diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
index b0cbe2b391..249debe26b 100644
--- a/LICENSE.txt
+++ b/LICENSE.txt
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ This software contains a partial repackaging of javaxdelta, a BSD licensed progr
 binary differences and applying them, sourced from the subversion at http://sourceforge.net/projects/javaxdelta/
 authored by genman, heikok, pivot.
 The only changes are to replace some Trove collection types with standard Java collections, and repackaged.
+
+This software includes the Monocraft font from https://github.com/IdreesInc/Monocraft/ for use in the early loading
+display.
 =========================================================================
 
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 356f1ab070..e57b9f099b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ project(':fmlonly') {
 
     ext {
         MCP_ARTIFACT = project(':mcp').mcp.config.get()
-        PACKED_DEPS = [':fmlcore:jar', ':fmlloader:jar', ':javafmllanguage:jar', ':lowcodelanguage:jar', ':mclanguage:jar']
+        PACKED_DEPS = [':fmlcore:jar', ':fmlloader:jar', ':fmlearlydisplay:jar', ':javafmllanguage:jar', ':lowcodelanguage:jar', ':mclanguage:jar']
         MAVEN_PATH = "${group.replace('.', '/')}/${project.name}/${VERSION}"
     }
 
@@ -596,6 +596,7 @@ project(':fmlonly') {
     dependencies {
         implementation project(':fmlcore')
         implementation project(':fmlloader')
+        implementation project(':fmlearlydisplay')
         implementation project(':javafmllanguage')
         implementation project(':lowcodelanguage')
         implementation project(':mclanguage')
@@ -632,7 +633,7 @@ project(':fmlonly') {
     sharedFmlonlyForge.call(project)
 
     task launcherJson(type: LauncherJson) {
-        packedDependencies = [':fmlloader:jar']
+        packedDependencies = [':fmlloader:jar',':fmlearlydisplay:jar']
         doFirst {
             def fmlonly_client = project(':fmlonly').patcher.runs.fmlonly_client
             json = [
@@ -931,7 +932,7 @@ project(':forge') {
         // Essentially, the same as the old, except dropping the first number, and the builds are no longer unique.
         MCP_ARTIFACT = project(':mcp').mcp.config.get()
         VERSION_JSON = project(':mcp').file('build/mcp/downloadJson/version.json')
-        PACKED_DEPS = [':fmlcore:jar', ':fmlloader:jar', ':javafmllanguage:jar', ':lowcodelanguage:jar', ':mclanguage:jar']
+        PACKED_DEPS = [':fmlcore:jar', ':fmlloader:jar', ':fmlearlydisplay:jar', ':javafmllanguage:jar', ':lowcodelanguage:jar', ':mclanguage:jar']
         MAVEN_PATH = "${group.replace('.', '/')}/${project.name}/${VERSION}"
     }
 
@@ -951,6 +952,7 @@ project(':forge') {
         testImplementation 'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-all:1.3' // needs advanced matching for list order
         implementation project(':fmlcore')
         implementation project(':fmlloader')
+        implementation project(':fmlearlydisplay')
         implementation project(':javafmllanguage')
         implementation project(':lowcodelanguage')
         implementation project(':mclanguage')
@@ -1328,7 +1330,7 @@ project(':forge') {
     }
 
     task launcherJson(type: LauncherJson) {
-        packedDependencies = [':fmlloader:jar']
+        packedDependencies = [':fmlloader:jar',':fmlearlydisplay:jar']
         doFirst {
             def forge_client = project(':forge').patcher.runs.forge_client
             json = [
diff --git a/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/IModLoadingState.java b/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/IModLoadingState.java
index 864c512026..1b259ec743 100644
--- a/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/IModLoadingState.java
+++ b/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/IModLoadingState.java
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ package net.minecraftforge.fml;
 
 import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.Event;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.event.IModBusEvent;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.ProgressMeter;
 
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.function.ToIntFunction;
 
 /**
  * A mod loading state. During mod loading, the mod loader transitions between states in a defined sorted list of states,
@@ -44,25 +46,33 @@ public interface IModLoadingState {
      */
     Function<ModList, String> message();
 
+    /**
+     * @return a function that computes the size of this transition based on the size of the modlist.
+     * Used to compute progress.
+     */
+    ToIntFunction<ModList> size();
+
     /**
      * {@return an optional runnable, which runs before starting the transition from this state to the next}
-     * @see #buildTransition(Executor, Executor, Function, Function)
+     * @see #buildTransition(Executor, Executor, ProgressMeter, Function, Function)
      */
     Optional<Consumer<ModList>> inlineRunnable();
 
     /**
      * Builds the transition task for this state with a blank pre-sync and post-sync task.
      *
-     * @param syncExecutor a synchronous executor
+     * @param <T>              a type of event fired on the mod-specific event bus
+     * @param syncExecutor     a synchronous executor
      * @param parallelExecutor a parallel executor
-     * @param <T> a type of event fired on the mod-specific event bus
+     * @param progressBar      a progress meter for tracking progress
      * @return a transition task for this state
-     * @see #buildTransition(Executor, Executor, Function, Function)
+     * @see #buildTransition(Executor, Executor, ProgressMeter, Function, Function)
      */
     default <T extends Event & IModBusEvent>
     Optional<CompletableFuture<Void>> buildTransition(final Executor syncExecutor,
-                                                      final Executor parallelExecutor) {
-        return buildTransition(syncExecutor, parallelExecutor,
+                                                      final Executor parallelExecutor,
+                                                      final ProgressMeter progressBar) {
+        return buildTransition(syncExecutor, parallelExecutor, progressBar,
                 e -> CompletableFuture.runAsync(() -> {}, e),
                 e -> CompletableFuture.runAsync(() -> {}, e));
     }
@@ -71,16 +81,18 @@ public interface IModLoadingState {
      * Builds the transition task for this state. The pre-sync and post-sync task functions allow the transition builder
      * to run these tasks on the same executor as the actual event dispatch and pre/post hooks.
      *
-     * @param syncExecutor a synchronous executor
+     * @param <T>              a type of event fired on the mod-specific event bus
+     * @param syncExecutor     a synchronous executor
      * @param parallelExecutor a parallel executor
-     * @param preSyncTask a function which returns a task to run before event pre-dispatch hook
-     * @param postSyncTask a function which returns a task to run after event post-dispatch hook
-     * @param <T> a type of event fired on the mod-specific event bus
+     * @param progressBar      a progress meter for tracking progress
+     * @param preSyncTask      a function which returns a task to run before event pre-dispatch hook
+     * @param postSyncTask     a function which returns a task to run after event post-dispatch hook
      * @return a transition task for this state
      */
     <T extends Event & IModBusEvent>
     Optional<CompletableFuture<Void>> buildTransition(final Executor syncExecutor,
                                                       final Executor parallelExecutor,
+                                                      final ProgressMeter progressBar,
                                                       final Function<Executor, CompletableFuture<Void>> preSyncTask,
                                                       final Function<Executor, CompletableFuture<Void>> postSyncTask);
 }
diff --git a/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/IModStateTransition.java b/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/IModStateTransition.java
index 941a701924..f64dc6950c 100644
--- a/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/IModStateTransition.java
+++ b/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/IModStateTransition.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package net.minecraftforge.fml;
 
 import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.Event;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.event.IModBusEvent;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.ProgressMeter;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -24,20 +25,26 @@ public interface IModStateTransition {
     }
 
     default <T extends Event & IModBusEvent>
-    CompletableFuture<Void> build(final Executor syncExecutor,
+    CompletableFuture<Void> build(final String name,
+                                  final Executor syncExecutor,
                                   final Executor parallelExecutor,
+                                  final ProgressMeter progressBar,
                                   final Function<Executor, CompletableFuture<Void>> preSyncTask,
                                   final Function<Executor, CompletableFuture<Void>> postSyncTask) {
         List<CompletableFuture<Void>> futures = new ArrayList<>();
 
         this.eventFunctionStream().get()
                 .map(f -> (EventGenerator<T>) f)
-                .reduce((head, tail) -> addCompletableFutureTaskForModDispatch(syncExecutor, parallelExecutor, futures, head, ModLoadingStage::currentState, tail))
-                .ifPresent(last -> addCompletableFutureTaskForModDispatch(syncExecutor, parallelExecutor, futures, last, nextModLoadingStage(), null));
+                .reduce((head, tail) -> addCompletableFutureTaskForModDispatch(syncExecutor, parallelExecutor, futures, progressBar, head, ModLoadingStage::currentState, tail))
+                .ifPresent(last -> addCompletableFutureTaskForModDispatch(syncExecutor, parallelExecutor, futures, progressBar, last, nextModLoadingStage(), null));
 
         final CompletableFuture<Void> preSyncTaskCF = preSyncTask.apply(syncExecutor);
         final CompletableFuture<Void> eventDispatchCF = ModList.gather(futures).thenCompose(ModList::completableFutureFromExceptionList);
         final CompletableFuture<Void> postEventDispatchCF = preSyncTaskCF
+                .thenApplyAsync(n -> {
+                    progressBar.label(progressBar.name() + ": dispatching "+name);
+                    return null;
+                }, parallelExecutor)
                 .thenComposeAsync(n -> eventDispatchCF, parallelExecutor)
                 .thenApply(r -> {
                     postSyncTask.apply(syncExecutor);
@@ -54,6 +61,7 @@ public interface IModStateTransition {
     EventGenerator<T> addCompletableFutureTaskForModDispatch(final Executor syncExecutor,
                                                              final Executor parallelExecutor,
                                                              final List<CompletableFuture<Void>> completableFutures,
+                                                             final ProgressMeter progressBar,
                                                              final EventGenerator<T> eventGenerator,
                                                              final BiFunction<ModLoadingStage, Throwable, ModLoadingStage> nextState,
                                                              final EventGenerator<T> nextGenerator) {
@@ -62,7 +70,7 @@ public interface IModStateTransition {
         var preDispatchHook = (BiFunction<Executor, EventGenerator<T>, CompletableFuture<Void>>) preDispatchHook();
         completableFutures.add(preDispatchHook.apply(selectedExecutor, eventGenerator));
 
-        completableFutures.add(ModList.get().futureVisitor(eventGenerator, nextState).apply(threadSelector().apply(syncExecutor, parallelExecutor)));
+        completableFutures.add(ModList.get().futureVisitor(eventGenerator, progressBar, nextState).apply(threadSelector().apply(syncExecutor, parallelExecutor)));
 
         var postDispatchHook = (BiFunction<Executor, EventGenerator<T>, CompletableFuture<Void>>) postDispatchHook();
         completableFutures.add(postDispatchHook.apply(selectedExecutor, eventGenerator));
diff --git a/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/ModContainer.java b/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/ModContainer.java
index 6eb85d8e9a..cbe678c6f8 100644
--- a/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/ModContainer.java
+++ b/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/ModContainer.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.Event;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.config.IConfigEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.config.ModConfig;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.event.IModBusEvent;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.ProgressMeter;
 import net.minecraftforge.forgespi.language.IModInfo;
 
 import java.util.EnumMap;
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ public abstract class ModContainer
     public static <T extends Event & IModBusEvent> CompletableFuture<Void> buildTransitionHandler(
             final ModContainer target,
             final IModStateTransition.EventGenerator<T> eventGenerator,
+            final ProgressMeter progressBar,
             final BiFunction<ModLoadingStage, Throwable, ModLoadingStage> stateChangeHandler,
             final Executor executor) {
         return CompletableFuture
@@ -123,6 +125,7 @@ public abstract class ModContainer
                 }, executor)
                 .whenComplete((mc, exception) -> {
                     target.modLoadingStage = stateChangeHandler.apply(target.modLoadingStage, exception);
+                    progressBar.increment();
                     ModLoadingContext.get().setActiveContainer(null);
                 });
     }
diff --git a/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/ModList.java b/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/ModList.java
index c06a64a623..1512297fde 100644
--- a/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/ModList.java
+++ b/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/ModList.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package net.minecraftforge.fml;
 
 import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.Event;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.event.IModBusEvent;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.ProgressMeter;
 import net.minecraftforge.forgespi.language.IModFileInfo;
 import net.minecraftforge.forgespi.language.IModInfo;
 import net.minecraftforge.forgespi.language.ModFileScanData;
@@ -114,10 +115,11 @@ public class ModList
 
     <T extends Event & IModBusEvent> Function<Executor, CompletableFuture<Void>> futureVisitor(
             final IModStateTransition.EventGenerator<T> eventGenerator,
+            final ProgressMeter progressBar,
             final BiFunction<ModLoadingStage, Throwable, ModLoadingStage> stateChange) {
         return executor -> gather(
                 this.mods.stream()
-                .map(mod -> ModContainer.buildTransitionHandler(mod, eventGenerator, stateChange, executor))
+                .map(mod -> ModContainer.buildTransitionHandler(mod, eventGenerator, progressBar, stateChange, executor))
                 .collect(Collectors.toList()))
             .thenComposeAsync(ModList::completableFutureFromExceptionList, executor);
     }
diff --git a/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/ModLoader.java b/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/ModLoader.java
index 1660d593e5..1debe3d308 100644
--- a/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/ModLoader.java
+++ b/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/ModLoader.java
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.Event;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.event.IModBusEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.FMLEnvironment;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.FMLLoader;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.ImmediateWindowHandler;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.LoadingModList;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.moddiscovery.InvalidModIdentifier;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.moddiscovery.ModFileInfo;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.moddiscovery.ModInfo;
-import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.StartupMessageManager;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.ProgressMeter;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.StartupNotificationManager;
 import net.minecraftforge.forgespi.language.IModInfo;
 import net.minecraftforge.forgespi.language.IModLanguageProvider;
 import net.minecraftforge.forgespi.locating.ForgeFeature;
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ public class ModLoader
     private final ModStateManager stateManager;
     private boolean loadingStateValid;
     @SuppressWarnings("OptionalUsedAsFieldOrParameterType")
-    private final Optional<Consumer<String>> statusConsumer = StartupMessageManager.modLoaderConsumer();
+    private final Optional<Consumer<String>> statusConsumer = StartupNotificationManager.modLoaderConsumer();
     private final Set<IModLoadingState> completedStates = new HashSet<>();
     private ModList modList;
 
@@ -133,20 +135,19 @@ public class ModLoader
      * @param periodicTask Optional periodic task to perform on the main thread while other activities run
      */
     public void gatherAndInitializeMods(final ModWorkManager.DrivenExecutor syncExecutor, final Executor parallelExecutor, final Runnable periodicTask) {
-        ForgeFeature.registerFeature("java_version", ForgeFeature.VersionFeatureTest.forVersionString(IModInfo.DependencySide.SERVER, System.getProperty("java.version")));
+        ForgeFeature.registerFeature("java_version", ForgeFeature.VersionFeatureTest.forVersionString(IModInfo.DependencySide.BOTH, System.getProperty("java.version")));
+        ForgeFeature.registerFeature("openGLVersion", ForgeFeature.VersionFeatureTest.forVersionString(IModInfo.DependencySide.CLIENT, ImmediateWindowHandler.getGLVersion()));
         loadingStateValid = true;
-        statusConsumer.ifPresent(c->c.accept("Waiting for scan to complete"));
         FMLLoader.backgroundScanHandler.waitForScanToComplete(periodicTask);
-        statusConsumer.ifPresent(c->c.accept("Loading mods"));
         final ModList modList = ModList.of(loadingModList.getModFiles().stream().map(ModFileInfo::getFile).toList(),
                 loadingModList.getMods());
         if (!this.loadingExceptions.isEmpty()) {
             LOGGER.fatal(CORE, "Error during pre-loading phase", loadingExceptions.get(0));
+            statusConsumer.ifPresent(c->c.accept("ERROR DURING MOD LOADING"));
             modList.setLoadedMods(Collections.emptyList());
             loadingStateValid = false;
             throw new LoadingFailedException(loadingExceptions);
         }
-        statusConsumer.ifPresent(c->c.accept("Validating features"));
         List<? extends ForgeFeature.Bound> failedBounds = loadingModList.getMods().stream()
                 .map(ModInfo::getForgeFeatures)
                 .flatMap(Collection::stream)
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ public class ModLoader
 
         if (!failedBounds.isEmpty()) {
             LOGGER.fatal(CORE, "Failed to validate feature bounds for mods");
+            statusConsumer.ifPresent(c->c.accept("ERROR DURING MOD LOADING"));
             modList.setLoadedMods(Collections.emptyList());
             loadingStateValid = false;
             throw new LoadingFailedException(failedBounds.stream()
@@ -162,7 +164,6 @@ public class ModLoader
                     .toList());
         }
 
-        statusConsumer.ifPresent(c->c.accept("Building Mod List"));
         final List<ModContainer> modContainers = loadingModList.getModFiles().stream()
                 .map(ModFileInfo::getFile)
                 .map(this::buildMods)
@@ -170,48 +171,42 @@ public class ModLoader
                 .toList();
         if (!loadingExceptions.isEmpty()) {
             LOGGER.fatal(CORE, "Failed to initialize mod containers", loadingExceptions.get(0));
+            statusConsumer.ifPresent(c->c.accept("ERROR DURING MOD LOADING"));
             modList.setLoadedMods(Collections.emptyList());
             loadingStateValid = false;
             throw new LoadingFailedException(loadingExceptions);
         }
         modList.setLoadedMods(modContainers);
         this.modList = modList;
-        statusConsumer.ifPresent(c->c.accept("Dispatching gathering events"));
-        stateManager.getStates(ModLoadingPhase.GATHER).forEach(mls->dispatchAndHandleError(mls, syncExecutor, parallelExecutor, periodicTask));
-        statusConsumer.ifPresent(c->c.accept("Gathering phase complete"));
+        var stateList = stateManager.getStates(ModLoadingPhase.GATHER);
+        var progress = StartupMessageManager.addProgressBar("Mod Gather", stateList.stream().mapToInt(mls -> mls.size().applyAsInt(modList)).sum());
+        stateList.forEach(mls->dispatchAndHandleError(mls, syncExecutor, parallelExecutor, periodicTask, progress));
+        progress.complete();
     }
 
     public void loadMods(final ModWorkManager.DrivenExecutor syncExecutor, final Executor parallelExecutor, final Runnable periodicTask) {
-        statusConsumer.ifPresent(c->c.accept("Performing load phase"));
-        stateManager.getStates(ModLoadingPhase.LOAD).forEach(mls->dispatchAndHandleError(mls, syncExecutor, parallelExecutor, periodicTask));
-        statusConsumer.ifPresent(c->c.accept("Mod setup complete"));
+        var stateList = stateManager.getStates(ModLoadingPhase.LOAD);
+        var progress = StartupMessageManager.addProgressBar("Mod Loading", stateList.stream().mapToInt(mls -> mls.size().applyAsInt(modList)).sum());
+        stateList.forEach(mls->dispatchAndHandleError(mls, syncExecutor, parallelExecutor, periodicTask, progress));
+        progress.complete();
     }
 
     public void finishMods(final ModWorkManager.DrivenExecutor syncExecutor, final Executor parallelExecutor, final Runnable periodicTask) {
-        statusConsumer.ifPresent(c->c.accept("Performing completion phase"));
-        stateManager.getStates(ModLoadingPhase.COMPLETE).forEach(mls->dispatchAndHandleError(mls, syncExecutor, parallelExecutor, periodicTask));
+        var stateList = stateManager.getStates(ModLoadingPhase.COMPLETE);
+        var progress = StartupMessageManager.addProgressBar("Mod Complete", stateList.stream().mapToInt(mls -> mls.size().applyAsInt(modList)).sum());
+        stateList.forEach(mls->dispatchAndHandleError(mls, syncExecutor, parallelExecutor, periodicTask, progress));
         statusConsumer.ifPresent(c->c.accept(String.format("Mod loading complete - %d mods loaded", this.modList.size())));
+        progress.complete();
     }
 
-    private void dispatchAndHandleError(IModLoadingState state, ModWorkManager.DrivenExecutor syncExecutor, Executor parallelExecutor, final Runnable ticker) {
+    private void dispatchAndHandleError(IModLoadingState state, ModWorkManager.DrivenExecutor syncExecutor, Executor parallelExecutor, final Runnable ticker, final ProgressMeter progressBar) {
         if (!isLoadingStateValid()) {
             LOGGER.error("Cowardly refusing to process mod state change request from {}", state);
             return;
         }
-        statusConsumer.ifPresent(c->c.accept(state.message().apply(this.modList)));
+        progressBar.label(progressBar.name()+ " working");
         state.inlineRunnable().ifPresent(a->a.accept(this.modList));
-        state.buildTransition(syncExecutor, parallelExecutor).ifPresent(t->waitForTransition(state, syncExecutor, ticker, t));
-        completedStates.add(state);
-    }
-
-    private void dispatchAndHandleError(IModLoadingState state, ModWorkManager.DrivenExecutor syncExecutor, Executor parallelExecutor, final Runnable ticker, Function<Executor, CompletableFuture<Void>> preSyncTask, Function<Executor, CompletableFuture<Void>> postSyncTask) {
-        if (!isLoadingStateValid()) {
-            LOGGER.error("Cowardly refusing to process mod state change request from {}", state);
-            return;
-        }
-        statusConsumer.ifPresent(c->c.accept(state.message().apply(this.modList)));
-        state.inlineRunnable().ifPresent(a->a.accept(this.modList));
-        state.buildTransition(syncExecutor, parallelExecutor, preSyncTask, postSyncTask).ifPresent(t->waitForTransition(state, syncExecutor, ticker, t));
+        state.buildTransition(syncExecutor, parallelExecutor, progressBar).ifPresent(t->waitForTransition(state, syncExecutor, ticker, t));
         completedStates.add(state);
     }
 
@@ -229,6 +224,7 @@ public class ModLoader
                     .collect(Collectors.toList());
             if (!notModLoading.isEmpty()) {
                 LOGGER.fatal("Encountered non-modloading exceptions!", e);
+                statusConsumer.ifPresent(c->c.accept("ERROR DURING MOD LOADING"));
                 throw e;
             }
 
@@ -237,6 +233,7 @@ public class ModLoader
                     .map(ModLoadingException.class::cast)
                     .collect(Collectors.toList());
             LOGGER.fatal(LOADING,"Failed to complete lifecycle event {}, {} errors found", state.name(), modLoadingExceptions.size());
+            statusConsumer.ifPresent(c->c.accept("ERROR DURING MOD LOADING"));
             throw new LoadingFailedException(modLoadingExceptions);
         }
     }
diff --git a/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/ModLoadingState.java b/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/ModLoadingState.java
index b68f182b5d..d34421d39a 100644
--- a/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/ModLoadingState.java
+++ b/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/ModLoadingState.java
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ package net.minecraftforge.fml;
 
 import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.Event;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.event.IModBusEvent;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.ProgressMeter;
 
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.function.ToIntFunction;
 
 /**
  * Implementation of the {@link IModLoadingState} interface.
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ import java.util.function.Function;
  */
 public record ModLoadingState(String name, String previous,
                               Function<ModList, String> message,
+                              ToIntFunction<ModList> size,
                               ModLoadingPhase phase,
                               Optional<Consumer<ModList>> inlineRunnable,
                               Optional<IModStateTransition> transition) implements IModLoadingState {
@@ -33,9 +36,10 @@ public record ModLoadingState(String name, String previous,
     public <T extends Event & IModBusEvent>
     Optional<CompletableFuture<Void>> buildTransition(final Executor syncExecutor,
                                                       final Executor parallelExecutor,
+                                                      final ProgressMeter progressBar,
                                                       final Function<Executor, CompletableFuture<Void>> preSyncTask,
                                                       final Function<Executor, CompletableFuture<Void>> postSyncTask) {
-        return transition.map(t -> t.build(syncExecutor, parallelExecutor, preSyncTask, postSyncTask));
+        return transition.map(t -> t.build(name, syncExecutor, parallelExecutor, progressBar, preSyncTask, postSyncTask));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ public record ModLoadingState(String name, String previous,
      * @param phase    the mod loading phase the state belongs to
      */
     public static ModLoadingState empty(final String name, final String previous, final ModLoadingPhase phase) {
-        return new ModLoadingState(name, previous, ml -> "", phase, Optional.empty(), Optional.empty());
+        return new ModLoadingState(name, previous, ml -> "", f->0, phase, Optional.empty(), Optional.empty());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -62,7 +66,7 @@ public record ModLoadingState(String name, String previous,
      */
     public static ModLoadingState withTransition(final String name, final String previous, final ModLoadingPhase phase,
                                                  final IModStateTransition transition) {
-        return new ModLoadingState(name, previous, ml -> "Processing transition " + name, phase, Optional.empty(), Optional.of(transition));
+        return new ModLoadingState(name, previous, ml -> "Processing transition " + name, ModList::size, phase, Optional.empty(), Optional.of(transition));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -78,7 +82,7 @@ public record ModLoadingState(String name, String previous,
     public static ModLoadingState withTransition(final String name, final String previous,
                                                  final Function<ModList, String> message, final ModLoadingPhase phase,
                                                  final IModStateTransition transition) {
-        return new ModLoadingState(name, previous, message, phase, Optional.empty(), Optional.of(transition));
+        return new ModLoadingState(name, previous, message, ModList::size, phase, Optional.empty(), Optional.of(transition));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -93,6 +97,6 @@ public record ModLoadingState(String name, String previous,
      */
     public static ModLoadingState withInline(final String name, final String previous, final ModLoadingPhase phase,
                                              final Consumer<ModList> inline) {
-        return new ModLoadingState(name, previous, ml -> "Processing work " + name, phase, Optional.of(inline), Optional.empty());
+        return new ModLoadingState(name, previous, ml -> "Processing work " + name, ml->0, phase, Optional.of(inline), Optional.empty());
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/ModWorkManager.java b/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/ModWorkManager.java
index 24eb6e9b4b..f34a749f19 100644
--- a/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/ModWorkManager.java
+++ b/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/ModWorkManager.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class ModWorkManager {
     private static ForkJoinPool parallelThreadPool;
     public static Executor parallelExecutor() {
         if (parallelThreadPool == null) {
-            final int loadingThreadCount = FMLConfig.loadingThreadCount();
+            final int loadingThreadCount = FMLConfig.getIntConfigValue(FMLConfig.ConfigValue.MAX_THREADS);
             LOGGER.debug(LOADING, "Using {} threads for parallel mod-loading", loadingThreadCount);
             parallelThreadPool = new ForkJoinPool(loadingThreadCount, ModWorkManager::newForkJoinWorkerThread, null, false);
         }
diff --git a/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/StartupMessageManager.java b/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/StartupMessageManager.java
index a8a8de4deb..df69a26104 100644
--- a/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/StartupMessageManager.java
+++ b/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/StartupMessageManager.java
@@ -5,19 +5,26 @@
 
 package net.minecraftforge.fml;
 
