diff --git a/gamedata/configs/engine_external.ltx b/gamedata/configs/engine_external.ltx
index a8f2bf0..c3a0fd5 100644
--- a/gamedata/configs/engine_external.ltx
+++ b/gamedata/configs/engine_external.ltx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ USE_LEGACY_LIGHT = 1                   ; 1 - legacy pipeline, 0 - PBR pipeline
 DisableCharacterInfo = false            ; Disable character information
 DisableInventoryGrid = false            ; Uses ui\ui_grid_alt.dds instead of ui\ui_grid.dds
 WeaponIconScale = 0.8                   ; Scale factor for static_wpn_icon in maingame.xml. For CoP it's 0.8, for CS - 0.65, for SoC - 0.9
-ShowLoadingStages = false               ; Loading stages from CS/SoC
+ShowLoadingStages = true               ; Loading stages from CS/SoC
 DisableMotionIcon = false               ; Disable motion icon
 PdaRearrangeTabButtons = false          ; for CS style buttons, where their size depends on text
 UseSavedGameStatic = true               ; Use custom static for save games