Disabling/Toning Down Sprites

So my computer can't handle sprites at all. For goodness sake the dust kicked up from bullets hitting the ground lags the hell out of my computer if I'm close enough. Some sprites like fire are fine in general, but smoke or sparkles from the kritzkrieg? Forget it.

How do I turn off effects like the dust getting kicked up from the ground and smoke coming from stuff? Is there a way to tone down sprites in general?

Is it the sprites, like bullet wholes left over, or particles, the bits of wood/dirt/sparks that are sent into the air?

Bullet holes can be turned down, particles can be modded on impure servers.

turn down your details, and there are ways to turn off the particles.

http://m0re.nocrits.com/index.php?site=files&file=8
http://tf2scout.blogspot.com/2009/07/high-lod-picmip-hack-for-tf2.html


That will get your game looking the worst to help your pc out the most.

it will also make your game look like this:
http://img8.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=cpgravelpit0006p.jpg

TF2 64!

It's just particles. Bullet holes and stuff are fine.

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I actually want to try this now.

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