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.ProgressMeter;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.StartupNotificationManager;
+
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 public class StartupMessageManager {
     public static void addModMessage(final String message) {
-        net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.StartupMessageManager.addModMessage(message);
+        StartupNotificationManager.addModMessage(message);
     }
 
     public static Optional<Consumer<String>> modLoaderConsumer() {
-        return net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.StartupMessageManager.modLoaderConsumer();
+        return StartupNotificationManager.modLoaderConsumer();
     }
 
     public static Optional<Consumer<String>> mcLoaderConsumer() {
-        return net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.StartupMessageManager.mcLoaderConsumer();
+        return StartupNotificationManager.mcLoaderConsumer();
+    }
+
+    public static ProgressMeter addProgressBar(final String barName, final int count) {
+        return StartupNotificationManager.addProgressBar(barName, count);
     }
 }
diff --git a/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/VersionChecker.java b/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/VersionChecker.java
index a0032688d1..0458d7ff52 100644
--- a/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/VersionChecker.java
+++ b/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/VersionChecker.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class VersionChecker
             @Override
             public void run()
             {
-                if (!FMLConfig.runVersionCheck())
+                if (!FMLConfig.getBoolConfigValue(FMLConfig.ConfigValue.VERSION_CHECK))
                 {
                     LOGGER.info("Global Forge version check system disabled, no further processing.");
                     return;
diff --git a/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/config/ConfigFileTypeHandler.java b/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/config/ConfigFileTypeHandler.java
index 8633d78049..fb8b8a6051 100644
--- a/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/config/ConfigFileTypeHandler.java
+++ b/fmlcore/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/config/ConfigFileTypeHandler.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import static net.minecraftforge.fml.config.ConfigTracker.CONFIG;
 public class ConfigFileTypeHandler {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LogUtils.getLogger();
     static ConfigFileTypeHandler TOML = new ConfigFileTypeHandler();
-    private static final Path defaultConfigPath = FMLPaths.GAMEDIR.get().resolve(FMLConfig.defaultConfigPath());
+    private static final Path defaultConfigPath = FMLPaths.GAMEDIR.get().resolve(FMLConfig.getConfigValue(FMLConfig.ConfigValue.DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH));
 
