diff --git a/fml/src/main/java/cpw/mods/fml/client/SplashProgress.java b/fml/src/main/java/cpw/mods/fml/client/SplashProgress.java
index 3a9eb8668..62e672aed 100644
--- a/fml/src/main/java/cpw/mods/fml/client/SplashProgress.java
+++ b/fml/src/main/java/cpw/mods/fml/client/SplashProgress.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class SplashProgress
 
     public static void start()
     {
-        File configFile = new File(Loader.instance().getConfigDir(),"splash.properties");
+        File configFile = new File(Minecraft.getMinecraft().mcDataDir, "config/splash.properties");
         FileReader r = null;
         config = new Properties();
         try
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ public class SplashProgress
         // Enable if we have the flag, and there's either no optifine, or optifine has added a key to the blackboard ("optifine.ForgeSplashCompatible")
         // Optifine authors - add this key to the blackboard if you feel your modifications are now compatible with this code.
         enabled =            getBool("enabled",      true) && ( (!FMLClientHandler.instance().hasOptifine()) || Launch.blackboard.containsKey("optifine.ForgeSplashCompatible"));
-        rotate =             getBool("rotate",       true);
-        logoOffset =         getInt("logoOffset",    10);
+        rotate =             getBool("rotate",       false);
+        logoOffset =         getInt("logoOffset",    0);
         backgroundColor =    getHex("background",    0xFFFFFF);
         fontColor =          getHex("font",          0x000000);
         barBorderColor =     getHex("barBorder",     0xC0C0C0);
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public class SplashProgress
 
         final ResourceLocation fontLoc = new ResourceLocation(getString("fontTexture", "textures/font/ascii.png"));
         final ResourceLocation logoLoc = new ResourceLocation(getString("logoTexture", "textures/gui/title/mojang.png"));
-        final ResourceLocation forgeLoc = new ResourceLocation(getString("forgeTexture", "fml:textures/gui/forge.png"));
+        final ResourceLocation forgeLoc = new ResourceLocation(getString("forgeTexture", "fml:textures/gui/forge.gif"));
 
         File miscPackFile = new File(Minecraft.getMinecraft().mcDataDir, getString("resourcePackPath", "resources"));
 
diff --git a/fml/src/main/resources/assets/fml/textures/gui/forge.gif b/fml/src/main/resources/assets/fml/textures/gui/forge.gif
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b316837fb
Binary files /dev/null and b/fml/src/main/resources/assets/fml/textures/gui/forge.gif differ