diff --git a/src/client/component/loadscreen.cpp b/src/client/component/loadscreen.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a7471fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/component/loadscreen.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+#include <std_include.hpp>
+#include "loader/component_loader.hpp"
+
+#include "game/game.hpp"
+#include "game/dvars.hpp"
+
+#include "scheduler.hpp"
+#include "loadscreen.hpp"
+
+#include <utils/hook.hpp>
+#include <utils/io.hpp>
+
+namespace loadscreen
+{
+	namespace
+	{
+		game::dvar_t* cl_disable_map_movies = nullptr;
+		game::dvar_t* cl_loadscreen_image = nullptr;
+		game::dvar_t* cl_loadscreen_title = nullptr;
+		game::dvar_t* cl_loadscreen_desc = nullptr;
+		game::dvar_t* cl_loadscreen_obj = nullptr;
+		game::dvar_t* cl_loadscreen_obj_icon = nullptr;
+
+		utils::hook::detour ui_draw_loadbar_hook;
+
+		float white_color[4] = {0.8f, 0.8f, 0.8f, 1.f};
+		float text_color[4] = {0.65f, 0.65f, 0.65f, 1.f};
+		float gray_color[4] = {0.2f, 0.2f, 0.2f, 1.f};
+		float icon_yellow_color[4] = {0.86f, 0.81f, 0.34f, 1.f};
+		float icon_grey_color[4] = {0.6f, 0.6f, 0.6f, 1.f};
+
+		void draw_loadscreen_image()
+		{
+			const auto material = game::Material_RegisterHandle(cl_loadscreen_image->current.string);
+			const auto placement = game::ScrPlace_GetViewPlacement();
+
+			game::rectangle rect{};
+			rect.p0.x = 0;
+			rect.p0.y = 0;
+			rect.p0.f2 = 0.f;
+			rect.p0.f3 = 1.f;
+
+			rect.p1.x = 0 + placement->realViewportSize[0];
+			rect.p1.y = 0;
+			rect.p1.f2 = 0.f;
+			rect.p1.f3 = 1.f;
+
+			rect.p2.x = 0 + placement->realViewportSize[0];
+			rect.p2.y = 0 + placement->realViewportSize[1];
+			rect.p2.f2 = 0.f;
+			rect.p2.f3 = 1.f;
+
+			rect.p3.x = 0;
+			rect.p3.y = 0 + placement->realViewportSize[1];
+			rect.p3.f2 = 0.f;
+			rect.p3.f3 = 1.f;
+
+			game::R_DrawRectangle(&rect, 0.f, 0.f, 1.f, 1.f,
+				white_color, material);
+		}
+
+		void draw_loadscreen_progress_bar()
+		{
+			const auto fraction = utils::hook::invoke<float>(0x140287E30);
+
+			const auto w = 290.f;
+			const auto w_progress = w * fraction;
+
+			const auto material = game::Material_RegisterHandle("white");
+			const auto placement = game::ScrPlace_GetViewPlacement();
+
+			game::CL_DrawStretchPic(placement, -20, 290, w, 3, 0, 0, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, gray_color, material);
+			game::CL_DrawStretchPic(placement, -20, 290, w_progress, 3, 0, 0, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, white_color, material);
+		}
+
+		void draw_loadscreen_title()
+		{
+			auto x = -20.f;
+			auto y = 290.f;
+			auto h = 24.f;
+			auto w = 0.f;
+
+			const auto placement = game::ScrPlace_GetViewPlacement();
+			game::ScrPlace_ApplyRect(placement, &x, &y, &w, &h, 0, 0);
+
+			const auto font = game::R_RegisterFont("fonts/default.otf", static_cast<int>(h));
+			game::R_AddCmdDrawText(cl_loadscreen_title->current.string, 0x7FFFFFFF, font, x, y, 1.f, 1.f, 0.f, text_color, 0);
+		}
+
+		void draw_loadscreen_desc()
+		{
+			const auto font = game::R_RegisterFont("fonts/default.otf", 20);
+			const auto placement = game::ScrPlace_GetViewPlacement();
+			const auto text = cl_loadscreen_desc->current.string;
+
+			game::rectDef_s rect{};
+			rect.x = 0;
+			rect.y = 0;
+			rect.w = 290;
+			rect.horzAlign = 0;
+			rect.vertAlign = 0;
+
+			game::rectDef_s text_rect{};
+
+			game::UI_DrawWrappedText(placement, text, &rect, font, -20, 310, 0.25f, text_color, 0, 0, &text_rect, 0);
+		}
+
+		void draw_loadscreen_objective_icons()
+		{
+			if (*cl_loadscreen_obj_icon->current.string == 0)
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+
+			const auto material = game::Material_RegisterHandle(cl_loadscreen_obj_icon->current.string);
+			const auto placement = game::ScrPlace_GetViewPlacement();
+
+			const auto w = 15.f;
+			const auto base_y = 365.f;
+			const auto base_x = -20.f;
+
+			for (auto row = 0; row < 3; row++)
+			{
+				for (auto column = 0; column < 3; column++)
+				{
+					auto x = base_x + column * w;
+					auto y = base_y + row * w + 2;
+
+					const auto color = column <= row ? icon_yellow_color : icon_grey_color;