     public Function<ModConfig, CommentedFileConfig> reader(Path configBasePath) {
         return (c) -> {
diff --git a/fmlearlydisplay/build.gradle b/fmlearlydisplay/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2201dcffad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fmlearlydisplay/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+plugins {
+    id 'com.github.ben-manes.versions'
+    id 'org.javamodularity.moduleplugin' version '1.8.7' apply false
+    id 'org.cadixdev.licenser'
+}
+apply plugin: 'java-library'
+apply plugin: 'jacoco'
+apply plugin: 'org.javamodularity.moduleplugin'
+
+import org.gradle.internal.os.OperatingSystem
+
+switch (OperatingSystem.current()) {
+	case OperatingSystem.LINUX:
+		project.ext.lwjglNatives = "natives-linux"
+		break
+	case OperatingSystem.MAC_OS:
+		project.ext.lwjglNatives = "natives-macos"
+		break
+	case OperatingSystem.WINDOWS:
+		project.ext.lwjglNatives = "natives-windows"
+		break
+}
+
+
+dependencyUpdates.rejectVersionIf { isNonStable(it.candidate.version) }
+
+java.withSourcesJar()
+
+dependencies {
+    compileOnly('org.jetbrains:annotations:23.0.0')
+    implementation(project(':fmlloader'))
+    implementation(project(':fmlcore'))
+    implementation('org.lwjgl:lwjgl:3.3.1')
+    implementation('org.lwjgl:lwjgl-glfw:3.3.1')
+    implementation('org.lwjgl:lwjgl-opengl:3.3.1')
+    implementation('org.lwjgl:lwjgl-stb:3.3.1')
+    implementation('org.lwjgl:lwjgl-tinyfd:3.3.1')
+    implementation('org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.8.0-beta4')
+    implementation("net.sf.jopt-simple:jopt-simple:${JOPT_SIMPLE_VERSION}")
+    testImplementation('org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.8.2')
+    testImplementation('org.powermock:powermock-core:2.0.9')
+    testRuntimeOnly('org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:5.8.2')
+    testRuntimeOnly('org.slf4j:slf4j-jdk14:1.8.0-beta4')
+    testRuntimeOnly("org.lwjgl:lwjgl::$lwjglNatives")
+    testRuntimeOnly("org.lwjgl:lwjgl-glfw::$lwjglNatives")
+    testRuntimeOnly("org.lwjgl:lwjgl-opengl::$lwjglNatives")
+    testRuntimeOnly("org.lwjgl:lwjgl-stb::$lwjglNatives")
+}
+
+test {
+    useJUnitPlatform()
+}
+
+ext {
+    MANIFESTS = [
+        '': [
+            'Timestamp': new Date().format("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZ"),
+            'Git-Commit': GIT_INFO.abbreviatedId,
+            'Git-Branch': GIT_INFO.branch,
+            'Build-Number': "${System.getenv('BUILD_NUMBER')?:0}",
+        ] as LinkedHashMap,
+        'net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/': [
+            'Specification-Title':      'FMLEarlyDisplay',
+            'Specification-Vendor':     'Forge Development LLC',
+            'Specification-Version':    '1',
+            'Implementation-Title':     'FML Early Display',
+            'Implementation-Version':   '1.0',
+            'Implementation-Vendor':    'Forge'
+        ] as LinkedHashMap
+    ]
+}
+
+jar.doFirst {
+    MANIFESTS.each { pkg, values ->
+        if (pkg == '')
+            manifest.attributes(values)
+        else
+            manifest.attributes(values, pkg)
+    }
+}
+
+tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
+    options.compilerArgs << '-Xlint:unchecked'
+}
+
+license {
+    header = rootProject.file('LICENSE-header.txt')
+    include 'net/minecraftforge/'
+}
+
+publishing.publications.mavenJava(MavenPublication) {
+    from components.java
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/ColourScheme.java b/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/ColourScheme.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..560f34ff6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/ColourScheme.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Forge Development LLC and contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-only
+ */
+
+package net.minecraftforge.fml.earlydisplay;
+
+public enum ColourScheme {
+    RED(new Colour(239, 50, 61), new Colour(255, 255, 255)),
+    BLACK(new Colour(0, 0, 0), new Colour(255, 255, 255));
+
+    private final Colour background;
+    private final Colour foreground;
+
+    ColourScheme(final Colour background, final Colour foreground) {
+        this.background = background;
+        this.foreground = foreground;
+    }
+
+    public Colour background() {
+        return background;
+    }
+
+    public Colour foreground() {
+        return foreground;
+    }
+
+    public record Colour(int red, int green, int blue) {
+        public float redf() {
+            return ((float)red)/255f;
+        }
+        public float greenf() {
+            return ((float)green)/255f;
+        }
+        public float bluef() {
+            return ((float)blue)/255f;
+        }
+
+        public int packedint(int a) {
+            return ((a & 0xff) << 24) | ((blue & 0xff) << 16) | ((green & 0xff) << 8) | (red & 0xff);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/DisplayWindow.java b/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/DisplayWindow.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7906734ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/DisplayWindow.java
@@ -0,0 +1,561 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Forge Development LLC and contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-only
+ */
+
+package net.minecraftforge.fml.earlydisplay;
+
+import joptsimple.OptionParser;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.FMLConfig;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.FMLLoader;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.FMLPaths;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.ImmediateWindowProvider;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.StartupNotificationManager;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+import org.lwjgl.PointerBuffer;
+import org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFWImage;
+import org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFWVidMode;
+import org.lwjgl.stb.STBImage;
+import org.lwjgl.system.MemoryStack;
+import org.lwjgl.system.MemoryUtil;
+import org.lwjgl.util.tinyfd.TinyFileDialogs;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.awt.Desktop;
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.concurrent.*;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.function.IntConsumer;
+import java.util.function.IntSupplier;
+import java.util.function.LongSupplier;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+import static org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFW.*;
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL.createCapabilities;
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL32C.*;
+
+/**
+ * The Loading Window that is opened Immediately after Forge starts.
+ * It is called from the ModDirTransformerDiscoverer, the soonest method that ModLauncher calls into Forge code.
+ * In this way, we can be sure that this will not run before any transformer or injection.
+ *
+ * The window itself is spun off into a secondary thread, and is handed off to the main game by Forge.
+ *
+ * Because it is created so early, this thread will "absorb" the context from OpenGL.
+ * Therefore, it is of utmost importance that the Context is made Current for the main thread before handoff,
+ * otherwise OS X will crash out.
+ *
+ * Based on the prior ClientVisualization, with some personal touches.
+ */
+public class DisplayWindow implements ImmediateWindowProvider {
+    private static final int[][] GL_VERSIONS = new int[][] {{4,6}, {4,5}, {4,4}, {4,3}, {4,2}, {4,1}, {4,0}, {3,3}, {3,2}};
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger("EARLYDISPLAY");
+    private final AtomicBoolean tickSemaphore = new AtomicBoolean(true);
+
+    private ColourScheme colourScheme;
+    private ElementShader elementShader;
+
+    private RenderElement.DisplayContext context;
+    private List<RenderElement> elements;
+    private int framecount;
+    private EarlyFramebuffer framebuffer;
+    private ScheduledFuture<?> windowTick;
+
+    private PerformanceInfo performanceInfo;
+    private ScheduledFuture<?> performanceTick;
+    // The GL ID of the window. Used for all operations
+    private long window;
+    // The thread that contains and ticks the window while Forge is loading mods
+    private ScheduledExecutorService renderScheduler;
+    private int fbWidth;
+    private int fbHeight;
+    private int fbScale;
+    private int winWidth;
+    private int winHeight;
+    private int winX;
+    private int winY;
+
+    private final Semaphore renderLock = new Semaphore(1);
+    private boolean maximized;
+    private String glVersion;
+    private SimpleFont font;
+
+    @Override
+    public String name() {
+        return "fmlearlywindow";
+    }
+    @Override
+    public Runnable initialize(String[] arguments) {
+        final OptionParser parser = new OptionParser();
+        var mcversionopt = parser.accepts("fml.mcVersion").withRequiredArg().ofType(String.class);
+        var forgeversionopt = parser.accepts("fml.forgeVersion").withRequiredArg().ofType(String.class);
+        var widthopt = parser.accepts("width")
+                .withRequiredArg().ofType(Integer.class)
+                .defaultsTo(FMLConfig.getIntConfigValue(FMLConfig.ConfigValue.EARLY_WINDOW_WIDTH));
+        var heightopt = parser.accepts("height")
+                .withRequiredArg().ofType(Integer.class)
+                .defaultsTo(FMLConfig.getIntConfigValue(FMLConfig.ConfigValue.EARLY_WINDOW_HEIGHT));
+        var maximizedopt = parser.accepts("earlywindow.maximized");
+        parser.allowsUnrecognizedOptions();
+        var parsed = parser.parse(arguments);
+        winWidth = parsed.valueOf(widthopt);
+        winHeight = parsed.valueOf(heightopt);
+        FMLConfig.updateConfig(FMLConfig.ConfigValue.EARLY_WINDOW_WIDTH, winWidth);
+        FMLConfig.updateConfig(FMLConfig.ConfigValue.EARLY_WINDOW_HEIGHT, winHeight);
+        fbScale = FMLConfig.getIntConfigValue(FMLConfig.ConfigValue.EARLY_WINDOW_FBSCALE);
+        try {
+            var optionLines = Files.readAllLines(FMLPaths.GAMEDIR.get().resolve(Paths.get("options.txt")));
+            var options = optionLines.stream().map(l->l.split(":")).filter(a->a.length == 2).collect(Collectors.toMap(a->a[0], a->a[1]));
+            var colourScheme = Boolean.parseBoolean(options.getOrDefault("darkMojangStudiosBackground", "false"));
+            this.colourScheme = colourScheme ? ColourScheme.BLACK : ColourScheme.RED;
+        } catch (IOException ioe) {
+            // No options
+            this.colourScheme = ColourScheme.RED; // default to red colourscheme
+        }
+
+        this.maximized = parsed.has(maximizedopt) || FMLConfig.getBoolConfigValue(FMLConfig.ConfigValue.EARLY_WINDOW_MAXIMIZED);
+
+        var forgeVersion = parsed.valueOf(forgeversionopt);
+        StartupNotificationManager.modLoaderConsumer().ifPresent(c->c.accept("Forge loading "+ forgeVersion));
+        performanceInfo = new PerformanceInfo();
+        return start(parsed.valueOf(mcversionopt), forgeVersion);
+    }
+
+    // The width and height of the framebuffer that we're rendering to.
+
+    /**
+     * The main render loop.
+     * renderThread executes this.
+     *
+     * Performs initialization and then ticks the screen at 20 fps.
+     * When the thread is killed, context is destroyed.
+     */
+    private void renderThreadFunc() {
+        if (!renderLock.tryAcquire()) return;
+        try {
+            tickSemaphore.set(true);
+            glfwMakeContextCurrent(window);
+            framebuffer.activate();
+            glViewport(0, 0, this.context.scaledWidth(), this.context.scaledHeight());
+            this.context.elementShader().activate();
+            this.context.elementShader().updateScreenSizeUniform(this.context.scaledWidth(), this.context.scaledHeight());
+            glClearColor(colourScheme.background().redf(), colourScheme.background().greenf(), colourScheme.background().bluef(), 1f);
+            paintFramebuffer();
+            this.context.elementShader().clear();
+            framebuffer.deactivate();
+            glViewport(0, 0, fbWidth, fbHeight);
+            framebuffer.draw(this.fbWidth, this.fbHeight);
+            // Swap buffers; we're done
+            glfwSwapBuffers(window);
+        } finally {
+            glfwMakeContextCurrent(0);
+            renderLock.release();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Render initialization methods called by the Render Thread.
+     * It compiles the fragment and vertex shaders for rendering text with STB, and sets up basic render framework.
+     *
+     * Nothing fancy, we just want to draw and render text.
+     */
+    private void initRender(final @Nullable String mcVersion, final String forgeVersion) {
+        // This thread owns the GL render context now. We should make a note of that.
+        glfwMakeContextCurrent(window);
+        // Wait for one frame to be complete before swapping; enable vsync in other words.
+        glfwSwapInterval(1);
+        createCapabilities();
+
+        elementShader = new ElementShader();
+        try {
+            elementShader.init();
+        } catch (Throwable t) {
+            LOGGER.error("Crash during shader initialization", t);
+            crashElegantly("An error occurred initializing shaders.");
+        }
+
+        // Set the clear color based on the colour scheme
+        glClearColor(colourScheme.background().redf(), colourScheme.background().greenf(), colourScheme.background().bluef(), 1f);
+
+        // we always render to an 854x480 texture and then fit that to the screen - with a scale factor
+        this.context = new RenderElement.DisplayContext(854, 480, fbScale, elementShader, colourScheme, performanceInfo);
+        framebuffer = new EarlyFramebuffer(this.context);
+        try {
+            this.font = new SimpleFont("Monocraft.ttf", fbScale, 200000, 1 + RenderElement.INDEX_TEXTURE_OFFSET);
+        } catch (Throwable t) {
+            LOGGER.error("Crash during font initialization", t);
+            crashElegantly("An error occurred initializing a font for rendering. "+t.getMessage());
+        }
+        this.elements = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(
+                RenderElement.squir(),
+                RenderElement.anvil(font),
+                RenderElement.logMessageOverlay(font),
+                RenderElement.forgeVersionOverlay(font, mcVersion+"-"+forgeVersion.split("-")[0]),
+                RenderElement.performanceBar(font),
+                RenderElement.progressBars(font)
+        ));
+
+        glEnable(GL_BLEND);
+        glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+        glfwMakeContextCurrent(0);
+        this.windowTick = renderScheduler.scheduleAtFixedRate(this::renderThreadFunc, 50, 50, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+        this.performanceTick = renderScheduler.scheduleAtFixedRate(performanceInfo::update, 0, 500, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Called every frame by the Render Thread to draw to the screen.
+     */
+    void paintFramebuffer() {
+        // Clear the screen to our color
+        glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
+        glEnable(GL_BLEND);
+        glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+
+        this.elements.removeIf(element -> !element.render(context, framecount));
+        if (tickSemaphore.compareAndSet(true, false)) // we only increment the framecount on a periodic basis
+            framecount++;
+    }
+
+
+    public void render(int alpha) {
+        var currentVAO = glGetInteger(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY_BINDING);
+        var currentFB = glGetInteger(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER_BINDING);
+        glfwSwapInterval(0);
+        glViewport(0, 0, this.context.scaledWidth(), this.context.scaledHeight());
+        RenderElement.globalAlpha = alpha;
+        framebuffer.activate();
+        glClearColor(colourScheme.background().redf(), colourScheme.background().greenf(), colourScheme.background().bluef(), alpha / 255f);
+        elementShader.activate();
+        elementShader.updateScreenSizeUniform(this.context.scaledWidth(), this.context.scaledHeight());
+        paintFramebuffer();
+        elementShader.clear();
+        framebuffer.deactivate();
+        glBindVertexArray(currentVAO);
+        glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, currentFB);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Start the window and Render Thread; we're ready to go.
+     */
+    public Runnable start(@Nullable String mcVersion, final String forgeVersion) {
+        initWindow(mcVersion);
+        renderScheduler = Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor();
+        renderScheduler.schedule(() -> initRender(mcVersion, forgeVersion), 1, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+        return this::periodicTick;
+    }
+
+    private static final String ERROR_URL = "https://links.minecraftforge.net/early-display-errors";
+    @Override
+    public String getGLVersion() {
+        return this.glVersion;
+    }
+
+    private void crashElegantly(String errorDetails) {
+        String qrText;
+        try (var is = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(getClass().getResourceAsStream("/glfailure.txt")))) {
+            qrText = is.lines().collect(Collectors.joining("\n"));
+        } catch (IOException ioe) {
+            qrText = "";
+        }
+
+        StringBuilder msgBuilder = new StringBuilder(2000);
+        msgBuilder.append("Failed to initialize graphics window with current settings.\n");
+        msgBuilder.append("\n\n");
+        msgBuilder.append("Failure details:\n");
+        msgBuilder.append(errorDetails);
+        msgBuilder.append("\n\n");
+        msgBuilder.append("If you click yes, we will try and open " + ERROR_URL + " in your default browser");
+        LOGGER.error("ERROR DISPLAY\n"+msgBuilder.toString());
+        var res = TinyFileDialogs.tinyfd_messageBox("Minecraft: Forge",msgBuilder.toString(), "yesno", "error", false);
+        if (res) {
+            try {
+                Desktop.getDesktop().browse(URI.create(ERROR_URL));
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                TinyFileDialogs.tinyfd_messageBox("Minecraft: Forge", "Sadly, we couldn't open your browser.\nVisit " + ERROR_URL, "ok", "error", false);
+            }
+        }
+        System.exit(1);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Called to initialize the window when preparing for the Render Thread.
+     *
+     * The act of calling glfwInit here creates a concurrency issue; GL doesn't know whether we're gonna call any
+     * GL functions from the secondary thread and the main thread at the same time.
+     *
+     * It's then our job to make sure this doesn't happen, only calling GL functions where the Context is Current.
+     * As long as we can verify that, then GL (and things like OS X) have no complaints with doing this.
+     *
+     * @param mcVersion Minecraft Version
+     * @return The selected GL profile as an integer pair
+     */
+    public void initWindow(@Nullable String mcVersion) {
+        // Initialize GLFW with a time guard, in case something goes wrong
+        long glfwInitBegin = System.nanoTime();
+        if (!glfwInit()) {
+            crashElegantly("We are unable to initialize the graphics system.\nglfwInit failed.\n");
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to initialize GLFW");
+        }
+        long glfwInitEnd = System.nanoTime();
+
+        if (glfwInitEnd - glfwInitBegin > 1e9) {
+            LOGGER.error("WARNING : glfwInit took {} seconds to start.", (glfwInitEnd - glfwInitBegin) / 1.0e9);
+        }
+
+        // Clear the Last Exception (#7285 - Prevent Vanilla throwing an IllegalStateException due to invalid controller mappings)
+        handleLastGLFWError((error, description) -> LOGGER.error(String.format("Suppressing Last GLFW error: [0x%X]%s", error, description)));
+
+        // Set window hints for the new window we're gonna create.
+        glfwDefaultWindowHints();
+        glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CLIENT_API, GLFW_OPENGL_API);
+        glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_CREATION_API, GLFW_NATIVE_CONTEXT_API);
+        glfwWindowHint(GLFW_VISIBLE, GLFW_FALSE);
+        glfwWindowHint(GLFW_RESIZABLE, GLFW_TRUE);
+        if (mcVersion != null) {
+            // this emulates what we would get without early progress window
+            // as vanilla never sets these, so GLFW uses the first window title
+            // set them explicitly to avoid it using "FML early loading progress" as the class
+            String vanillaWindowTitle = "Minecraft* " + mcVersion;
+            glfwWindowHintString(GLFW_X11_CLASS_NAME, vanillaWindowTitle);
+            glfwWindowHintString(GLFW_X11_INSTANCE_NAME, vanillaWindowTitle);
+        }
+
+        long primaryMonitor = glfwGetPrimaryMonitor();
+        if (primaryMonitor == 0) {
+            LOGGER.error("Failed to find a primary monitor - this means LWJGL isn't working properly");
+            crashElegantly("Failed to locate a primary monitor.\nglfwGetPrimaryMonitor failed.\n");
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Can't find a primary monitor");
+        }
+        GLFWVidMode vidmode = glfwGetVideoMode(primaryMonitor);
+
+        if (vidmode == null) {
+            LOGGER.error("Failed to get the current display video mode.");
+            crashElegantly("Failed to get current display resolution.\nglfwGetVideoMode failed.\n");
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Can't get a resolution");
+        }
+        long window;
+        int versidx= 0;
+        final String[] lastGLError=new String[GL_VERSIONS.length];
+        do {
+            LOGGER.info("Trying GL version "+GL_VERSIONS[versidx][0]+"."+GL_VERSIONS[versidx][1]);
+            glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MAJOR, GL_VERSIONS[versidx][0]); // we try our versions one at a time
+            glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MINOR, GL_VERSIONS[versidx][1]);
+            glfwWindowHint(GLFW_OPENGL_PROFILE, GLFW_OPENGL_CORE_PROFILE);
+            glfwWindowHint(GLFW_OPENGL_FORWARD_COMPAT, GL_TRUE);
+            window = glfwCreateWindow(winWidth, winHeight, "Minecraft: Forge Loading...", 0L, 0L);
+            var erridx = versidx;
+            handleLastGLFWError((error, description) -> lastGLError[erridx] = String.format("Trying %d.%d: GLFW error: [0x%X]%s", GL_VERSIONS[erridx][0], GL_VERSIONS[erridx][1], error, description));
+            if (lastGLError[versidx] != null) {
+                LOGGER.trace(lastGLError[versidx]);
+            }
+            versidx++;
+            if (versidx== GL_VERSIONS.length) {
+                LOGGER.error("Failed to find any valid GLFW profile. "+lastGLError[0]);
+                crashElegantly("Failed to find a valid GLFW profile.\nWe tried "+
+                        Arrays.stream(GL_VERSIONS).map(p->p[0]+"."+p[1]).collect(Collectors.joining(", "))+
+                        " but none of them worked.\n"+String.join("\n", Arrays.asList(lastGLError)));
+                throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to create a GLFW window with any profile");
+            }
+        } while (window == 0);
+        var requestedVersion = GL_VERSIONS[versidx-1][0]+"."+GL_VERSIONS[versidx-1][1];
+        var maj = glfwGetWindowAttrib(window, GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MAJOR);
+        var min = glfwGetWindowAttrib(window, GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MINOR);
+        var gotVersion = maj+"."+min;
+        LOGGER.info("Requested GL version "+requestedVersion+" got version "+gotVersion);
+        this.glVersion = gotVersion;
+        this.window = window;
+
+        int[] x = new int[1];
+        int[] y = new int[1];
+        glfwGetMonitorPos(primaryMonitor, x, y);
+        int monitorX = x[0];
+        int monitorY = y[0];
+//        glfwSetWindowSizeLimits(window, 854, 480, GLFW_DONT_CARE, GLFW_DONT_CARE);
+        if (this.maximized) {
+            glfwMaximizeWindow(window);
+        }
+
+        glfwGetWindowSize(window, x, y);
+        this.winWidth = x[0];
+        this.winHeight = y[0];
+
+        glfwSetWindowPos(window, (vidmode.width() - this.winWidth) / 2 + monitorX, (vidmode.height() - this.winHeight) / 2 + monitorY);
+
+        // Attempt setting the icon
+        int[] channels = new int[1];
+        try (var glfwImgBuffer = GLFWImage.create(MemoryUtil.getAllocator().malloc(GLFWImage.SIZEOF), 1)) {
+            final ByteBuffer imgBuffer;
+            try (GLFWImage glfwImages = GLFWImage.malloc()) {
+                imgBuffer = STBHelper.loadImageFromClasspath("forge_logo.png", 20000, x, y, channels);
+                glfwImgBuffer.put(glfwImages.set(x[0], y[0], imgBuffer));
+                glfwSetWindowIcon(window, glfwImgBuffer);
+                STBImage.stbi_image_free(imgBuffer);
+            }
+        } catch (NullPointerException e) {
+            System.err.println("Failed to load forge logo");
+        }
+        handleLastGLFWError((error, description) -> LOGGER.debug(String.format("Suppressing GLFW icon error: [0x%X]%s", error, description)));
+
+        glfwSetFramebufferSizeCallback(window, this::fbResize);
+        glfwSetWindowPosCallback(window, this::winMove);
+        glfwSetWindowSizeCallback(window, this::winResize);
+
+        // Show the window
+        glfwShowWindow(window);
+
+        glfwGetWindowPos(window, x, y);
+        this.winX = x[0];
+        this.winY = y[0];
+        glfwGetFramebufferSize(window, x, y);
+        this.fbWidth = x[0];
+        this.fbHeight = y[0];
+        glfwPollEvents();
+    }
+
+    private void winResize(long window, int width, int height) {
+        if (window == this.window && width != 0 && height != 0) {
+            this.winWidth = width;
+            this.winHeight = height;
+        }
+    }
+    private void fbResize(long window, int width, int height) {
+        if (window == this.window && width != 0 && height != 0) {
+            this.fbWidth = width;
+            this.fbHeight = height;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void winMove(long window, int x, int y) {
+        if (window == this.window) {
+            this.winX = x;
+            this.winY = y;
+        }
+    }
+    private void handleLastGLFWError(BiConsumer<Integer, String> handler) {
+        try (MemoryStack memorystack = MemoryStack.stackPush()) {
+            PointerBuffer pointerbuffer = memorystack.mallocPointer(1);
+            int error = org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFW.glfwGetError(pointerbuffer);
+            if (error != GLFW_NO_ERROR) {
+                long pDescription = pointerbuffer.get();
+                String description = pDescription == 0L ? "" : MemoryUtil.memUTF8(pDescription);
+                handler.accept(error, description);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Hand-off the window to the vanilla game.
+     * Called on the main thread instead of the game's initialization.
+     *
+     * @return the Window we own.
+     */
+    public long setupMinecraftWindow(final IntSupplier width, final IntSupplier height, final Supplier<String> title, final LongSupplier monitorSupplier) {
+        // we have to spin wait for the window ticker
+        while (!this.windowTick.isDone()) {
+            this.windowTick.cancel(false);
+        }
+        var tries = 0;
+        var renderlockticket = false;
+        do {
+            try {
+                    renderlockticket = renderLock.tryAcquire(100, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+                    if (++tries > 9) {
+                        Thread.dumpStack();
+                        crashElegantly("We seem to be having trouble handing off the window, tried for 1 second");
+                    }
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                Thread.interrupted();
+            }
+        } while (!renderlockticket);
+
+        // schedule a 50 ms ticker to try and smooth out the rendering
+        renderScheduler.scheduleAtFixedRate(()->tickSemaphore.set(true), 50, 50, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+
+        glfwMakeContextCurrent(window);
+        // Set the title to what the game wants
+        glfwSetWindowTitle(window, title.get());
+        glfwSwapInterval(0);
+        // Clean up our hooks
+        glfwSetFramebufferSizeCallback(window, null).free();
+        glfwSetWindowPosCallback(window, null).free();
+        glfwSetWindowSizeCallback(window, null).free();
+        return window;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean positionWindow(final Optional<Object> monitor, final IntConsumer widthSetter, final IntConsumer heightSetter, final IntConsumer xSetter, final IntConsumer ySetter) {
+        widthSetter.accept(this.winWidth);
+        heightSetter.accept(this.winHeight);
+        xSetter.accept(this.winX);
+        ySetter.accept(this.winY);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void updateFramebufferSize(final IntConsumer width, final IntConsumer height) {
+        width.accept(this.fbWidth);
+        height.accept(this.fbHeight);
+    }
+
+    private Method loadingOverlay;
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    @Override
+    public <T> Supplier<T> loadingOverlay(final Supplier<?> mc, final Supplier<?> ri, final Consumer<Optional<Throwable>> ex, final boolean fade) {
+        try {
+            return (Supplier<T>)loadingOverlay.invoke(null, mc, ri, ex, this);
+        } catch (Throwable e) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("How did you get here?", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void updateModuleReads(final ModuleLayer layer) {
+        var fm = layer.findModule("forge").orElseThrow();
+        getClass().getModule().addReads(fm);
+        var clz = FMLLoader.getGameLayer().findModule("forge").map(l->Class.forName(l, "net.minecraftforge.client.loading.ForgeLoadingOverlay")).orElseThrow();
+        var methods = Arrays.stream(clz.getMethods()).filter(m-> Modifier.isStatic(m.getModifiers())).collect(Collectors.toMap(Method::getName, Function.identity()));
+        loadingOverlay = methods.get("newInstance");
+    }
+
+    public int getFramebufferTextureId() {
+        return framebuffer.getTexture();
+    }
+
+    public RenderElement.DisplayContext context() {
+        return this.context;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void periodicTick() {
+        glfwPollEvents();
+    }
+
+    public void addMojangTexture(final int textureId) {
+        this.elements.add(0, RenderElement.mojang(textureId, framecount));
+//        this.elements.get(0).retire(framecount + 1);
+    }
+
+    public void close() {
+        // Close the Render Scheduler thread
+        renderScheduler.shutdown();
+        this.framebuffer.close();
+        this.context.elementShader().close();
+        SimpleBufferBuilder.destroy();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/EarlyFramebuffer.java b/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/EarlyFramebuffer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6af00941a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/EarlyFramebuffer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Forge Development LLC and contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-only
+ */
+
+package net.minecraftforge.fml.earlydisplay;
+
+import java.nio.IntBuffer;
+
+import static net.minecraftforge.fml.earlydisplay.RenderElement.clamp;
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL32C.*;
+
+public class EarlyFramebuffer {
+    private final int framebuffer;
+    private final int texture;
+
+    private final RenderElement.DisplayContext context;
+
+    EarlyFramebuffer(final RenderElement.DisplayContext context) {
+        this.context = context;
+        this.framebuffer = glGenFramebuffers();
+        this.texture = glGenTextures();
+        glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, this.framebuffer);
+        glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
+        glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, this.texture);
+        glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, context.width() * context.scale(), context.height() * context.scale(), 0, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, (IntBuffer)null);
+        glTexParameterIi(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
+        glTexParameterIi(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
+        glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, GL_TEXTURE_2D, this.texture, 0);
+        glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
+    }
+
+    void activate() {
+        glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, this.framebuffer);
+    }
+
+    void deactivate() {
+        glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
+    }
+
+    void draw(int windowFBWidth, int windowFBHeight) {
+        var wscale = ((float)windowFBWidth / this.context.width());
+        var hscale = ((float)windowFBHeight / this.context.height());
+        var scale = this.context.scale() * Math.min(wscale, hscale) / 2f;
+        var wleft = (int)(windowFBWidth * 0.5f - scale * this.context.width());
+        var wtop = (int)(windowFBHeight * 0.5f - scale * this.context.height());
+        var wright = (int)(windowFBWidth * 0.5f + scale * this.context.width());
+        var wbottom = (int)(windowFBHeight * 0.5f + scale * this.context.height());
+        glBindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
+        glBindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER, this.framebuffer);
+        final var colour = this.context.colourScheme().background();
+        glClearColor(colour.redf(), colour.greenf(), colour.bluef(), 1f);
+        glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
+        // src Y are flipped, since our FB is flipped
+        glBlitFramebuffer(0, this.context.height() * this.context.scale(), this.context.width() * this.context.scale(), 0, clamp(wleft, 0, windowFBWidth), clamp(wtop, 0, windowFBHeight), clamp(wright, 0, windowFBWidth), clamp(wbottom, 0, windowFBHeight), GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT, GL_NEAREST);
+        glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
+    }
+
+    int getTexture() {
+        return this.texture;
+    }
+
+    public void close() {
+        glDeleteTextures(this.texture);
+        glDeleteFramebuffers(this.framebuffer);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/ElementShader.java b/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/ElementShader.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a39aba150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/ElementShader.java
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Forge Development LLC and contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-only
+ */
+
+package net.minecraftforge.fml.earlydisplay;
+
+
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL32C.*;
+
+public class ElementShader {
+    private int program;
+    private int textureUniform;
+    private int screenSizeUniform;
+    private int renderTypeUniform;
+
+    public void init() {
+        int vertexShader = glCreateShader(GL_VERTEX_SHADER);
+        int fragmentShader = glCreateShader(GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER);
+
+        // Bind the source of our shaders to the ones created above
+        glShaderSource(fragmentShader, """
+                 #version 150 core
+                 uniform sampler2D tex;
+                 uniform int rendertype;
+                 in vec2 fTex;
+                 in vec4 fColour;
+                 out vec4 fragColor;
+                 
+                 void main() {
+                     if (rendertype == 0)
+                            fragColor = vec4(1,1,1,texture(tex, fTex).r) * fColour;
+                     if (rendertype == 1)
+                            fragColor = texture(tex, fTex) * fColour;
+                     if (rendertype == 2)
+                            fragColor = fColour;
+                 }
+        """);
+        glShaderSource(vertexShader, """
+                 #version 150 core
+                 in vec2 position;
+                 in vec2 tex;
+                 in vec4 colour;
+                 uniform vec2 screenSize;
+                 out vec2 fTex;
+                 out vec4 fColour;
+                 void main() {
+                     fTex = tex;
+                     fColour = colour;
+                     gl_Position = vec4((position/screenSize) * 2 - 1, 0.0, 1.0);
+                 }
+        """);
+
+        // Compile the vertex and fragment elementShader so that we can use them
+        glCompileShader(vertexShader);
+        if (glGetShaderi(vertexShader, GL_COMPILE_STATUS) == GL_FALSE) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("VertexShader linkage failure. \n" + glGetShaderInfoLog(vertexShader));
+        }
+        glCompileShader(fragmentShader);
+        if (glGetShaderi(fragmentShader, GL_COMPILE_STATUS) == GL_FALSE) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("FragmentShader linkage failure. \n" + glGetShaderInfoLog(fragmentShader));
+        }
+
+        var program = glCreateProgram();
+        glBindAttribLocation(program, 0, "position");
+        glBindAttribLocation(program, 1, "tex");
+        glBindAttribLocation(program, 2, "colour");
+        glAttachShader(program, vertexShader);
+        glAttachShader(program, fragmentShader);
+        glLinkProgram(program);
+        if (glGetProgrami(program, GL_LINK_STATUS) == GL_FALSE) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("ShaderProgram linkage failure. \n" + glGetProgramInfoLog(program));
+        }
+        this.program = program;
+
+        glDetachShader(program, vertexShader);
+        glDetachShader(program, fragmentShader);
+        glDeleteShader(vertexShader);
+        glDeleteShader(fragmentShader);
+        textureUniform = glGetUniformLocation(program, "tex");
+        screenSizeUniform = glGetUniformLocation(program, "screenSize");
+        renderTypeUniform = glGetUniformLocation(program, "rendertype");
+
+        activate();
+    }
+
+    public void activate() {
+        glUseProgram(program);
+    }
+    public void updateTextureUniform(int textureNumber) {
+        glUniform1i(textureUniform, textureNumber);
+    }
+
+    public void updateScreenSizeUniform(int width, int height) {
+        glUniform2f(screenSizeUniform, width, height);
+    }
+
+    public void updateRenderTypeUniform(RenderType type) {
+        glUniform1i(renderTypeUniform, type.ordinal());
+    }
+
+    public void clear() {
+        glUseProgram(0);
+    }
+
+    public void close() {
+        glDeleteProgram(program);
+    }
+
+    public enum RenderType {
+        FONT, TEXTURE, BAR;
+    }
+
+    public int program() {
+        return program;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/PerformanceInfo.java b/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/PerformanceInfo.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1251fa9c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/PerformanceInfo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Forge Development LLC and contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-only
+ */
+
+package net.minecraftforge.fml.earlydisplay;
+
+import com.sun.management.OperatingSystemMXBean;
+
+import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
+import java.lang.management.MemoryMXBean;
+import java.lang.management.MemoryUsage;
+
+public class PerformanceInfo {
+
+    private final OperatingSystemMXBean osBean;
+    private final MemoryMXBean memoryBean;
+    float memory;
+    private String text;
+
+    PerformanceInfo() {
+        osBean = ManagementFactory.getPlatformMXBean(OperatingSystemMXBean.class);
+        memoryBean = ManagementFactory.getMemoryMXBean();
+    }
+
+    void update() {
+        final MemoryUsage heapusage = memoryBean.getHeapMemoryUsage();
+        memory = (float) heapusage.getUsed() / heapusage.getMax();
+        var cpuLoad = osBean.getProcessCpuLoad();
+        String cpuText;
+        if (cpuLoad == -1) {
+            cpuText = String.format("*CPU: %.1f%%", osBean.getCpuLoad() * 100f);
+        } else {
+            cpuText = String.format("CPU: %.1f%%", cpuLoad * 100f);
+        }
+
+        text = String.format("Heap: %d/%d MB (%.1f%%) OffHeap: %d MB  %s", heapusage.getUsed() >> 20, heapusage.getMax() >> 20, memory * 100.0, memoryBean.getNonHeapMemoryUsage().getUsed() >> 20, cpuText);
+    }
+
+    String text() {
+        return text;
+    }
+
+    float memory() {
+        return memory;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/QuadHelper.java b/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/QuadHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a7c858156
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/QuadHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Forge Development LLC and contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-only
+ */
+
+package net.minecraftforge.fml.earlydisplay;
+
+public class QuadHelper {
+    public static void loadQuad(SimpleBufferBuilder bb, float x0, float x1, float y0, float y1, float u0, float u1, float v0, float v1, int colour) {
+        bb.pos(x0, y0).tex(u0, v0).colour(colour).endVertex();
+        bb.pos(x1, y0).tex(u1, v0).colour(colour).endVertex();
+        bb.pos(x0, y1).tex(u0, v1).colour(colour).endVertex();
+        bb.pos(x1, y1).tex(u1, v1).colour(colour).endVertex();
+    }
+
+    public static void loadQuad(SimpleBufferBuilder bb, float x0, float x1, float y0, float y1, float u0, float u1, float v0, float v1) {
+        bb.pos(x0, y0).tex(u0, v0).endVertex();
+        bb.pos(x1, y0).tex(u1, v0).endVertex();
+        bb.pos(x0, y1).tex(u0, v1).endVertex();
+        bb.pos(x1, y1).tex(u1, v1).endVertex();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/RenderElement.java b/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/RenderElement.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3a4b1fe14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/RenderElement.java
@@ -0,0 +1,343 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Forge Development LLC and contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-only
+ */
+
+package net.minecraftforge.fml.earlydisplay;
+
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.Message;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.ProgressMeter;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.StartupNotificationManager;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL32C.*;
+
+public class RenderElement {
+    static final int INDEX_TEXTURE_OFFSET = 5;
+    private final SimpleBufferBuilder bb;
+    private final Renderer renderer;
+    static int globalAlpha = 255;
+    private int retireCount;
+
+    interface Renderer {
+
+        void accept(SimpleBufferBuilder bb, DisplayContext context, int frame);
+
+        default Renderer then(Renderer r) {
+            if (r == null) return this;
+            return (bb, ctx, frame) -> {
+                r.accept(bb, ctx, frame);
+                this.accept(bb, ctx, frame);
+            };
+        }
+    }
+    interface TextureRenderer {
+        void accept(SimpleBufferBuilder bb, DisplayContext context, int[] size, int frame);
+    }
+    interface Initializer extends Supplier<Renderer> {}
+
+    interface TextGenerator {
+        void accept(SimpleBufferBuilder bb, SimpleFont fh, DisplayContext ctx);
+    }
+
+    public record DisplayContext(int width, int height, int scale, ElementShader elementShader, ColourScheme colourScheme, PerformanceInfo performance) {
+        public int scaledWidth() {
+            return scale() * width();
+        }
+
+        public int scaledHeight() {
+            return scale() * height();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public RenderElement(final Initializer rendererInitializer) {
+        this.bb = new SimpleBufferBuilder(1);
+        this.renderer = rendererInitializer.get();
+    }
+
+    public boolean render(DisplayContext ctx, int count) {
+        this.renderer.accept(bb, ctx, count);
+        return this.retireCount == 0 || this.retireCount < count;
+    }
+
+    public void retire(final int frame) {
+        this.retireCount = frame;
+    }
+
+    private static void startupLogMessages(SimpleBufferBuilder bb, SimpleFont font, DisplayContext context) {
+        List<StartupNotificationManager.AgeMessage> messages = StartupNotificationManager.getMessages();
+        List<SimpleFont.DisplayText> texts = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (int i = messages.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            final StartupNotificationManager.AgeMessage pair = messages.get(i);
+            final float fade = clamp((4000.0f - (float) pair.age() - ( i - 4 ) * 1000.0f) / 5000.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
+            if (fade <0.01f) continue;
+            Message msg = pair.message();
+            int colour = Math.min((int)(fade * 255f), globalAlpha) << 24 | 0xFFFFFF;
+            texts.add(new SimpleFont.DisplayText(msg.getText()+"\n", colour));
+        }
+
+        font.generateVerticesForTexts(10, context.scaledHeight() -  texts.size() * font.lineSpacing() + font.descent() - 10, bb, texts.toArray(SimpleFont.DisplayText[]::new));
+    }
+    public static RenderElement monag() {
+        return new RenderElement(RenderElement.initializeTexture("monagstudios.png", 45000, 4, (bb, ctx, sz, frame) -> {
+            var size = 256;
+            var x0 = (ctx.width() - 2 * size) / 2;
+            var y0 = 64;
+            QuadHelper.loadQuad(bb, x0, x0+size, y0, y0+size/2f, 0f, 1f, 0f, 0.5f, 0xFFFFFFFF);
+            QuadHelper.loadQuad(bb, x0+size, x0+2*size, y0, y0+size/2f, 0f, 1f, 0.5f, 1f, 0xFFFFFFFF);
+        }));
+
+    }
+
+    public static RenderElement mojang(final int textureId, final int frameStart) {
+        return new RenderElement(()->(bb, ctx, frame) -> {
+            var size = 256 * ctx.scale();
