diff --git a/language.version b/language.version
index b24608b48..122681b31 100644
--- a/language.version
+++ b/language.version
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [default]
-SWWM_MODVER="\cyDEMOLITIONIST \cw1.3pre r1042 \cu(Thu  7 Dec 16:39:32 CET 2023)\c-";
-SWWM_SHORTVER="\cw1.3pre r1042 \cu(2023-12-07 16:39:32)\c-";
+SWWM_MODVER="\cyDEMOLITIONIST \cw1.3pre r1043 \cu(Thu  7 Dec 18:12:07 CET 2023)\c-";
+SWWM_SHORTVER="\cw1.3pre r1043 \cu(2023-12-07 18:12:07)\c-";
diff --git a/zscript/handler/swwm_handler_crosshair.zsc b/zscript/handler/swwm_handler_crosshair.zsc
index a7a799dd7..f4a9bae03 100644
--- a/zscript/handler/swwm_handler_crosshair.zsc
+++ b/zscript/handler/swwm_handler_crosshair.zsc
@@ -121,13 +121,19 @@ extend Class SWWMHandler
 		double cs = crosshairscale;
 		double sz = 1.;
 		if ( cs > 0. ) sz = Screen.GetHeight()*cs/200.;
-		if ( crosshairgrow ) sz *= StatusBar.CrosshairSize;
+		bool bGrowMe = crosshairgrow;
+		if ( bGrowMe ) sz *= StatusBar.CrosshairSize*StatusBar.CrosshairSize;
+		sz = max(1.,round(sz));	// ensure integer scaling of crosshair texture
+		Vector2 oddfix = (0,0);	// offset for odd-sized textures when scaling by an even number
+		if ( int(ts.x)%2 ) oddfix.x = -floor(sz/2.)+1.;
+		if ( int(ts.y)%2 ) oddfix.y = -floor(sz/2.)+1.;
 		SWWMUtility.PrepareProjData(tprojdata,e.ViewPos,e.ViewAngle,e.ViewPitch,e.ViewRoll,players[consoleplayer].fov);
 		Vector2 actpos[MAX_CROSSHAIRS];
 		for ( int i=0; i<MAX_CROSSHAIRS; i++ )
 		{
 			Vector3 cpos = tpos[i];
 			Color ccol = tcol[i];
+			if ( bGrowMe ) ccol = SWWMUtility.LerpColor(ccol,0xFFFFFFFF,clamp(StatusBar.CrosshairSize-1.,0.,1.));
 			Vector3 tdir = (e.ViewPos-cpos);
 			// project (but account for rare corner case where distance is zero)
 			Vector3 ndc = (tdir.length()<=double.epsilon)?(0,0,0):SWWMUtility.ProjectPoint(tprojdata,cpos);
@@ -153,8 +159,8 @@ extend Class SWWMHandler
 					tactive[i] = false;
 				alph = clamp(dist/max(2,streak+2),0.,1.);	// this should make the merge less jarring
 			}
-			for ( int i=0; i<streak; i++ ) Screen.DrawTexture(ctex,false,int(SWWMUtility.lerp(oldvpos.x,lagvpos.x,i/double(streak))),int(SWWMUtility.lerp(oldvpos.y,lagvpos.y,i/double(streak))),DTA_DestWidthF,ts.x*sz,DTA_DestHeightF,ts.y*sz,DTA_AlphaChannel,true,DTA_FillColor,ccol,DTA_Alpha,((i*.5)/streak)*alph);
-			Screen.DrawTexture(ctex,false,int(lagvpos.x),int(lagvpos.y),DTA_DestWidthF,ts.x*sz,DTA_DestHeightF,ts.y*sz,DTA_AlphaChannel,true,DTA_FillColor,ccol,DTA_Alpha,alph);
+			for ( int i=0; i<streak; i++ ) Screen.DrawTexture(ctex,false,int(SWWMUtility.lerp(oldvpos.x,lagvpos.x,i/double(streak)))+oddfix.x,int(SWWMUtility.lerp(oldvpos.y,lagvpos.y,i/double(streak)))+oddfix.y,DTA_DestWidthF,ts.x*sz,DTA_DestHeightF,ts.y*sz,DTA_AlphaChannel,true,DTA_FillColor,ccol,DTA_Alpha,((i*.5)/streak)*alph);
+			Screen.DrawTexture(ctex,false,int(lagvpos.x)+oddfix.x,int(lagvpos.y)+oddfix.y,DTA_DestWidthF,ts.x*sz,DTA_DestHeightF,ts.y*sz,DTA_AlphaChannel,true,DTA_FillColor,ccol,DTA_Alpha,alph);
 		}
 		prevframe = curframe;
 	}