I'd put up some kind of "loading..." indication. There was a black screen, then flying text then another black screen and long pause (approx. 20 sec.) before the menu started to come up. For those using dialup, it's a long wait. Perhaps look at some of the Poser sites and compare loading times. The graphics are nice but, particularly since you have a storefront, I think you'd want to get people in and potentially buying as fast as reasonably possible.

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