+            var x0 = (ctx.scaledWidth() - 2 * size) / 2;
+            var y0 = 64 * ctx.scale() + 32;
+            ctx.elementShader().updateTextureUniform(0);
+            ctx.elementShader().updateRenderTypeUniform(ElementShader.RenderType.TEXTURE);
+            var fade = Math.min((frame - frameStart) * 10, 255);
+            glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, textureId);
+            bb.begin(SimpleBufferBuilder.Format.POS_TEX_COLOR, SimpleBufferBuilder.Mode.QUADS);
+            QuadHelper.loadQuad(bb, x0, x0+size, y0, y0+size/2f, 0f, 1f, 0f, 0.5f, (fade << 24) | 0xFFFFFF);
+            QuadHelper.loadQuad(bb, x0+size, x0+2*size, y0, y0+size/2f, 0f, 1f, 0.5f, 1f, (fade << 24) | 0xFFFFFF);
+            bb.draw();
+            glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);
+        });
+    }
+    public static RenderElement logMessageOverlay(SimpleFont font) {
+        return new RenderElement(RenderElement.initializeText(font, RenderElement::startupLogMessages));
+    }
+
+    public static RenderElement forgeVersionOverlay(SimpleFont font, String version) {
+        return new RenderElement(RenderElement.initializeText(font, (bb, fnt, ctx)->
+                font.generateVerticesForTexts(ctx.scaledWidth() - font.stringWidth(version) - 10,
+                        ctx.scaledHeight() - font.lineSpacing() + font.descent() - 10, bb,
+                        new SimpleFont.DisplayText(version, ctx.colourScheme.foreground().packedint(RenderElement.globalAlpha)))));
+    }
+    public static RenderElement squir() {
+        return new RenderElement(RenderElement.initializeTexture("squirrel.png", 45000, 3, (bb, context, size, frame) -> {
+            var inset = 5f;
+            var x0 = inset;
+            var x1 = inset + size[0] * context.scale();
+            var y0 = inset;
+            var y1 = inset + size[1] * context.scale();
+            int fade = (int) (Math.cos(frame * Math.PI / 16) * 16) + 16;
+//            int fade = 0xff;
+            var colour = (Math.min(fade, globalAlpha) & 0xff) << 24 | 0xffffff;
+            QuadHelper.loadQuad(bb, x0, x1, y0, y1, 0f, 1f, 0f, 1f, colour);
+        }));
+    }
+
+    public static RenderElement anvil(SimpleFont font) {
+        return new RenderElement(RenderElement.initializeTexture("forge_anvil.png", 20000, 2, (bb, context, size, frame) -> {
+            var x0 = context.scaledWidth() - size[0] * context.scale();
+            var x1 = context.scaledWidth();
+            var y0 = context.scaledHeight() - size[0] * context.scale() - font.descent() - font.lineSpacing();
+            var y1 = context.scaledHeight() - font.descent() - font.lineSpacing();
+            int frameidx = frame % 32;
+            float framepos = (frameidx * (float)size[0]) / size[1];
+            float framesize = size[0] / (float)size[1];
+            QuadHelper.loadQuad(bb, x0, x1, y0, y1, 0f, 1f, framepos, framepos+framesize, globalAlpha << 24 | 0xFFFFFF);
+        }));
+    }
+    public static RenderElement progressBars(SimpleFont font) {
+        return new RenderElement(() -> (bb, ctx, frame) -> RenderElement.startupProgressBars(font, bb, ctx, frame));
+    }
+
+    public static RenderElement performanceBar(SimpleFont font) {
+        return new RenderElement(() -> (bb, ctx, frame) -> RenderElement.memoryInfo(font, bb, ctx, frame));
+    }
+
+    public static void startupProgressBars(SimpleFont font, final SimpleBufferBuilder buffer, final DisplayContext context, final int frameNumber) {
+        Renderer acc = null;
+        var barCount = 2;
+        List<ProgressMeter> currentProgress = StartupNotificationManager.getCurrentProgress();
+        var size = currentProgress.size();
+        var alpha = 0xFF;
+        for (int i = 0; i < barCount && i < size; i++) {
+            final ProgressMeter pm = currentProgress.get(i);
+            Renderer barRenderer = barRenderer(i, alpha, font, pm, context);
+            acc = barRenderer.then(acc);
+            alpha >>= 1;
+        }
+        if (acc != null)
+            acc.accept(buffer, context, frameNumber);
+    }
+    private static final int BAR_HEIGHT = 20;
+    private static Renderer barRenderer(int cnt, int alpha, SimpleFont font, ProgressMeter pm, DisplayContext context) {
+        var barSpacing = font.lineSpacing() - font.descent() + BAR_HEIGHT;
+        var y = 250 * context.scale() + cnt * barSpacing;
+        var colour = (alpha << 24) | 0xFFFFFF;
+        Renderer bar;
+        if (pm.steps() == 0) {
+            bar = progressBar(ctx->new int[] {50, y + font.lineSpacing() - font.descent(), context.scaledWidth() - 100}, f->colour, RenderElement::indeterminateBar);
+        } else {
+            bar = progressBar(ctx -> new int[]{50, y + font.lineSpacing() - font.descent(), ctx.scaledWidth() - 100}, f -> colour, f -> new float[]{0f, pm.progress()});
+        }
+        Renderer label = (bb, ctx, frame) -> renderText(font, text(50, y, pm.label().getText(), colour), bb, ctx);
+        return bar.then(label);
+    }
+    private static float[] indeterminateBar(int frame) {
+        if (RenderElement.globalAlpha != 0xFF) {
+            return new float[] {0f,1f};
+        } else {
+            var progress = frame % 100;
+            return new float[]{clamp((progress - 2) / 100f, 0f, 1f), clamp((progress + 2) / 100f, 0f, 1f)};
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void memoryInfo(SimpleFont font, final SimpleBufferBuilder buffer, final DisplayContext context, final int frameNumber) {
+        var y = 10 * context.scale();
+        PerformanceInfo pi = context.performance();
+        final int colour = hsvToRGB((1.0f - (float)Math.pow(pi.memory(), 1.5f)) / 3f, 1.0f, 0.5f);
+        var bar = progressBar(ctx -> new int[]{50, y, ctx.scaledWidth() - 100}, f -> colour, f -> new float[]{0f, pi.memory()});
+        var width = font.stringWidth(pi.text());
+        Renderer label = (bb, ctx, frame) -> renderText(font, text(ctx.scaledWidth() / 2 - width / 2, y + 18, pi.text(), context.colourScheme.foreground().packedint(globalAlpha)), bb, ctx);
+        bar.then(label).accept(buffer, context, frameNumber);
+    }
+
+    interface ColourFunction {
+        int colour(int frame);
+    }
+
+    interface ProgressDisplay {
+        float[] progress(int frame);
+    }
+
+    interface BarPosition {
+        int[] location(DisplayContext context);
+    }
+    public static Renderer progressBar(BarPosition position, ColourFunction colourFunction, ProgressDisplay progressDisplay) {
+        return (bb, context, frame) -> {
+            var colour = colourFunction.colour(frame);
+            var alpha = (colour & 0xFF000000) >> 24;
+            context.elementShader().updateTextureUniform(0);
+            context.elementShader().updateRenderTypeUniform(ElementShader.RenderType.BAR);
+            var progress = progressDisplay.progress(frame);
+            bb.begin(SimpleBufferBuilder.Format.POS_TEX_COLOR, SimpleBufferBuilder.Mode.QUADS);
+            var inset = 2;
+            var pos = position.location(context);
+            var x0 = pos[0];
+            var x1 = pos[0] + pos[2] + 4 * inset;
+            var y0 = pos[1];
+            var y1 = y0 + BAR_HEIGHT;
+            QuadHelper.loadQuad(bb, x0, x1, y0, y1, 0f, 0f, 0f, 0f, context.colourScheme().foreground().packedint(alpha));
+
+            x0 += inset;
+            x1 -= inset;
+            y0 += inset;
+            y1 -= inset;
+            QuadHelper.loadQuad(bb, x0, x1, y0, y1, 0f, 0f, 0f, 0f, context.colourScheme().background().packedint(RenderElement.globalAlpha));
+
+            x1 = x0 + inset + (int)(progress[1] * pos[2]);
+            x0 += inset + progress[0] * pos[2];
+            y0 += inset;
+            y1 -= inset;
+            QuadHelper.loadQuad(bb, x0, x1, y0, y1, 0f, 0f, 0f, 0f, colour);
+            bb.draw();
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static Initializer initializeText(SimpleFont font, TextGenerator textGenerator) {
+        return () -> (bb, context, frame) -> renderText(font, textGenerator, bb, context);
+    }
+
+    private static void renderText(final SimpleFont font, final TextGenerator textGenerator, final SimpleBufferBuilder bb, final DisplayContext context) {
+        context.elementShader().updateTextureUniform(font.textureNumber());
+        context.elementShader().updateRenderTypeUniform(ElementShader.RenderType.FONT);
+        bb.begin(SimpleBufferBuilder.Format.POS_TEX_COLOR, SimpleBufferBuilder.Mode.QUADS);
+        textGenerator.accept(bb, font, context);
+        bb.draw();
+    }
+
+    private static TextGenerator text(int x, int y, String text, int colour) {
+        return (bb, font, context) -> font.generateVerticesForTexts(x, y, bb, new SimpleFont.DisplayText(text, colour));
+    }
+    private static Initializer initializeTexture(final String textureFileName, int size, int textureNumber, TextureRenderer positionAndColour) {
+        return ()->{
+            int[] imgSize = STBHelper.loadTextureFromClasspath(textureFileName, size, GL_TEXTURE0 + textureNumber + INDEX_TEXTURE_OFFSET);
+            return (bb, ctx, frame) -> {
+                ctx.elementShader().updateTextureUniform(textureNumber + INDEX_TEXTURE_OFFSET);
+                ctx.elementShader().updateRenderTypeUniform(ElementShader.RenderType.TEXTURE);
+                renderTexture(bb, ctx, frame, imgSize, positionAndColour);
+            };
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static void renderTexture(SimpleBufferBuilder bb, DisplayContext context, int frame, int[] size, TextureRenderer positionAndColour) {
+        bb.begin(SimpleBufferBuilder.Format.POS_TEX_COLOR, SimpleBufferBuilder.Mode.QUADS);
+        positionAndColour.accept(bb, context, size, frame);
+        bb.draw();
+    }
+
+
+    public static float clamp(float num, float min, float max) {
+        if (num < min) {
+            return min;
+        } else {
+            return num > max ? max : num;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static int clamp(int num, int min, int max) {
+        if (num < min) {
+            return min;
+        } else {
+            return num > max ? max : num;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static int hsvToRGB(float hue, float saturation, float value) {
+        int i = (int)(hue * 6.0F) % 6;
+        float f = hue * 6.0F - (float)i;
+        float f1 = value * (1.0F - saturation);
+        float f2 = value * (1.0F - f * saturation);
+        float f3 = value * (1.0F - (1.0F - f) * saturation);
+        float f4;
+        float f5;
+        float f6;
+        switch(i) {
+            case 0:
+                f4 = value;
+                f5 = f3;
+                f6 = f1;
+                break;
+            case 1:
+                f4 = f2;
+                f5 = value;
+                f6 = f1;
+                break;
+            case 2:
+                f4 = f1;
+                f5 = value;
+                f6 = f3;
+                break;
+            case 3:
+                f4 = f1;
+                f5 = f2;
+                f6 = value;
+                break;
+            case 4:
+                f4 = f3;
+                f5 = f1;
+                f6 = value;
+                break;
+            case 5:
+                f4 = value;
+                f5 = f1;
+                f6 = f2;
+                break;
+            default:
+                throw new RuntimeException("Something went wrong when converting from HSV to RGB. Input was " + hue + ", " + saturation + ", " + value);
+        }
+
+        int j = clamp((int)(f4 * 255.0F), 0, 255);
+        int k = clamp((int)(f5 * 255.0F), 0, 255);
+        int l = clamp((int)(f6 * 255.0F), 0, 255);
+        return 0xFF << 24 | j << 16 | k << 8 | l;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/STBHelper.java b/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/STBHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..512e0bb381
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/STBHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Forge Development LLC and contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-only
+ */
+
+package net.minecraftforge.fml.earlydisplay;
+
+import org.lwjgl.BufferUtils;
+import org.lwjgl.stb.STBImage;
+import org.lwjgl.system.MemoryUtil;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.UncheckedIOException;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.nio.channels.Channels;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL32C.*;
+
+public class STBHelper {
+    public static ByteBuffer readFromClasspath(final String name, int initialCapacity) {
+        ByteBuffer buf;
+        try (var channel = Channels.newChannel(
+                Objects.requireNonNull(STBHelper.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(name), "The resource "+name+" cannot be found"))) {
+            buf = BufferUtils.createByteBuffer(initialCapacity);
+            while (true) {
+                var readbytes = channel.read(buf);
+                if (readbytes == -1) break;
+                if (buf.remaining() == 0) { // extend the buffer by 50%
+                    var newBuf = BufferUtils.createByteBuffer(buf.capacity() * 3 / 2);
+                    buf.flip();
+                    newBuf.put(buf);
+                    buf = newBuf;
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new UncheckedIOException(e);
+        }
+        buf.flip();
+        return MemoryUtil.memSlice(buf); // we trim the final buffer to the size of the content
+    }
+
+    public static int[] loadTextureFromClasspath(String file, int size, int textureNumber) {
+        int[] lw = new int[1];
+        int[] lh = new int[1];
+        int[] lc = new int[1];
+        var img = loadImageFromClasspath(file, size, lw, lh, lc);
+        var texid = glGenTextures();
+        glActiveTexture(textureNumber);
+        glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, texid);
+//        glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
+//        glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
+        glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
+        glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
+        glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, lw[0], lh[0], 0, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, img);
+        glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
+        MemoryUtil.memFree(img);
+        return new int[] {lw[0], lh[0]};
+    }
+
+    public static ByteBuffer loadImageFromClasspath(String file, int size, int[] width, int[] height, int[] channels) {
+        ByteBuffer buf = STBHelper.readFromClasspath(file, size);
+        return STBImage.stbi_load_from_memory(buf, width, height, channels, 4);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/SimpleBufferBuilder.java b/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/SimpleBufferBuilder.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..136f291745
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/SimpleBufferBuilder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,517 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Forge Development LLC and contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-only
+ */
+
+package net.minecraftforge.fml.earlydisplay;
+
+import org.lwjgl.system.MemoryUtil;
+
+import java.io.Closeable;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL32C.*;
+
+/**
+ * A very simple, Mojang inspired BufferBuilder.
+ * <em>This has been customized for 2d rendering such as text and simple planar textures</em>
+ * <p>
+ * Not bound to any specific format, ideally should be held onto for re-use.
+ * <p>
+ * Can be used for 'immediate mode' style rendering using {@link #draw()}, or
+ * upload to external vertex arrays for proper instancing using {@link #finishAndUpload()}.
+ * <p>
+ * This is a Triangles only buffer, all data uploaded is in Triangles.
+ * Quads are converted to triangles using {@code 0, 1, 2, 0, 2, 3}.
+ * <p>
+ * Any given {@link Format} should have its individual {@link Element} components
+ * buffered in the order specified by the {@link Format},
+ * followed by an {@link #endVertex()} call to prepare for the next vertex.
+ * <p>
+ * It is illegal to buffer primitives in any format other than the one specified to
+ * {@link #begin(Format, Mode)}.
+ *
+ * @author covers1624
+ */
+public class SimpleBufferBuilder implements Closeable {
+    
+    private static final MemoryUtil.MemoryAllocator ALLOCATOR = MemoryUtil.getAllocator(false);
+    
+    private static final int[] VERTEX_ARRAYS = new int[Format.values().length];
+    private static final int[] VERTEX_BUFFERS = new int[Format.values().length];
+    private static final int[] VERTEX_BUFFER_LENGTHS = new int[Format.values().length];
+    private static int elementBuffer = 0;
+    private static int elementBufferVertexLength = 0;
+    
+    static {
+        Arrays.fill(VERTEX_ARRAYS, 0);
+        Arrays.fill(VERTEX_BUFFERS, 0);
+        Arrays.fill(VERTEX_BUFFER_LENGTHS, 0);
+    }
+    
+    private long bufferAddr;   // Pointer to the backing buffer.
+    private ByteBuffer buffer; // ByteBuffer view of the backing buffer.
+    
+    private Format format;     // The current format we are buffering.
+    private Mode mode;         // The current mode we are buffering.
+    private boolean building;  // If we are building the buffer.
+    private int elementIndex;  // The current element index we are buffering. if elementIndex == format.types.length, we expect 'endVertex'
+    private int index;         // The current index into the buffer we are writing to.
+    private int vertices;      // The number of complete vertices we have buffered.
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new SimpleBufferBuilder with an initial capacity.
+     * <p>
+     * The buffer will be doubled as required.
+     * <p>
+     * Generally picking a small number, around 128/256 should be a
+     * safe bet. Provided you cache your buffers, it should not mean much overall.
+     *
+     * @param capacity The initial capacity in bytes.
+     */
+    public SimpleBufferBuilder(int capacity) {
+        bufferAddr = ALLOCATOR.malloc(capacity);
+        buffer = MemoryUtil.memByteBuffer(bufferAddr, capacity);
+    }
+    
+    public static void destroy() {
+        glDeleteBuffers(VERTEX_BUFFERS);
+        glDeleteBuffers(elementBuffer);
+        glDeleteVertexArrays(VERTEX_ARRAYS);
+    }
+    
+    private static void ensureElementBufferLength(int vertices) {
+        if (elementBufferVertexLength >= vertices) {
+            return;
+        }
+        
+        // treating it as immutable storage, even though it's not
+        final var newElementBuffer = glGenBuffers();
+        var newElementBufferVertexLength = Math.max(1024, elementBufferVertexLength);
+        while (newElementBufferVertexLength < vertices) {
+            newElementBufferVertexLength *= 2;
+        }
+        
+        final var oldIndexCount = elementBufferVertexLength + elementBufferVertexLength / 2;
+        final var newIndexCount = newElementBufferVertexLength + newElementBufferVertexLength / 2;
+        
+        // allocate new buffer
+        glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, newElementBuffer);
+        glBufferData(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, newIndexCount * 4L, GL_STATIC_DRAW);
+        
+        // mapping avoids creating additional CPU copies of the data
+        // unsynchronized is fine because this is a brand-new buffer, and the old contents will be copied in afterward
+        // also can invalidate the whole buffer too, similarly because brand new, don't care what was there before
+        final var mappingOffset = oldIndexCount * 4;
+        final var mappingSize = (newIndexCount - oldIndexCount) * 4;
+        final var mappedBuffer = glMapBufferRange(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, mappingOffset, mappingSize, GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_UNSYNCHRONIZED_BIT | GL_MAP_INVALIDATE_BUFFER_BIT);
+
+        if(mappedBuffer == null){
+            throw new NullPointerException("OpenGL buffer mapping failed");
+        }
+        
+        final int quads = newElementBufferVertexLength / 4;
+        final int oldQuads = elementBufferVertexLength / 4;
+        // generate indices for the extension to the buffer
+        for (int i = oldQuads; i < quads; i++) {
+            // Quads are a bit different, we need to emit 2 triangles such that
+            // when combined they make up a single quad.
+            mappedBuffer.putInt(i * 4 + 0).putInt(i * 4 + 1).putInt(i * 4 + 2);
+            mappedBuffer.putInt(i * 4 + 1).putInt(i * 4 + 3).putInt(i * 4 + 2);
+        }
+
+        glUnmapBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER);
+
+        if (elementBuffer != 0) {
+            // copy old data from previous element buffer
+            glBindBuffer(GL_COPY_READ_BUFFER, elementBuffer);
+            glCopyBufferSubData(GL_COPY_READ_BUFFER, GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0, 0, mappingOffset);
+            glBindBuffer(GL_COPY_READ_BUFFER, 0);
+        }
+        glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
+        
+        glDeleteBuffers(elementBuffer);
+        elementBuffer = newElementBuffer;
+        elementBufferVertexLength = newElementBufferVertexLength;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Start building a new set of vertex data in the
+     * given format and mode.
+     *
+     * @param format The format to start building in.
+     * @param mode   The mode to start building in.
+     */
+    public SimpleBufferBuilder begin(Format format, Mode mode) {
+        if (bufferAddr == MemoryUtil.NULL) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Buffer has been freed."); // You already free'd the buffer
+        }
+        if (building) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Already building."); // Your already building verticies.
+        }
+        this.format = format;
+        this.mode = mode;
+        building = true;
+        elementIndex = 0;
+        ensureSpace(format.stride);
+        // Rewind ready for new data.
+        buffer.rewind();
+        buffer.limit(buffer.capacity());
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Buffer a position element.
+     *
+     * @param x The x.
+     * @param y The y.
+     * @param z The z.
+     * @return The same builder.
+     */
+    public SimpleBufferBuilder pos(float x, float y) {
+        if (!building) throw new IllegalStateException("Not building."); // You did not call begin.
+
+        if (elementIndex == format.types.length) throw new IllegalStateException("Expected endVertex"); // we have reached the end of elements to buffer for this vertex, we expected an endVertex call.
+        if (format.types[elementIndex] != Element.POS) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Expected " + format.types[elementIndex]); // You called the wrong method for the format order.
+
+        // Assumes that our POS element specifies the FLOAT data type.
+        buffer.putFloat(index + 0, x);
+        buffer.putFloat(index + 4, y);
+
+        // Increment index for the number of bytes we wrote and increment the element index.
+        index += format.types[elementIndex].width;
+        elementIndex++;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Buffer a texture element.
+     *
+     * @param u The u.
+     * @param v The v.
+     * @return The same builder.
+     */
+    public SimpleBufferBuilder tex(float u, float v) {
+        if (!building) throw new IllegalStateException("Not building."); // You did not call begin.
+
+        if (elementIndex == format.types.length) throw new IllegalStateException("Expected endVertex"); // we have reached the end of elements to buffer for this vertex, we expected an endVertex call.
+        if (format.types[elementIndex] != Element.TEX) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Expected " + format.types[elementIndex]); // You called the wrong method for the format order.
+
+        // Assumes our TEX element specifies the FLOAT data type.
+        buffer.putFloat(index + 0, u);
+        buffer.putFloat(index + 4, v);
+
+        // Increment index for the number of bytes we wrote and increment the element index.
+        index += format.types[elementIndex].width;
+        elementIndex++;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Buffer a color element.
+     *
+     * @param r The red component. (0-1)
+     * @param g The green component. (0-1)
+     * @param b The blue component. (0-1)
+     * @param a The alpha component. (0-1)
+     * @return The same buffer.
+     */
+    public SimpleBufferBuilder colour(float r, float g, float b, float a) {
+        // Expand floats to 0-255 and forward.
+        return colour((byte) (r * 255F), (byte) (g * 255F), (byte) (b * 255F), (byte) (a * 255F));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see ColourScheme.Colour#packedint(int)
+     * @param packedColor an ABGR packed int
+     * @return the same buffer.
+     */
+    public SimpleBufferBuilder colour(int packedColor) {
+        if (!building) throw new IllegalStateException("Not building."); // You did not call begin.
+
+        if (elementIndex == format.types.length) throw new IllegalStateException("Expected endVertex"); // we have reached the end of elements to buffer for this vertex, we expected an endVertex call.
+        if (format.types[elementIndex] != Element.COLOR) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Expected " + format.types[elementIndex]); // You called the wrong method for the format order.
+
+        // Assumes our COLOR element specifies the UNSIGNED_BYTE data type.
+        buffer.putInt(index + 0, packedColor);
+
+        // Increment index for the number of bytes we wrote and increment the element index.
+        index += format.types[elementIndex].width;
+        elementIndex++;
+        return this;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Buffer a color element.
+     *
+     * @param r The red component. (0-255)
+     * @param g The green component. (0-255)
+     * @param b The blue component. (0-255)
+     * @param a The alpha component. (0-255)
+     * @return The same buffer.
+     */
+    public SimpleBufferBuilder colour(byte r, byte g, byte b, byte a) {
+        if (!building) throw new IllegalStateException("Not building."); // You did not call begin.
+
+        if (elementIndex == format.types.length) throw new IllegalStateException("Expected endVertex"); // we have reached the end of elements to buffer for this vertex, we expected an endVertex call.
+        if (format.types[elementIndex] != Element.COLOR) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Expected " + format.types[elementIndex]); // You called the wrong method for the format order.
+
+        // Assumes our COLOR element specifies the UNSIGNED_BYTE data type.
+        buffer.put(index + 0, r);
+        buffer.put(index + 1, g);
+        buffer.put(index + 2, b);
+        buffer.put(index + 3, a);
+
+        // Increment index for the number of bytes we wrote and increment the element index.
+        index += format.types[elementIndex].width;
+        elementIndex++;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * End building the current vertex and prepare for the next.
+     *
+     * @return The same builder.
+     */
+    public SimpleBufferBuilder endVertex() {
+        if (!building) throw new IllegalStateException("Not building."); // You did not call begin.
+
+        if (elementIndex != format.types.length) throw new IllegalStateException("Expected " + format.types[elementIndex]); // You did not finish building the vertex.
+
+        // Reset elementIndex
+        elementIndex = 0;
+        // Increment the number of vertices we have so far buffered.
+        vertices++;
+        // Make sure there is space for the next vertex.
+        ensureSpace(format.stride);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    // Checks there is enough space in the buffer for specified number of bytes.
+    // If there is not enough space, the buffer is increased by 50%.
+    private void ensureSpace(int newBytes) {
+        int cap = buffer.capacity();
+        if (index + newBytes > cap) {
+            int newCap = Math.max(3 * cap / 2, 3 * newBytes / 2);
+            bufferAddr = ALLOCATOR.realloc(bufferAddr, newCap);
+            buffer = MemoryUtil.memByteBuffer(bufferAddr, newCap);
+            buffer.rewind();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Upload the current buffer.
+     * <p>
+     * This will bind a {@link org.lwjgl.opengl.GL32C#GL_ARRAY_BUFFER} and {@link org.lwjgl.opengl.GL32C#GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER}
+     * <p>
+     * The vertex data and index data is uploaded to their respective buffers.
+     * <p>
+     * Uploading the buffers finishes drawing and resets for the next buffer operation.
+     * <p>
+     * This should not be called in conjunction with {@link #draw()}
+     *
+     * @return The number of indexes that were uploaded.
+     */
+    public int finishAndUpload() {
+        if (!building) throw new IllegalStateException("Not building.");
+
+        int indices;
+        try {
+            if (elementIndex == format.types.length) throw new IllegalStateException("Expected endVertex"); // You didn't finish building your vertex.
+            if (elementIndex != 0) throw new IllegalStateException("Not finished building vertex, Expected: " + format.types[elementIndex]); // You didn't finish building your vertex data.
+            if (vertices == 0) return 0; // No vertices buffered, lets not do anything.
+            if (vertices % mode.vertices != 0) throw new IllegalStateException("Does not contain vertices aligned to " + mode); // You did not put in enough vertices to cleanly slice the data into TRIANGLES/QUADS
+
+            // Reset position to 0, limit the buffer to our index.
+            buffer.position(0);
+            buffer.limit(index);
+            
+            // Upload the raw vertex data in dynamic mode.
+            final int vbo = VERTEX_BUFFERS[format.ordinal()];
+            final int vboSize = VERTEX_BUFFER_LENGTHS[format.ordinal()];
+            glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, vbo);
+            if (vboSize < index) {
+                // expand buffer, it's not big enough
+                var newVBOSize = Math.max(1024, vboSize);
+                while (newVBOSize < index){
+                    newVBOSize *= 2;
+                }
+                // because everything is overwritten anyway, we can do an in-place reallocation
+                glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, newVBOSize, GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW);
+                VERTEX_BUFFER_LENGTHS[format.ordinal()] = newVBOSize;
+            }
+            glBufferSubData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0, buffer);
+            
+            // The number of indices for triangles is equal to our vertex count, as that is
+            // what we operate in. However, for Quads, we have exactly vertices + vertices / 2
+            // vertices once we convert the quads to triangles.
+            indices = mode == Mode.TRIANGLES ? vertices : vertices + vertices / 2;
+            
+            if (mode == Mode.QUADS) {
+                ensureElementBufferLength(vertices);
+                glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, elementBuffer);
+            }
+            
+            return indices;
+        } finally {
+            // Reset builder state for next begin call.
+            building = false;
+            vertices = 0;
+            index = 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Upload and draw this buffer using one of a number of re-usable set of buffers.
+     * <p>
+     * This will immediately upload the buffer, resetting this builder for the next
+     * buffer operation, and draw the uploaded data.
+     * <p>
+     * You will need to bind shaders, textures, etc, before calling this function.
+     */
+    public void draw() {
+        if (!building) throw new IllegalStateException("Not building.");
+
+        int vao = VERTEX_ARRAYS[format.ordinal()];
+        int vbo = VERTEX_BUFFERS[format.ordinal()];
+
+        if (vao == 0) {
+            // These 3 buffers are paired, you can't allocate one without the others.
+            assert vbo == 0;
+
+            // Make new vertex array and buffers!
+            vao = glGenVertexArrays();
+            vbo = glGenBuffers();
+            
+            // Cache the vertex array and buffers for future re-use.
+            VERTEX_ARRAYS[format.ordinal()] = vao;
+            VERTEX_BUFFERS[format.ordinal()] = vbo;
+            
+            // Ask our Format to set up its data layout for the vertex array.
+            // but only once, the VAO saves this state
+            glBindVertexArray(vao);
+            glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, vbo);
+            format.bind();
+            format.enable();
+        }
+        // Bind the vertex array and buffers!
+        glBindVertexArray(vao);
+        
+        // Upload the data.
+        int indices = finishAndUpload();
+        
+        if (mode == Mode.QUADS) {
+            glDrawElements(GL_TRIANGLES, indices, GL_UNSIGNED_INT, 0);
+        } else {
+            glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, indices);
+        }
+        
+        // Unbind the vertex array.
+        glBindVertexArray(0);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Clear this builder's cached buffer.
+     * <p>
+     * If you are completely done, call {@link #destroy()}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void close() {
+        ALLOCATOR.free(bufferAddr);
+        bufferAddr = MemoryUtil.NULL;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Represents a primitive mode that this builder is capable of buffering in.
+     */
+    public enum Mode {
+        TRIANGLES(3),
+        QUADS(4),
+        ;
+
+        public final int vertices;
+
+        Mode(int vertices) {
+            this.vertices = vertices;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies a vertex element with a specific data type, number of primitives and a size in bytes.
+     */
+    public enum Element {
+        POS(GL_FLOAT, 2, 2 * 4),
+        TEX(GL_FLOAT, 2, 2 * 4),
+        COLOR(GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, 4, 4);
+
+        public final int glType;
+        public final int count;
+        public final int width;
+
+        Element(int glType, int count, int width) {
+            this.glType = glType;
+            this.count = count;
+            this.width = width;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies a combination of vertex elements.
+     */
+    public enum Format {
+        POS(Element.POS),
+        POS_TEX(Element.POS, Element.TEX),
+        POS_COLOR(Element.POS, Element.COLOR),
+        POS_TEX_COLOR(Element.POS, Element.TEX, Element.COLOR);
+
+        private final Element[] types;
+        public final int stride;
+
+        Format(Element... types) {
+            this.types = types;
+
+            // Stride is the width of each vertex in bytes.
+            stride = Arrays.stream(types).mapToInt(e -> e.width).sum();
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * set up the attribute pointers for this format.
+         * <p>
+         * Assumes that an array buffer is already bound and ready to go.
+         */
+        public void bind() {
+            int offset = 0;
+
+            // Set up the pointers that tell GL where our interleaved
+            // vertex data is in the buffers.
+            for (int i = 0; i < types.length; i++) {
+                Element type = types[i];
+                switch (type.glType) {
+                    case GL_FLOAT -> glVertexAttribPointer(i, type.count, GL_FLOAT, false, stride, offset);
+                    case GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE -> glVertexAttribPointer(i, type.count, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, true, stride, offset);
+                    default -> throw new IllegalStateException("Unknown glType, I don't know how to bind this vertex element: " + type);
+                }
+                // add to the offset for the next element.
+                offset += type.width;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Enables the vertex attributes this format contains.
+         */
+        public void enable() {
+            for (int i = 0; i < types.length; i++) {
+                glEnableVertexAttribArray(i);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Disables the vertex attributes this format contains.
+         */
+        public void disable() {
+            for (int i = 0; i < types.length; i++) {
+                glDisableVertexAttribArray(i);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/SimpleFont.java b/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/SimpleFont.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c79e9362e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/earlydisplay/SimpleFont.java
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Forge Development LLC and contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-only
+ */
+
+package net.minecraftforge.fml.earlydisplay;
+
+import org.lwjgl.BufferUtils;
+import org.lwjgl.stb.STBTTAlignedQuad;
+import org.lwjgl.stb.STBTTFontinfo;
+import org.lwjgl.stb.STBTTPackContext;
+import org.lwjgl.stb.STBTTPackRange;
+import org.lwjgl.stb.STBTTPackedchar;
+import org.lwjgl.system.MemoryStack;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL32C.*;
+import static org.lwjgl.stb.STBTruetype.*;
+import static org.lwjgl.system.MemoryUtil.NULL;
+
+public class SimpleFont {
+    private final int textureNumber;
+    private final int lineSpacing;
+    private final int descent;
+    private final int GLYPH_COUNT = 127-32;
+    private Glyph[] glyphs;
+
+    private record Glyph(char c, int charwidth, int[] pos, float[] uv) {
+        Pos loadQuad(Pos pos, int colour, SimpleBufferBuilder bb) {
+            final var x0 = pos.x() + pos()[0];
+            final var y0 = pos.y() + pos()[1];
+            final var x1 = pos.x() + pos()[2];
+            final var y1 = pos.y() + pos()[3];
+            bb.pos(x0, y0).tex(uv()[0], uv()[1]).colour(colour).endVertex();
+            bb.pos(x1, y0).tex(uv()[2], uv()[1]).colour(colour).endVertex();
+            bb.pos(x0, y1).tex(uv()[0], uv()[3]).colour(colour).endVertex();
+            bb.pos(x1, y1).tex(uv()[2], uv()[3]).colour(colour).endVertex();
+            return new Pos(pos.x()+charwidth(), pos.y(), pos.minx());
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build the font and store it in the textureNumber location
+     */
+    public SimpleFont(String fontName, int scale, int bufferSize, int textureNumber) {
+        ByteBuffer buf = STBHelper.readFromClasspath(fontName, bufferSize);
+        var info = STBTTFontinfo.create();
+        if (!stbtt_InitFont(info, buf)) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Bad font");
+        }
+
+        var ascent = new float[1];
+        var descent = new float[1];
+        var lineGap = new float[1];
+        int fontSize = 24;
+        stbtt_GetScaledFontVMetrics(buf, 0, fontSize, ascent, descent, lineGap);
+        this.lineSpacing = (int)(ascent[0] - descent[0] + lineGap[0]);
+        this.descent = (int)Math.floor(descent[0]);
+        int fontTextureId = glGenTextures();
+        glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0+textureNumber);
+        this.textureNumber = textureNumber;
+        glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, fontTextureId);
+        try (var packedchars = STBTTPackedchar.malloc(GLYPH_COUNT)) {
+            int texwidth = 256;
+            int texheight = 128;
+            try (STBTTPackRange.Buffer packRanges = STBTTPackRange.malloc(1)) {
+                var bitmap = BufferUtils.createByteBuffer(texwidth * texheight);
+                try (STBTTPackRange packRange = STBTTPackRange.malloc()) {
+                    packRanges.put(packRange.set(fontSize, 32, null, GLYPH_COUNT, packedchars, (byte) 1, (byte) 1));
+                    packRanges.flip();
+                }
+
+                try (STBTTPackContext pc = STBTTPackContext.malloc()) {
+                    stbtt_PackBegin(pc, bitmap, texwidth, texheight, 0, 1, NULL);
+                    stbtt_PackSetOversampling(pc, 1, 1);
+                    stbtt_PackSetSkipMissingCodepoints(pc, true);
+                    stbtt_PackFontRanges(pc, buf, 0, packRanges);
+                    stbtt_PackEnd(pc);
+                    glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RED, texwidth, texheight, 0, GL_RED, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, bitmap);
+                    glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
+                    glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
+                    glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
+                    glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
+                }
+            }
+            glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
+            try (var q = STBTTAlignedQuad.malloc()) {
+                float[] x = new float[1];
+                float[] y = new float[1];
+                glyphs = new Glyph[GLYPH_COUNT];
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < GLYPH_COUNT; i++) {
+                    x[0] = 0f;
+                    y[0] = fontSize;
+                    stbtt_GetPackedQuad(packedchars, texwidth, texheight, i, x, y, q, true);
+                    glyphs[i] = new Glyph((char) (i + 32), (int) (x[0] - 0f), new int[]{(int) q.x0(), (int) q.y0(), (int) q.x1(), (int) q.y1()}, new float[]{q.s0(), q.t0(), q.s1(), q.t1()});
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    int lineSpacing() {
+        return lineSpacing;
+    }
+
+    int textureNumber() {
+        return textureNumber;
+    }
+
+    int descent() {
+        return descent;
+    }
+
+    public int stringWidth(String text) {
+        var bytes = text.getBytes(StandardCharsets.US_ASCII);
+        int len = 0;
+        for (int i = 0; i < bytes.length; i++) {
+            final byte c = bytes[i];
+            len += switch (c) {
+                case '\n', '\t' -> 0;
+                case ' ' -> glyphs[0].charwidth();
+                default -> {
+                    if (c - 32 < this.GLYPH_COUNT && c > 32) {
+                        yield this.glyphs[c - 32].charwidth();
+                    } else {
+                        yield 0;
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+        }
+        return len;
+    }
+    private record Pos(int x, int y, int minx) {}
+
+    /**
+     * A piece of text to display
+     *
+     * @param string The text
+     * @param colour The colour of the text as an RGBA packed int
+     */
+    public record DisplayText(String string, int colour) {
+        private byte[] asBytes() {
+            return string.getBytes(StandardCharsets.US_ASCII);
+        }
+
+        Pos generateStringArray(SimpleFont font, Pos pos, SimpleBufferBuilder bb) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < asBytes().length; i++) {
+                byte c = asBytes()[i];
+                pos = switch (c) {
+                    case '\n' -> new Pos(pos.minx(), pos.y()+font.lineSpacing(), pos.minx());
+                    case '\t' -> new Pos(pos.x()+font.glyphs[0].charwidth() * 4, pos.y(), pos.minx());
+                    case ' ' -> new Pos(pos.x()+font.glyphs[0].charwidth(), pos.y(), pos.minx());
+                    default -> {
+                        if (c-32 < font.GLYPH_COUNT && c > 32) {
+                            pos = font.glyphs[c - 32].loadQuad(pos, colour(), bb);
+                        }
+                        yield pos;
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+            return pos;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Generate vertices for a set of display texts
+     * @param x The starting screen x coordinate
+     * @param y The starting screen y coordinate
+     * @param texts Some {@link DisplayText} to display
+     * @return a {@link SimpleBufferBuilder} that can draw the texts
+     */
+    public SimpleBufferBuilder generateVerticesForTexts(int x, int y, SimpleBufferBuilder textBB, DisplayText... texts) {
+        var pos = new Pos(x, y, x);
+        for (DisplayText text : texts) {
+            pos = text.generateStringArray(this, pos, textBB);
+        }
+        return textBB;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.ImmediateWindowProvider b/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.ImmediateWindowProvider
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b3c1beea76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.ImmediateWindowProvider
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+net.minecraftforge.fml.earlydisplay.DisplayWindow
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f5ee4aa80
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+++ b/fmlearlydisplay/src/main/resources/glfailure.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+█▀▀▀▀▀█ ▀▄▄▄▀█  █ █▀▀▀▀▀█
+█ ███ █ ███ ▀███▀ █ ███ █
+█ ▀▀▀ █ ▀ ▄ ███▀█ █ ▀▀▀ █
+▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀ █ ▀ ▀▄█ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
+█▀█▀▄▄▀▄▀ █▄▀▄ ▀▀▀ ▄▀▀▀▄▀
+▄█▄▄  ▀▀███▀██▄  █▀ ▀▄▄
+▀█▄▀ ▀▀▄▄▀▀ █▀█▄▄████ ▀▀█
+▄▀▀▄▀ ▀▄▀▄█   ▀ ▀▀▀▄█ ▀▀▄
+   ▀ ▀▀ ▄ ▄██▀ ▄█▀▀▀█▀█▀█
+█▀▀▀▀▀█  ▄█▄▄▀▀▄█ ▀ █ ▀▀▀
+█ ███ █ ▄▄ ▄  █ ▀██▀██▄██
+█ ▀▀▀ █ ██▄███▀█  █ █ █▀
+▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀  ▀▀▀  ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
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diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/BackgroundWaiter.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/BackgroundWaiter.java
index f5f52129e6..cac3c4f5c2 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/BackgroundWaiter.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/BackgroundWaiter.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading;
 
