Rinsui, thanks for the tip about GIMP, man. I'm overwhelmed with the options abilities of the thing!
Re-did the loading screens to a much better overall quality. Stuck 'em here for viewing if you want.

http://files.filefront.com/Loading+s.../fileinfo.html

(anyone know how to erase previous posts? I'd like to get rid of the previous post with the crappier loading image link.)

Also included is a Tibetan chant sound that might be useful for a unit that has druid/chant skill. There are a few more cannon sounds as well. Again, yours were fine, but I just felt like they didn't quite have the sound quality of some of the others floating around SE databases.

Finally, the Dalit scouts are standing in their horses in the latest beta out. Small thing, didn't know if it had been noticed yet or not.