diff --git a/Runtime/ConsoleVariables/CVar.cpp b/Runtime/ConsoleVariables/CVar.cpp
index 81e1fa6f4..e59c458f0 100644
--- a/Runtime/ConsoleVariables/CVar.cpp
+++ b/Runtime/ConsoleVariables/CVar.cpp
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ void CVar::clearModified() {
     m_flags &= ~EFlags::Modified;
 }
 
+void CVar::forceClearModified() { m_flags &= ~EFlags::Modified; }
+
 void CVar::setModified() { m_flags |= EFlags::Modified; }
 
 void CVar::unlock() {
@@ -506,4 +508,4 @@ void CVar::init(EFlags flags, bool removeColor) {
   }
 }
 
-} // namespace hecl
+} // namespace metaforce
diff --git a/Runtime/ConsoleVariables/CVar.hpp b/Runtime/ConsoleVariables/CVar.hpp
index 215afd1a0..9c2fb3b41 100644
--- a/Runtime/ConsoleVariables/CVar.hpp
+++ b/Runtime/ConsoleVariables/CVar.hpp
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ private:
   CVar(std::string_view name, std::string_view help, EType type) : m_help(help), m_type(type) { m_name = name; }
   void dispatch();
   void clearModified();
+  void forceClearModified();
   void setModified();
   std::string m_help;
   EType m_type;
diff --git a/Runtime/ConsoleVariables/CVarManager.cpp b/Runtime/ConsoleVariables/CVarManager.cpp
index 47626d91f..8879f4a4b 100644
--- a/Runtime/ConsoleVariables/CVarManager.cpp
+++ b/Runtime/ConsoleVariables/CVarManager.cpp
@@ -123,9 +123,15 @@ void CVarManager::deserialize(CVar* cvar) {
       std::find_if(container.cbegin(), container.cend(), [&cvar](const auto& c) { return c.m_name == cvar->name(); });
   if (serialized != container.cend()) {
     if (cvar->m_value != serialized->m_value) {
-      CVarUnlocker lc(cvar);
-      cvar->fromLiteralToType(serialized->m_value);
-      cvar->m_wasDeserialized = true;
+      {
+        CVarUnlocker lc(cvar);
+        cvar->fromLiteralToType(serialized->m_value);
+        cvar->m_wasDeserialized = true;
+      }
+      if (cvar->modificationRequiresRestart()) {
+        cvar->dispatch();
+        cvar->forceClearModified();
+      }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -316,8 +322,10 @@ void CVarManager::restoreDeveloper(bool oldDeveloper) {
 }
 void CVarManager::proc() {
   for (const auto& [name, cvar] : m_cvars) {
-    if (cvar->isModified() && !cvar->modificationRequiresRestart()) {
+    if (cvar->isModified()) {
       cvar->dispatch();
+    }
+    if (cvar->isModified() && !cvar->modificationRequiresRestart()) {
       // Clear the modified flag now that we've informed everyone we've changed
       cvar->clearModified();
     }
diff --git a/Runtime/ImGuiConsole.cpp b/Runtime/ImGuiConsole.cpp
index 645bf3f42..cbacc1488 100644
--- a/Runtime/ImGuiConsole.cpp
+++ b/Runtime/ImGuiConsole.cpp
@@ -426,6 +426,9 @@ void ImGuiConsole::ShowConsoleVariablesWindow() {
       sortedList.reserve(cvars.size());
 
       for (auto* cvar : cvars) {
+        if (cvar->isHidden()) {
+          continue;
+        }
         if (!m_cvarFiltersText.empty()) {
           if (ContainsCaseInsensitive(magic_enum::enum_name(cvar->type()), m_cvarFiltersText) ||
               ContainsCaseInsensitive(cvar->name(), m_cvarFiltersText)) {
@@ -451,6 +454,7 @@ void ImGuiConsole::ShowConsoleVariablesWindow() {
         }
 
