diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/pregame/mainmenu.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/pregame/mainmenu.xml
index 2296fdc0a0..8aa636b2b2 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/pregame/mainmenu.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/pregame/mainmenu.xml
@@ -186,12 +186,12 @@ Status: $status.
                                       tooltip="The 0 A.D. Game Manual"
 				>
                                         Learn To Play
-                                        <action on="Press"><![CDATA[
-                                                // close submenu if left open
+                                        <action on="Press">
                                                 getGUIObjectByName("submenu").hidden = true;
-                                                // open game manual dialog
-                                                Engine.PushGuiPage("page_manual.xml", { "page": "intro" });
-                                        ]]></action>
+                                                <![CDATA[
+                                                        Engine.PushGuiPage("page_manual.xml", { "page": "intro" });
+                                                ]]>
+                                        </action>
                                </object>
                             
                                <!-- SINGLEPLAYER BUTTON -->
@@ -202,10 +202,12 @@ Status: $status.
                                        tooltip_style="pgToolTip"
                                        tooltip="Challenge the computer player to a single player match."
                                 >
-                                    Single Player
-                                    <action on="Press"><![CDATA[
-                                            updateSubmenu("submenuSinglePlayer", (this.parent.size.top+this.size.top), (this.size.bottom-this.size.top), 2);
-                                    ]]></action>
+                                        Single Player
+                                        <action on="Press">
+                                                <![CDATA[
+                                                        updateSubmenu("submenuSinglePlayer", (this.parent.size.top+this.size.top), (this.size.bottom-this.size.top), 2);
+                                                ]]>
+                                        </action>
                                 </object>
                                
                                 <!-- MULTIPLAYER BUTTON -->
@@ -217,9 +219,11 @@ Status: $status.
                                         tooltip="Fight against one or more human players in a multiplayer game."
                                 >
                                         Multiplayer
-                                        <action on="Press"><![CDATA[
-                                                updateSubmenu("submenuMultiplayer", (this.parent.size.top+this.size.top), (this.size.bottom-this.size.top), 2);
-                                        ]]></action>
+                                        <action on="Press">
+                                            <![CDATA[
+                                                    updateSubmenu("submenuMultiplayer", (this.parent.size.top+this.size.top), (this.size.bottom-this.size.top), 2);
+                                            ]]>
+                                        </action>
                                 </object>
                                 
                                 <!-- TOOLS AND OPTIONS BUTTON -->
@@ -231,9 +235,11 @@ Status: $status.
                                         tooltip="Game options and scenario design tools."
                                 >
                                         Tools <![CDATA[&]]> Options
-                                        <action on="Press"><![CDATA[
-                                                updateSubmenu("submenuToolsAndOptions", (this.parent.size.top+this.size.top), (this.size.bottom-this.size.top), 2);
-                                        ]]></action>
+                                        <action on="Press">
+                                                <![CDATA[
+                                                        updateSubmenu("submenuToolsAndOptions", (this.parent.size.top+this.size.top), (this.size.bottom-this.size.top), 2);
+                                                ]]>
+                                        </action>
                                 </object>
                                 
                                 <!-- HISTORY BUTTON -->
@@ -245,12 +251,12 @@ Status: $status.
                                         tooltip="Learn about the six civilizations featured in 0 A.D."
                                 >
                                         History
-                                        <action on="Press"><![CDATA[
-                                                // close submenu if left open
+                                        <action on="Press">
                                                 getGUIObjectByName("submenu").hidden = true;
-                                                // open history dialog
-						Engine.PushGuiPage("page_civinfo.xml");
-					]]></action>
+                                                <![CDATA[
+                                                        Engine.PushGuiPage("page_civinfo.xml");
+                                                ]]>
+                                        </action>
                                 </object>
                                 
                                 <!-- EXIT BUTTON -->
@@ -261,15 +267,15 @@ Status: $status.
                                         tooltip_style="pgToolTip"
                                         tooltip="Exit Game"
                                 >
-                                        Exit
-                                        <action on="Press"><![CDATA[
-                                                // close submenu if left open
+                                        Exit Game
+                                        <action on="Press">
                                                 getGUIObjectByName("submenu").hidden = true;
-                                                // open exit dialog
-                                                var btCaptions = ["Yes", "No"];
-                                                var btCode = [exit, null];
-                                                messageBox(400, 200, "Are you sure you want to quit 0 A.D.?", "Confirmation", 0, btCaptions, btCode);
-                                        ]]></action>
+                                                <![CDATA[
+                                                        var btCaptions = ["Yes", "No"];
+                                                        var btCode = [exit, null];
+                                                        messageBox(400, 200, "Are you sure you want to quit 0 A.D.?", "Confirmation", 0, btCaptions, btCode);
+                                                ]]>
+                                        </action>
                                 </object>
                         </object>
 