+					game::CL_DrawStretchPic(placement, x, y, w, w, 0, 0, 0.f, 0.f, 1.f, 1.f, color, material);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		void draw_loadscreen_objective()
+		{
+			if (*cl_loadscreen_obj->current.string == 0)
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+
+			draw_loadscreen_objective_icons();
+
+			const auto font = game::R_RegisterFont("fonts/default.otf", 20);
+			const auto placement = game::ScrPlace_GetViewPlacement();
+			const auto text = cl_loadscreen_obj->current.string;
+
+			game::rectDef_s rect{};
+			rect.x = 0;
+			rect.y = 0;
+			rect.w = 290.f;
+			rect.horzAlign = 0;
+			rect.vertAlign = 0;
+
+			game::rectDef_s text_rect{};
+
+			game::UI_DrawWrappedText(placement, text, &rect, font, 30.f, 365.f + 17.5f, 0.25f, text_color, 0, 0, &text_rect, 0);
+		}
+
+		void draw_loadscreen()
+		{
+			if (!cl_disable_map_movies->current.enabled)
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+
+			if (cl_loadscreen_image == nullptr || cl_loadscreen_title == nullptr ||
+				cl_loadscreen_desc == nullptr || *cl_loadscreen_image->current.string == 0)
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+
+			draw_loadscreen_image();
+			draw_loadscreen_progress_bar();
+			draw_loadscreen_title();
+			draw_loadscreen_desc();
+			draw_loadscreen_objective();
+		}
+
+		bool in_loadscreen()
+		{
+			return *reinterpret_cast<int*>(0x14203F3C4) == 4;
+		}
+
+		void ui_set_active_menu_stub(utils::hook::assembler& a)
+		{
+			const auto player_start = a.newLabel();
+
+			a.mov(rax, qword_ptr(reinterpret_cast<uint64_t>(&cl_disable_map_movies)));
+			a.mov(al, byte_ptr(rax, 0x10));
+			a.cmp(al, 1);
+			a.jz(player_start);
+
+			a.mov(rax, qword_ptr(static_cast<uint64_t>(0x14BE6EA10)));
+			a.mov(al, byte_ptr(rax, 0x10));
+			a.cmp(al, 1);
+			a.jz(player_start);
+
+			a.jmp(0x1405F4701);
+
+			a.bind(player_start);
+			a.call(0x1405F1B00);
+			a.jmp(0x1405F44F2);
+		}
+	}
+
+	void clear()
+	{
+		game::Dvar_Reset(cl_disable_map_movies, game::DVAR_SOURCE_INTERNAL);
+		game::Dvar_Reset(cl_loadscreen_image, game::DVAR_SOURCE_INTERNAL);
+		game::Dvar_Reset(cl_loadscreen_title, game::DVAR_SOURCE_INTERNAL);
+		game::Dvar_Reset(cl_loadscreen_desc, game::DVAR_SOURCE_INTERNAL);
+	}
+
+	class component final : public component_interface
+	{
+	public:
+		void post_unpack() override
+		{
+			// not registered, used in CL_StartLoading
+			cl_disable_map_movies = dvars::register_bool("cl_disableMapMovies", false, 0, "Disable map loading videos");
+
+			// auto start the game if cl_disableMapMovies is enabled
+			utils::hook::jump(0x1405F46EA, utils::hook::assemble(ui_set_active_menu_stub), true);
+
+			scheduler::once([]()
+			{
+				cl_loadscreen_image = dvars::register_string("cl_loadscreenImage", "", 0, "Loadscreen background image");
+				cl_loadscreen_title = dvars::register_string("cl_loadscreenTitle", "", 0, "Loadscreen mission title");
+				cl_loadscreen_desc = dvars::register_string("cl_loadscreenDesc", "", 0, "Loadscreen mission description");
+				cl_loadscreen_obj = dvars::register_string("cl_loadscreenObj", "", 0, "Loadscreen mission objective");
+				cl_loadscreen_obj_icon = dvars::register_string("cl_loadscreenObjIcon", "", 0, "Loadscreen mission objective icon");
+			}, scheduler::pipeline::main);
+
+			scheduler::loop([]()
+			{
+				if (in_loadscreen())
+				{
+					draw_loadscreen();
+				}
+			}, scheduler::pipeline::renderer);
+		}
+	};
+}
+
+REGISTER_COMPONENT(loadscreen::component)
diff --git a/src/client/component/loadscreen.hpp b/src/client/component/loadscreen.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02b1aed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/component/loadscreen.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace loadscreen
+{
+	void clear();
+}
diff --git a/src/client/component/logger.cpp b/src/client/component/logger.cpp
index fb9d82ab..5f5fe60b 100644
--- a/src/client/component/logger.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/logger.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #include <std_include.hpp>
 #include "loader/component_loader.hpp"
 
