diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e2f4374bed..9f8279eda9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Portals that spawn in place of the last staircase at old style dungeons to prevent stair cheesing
 - Mutliple singleplayer worlds and map generation UI.
 - New arena building in desert cities, suitable for PVP, also NPCs like to watch the fights too
+- The loading screen now displays status updates for singleplayer server and client initialization progress
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 543bfe3b2f..46ea56fcca 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -6785,7 +6785,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "authc",
  "byteorder",
  "clap",
- "crossbeam-channel",
  "hashbrown 0.13.2",
  "image",
  "num 0.4.1",
diff --git a/assets/voxygen/i18n/en/hud/misc.ftl b/assets/voxygen/i18n/en/hud/misc.ftl
index 9dfc2a1254..4365dfc75f 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/i18n/en/hud/misc.ftl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/i18n/en/hud/misc.ftl
@@ -61,18 +61,18 @@ hud-sit = Sit
 hud-steer = Steer
 hud-portal = Portal
 hud-init-stage-singleplayer = Starting singleplayer server...
-hud-init-stage-server-db-migrations = [{ common-server }]: Applying database migrations
-hud-init-stage-server-db-vacuum = [{ common-server }]: Cleaning up database
+hud-init-stage-server-db-migrations = [{ common-server }]: Applying database migrations...
+hud-init-stage-server-db-vacuum = [{ common-server }]: Cleaning up database...
 hud-init-stage-server-worldsim-erosion = [{ common-server }]: Erosion { $percentage }%
 hud-init-stage-server-worldciv-civcreate = [{ common-server }]: Generated { $generated } out of { $total } civilizations
-hud-init-stage-server-worldciv-site = [{ common-server }]: Generating sites
-hud-init-stage-server-economysim = [{ common-server }]: Simulating economy
-hud-init-stage-server-spotgen = [{ common-server }]: Generating spots
+hud-init-stage-server-worldciv-site = [{ common-server }]: Generating sites...
+hud-init-stage-server-economysim = [{ common-server }]: Simulating economy...
+hud-init-stage-server-spotgen = [{ common-server }]: Generating spots...
 hud-init-stage-server-starting = [{ common-server }]: Starting server...
 hud-init-stage-multiplayer = Starting multiplayer
-hud-init-stage-client-connection-establish = [{ common-client }]: Establishing connection to server
-hud-init-stage-client-request-server-version = [{ common-client }]: Wating for server version
-hud-init-stage-client-authentication = [{ common-client }]: Authenticating
-hud-init-stage-client-load-init-data = [{ common-client }]: Loading initialization data from server
+hud-init-stage-client-connection-establish = [{ common-client }]: Establishing connection to server...
+hud-init-stage-client-request-server-version = [{ common-client }]: Waiting for server version...
+hud-init-stage-client-authentication = [{ common-client }]: Authenticating...
+hud-init-stage-client-load-init-data = [{ common-client }]: Loading initialization data from server...
 hud-init-stage-client-starting-client = [{ common-client }]: Preparing Client...
 hud-init-stage-render-pipeline = Creating render pipeline ({ $done }/{ $total })
diff --git a/client/Cargo.toml b/client/Cargo.toml
index 30c94e5e23..f459225045 100644
--- a/client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/client/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ tracing = { workspace = true }
 rayon = { workspace = true }
 specs = { workspace = true, features = ["serde", "storage-event-control", "derive"] }
 vek = { workspace = true }
-crossbeam-channel = { workspace = true }
 hashbrown = { workspace = true }
 authc = { git = "https://gitlab.com/veloren/auth.git", rev = "abb1a705827984e11706d7bb97fb7a459e1e6533" } # xMAC94x/current_master_till_refactored branch
 
diff --git a/client/src/bin/bot/main.rs b/client/src/bin/bot/main.rs
index ca7298d81b..473aef4219 100644
--- a/client/src/bin/bot/main.rs
+++ b/client/src/bin/bot/main.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ pub fn make_client(
             username,
             password,
             |_| true,
+            Arc::new(|_| {})
         ))
         .ok()
 }
diff --git a/client/src/lib.rs b/client/src/lib.rs
index d5bfcbe50b..5ab3b6678e 100644
--- a/client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/client/src/lib.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ use common_net::{
 use common_state::State;
 use common_systems::add_local_systems;
 use comp::BuffKind;
-use crossbeam_channel::Sender;
 use hashbrown::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use image::DynamicImage;
 use network::{ConnectAddr, Network, Participant, Pid, Stream};
@@ -307,17 +306,11 @@ impl Client {
         username: &str,
         password: &str,
         auth_trusted: impl FnMut(&str) -> bool,
-        init_stage_update: Option<Sender<ClientInitStage>>,
+        init_stage_update: Arc<dyn Fn(ClientInitStage) + Send + Sync>,
     ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-        let update_stage = |stage: ClientInitStage| {
-            if let Some(updater) = &init_stage_update {
-                let _ = updater.send(stage);
-            }
-        };
-
         let network = Network::new(Pid::new(), &runtime);
 
