diff --git a/Projekte/monopoly/client/src/main/java/pp/monopoly/client/StartMenu.java b/Projekte/monopoly/client/src/main/java/pp/monopoly/client/StartMenu.java
index 7b7de86..abd3799 100644
--- a/Projekte/monopoly/client/src/main/java/pp/monopoly/client/StartMenu.java
+++ b/Projekte/monopoly/client/src/main/java/pp/monopoly/client/StartMenu.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import com.jme3.texture.Texture;
 import com.simsilica.lemur.Axis;
 import com.simsilica.lemur.Button;
 import com.simsilica.lemur.Container;
-import com.simsilica.lemur.Label;
 import com.simsilica.lemur.component.SpringGridLayout;
 
 import pp.dialog.Dialog;
@@ -51,9 +50,9 @@ public class StartMenu extends Dialog {
 
         // Center container for title and play button
         Container centerMenu = new Container(new SpringGridLayout(Axis.Y, Axis.X));
-        Label titleLabel = new Label("Hauptmenü");
-        titleLabel.setFontSize(48);
-        centerMenu.addChild(titleLabel);
+        // Label titleLabel = new Label("Hauptmenü");
+        //titleLabel.setFontSize(48);
+        //centerMenu.addChild(titleLabel);
 
         Button startButton = new Button("Spielen");
         startButton.addClickCommands(source -> startGame(app));
diff --git a/Projekte/monopoly/client/src/main/java/pp/monopoly/client/gui/CreateGameMenu.java b/Projekte/monopoly/client/src/main/java/pp/monopoly/client/gui/CreateGameMenu.java
index 8e13fb5..96bd73a 100644
--- a/Projekte/monopoly/client/src/main/java/pp/monopoly/client/gui/CreateGameMenu.java
+++ b/Projekte/monopoly/client/src/main/java/pp/monopoly/client/gui/CreateGameMenu.java
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ public class CreateGameMenu {
         Label title = createGameContainer.addChild(new Label("Neues Spiel", new ElementId("title")));
         
         // Fügt zwei Eingabefelder unter dem Titel hinzu
-        TextField inputField1 = createGameContainer.addChild(new TextField("Eingabefeld 1"));
-        TextField inputField2 = createGameContainer.addChild(new TextField("Eingabefeld 2"));
+        TextField inputField1 = createGameContainer.addChild(new TextField("Host"));
+        TextField inputField2 = createGameContainer.addChild(new TextField("Port"));
         
         // Erstellt einen Container mit einem Rasterlayout, um die Buttons nebeneinander anzuordnen
         Container buttonContainer = new Container(new SpringGridLayout(Axis.X, Axis.Y));
diff --git a/Projekte/monopoly/client/src/main/java/pp/monopoly/client/gui/SettingsMenu.java b/Projekte/monopoly/client/src/main/java/pp/monopoly/client/gui/SettingsMenu.java
index c5b2d19..eb882da 100644
--- a/Projekte/monopoly/client/src/main/java/pp/monopoly/client/gui/SettingsMenu.java
+++ b/Projekte/monopoly/client/src/main/java/pp/monopoly/client/gui/SettingsMenu.java
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package pp.monopoly.client.gui;
 
 import com.jme3.math.ColorRGBA;
+import com.jme3.scene.Geometry;
+import com.jme3.scene.Node;
+import com.jme3.scene.shape.Quad;
+import com.jme3.texture.Texture;
 import com.simsilica.lemur.Button;
 import com.simsilica.lemur.Checkbox;
 import com.simsilica.lemur.Container;
@@ -15,15 +19,23 @@ import pp.monopoly.client.MonopolyApp;
 public class SettingsMenu extends Dialog {
     private final MonopolyApp app;
     private final Container settingsContainer;
+    private Geometry blockLayer;
+    private final Node savedGuiNodeContent = new Node("SavedGuiNodeContent");
 
     public SettingsMenu(MonopolyApp app) {
         super(app.getDialogManager());
         this.app = app;
 
