diff --git a/sfall/Modules/Credits.cpp b/sfall/Modules/Credits.cpp
index b3f24fe6..05572417 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/Credits.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/Credits.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static __declspec(naked) void ShowCreditsHook() {
 	}
 }
 
-// Loads the credits from the 'english' folder if it does not exist in the current language directory
+// Loads the credits from the 'english' folder if not found in the current language directory
 static __declspec(naked) void CreditsFileHook() {
 	__asm {
 		mov  ebx, edx; // keep mode
@@ -201,8 +201,7 @@ noFile:
 }
 
 void FallbackEnglishCredits() {
-	const char* lang;
-	if (fo::func::get_game_config_string(&lang, "system", "language") && _stricmp(lang, "english") != 0) {
+	if (nonEngLang) {
 		HookCall(0x42C900, CreditsFileHook);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/LoadOrder.cpp b/sfall/Modules/LoadOrder.cpp
index f438a93d..99cfcae2 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/LoadOrder.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/LoadOrder.cpp
@@ -577,10 +577,44 @@ artNotExist:
 	}
 }
 
+static __declspec(naked) void game_splash_screen_hack() {
+	__asm {
+		mov  nonEngLang, 1;
+		// overwritten engine code
+		mov  ecx, [esp + 0xA4 - 0x24 + 4]; 
+		retn;
+	}
+}
+
+static __declspec(naked) void game_splash_screen_hook() {
+	__asm {
+		call fo::funcoffs::db_fopen_;
+		cmp  nonEngLang, 0;
+		jne  checkFile;
+		retn;
+checkFile:
+		test eax, eax;
+		jz   noFile;
+		retn;
+noFile:
+		mov  eax, dword ptr [esp + 0xA4 - 0x20 + 4]; // splash value
+		push eax;
+		push 0x5023E8; // "art\splash\"
+		push 0x502404; // "%ssplash%d.rix"
+		lea  ebx, [esp + 0xA4 - 0x64 + 16]; // fullname
+		push ebx;
+		call fo::funcoffs::sprintf_;
+		add  esp, 16;
+		mov  edx, edi; // mode
+		mov  eax, ebx; // fullname
+		jmp  fo::funcoffs::db_fopen_;
+	}
+}
+
 static fo::DbFile* __fastcall LoadFont(const char* font, const char* mode) {
 	char file[128];
 	const char* lang;
-	if (fo::func::get_game_config_string(&lang, "system", "language") && _stricmp(lang, "english") != 0) {
+	if (fo::func::get_game_config_string(&lang, "system", "language") && nonEngLang) {
 		std::sprintf(file, "fonts\\%s\\%s", lang, font);
 		return fo::func::db_fopen(file, mode);
 	}
@@ -674,6 +708,11 @@ void LoadOrder::init() {
 	MakeCall(0x47FB80, SlotMap2Game_hack); // load game
 	MakeCall(0x47FBBF, SlotMap2Game_hack_attr, 1);
 
+	// Set sfall global boolean if the game language is not English
+	MakeCall(0x4443F2, game_splash_screen_hack, 2);
+	// Load splash screens from the default path if not found in the art\<language>\splash\ directory
+	HookCall(0x44444E, game_splash_screen_hook);
+
 	// Load fonts based on the game language
 	const DWORD loadFontAddr[] = {
 		0x4D5621, // load_font_
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/Message.cpp b/sfall/Modules/Message.cpp
index 3d8d4e9c..c8be6dfd 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/Message.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/Message.cpp
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ void FallbackEnglishLoadMsgFiles() {
 	const char* lang;
 	if (fo::func::get_game_config_string(&lang, "system", "language")) {
 		strncpy_s(gameLanguage, lang, _TRUNCATE);
-		if (_stricmp(lang, "english") != 0) {
+		if (nonEngLang) {
 			HookCall(0x484B18, message_load_hook_db_fopen);
 			HookCall(0x484C4B, message_search_hook_message_find);
 			HookCall(0x4849B9, message_exit_hook_mem_free);
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/Premade.cpp b/sfall/Modules/Premade.cpp
index f123d507..991b50be 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/Premade.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/Premade.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static const char* __fastcall GetLangPremadePath(const char* premadePath) {
 			isDefault = true;
 			return nullptr;
 		}
-		isDefault = (_stricmp(Message::GameLanguage(), "english") == 0);
+		isDefault = !nonEngLang;
 		if (isDefault) return nullptr;
 
 		std::strncpy(premadeLangPath, premadePath, 8);
diff --git a/sfall/main.cpp b/sfall/main.cpp
index a1c52c23..2ebfdbfd 100644
--- a/sfall/main.cpp
+++ b/sfall/main.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ bool hrpVersionValid = false; // HRP 4.1.8 version validation
 
 bool extWrapper = false;
 
+bool nonEngLang = false;
+
 static DWORD hrpDLLBaseAddr = 0; // 0x10000000
 
 DWORD HRPAddress(DWORD addr) {
diff --git a/sfall/main.h b/sfall/main.h
index 81de097d..7bb06a23 100644
--- a/sfall/main.h
+++ b/sfall/main.h
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ extern bool hrpVersionValid;
 
 extern bool extWrapper;
 
+extern bool nonEngLang;
+
 DWORD HRPAddress(DWORD addr);
 
 __inline long GetIntHRPValue(DWORD addr) {