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/menu.js b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/menu.js
index 7c13448579..4969d1d1c8 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/menu.js
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/menu.js
@@ -1,39 +1,46 @@
-function toggleDeveloperOverlay()
+function openMenu()
 {
-	var devCommands = getGUIObjectByName("devCommands");
-	var text = devCommands.hidden? "opened." : "closed.";
-	submitChatDirectly("The Developer Overlay was " + text);
-	devCommands.hidden = !devCommands.hidden;
+    getGUIObjectByName("menuScreen").hidden = false;
+    getGUIObjectByName("menu").hidden = false;
 }
 
-function openMenuDialog()
+function closeMenu()
 {
-	var menu = getGUIObjectByName("menuDialogPanel");
-	g_SessionDialog.open("Menu", null, menu, 204, 224, null);
+    getGUIObjectByName("menuScreen").hidden = true;
+    getGUIObjectByName("menu").hidden = true;
 }
 
-function openSettingsDialog()
+function openSettings()
 {
-	var settings = getGUIObjectByName("settingsDialogPanel");
-	g_SessionDialog.open("Settings", null, settings, 340, 252, null);
+        closeMenu();
+        closeChat();
+        getGUIObjectByName("settingsDialogPanel").hidden = false;
+}
+
+function closeSettings()
+{
+        getGUIObjectByName("settingsDialogPanel").hidden = true;
 }
 
 function openChat()
 {
+        closeMenu();
+        closeSettings();
 	getGUIObjectByName("chatInput").focus(); // Grant focus to the input area
 	getGUIObjectByName("chatDialogPanel").hidden = false;
-	g_SessionDialog.close();
+	
 }
 
 function closeChat()
 {
 	getGUIObjectByName("chatInput").caption = ""; // Clear chat input
 	getGUIObjectByName("chatDialogPanel").hidden = true;
-	g_SessionDialog.close();
 }
 
 function toggleChatWindow()
 {
+        closeSettings();
+    
 	var chatWindow = getGUIObjectByName("chatDialogPanel");
 	var chatInput = getGUIObjectByName("chatInput");
 
@@ -43,11 +50,14 @@ function toggleChatWindow()
 		chatInput.caption = ""; // Clear chat input
 
 	chatWindow.hidden = !chatWindow.hidden;
-	g_SessionDialog.close();
 }
 
 function togglePause()
 {
+        closeMenu();
+        closeChat();
+        closeSettings();
+    
 	var pauseOverlay = getGUIObjectByName("pauseOverlay");
 
 	if (pauseOverlay.hidden)
@@ -62,20 +72,19 @@ function togglePause()
 	}
 
 	pauseOverlay.hidden = !pauseOverlay.hidden;
-	g_SessionDialog.close();
 }
 
-function openExitGameDialog()
+function toggleDeveloperOverlay()
 {
-	g_SessionDialog.open("Exit Game", "Do you really want to quit?", null, 320, 140, leaveGame);
+	var devCommands = getGUIObjectByName("devCommands");
+	var text = devCommands.hidden? "opened." : "closed.";
+	submitChatDirectly("The Developer Overlay was " + text);
+	devCommands.hidden = !devCommands.hidden;
 }
 
 function escapeKeyAction()
 {
-	var sessionDialog =  getGUIObjectByName("sessionDialog");
-	
-	if (!sessionDialog.hidden)
-		g_SessionDialog.close();
-	else
-		getGUIObjectByName("chatDialogPanel").hidden = true;
-}
+        closeMenu();
+        closeChat();
+        closeSettings();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/session.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/session.xml
index 4670c43466..29a7c707da 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/session.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/session.xml
@@ -29,20 +29,6 @@
 			this.hidden = !this.hidden;
 		</action>
 
-		<!-- ================================  ================================ -->
-		<!-- ALPHA LABELS (alpha, build time, revision) -->
-		<!-- ================================  ================================ -->
-		
-		<!-- Displays Alpha name and number -->
-		<object size="100%-200 32 100% 52" name="alphaLabel" type="text" style="centeredText" font="serif-bold-16" textcolor="white" ghost="true">
-			ALPHA VI : Fortuna
-		</object>
-
-		<!-- Displays build date and revision number-->
-		<object size="100%-200 52 100% 72" name="buildTimeLabel" type="text" style="centeredText" font="serif-12" textcolor="white" ghost="true">
-			<action on="Load"><![CDATA[this.caption = buildTime(0) + " (" + buildTime(2) + ")";]]></action>
-		</object>
-	
 		<!-- ================================  ================================ -->
 		<!-- HOTKEYS (For some reason, they won't work properly unless outside menu) -->
 		<!-- ================================  ================================ -->
@@ -103,7 +89,7 @@
 		/>
 