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.StartupNotificationManager;
+
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ public class BackgroundWaiter {
     private static ExecutorService runner = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
 
     public static void runAndTick(Runnable r, Runnable tick) {
+        ImmediateWindowHandler.updateProgress("Loading bootstrap resources");
         final Future<?> work = runner.submit(r);
         do {
             tick.run();
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/FMLConfig.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/FMLConfig.java
index 6f14cc2531..e6ed31e6ab 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/FMLConfig.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/FMLConfig.java
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 
 package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading;
 
+import com.electronwill.nightconfig.core.CommentedConfig;
 import com.electronwill.nightconfig.core.ConfigSpec;
+import com.electronwill.nightconfig.core.UnmodifiableCommentedConfig;
 import com.electronwill.nightconfig.core.file.CommentedFileConfig;
 import com.electronwill.nightconfig.core.file.FileNotFoundAction;
 import com.electronwill.nightconfig.core.io.ParsingException;
@@ -15,21 +17,78 @@ import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.function.Function;
 
 import static net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.LogMarkers.CORE;
 
 public class FMLConfig
 {
+    public enum ConfigValue {
+        SPLASHSCREEN("splashscreen", Boolean.TRUE, "should we show the early splashscreen"),
+        MAX_THREADS("maxThreads", -1, "Max threads for early initialization parallelism,  -1 is based on processor count", FMLConfig::maxThreads),
+        VERSION_CHECK("versionCheck", Boolean.TRUE, "Enable forge global version checking"),
+        DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH("defaultConfigPath", "defaultconfigs", "Default config path for servers"),
+        DISABLE_OPTIMIZED_DFU("disableOptimizedDFU", Boolean.TRUE, "Disables Optimized DFU client-side - already disabled on servers"),
+        EARLY_WINDOW_PROVIDER("earlyWindowProvider", "fmlearlywindow", "Early window provider"),
+        EARLY_WINDOW_WIDTH("earlyWindowWidth", 854, "Early window width"),
+        EARLY_WINDOW_HEIGHT("earlyWindowHeight", 480, "Early window height"),
+        EARLY_WINDOW_FBSCALE("earlyWindowFBScale", 2, "Early window framebuffer scale"),
+        EARLY_WINDOW_MAXIMIZED("earlyWindowMaximized", true, "Early window starts maximized")
+        ;
+
+        private final String entry;
+        private final Object defaultValue;
+        private final String comment;
+        private final Class<?> valueType;
+        private final Function<Object, Object> entryFunction;
+
+        ConfigValue(final String entry, final Object defaultValue, final String comment) {
+            this(entry, defaultValue, comment, Function.identity());
+        }
+        ConfigValue(final String entry, final Object defaultValue, final String comment, Function<Object, Object> entryFunction) {
+            this.entry = entry;
+            this.defaultValue = defaultValue;
+            this.comment = comment;
+            this.valueType = defaultValue.getClass();
+            this.entryFunction = entryFunction;
+        }
+
+        void buildConfigEntry(ConfigSpec spec, CommentedConfig commentedConfig) {
+            if (this.defaultValue instanceof List<?> list) {
+                spec.defineList(this.entry, list, e -> e instanceof String);
+            } else {
+                spec.define(this.entry, this.defaultValue);
+            }
+            commentedConfig.setComment(this.entry, this.comment);
+        }
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        private <T> T getConfigValue(CommentedFileConfig config) {
+            return (T) this.entryFunction.apply(config.get(this.entry));
+        }
+
+        public <T> void updateValue(final CommentedFileConfig configData, final T value) {
+            configData.set(this.entry, value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static Object maxThreads(final Object value) {
+        int val = (Integer)value;
+        if (val <= 0) return Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors();
+        else return val;
+    }
+
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LogUtils.getLogger();
-    private static FMLConfig INSTANCE = new FMLConfig();
-    private static ConfigSpec configSpec = new ConfigSpec();
+    private static final FMLConfig INSTANCE = new FMLConfig();
+    private static final ConfigSpec configSpec = new ConfigSpec();
+    private static final CommentedConfig configComments = CommentedConfig.inMemory();
     static {
-        configSpec.define("splashscreen", Boolean.TRUE);
-        configSpec.define("maxThreads", -1);
-        configSpec.define("versionCheck", Boolean.TRUE);
-        configSpec.define("defaultConfigPath",  "defaultconfigs");
-        configSpec.define("disableOptimizedDFU", Boolean.TRUE);
+        for (ConfigValue cv: ConfigValue.values()) {
+            cv.buildConfigEntry(configSpec, configComments);
+        }
     }
 
     private CommentedFileConfig configData;
@@ -38,7 +97,6 @@ public class FMLConfig
     {
         configData = CommentedFileConfig.builder(configFile).sync()
                 .onFileNotFound(FileNotFoundAction.copyData(Objects.requireNonNull(getClass().getResourceAsStream("/META-INF/defaultfmlconfig.toml"))))
-                .autosave().autoreload()
                 .writingMode(WritingMode.REPLACE)
                 .build();
         try
@@ -47,13 +105,14 @@ public class FMLConfig
         }
         catch (ParsingException e)
         {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to load FML config from " + configFile.toString(), e);
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to load FML config from " + configFile, e);
         }
         if (!configSpec.isCorrect(configData)) {
             LOGGER.warn(CORE, "Configuration file {} is not correct. Correcting", configFile);
             configSpec.correct(configData, (action, path, incorrectValue, correctedValue) ->
-                    LOGGER.warn(CORE, "Incorrect key {} was corrected from {} to {}", path, incorrectValue, correctedValue));
+                    LOGGER.info(CORE, "Incorrect key {} was corrected from {} to {}", path, incorrectValue, correctedValue));
         }
+        configData.putAllComments(configComments);
         configData.save();
     }
 
@@ -64,33 +123,34 @@ public class FMLConfig
         if (LOGGER.isTraceEnabled(CORE))
         {
             LOGGER.trace(CORE, "Loaded FML config from {}", FMLPaths.FMLCONFIG.get());
-            LOGGER.trace(CORE, "Splash screen is {}", FMLConfig.splashScreenEnabled());
-            LOGGER.trace(CORE, "Max threads for mod loading computed at {}", FMLConfig.loadingThreadCount());
-            LOGGER.trace(CORE, "Version check is {}", FMLConfig.runVersionCheck());
-            LOGGER.trace(CORE, "Default config paths at {}", FMLConfig.defaultConfigPath());
+            for (ConfigValue cv: ConfigValue.values()) {
+                LOGGER.trace(CORE, "FMLConfig {} is {}", cv.entry, cv.getConfigValue(INSTANCE.configData));
+            }
         }
-        FMLPaths.getOrCreateGameRelativePath(Paths.get(FMLConfig.defaultConfigPath()));
+        FMLPaths.getOrCreateGameRelativePath(Paths.get(FMLConfig.getConfigValue(ConfigValue.DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH)));
     }
 
-    public static boolean splashScreenEnabled() {
-        return INSTANCE.configData.<Boolean>getOptional("splashscreen").orElse(Boolean.FALSE);
+    public static String getConfigValue(ConfigValue v) {
+        return v.getConfigValue(INSTANCE.configData);
     }
 
-    public static int loadingThreadCount() {
-        int val = INSTANCE.configData.<Integer>getOptional("maxThreads").orElse(-1);
-        if (val <= 0) return Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors();
-        return val;
+    public static boolean getBoolConfigValue(ConfigValue v) {
+        return v.getConfigValue(INSTANCE.configData);
     }
 
-    public static boolean runVersionCheck() {
-        return INSTANCE.configData.<Boolean>getOptional("versionCheck").orElse(Boolean.TRUE);
+    public static int getIntConfigValue(ConfigValue v) {
+        return v.getConfigValue(INSTANCE.configData);
+    }
+
+    public static <A> List<A> getListConfigValue(ConfigValue v) {
+        return v.getConfigValue(INSTANCE.configData);
+    }
+    public static <T> void updateConfig(ConfigValue v, T value) {
+        v.updateValue(INSTANCE.configData, value);
+        INSTANCE.configData.save();
     }
 
     public static String defaultConfigPath() {
-        return INSTANCE.configData.<String>getOptional("defaultConfigPath").orElse("defaultconfigs");
-    }
-
-    public static boolean isOptimizedDFUDisabled() {
-        return INSTANCE.configData.<Boolean>getOptional("disableOptimizedDFU").orElse(Boolean.TRUE);
+        return getConfigValue(ConfigValue.DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH);
     }
 }
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/FMLLoader.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/FMLLoader.java
index 7cf191366f..721b9a18f8 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/FMLLoader.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/FMLLoader.java
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.moddiscovery.ModFile;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.moddiscovery.ModValidator;
 import net.minecraftforge.accesstransformer.service.AccessTransformerService;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
-import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.EarlyProgressVisualization;
-import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.StartupMessageManager;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.StartupNotificationManager;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.targets.CommonLaunchHandler;
 import net.minecraftforge.forgespi.Environment;
 import net.minecraftforge.forgespi.coremod.ICoreModProvider;
@@ -152,7 +151,6 @@ public class FMLLoader
 
         versionInfo = new VersionInfo(arguments);
 
-        StartupMessageManager.modLoaderConsumer().ifPresent(c->c.accept("Early Loading!"));
         accessTransformer.getExtension().accept(Pair.of(naming, "srg"));
 
         LOGGER.debug(CORE,"Received command line version data  : {}", versionInfo);
@@ -169,7 +167,6 @@ public class FMLLoader
     }
 
     public static List<ITransformationService.Resource> completeScan(IModuleLayerManager layerManager) {
-        progressWindowTick = EarlyProgressVisualization.INSTANCE.accept(dist, commonLaunchHandler.isData(), versionInfo.mcVersion());
         moduleLayerManager = layerManager;
         languageLoadingProvider = new LanguageLoadingProvider();
         backgroundScanHandler = modValidator.stage2Validation();
@@ -205,9 +202,10 @@ public class FMLLoader
         return dist;
     }
 
-    public static void beforeStart(ClassLoader launchClassLoader)
+    public static void beforeStart(ModuleLayer gameLayer)
     {
-        StartupMessageManager.modLoaderConsumer().ifPresent(c->c.accept("Launching minecraft"));
+        ImmediateWindowHandler.acceptGameLayer(gameLayer);
+        ImmediateWindowHandler.updateProgress("Launching minecraft");
         progressWindowTick.run();
     }
 
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/ImmediateWindowHandler.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/ImmediateWindowHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41a7ddb679
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/ImmediateWindowHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Forge Development LLC and contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-only
+ */
+
+package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading;
+
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.ProgressMeter;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.StartupNotificationManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+
+import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
+import java.lang.invoke.MethodType;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.function.*;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+public class ImmediateWindowHandler {
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
+
+    private static ImmediateWindowProvider provider;
+
+    private static ProgressMeter earlyProgress;
+    public static void load(final String launchTarget, final String[] arguments) {
+        if (!List.of("forgeclient", "forgeclientuserdev", "forgeclientdev").contains(launchTarget)) {
+            provider = new DummyProvider();
+            LOGGER.info("ImmediateWindowProvider not loading because launch target is {}", launchTarget);
+        } else if (!FMLConfig.getBoolConfigValue(FMLConfig.ConfigValue.SPLASHSCREEN)) {
+            provider = new DummyProvider();
+            LOGGER.info("ImmediateWindowProvider not loading because splash screen is disabled");
+        } else {
+            final var providername = FMLConfig.getConfigValue(FMLConfig.ConfigValue.EARLY_WINDOW_PROVIDER);
+            LOGGER.info("Loading ImmediateWindowProvider {}", providername);
+            final var maybeProvider = ServiceLoader.load(ImmediateWindowProvider.class)
+                    .stream()
+                    .map(ServiceLoader.Provider::get)
+                    .filter(p -> Objects.equals(p.name(), providername))
+                    .findFirst();
+            provider = maybeProvider.or(() -> {
+                LOGGER.info("Failed to find ImmediateWindowProvider {}, disabling", providername);
+                return Optional.of(new DummyProvider());
+            }).orElseThrow();
+        }
+        // Only update config if the provider isn't the dummy provider
+        if (!Objects.equals(provider.name(), "dummyprovider"))
+            FMLConfig.updateConfig(FMLConfig.ConfigValue.EARLY_WINDOW_PROVIDER, provider.name());
+        FMLLoader.progressWindowTick = provider.initialize(arguments);
+        earlyProgress = StartupNotificationManager.addProgressBar("EARLY", 0);
+        earlyProgress.label("Bootstrapping Minecraft");
+    }
+
+    public static long setupMinecraftWindow(final IntSupplier width, final IntSupplier height, final Supplier<String> title, final LongSupplier monitor) {
+        return provider.setupMinecraftWindow(width, height, title, monitor);
+    }
+
+    public static boolean positionWindow(Optional<Object> monitor,IntConsumer widthSetter, IntConsumer heightSetter, IntConsumer xSetter, IntConsumer ySetter) {
+        return provider.positionWindow(monitor, widthSetter, heightSetter, xSetter, ySetter);
+    }
+
+    public static void updateFBSize(IntConsumer width, IntConsumer height) {
+        provider.updateFramebufferSize(width, height);
+    }
+
+    public static <T> Supplier<T> loadingOverlay(Supplier<?> mc, Supplier<?> ri, Consumer<Optional<Throwable>> ex, boolean fade) {
+        earlyProgress.complete();
+        return provider.loadingOverlay(mc, ri, ex, fade);
+    }
+
+    public static void acceptGameLayer(final ModuleLayer layer) {
+        provider.updateModuleReads(layer);
+    }
+
+    public static void renderTick() {
+        provider.periodicTick();
+    }
+
+    public static String getGLVersion() {
+        return provider.getGLVersion();
+    }
+    public static void updateProgress(final String message) {
+        earlyProgress.label(message);
+    }
+
+    private record DummyProvider() implements ImmediateWindowProvider {
+        private static Method NV_HANDOFF;
+        private static Method NV_POSITION;
+        private static Method NV_OVERLAY;
+
+        @Override
+        public String name() {
+            return "dummyprovider";
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Runnable initialize(String[] args) {
+            return () -> {};
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void updateFramebufferSize(final IntConsumer width, final IntConsumer height) {
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public long setupMinecraftWindow(final IntSupplier width, final IntSupplier height, final Supplier<String> title, final LongSupplier monitor) {
+            try {
+                var longsupplier = (LongSupplier)NV_HANDOFF.invoke(null, width, height, title, monitor);
+                return longsupplier.getAsLong();
+            } catch (Throwable e) {
+                throw new IllegalStateException("How did you get here?", e);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public boolean positionWindow(Optional<Object> monitor, IntConsumer widthSetter, IntConsumer heightSetter, IntConsumer xSetter, IntConsumer ySetter) {
+            try {
+                return (boolean)NV_POSITION.invoke(null, monitor, widthSetter, heightSetter, xSetter, ySetter);
+            } catch (Throwable e) {
+                throw new IllegalStateException("How did you get here?", e);
+            }
+        }
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        public <T> Supplier<T> loadingOverlay(Supplier<?> mc, Supplier<?> ri, Consumer<Optional<Throwable>> ex, boolean fade) {
+            try {
+                return (Supplier<T>) NV_OVERLAY.invoke(null, mc, ri, ex, fade);
+            } catch (Throwable e) {
+                throw new IllegalStateException("How did you get here?", e);
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getGLVersion() {
+            return "3.2"; // The default minecraft GL version
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void updateModuleReads(final ModuleLayer layer) {
+            var fm = layer.findModule("forge");
+            if (fm.isPresent()) {
+                getClass().getModule().addReads(fm.get());
+                var clz = fm.map(l -> Class.forName(l, "net.minecraftforge.client.loading.NoVizFallback")).orElseThrow();
+                var methods = Arrays.stream(clz.getMethods()).filter(m -> Modifier.isStatic(m.getModifiers())).collect(Collectors.toMap(Method::getName, Function.identity()));
+                NV_HANDOFF = methods.get("windowHandoff");
+                NV_OVERLAY = methods.get("loadingOverlay");
+                NV_POSITION = methods.get("windowPositioning");
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void periodicTick() {
+            // NOOP
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/ImmediateWindowProvider.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/ImmediateWindowProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1b8c74058
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/ImmediateWindowProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Forge Development LLC and contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-only
+ */
+
+package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import java.util.function.IntConsumer;
+import java.util.function.IntSupplier;
+import java.util.function.LongSupplier;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+/**
+ * This is for allowing the plugging in of alternative early display implementations.
+ *
+ * They can be selected through the config value "earlyWindowProvider" which defaults to "fmlearlywindow" implemented by {@link net.minecraftforge.fml.earlydisplay.DisplayWindow}
+ *
+ * There are a few key things to keep in mind if following through on implementation. You cannot access the game state as it
+ * literally DOES NOT EXIST at the time this object is constructed. You have to be very careful about managing the handoff
+ * to mojang, be sure that if you're trying to tick your window in a background thread (a nice idea!) that you properly
+ * transition to the main thread before handoff is complete. Do note that in general, you should construct your GL objects
+ * on the MAIN thread before starting your ticker, to ensure MacOS compatibility.
+ *
+ * No doubt many more things can be said here.
+ */
+public interface ImmediateWindowProvider {
+    /**
+     * @return The name of this window provider. Do NOT use fmlearlywindow.
+     */
+    String name();
+
+    /**
+     * This is called very early on to initialize ourselves. Use this to initialize the window and other GL core resources.
+     *
+     * One thing we want to ensure is that we try and create the highest GL_PROFILE we can accomplish.
+     * GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MAJOR,GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MINOR should be as high as possible on the created window,
+     * and it should have all the typical profile settings.
+     *
+     * @param arguments The arguments provided to the Java process. This is the entire command line, so you can process
+     *                  stuff from it.
+     * @return A runnable that will be periodically ticked by FML during startup ON THE MAIN THREAD. This is usually
+     * a good place to put glfwPollEvents() tests.
+     */
+    Runnable initialize(String[] arguments);
+
+    /**
+     * This will be called during the handoff to minecraft to update minecraft with the size of the framebuffer we have.
+     * Generally won't be called because Minecraft figures it out for itself.
+     * @param width Consumer of the framebuffer width
+     * @param height Consumer of the framebuffer height
+     */
+    void updateFramebufferSize(IntConsumer width, IntConsumer height);
+
+    /**
+     * This is called to setup the minecraft window, as if Mojang had done it themselves in their Window class. This
+     * handoff is difficult to get right - you have to make sure that any activities you're doing to the window are finished
+     * prior to returning. You should try and setup the width and height as Mojang expects - the suppliers give you all that
+     * information. Alternatively, you can force Mojang to update from the current position of the window in {@link #positionWindow(Optional, IntConsumer, IntConsumer, IntConsumer, IntConsumer)}
+     * instead. This might give a more seamless experience.
+     *
+     * @param width This is the width of the window Mojang expects
+     * @param height This is the height of the Window Mojang expects.
+     * @param title This is the title for the window.
+     * @param monitor This is the monitor it should appear on.
+     * @return The window id
+     */
+    long setupMinecraftWindow(final IntSupplier width, final IntSupplier height, final Supplier<String> title, final LongSupplier monitor);
+
+    /**
+     * This is called after window handoff to allow us to tell Mojang about our window's position. This might give a
+     * preferrable user experience to users, because we just tell Mojang our truth, rather than accept theirs.
+     * @param monitor This is the monitor we're rendering on. Note that this is the Mojang monitor object. You might have trouble unwrapping it.
+     * @param widthSetter This sets the width on the Mojang side
+     * @param heightSetter This sets the height on the Mojang side
+     * @param xSetter This sets the x coordinate on the Mojang side
+     * @param ySetter This sets the y coordinate on the Mojang side
+     * @return true if you've handled the window positioning - this skips the "forced fullscreen" code until a later stage
+     */
+    boolean positionWindow(Optional<Object> monitor, IntConsumer widthSetter, IntConsumer heightSetter, IntConsumer xSetter, IntConsumer ySetter);
+
+    /**
+     * Return a Supplier of an object extending the LoadingOverlay class from Mojang. This is what will be used once
+     * the Mojang window code has taken over rendering of the window, to render the later stages of the loading process.
+     *
+     * @param mc This supplies the Minecraft object
+     * @param ri This supplies the ReloadInstance object that tells us when the loading is finished
+     * @param ex This Consumes the final state of the loading - if it's an error you pass it the Throwable, otherwise you
+     *           pass Optional.empty()
+     * @param fade This is the fade flag passed to LoadingOverlay. You probably want to ignore it.
+     * @param <T> This is the type LoadingOverlay to allow type binding on the Mojang side
+     * @return A supplier of your later LoadingOverlay screen.
+     */
+    <T> Supplier<T> loadingOverlay(Supplier<?> mc, Supplier<?> ri, Consumer<Optional<Throwable>> ex, boolean fade);
+
+    /**
+     * This is called during the module loading process to allow us to find objects inside the GAME layer, such as a
+     * later loading screen.
+     * @param layer This is the GAME layer from ModLauncher
+     */
+    void updateModuleReads(ModuleLayer layer);
+
+    /**
+     * This is called periodically during the loading process to "tick" the window. It is typically the same as the Runnable
+     * from {@link #initialize(String[])}
+     */
+    void periodicTick();
+
+    /**
+     * This is called to construct a {@link net.minecraftforge.forgespi.locating.ForgeFeature} for the GL_VERSION we
+     * managed to create for the window. Should be a string of the format {MAJOR}.{MINOR}, such as 4.6, 4.5 or such.
+     *
+     * @return the GL profile we created
+     */
+    String getGLVersion();
+}
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/LanguageLoadingProvider.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/LanguageLoadingProvider.java
index 1c225599da..e1663a1ea0 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/LanguageLoadingProvider.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/LanguageLoadingProvider.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import com.mojang.logging.LogUtils;
 import cpw.mods.modlauncher.Launcher;
 import cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.IModuleLayerManager;
 import cpw.mods.modlauncher.util.ServiceLoaderUtils;
-import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.StartupMessageManager;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.StartupNotificationManager;
 import net.minecraftforge.forgespi.language.IModLanguageProvider;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.moddiscovery.ExplodedDirectoryLocator;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.moddiscovery.ModFile;
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class LanguageLoadingProvider
     private void loadLanguageProviders() {
         LOGGER.debug(CORE, "Found {} language providers", ServiceLoaderUtils.streamServiceLoader(()->serviceLoader, sce->LOGGER.error("Problem with language loaders")).count());
         serviceLoader.forEach(languageProviders::add);
-
+        ImmediateWindowHandler.updateProgress("Loading language providers");
         languageProviders.forEach(lp -> {
             final Path lpPath;
             try {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class LanguageLoadingProvider
                 throw new RuntimeException("Failed to find implementation version for language provider "+ lp.name());
             }
             LOGGER.debug(CORE, "Found language provider {}, version {}", lp.name(), impl);
-            StartupMessageManager.modLoaderConsumer().ifPresent(c->c.accept("Loaded language provider "+lp.name()+ " " + impl));
+            ImmediateWindowHandler.updateProgress("Loaded language provider "+lp.name()+ " " + impl);
             languageProviderMap.put(lp.name(), new ModLanguageWrapper(lp, new DefaultArtifactVersion(impl)));
         });
     }
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/ModDirTransformerDiscoverer.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/ModDirTransformerDiscoverer.java
index eb810bae15..9609f85638 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/ModDirTransformerDiscoverer.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/ModDirTransformerDiscoverer.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading;
 
 import com.mojang.logging.LogUtils;
 import cpw.mods.jarhandling.SecureJar;
+import cpw.mods.modlauncher.Launcher;
 import cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.LamdbaExceptionUtils;
 import cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.NamedPath;
 import cpw.mods.modlauncher.serviceapi.ITransformerDiscoveryService;
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ServiceLoader;
+import java.util.zip.ZipFile;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 public class ModDirTransformerDiscoverer implements ITransformerDiscoveryService {
@@ -28,6 +31,18 @@ public class ModDirTransformerDiscoverer implements ITransformerDiscoveryService
         "net.minecraftforge.forgespi.locating.IDependencyLocator"
     );
 
+    @Override
+    public List<NamedPath> candidates(final Path gameDirectory, final String launchTarget) {
+        FMLPaths.loadAbsolutePaths(gameDirectory);
+        FMLConfig.load();
+        return candidates(gameDirectory);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void earlyInitialization(final String launchTarget, final String[] arguments) {
+        ImmediateWindowHandler.load(launchTarget, arguments);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public List<NamedPath> candidates(final Path gameDirectory) {
         ModDirTransformerDiscoverer.scan(gameDirectory);
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/moddiscovery/BackgroundScanHandler.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/moddiscovery/BackgroundScanHandler.java
index c4550454b7..494c56bb5e 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/moddiscovery/BackgroundScanHandler.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/moddiscovery/BackgroundScanHandler.java
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.moddiscovery;
 
 import com.mojang.logging.LogUtils;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.ImmediateWindowHandler;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.LoadingModList;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.LogMarkers;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.StartupNotificationManager;
 import net.minecraftforge.forgespi.language.ModFileScanData;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ public class BackgroundScanHandler
             throw new IllegalStateException("Scanner has shutdown");
         }
         status = ScanStatus.RUNNING;
+        ImmediateWindowHandler.updateProgress("Scanning mod candidates");
         allFiles.add(file);
         pendingFiles.add(file);
         final CompletableFuture<ModFileScanData> future = CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(file::compileContent, modContentScanner)
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/moddiscovery/ModDiscoverer.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/moddiscovery/ModDiscoverer.java
index 7e0b36abec..27d4d9dddb 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/moddiscovery/ModDiscoverer.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/moddiscovery/ModDiscoverer.java
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ import cpw.mods.modlauncher.Launcher;
 import cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.IModuleLayerManager;
 import cpw.mods.modlauncher.util.ServiceLoaderUtils;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.EarlyLoadingException;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.ImmediateWindowHandler;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.LogMarkers;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.UniqueModListBuilder;
-import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.StartupMessageManager;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.StartupNotificationManager;
 import net.minecraftforge.forgespi.Environment;
 import net.minecraftforge.forgespi.language.IModFileInfo;
 import net.minecraftforge.forgespi.locating.IDependencyLocator;
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ public class ModDiscoverer {
 
     public ModDiscoverer(Map<String, ?> arguments) {
         Launcher.INSTANCE.environment().computePropertyIfAbsent(Environment.Keys.MODDIRECTORYFACTORY.get(), v->ModsFolderLocator::new);
-        Launcher.INSTANCE.environment().computePropertyIfAbsent(Environment.Keys.PROGRESSMESSAGE.get(), v-> StartupMessageManager.locatorConsumer().orElseGet(()-> s->{}));
+        Launcher.INSTANCE.environment().computePropertyIfAbsent(Environment.Keys.PROGRESSMESSAGE.get(), v-> StartupNotificationManager.locatorConsumer().orElseGet(()-> s->{}));
         final var moduleLayerManager = Launcher.INSTANCE.environment().findModuleLayerManager().orElseThrow();
         modLocators = ServiceLoader.load(moduleLayerManager.getLayer(IModuleLayerManager.Layer.SERVICE).orElseThrow(), IModLocator.class);
         dependencyLocators = ServiceLoader.load(moduleLayerManager.getLayer(IModuleLayerManager.Layer.SERVICE).orElseThrow(), IDependencyLocator.class);
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ public class ModDiscoverer {
         List<EarlyLoadingException.ExceptionData> discoveryErrorData = new ArrayList<>();
         boolean successfullyLoadedMods = true;
         List<IModFileInfo> brokenFiles = new ArrayList<>();
-
+        ImmediateWindowHandler.updateProgress("Discovering mod files");
         //Loop all mod locators to get the prime mods to load from.
         for (IModLocator locator : modLocatorList) {
             try {
@@ -168,7 +169,6 @@ public class ModDiscoverer {
         var locatedModFiles = locatedFiles.stream().filter(ModFile.class::isInstance).map(ModFile.class::cast).toList();
         for (IModFile mf : locatedModFiles) {
             LOGGER.info(LogMarkers.SCAN, "Found mod file {} of type {} with provider {}", mf.getFileName(), mf.getType(), mf.getProvider());
-            StartupMessageManager.modLoaderConsumer().ifPresent(c->c.accept("Found mod file "+mf.getFileName()+" of type "+mf.getType()));
         }
         loadedFiles.addAll(locatedModFiles);
     }
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/moddiscovery/ModFile.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/moddiscovery/ModFile.java
index 17feeb36cb..f95c4dedb1 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/moddiscovery/ModFile.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/moddiscovery/ModFile.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import com.mojang.logging.LogUtils;
 import cpw.mods.jarhandling.SecureJar;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.FMLLoader;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.LogMarkers;
-import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.StartupMessageManager;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.StartupNotificationManager;
 import net.minecraftforge.forgespi.language.IModFileInfo;
 import net.minecraftforge.forgespi.language.IModInfo;
 import net.minecraftforge.forgespi.language.IModLanguageProvider;
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ public class ModFile implements IModFile {
         if (throwable != null) {
             this.scanError = throwable;
         }
-        StartupMessageManager.modLoaderConsumer().ifPresent(c->c.accept("Completed deep scan of "+this.getFileName()));
     }
 
     public void setFileProperties(Map<String, Object> fileProperties) {
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/moddiscovery/ModValidator.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/moddiscovery/ModValidator.java
index 4db790f857..08e3275b58 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/moddiscovery/ModValidator.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/moddiscovery/ModValidator.java
@@ -8,11 +8,8 @@ package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.moddiscovery;
 import com.mojang.logging.LogUtils;
 import cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.IModuleLayerManager;
 import cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.ITransformationService;
-import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.EarlyLoadingException;
-import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.LoadingModList;
-import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.LogMarkers;
-import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.ModSorter;
-import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.StartupMessageManager;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.*;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.StartupNotificationManager;
 import net.minecraftforge.forgespi.language.IModFileInfo;
 import net.minecraftforge.forgespi.locating.IModFile;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -52,7 +49,7 @@ public class ModValidator {
         if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled(LogMarkers.SCAN)) {
             LOGGER.debug(LogMarkers.SCAN, "Found {} mod files with {} mods", candidateMods.size(), candidateMods.stream().mapToInt(mf -> mf.getModInfos().size()).sum());
         }
-        StartupMessageManager.modLoaderConsumer().ifPresent(c->c.accept("Found "+ candidateMods.size()+" modfiles to load"));
+        ImmediateWindowHandler.updateProgress("Found "+candidateMods.size()+" mod candidates");
     }
 
