How's this? It's a faceless version that's not a full redesign. The removal of the face makes, for me at least makes it less cartoony

Quick clarification: select VESA/SMFB to install without the issue. Use "Legacy Compatibility" if you have issues with loading those. Once installed, you can install DRM-KMOD (you have to disable syscons and add the radeon driver to /etc/rc.conf) and/or do the above

Is there a possibility that you'd consider releasing a minimal installer that uses a terminal interface? I've got hardware that needs some hand configuring. If not, is there a way to convert a freebsd install to ghostbsd? In linuxy terms, can I "debian to devuan" this, or is it more like &...