / analogExtent;
+        input.xVel -= info.dyaw * keyMove / analogExtent;
     }
     else
     {
-        q16avel = fix16_div(fix16_from_int(info.mousex), F16(32));
-        q16avel += fix16_from_int(info.dyaw) / analogExtent * (analogTurnAmount << 1);
+        input.nAngle = fix16_sadd(input.nAngle, fix16_sdiv(fix16_from_int(info.mousex), fix16_from_int(32)));
+        input.nAngle = fix16_sadd(input.nAngle, fix16_from_int(info.dyaw / analogExtent * (analogTurnAmount << 1)));
     }
 
     g_MyAimMode = in_mousemode || buttonMap.ButtonDown(gamefunc_Mouse_Aiming);
 
     if (g_MyAimMode)
-        q16horz = fix16_div(fix16_from_int(info.mousey), F16(64));
+        input.horizon = fix16_sadd(input.horizon, fix16_sdiv(fix16_from_int(info.mousey), fix16_from_int(64)));
     else
-        fvel = -(info.mousey >> 6);
+        input.yVel = -(info.mousey >> 6);
 
-    if (!in_mouseflip) q16horz = -q16horz;
+    if (!in_mouseflip) input.horizon = -input.horizon;
 
-    q16horz -= fix16_from_int(info.dpitch) / analogExtent * analogTurnAmount;
-    svel -= info.dx * keyMove / analogExtent;
-    fvel -= info.dz * keyMove / analogExtent;
+    input.horizon = fix16_ssub(input.horizon, fix16_from_int(info.dpitch * analogTurnAmount / analogExtent));
+    input.xVel -= info.dx * keyMove / analogExtent;
+    input.yVel -= info.dz * keyMove / analogExtent;
+
+    static double lastInputTicks;
+    auto const    currentHiTicks    = timerGetHiTicks();
+    double const  elapsedInputTicks = currentHiTicks - lastInputTicks;
+
+    lastInputTicks = currentHiTicks;
+
+    auto scaleAdjustmentToInterval = [=](double x) { return x * 120 / (1000.0 / elapsedInputTicks); };
 
     if (buttonMap.ButtonDown(gamefunc_Strafe))
     {
         if (buttonMap.ButtonDown(gamefunc_Turn_Left))
-            svel -= -keyMove;
+            input.xVel -= -keyMove;
 
         if (buttonMap.ButtonDown(gamefunc_Turn_Right))
-            svel -= keyMove;
+            input.xVel -= keyMove;
     }
     else
     {
@@ -249,42 +258,130 @@ void PlayerInterruptKeys()
         }
 
         //if ((counter++) % 4 == 0) // what was this for???
-            q16avel += fix16_from_int(turn*2);
+            input.nAngle = fix16_sadd(input.nAngle, fix16_from_float(scaleAdjustmentToInterval(turn * 2)));
 
     }
 
     if (buttonMap.ButtonDown(gamefunc_Strafe_Left))
-        svel += keyMove;
+        input.xVel += keyMove;
 
     if (buttonMap.ButtonDown(gamefunc_Strafe_Right))
-        svel += -keyMove;
+        input.xVel += -keyMove;
 
     if (buttonMap.ButtonDown(gamefunc_Move_Forward))
-        fvel += keyMove;
+        input.yVel += keyMove;
 
     if (buttonMap.ButtonDown(gamefunc_Move_Backward))
-        fvel += -keyMove;
+        input.yVel += -keyMove;
 
-    fvel = clamp(fvel, -12, 12);
-    svel = clamp(svel, -12, 12);
+    localInput.yVel   = clamp(localInput.yVel + input.yVel, -12, 12);
+    localInput.xVel   = clamp(localInput.xVel + input.xVel, -12, 12);
+    localInput.nAngle = fix16_sadd(localInput.nAngle, input.nAngle);
 