     @NotNull
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/progress/ClientVisualization.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/progress/ClientVisualization.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 7fa1082321..0000000000
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/progress/ClientVisualization.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,358 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) Forge Development LLC and contributors
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-only
- */
-
-/*
-
-
-package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress;
-
-import com.google.common.io.ByteStreams;
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
-import org.lwjgl.PointerBuffer;
-import org.lwjgl.glfw.*;
-import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL;
-import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
-import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL14;
-import org.lwjgl.stb.STBEasyFont;
-import org.lwjgl.stb.STBImage;
-import org.lwjgl.system.MemoryStack;
-import org.lwjgl.system.MemoryUtil;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
-import java.lang.management.MemoryUsage;
-import java.nio.Buffer;
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.nio.IntBuffer;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
-import java.util.function.IntConsumer;
-import java.util.function.IntSupplier;
-import java.util.function.LongSupplier;
-import java.util.function.Supplier;
-
-import static org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFW.*;
-import static org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFW.glfwCreateWindow;
-import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11.*;
-import static org.lwjgl.system.MemoryStack.stackPush;
-import static org.lwjgl.system.MemoryUtil.NULL;
-
-
-class ClientVisualization implements EarlyProgressVisualization.Visualization {
-    private final int screenWidth = 854;
-    private final int screenHeight = 480;
-    private long window;
-    private Thread renderThread = new Thread(this::renderThreadFunc);
-
-    private boolean running = true;
-    private GLFWFramebufferSizeCallback framebufferSizeCallback;
-    private int[] fbSize;
-
-    private void initWindow(@Nullable String mcVersion) {
-        GLFWErrorCallback.createPrint(System.err).set();
-
-        long glfwInitBegin = System.nanoTime();
-        if (!glfwInit()) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to initialize GLFW");
-        }
-        long glfwInitEnd = System.nanoTime();
-
-        if (glfwInitEnd - glfwInitBegin > 1e9) {
-            LogManager.getLogger().fatal("WARNING : glfwInit took {} seconds to start.", (glfwInitEnd-glfwInitBegin) / 1.0e9);
-        }
-
-        // Clear the Last Exception (#7285 - Prevent Vanilla throwing an IllegalStateException due to invalid controller mappings)
-        handleLastGLFWError((error, description) -> LogManager.getLogger().error(String.format("Suppressing Last GLFW error: [0x%X]%s", error, description)));
-
-        glfwDefaultWindowHints();
-        glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CLIENT_API, GLFW_OPENGL_API);
-        glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_CREATION_API, GLFW_NATIVE_CONTEXT_API);
-        glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MAJOR, 3);
-        glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MINOR, 2);
-        glfwWindowHint(GLFW_OPENGL_PROFILE, GLFW_OPENGL_CORE_PROFILE);
-        glfwWindowHint(GLFW_VISIBLE, GLFW_FALSE);
-        glfwWindowHint(GLFW_RESIZABLE, GLFW_TRUE);
-
-        if (mcVersion != null)
-        {
-            // this emulates what we would get without early progress window
-            // as vanilla never sets these, so GLFW uses the first window title
-            // set them explicitly to avoid it using "FML early loading progress" as the class
-            String vanillaWindowTitle = "Minecraft* " + mcVersion;
-            glfwWindowHintString(GLFW_X11_CLASS_NAME, vanillaWindowTitle);
-            glfwWindowHintString(GLFW_X11_INSTANCE_NAME, vanillaWindowTitle);
-        }
-
-        window = glfwCreateWindow(screenWidth, screenHeight, "FML early loading progress", NULL, NULL);
-        if (window == NULL) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to create the GLFW window"); // ignore it and make the GUI optional?
-        }
-        framebufferSizeCallback = GLFWFramebufferSizeCallback.create(this::fbResize);
-
-        try (MemoryStack stack = stackPush()) {
-            IntBuffer pWidth = stack.mallocInt(1);
-            IntBuffer pHeight = stack.mallocInt(1);
-            IntBuffer monPosLeft = stack.mallocInt(1);
-            IntBuffer monPosTop = stack.mallocInt(1);
-            glfwGetWindowSize(window, pWidth, pHeight);
-
-            // try to center the window, this is a best-effort as there may not be
-            // a primary monitor and we might not even be on the primary monitor...
-            long primaryMonitor = glfwGetPrimaryMonitor();
-            if (primaryMonitor != NULL)
-            {
-                GLFWVidMode vidmode = glfwGetVideoMode(primaryMonitor);
-                glfwGetMonitorPos(primaryMonitor, monPosLeft, monPosTop);
-                glfwSetWindowPos(
-                        window,
-                        (vidmode.width() - pWidth.get(0)) / 2 + monPosLeft.get(0),
-                        (vidmode.height() - pHeight.get(0)) / 2 + monPosTop.get(0)
-                );
-            }
-            IntBuffer iconWidth = stack.mallocInt(1);
-            IntBuffer iconHeight = stack.mallocInt(1);
-            IntBuffer iconChannels = stack.mallocInt(1);
-            final GLFWImage.Buffer glfwImages = GLFWImage.mallocStack(1, stack);
-            byte[] icon;
-            try {
-                icon = ByteStreams.toByteArray(getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("forge_icon.png"));
-                final ByteBuffer iconBuf = stack.malloc(icon.length);
-                iconBuf.put(icon);
-                ((Buffer)iconBuf).position(0);
-                final ByteBuffer imgBuffer = STBImage.stbi_load_from_memory(iconBuf, iconWidth, iconHeight, iconChannels, 4);
-                if (imgBuffer == null) {
-                    throw new NullPointerException("Failed to load window icon"); // fall down to catch block
-                }
-                glfwImages.position(0);
-                glfwImages.width(iconWidth.get(0));
-                glfwImages.height(iconHeight.get(0));
-                ((Buffer)imgBuffer).position(0);
-                glfwImages.pixels(imgBuffer);
-                glfwImages.position(0);
-                glfwSetWindowIcon(window, glfwImages);
-                STBImage.stbi_image_free(imgBuffer);
-            } catch (NullPointerException | IOException e) {
-                System.err.println("Failed to load forge logo");
-            }
-        }
-        int[] w = new int[1];
-        int[] h = new int[1];
-        glfwGetFramebufferSize(window, w, h);
-        fbSize = new int[] {w[0], h[0]};
-        glfwSetFramebufferSizeCallback(window, framebufferSizeCallback);
-        glfwShowWindow(window);
-        glfwPollEvents();
-    }
-
-    private void renderProgress() {
-        // glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
-        // glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
-        // glLoadIdentity();
-        // glOrtho(0.0D, screenWidth, screenHeight, 0.0D, -1000.0D, 1000.0D);
-        // glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
-        // glLoadIdentity();
-        //
-        // glEnableClientState(GL11.GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);
-        // glEnable(GL_BLEND);
-        // renderBackground();
-        // renderMessages();
-        // glfwSwapBuffers(window);
-    }
-
-    private static float clamp(float num, float min, float max) {
-        if (num < min) {
-            return min;
-        } else {
-            return num > max ? max : num;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static int clamp(int num, int min, int max) {
-        if (num < min) {
-            return min;
-        } else {
-            return num > max ? max : num;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static int hsvToRGB(float hue, float saturation, float value) {
-        int i = (int)(hue * 6.0F) % 6;
-        float f = hue * 6.0F - (float)i;
-        float f1 = value * (1.0F - saturation);
-        float f2 = value * (1.0F - f * saturation);
-        float f3 = value * (1.0F - (1.0F - f) * saturation);
-        float f4;
-        float f5;
-        float f6;
-        switch(i) {
-            case 0:
-                f4 = value;
-                f5 = f3;
-                f6 = f1;
-                break;
-            case 1:
-                f4 = f2;
-                f5 = value;
-                f6 = f1;
-                break;
-            case 2:
-                f4 = f1;
-                f5 = value;
-                f6 = f3;
-                break;
-            case 3:
-                f4 = f1;
-                f5 = f2;
-                f6 = value;
-                break;
-            case 4:
-                f4 = f3;
-                f5 = f1;
-                f6 = value;
-                break;
-            case 5:
-                f4 = value;
-                f5 = f1;
-                f6 = f2;
-                break;
-            default:
-                throw new RuntimeException("Something went wrong when converting from HSV to RGB. Input was " + hue + ", " + saturation + ", " + value);
-        }
-
-        int j = clamp((int)(f4 * 255.0F), 0, 255);
-        int k = clamp((int)(f5 * 255.0F), 0, 255);
-        int l = clamp((int)(f6 * 255.0F), 0, 255);
-        return j << 16 | k << 8 | l;
-    }
-
-    private void renderBackground() {
-        glBegin(GL_QUADS);
-        glColor4f(239F / 255F, 50F / 255F, 61F / 255F, 255F / 255F); //Color from ResourceLoadProgressGui
-        glVertex2f(0, 0);
-        glVertex2f(0, screenHeight);
-        glVertex2f(screenWidth, screenHeight);
-        glVertex2f(screenWidth, 0);
-        glEnd();
-    }
-
-    private void fbResize(long window, int width, int height) {
-        if (window == this.window && width != 0 && height != 0) {
-            fbSize = new int[] {width, height};
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void handleLastGLFWError(BiConsumer<Integer, String> handler) {
-        try (MemoryStack memorystack = MemoryStack.stackPush()) {
-            PointerBuffer pointerbuffer = memorystack.mallocPointer(1);
-            int error = GLFW.glfwGetError(pointerbuffer);
-            if (error != GLFW_NO_ERROR) {
-                long pDescription = pointerbuffer.get();
-                String description = pDescription == 0L ? "" : MemoryUtil.memUTF8(pDescription);
-                handler.accept(error, description);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void renderMessages() {
-        List<Pair<Integer, StartupMessageManager.Message>> messages = StartupMessageManager.getMessages();
-        for (int i = 0; i < messages.size(); i++) {
-            final Pair<Integer, StartupMessageManager.Message> pair = messages.get(i);
-            final float fade = clamp((4000.0f - (float) pair.getLeft() - ( i - 4 ) * 1000.0f) / 5000.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
-            if (fade <0.01f) continue;
-            StartupMessageManager.Message msg = pair.getRight();
-            renderMessage(msg.getText(), msg.getTypeColour(), ((screenHeight - 15) / 20) - i, fade);
-        }
-        renderMemoryInfo();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void updateFBSize(final IntConsumer width, final IntConsumer height) {
-        width.accept(this.fbSize[0]);
-        height.accept(this.fbSize[1]);
-    }
-
-    private static final float[] memorycolour = new float[] { 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f};
-
-    private void renderMemoryInfo() {
-        final MemoryUsage heapusage = ManagementFactory.getMemoryMXBean().getHeapMemoryUsage();
-        final MemoryUsage offheapusage = ManagementFactory.getMemoryMXBean().getNonHeapMemoryUsage();
-        final float pctmemory = (float) heapusage.getUsed() / heapusage.getMax();
-        String memory = String.format("Memory Heap: %d / %d MB (%.1f%%)  OffHeap: %d MB", heapusage.getUsed() >> 20, heapusage.getMax() >> 20, pctmemory * 100.0, offheapusage.getUsed() >> 20);
-
-        final int i = hsvToRGB((1.0f - (float)Math.pow(pctmemory, 1.5f)) / 3f, 1.0f, 0.5f);
-        memorycolour[2] = ((i) & 0xFF) / 255.0f;
-        memorycolour[1] = ((i >> 8 ) & 0xFF) / 255.0f;
-        memorycolour[0] = ((i >> 16 ) & 0xFF) / 255.0f;
-        renderMessage(memory, memorycolour, 1, 1.0f);
-    }
-
-    private void renderMessage(final String message, final float[] colour, int row, float alpha) {
-        ByteBuffer charBuffer = MemoryUtil.memAlloc(message.length() * 270);
-        int quads = STBEasyFont.stb_easy_font_print(0, 0, message, null, charBuffer);
-
-        glVertexPointer(3, GL11.GL_FLOAT, 16, charBuffer);
-        glEnable(GL_BLEND);
-        GL14.glBlendColor(0,0,0, alpha);
-        glBlendFunc(GL14.GL_CONSTANT_ALPHA, GL14.GL_ONE_MINUS_CONSTANT_ALPHA);
-        glColor3f(colour[0], colour[1], colour[2]);
-        glPushMatrix();
-        glTranslatef(10, row * 20, 0);
-        glScalef(2, 2, 1);
-        glDrawArrays(GL11.GL_QUADS, 0, quads * 4);
-        glPopMatrix();
-        MemoryUtil.memFree(charBuffer);
-    }
-
-    private void renderThreadFunc() {
-        glfwMakeContextCurrent(window);
-        glfwSwapInterval(1);
-        GL.createCapabilities();
-        glClearColor(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
-        glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
-        while (running) {
-            renderProgress();
-            try {
-                Thread.sleep(50);
-            } catch (InterruptedException ignored) {
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        glfwMakeContextCurrent(0);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Runnable start(@Nullable String mcVersion) {
-        initWindow(mcVersion);
-        renderThread.setDaemon(true); // Don't hang the game if it terminates before handoff (i.e. datagen)
-        renderThread.start();
-        return org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFW::glfwPollEvents;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public long handOffWindow(final IntSupplier width, final IntSupplier height, final Supplier<String> title, final LongSupplier monitorSupplier) {
-        running = false;
-        try {
-            renderThread.join();
-        } catch (InterruptedException ignored) {
-        }
-        glfwSetWindowTitle(window, title.get());
-        glfwSetWindowSize(window, width.getAsInt(), height.getAsInt());
-        if (monitorSupplier.getAsLong() != 0L)
-            glfwSetWindowMonitor(window, monitorSupplier.getAsLong(), 0, 0, width.getAsInt(), height.getAsInt(), GLFW_DONT_CARE);
-        glfwMakeContextCurrent(window);
-        GL.createCapabilities();
-        glClearColor(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
-        glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
-        renderProgress();
-        glfwSwapInterval(0);
-        glfwSwapBuffers(window);
-        glfwSwapInterval(1);
-        final GLFWFramebufferSizeCallback previous = glfwSetFramebufferSizeCallback(window, null);
-        previous.free();
-        return window;
-    }
-}
-*/
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/progress/EarlyProgressVisualization.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/progress/EarlyProgressVisualization.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 75e6a28a6c..0000000000
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/progress/EarlyProgressVisualization.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) Forge Development LLC and contributors
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-only
- */
-
-package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress;
-
-import cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.LamdbaExceptionUtils;
-import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.FMLLoader;
-import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
-
-import java.util.function.IntConsumer;
-import java.util.function.IntSupplier;
-import java.util.function.LongSupplier;
-import java.util.function.Supplier;
-
-public enum EarlyProgressVisualization {
-    INSTANCE;
-
-    private Visualization visualization;
-
-    public Runnable accept(Dist dist, boolean isData)
-    {
-        return accept(dist, isData, null);
-    }
-
-    public Runnable accept(final Dist dist, final boolean isData, @Nullable String mcVersion) {
-//        visualization = !isData && dist.isClient() && Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getProperty("fml.earlyprogresswindow", "true")) ? new ClientVisualization() : new NoVisualization();
-        visualization = new NoVisualization();
-        return visualization.start(mcVersion);
-    }
-
-    public long handOffWindow(final IntSupplier width, final IntSupplier height, final Supplier<String> title, final LongSupplier monitor) {
-        return visualization.handOffWindow(width, height, title, monitor);
-    }
-
-    public void updateFBSize(IntConsumer width, IntConsumer height) {
-        visualization.updateFBSize(width, height);
-    }
-
-    interface Visualization {
-        Runnable start(@Nullable String mcVersion);
-
-        default long handOffWindow(final IntSupplier width, final IntSupplier height, final Supplier<String> title, LongSupplier monitorSupplier) {
-            return FMLLoader.getGameLayer().findModule("forge")
-                    .map(l->Class.forName(l, "net.minecraftforge.client.loading.NoVizFallback"))
-                    .map(LamdbaExceptionUtils.rethrowFunction(c->c.getMethod("fallback", IntSupplier.class, IntSupplier.class, Supplier.class, LongSupplier.class)))
-                    .map(LamdbaExceptionUtils.rethrowFunction(m->(LongSupplier)m.invoke(null, width, height, title, monitorSupplier)))
-                    .map(LongSupplier::getAsLong)
-                    .orElseThrow(()->new IllegalStateException("Why are you here?"));
-        }
-
-        default void updateFBSize(IntConsumer width, IntConsumer height) {
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static class NoVisualization implements Visualization {
-        @Override
-        public Runnable start(@Nullable String mcVersion) {
-            return () -> {};
-        }
-    }
-
-}
-
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/progress/Message.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/progress/Message.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..138159da65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/progress/Message.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Forge Development LLC and contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-only
+ */
+
+package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress;
+
+public class Message {
+    private final String text;
+    private final MessageType type;
+    private final long timestamp;
+
+    public Message(final String text, final MessageType type) {
+        this.text = text;
+        this.type = type;
+        this.timestamp = System.nanoTime();
+    }
+
+    public String getText() {
+        return text;
+    }
+
+    MessageType getType() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
+    long timestamp() {
+        return timestamp;
+    }
+
+    public float[] getTypeColour() {
+        return type.colour();
+    }
+
+    enum MessageType {
+        MC(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f),
+        ML(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.5f),
+        LOC(0.0f, 0.5f, 0.0f),
+        MOD(0.5f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
+
+        private final float[] colour;
+
+        MessageType(final float r, final float g, final float b) {
+            colour = new float[] {r,g,b};
+        }
+
+        public float[] colour() {
+            return colour;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/progress/ProgressMeter.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/progress/ProgressMeter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79c8130fd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/progress/ProgressMeter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Forge Development LLC and contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-only
+ */
+
+package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+
+public final class ProgressMeter {
+    private final String name;
+    private final int steps;
+    private AtomicInteger current;
+    private Message label;
+
+    public ProgressMeter(String name, int steps, int current, Message label) {
+        this.name = name;
+        this.steps = steps;
+        this.current = new AtomicInteger(current);
+        this.label = label;
+    }
+
+    public String name() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public int steps() {
+        return steps;
+    }
+
+    public int current() {
+        return current.get();
+    }
+
+    public Message label() {
+        return label;
+    }
+
+    public void increment() {
+        this.current.incrementAndGet();
+    }
+
+    public void complete() {
+        StartupNotificationManager.popBar(this);
+    }
+
+    public float progress() {
+        return current.get()/(float)steps;
+    }
+
+    public void setAbsolute(final int absolute) {
+        this.current.set(absolute);
+    }
+
+    public void label(final String message) {
+        this.label = new Message(message, Message.MessageType.ML);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/progress/StartupMessageManager.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/progress/StartupMessageManager.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 735d1281c9..0000000000
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/progress/StartupMessageManager.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) Forge Development LLC and contributors
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-only
- */
-
-package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress;
-
-import com.google.common.base.Ascii;
-import com.google.common.base.CharMatcher;
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
-
-import java.util.*;
-import java.util.function.Consumer;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
-
-public class StartupMessageManager {
-
-    private static volatile EnumMap<MessageType, List<Message>> messages = new EnumMap<>(MessageType.class);
-
-    public static List<Pair<Integer,Message>> getMessages() {
-        final long ts = System.nanoTime();
-        return messages.values().stream().flatMap(Collection::stream).
-                sorted(Comparator.comparingLong(Message::getTimestamp).thenComparing(Message::getText).reversed()).
-                map(m -> Pair.of((int) ((ts - m.timestamp) / 1e6), m)).
-                limit(5).
-                collect(Collectors.toList());
-    }
-
-    public static class Message {
-        private final String text;
-        private final MessageType type;
-        private final long timestamp;
-
-        public Message(final String text, final MessageType type) {
-            this.text = text;
-            this.type = type;
-            this.timestamp = System.nanoTime();
-        }
-
-        public String getText() {
-            return text;
-        }
-
-        MessageType getType() {
-            return type;
-        }
-
-        long getTimestamp() {
-            return timestamp;
-        }
-
-        public float[] getTypeColour() {
-            return type.colour();
-        }
-    }
-
-    enum MessageType {
-        MC(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f),
-        ML(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.5f),
-        LOC(0.0f, 0.5f, 0.0f),
-        MOD(0.5f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
-
-        private final float[] colour;
-
-        MessageType(final float r, final float g, final float b) {
-            colour = new float[] {r,g,b};
-        }
-
-        public float[] colour() {
-            return colour;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private synchronized static void addMessage(MessageType type, String message, int maxSize)
-    {
-        EnumMap<MessageType, List<Message>> newMessages = new EnumMap<>(messages);
-        newMessages.compute(type, (key, existingList) -> {
-            List<Message> newList = new ArrayList<>();
-            if (existingList != null)
-            {
-                if (maxSize < 0)
-                {
-                    newList.addAll(existingList);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    newList.addAll(existingList.subList(0, Math.min(existingList.size(), maxSize)));
-                }
-            }
-            newList.add(new Message(message, type));
-            return newList;
-        });
-        messages = newMessages;
-    }
-
-    public static void addModMessage(final String message) {
-        final String safeMessage = Ascii.truncate(CharMatcher.ascii().retainFrom(message),80,"~");
-        addMessage(MessageType.MOD, safeMessage, 20);
-    }
-
-    public static Optional<Consumer<String>> modLoaderConsumer() {
-        return Optional.of(s-> addMessage(MessageType.ML, s, -1));
-    }
-
-    public static Optional<Consumer<String>> locatorConsumer() {
-        return Optional.of(s -> addMessage(MessageType.LOC, s, -1));
-    }
-
-    public static Optional<Consumer<String>> mcLoaderConsumer() {
-        return Optional.of(s-> addMessage(MessageType.MC, s, -1));
-    }
-}
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/progress/StartupNotificationManager.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/progress/StartupNotificationManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a5236a1a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/progress/StartupNotificationManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Forge Development LLC and contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-only
+ */
+
+package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Ascii;
+import com.google.common.base.CharMatcher;
+
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+import java.util.stream.StreamSupport;
+
+public class StartupNotificationManager {
+    private static volatile EnumMap<Message.MessageType, List<Message>> messages = new EnumMap<>(Message.MessageType.class);
+
+    private static final Deque<ProgressMeter> progressMeters = new ArrayDeque<>();
+
+    public static List<ProgressMeter> getCurrentProgress() {
+        synchronized (progressMeters) {
+            return progressMeters.stream().toList();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static ProgressMeter addProgressBar(final String barName, final int count) {
+        var pm = new ProgressMeter(barName, count, 0, new Message(barName, Message.MessageType.ML));
+        synchronized (progressMeters) {
+            progressMeters.push(pm);
+        }
+        return pm;
+    }
+
+    public static void popBar(final ProgressMeter progressMeter) {
+        synchronized (progressMeters) {
+            progressMeters.remove(progressMeter);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public record AgeMessage(int age, Message message) {}
+    public static List<AgeMessage> getMessages() {
+        final long ts = System.nanoTime();
+        return messages.values().stream().flatMap(Collection::stream)
+                .sorted(Comparator.comparingLong(Message::timestamp).thenComparing(Message::getText).reversed())
+                .map(m -> new AgeMessage((int) ((ts - m.timestamp()) / 1000000), m))
+                .limit(2)
+                .toList();
+    }
+
+    private synchronized static void addMessage(Message.MessageType type, String message, int maxSize)
+    {
+        EnumMap<Message.MessageType, List<Message>> newMessages = new EnumMap<>(messages);
+        newMessages.compute(type, (key, existingList) -> {
+            List<Message> newList = new ArrayList<>();
+            if (existingList != null)
+            {
+                if (maxSize < 0)
+                {
+                    newList.addAll(existingList);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    newList.addAll(existingList.subList(0, Math.min(existingList.size(), maxSize)));
+                }
+            }
+            newList.add(new Message(message, type));
+            return newList;
+        });
+        messages = newMessages;
+    }
+
+    public static void addModMessage(final String message) {
+        final String safeMessage = Ascii.truncate(CharMatcher.ascii().retainFrom(message),80,"~");
+        addMessage(Message.MessageType.MOD, safeMessage, 20);
+    }
+
+    public static Optional<Consumer<String>> modLoaderConsumer() {
+        return Optional.of(s-> addMessage(Message.MessageType.ML, s, -1));
+    }
+
+    public static Optional<Consumer<String>> locatorConsumer() {
+        return Optional.of(s -> addMessage(Message.MessageType.LOC, s, -1));
+    }
+
+    public static Optional<Consumer<String>> mcLoaderConsumer() {
+        return Optional.of(s-> addMessage(Message.MessageType.MC, s, -1));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/CommonClientLaunchHandler.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/CommonClientLaunchHandler.java
index 0d2b455354..918e2a26d1 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/CommonClientLaunchHandler.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/CommonClientLaunchHandler.java
@@ -21,12 +21,8 @@ public abstract class CommonClientLaunchHandler extends CommonLaunchHandler {
     @Override public boolean isProduction() { return true; }
 
