diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index f9bbd919c..b103ce139 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -344,19 +344,17 @@ const system_messages = {
         is_user: false,
         is_name: true,
         mes: [
-            '<h2>Welcome to <span id="version_display_welcome">SillyTavern</span>!</h2>',
-            '<div id="version_display_welcome"></div>',
-            '<h3>Want to Update to the latest version?</h3>',
-            "Read the <a href='https://docs.sillytavern.app/usage/update/' target='_blank'>instructions here</a>.",
+            '<h3><span id="version_display_welcome">SillyTavern</span><div id="version_display_welcome"></div></h3>',
+            "<a href='https://docs.sillytavern.app/usage/update/' target='_blank'>Want to update?</a>",
             '<hr>',
-            '<h3>How to start chatting:</h3>',
+            '<h3>How to start chatting?</h3>',
             '<ol>',
-            '<li>Connect to one of the supported <a href="https://docs.sillytavern.app/usage/api-connections/" target_"blank">LLM Chat APIs</a> via the plug icon</li>',
-            '<li>Open the character list (click the top-right namecard icon) and pick a character, or create your own!</li>',
+            '<li>Click <code><i class="fa-solid fa-plug"></i></code> and select a <a href="https://docs.sillytavern.app/usage/api-connections/" target_"blank">Chat API</a>.</li>',
+            '<li>Click <code><i class="fa-solid fa-address-card"></i></code> and pick a character</li>',
             '</ol>',
             '<hr>',
-            '<h3>Where to download more characters?</h3>',
-            '<i>SillyTavern is not associated with the sites linked below, and we have no control over their contents.</i>',
+            '<h3>Want more characters?</h3>',
+            '<i>Not controlled by SillyTavern team.</i>',
             '<ul>',
             '<li><a target="_blank" href="https://discord.gg/pygmalionai">Pygmalion AI Discord</a></li>',
             '<li><a target="_blank" href="https://chub.ai/">Chub (NSFW)</a></li>',
@@ -364,16 +362,15 @@ const system_messages = {
             '<hr>',
             '<h3>Confused or lost?</h3>',
             '<ul>',
-            '<li><span class="note-link-span">?</span> - click these icons! You will be linked to a guide for the nearby feature.</li>',
-            '<li>Enter <code>/?</code> in the chat bar for a list of slash commands and hotkeys</li>',
-            '<li><a target="_blank" href="https://docs.sillytavern.app/">SillyTavern Searchable Documentation Site</a></li>',
-            '<li><a target="_blank" href="https://docs.sillytavern.app/usage/faq/">SillyTavern FAQ</a></li>',
-            '<li><a target="_blank" href="https://docs.sillytavern.app/extras/installation/">SillyTavern Extras API Installation</a></li>',
+            '<li><span class="note-link-span">?</span> - click these icons!</li>',
+            '<li>Enter <code>/?</code> in the chat bar</li>',
+            '<li><a target="_blank" href="https://docs.sillytavern.app/">SillyTavern Documentation Site</a></li>',
+            '<li><a target="_blank" href="https://docs.sillytavern.app/extras/installation/">Extras Installation Guide</a></li>',
 
             '</ul>',
 
             '<hr>',
-            '<h3>After doing all of that, do you still have questions?</h3 > ',
+            '<h3>Still have questions?</h3 > ',
             '<ul>',
             '<li><a target="_blank" href="https://discord.gg/RZdyAEUPvj">Join the SillyTavern Discord</a></li>',
             '<li><a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/SillyTavern/SillyTavern/issues">Post a GitHub issue</a></li>',
diff --git a/public/style.css b/public/style.css
index 058101803..65fa0daca 100644
--- a/public/style.css
+++ b/public/style.css
@@ -4405,6 +4405,7 @@ body.waifuMode #avatar_zoom_popup {
     #bg_custom {
         height: 100svh !important;
         width: 100svw !important;
+        background-position: center;
 
     }