-#include "game/game.hpp"
 #include "console.hpp"
+#include "loadscreen.hpp"
+
+#include "game/game.hpp"
 #include "game/dvars.hpp"
 
 #include <utils/hook.hpp>
@@ -60,6 +62,8 @@ namespace logger
 				console::error("Error: %s\n", buffer);
 			}
 
+			loadscreen::clear();
+
 			com_error_hook.invoke<void>(error, "%s", buffer);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/client/component/materials.cpp b/src/client/component/materials.cpp
index c9417280..d71d114f 100644
--- a/src/client/component/materials.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/materials.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "materials.hpp"
 #include "console.hpp"
 #include "filesystem.hpp"
+#include "command.hpp"
 
 #include "game/game.hpp"
 #include "game/dvars.hpp"
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ namespace materials
 			return image;
 		}
 
-		game::Material* create_material(const std::string& name, const std::string& data)
+		game::Material* create_material(const std::string& name, const utils::image& raw_image)
 		{
 			const auto white = *reinterpret_cast<game::Material**>(0x141B09208);
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ namespace materials
 			image->name = material->name;
 
 			material->textureTable = texture_table;
-			material->textureTable->u.image = setup_image(image, data);
+			material->textureTable->u.image = setup_image(image, raw_image);
 
 			return material;
 		}
@@ -96,16 +97,37 @@ namespace materials
 					data = i->second;
 				}
 
