diff --git a/Init.cpp b/Init.cpp
index e2f6fc59..b06b1441 100644
--- a/Init.cpp
+++ b/Init.cpp
@@ -385,26 +385,17 @@ BOOLEAN LoadExternalGameplayData(STR directoryName)
 
 	strcpy(fileName, directoryName);
 	strcat(fileName, LOADSCREENHINTSFILENAME);
+	SGP_THROW_IFFALSE(ReadInLoadScreenHints(fileName, FALSE),LOADSCREENHINTSFILENAME);
+
+	#ifndef ENGLISH
+		AddLanguagePrefix(fileName);
+		if ( FileExists(fileName) )
+		{
+			DebugMsg (TOPIC_JA2,DBG_LEVEL_3,String("LoadExternalGameplayData, fileName = %s", fileName));
+			SGP_THROW_IFFALSE(ReadInLoadScreenHints(fileName,TRUE), fileName);
+		}
+	#endif
 
-#ifndef ENGLISH
-	AddLanguagePrefix(fileName);
-		
-	if ( FileExists(fileName) )
-	{
-		SGP_THROW_IFFALSE(ReadInLoadScreenHints(fileName),LOADSCREENHINTSFILENAME);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		//CHRISL: If we fail to load, try loading just the default english
-		strcpy(fileName, directoryName);
-		strcat(fileName, LOADSCREENHINTSFILENAME);
-		SGP_THROW_IFFALSE(ReadInLoadScreenHints(fileName),LOADSCREENHINTSFILENAME);
-	}
-#else	
-	SGP_THROW_IFFALSE(ReadInLoadScreenHints(fileName),LOADSCREENHINTSFILENAME);
-#endif
-	
-	
 	strcpy(fileName, directoryName);
 	strcat(fileName, ARMOURSFILENAME);
 	SGP_THROW_IFFALSE(ReadInArmourStats(fileName),ARMOURSFILENAME);
diff --git a/Tactical/XML.h b/Tactical/XML.h
index 1650324e..f5213f41 100644
--- a/Tactical/XML.h
+++ b/Tactical/XML.h
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ extern BOOLEAN ReadInSquadNamesStats(STR fileName);
 extern BOOLEAN WriteSquadNamesStats();
 
 // Flugente: loadscreen hints
-extern BOOLEAN ReadInLoadScreenHints(STR fileName);
+extern BOOLEAN ReadInLoadScreenHints(STR fileName, BOOLEAN localizedVersion);
 extern BOOLEAN WriteLoadScreenHints();
 
 // Flugente: soldier profiles
diff --git a/Tactical/XML_LoadScreenHints.cpp b/Tactical/XML_LoadScreenHints.cpp
index 70808dd5..180f763b 100644
--- a/Tactical/XML_LoadScreenHints.cpp
+++ b/Tactical/XML_LoadScreenHints.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ struct
 }
 typedef enemyRankParseData;
 
+BOOLEAN localizedTextOnly_LoadScreenHints;
+
 UINT16 num_found_loadscreenhints = 0;	// the correct number is set on reading the xml
 
 LOADSCREENHINT_STRUCT zLoadScreenHint[LOADSCREENHINT_MAX];
@@ -39,7 +41,8 @@ loadscreenhintsStartElementHandle(void *userData, const XML_Char *name, const XM
 		{
 			pData->curElement = ELEMENT_LIST;
 
-			memset(pData->curArray,0,sizeof(LOADSCREENHINT_STRUCT)*pData->maxArraySize);
+			if (!localizedTextOnly_LoadScreenHints)
+				memset(pData->curArray,0,sizeof(LOADSCREENHINT_STRUCT)*pData->maxArraySize);
 
 			pData->maxReadDepth++; //we are not skipping this element
 		}
@@ -47,7 +50,8 @@ loadscreenhintsStartElementHandle(void *userData, const XML_Char *name, const XM
 		{
 			pData->curElement = ELEMENT;
 
-			memset(&pData->curLoadScreenHint,0,sizeof(LOADSCREENHINT_STRUCT));
+			if (!localizedTextOnly_LoadScreenHints)
+				memset(&pData->curLoadScreenHint,0,sizeof(LOADSCREENHINT_STRUCT));
 
 			pData->maxReadDepth++; //we are not skipping this element
 		}
@@ -104,7 +108,14 @@ loadscreenhintsEndElementHandle(void *userData, const XML_Char *name)
 			
 			if(pData->curLoadScreenHint.uiIndex < pData->maxArraySize)
 			{
-				pData->curArray[pData->curLoadScreenHint.uiIndex] = pData->curLoadScreenHint;
+				if (!localizedTextOnly_LoadScreenHints)
+				{
+					pData->curArray[pData->curLoadScreenHint.uiIndex] = pData->curLoadScreenHint;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					wcscpy(zLoadScreenHint[pData->curLoadScreenHint.uiIndex].szName, pData->curLoadScreenHint.szName);
+				}				
 			}
 		
 			num_found_loadscreenhints = pData->curLoadScreenHint.uiIndex;
@@ -172,7 +183,7 @@ loadscreenhintsEndElementHandle(void *userData, const XML_Char *name)
 	pData->currentDepth--;
 }
 
-BOOLEAN ReadInLoadScreenHints(STR fileName)
+BOOLEAN ReadInLoadScreenHints(STR fileName, BOOLEAN localizedVersion)
 {
 	HWFILE		hFile;
 	UINT32		uiBytesRead;
@@ -182,6 +193,8 @@ BOOLEAN ReadInLoadScreenHints(STR fileName)
 
 	enemyRankParseData pData;
 
+	localizedTextOnly_LoadScreenHints = localizedVersion;
+
 	DebugMsg(TOPIC_JA2, DBG_LEVEL_3, "Loading LoadScreenHints.xml" );
 		
 	// Open file
diff --git a/Utils/Animated ProgressBar.h b/Utils/Animated ProgressBar.h
index 195498eb..c6dac9af 100644
--- a/Utils/Animated ProgressBar.h	
+++ b/Utils/Animated ProgressBar.h	
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ extern PROGRESSBAR *pBar[ MAX_PROGRESSBARS ];
 typedef struct
 {
 	UINT16			uiIndex;
-	CHAR16			szName[190];			// text of the hint. Note that this size + any text it is used in msut be < than CHAR16	pzText[ 200 ]; of VIDEO_OVERLAY_DESC if you display this in any logs
+											// WANNE: I changed them from 190 to 256 because otherwise it is too short for the loadscreen hints. I works just fine even if it is > 200.
+	CHAR16			szName[256];			// text of the hint. Note that this size + any text it is used in msut be < than CHAR16	pzText[ 200 ]; of VIDEO_OVERLAY_DESC if you display this in any logs
+	
 	UINT32			usFlags;				// flags that can be used to determine wether a hint is currently appropriate
 	BOOLEAN			fAlreadyShown;			// to remember if this hint has already been shown in this game (reset on starting exe)
 } LOADSCREENHINT_STRUCT;