diff --git a/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp b/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp
index 897272622..e3e4a8959 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ void Game::load(){
 	string tilesetName= gameSettings.getTileset();
 	string techName= gameSettings.getTech();
 	string scenarioName= gameSettings.getScenario();
+	bool scenarioLoadingImageUsed=false;
 	
 	logger.setState(Lang::getInstance().get("Loading"));
 
@@ -104,33 +105,43 @@ void Game::load(){
             scenarioDir = scenarioDir.erase(scenarioDir.size() - 4, 4);
             scenarioDir = scenarioDir.erase(scenarioDir.size() - gameSettings.getScenario().size(), gameSettings.getScenario().size() + 1);
         }
+        // use a scenario based loading screen
+        string senarioLogo = scenarioDir + "/" + "loading_screen.jpg";
+		if(fileExists(senarioLogo) == true) {
+			SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s] found loading screen '%s'\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,senarioLogo.c_str());
 
+			logger.loadLoadingScreen(senarioLogo);
+			scenarioLoadingImageUsed=true;
+        }
         SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s Line: %d] gameSettings.getScenarioDir() = [%s] gameSettings.getScenario() = [%s] scenarioDir = [%s]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,gameSettings.getScenarioDir().c_str(),gameSettings.getScenario().c_str(),scenarioDir.c_str());
     }
 
 	SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s] Searching for loading screen\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__);
-	for ( int i=0; i < gameSettings.getFactionCount(); ++i ) {
-		if(gameSettings.getFactionControl(i)==ctHuman){
-			vector<string> pathList=config.getPathListForType(ptTechs,scenarioDir);	
-			for(int idx = 0; idx < pathList.size(); idx++) {
-	        	const string path = pathList[idx]+ "/" +techName+ "/"+ "factions"+ "/"+ gameSettings.getFactionTypeName(i);
-	        	SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s] possible loading screen dir '%s'\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,path.c_str());
-	        	if(isdir(path.c_str()) == true) {
-	        		string factionLogo = path + "/" + "loading_screen.tga";
-
-	        		SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s] looking for loading screen '%s'\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,factionLogo.c_str());
-
-	        		if(fileExists(factionLogo) == true) {
-	        			SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s] found loading screen '%s'\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,factionLogo.c_str());
-
-	        			logger.loadLoadingScreen(factionLogo);
-	        			break;
-	        		}
-	        	}
-	        }
-	        break;
-		}
-    }
+	if(!scenarioLoadingImageUsed){
+		// try to use a faction related loading screen
+		for ( int i=0; i < gameSettings.getFactionCount(); ++i ) {
+			if(gameSettings.getFactionControl(i)==ctHuman){
+				vector<string> pathList=config.getPathListForType(ptTechs,scenarioDir);	
+				for(int idx = 0; idx < pathList.size(); idx++) {
+		        	const string path = pathList[idx]+ "/" +techName+ "/"+ "factions"+ "/"+ gameSettings.getFactionTypeName(i);
+		        	SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s] possible loading screen dir '%s'\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,path.c_str());
+		        	if(isdir(path.c_str()) == true) {
+		        		string factionLogo = path + "/" + "loading_screen.jpg";
+	
+		        		SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s] looking for loading screen '%s'\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,factionLogo.c_str());
+	
+		        		if(fileExists(factionLogo) == true) {
+		        			SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s] found loading screen '%s'\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,factionLogo.c_str());
+	
+		        			logger.loadLoadingScreen(factionLogo);
+		        			break;
+		        		}
+		        	}
+		        }
+		        break;
+			}
+	    }
+	}