-				if (data.empty() && !filesystem::read_file(utils::string::va("materials/%s.png", name.data()), &data))
+				if (!data.empty())
 				{
-					data_.materials[name] = nullptr;
-					return nullptr;
+					const auto material = create_material(name, data);
+					data_.materials[name] = material;
+					return material;
 				}
 
-				const auto material = create_material(name, data);
-				data_.materials[name] = material;
+				if (filesystem::read_file(utils::string::va("materials/%s.stbi_img", name.data()), &data))
+				{
+					const auto buffer = data.data();
+					const auto width = *reinterpret_cast<int*>(buffer);
+					const auto height = *reinterpret_cast<int*>(buffer + 4);
+					const auto image_data = std::string(reinterpret_cast<char*>(buffer + 8), data.size() - 8);
 
-				return material;
+					const auto image = utils::image(image_data, width, height);
+
+					const auto material = create_material(name, image);
+					data_.materials[name] = material;
+
+					return material;
+				}
+
+				if (filesystem::read_file(utils::string::va("materials/%s.png", name.data()), &data))
+				{
+					const auto material = create_material(name, data);
+					data_.materials[name] = material;
+					return material;
+				}
+
+				data_.materials[name] = nullptr;
+				return nullptr;
 			});
 		}
 
@@ -193,6 +215,54 @@ namespace materials
 			material_register_handle_hook.create(game::Material_RegisterHandle.get(), material_register_handle_stub);
 			db_material_streaming_fail_hook.create(0x14041D140, db_material_streaming_fail_stub);
 			db_get_material_index_hook.create(0x140413BC0, db_get_material_index_stub);
+
+			command::add("preloadImage", [](const command::params& params)
+			{
+				if (params.size() < 2)
+				{
+					return;
+				}
+
+				const auto image_name = params.join(1);
+				if (!utils::io::file_exists(image_name))
+				{
+					console::error("Image file not found\n");
+					return;
+				}
+
+				const auto data = utils::io::read_file(image_name);
+
+				try
+				{
+					const auto image = utils::image{ data };
+					const auto last_of = image_name.find_last_of('.');
+					const auto new_name = image_name.substr(0, last_of) + ".stbi_img";
+
+					auto width = image.get_width();
+					auto height = image.get_height();
+					auto size = image.get_size();
+
+					/*
+						int width;
+						int height;
+						char* data;
+					*/
+
+					std::string buffer{};
+					buffer.append(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&width), 4);
+					buffer.append(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&height), 4);
+					buffer.append(image.get_data());
+
+					utils::io::write_file(new_name, buffer, false);
+
+					console::info("Image saved to %s\n", new_name.data());
+				}
+				catch (const std::exception& e)
+				{
+					console::error("Error processing image: %s\n", e.what());
+				}
+
+			});
 		}
 	};
 }
diff --git a/src/client/component/mods.cpp b/src/client/component/mods.cpp
index 62a158f5..9a2e2e37 100644
--- a/src/client/component/mods.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/mods.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "mods.hpp"
 #include "mapents.hpp"
 #include "localized_strings.hpp"
+#include "loadscreen.hpp"
 
 #include <utils/hook.hpp>
 #include <utils/io.hpp>
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ namespace mods
 				materials::clear();
 				fonts::clear();
 				mapents::clear_dvars();
+				loadscreen::clear();
 			}
 
 			mapents::clear();
diff --git a/src/client/game/structs.hpp b/src/client/game/structs.hpp
index 77f11014..2a0907b7 100644
--- a/src/client/game/structs.hpp
+++ b/src/client/game/structs.hpp
@@ -1211,6 +1211,16 @@ namespace game
 		char __pad0[0x8];
 	};
 