-    nPlayerDAng += q16avel;
-
-    inita &= kAngleMask;
-
-    lPlayerXVel += fvel * Cos(inita) + svel * Sin(inita);
-    lPlayerYVel += fvel * Sin(inita) - svel * Cos(inita);
-
-    lPlayerXVel -= (lPlayerXVel >> 5) + (lPlayerXVel >> 6);
-    lPlayerYVel -= (lPlayerYVel >> 5) + (lPlayerYVel >> 6);
+    PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].q16angle = fix16_sadd(PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].q16angle, input.nAngle) & 0x7FFFFFF;
+    PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].q16horiz = fix16_clamp(fix16_sadd(PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].q16horiz, input.horizon), fix16_from_int(0), fix16_from_int(184));
 
     // A horiz diff of 128 equal 45 degrees,
     // so we convert horiz to 1024 angle units
 
-    float horizAngle = atan2f(nVertPan[nLocalPlayer] - F16(92), F16(128)) * (512.f / fPI) + fix16_to_float(q16horz);
+    float horizAngle = atan2f(nVertPan[nLocalPlayer] - fix16_from_int(92), fix16_from_int(128)) * (512.f / fPI) + scaleAdjustmentToInterval(fix16_to_float(input.horizon));
     horizAngle = clamp(horizAngle, -255.f, 255.f);
-    nVertPan[nLocalPlayer] = fix16_clamp(F16(92) + Blrintf(F16(128) * tanf(horizAngle * (fPI / 512.f))), F16(0), F16(184));
+    nVertPan[nLocalPlayer] = fix16_clamp(fix16_from_int(92) + Blrintf(fix16_from_int(128) * tanf(horizAngle * (fPI / 512.f))), fix16_from_int(0), fix16_from_int(184));
 
+    // TODO - tidy / consolidate repeating blocks of code here?
+    if (buttonMap.ButtonDown(gamefunc_Look_Up))
+    {
+        bLockPan = kFalse;
+        if (nVertPan[nLocalPlayer] < fix16_from_int(180)) {
+            nVertPan[nLocalPlayer] = fix16_sadd(nVertPan[nLocalPlayer], fix16_from_float(scaleAdjustmentToInterval(4)));
+        }
+
+        bPlayerPan = kTrue;
+        nDestVertPan[nLocalPlayer] = nVertPan[nLocalPlayer];
+    }
+    else if (buttonMap.ButtonDown(gamefunc_Look_Down))
+    {
+        bLockPan = kFalse;
+        if (nVertPan[nLocalPlayer] > fix16_from_int(4)) {
+            nVertPan[nLocalPlayer] = fix16_ssub(nVertPan[nLocalPlayer], fix16_from_float(scaleAdjustmentToInterval(4)));
+        }
+
+        bPlayerPan = kTrue;
+        nDestVertPan[nLocalPlayer] = nVertPan[nLocalPlayer];
+    }
+    else if (buttonMap.ButtonDown(gamefunc_Look_Straight))
+    {
+        bLockPan = kFalse;
+        bPlayerPan = kFalse;
+        nVertPan[nLocalPlayer] = fix16_from_int(92);
+        nDestVertPan[nLocalPlayer] = fix16_from_int(92);
+    }
+    else if (buttonMap.ButtonDown(gamefunc_Aim_Up))
+    {
+        bLockPan = kTrue;
+        if (nVertPan[nLocalPlayer] < fix16_from_int(180)) {
+            nVertPan[nLocalPlayer] = fix16_sadd(nVertPan[nLocalPlayer], fix16_from_float(scaleAdjustmentToInterval(4)));
+        }
+
+        bPlayerPan = kTrue;
+        nDestVertPan[nLocalPlayer] = nVertPan[nLocalPlayer];
+    }
+    else if (buttonMap.ButtonDown(gamefunc_Aim_Down))
+    {
+        bLockPan = kTrue;
+        if (nVertPan[nLocalPlayer] > fix16_from_int(4)) {
+            nVertPan[nLocalPlayer] = fix16_ssub(nVertPan[nLocalPlayer], fix16_from_float(scaleAdjustmentToInterval(4)));
+        }
+
+        bPlayerPan = kTrue;
+        nDestVertPan[nLocalPlayer] = nVertPan[nLocalPlayer];
+    }
+
+    // loc_1C048:
+    if (totalvel[nLocalPlayer] > 20) {
+        bPlayerPan = kFalse;
+    }
+
+    if (g_MyAimMode)
+        bLockPan = kTrue;
+
+    // loc_1C05E
+    fix16_t ecx = fix16_ssub(nDestVertPan[nLocalPlayer], PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].q16horiz);
+
+    if (g_MyAimMode)
+    {
+        ecx = 0;
+    }
+
+    if (ecx)
+    {
+        if (ecx / 4 == 0)
+        {
+            if (ecx >= 0) {
+                ecx = 1;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                ecx = -1;
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ecx /= 4;
+
+            if (ecx > fix16_from_int(4))
+            {
+                ecx = fix16_from_int(4);
+            }
+            else if (ecx < -fix16_from_int(4))
+            {
+                ecx = -fix16_from_int(4);
+            }
+        }
+
+        nVertPan[nLocalPlayer] = fix16_sadd(nVertPan[nLocalPlayer], ecx);
+        PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].q16horiz = fix16_clamp(nVertPan[nLocalPlayer], fix16_from_int(0), fix16_from_int(184));
+    }
 }
 