-        update_stage(ClientInitStage::ConnectionEstablish);
+        init_stage_update(ClientInitStage::ConnectionEstablish);
         let mut participant = match addr {
             ConnectionArgs::Tcp {
                 hostname,
@@ -347,7 +340,7 @@ impl Client {
         let in_game_stream = participant.opened().await?;
         let terrain_stream = participant.opened().await?;
 
-        update_stage(ClientInitStage::WatingForServerVersion);
+        init_stage_update(ClientInitStage::WatingForServerVersion);
         register_stream.send(ClientType::Game)?;
         let server_info: ServerInfo = register_stream.recv().await?;
         if server_info.git_hash != *common::util::GIT_HASH {
@@ -366,7 +359,7 @@ impl Client {
 
         ping_stream.send(PingMsg::Ping)?;
 
-        update_stage(ClientInitStage::Authentication);
+        init_stage_update(ClientInitStage::Authentication);
         // Register client
         Self::register(
             username,
@@ -377,7 +370,7 @@ impl Client {
         )
         .await?;
 
-        update_stage(ClientInitStage::LoadingInitData);
+        init_stage_update(ClientInitStage::LoadingInitData);
         // Wait for initial sync
         let mut ping_interval = tokio::time::interval(Duration::from_secs(1));
         let ServerInit::GameSync {
@@ -401,7 +394,7 @@ impl Client {
             }
         };
 
-        update_stage(ClientInitStage::StartingClient);
+        init_stage_update(ClientInitStage::StartingClient);
         // Spawn in a blocking thread (leaving the network thread free).  This is mostly
         // useful for bots.
         let mut task = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
@@ -3007,7 +3000,7 @@ mod tests {
             username,
             password,
             |suggestion: &str| suggestion == auth_server,
-            None,
+            Arc::new(|_| {}),
         ));
         let localisation = LocalizationHandle::load_expect("en");
 
diff --git a/server-cli/src/main.rs b/server-cli/src/main.rs
index 1a26846b3e..aa2803d2e2 100644
--- a/server-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/server-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
         editable_settings,
         database_settings,
         &server_data_dir,
-        None,
+        Arc::new(|_| {}),
         runtime,
     )
     .expect("Failed to create server instance!");
diff --git a/server/src/lib.rs b/server/src/lib.rs
index a86271834b..8264bd3128 100644
--- a/server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/server/src/lib.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ use crate::{
     persistence::{DatabaseSettings, SqlLogMode},
     sys::terrain,
 };
-use crossbeam_channel::Sender;
 use hashbrown::HashMap;
 use std::sync::RwLock;
 
@@ -200,6 +199,7 @@ pub struct ChunkRequest {
     key: Vec2<i32>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum ServerInitStage {
     DbMigrations,
     DbVacuum,
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ impl Server {
         editable_settings: EditableSettings,
         database_settings: DatabaseSettings,
         data_dir: &std::path::Path,
-        stage_report_tx: Option<Sender<ServerInitStage>>,
+        report_stage: Arc<dyn Fn(ServerInitStage) + Send + Sync>,
         runtime: Arc<Runtime>,
     ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         prof_span!("Server::new");
@@ -239,12 +239,6 @@ impl Server {
             info!("Authentication is disabled");
         }
 
-        let report_stage = |stage: ServerInitStage| {
-            if let Some(stage_report_tx) = &stage_report_tx {
-                let _ = stage_report_tx.send(stage);
-            }
-        };
-
         report_stage(ServerInitStage::DbMigrations);
         // Run pending DB migrations (if any)
         debug!("Running DB migrations...");
@@ -271,7 +265,6 @@ impl Server {
 
         let pools = State::pools(GameMode::Server);
 
-        let world_generate_status_tx = stage_report_tx.clone();
         #[cfg(feature = "worldgen")]
         let (world, index) = World::generate(
             settings.world_seed,
@@ -286,11 +279,12 @@ impl Server {
                 calendar: Some(settings.calendar_mode.calendar_now()),
             },
             &pools,
-            Arc::new(move |stage| {
-                if let Some(stage_report_tx) = &world_generate_status_tx {
-                    let _ = stage_report_tx.send(ServerInitStage::WorldGen(stage));
-                }
-            }),
+            {
+                let report_stage = Arc::clone(&report_stage);
+                Arc::new(move |stage| {
+                    report_stage(ServerInitStage::WorldGen(stage));
+                })
+            },
         );
         #[cfg(not(feature = "worldgen"))]
         let (world, index) = World::generate(settings.world_seed);
diff --git a/voxygen/src/menu/main/client_init.rs b/voxygen/src/menu/main/client_init.rs
index 55720bfcc8..1e73832a0a 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/menu/main/client_init.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/menu/main/client_init.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ impl ClientInit {
     ) -> Self {
         let (tx, rx) = unbounded();
         let (trust_tx, trust_rx) = unbounded();
-        let (init_stage_tx, init_stare_rx) = unbounded();
+        let (init_stage_tx, init_stage_rx) = unbounded();
         let cancel = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
         let cancel2 = Arc::clone(&cancel);
 
