Quote: "About the loading time at start up, i think it seems about right for such items but I will look into it."
You've got to be kidding me. 12 seconds to load five simple gun models, then 24 seconds before the level starts, loading who-knows-what (probably the sounds, but why would those take so long?), then
another loading screen that lasts a minute and 17 seconds (!!!) just for a simplistic level that looks to consist of only 200 polygons. Even Half-Life 2 can load faster, and at least its levels are complex. Sorry, but it looks like you've got work to do in this area. I believe the FPS game BlackOut loads its level in just three seconds, so you might want to look into using a similar loading routine.
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