diff --git a/Assets/dll/dsda.wbx.zst b/Assets/dll/dsda.wbx.zst
index c8fa792ab2..d85b366f2f 100644
Binary files a/Assets/dll/dsda.wbx.zst and b/Assets/dll/dsda.wbx.zst differ
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.ISettable.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.ISettable.cs
index 0ef3a9a9b4..0b43861e34 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.ISettable.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Computers/Doom/DSDA.ISettable.cs
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Computers.Doom
 			public bool DoUpdate = false;
 
 			[DisplayName("Internal Resolution Scale Factor")]
-			[Description("Which factor to increase internal resolution by [1 - 12]. Affects \"quality\" of rendered image at the cost of accuracy. Native resolution is 320x200 resized to 4:3 DAR on a CRT monitor.")]
+			[Description("Which factor to increase internal resolution by [1 - 12]. Affects \"quality\" of rendered image at the cost of accuracy. Native resolution is 320x200 resized to 4:3 DAR on a CRT monitor.\n\nRequires restart.")]
 			[Range(1, 12)]
 			[DefaultValue(1)]
 			[TypeConverter(typeof(ConstrainedIntConverter))]
@@ -198,13 +198,16 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Computers.Doom
 		}
 		public PutSettingsDirtyBits PutSettings(DoomSettings o)
 		{
+			var ret = _settings.ScaleFactor == o.ScaleFactor
+				? PutSettingsDirtyBits.None
+				: PutSettingsDirtyBits.RebootCore;
 			_settings = o;
 			if (_settings.DisplayPlayer == 1 && !_syncSettings.Player1Present) throw new Exception($"Trying to set display player '{_settings.DisplayPlayer}' but it is not active in this movie.");
 			if (_settings.DisplayPlayer == 2 && !_syncSettings.Player2Present) throw new Exception($"Trying to set display player '{_settings.DisplayPlayer}' but it is not active in this movie.");
 			if (_settings.DisplayPlayer == 3 && !_syncSettings.Player3Present) throw new Exception($"Trying to set display player '{_settings.DisplayPlayer}' but it is not active in this movie.");
 			if (_settings.DisplayPlayer == 4 && !_syncSettings.Player4Present) throw new Exception($"Trying to set display player '{_settings.DisplayPlayer}' but it is not active in this movie.");
 			_settings.DoUpdate = true;
-			return PutSettingsDirtyBits.None;
+			return ret;
 		}
 
 		[CoreSettings]
diff --git a/waterbox/dsda/BizhawkInterface.c b/waterbox/dsda/BizhawkInterface.c
index d743dff300..1138d60617 100644
--- a/waterbox/dsda/BizhawkInterface.c
+++ b/waterbox/dsda/BizhawkInterface.c
@@ -161,15 +161,8 @@ ECL_EXPORT bool dsda_frame_advance(CommonButtons commonButtons, struct PackedPla
 {
   if (renderInfo->DoUpdate)
   {
-    char setting_buffer[512];
-    sprintf(setting_buffer, "%dx%d",
-      SCREENWIDTH  * renderInfo->ScaleFactor,
-      SCREENHEIGHT * renderInfo->ScaleFactor);
-    dsda_UpdateStringConfig(dsda_config_screen_resolution, setting_buffer, true);
-
-    dsda_UpdateIntConfig(dsda_config_screenblocks,  renderInfo->HeadsUpMode      ? 11 : 10, true);
-    dsda_UpdateIntConfig(dsda_config_hud_displayed, renderInfo->HeadsUpMode == 2 ?  0 :  1, true);
-
+    dsda_UpdateIntConfig(dsda_config_screenblocks,      renderInfo->HeadsUpMode != HUD_VANILLA ? 11 : 10, true);
+    dsda_UpdateIntConfig(dsda_config_hud_displayed,     renderInfo->HeadsUpMode == HUD_NONE    ?  0 :  1, true);
     dsda_UpdateIntConfig(dsda_config_usegamma,          renderInfo->Gamma,           true);
     dsda_UpdateIntConfig(dsda_config_show_messages,     renderInfo->ShowMessages,    true);
     dsda_UpdateIntConfig(dsda_config_hudadd_secretarea, renderInfo->ReportSecrets,   true);
diff --git a/waterbox/dsda/BizhawkInterface.h b/waterbox/dsda/BizhawkInterface.h
index 02bfb49c80..b929cedaf8 100644
--- a/waterbox/dsda/BizhawkInterface.h
+++ b/waterbox/dsda/BizhawkInterface.h
@@ -83,10 +83,17 @@ extern fixed_t scale_ftom;
 #define PALETTE_SIZE 256
 uint32_t _convertedPaletteBuffer[PALETTE_SIZE];
 
+enum HudMode
+{
+  HUD_VANILLA = 0,
+  HUD_DSDA    = 1,
+  HUD_NONE    = 2
+};
+
 enum MemoryArrayType
 {
-  ARRAY_THINGS = 0,
-  ARRAY_LINES = 1,
+  ARRAY_THINGS  = 0,
+  ARRAY_LINES   = 1,
   ARRAY_SECTORS = 2
 };
 
diff --git a/waterbox/dsda/core b/waterbox/dsda/core
index dafb3a130e..aedab0b282 160000
--- a/waterbox/dsda/core
+++ b/waterbox/dsda/core
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit dafb3a130ebece8bc2320d8fe144eee17541ac12
+Subproject commit aedab0b2825646f06f85a9d13b4c67e231baa5dc