+        // Blockierungsebene hinzufügen
+        addBlockLayer();
+
+        // Hintergrundbild
+        addBackgroundImage();
+
         settingsContainer = new Container();
-        
+
         // Hintergrundfarbe für das Container-Element setzen, um es undurchsichtig zu machen
-        settingsContainer.setBackground(new QuadBackgroundComponent(new ColorRGBA(0.1f, 0.1f, 0.1f, 1f))); // Dunkelgrauer, undurchsichtiger Hintergrund
+        settingsContainer.setBackground(new QuadBackgroundComponent(new ColorRGBA(0.1f, 0.1f, 0.1f, 0.8f))); // Teiltransparent, falls gewünscht
 
         // Titel "Einstellungen"
         Label settingsTitle = settingsContainer.addChild(new Label("Einstellungen", new ElementId("settings-title")));
@@ -64,15 +76,62 @@ public class SettingsMenu extends Dialog {
         settingsContainer.setLocalTranslation(
             (app.getCamera().getWidth() - settingsContainer.getPreferredSize().x) / 2,
             (app.getCamera().getHeight() + settingsContainer.getPreferredSize().y) / 2,
-            0
+            1  // Höhere Z-Ebene für den Vordergrund
         );
 
         app.getGuiNode().attachChild(settingsContainer);
     }
 
+    private void addBlockLayer() {
+        // Sichern des aktuellen GUI-Inhalts
+        for (var child : app.getGuiNode().getChildren()) {
+            savedGuiNodeContent.attachChild(child);
+        }
+        app.getGuiNode().detachAllChildren();
+
+        // Blockierungsebene erstellen und hinzufügen
+        blockLayer = new Geometry("BlockLayer", new Quad(app.getCamera().getWidth(), app.getCamera().getHeight()));
+        blockLayer.setMaterial(createTransparentMaterial());
+        blockLayer.setLocalTranslation(0, 0, 0); // Platzierung unterhalb des SettingsMenu
+        app.getGuiNode().attachChild(blockLayer);
+    }
+
+    private com.jme3.material.Material createTransparentMaterial() {
+        com.jme3.material.Material material = new com.jme3.material.Material(
+            app.getAssetManager(),
+            "Common/MatDefs/Misc/Unshaded.j3md"
+        );
+        material.setColor("Color", new ColorRGBA(0, 0, 0, 0.5f)); // Halbtransparent
+        material.getAdditionalRenderState().setBlendMode(com.jme3.material.RenderState.BlendMode.Alpha);
+        return material;
+    }
+
+    private void addBackgroundImage() {
+        Texture backgroundImage = app.getAssetManager().loadTexture("Pictures/unibw-Bib2.png");
+        Quad quad = new Quad(app.getCamera().getWidth(), app.getCamera().getHeight());
+        Geometry background = new Geometry("Background", quad);
+        com.jme3.material.Material backgroundMaterial = new com.jme3.material.Material(
+            app.getAssetManager(),
+            "Common/MatDefs/Misc/Unshaded.j3md"
+        );
+        backgroundMaterial.setTexture("ColorMap", backgroundImage);
+        background.setMaterial(backgroundMaterial);
+        background.setLocalTranslation(0, 0, -1); // Platzierung hinter dem SettingsMenu
+        app.getGuiNode().attachChild(background);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void close() {
+        // Entfernt das SettingsMenu und die Blockierungsebene
         app.getGuiNode().detachChild(settingsContainer);
+        app.getGuiNode().detachChild(blockLayer);
+
+        // Stellt die ursprüngliche GUI wieder her
+        for (var child : savedGuiNodeContent.getChildren()) {
+            app.getGuiNode().attachChild(child);
+        }
+        savedGuiNodeContent.detachAllChildren();
+
         app.setSettingsMenuOpen(false);
     }
 }