diff --git a/scripts/build.js b/scripts/build.js
index 028a9fdc..2d5e0a2e 100644
--- a/scripts/build.js
+++ b/scripts/build.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ exports.getSwAdditionalEntries = () => {
         'manifest.json',
         'worldSaveWorker.js',
         `textures/entity/squid/squid.png`,
+        'sounds.js',
         // everything but not .map
         'static/**/!(*.map)',
     ]
diff --git a/src/connect.ts b/src/connect.ts
index 134b86da..b68e4325 100644
--- a/src/connect.ts
+++ b/src/connect.ts
@@ -70,8 +70,12 @@ export const loadMinecraftData = async (version: string) => {
   miscUiState.loadedDataVersion = version
 }
 
-export const downloadAllMinecraftData = async () => {
+export type AssetDownloadReporter = (asset: string, isDone: boolean) => void
+
+export const downloadAllMinecraftData = async (reporter?: AssetDownloadReporter) => {
+  reporter?.('mc-data', false)
   await window._LOAD_MC_DATA()
+  reporter?.('mc-data', true)
 }
 
 const loadFonts = async () => {
@@ -84,6 +88,12 @@ const loadFonts = async () => {
   }
 }
 
-export const downloadOtherGameData = async () => {
-  await Promise.all([loadFonts(), downloadSoundsIfNeeded()])
+export const downloadOtherGameData = async (reporter?: AssetDownloadReporter) => {
+  reporter?.('fonts', false)
+  reporter?.('sounds', false)
+
+  await Promise.all([
+    loadFonts().then(() => reporter?.('fonts', true)),
+    downloadSoundsIfNeeded().then(() => reporter?.('sounds', true))
+  ])
 }
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 8678c26e..3c897619 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -302,11 +302,22 @@ export async function connect (connectOptions: ConnectOptions) {
     const serverOptions = defaultsDeep({}, connectOptions.serverOverrides ?? {}, options.localServerOptions, defaultServerOptions)
     Object.assign(serverOptions, connectOptions.serverOverridesFlat ?? {})
 
-    await progress.executeWithMessage('Downloading minecraft data', 'download-mcdata', async () => {
+    await progress.executeWithMessage('Downloading Minecraft data', 'download-mcdata', async () => {
       loadingTimerState.networkOnlyStart = Date.now()
+
+      let downloadingAssets = [] as string[]
+      const reportAssetDownload = (asset: string, isDone: boolean) => {
+        if (isDone) {
+          downloadingAssets = downloadingAssets.filter(a => a !== asset)
+        } else {
+          downloadingAssets.push(asset)
+        }
+        progress.setSubStage('download-mcdata', `(${downloadingAssets.join(', ')})`)
+      }
+
       await Promise.all([
-        downloadAllMinecraftData(),
-        downloadOtherGameData()
+        downloadAllMinecraftData(reportAssetDownload),
+        downloadOtherGameData(reportAssetDownload)
       ])
       loadingTimerState.networkOnlyStart = 0
     })
@@ -318,7 +329,7 @@ export async function connect (connectOptions: ConnectOptions) {
       appViewer.resourcesManager.currentConfig = { version, texturesVersion: options.useVersionsTextures || undefined }
 
       await progress.executeWithMessage(
-        'Loading minecraft data',
+        'Processing downloaded Minecraft data',
         async () => {
           await appViewer.resourcesManager.loadSourceData(version)
         }