+	struct rectDef_s
+	{
+		float x;
+		float y;
+		float w;
+		float h;
+		int horzAlign;
+		int vertAlign;
+	};
+
 	namespace hks
 	{
 		struct lua_State;
diff --git a/src/client/game/symbols.hpp b/src/client/game/symbols.hpp
index 8b3cd8b5..8d03e5d0 100644
--- a/src/client/game/symbols.hpp
+++ b/src/client/game/symbols.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ namespace game
 	WEAK symbol<char*(const unsigned int weapon, 
 		bool isAlternate, char* outputBuffer, int bufferLen)> CG_GetWeaponDisplayName{0x1403B9210};
 
+	WEAK symbol<void(ScreenPlacement* place, float x, float y, float w, float h, int horzAlign, int vertAlign, 
+		float t0, float s0, float t1, float s1, float* color, Material* material)> CL_DrawStretchPic{0x1403C9570};
+
 	WEAK symbol<void(const char* cmdName, void(), cmd_function_s* allocedCmd)> Cmd_AddCommandInternal{0x14059A5F0};
 	WEAK symbol<void(int localClientNum, int controllerIndex, const char* text)> Cmd_ExecuteSingleCommand{0x14059ABA0};
 
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ namespace game
 	WEAK symbol<void(int hash, const char* name, const char* buffer)> Dvar_SetCommand{0x14061A5C0};
 	WEAK symbol<void(const char* dvarName, const char* string, DvarSetSource source)> Dvar_SetFromStringFromSource{0x14061A910};
 	WEAK symbol<void(const dvar_t* dvar, const char* value)> Dvar_SetString{0x14061ABF0};
+	WEAK symbol<void(const dvar_t* dvar, DvarSetSource source)> Dvar_Reset{0x140619FE0};
 
 	WEAK symbol<int(const char* fname)> generateHashValue{0x140343D20};
 
@@ -143,6 +147,8 @@ namespace game
 
 	WEAK symbol<ScreenPlacement*()> ScrPlace_GetViewPlacement{0x1403E16A0};
 	WEAK symbol<ScreenPlacement*()> ScrPlace_GetView{0x1403E1660};
+	WEAK symbol<void(ScreenPlacement* scrPlace, float* x, float* y, float* w, float* h, 
+		int horzAlign, int vertAlign)> ScrPlace_ApplyRect{0x1403E0BF0};
 
 	WEAK symbol<const char*(scr_string_t stringValue)> SL_ConvertToString{0x1405BFBB0};
 	WEAK symbol<scr_string_t(const char* str, unsigned int user)> SL_GetString{0x1405C0170};
@@ -162,6 +168,8 @@ namespace game
 
 	WEAK symbol<const char*(const char* string)> UI_SafeTranslateString{0x1405A2930};
 	WEAK symbol<int(int localClientNum, const char* sound)> UI_PlayLocalSoundAlias{0x140606080};
+	WEAK symbol<void(ScreenPlacement* scrPlace, const char* text, rectDef_s* rect, Font_s* font, float x, float y,
+		float scale, const float* color, int style, int textAlignMode, rectDef_s* textRect, char a12)> UI_DrawWrappedText{0x1406055E0};
 
 	WEAK symbol<void(pmove_t* move, trace_t*, const float*, const float*,
 		const Bounds*, int, int)> PM_playerTrace{0x14068F0A0};
diff --git a/src/common/utils/image.cpp b/src/common/utils/image.cpp
index 33f865e2..10465927 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/image.cpp
+++ b/src/common/utils/image.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ namespace utils
 		std::memmove(this->data.data(), rgb_image, size);
 	}
 
+	image::image(const std::string& data_, int width_, int height_)
+		: data(data_)
+		  , width(width_)
+		  , height(height_)
+	{
+	}
+
 	int image::get_width() const
 	{
 		return this->width;
diff --git a/src/common/utils/image.hpp b/src/common/utils/image.hpp
index a617df76..071c52a9 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/image.hpp
+++ b/src/common/utils/image.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ namespace utils
 	{
 	public:
 		image(const std::string& data);
+		image(const std::string& data_, int width_, int height_);
 
 		int get_width() const;
 		int get_height() const;