 void RestoreSavePoint(int nPlayer, int *x, int *y, int *z, short *nSector, short *nAngle)
@@ -1080,8 +1177,6 @@ void FuncPlayer(int a, int nDamage, int nRun)
             }
 
             // loc_1A494:
-            PlayerList[nPlayer].q16angle = (PlayerList[nPlayer].q16angle + sPlayerInput[nPlayer].nAngle) & 0x7FFFFFF;
-            PlayerList[nPlayer].q16horiz = sPlayerInput[nPlayer].horizon;
             sprite[nPlayerSprite].ang = fix16_to_int(PlayerList[nPlayer].q16angle);
 
             // sprite[nPlayerSprite].zvel is modified within Gravity()
@@ -2845,103 +2940,6 @@ loc_1BD2E:
                     PlayerList[nPlayer].nAction = nActionB;
                     PlayerList[nPlayer].field_2 = 0;
                 }
-
-                if (nPlayer == nLocalPlayer)
-                {
-                    // TODO - tidy / consolidate repeating blocks of code here?
-                    if (buttonMap.ButtonDown(gamefunc_Look_Up))
-                    {
-                        bLockPan = kFalse;
-                        if (nVertPan[nPlayer] < F16(180)) {
-                            nVertPan[nPlayer] += F16(4);
-                        }
-
-                        bPlayerPan = kTrue;
-                        nDestVertPan[nPlayer] = nVertPan[nPlayer];
-                    }
-                    else if (buttonMap.ButtonDown(gamefunc_Look_Down))
-                    {
-                        bLockPan = kFalse;
-                        if (nVertPan[nPlayer] > F16(4)) {
-                            nVertPan[nPlayer] -= F16(4);
-                        }
-
-                        bPlayerPan = kTrue;
-                        nDestVertPan[nPlayer] = nVertPan[nPlayer];
-                    }
-                    else if (buttonMap.ButtonDown(gamefunc_Look_Straight))
-                    {
-                        bLockPan = kFalse;
-                        bPlayerPan = kFalse;
-                        nVertPan[nPlayer] = F16(92);
-                        nDestVertPan[nPlayer] = F16(92);
-                    }
-                    else if (buttonMap.ButtonDown(gamefunc_Aim_Up))
-                    {
-                        bLockPan = kTrue;
-                        if (nVertPan[nPlayer] < F16(180)) {
-                            nVertPan[nPlayer] += F16(4);
-                        }
-
-                        bPlayerPan = kTrue;
-                        nDestVertPan[nPlayer] = nVertPan[nPlayer];
-                    }
-                    else if (buttonMap.ButtonDown(gamefunc_Aim_Down))
-                    {
-                        bLockPan = kTrue;
-                        if (nVertPan[nPlayer] > F16(4)) {
-                            nVertPan[nPlayer] -= F16(4);
-                        }
-
-                        bPlayerPan = kTrue;
-                        nDestVertPan[nPlayer] = nVertPan[nPlayer];
-                    }
-
-                    // loc_1C048:
-                    if (totalvel[nPlayer] > 20) {
-                        bPlayerPan = kFalse;
-                    }
-
-                    if (g_MyAimMode)
-                        bLockPan = kTrue;
-
-                    // loc_1C05E
-                    fix16_t ecx = nDestVertPan[nPlayer] - nVertPan[nPlayer];
