I’ve managed to optimize things well enough. Now, it doesn’t take too long to get from the title screen to the battle screen ^_^ Did some UI changes, too.

• Healthbars sliding in at the start of battle
• Added in a desc box for Skills, Djinns and such
• Several UI elements that were arranged vertically before are arranged horizontally now

As for what to do next… I’m thinking about using some premade far-east-Asian maps as placeholders for the overworld exploration. With enough luck, I’ll find one that I believe fits one of the custom tracks waiting in the wings.