@@ -69,13 +69,17 @@ impl ClientInit {
 
             let mut last_err = None;
 
+            let client_stage_reporter: Arc<dyn Fn(ClientInitStage) + Send + Sync> =
+                Arc::new(move |stage| {
+                    let _ = init_stage_tx.send(stage);
+                });
+
             const FOUR_MINUTES_RETRIES: u64 = 48;
             'tries: for _ in 0..FOUR_MINUTES_RETRIES {
                 if cancel2.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
                     break;
                 }
                 let mut mismatched_server_info = None;
-                let new_init_tx = init_stage_tx.clone();
                 match Client::new(
                     connection_args.clone(),
                     Arc::clone(&runtime2),
@@ -83,7 +87,7 @@ impl ClientInit {
                     &username,
                     &password,
                     trust_fn,
-                    Some(new_init_tx),
+                    Arc::clone(&client_stage_reporter),
                 )
                 .await
                 {
@@ -120,7 +124,7 @@ impl ClientInit {
 
         ClientInit {
             rx,
-            stage_rx: init_stare_rx,
+            stage_rx: init_stage_rx,
             trust_tx,
             cancel,
         }
diff --git a/voxygen/src/menu/main/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/menu/main/mod.rs
index be1e9833a1..74ebb0a4e4 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/menu/main/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/menu/main/mod.rs
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ use tokio::runtime;
 use tracing::error;
 use ui::{Event as MainMenuEvent, MainMenuUi};
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum DetailedInitializationStage {
-    // TODO: Map generation and server startup progress
     Singleplayer,
     SingleplayerServer(ServerInitStage),
     StartingMultiplayer,
diff --git a/voxygen/src/menu/main/ui/connecting.rs b/voxygen/src/menu/main/ui/connecting.rs
index 8db3fb3efd..b57500ee3e 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/menu/main/ui/connecting.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/menu/main/ui/connecting.rs
@@ -206,11 +206,11 @@ impl Screen {
                             ),
                     };
 
-                    Container::new(Text::new(stage_message).size(fonts.cyri.scale(25)))
+                    Container::new(Text::new(stage_message).size(fonts.cyri.scale(20)))
                         .width(Length::Fill)
                         .height(Length::Fill)
                         .padding(10)
-                        .align_y(Align::End)
+                        .align_x(Align::Start)
                         .into()
                 };
 
diff --git a/voxygen/src/menu/main/ui/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/menu/main/ui/mod.rs
index e2b65c8457..2668ad2c7e 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/menu/main/ui/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/menu/main/ui/mod.rs
@@ -728,6 +728,7 @@ impl MainMenuUi {
     pub fn show_info(&mut self, msg: String) { self.controls.connection_error(msg); }
 
     pub fn update_stage(&mut self, stage: DetailedInitializationStage) {
+        tracing::trace!(?stage, "Updating stage");
         self.controls.init_stage(stage);
     }
 
diff --git a/voxygen/src/singleplayer/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/singleplayer/mod.rs
index 7d6fa7f84d..2682fe64a2 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/singleplayer/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/singleplayer/mod.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ impl SingleplayerState {
                         editable_settings,
                         database_settings,
                         &server_data_dir,
-                        Some(server_stage_tx),
+                        Arc::new(move |init_stage| {
+                            let _ = server_stage_tx.send(init_stage);
+                        }),
                         runtime,
                     ) {
                         Ok(server) => (Some(server), Ok(())),
diff --git a/world/src/civ/mod.rs b/world/src/civ/mod.rs
index c02a04ac76..81fc1e4db4 100644
--- a/world/src/civ/mod.rs
+++ b/world/src/civ/mod.rs
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ impl<'a, R: Rng> GenCtx<'a, R> {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum WorldCivStage {
     /// Civilization creation, how many out of how many civilizations have been
     /// generated yet
diff --git a/world/src/lib.rs b/world/src/lib.rs
index f0fd5f266d..74c86e7145 100644
--- a/world/src/lib.rs
+++ b/world/src/lib.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     Other(String),
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum WorldGenerateStage {
     WorldSimGenerate(WorldSimStage),
     WorldCivGenerate(WorldCivStage),
diff --git a/world/src/sim/mod.rs b/world/src/sim/mod.rs
index 460da29b8b..cf9e0ff93c 100644
--- a/world/src/sim/mod.rs
+++ b/world/src/sim/mod.rs
@@ -646,6 +646,7 @@ impl WorldFile {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum WorldSimStage {
     // TODO: Add more stages
     Erosion(f64),