diff --git a/src/d_main.cpp b/src/d_main.cpp
index 7e4518156..109adbbd9 100644
--- a/src/d_main.cpp
+++ b/src/d_main.cpp
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ INT32 eventhead, eventtail;
 
 boolean dedicated = false;
 
+boolean loaded_config = false;
+
 //
 // D_PostEvent
 // Called by the I/O functions when input is detected
@@ -1664,6 +1666,7 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 	M_Init();
 	if (!dedicated)
 	{
+		CV_RegisterVar(&cv_highreshudscale);
 		CV_RegisterVar(&cv_ticrate);
 		CV_RegisterVar(&cv_accuratefps);
 		CV_RegisterVar(&cv_constextsize);
@@ -1793,6 +1796,8 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 
 	savedata.lives = 0; // flag this as not-used
 
+	loaded_config = true; // so pallettechange doesent get called 500 times at startup lol
+
 	CON_SetLoadingProgress(LOADED_CONFIG);
 
 	CONS_Printf("R_InitTextureData()...\n");
diff --git a/src/d_main.h b/src/d_main.h
index dad45f4ea..40b9471cd 100644
--- a/src/d_main.h
+++ b/src/d_main.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ typedef enum
 extern boolean gameconfig_loaded;
 extern tic_t rendergametic;
 
+extern boolean loaded_config;
+
 extern char srb2home[256]; //Alam: My Home
 extern boolean usehome; //Alam: which path?
 extern const char *pandf; //Alam: how to path?
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index e5b15074f..5ff73ad15 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -9055,7 +9055,7 @@ static boolean P_MobjRegularThink(mobj_t *mobj)
 		if ((!mobj->target || !mobj->target->health || !mobj->target->player || !P_IsObjectOnGround(mobj->target))
 			|| !mobj->target->player->drift || !(mobj->target->player->pflags & PF_BRAKEDRIFT)
 			|| !((mobj->target->player->cmd.buttons & BT_BRAKE)
-			|| (K_GetKartButtons(mobj->target->player) & BT_ACCELERATE))) // Letting go of accel functions about the same as brake-drifting
+			|| !(K_GetKartButtons(mobj->target->player) & BT_ACCELERATE))) // Letting go of accel functions about the same as brake-drifting
 		{
 			P_RemoveMobj(mobj);
 			return false;
diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
index 675c76e3e..523463139 100644
--- a/src/screen.c
+++ b/src/screen.c
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ consvar_t cv_shittyscreen = CVAR_INIT ("televisionsignal", "Okay", 0, shittyscre
 static CV_PossibleValue_t votescale_cons_t[] = {{0, "Vanilla"}, {1, "Adaptive"}, {2, "VerticalFill"}, {3, "HorizontalFill"}, {0, NULL}};
 consvar_t cv_votebgscaling = CVAR_INIT ("votebgscaling", "Adaptive", CV_SAVE, votescale_cons_t, NULL);
 
+static void Highreshudscale_OnChange(void);
+static CV_PossibleValue_t highreshudscale_cons_t[] = {{4*FRACUNIT/5, "MIN"}, {6*FRACUNIT/5, "MAX"}, {0, NULL}};
+consvar_t cv_highreshudscale = CVAR_INIT ("highreshudscale", "1", CV_SAVE|CV_FLOAT|CV_CALL|CV_NOINIT|CV_NOSHOWHELP, highreshudscale_cons_t, Highreshudscale_OnChange);
+
+static void Highreshudscale_OnChange(void)
+{
+	SCR_Recalc();
+}
+
 CV_PossibleValue_t cv_renderer_t[] = {
 	{1, "Software"},
 #ifdef HWRENDER
diff --git a/src/screen.h b/src/screen.h
index 539ede6d4..7a5ad7420 100644
--- a/src/screen.h
+++ b/src/screen.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ void SCR_ChangeRenderer(void);
 extern CV_PossibleValue_t cv_renderer_t[];
 
 extern consvar_t cv_scr_width, cv_scr_height, cv_scr_depth, cv_renderview, cv_renderer, cv_renderhitbox, cv_fullscreen;
+extern consvar_t cv_highreshudscale;
 extern consvar_t cv_vhseffect, cv_shittyscreen, cv_votebgscaling;
 extern consvar_t cv_parallelsoftware;
 extern consvar_t cv_accuratefps;
diff --git a/src/v_video.c b/src/v_video.c
index 56f7e30bb..f766d4b7e 100644
--- a/src/v_video.c
+++ b/src/v_video.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include "doomdef.h"
 #include "doomtype.h"
+#include "d_main.h"
 #include "r_local.h"
 #include "p_local.h" // stplyr
 #include "g_game.h" // players
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ static boolean InitCube(void)
 	float globalgammamul, globalgammaoffs;
 	boolean doinggamma;
 
-	if (con_startup_loadprogress < LOADED_CONFIG)
+	if (loaded_config == false)
 		return false;
 
 #define diffcons(cv) (cv.value != atoi(cv.defaultvalue))
@@ -491,6 +492,8 @@ void V_SetPaletteLump(const char *pal)
 
 static void CV_palette_OnChange(void)
 {
+	if (loaded_config == false)
+		return;
 	// recalculate Color Cube
 	V_ReloadPalette();
 	V_SetPalette(0);
@@ -4125,6 +4128,14 @@ void V_Recalc(void)
 #endif
 		vid.fdupx = vid.fdupy = (vid.fdupx < vid.fdupy ? vid.fdupx : vid.fdupy);
 
+	if (loaded_config // this could use a better name, since it is more and indicator that early startup is done and its safe to do sketchy shit now :chaosleep:
+	&& (vid.width > 720) && (vid.height > 1280)) // ehhhh well this thing has so many issues, so ill lock it to higher resolutions instead
+	{
+
+		vid.dupx = vid.dupy = FixedDiv(vid.dupy, cv_highreshudscale.value);
+		vid.fdupx = vid.fdupy = FixedDiv(vid.fdupy, cv_highreshudscale.value);
+	}
+
 	vid.meddupx = (UINT8)(vid.dupx >> 1) + 1;
 	vid.meddupy = (UINT8)(vid.dupy >> 1) + 1;