     @Override
-    public ServiceRunner launchService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) {
-        return () -> {
-            var args = preLaunch(arguments, layer);
-
-            Class.forName(layer.findModule("minecraft").orElseThrow(),"net.minecraft.client.main.Main").getMethod("main", String[].class).invoke(null, (Object)args);
-        };
+    protected ServiceRunner makeService(final String[] arguments, final ModuleLayer gameLayer) {
+        return ()->clientService(arguments, gameLayer);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/CommonDevLaunchHandler.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/CommonDevLaunchHandler.java
index 43f6c578c8..5a8ba6d897 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/CommonDevLaunchHandler.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/CommonDevLaunchHandler.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.targets;
 
 import cpw.mods.jarhandling.SecureJar;
+import cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.ServiceRunner;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.FileUtils;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -127,4 +128,12 @@ public abstract class CommonDevLaunchHandler extends CommonLaunchHandler {
         // Generate a time-based random number, to mimic how n.m.client.Main works
         return Long.toString(System.nanoTime() % (int) Math.pow(10, length));
     }
+
+    @Override
+    protected ServiceRunner makeService(final String[] arguments, final ModuleLayer gameLayer) {
+        var args = preLaunch(arguments, gameLayer);
+        return ()->devService(args, gameLayer);
+    }
+
+    abstract void devService(final String[] arguments, final ModuleLayer gameLayer) throws Throwable;
 }
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/CommonLaunchHandler.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/CommonLaunchHandler.java
index 1d8b7fea7c..2a9aaf95d3 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/CommonLaunchHandler.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/CommonLaunchHandler.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.targets;
 import com.mojang.logging.LogUtils;
 import cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.ILaunchHandlerService;
 import cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.ITransformingClassLoaderBuilder;
+import cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.ServiceRunner;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.FMLLoader;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.LogMarkers;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext;
@@ -84,4 +86,28 @@ public abstract class CommonLaunchHandler implements ILaunchHandlerService {
         //modClassPaths.forEach((modlabel,paths) -> explodedTargets.add(new ExplodedDirectoryLocator.ExplodedMod(modlabel, paths)));
         return modClassPaths;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public ServiceRunner launchService(final String[] arguments, final ModuleLayer gameLayer) {
+        FMLLoader.beforeStart(gameLayer);
+        return makeService(arguments, gameLayer);
+    }
+
+    protected abstract ServiceRunner makeService(final String[] arguments, final ModuleLayer gameLayer);
+
+    protected void clientService(final String[] arguments, final ModuleLayer layer) throws Throwable {
+        runTarget("net.minecraft.client.main.Main", arguments, layer);
+    }
+
+    protected void serverService(final String[] arguments, final ModuleLayer layer) throws Throwable {
+        runTarget("net.minecraft.server.Main", arguments, layer);
+    }
+
+    protected void dataService(final String[] arguments, final ModuleLayer layer) throws Throwable {
+        runTarget("net.minecraft.data.Main", arguments, layer);
+    }
+
+    protected void runTarget(final String target, final String[] arguments, final ModuleLayer layer) throws Throwable {
+        Class.forName(layer.findModule("minecraft").orElseThrow(),target).getMethod("main", String[].class).invoke(null, (Object)arguments);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/CommonServerLaunchHandler.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/CommonServerLaunchHandler.java
index c8f028709c..7201e71178 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/CommonServerLaunchHandler.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/CommonServerLaunchHandler.java
@@ -23,12 +23,8 @@ public abstract class CommonServerLaunchHandler extends CommonLaunchHandler {
     @Override public boolean isProduction() { return true; }
 
     @Override
-    public ServiceRunner launchService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) {
-        return () -> {
-            var args = preLaunch(arguments, layer);
-
-            Class.forName(layer.findModule("minecraft").orElseThrow(),"net.minecraft.server.Main").getMethod("main", String[].class).invoke(null, (Object)args);
-        };
+    protected ServiceRunner makeService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) {
+        return () -> serverService(arguments, layer);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/FMLClientDevLaunchHandler.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/FMLClientDevLaunchHandler.java
index a5c05b33ed..fa3c585e10 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/FMLClientDevLaunchHandler.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/FMLClientDevLaunchHandler.java
@@ -5,20 +5,14 @@
 
 package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.targets;
 
-import cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.ServiceRunner;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
-import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 
 public class FMLClientDevLaunchHandler extends CommonDevLaunchHandler {
     @Override public String name() { return "fmlclientdev"; }
     @Override public Dist getDist() { return Dist.CLIENT; }
 
     @Override
-    public ServiceRunner launchService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) {
-        return () -> {
-            var args = preLaunch(arguments, layer);
-
-            Class.forName(layer.findModule("minecraft").orElseThrow(), "net.minecraft.client.main.Main").getMethod("main", String[].class).invoke(null, (Object) args);
-        };
+    public void devService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) throws Throwable {
+        clientService(arguments, layer);
     }
 }
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/FMLClientUserdevLaunchHandler.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/FMLClientUserdevLaunchHandler.java
index abbd36facc..90c9a6da96 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/FMLClientUserdevLaunchHandler.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/FMLClientUserdevLaunchHandler.java
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@
 
 package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.targets;
 
-import cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.ServiceRunner;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
-
 public class FMLClientUserdevLaunchHandler extends FMLUserdevLaunchHandler {
     @Override
     public String name() { return "fmlclientuserdev"; }
@@ -18,11 +15,7 @@ public class FMLClientUserdevLaunchHandler extends FMLUserdevLaunchHandler {
     public Dist getDist() { return Dist.CLIENT; }
 
     @Override
-    public ServiceRunner launchService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) {
-        return () -> {
-            var args = preLaunch(arguments, layer);
-
-            Class.forName(layer.findModule("minecraft").orElseThrow(), "net.minecraft.client.main.Main").getMethod("main", String[].class).invoke(null, (Object) args);
-        };
+    protected void devService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) throws Throwable {
+        clientService(arguments, layer);
     }
 }
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/FMLDataUserdevLaunchHandler.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/FMLDataUserdevLaunchHandler.java
index 05dcc57329..9dc2d79aa6 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/FMLDataUserdevLaunchHandler.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/FMLDataUserdevLaunchHandler.java
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@
 
 package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.targets;
 
-import cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.ServiceRunner;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
-
 public class FMLDataUserdevLaunchHandler extends FMLUserdevLaunchHandler {
     @Override
     public String name() { return "fmldatauserdev"; }
@@ -21,11 +18,7 @@ public class FMLDataUserdevLaunchHandler extends FMLUserdevLaunchHandler {
     public boolean isData() { return true; }
 
     @Override
-    public ServiceRunner launchService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) {
-        return () -> {
-            var args = preLaunch(arguments, layer);
-
-            Class.forName(layer.findModule("minecraft").orElseThrow(), "net.minecraft.data.Main").getMethod("main", String[].class).invoke(null, (Object) args);
-        };
+    public void devService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) throws Throwable {
+        dataService(arguments, layer);
     }
 }
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/FMLServerDevLaunchHandler.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/FMLServerDevLaunchHandler.java
index b431bd2c87..6f39657a2c 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/FMLServerDevLaunchHandler.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/FMLServerDevLaunchHandler.java
@@ -5,20 +5,14 @@
 
 package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.targets;
 
-import cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.ServiceRunner;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
-import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 
 public class FMLServerDevLaunchHandler extends CommonDevLaunchHandler {
     @Override public String name() { return "fmlserverdev"; }
     @Override public Dist getDist() { return Dist.DEDICATED_SERVER; }
 
     @Override
-    public ServiceRunner launchService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) {
-        return () -> {
-            var args = preLaunch(arguments, layer);
-
-            Class.forName(layer.findModule("minecraft").orElseThrow(),"net.minecraft.server.Main").getMethod("main", String[].class).invoke(null, (Object)args);
-        };
+    public void devService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) throws Throwable {
+        serverService(arguments, layer);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/FMLServerUserdevLaunchHandler.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/FMLServerUserdevLaunchHandler.java
index ca6fedaaea..b12acc19b0 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/FMLServerUserdevLaunchHandler.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/FMLServerUserdevLaunchHandler.java
@@ -5,21 +5,14 @@
 
 package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.targets;
 
-import cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.ServiceRunner;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
-
 public class FMLServerUserdevLaunchHandler extends FMLUserdevLaunchHandler {
     @Override public String name() { return "fmlserveruserdev"; }
     @Override public Dist getDist() { return Dist.DEDICATED_SERVER; }
 
     @Override
-    public ServiceRunner launchService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) {
-        return () -> {
-            var args = preLaunch(arguments, layer);
-
-            Class.forName(layer.findModule("minecraft").orElseThrow(),"net.minecraft.server.Main").getMethod("main", String[].class).invoke(null, (Object)args);
-        };
+    public void devService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) throws Throwable {
+        serverService(arguments, layer);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeClientDevLaunchHandler.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeClientDevLaunchHandler.java
index 759f670ee2..7bae42b620 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeClientDevLaunchHandler.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeClientDevLaunchHandler.java
@@ -5,20 +5,14 @@
 
 package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.targets;
 
-import cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.ServiceRunner;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
-import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 
 public class ForgeClientDevLaunchHandler extends CommonDevLaunchHandler {
     @Override public String name() { return "forgeclientdev"; }
     @Override public Dist getDist() { return Dist.CLIENT; }
 
     @Override
-    public ServiceRunner launchService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) {
-        return () -> {
-            var args = preLaunch(arguments, layer);
-
-            Class.forName(layer.findModule("minecraft").orElseThrow(), "net.minecraft.client.main.Main").getMethod("main", String[].class).invoke(null, (Object) args);
-        };
+    public void devService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) throws Throwable {
+        clientService(arguments, layer);
     }
 }
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeClientUserdevLaunchHandler.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeClientUserdevLaunchHandler.java
index 7f31b8021c..08b8d90cc4 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeClientUserdevLaunchHandler.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeClientUserdevLaunchHandler.java
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@
 
 package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.targets;
 
-import cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.ServiceRunner;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
-
 public class ForgeClientUserdevLaunchHandler extends ForgeUserdevLaunchHandler {
     @Override
     public String name() { return "forgeclientuserdev"; }
@@ -18,11 +15,7 @@ public class ForgeClientUserdevLaunchHandler extends ForgeUserdevLaunchHandler {
     public Dist getDist() { return Dist.CLIENT; }
 
     @Override
-    public ServiceRunner launchService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) {
-        return () -> {
-            var args = preLaunch(arguments, layer);
-
-            Class.forName(layer.findModule("minecraft").orElseThrow(), "net.minecraft.client.main.Main").getMethod("main", String[].class).invoke(null, (Object) args);
-        };
+    public void devService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) throws Throwable {
+        clientService(arguments, layer);
     }
 }
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeDataDevLaunchHandler.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeDataDevLaunchHandler.java
index ab187e1a9e..307e09f5a0 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeDataDevLaunchHandler.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeDataDevLaunchHandler.java
@@ -5,22 +5,15 @@
 
 package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.targets;
 
-import cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.ServiceRunner;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
-
 public class ForgeDataDevLaunchHandler extends CommonDevLaunchHandler {
     @Override public String name() { return "forgedatadev"; }
     @Override public Dist getDist() { return Dist.CLIENT; }
     @Override public boolean isData() { return true; }
 
     @Override
-    public ServiceRunner launchService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) {
-        return () -> {
-            var args = preLaunch(arguments, layer);
-
-            Class.forName(layer.findModule("minecraft").orElseThrow(), "net.minecraft.data.Main").getMethod("main", String[].class).invoke(null, (Object) args);
-        };
+    public void devService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) throws Throwable {
+        Class.forName(layer.findModule("minecraft").orElseThrow(), "net.minecraft.data.Main").getMethod("main", String[].class).invoke(null, (Object) arguments);
     }
 }
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeDataUserdevLaunchHandler.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeDataUserdevLaunchHandler.java
index f16b272029..a5995577f1 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeDataUserdevLaunchHandler.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeDataUserdevLaunchHandler.java
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@
 
 package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.targets;
 
-import cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.ServiceRunner;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
-
 public class ForgeDataUserdevLaunchHandler extends ForgeUserdevLaunchHandler {
     @Override
     public String name() { return "forgedatauserdev"; }
@@ -21,11 +18,7 @@ public class ForgeDataUserdevLaunchHandler extends ForgeUserdevLaunchHandler {
     public boolean isData() { return true; }
 
     @Override
-    public ServiceRunner launchService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) {
-        return () -> {
-            var args = preLaunch(arguments, layer);
-
-            Class.forName(layer.findModule("minecraft").orElseThrow(), "net.minecraft.data.Main").getMethod("main", String[].class).invoke(null, (Object) args);
-        };
+    public void devService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) throws Throwable {
+        dataService(arguments, layer);
     }
 }
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeGametestDevLaunchHandler.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeGametestDevLaunchHandler.java
index 8a60ecc364..2ce9e8ea93 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeGametestDevLaunchHandler.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeGametestDevLaunchHandler.java
@@ -5,21 +5,14 @@
 
 package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.targets;
 
-import cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.ServiceRunner;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
-
 public class ForgeGametestDevLaunchHandler extends CommonDevLaunchHandler {
     @Override public String name() { return "forgegametestserverdev"; }
     @Override public Dist getDist() { return Dist.DEDICATED_SERVER; }
 
     @Override
-    public ServiceRunner launchService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) {
-        return () -> {
-            var args = preLaunch(arguments, layer);
-
-            Class.forName(layer.findModule("forge").orElseThrow(), "net.minecraftforge.gametest.GameTestMain").getMethod("main", String[].class).invoke(null, (Object)args);
-        };
+    public void devService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) throws Throwable {
+        Class.forName(layer.findModule("forge").orElseThrow(), "net.minecraftforge.gametest.GameTestMain").getMethod("main", String[].class).invoke(null, (Object)arguments);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeGametestUserdevLaunchHandler.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeGametestUserdevLaunchHandler.java
index 4b25709f40..3ada4f71da 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeGametestUserdevLaunchHandler.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeGametestUserdevLaunchHandler.java
@@ -5,21 +5,14 @@
 
 package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.targets;
 
-import cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.ServiceRunner;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
-
 public class ForgeGametestUserdevLaunchHandler extends ForgeUserdevLaunchHandler {
     @Override public String name() { return "forgegametestserveruserdev"; }
     @Override public Dist getDist() { return Dist.DEDICATED_SERVER; }
 
     @Override
-    public ServiceRunner launchService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) {
-        return () -> {
-            var args = preLaunch(arguments, layer);
-
-            Class.forName(layer.findModule("forge").orElseThrow(), "net.minecraftforge.gametest.GameTestMain").getMethod("main", String[].class).invoke(null, (Object)args);
-        };
+    public void devService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) throws Throwable {
+        Class.forName(layer.findModule("forge").orElseThrow(), "net.minecraftforge.gametest.GameTestMain").getMethod("main", String[].class).invoke(null, (Object)arguments);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeServerDevLaunchHandler.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeServerDevLaunchHandler.java
index d74def558e..85f9fd9e84 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeServerDevLaunchHandler.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeServerDevLaunchHandler.java
@@ -5,20 +5,14 @@
 
 package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.targets;
 
-import cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.ServiceRunner;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
-import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 
 public class ForgeServerDevLaunchHandler extends CommonDevLaunchHandler {
     @Override public String name() { return "forgeserverdev"; }
     @Override public Dist getDist() { return Dist.DEDICATED_SERVER; }
 
     @Override
-    public ServiceRunner launchService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) {
-        return () -> {
-            var args = preLaunch(arguments, layer);
-
-            Class.forName(layer.findModule("minecraft").orElseThrow(),"net.minecraft.server.Main").getMethod("main", String[].class).invoke(null, (Object)args);
-        };
+    public void devService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) throws Throwable {
+        serverService(arguments, layer);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeServerUserdevLaunchHandler.java b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeServerUserdevLaunchHandler.java
index b412560a65..b33cc67f32 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeServerUserdevLaunchHandler.java
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/loading/targets/ForgeServerUserdevLaunchHandler.java
@@ -5,21 +5,14 @@
 
 package net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.targets;
 
-import cpw.mods.modlauncher.api.ServiceRunner;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
-
 public class ForgeServerUserdevLaunchHandler extends ForgeUserdevLaunchHandler {
     @Override public String name() { return "forgeserveruserdev"; }
     @Override public Dist getDist() { return Dist.DEDICATED_SERVER; }
 
     @Override
-    public ServiceRunner launchService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) {
-        return () -> {
-            var args = preLaunch(arguments, layer);
-
-            Class.forName(layer.findModule("minecraft").orElseThrow(),"net.minecraft.server.Main").getMethod("main", String[].class).invoke(null, (Object)args);
-        };
+    public void devService(String[] arguments, ModuleLayer layer) throws Throwable {
+        serverService(arguments, layer);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fmlloader/src/main/resources/META-INF/defaultfmlconfig.toml b/fmlloader/src/main/resources/META-INF/defaultfmlconfig.toml
index 270cfd9909..3c54521b89 100644
--- a/fmlloader/src/main/resources/META-INF/defaultfmlconfig.toml
+++ b/fmlloader/src/main/resources/META-INF/defaultfmlconfig.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
-# does the splashscreen run
-splashscreen = true
-# max threads for parallel loading : -1 uses Runtime#availableProcessors
-maxThreads = -1
-# Enable forge global version checking
+#Enable forge global version checking
 versionCheck = true
-# Disables Optimized DFU client-side.
+#Disables Optimized DFU client-side
 disableOptimizedDFU = true
+#Default config path for servers
+defaultConfigPath = "defaultconfigs"
+#Max threads for early initialization parallelism, -1 is based on processor count
+maxThreads = -1
+#should we show the early splashscreen
+splashscreen = true
+#Early window provider (default fmlearlywindow)
+earlyWindowProvider = "fmlearlywindow"
+#Initial window height
+earlyWindowHeight = 480
+#Initial window width
+earlyWindowWidth = 854
+# Start the early window as "maximized"
+earlyWindowMaximized = false
+# The rendering scale of the early window
+earlyWindowFBScale = 1
+
diff --git a/fmlonly/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fmlonlyclient/ClientModLoader.java b/fmlonly/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fmlonlyclient/ClientModLoader.java
index 0cdc872f48..afbbe21032 100644
--- a/fmlonly/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fmlonlyclient/ClientModLoader.java
+++ b/fmlonly/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fmlonlyclient/ClientModLoader.java
@@ -27,48 +27,19 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 @OnlyIn(Dist.CLIENT)
 public class ClientModLoader
 {
-    private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
     private static boolean loading;
     private static Minecraft mc;
     private static boolean loadingComplete;
     private static LoadingFailedException error;
-//    private static EarlyLoaderGUI earlyLoaderGUI;
 
-    private static class SpacedRunnable implements Runnable {
-        static final long NANO_SLEEP_TIME = TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toNanos(50);
-        private final Runnable wrapped;
-        private long lastRun;
-
-        private SpacedRunnable(final Runnable wrapped) {
-            this.wrapped = wrapped;
-            this.lastRun = System.nanoTime() - NANO_SLEEP_TIME;
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void run() {
-            if (System.nanoTime() - this.lastRun > NANO_SLEEP_TIME) {
-                wrapped.run();
-                this.lastRun = System.nanoTime();
-            }
-        }
-    }
     public static void begin(final Minecraft minecraft, final PackRepository defaultResourcePacks, final ReloadableResourceManager mcResourceManager)
     {
         // force log4j to shutdown logging in a shutdown hook. This is because we disable default shutdown hook so the server properly logs it's shutdown
         Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread(LogManager::shutdown));
         loading = true;
         ClientModLoader.mc = minecraft;
-//        LogicalSidedProvider.setClient(()->minecraft);
-//        LanguageHook.loadForgeAndMCLangs();
-//        earlyLoaderGUI = new EarlyLoaderGUI(minecraft.getWindow());
         createRunnableWithCatch(()->ModLoader.get().gatherAndInitializeMods(ModWorkManager.syncExecutor(), ModWorkManager.parallelExecutor(), ()->{})).run();
         mcResourceManager.registerReloadListener(ClientModLoader::onResourceReload);
-//        if (error == null) {
-////            ResourcePackLoader.loadResourcePacks(defaultResourcePacks, ClientModLoader::buildPackFinder);
-////            DatapackCodec.DEFAULT.addModPacks(ResourcePackLoader.getPackNames());
-////            mcResourceManager.registerReloadListener(BrandingControl.resourceManagerReloadListener());
-////            ModelLoaderRegistry.init();
-//        }
     }
 
     private static CompletableFuture<Void> onResourceReload(final PreparableReloadListener.PreparationBarrier stage, final ResourceManager resourceManager, final ProfilerFiller prepareProfiler, final ProfilerFiller executeProfiler, final Executor asyncExecutor, final Executor syncExecutor) {
@@ -90,15 +61,9 @@ public class ClientModLoader
 
     private static void startModLoading(ModWorkManager.DrivenExecutor syncExecutor, Executor parallelExecutor) {
         if (error!=null) throw error;
-//        earlyLoaderGUI.handleElsewhere();
         createRunnableWithCatch(() -> ModLoader.get().loadMods(syncExecutor, parallelExecutor, ()->{})).run();
     }
 
-    private static void postSidedRunnable() {
-//        LOGGER.debug(LOADING, "Running post client event work");
-//        RenderingRegistry.loadEntityRenderers(mc.getEntityRenderDispatcher());
-    }
-
     private static void finishModLoading(ModWorkManager.DrivenExecutor syncExecutor, Executor parallelExecutor)
     {
         if (error!=null) throw error;
@@ -109,80 +74,8 @@ public class ClientModLoader
         syncExecutor.execute(()->mc.options.load());
     }
 
-    public static boolean completeModLoading()
-    {
-//        RenderSystem.disableTexture();
-//        RenderSystem.enableTexture();
-//        List<ModLoadingWarning> warnings = ModLoader.get().getWarnings();
-//        boolean showWarnings = true;
-//        try {
-//            showWarnings = ForgeConfig.CLIENT.showLoadWarnings.get();
-//        } catch (NullPointerException e) {
-//            // We're in an early error state, config is not available. Assume true.
-//        }
-//        if (!showWarnings) {
-//            //User disabled warning screen, as least log them
-//            if (!warnings.isEmpty()) {
-//                LOGGER.warn(LOADING, "Mods loaded with {} warning(s)", warnings.size());
-//                warnings.forEach(warning -> LOGGER.warn(LOADING, warning.formatToString()));
-//            }
-//            warnings = Collections.emptyList(); //Clear warnings, as the user does not want to see them
-//        }
-//        File dumpedLocation = null;
-//        if (error == null) {
-//            // We can finally start the forge eventbus up
-//            MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.start();
-//        } else {
-//            // Double check we have the langs loaded for forge
-//            LanguageHook.loadForgeAndMCLangs();
-//            dumpedLocation = CrashReportExtender.dumpModLoadingCrashReport(LOGGER, error, mc.gameDirectory);
-//        }
-//        if (error != null || !warnings.isEmpty()) {
-//            mc.setScreen(new LoadingErrorScreen(error, warnings, dumpedLocation));
-//            return true;
-//        } else {
-//            ClientHooks.logMissingTextureErrors();
-//            return false;
-//        }
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    public static void renderProgressText() {
-//        earlyLoaderGUI.renderFromGUI();
-    }
     public static boolean isLoading()
     {
         return loading;
     }
-
-//    private static ResourcePackLoader.IPackInfoFinder buildPackFinder(Map<ModFile, ? extends ModFileResourcePack> modResourcePacks, BiConsumer<? super ModFileResourcePack, ResourcePackInfo> packSetter) {
-//        return (packList, factory) -> clientPackFinder(modResourcePacks, packSetter, packList, factory);
-//    }
-//
-//    private static void clientPackFinder(Map<ModFile, ? extends ModFileResourcePack> modResourcePacks, BiConsumer<? super ModFileResourcePack, ResourcePackInfo> packSetter, Consumer<ResourcePackInfo> consumer, ResourcePackInfo.IFactory factory) {
-//        List<ModFileResourcePack> hiddenPacks = new ArrayList<>();
-//        for (Entry<ModFile, ? extends ModFileResourcePack> e : modResourcePacks.entrySet())
-//        {
-//            IModInfo mod = e.getKey().getModInfos().get(0);
-//            if (Objects.equals(mod.getModId(), "minecraft")) continue; // skip the minecraft "mod"
-//            final String name = "mod:" + mod.getModId();
-//            final ResourcePackInfo packInfo = ResourcePackInfo.create(name, false, e::getValue, factory, ResourcePackInfo.Priority.BOTTOM, IPackNameDecorator.DEFAULT);
-//            if (packInfo == null) {
-//                // Vanilla only logs an error, instead of propagating, so handle null and warn that something went wrong
-//                ModLoader.get().addWarning(new ModLoadingWarning(mod, ModLoadingStage.ERROR, "fml.modloading.brokenresources", e.getKey()));
-//                continue;
-//            }
-//            packSetter.accept(e.getValue(), packInfo);
-//            LOGGER.debug(CORE, "Generating PackInfo named {} for mod file {}", name, e.getKey().getFilePath());
-//            if (mod.getOwningFile().showAsResourcePack()) {
-//                consumer.accept(packInfo);
-//            } else {
-//                hiddenPacks.add(e.getValue());
-//            }
-//        }
-//        final ResourcePackInfo packInfo = ResourcePackInfo.create("mod_resources", true, () -> new DelegatingResourcePack("mod_resources", "Mod Resources",
-//                new PackMetadataSection(new TranslationTextComponent("fml.resources.modresources", hiddenPacks.size()), 6),
-//                hiddenPacks), factory, ResourcePackInfo.Priority.BOTTOM, IPackNameDecorator.DEFAULT);
-//        consumer.accept(packInfo);
-//    }
 }
diff --git a/patches/minecraft/com/mojang/blaze3d/platform/Window.java.patch b/patches/minecraft/com/mojang/blaze3d/platform/Window.java.patch
index 16b6094da3..e269d84127 100644
--- a/patches/minecraft/com/mojang/blaze3d/platform/Window.java.patch
+++ b/patches/minecraft/com/mojang/blaze3d/platform/Window.java.patch
@@ -1,19 +1,28 @@
 --- a/com/mojang/blaze3d/platform/Window.java
 +++ b/com/mojang/blaze3d/platform/Window.java
-@@ -83,7 +_,7 @@
+@@ -83,7 +_,8 @@
        GLFW.glfwWindowHint(139267, 2);
        GLFW.glfwWindowHint(139272, 204801);
        GLFW.glfwWindowHint(139270, 1);
 -      this.f_85349_ = GLFW.glfwCreateWindow(this.f_85359_, this.f_85360_, p_85376_, this.f_85355_ && monitor != null ? monitor.m_84954_() : 0L, 0L);
-+      this.f_85349_ = net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.EarlyProgressVisualization.INSTANCE.handOffWindow(()->this.f_85359_, ()->this.f_85360_, ()->p_85376_, ()->this.f_85355_ && monitor != null ? monitor.m_84954_() : 0L);
++      this.f_85349_ = net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.ImmediateWindowHandler.setupMinecraftWindow(()->this.f_85359_, ()->this.f_85360_, ()->p_85376_, ()->this.f_85355_ && monitor != null ? monitor.m_84954_() : 0L);
++      if (!net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.ImmediateWindowHandler.positionWindow(Optional.ofNullable(monitor), w->this.f_85359_ = this.f_85352_ = w, h->this.f_85360_ = this.f_85353_ = h, x->this.f_85357_ = this.f_85350_ = x, y->this.f_85358_ = this.f_85351_ = y)) {
        if (monitor != null) {
           VideoMode videomode = monitor.m_84948_(this.f_85355_ ? this.f_85354_ : Optional.empty());
           this.f_85350_ = this.f_85357_ = monitor.m_84951_() + videomode.m_85332_() / 2 - this.f_85359_ / 2;
+@@ -95,6 +_,7 @@
+          this.f_85350_ = this.f_85357_ = aint1[0];
+          this.f_85351_ = this.f_85358_ = aint[0];
+       }
++      }
+ 
+       GLFW.glfwMakeContextCurrent(this.f_85349_);
+       Locale locale = Locale.getDefault(Category.FORMAT);
 @@ -238,6 +_,7 @@
        GLFW.glfwGetFramebufferSize(this.f_85349_, aint, aint1);
        this.f_85361_ = aint[0] > 0 ? aint[0] : 1;
        this.f_85362_ = aint1[0] > 0 ? aint1[0] : 1;
-+      if (this.f_85362_ == 0 || this.f_85361_==0) net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.EarlyProgressVisualization.INSTANCE.updateFBSize(w->this.f_85361_=w, h->this.f_85362_=h);
++      if (this.f_85362_ == 0 || this.f_85361_==0) net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.ImmediateWindowHandler.updateFBSize(w->this.f_85361_=w, h->this.f_85362_=h);
     }
  
     private void m_85427_(long p_85428_, int p_85429_, int p_85430_) {
diff --git a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/client/Minecraft.java.patch b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/client/Minecraft.java.patch
index b0a136b1c3..4c1fddc5b7 100644
--- a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/client/Minecraft.java.patch
+++ b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/client/Minecraft.java.patch
@@ -17,16 +17,17 @@
        this.f_91033_ = p_91084_.f_101908_.f_101926_;
        this.f_91034_ = !p_91084_.f_101908_.f_101929_;
        this.f_91035_ = !p_91084_.f_101908_.f_101930_;
-@@ -450,7 +_,7 @@
+@@ -449,15 +_,15 @@
+       }
  
