My version: http://www.eq2interface.com/download...fo.php?id=3331
Cuts the loading image (which appears to reduce zoning time slightly) and moves the progress bar to the center of the screen to avoid it being covered by a chat window or something.
Not much, just the time it would take to load the concept art image off the hard drive. I haven't noticed any improvement myself but I've had others tell me it speeds it up. *shrug*
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