diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneLite.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneLite.java
index 47e3d2578f..0b9e9b1f65 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneLite.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneLite.java
@@ -264,15 +264,16 @@ public class RuneLite
 
 		Thread.setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler((thread, throwable) ->
 		{
-			log.error("Uncaught exception:", throwable);
 			if (throwable instanceof AbstractMethodError)
 			{
-				log.error("Classes are out of date; Build with Gradle again.");
+				RuneLiteSplashScreen.setError("Out of date!", "Classes are out of date; Build with Gradle again.");
+				return;
 			}
+
+			RuneLiteSplashScreen.setError("Error while loading!", "Please check your internet connection and your DNS settings.");
 		});
 
-
-		RuneLiteSplashScreen.stage(.2, "Starting RuneLitePlus injector");
+		RuneLiteSplashScreen.stage(0, "Starting RuneLitePlus injector");
 
 		final long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
 
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneLiteModule.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneLiteModule.java
index f394c17f40..611064f162 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneLiteModule.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneLiteModule.java
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ public class RuneLiteModule extends AbstractModule
 		bind(ItemManager.class);
 		bind(Scheduler.class);
 		bind(PluginManager.class);
-		bind(RuneLiteProperties.class);
 		bind(SessionManager.class);
 
 		bind(Callbacks.class).to(Hooks.class);
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/rs/ClientLoader.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/rs/ClientLoader.java
index 2da83d5558..1889b0e803 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/rs/ClientLoader.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/rs/ClientLoader.java
@@ -26,40 +26,38 @@
  */
 package net.runelite.client.rs;
 
-import java.io.InputStream;
-import java.net.URLClassLoader;
+import com.google.common.io.ByteStreams;
 import java.applet.Applet;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.net.URL;
+import java.net.URLClassLoader;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.inject.Named;
 import javax.inject.Singleton;
-
-import com.google.common.io.ByteStreams;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import net.runelite.client.RuneLite;
+import net.runelite.client.ui.RuneLiteSplashScreen;
 
 @Slf4j
 @Singleton
 public class ClientLoader
 {
-	private final ClientConfigLoader clientConfigLoader;
 	private final ClientUpdateCheckMode updateCheckMode;
 
 	@Inject
 	private ClientLoader(
-		@Named("updateCheckMode") final ClientUpdateCheckMode updateCheckMode,
-		final ClientConfigLoader clientConfigLoader)
+		@Named("updateCheckMode") final ClientUpdateCheckMode updateCheckMode)
 	{
 		this.updateCheckMode = updateCheckMode;
-		this.clientConfigLoader = clientConfigLoader;
 	}
 
 	public Applet load()
 	{
 		try
 		{
-			final RSConfig config = clientConfigLoader.fetch();
+			RuneLiteSplashScreen.stage(.2, "Fetching applet viewer config");
+			final RSConfig config = ClientConfigLoader.fetch();
 
 			switch (updateCheckMode)
 			{
@@ -82,8 +80,8 @@ public class ClientLoader
 		}
 		catch (ClassNotFoundException e)
 		{
-			log.error("Unable to load client - class not found. This means you"
-				+ " are not running RuneLite with Gradle as the injected client"
+			RuneLiteSplashScreen.setError("Unable to load client", "Class not found. This means you"
+				+ " are not running RuneLitePlus with Gradle as the injected client"
 				+ " is not in your classpath.");
 
 			log.error("Error loading RS!", e);
@@ -94,6 +92,8 @@ public class ClientLoader
 	private static Applet loadRLPlus(final RSConfig config)
 	throws ClassNotFoundException, InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException
 	{
+		RuneLiteSplashScreen.stage(.465, "Starting Old School RuneScape");
+
 		ClassLoader rsClassLoader = new ClassLoader(ClientLoader.class.getClassLoader())
 		{
 			@Override
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ public class ClientLoader
 				catch (IOException e)
 				{
 					e.printStackTrace();
+					RuneLiteSplashScreen.setError("Failed to load!", "Failed to load class: " + name + " " + path);
 					throw new RuntimeException("Failed to load class: " + name + " " + path);
 				}
 				return defineClass(name, data, 0, data.length);
@@ -125,6 +126,8 @@ public class ClientLoader
 	private static Applet loadVanilla(final RSConfig config)
 	throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException, InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException
 	{
+		RuneLiteSplashScreen.stage(.465, "Starting Old School RuneScape");
+
 		final String codebase = config.getCodeBase();
 		final String initialJar = config.getInitialJar();
 		final String initialClass = config.getInitialClass();
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/ui/RuneLiteSplashScreen.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/ui/RuneLiteSplashScreen.java
index ad634c1b7c..7d4e730bdd 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/ui/RuneLiteSplashScreen.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/ui/RuneLiteSplashScreen.java
@@ -69,6 +69,27 @@ public class RuneLiteSplashScreen extends JFrame
 		this.setVisible(true);
 	}
 
+	public static void setError(String title, String content)
+	{
+		if (INSTANCE != null)
+		{
+			INSTANCE.setErrorInstance(title, content);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private void setErrorInstance(String title, String content)
+	{
+		messagePanel.setMessageContent(content);
+		messagePanel.setMessageTitle("Error!");
+
+		messagePanel.getBarLabel().setText(title);
+		messagePanel.getBar().setBackground(ColorScheme.PROGRESS_ERROR_COLOR.darker());
+		messagePanel.getBar().setForeground(ColorScheme.PROGRESS_ERROR_COLOR);
+
+		this.getContentPane().revalidate();
+		this.getContentPane().repaint();
+	}
+
 	private void setBarText(final String text)
 	{
 		final JProgressBar bar = messagePanel.getBar();
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/ui/components/MessagePanel.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/ui/components/MessagePanel.java
index cd85e0438b..0d3bb03cd7 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/ui/components/MessagePanel.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/ui/components/MessagePanel.java
@@ -145,11 +145,18 @@ public class MessagePanel extends JPanel
 	{
 		if (!content.startsWith("<html"))
 		{
-			content = "<html><div style='text-align:center;'>" + content + "</div></html>";
+			content = "<html><div style='width: 100%; text-align:center;'>" + content + "</div></html>";
 		}
 
 		messageArea.setText(content);
 		messageArea.revalidate();
 		messageArea.repaint();
 	}
+
+	public void setMessageTitle(String text)
+	{
+		titleLabel.setText(text);
+		titleLabel.revalidate();
+		titleLabel.repaint();
+	}
 }
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