         for (auto* cv : sortedList) {
+          bool modified = cv->isModified();
           ImGui::PushID(cv);
           ImGui::TableNextRow();
           // Name
@@ -468,6 +472,7 @@ void ImGuiConsole::ShowConsoleVariablesWindow() {
               bool b = cv->toBoolean();
               if (ImGui::Checkbox("", &b)) {
                 cv->fromBoolean(b);
+                modified = true;
               }
               break;
             }
@@ -475,6 +480,7 @@ void ImGuiConsole::ShowConsoleVariablesWindow() {
               float f = cv->toReal();
               if (ImGui::DragFloat("", &f)) {
                 cv->fromReal(f);
+                modified = true;
               }
               break;
             }
@@ -482,6 +488,7 @@ void ImGuiConsole::ShowConsoleVariablesWindow() {
               std::array<s32, 1> i{cv->toSigned()};
               if (ImGui::DragScalar("", ImGuiDataType_S32, i.data(), i.size())) {
                 cv->fromInteger(i[0]);
+                modified = true;
               }
               break;
             }
@@ -489,6 +496,7 @@ void ImGuiConsole::ShowConsoleVariablesWindow() {
               std::array<u32, 1> i{cv->toUnsigned()};
               if (ImGui::DragScalar("", ImGuiDataType_U32, i.data(), i.size())) {
                 cv->fromInteger(i[0]);
+                modified = true;
               }
               break;
             }
@@ -497,6 +505,7 @@ void ImGuiConsole::ShowConsoleVariablesWindow() {
               strcpy(buf, cv->value().c_str());
               if (ImGui::InputText("", buf, 4096, ImGuiInputTextFlags_EnterReturnsTrue)) {
                 cv->fromLiteral(buf);
+                modified = true;
               }
               break;
             }
@@ -507,6 +516,7 @@ void ImGuiConsole::ShowConsoleVariablesWindow() {
                 vec.x() = scalars[0];
                 vec.y() = scalars[1];
                 cv->fromVec2f(vec);
+                modified = true;
               }
               break;
             }
@@ -517,6 +527,7 @@ void ImGuiConsole::ShowConsoleVariablesWindow() {
                 vec.x() = scalars[0];
                 vec.y() = scalars[1];
                 cv->fromVec2d(vec);
+                modified = true;
               }
               break;
             }
@@ -529,12 +540,14 @@ void ImGuiConsole::ShowConsoleVariablesWindow() {
                   vec.y() = scalars[1];
                   vec.z() = scalars[2];
                   cv->fromVec3f(vec);
+                  modified = true;
                 }
               } else if (ImGui::DragScalarN("", ImGuiDataType_Float, scalars.data(), scalars.size(), 0.1f)) {
                 vec.x() = scalars[0];
                 vec.y() = scalars[1];
                 vec.z() = scalars[2];
                 cv->fromVec3f(vec);
+                modified = true;
               }
               break;
             }
@@ -549,12 +562,14 @@ void ImGuiConsole::ShowConsoleVariablesWindow() {
                   vec.y() = scalars[1];
                   vec.z() = scalars[2];
                   cv->fromVec3d(vec);
+                  modified = true;
                 }
               } else if (ImGui::DragScalarN("", ImGuiDataType_Double, scalars.data(), scalars.size(), 0.1f)) {
                 vec.x() = scalars[0];
                 vec.y() = scalars[1];
                 vec.z() = scalars[2];
                 cv->fromVec3d(vec);
+                modified = true;
               }
               break;
             }
@@ -568,6 +583,7 @@ void ImGuiConsole::ShowConsoleVariablesWindow() {
                   vec.z() = scalars[2];
                   vec.w() = scalars[2];
                   cv->fromVec4f(vec);
+                  modified = true;
                 }
               } else if (ImGui::DragScalarN("", ImGuiDataType_Float, scalars.data(), scalars.size(), 0.1f)) {
                 vec.x() = scalars[0];
@@ -575,6 +591,7 @@ void ImGuiConsole::ShowConsoleVariablesWindow() {
                 vec.z() = scalars[2];
                 vec.w() = scalars[2];
                 cv->fromVec4f(vec);
+                modified = true;
               }
               break;
             }
@@ -590,6 +607,7 @@ void ImGuiConsole::ShowConsoleVariablesWindow() {
                   vec.z() = scalars[2];
                   vec.w() = scalars[2];
                   cv->fromVec4d(vec);
+                  modified = true;
                 }
               } else if (ImGui::DragScalarN("", ImGuiDataType_Double, scalars.data(), scalars.size(), 0.1f)) {
                 vec.x() = scalars[0];
@@ -597,6 +615,7 @@ void ImGuiConsole::ShowConsoleVariablesWindow() {
                 vec.z() = scalars[2];
                 vec.w() = scalars[2];
                 cv->fromVec4d(vec);
+                modified = true;
               }
               break;
             }
@@ -604,6 +623,9 @@ void ImGuiConsole::ShowConsoleVariablesWindow() {
               ImGui::Text("lawl wut? Please contact a developer, your copy of Metaforce is cursed!");
               break;
             }
+            if (modified && cv->modificationRequiresRestart()) {
+              ImGui::Text("Restart required for value to take affect!");
+            }
             if (ImGui::IsItemHovered()) {
               std::string sv(cv->defaultValue());
               ImGui::SetTooltip("Default: %s", sv.c_str());