        this.f_90990_.m_85380_(this.f_91066_.m_232035_().m_231551_());
++      // FORGE: Move mouse and keyboard handler setup further below
        this.f_91067_ = new MouseHandler(this);
 -      this.f_91067_.m_91524_(this.f_90990_.m_85439_());
-+      // FORGE: Move mouse handler setup further below
        this.f_91068_ = new KeyboardHandler(this);
-       this.f_91068_.m_90887_(this.f_90990_.m_85439_());
+-      this.f_91068_.m_90887_(this.f_90990_.m_85439_());
        RenderSystem.initRenderer(this.f_91066_.f_92035_, false);
-@@ -458,6 +_,7 @@
+       this.f_91042_ = new MainTarget(this.f_90990_.m_85441_(), this.f_90990_.m_85442_());
        this.f_91042_.m_83931_(0.0F, 0.0F, 0.0F, 0.0F);
        this.f_91042_.m_83954_(f_91002_);
        this.f_91036_ = new ReloadableResourceManager(PackType.CLIENT_RESOURCES);
@@ -49,14 +50,15 @@
        this.f_91036_.m_7217_(this.f_91061_);
        this.f_91053_ = new PaintingTextureManager(this.f_90987_);
        this.f_91036_.m_7217_(this.f_91053_);
-@@ -516,7 +_,9 @@
+@@ -516,7 +_,10 @@
        this.f_91047_ = new GpuWarnlistManager();
        this.f_91036_.m_7217_(this.f_91047_);
        this.f_91036_.m_7217_(this.f_205120_);
 -      this.f_91065_ = new Gui(this, this.f_90995_);
 +      this.f_91065_ = new net.minecraftforge.client.gui.overlay.ForgeGui(this);
-+      // FORGE: Moved mouse handler setup below ingame gui creation to prevent NPEs in mouse handler.
++      // FORGE: Moved keyboard and mouse handler setup below ingame gui creation to prevent NPEs in them.
 +      this.f_91067_.m_91524_(this.f_90990_.m_85439_());
++      this.f_91068_.m_90887_(this.f_90990_.m_85439_());
        this.f_91064_ = new DebugRenderer(this);
        RealmsClient realmsclient = RealmsClient.m_239151_(this);
        this.f_238717_ = new RealmsDataFetcher(realmsclient);
@@ -68,6 +70,15 @@
        this.f_90990_.m_85409_(this.f_91066_.m_231817_().m_231551_());
        this.f_90990_.m_85424_(this.f_91066_.m_232123_().m_231551_());
        this.f_90990_.m_85426_();
+@@ -554,7 +_,7 @@
+       this.f_167847_.m_168557_(ResourceLoadStateTracker.ReloadReason.INITIAL, list);
+       ReloadInstance reloadinstance = this.f_91036_.m_142463_(Util.m_183991_(), this, f_90983_, list);
+       GameLoadTimesEvent.f_285635_.m_285833_(TelemetryProperty.f_285629_);
+-      this.m_91150_(new LoadingOverlay(this, reloadinstance, (p_210745_) -> {
++      this.m_91150_(net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.ImmediateWindowHandler.<LoadingOverlay>loadingOverlay(()->this, ()->reloadinstance, (p_210745_) -> {
+          Util.m_137521_(p_210745_, this::m_91239_, () -> {
+             if (SharedConstants.f_136183_) {
+                this.m_91273_();
 @@ -562,20 +_,23 @@
  
              this.f_167847_.m_168556_();
@@ -87,7 +98,8 @@
 +               this.m_278684_(realmsclient, reloadinstance, p_91084_.f_278410_);
 +            }
           });
-       }, false));
+-      }, false));
++      }, false).get());
        this.f_278504_ = QuickPlayLog.m_278648_(p_91084_.f_278410_.f_278493_());
 -      if (this.m_239929_()) {
 -         this.m_91152_(BanNoticeScreen.m_239967_((p_278873_) -> {
diff --git a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/client/gui/screens/LoadingOverlay.java.patch b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/client/gui/screens/LoadingOverlay.java.patch
index b147df86a1..e3c7a5c084 100644
--- a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/client/gui/screens/LoadingOverlay.java.patch
+++ b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/client/gui/screens/LoadingOverlay.java.patch
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 --- a/net/minecraft/client/gui/screens/LoadingOverlay.java
 +++ b/net/minecraft/client/gui/screens/LoadingOverlay.java
-@@ -123,6 +_,7 @@
-       int k1 = (int)((double)p_281839_.m_280206_() * 0.8325D);
-       float f6 = this.f_96164_.m_7750_();
-       this.f_96167_ = Mth.m_14036_(this.f_96167_ * 0.95F + f6 * 0.050000012F, 0.0F, 1.0F);
-+      net.minecraftforge.client.loading.ClientModLoader.renderProgressText();
-       if (f < 1.0F) {
-          this.m_96182_(p_281839_, i / 2 - j1, k1 - 5, i / 2 + j1, k1 + 5, 1.0F - Mth.m_14036_(f, 0.0F, 1.0F));
-       }
 @@ -132,6 +_,7 @@
        }
  
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 89ce6f59b3..9061595066 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ include 'fmlcore'
 include 'mclanguage'
 include 'javafmllanguage'
 include 'lowcodelanguage'
+include 'fmlearlydisplay'
 
 include ':mcp'
 include ':clean'
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/gui/TitleScreenModUpdateIndicator.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/gui/TitleScreenModUpdateIndicator.java
index d9678e24b9..079e33870c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/gui/TitleScreenModUpdateIndicator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/gui/TitleScreenModUpdateIndicator.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class TitleScreenModUpdateIndicator extends Screen
     @Override
     public void render(GuiGraphics guiGraphics, int mouseX, int mouseY, float partialTick)
     {
-        if (showNotification == null || !showNotification.shouldDraw() || !FMLConfig.runVersionCheck())
+        if (showNotification == null || !showNotification.shouldDraw() || !FMLConfig.getBoolConfigValue(FMLConfig.ConfigValue.VERSION_CHECK))
         {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/loading/ClientModLoader.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/loading/ClientModLoader.java
index e92b9d0f66..cbc322cece 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/loading/ClientModLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/loading/ClientModLoader.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import net.minecraft.server.packs.repository.PackRepository;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.DataPackConfig;
 import net.minecraftforge.event.AddPackFindersEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.*;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.ImmediateWindowHandler;
 import net.minecraftforge.internal.BrandingControl;
 import net.minecraftforge.logging.CrashReportExtender;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.LogicalSidedProvider;
@@ -59,7 +60,6 @@ public class ClientModLoader
     private static Minecraft mc;
     private static boolean loadingComplete;
     private static LoadingFailedException error;
-    private static EarlyLoaderGUI earlyLoaderGUI;
 
     private static class SpacedRunnable implements Runnable {
         static final long NANO_SLEEP_TIME = TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toNanos(50);
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ public class ClientModLoader
         ClientModLoader.mc = minecraft;
         LogicalSidedProvider.setClient(()->minecraft);
         LanguageHook.loadForgeAndMCLangs();
-        earlyLoaderGUI = new EarlyLoaderGUI(minecraft);
-        createRunnableWithCatch(()->ModLoader.get().gatherAndInitializeMods(ModWorkManager.syncExecutor(), ModWorkManager.parallelExecutor(), new SpacedRunnable(earlyLoaderGUI::renderTick))).run();
+        createRunnableWithCatch(()->ModLoader.get().gatherAndInitializeMods(ModWorkManager.syncExecutor(), ModWorkManager.parallelExecutor(), new SpacedRunnable(ImmediateWindowHandler::renderTick))).run();
         if (error == null) {
             ResourcePackLoader.loadResourcePacks(defaultResourcePacks, ClientModLoader::buildPackFinder);
             ModLoader.get().postEvent(new AddPackFindersEvent(PackType.CLIENT_RESOURCES, defaultResourcePacks::addPackFinder));
@@ -116,13 +115,12 @@ public class ClientModLoader
     }
 
     private static void startModLoading(ModWorkManager.DrivenExecutor syncExecutor, Executor parallelExecutor) {
-        earlyLoaderGUI.handleElsewhere();
-        createRunnableWithCatch(() -> ModLoader.get().loadMods(syncExecutor, parallelExecutor, new SpacedRunnable(earlyLoaderGUI::renderTick))).run();
+        createRunnableWithCatch(() -> ModLoader.get().loadMods(syncExecutor, parallelExecutor, new SpacedRunnable(ImmediateWindowHandler::renderTick))).run();
     }
 
     private static void finishModLoading(ModWorkManager.DrivenExecutor syncExecutor, Executor parallelExecutor)
     {
-        createRunnableWithCatch(() -> ModLoader.get().finishMods(syncExecutor, parallelExecutor, new SpacedRunnable(earlyLoaderGUI::renderTick))).run();
+        createRunnableWithCatch(() -> ModLoader.get().finishMods(syncExecutor, parallelExecutor, new SpacedRunnable(ImmediateWindowHandler::renderTick))).run();
         loading = false;
         loadingComplete = true;
         // reload game settings on main thread
@@ -172,9 +170,6 @@ public class ClientModLoader
         }
     }
 
-    public static void renderProgressText() {
-        earlyLoaderGUI.renderFromGUI();
-    }
     public static boolean isLoading()
     {
         return loading;
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/loading/EarlyLoaderGUI.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/loading/EarlyLoaderGUI.java
deleted file mode 100644
index b63ca31f3d..0000000000
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/loading/EarlyLoaderGUI.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,140 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) Forge Development LLC and contributors
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-only
- */
-
-package net.minecraftforge.client.loading;
-
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.platform.GlStateManager;
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderSystem;
-
-import com.mojang.blaze3d.platform.Window;
-import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
-import net.minecraft.util.Mth;
-import net.minecraftforge.fml.StartupMessageManager;
-import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
-import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL14;
-import org.lwjgl.stb.STBEasyFont;
-import org.lwjgl.system.MemoryUtil;
-
-import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
-import java.lang.management.MemoryUsage;
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.util.Locale;
-
-public class EarlyLoaderGUI {
-    private final Minecraft minecraft;
-    private final Window window;
-    private boolean handledElsewhere;
-
-    public EarlyLoaderGUI(final Minecraft minecraft) {
-        this.minecraft = minecraft;
-        this.window = minecraft.getWindow();
-    }
-
-    private void setupMatrix() {
-        RenderSystem.clear(256, Minecraft.ON_OSX);
-        GL11.glMatrixMode(5889);
-        GL11.glLoadIdentity();
-        GL11.glOrtho(0.0D, window.getWidth() / window.getGuiScale(), window.getHeight() / window.getGuiScale(), 0.0D, 1000.0D, 3000.0D);
-        GL11.glMatrixMode(5888);
-        GL11.glLoadIdentity();
-        GL11.glTranslatef(0.0F, 0.0F, -2000.0F);
-    }
-
-    public void handleElsewhere() {
-        this.handledElsewhere = true;
-    }
-
-    void renderFromGUI() {
-        renderMessages();
-    }
-
-    void renderTick() {
-        if (handledElsewhere) return;
-        // int guiScale = window.calculateScale(0, false);
-        // window.setGuiScale(guiScale);
-        //
-        // RenderSystem.clearColor(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
-        // RenderSystem.clear(GL11.GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT, Minecraft.ON_OSX);
-        // GL11.glPushMatrix();
-        // setupMatrix();
-        // renderBackground();
-        // renderMessages();
-        // window.updateDisplay();
-        // GL11.glPopMatrix();
-    }
-
-    private void renderBackground() {
-        GL11.glBegin(GL11.GL_QUADS);
-        boolean isDarkBackground = minecraft.options.darkMojangStudiosBackground().get();
-        GL11.glColor4f(isDarkBackground ? 0 : (239F / 255F), isDarkBackground ? 0 : (50F / 255F), isDarkBackground ? 0 : (61F / 255F), 1); //Color from LoadingOverlay
-        GL11.glVertex3f(0, 0, -10);
-        GL11.glVertex3f(0, window.getGuiScaledHeight(), -10);
-        GL11.glVertex3f(window.getGuiScaledWidth(), window.getGuiScaledHeight(), -10);
-        GL11.glVertex3f(window.getGuiScaledWidth(), 0, -10);
-        GL11.glEnd();
-    }
-
-    private void renderMessages() {
-//        List<Pair<Integer, StartupMessageManager.Message>> messages = StartupMessageManager.getMessages();
-//        for (int i = 0; i < messages.size(); i++) {
-//            boolean nofade = i == 0;
-//            final Pair<Integer, StartupMessageManager.Message> pair = messages.get(i);
-//            final float fade = MathHelper.clamp((4000.0f - (float) pair.getLeft() - ( i - 4 ) * 1000.0f) / 5000.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
-//            if (fade <0.01f && !nofade) continue;
-//            StartupMessageManager.Message msg = pair.getRight();
-//            renderMessage(msg.getText(), msg.getTypeColour(), ((window.getGuiScaledHeight() - 15) / 10) - i + 1, nofade ? 1.0f : fade);
-//        }
-//        List<Pair<Integer, StartupMessageManager.Message>> messages = StartupMessageManager.getMessages();
-//        for (int i = 0; i < messages.size(); i++) {
-//            boolean nofade = i == 0;
-//            final Pair<Integer, StartupMessageManager.Message> pair = messages.get(i);
-//            final float fade = Mth.clamp((4000.0f - (float) pair.getLeft() - ( i - 4 ) * 1000.0f) / 5000.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
-//            if (fade <0.01f && !nofade) continue;
-//            StartupMessageManager.Message msg = pair.getRight();
-//            renderMessage(msg.getText(), msg.getTypeColour(), ((window.getGuiScaledHeight() - 15) / 10) - i + 1, nofade ? 1.0f : fade);
-//        }
-//        renderMemoryInfo();
-    }
-
-    private static final float[] memorycolour = new float[] { 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f};
-
-    private void renderMemoryInfo() {
-        final MemoryUsage heapusage = ManagementFactory.getMemoryMXBean().getHeapMemoryUsage();
-        final MemoryUsage offheapusage = ManagementFactory.getMemoryMXBean().getNonHeapMemoryUsage();
-        final float pctmemory = (float) heapusage.getUsed() / heapusage.getMax();
-        String memory = String.format(Locale.ENGLISH, "Memory Heap: %d / %d MB (%.1f%%)  OffHeap: %d MB", heapusage.getUsed() >> 20, heapusage.getMax() >> 20, pctmemory * 100.0, offheapusage.getUsed() >> 20);
-
-        final int i = Mth.hsvToRgb((1.0f - (float)Math.pow(pctmemory, 1.5f)) / 3f, 1.0f, 0.5f);
-        memorycolour[2] = ((i) & 0xFF) / 255.0f;
-        memorycolour[1] = ((i >> 8 ) & 0xFF) / 255.0f;
-        memorycolour[0] = ((i >> 16 ) & 0xFF) / 255.0f;
-        renderMessage(memory, memorycolour, 1, 1.0f);
-    }
-
-    void renderMessage(final String message, final float[] colour, int line, float alpha) {
-        // GL11.glEnableClientState(GL11.GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);
-        // ByteBuffer charBuffer = MemoryUtil.memAlloc(message.length() * 270);
-        // int quads = STBEasyFont.stb_easy_font_print(0, 0, message, null, charBuffer);
-        // GL14.glVertexPointer(2, GL11.GL_FLOAT, 16, charBuffer);
-        //
-        // RenderSystem.enableBlend();
-        // RenderSystem.disableTexture();
-        // // STBEasyFont's quads are in reverse order or what OGGL expects, so it gets culled for facing the wrong way.
-        // // So Disable culling https://github.com/MinecraftForge/MinecraftForge/pull/6824
-        // RenderSystem.disableCull();
-        // GL14.glBlendColor(0,0,0, alpha);
-        // RenderSystem.blendFunc(GlStateManager.SourceFactor.CONSTANT_ALPHA, GlStateManager.DestFactor.ONE_MINUS_CONSTANT_ALPHA);
-        // GL11.glColor3f(colour[0],colour[1],colour[2]);
-        // GL11.glPushMatrix();
-        // GL11.glTranslatef(10, line * 10, 0);
-        // GL11.glScalef(1, 1, 0);
-        // GL11.glDrawArrays(GL11.GL_QUADS, 0, quads * 4);
-        // GL11.glPopMatrix();
-        //
-        // RenderSystem.enableCull();
-        // GL11.glDisableClientState(GL11.GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);
-        // MemoryUtil.memFree(charBuffer);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/loading/ForgeLoadingOverlay.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/loading/ForgeLoadingOverlay.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..797dabafe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/loading/ForgeLoadingOverlay.java
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Forge Development LLC and contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-only
+ */
+
+package net.minecraftforge.client.loading;
+
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.platform.GlStateManager;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderSystem;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.BufferBuilder;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.BufferUploader;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.BufferVertexConsumer;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.DefaultVertexFormat;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.Tesselator;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.VertexFormat;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.VertexSorting;
+import net.minecraft.Util;
+import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
+import net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiGraphics;
+import net.minecraft.client.gui.screens.LoadingOverlay;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.GameRenderer;
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
+import net.minecraft.server.packs.resources.ReloadInstance;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.StartupMessageManager;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.earlydisplay.ColourScheme;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.earlydisplay.DisplayWindow;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.progress.ProgressMeter;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.joml.Matrix4f;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+import static com.mojang.blaze3d.platform.GlConst.*;
+import static net.minecraft.util.Mth.clamp;
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL30C.glViewport;
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL30C.glTexParameterIi;
+
+/**
+ * This is an implementation of the LoadingOverlay that calls back into the early window rendering, as part of the
+ * game loading cycle. We completely replace the {@link #render(GuiGraphics, int, int, float)} call from the parent
+ * with one of our own, that allows us to blend our early loading screen into the main window, in the same manner as
+ * the Mojang screen. It also allows us to see and tick appropriately as the later stages of the loading system run.
+ *
+ * It is somewhat a copy of the superclass render method.
+ */
+public class ForgeLoadingOverlay extends LoadingOverlay {
+    private final Minecraft minecraft;
+    private final ReloadInstance reload;
+    private final Consumer<Optional<Throwable>> onFinish;
+    private final DisplayWindow displayWindow;
+    private final ProgressMeter progress;
+    private long fadeOutStart = -1L;
+
+    public ForgeLoadingOverlay(final Minecraft mc, final ReloadInstance reloader, final Consumer<Optional<Throwable>> errorConsumer, DisplayWindow displayWindow) {
+        super(mc, reloader, errorConsumer, false);
+        this.minecraft = mc;
+        this.reload = reloader;
+        this.onFinish = errorConsumer;
+        this.displayWindow = displayWindow;
+        displayWindow.addMojangTexture(mc.getTextureManager().getTexture(new ResourceLocation("textures/gui/title/mojangstudios.png")).getId());
+        this.progress = StartupMessageManager.addProgressBar("Minecraft Progress", 100);
+    }
+
+    public static Supplier<LoadingOverlay> newInstance(Supplier<Minecraft> mc, Supplier<ReloadInstance> ri, Consumer<Optional<Throwable>> handler, DisplayWindow window) {
+        return ()->new ForgeLoadingOverlay(mc.get(), ri.get(), handler, window);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void render(final @NotNull GuiGraphics graphics, final int mouseX, final int mouseY, final float partialTick) {
+        long millis = Util.getMillis();
+        float fadeouttimer = this.fadeOutStart > -1L ? (float)(millis - this.fadeOutStart) / 1000.0F : -1.0F;
+        progress.setAbsolute(clamp((int)(this.reload.getActualProgress() * 100f), 0, 100));
+        var fade = 1.0F - clamp(fadeouttimer - 1.0F, 0.0F, 1.0F);
+        var colour = this.displayWindow.context().colourScheme().background();
+        RenderSystem.setShaderColor(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, fade);
+        if (fadeouttimer >= 1.0F) {
+            if (this.minecraft.screen != null) {
+                this.minecraft.screen.render(graphics, 0, 0, partialTick);
+            }
+            displayWindow.render(0xff);
+        } else {
+            GlStateManager._clearColor(colour.redf(), colour.greenf(), colour.bluef(), 1f);
+            GlStateManager._clear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT, Minecraft.ON_OSX);
+            displayWindow.render(0xFF);
+        }
+        RenderSystem.enableBlend();
+        RenderSystem.blendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+        var fbWidth = this.minecraft.getWindow().getWidth();
+        var fbHeight = this.minecraft.getWindow().getHeight();
+        glViewport(0, 0, fbWidth, fbHeight);
+        final var twidth = this.displayWindow.context().width();
+        final var theight = this.displayWindow.context().height();
+        var wscale = (float)fbWidth / twidth;
+        var hscale = (float)fbHeight / theight;
+        var scale = this.displayWindow.context().scale() * Math.min(wscale, hscale) / 2f;
+        var wleft = clamp(fbWidth * 0.5f - scale * twidth, 0, fbWidth);
+        var wtop = clamp(fbHeight * 0.5f - scale * theight, 0, fbHeight);
+        var wright = clamp(fbWidth * 0.5f + scale * twidth, 0, fbWidth);
+        var wbottom = clamp(fbHeight * 0.5f + scale * theight, 0, fbHeight);
+        GlStateManager.glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
+        RenderSystem.disableCull();
+        BufferBuilder bufferbuilder = Tesselator.getInstance().getBuilder();
+        RenderSystem.setShaderColor(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, fade);
+        RenderSystem.getModelViewMatrix().identity();
+        RenderSystem.setProjectionMatrix(new Matrix4f().setOrtho(0.0F, fbWidth, 0.0F, fbHeight, 0.1f, -0.1f), VertexSorting.ORTHOGRAPHIC_Z);
+        RenderSystem.setShader(GameRenderer::getPositionColorShader);
+        // This is fill in around the edges - it's empty solid colour
+        bufferbuilder.begin(VertexFormat.Mode.QUADS, DefaultVertexFormat.POSITION_COLOR);
+        // top box from hpos
+        addQuad(bufferbuilder, 0, fbWidth, wtop, fbHeight, colour, fade);
+        // bottom box to hpos
+        addQuad(bufferbuilder, 0, fbWidth, 0, wtop, colour, fade);
+        // left box to wpos
+        addQuad(bufferbuilder, 0, wleft, wtop, wbottom, colour, fade);
+        // right box from wpos
+        addQuad(bufferbuilder, wright, fbWidth, wtop, wbottom, colour, fade);
+        BufferUploader.drawWithShader(bufferbuilder.end());
+
+        // This is the actual screen data from the loading screen
+        RenderSystem.enableBlend();
+        RenderSystem.blendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+        RenderSystem.setShader(GameRenderer::getPositionTexColorShader);
+        RenderSystem.setShaderTexture(0, displayWindow.getFramebufferTextureId());
+        bufferbuilder.begin(VertexFormat.Mode.QUADS, DefaultVertexFormat.POSITION_TEX_COLOR);
+        bufferbuilder.vertex(wleft, wbottom, 0f).uv(0, 0).color(1f, 1f, 1f, fade).endVertex();
+        bufferbuilder.vertex(wright, wbottom, 0f).uv(1, 0).color(1f, 1f, 1f, fade).endVertex();
+        bufferbuilder.vertex(wright, wtop, 0f).uv(1, 1).color(1f, 1f, 1f, fade).endVertex();
+        bufferbuilder.vertex(wleft, wtop, 0f).uv(0, 1).color(1f, 1f, 1f, fade).endVertex();
+        glTexParameterIi(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
+        glTexParameterIi(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
+        BufferUploader.drawWithShader(bufferbuilder.end());
+        RenderSystem.defaultBlendFunc();
+        RenderSystem.disableBlend();
+        RenderSystem.setShaderColor(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1f);
+
+        if (fadeouttimer >= 2.0F) {
+            this.minecraft.setOverlay(null);
+            this.displayWindow.close();
+        }
+
+        if (this.fadeOutStart == -1L && this.reload.isDone()) {
+            progress.complete();
+            this.fadeOutStart = Util.getMillis();
+            try {
+                this.reload.checkExceptions();
+                this.onFinish.accept(Optional.empty());
+            } catch (Throwable throwable) {
+                this.onFinish.accept(Optional.of(throwable));
+            }
+
+            if (this.minecraft.screen != null) {
+                this.minecraft.screen.init(this.minecraft, this.minecraft.getWindow().getGuiScaledWidth(), this.minecraft.getWindow().getGuiScaledHeight());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void addQuad(BufferVertexConsumer bufferbuilder, float x0, float x1, float y0, float y1, ColourScheme.Colour colour, float fade) {
+        bufferbuilder.vertex(x0, y0, 0f).color(colour.redf(), colour.greenf(), colour.bluef(), fade).endVertex();
+        bufferbuilder.vertex(x0, y1, 0f).color(colour.redf(), colour.greenf(), colour.bluef(), fade).endVertex();
+        bufferbuilder.vertex(x1, y1, 0f).color(colour.redf(), colour.greenf(), colour.bluef(), fade).endVertex();
+        bufferbuilder.vertex(x1, y0, 0f).color(colour.redf(), colour.greenf(), colour.bluef(), fade).endVertex();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/loading/NoVizFallback.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/loading/NoVizFallback.java
index d795c3dcbb..51eca1f5f3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/loading/NoVizFallback.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/loading/NoVizFallback.java
@@ -5,12 +5,25 @@
 
 package net.minecraftforge.client.loading;
 
-import java.util.function.IntSupplier;
-import java.util.function.LongSupplier;
-import java.util.function.Supplier;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.platform.Monitor;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.platform.VideoMode;
+import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
+import net.minecraft.client.gui.screens.LoadingOverlay;
+import net.minecraft.server.packs.resources.ReloadInstance;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.function.*;
 
 public final class NoVizFallback {
-    public static LongSupplier fallback(IntSupplier width, IntSupplier height, Supplier<String> title, LongSupplier monitor) {
+    public static LongSupplier windowHandoff(IntSupplier width, IntSupplier height, Supplier<String> title, LongSupplier monitor) {
         return ()->org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFW.glfwCreateWindow(width.getAsInt(), height.getAsInt(), title.get(), monitor.getAsLong(), 0L);
     }
+
+    public static Supplier<LoadingOverlay> loadingOverlay(Supplier<Minecraft> mc, Supplier<ReloadInstance> ri, Consumer<Optional<Throwable>> ex, boolean fadein) {
+        return () -> new LoadingOverlay(mc.get(), ri.get(), ex, fadein);
+    }
+
+    public static Boolean windowPositioning(Optional<Monitor> monitor, IntConsumer widthSetter, IntConsumer heightSetter, IntConsumer xSetter, IntConsumer ySetter) {
+        return Boolean.FALSE;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/registries/GameData.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/registries/GameData.java
index 6a737ea7cd..263dbed618 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/registries/GameData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/registries/GameData.java
@@ -360,7 +360,6 @@ public class GameData
         ordered.addAll(keySet.stream().sorted(ResourceLocation::compareNamespaced).toList());
 
         RuntimeException aggregate = new RuntimeException();
-
         for (ResourceLocation rootRegistryName : ordered)
         {
             try
@@ -386,7 +385,6 @@ public class GameData
                 aggregate.addSuppressed(t);
             }
         }
-
         if (aggregate.getSuppressed().length > 0)
         {
             LOGGER.fatal("Failed to register some entries, see suppressed exceptions for details", aggregate);
@@ -771,9 +769,7 @@ public class GameData
     }
 
     private static void fireRemapEvent(final Map<ResourceLocation, Map<ResourceLocation, IdMappingEvent.IdRemapping>> remaps, final boolean isFreezing) {
-        StartupMessageManager.modLoaderConsumer().ifPresent(s->s.accept("Remapping mod data"));
         MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.post(new IdMappingEvent(remaps, isFreezing));
-        StartupMessageManager.modLoaderConsumer().ifPresent(s->s.accept("Remap complete"));
     }
 
     //Has to be split because of generics, Yay!