diff --git a/src/components/OrbitStartModal.tsx b/src/components/OrbitStartModal.tsx
index 8eaf6a2b..52e65888 100644
--- a/src/components/OrbitStartModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/OrbitStartModal.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import {
   X, Check, Copy, Orbit as OrbitIcon,
-  Users, Music2, Shuffle, Dices, AlertTriangle, Globe2,
+  Dices, AlertTriangle, Globe2,
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import {
   startOrbitSession,
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export default function OrbitStartModal({ onClose }: Props) {
 
         <div className="orbit-start-modal__hero">
           <div className="orbit-start-modal__hero-icon">
-            <OrbitIcon size={30} />
+            <OrbitIcon size={24} />
           </div>
           <h3 id="orbit-start-title" className="orbit-start-modal__title">
             {t('orbit.heroTitlePrefix')}{' '}
@@ -126,21 +126,6 @@ export default function OrbitStartModal({ onClose }: Props) {
           <span>{onLan ? t('orbit.tipLan') : t('orbit.tipRemote')}</span>
         </div>
 
-        <ul className="orbit-start-modal__facts">
-          <li className="orbit-start-modal__fact">
-            <Users size={15} />
-            <span>{t('orbit.factSameServer')}</span>
-          </li>
-          <li className="orbit-start-modal__fact">
-            <Music2 size={15} />
-            <span>{t('orbit.factHost')}</span>
-          </li>
-          <li className="orbit-start-modal__fact">
-            <Shuffle size={15} />
-            <span>{t('orbit.factShuffle')}</span>
-          </li>
-        </ul>
-
         <div className="orbit-start-modal__field">
           <label className="orbit-start-modal__label" htmlFor="orbit-name">
             {t('orbit.labelName')}
diff --git a/src/locales/de.ts b/src/locales/de.ts
index b51c5cef..9f1e4d82 100644
--- a/src/locales/de.ts
+++ b/src/locales/de.ts
@@ -1457,9 +1457,6 @@ export const deTranslation = {
     fallbackServer: 'diesem Server',
     tipLan: 'Du bist aktuell mit einer Heimnetz-Adresse verbunden. Gäste außerhalb deines Heimnetzes können so nicht beitreten — wechsle vor dem Start in den Servereinstellungen zu einer öffentlichen Adresse.',
     tipRemote: 'Damit Gäste außerhalb deines Heimnetzes beitreten können, muss deine Serveradresse öffentlich erreichbar sein. Ist dein Server nur intern verfügbar, wechsle vor dem Start zu einer öffentlichen Adresse.',
-    factSameServer: 'Nur angemeldete Nutzer desselben Servers können beitreten.',
-    factHost: 'Du bist Gastgeber: du steuerst die Wiedergabe, deine Gäste schlagen Songs vor.',
-    factShuffle: 'Die Warteschlange wird automatisch alle 15 Minuten neu gemischt.',
     labelName: 'Sessionname',
     namePlaceholder: 'Velvet Orbit',
     reshuffleTooltip: 'Neuer Vorschlag',
diff --git a/src/locales/en.ts b/src/locales/en.ts
index 480c7fa6..7c5b292f 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.ts
+++ b/src/locales/en.ts
@@ -1460,9 +1460,6 @@ export const enTranslation = {
     fallbackServer: 'this server',
     tipLan: "You're currently connected via a home-network address. Guests outside your network can't join — switch to a public server address in settings before you start.",
     tipRemote: 'For guests outside your home network to join, your server address has to be publicly reachable. If your server is internal only, switch before you start.',
-    factSameServer: 'Only users signed in to the same server can join.',
-    factHost: "You're the host — you control playback, your guests suggest tracks.",
-    factShuffle: 'The queue is reshuffled automatically every 15 minutes.',
     labelName: 'Session name',
     namePlaceholder: 'Velvet Orbit',
     reshuffleTooltip: 'New suggestion',
diff --git a/src/styles/components.css b/src/styles/components.css
index 4e402f21..e8b5b673 100644
--- a/src/styles/components.css
+++ b/src/styles/components.css
@@ -11876,7 +11876,7 @@ html[data-psy-native-hidden="true"] *::after {
 .orbit-start-modal {
   max-width: 480px;
   width: min(480px, calc(100vw - 32px));
-  padding: 22px 26px 20px;
+  padding: 18px 26px 16px;
   position: relative;
 }
 
@@ -11885,8 +11885,8 @@ html[data-psy-native-hidden="true"] *::after {
   flex-direction: column;
   align-items: center;
   text-align: center;
-  padding: 4px 0 14px;
-  margin-bottom: 14px;
+  padding: 0 0 10px;
+  margin-bottom: 12px;
   border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--text-primary) 8%, transparent);
 }
 
@@ -11894,13 +11894,13 @@ html[data-psy-native-hidden="true"] *::after {
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
-  width: 60px;
-  height: 60px;
+  width: 48px;
+  height: 48px;
   border-radius: 50%;
   background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 16%, transparent);
   border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 40%, transparent);
   color: var(--accent);
-  margin-bottom: 12px;
+  margin-bottom: 8px;
   box-shadow: 0 0 24px -6px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 50%, transparent);
 }
 .orbit-start-modal__hero-icon--live {
@@ -11977,34 +11977,11 @@ html[data-psy-native-hidden="true"] *::after {
   color: var(--ctp-yellow, #f9e2af);
 }
 
-.orbit-start-modal__facts {
-  list-style: none;
-  padding: 0;
-  margin: 0 0 18px;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 10px;
-}
-.orbit-start-modal__fact {
-  display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: 18px 1fr;
-  align-items: start;
-  gap: 10px;
-  font-size: 12.5px;
-  color: var(--text-secondary, var(--text-primary));
-  line-height: 1.5;
-}
-.orbit-start-modal__fact svg {
-  margin-top: 2px;
-  color: var(--accent);
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-}
-
 .orbit-start-modal__field {
-  margin-bottom: 20px;
+  margin-bottom: 14px;
 }
 .orbit-start-modal__field:last-of-type {
-  margin-bottom: 22px;
+  margin-bottom: 16px;
 }
 
 .orbit-start-modal__label {