From fa98e762f7ee0ad82c3f5977878cee443bb96984 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Craig Carnell <1188869+cscd98@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:45:23 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] libretro: even more.. restart core to take affect message

---
 Source/Core/DolphinLibretro/Boot.cpp | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinLibretro/Boot.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinLibretro/Boot.cpp
index b8b8d1b32f7a..2848bef39ed3 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinLibretro/Boot.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinLibretro/Boot.cpp
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ bool retro_load_game(const struct retro_game_info* game)
 
   if (!File::Exists(codehandler))
   {
-    OSD::AddMessage(fmt::format("Core file {} missing! Go to Online Updater ->\nCore System Files Downloader -> Install Dolphin.zip",
+    OSD::AddMessage(fmt::format("Core file {} missing! Go to Online Updater ->\nCore System Files Downloader -> Install Dolphin.zip. Restart core to take affect",
       GECKO_CODE_HANDLER), OSD::Duration::VERY_LONG, OSD::Color::RED);
     ERROR_LOG_FMT(BOOT, "Core file {} missing! Go to Online Updater -> Core System Files Downloader -> Install Dolphin.zip",
       GECKO_CODE_HANDLER);