# Main Menu / Lobby



### 1. Main menu

The main menu / lobby is the default and base menu greeting you at game launch.&#x20;

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Let's go through the different component of this base menu:



### 2. Character & skin

The lobby shows your current character and skin selection. You can change it in t[he armory](armory). The default character is Rob.

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### 3. Game mode selection and queue panel

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This is the panel where you can select which game modes you want to play, and start a game. See the [game modes guide](../game-modes) for more information.



### 4. News

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The News section is a pop up you can open or close by clicking on the News button. It will open by default when you have unread news.&#x20;

You can browse through the selection of latest news covering verious categories, such as game & project related informations, Server status, etc.&#x20;

Some news will send you to our socials, gitbook or medium to read more about the news topic.