-
-                    if (g_MyAimMode)
-                    {
-                        ecx = 0;
-                    }
-
-                    if (ecx)
-                    {
-                        if (ecx / 4 == 0)
-                        {
-                            if (ecx >= 0) {
-                                ecx = 1;
-                            }
-                            else
-                            {
-                                ecx = -1;
-                            }
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            ecx /= 4;
-
-                            if (ecx > F16(4))
-                            {
-                                ecx = F16(4);
-                            }
-                            else if (ecx < -F16(4))
-                            {
-                                ecx = -F16(4);
-                            }
-                        }
-
-                        nVertPan[nPlayer] += ecx;
-                    }
-                }
             }
             else // else, player's health is less than 0
             {
diff --git a/source/exhumed/src/ps_input.h b/source/exhumed/src/ps_input.h
index d83b9c266..0cd009631 100644
--- a/source/exhumed/src/ps_input.h
+++ b/source/exhumed/src/ps_input.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ void ClearSpaceBar(short nPlayer);
 void GetLocalInput();
 
 extern PlayerInput sPlayerInput[];
+extern PlayerInput localInput;
 extern int nNetMoves;
 
 END_PS_NS
diff --git a/source/exhumed/src/view.cpp b/source/exhumed/src/view.cpp
index 30cc6c0cc..c9663f077 100644
--- a/source/exhumed/src/view.cpp
+++ b/source/exhumed/src/view.cpp
@@ -334,11 +334,6 @@ static inline int interpolate16(int a, int b, int smooth)
     return a + mulscale16(b - a, smooth);
 }
 
-static inline fix16_t q16angle_interpolate16(fix16_t a, fix16_t b, int smooth)
-{
-    return a + mulscale16(((b+F16(1024)-a)&0x7FFFFFF)-F16(1024), smooth);
-}
-
 void DrawView(int smoothRatio, bool sceneonly)
 {
     int playerX;
@@ -396,7 +391,7 @@ void DrawView(int smoothRatio, bool sceneonly)
         playerZ = interpolate16(PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].opos.z, sprite[nPlayerSprite].z, smoothRatio)
                 + interpolate16(oeyelevel[nLocalPlayer], eyelevel[nLocalPlayer], smoothRatio);
         nSector = nPlayerViewSect[nLocalPlayer];
-        nAngle = q16angle_interpolate16(PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].q16oangle, PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].q16angle, smoothRatio);
+        nAngle  = PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].q16angle;
 
         if (!bCamera)
         {
@@ -420,7 +415,7 @@ void DrawView(int smoothRatio, bool sceneonly)
             int floorZ = sector[sprite[nPlayerSprite].sectnum].floorz;
 
             // pan = nVertPan[nLocalPlayer];
-            pan = interpolate16(PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].q16ohoriz, PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].q16horiz, smoothRatio);
+            pan = PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].q16horiz;
 
             if (viewz > floorZ)
                 viewz = floorZ;