 		<!-- Dev/cheat commands -->
-		<object name="devCommands" size="100%-156 72 100%-16 232" type="image" sprite="devCommandsBackground"
+		<object name="devCommands" size="100%-156 100 100%-8 260" type="image" sprite="devCommandsBackground"
 				hidden="true" hotkey="session.devcommands.toggle">
 			<action on="Press">
 				toggleDeveloperOverlay();
@@ -208,135 +194,155 @@
 			</object>
 
 		</object>
-
-		<!-- ================================  ================================ -->
-		<!-- Session Dialog -->
-		<!-- ================================  ================================ -->
-		<object name="sessionDialog"
-			style="StonePanelLight"
-			type="image"
-			size="50%-180 50%-200 50%+180 50%+50"
-			hidden="true"
-			z="30"
-		>
-			<object name="sessionDialogTitleBar" size="50%-96 -16 50%+96 16" type="image" style="StoneDialogTitleBar">
-				<object name="sessionDialogTitle" type="text" style="TitleText" size="0 -2 100% 100%">Title</object>
-			</object>
-			
-			<object name="sessionDialogMessage" size="20 10 100%-20 100%-48" type="text" style="dialogText"/>
-
-			<object size="0 100%-48 100% 100%">
-				<object name="sessionDialogConfirm" size="32 100%-64 144 100%-32" type="button" style="StoneButton">
-					OK
-				<action on="Press"></action>
-				</object>
-
-				<object name="sessionDialogCancel" size="100%-144 100%-64 100%-32 100%-32" type="button" style="StoneButton">
-					Cancel
-				<action on="Press">g_SessionDialog.close();</action>
-				</object>
-			</object>
-		</object>
 		
 		<!-- ================================  ================================ -->
 		<!-- Menu -->
 		<!-- ================================  ================================ -->
-		<object name="menuDialogPanel"
-			size="0 50%-180 100% 50%+20"
+                <object name="menuScreen"
 			type="image"
-			hidden="true"
-			z="30"
-		>
-			<!-- Settings button -->
-			<object type="button"
-				name="settingsButton"
-				style="StoneButtonFancy"
-				size="0 0 100% 32"
-				tooltip_style="sessionToolTip"
-			>
-				Settings
-				<action on="Press">openSettingsDialog();</action>
-			</object>
+                        hidden="true"
+                >
+                        <!-- hides the submenu when the mouse leaves the mainMenuButtons or submenu -->
+                    	<action on="MouseEnter">
+                                closeMenu();
+			</action>
+                        
+                        <object name="menu"
+                                style="TranslucentPanelThinBorder"
+                                type="image"
+                                size="100%-164 0 100% 200"
+                                hidden="true"
+                        >
+                                <object size="4 36 100%-4 50%+20">
+                                    
+                                        <!-- Settings button -->
+                                        <object type="button"
+                                                name="settingsButton"
+                                                style="StoneButtonFancy"
+                                                size="0 0 100% 32"
+                                                tooltip_style="sessionToolTip"
+                                        >
+                                                Settings
+                                                <action on="Press">
+                                                        openSettings();
+                                                </action>
+                                        </object>
 
-				<!-- Chat button -->
-				<object type="button"
-					name="chatButton"
-					style="StoneButtonFancy"
-					size="0 32 100% 64"
-					tooltip_style="sessionToolTip"
-				>
-					Chat
-					<action on="Press">openChat();</action>
-				</object>
+                                        <!-- Chat button -->
+                                        <object type="button"
+                                                name="chatButton"
+                                                style="StoneButtonFancy"
+                                                size="0 32 100% 64"
+                                                tooltip_style="sessionToolTip"
+                                        >
+                                                Chat
+                                                <action on="Press">
+                                                        openChat();
+                                                </action>
+                                        </object>
 
-				<!-- Pause Button -->
-				<object type="button"
-					name="pauseButton"
-					style="StoneButtonFancy"
-					size="0 64 100% 96"
-					tooltip_style="sessionToolTip"
-				>
-					<object name="pauseButtonText" type="text" style="CenteredButtonText" ghost="true">Pause</object>
-					<action on="Press">togglePause();</action>
-				</object>
+                                        <!-- Pause Button -->
+                                        <object type="button"
+                                                name="pauseButton"
+                                                style="StoneButtonFancy"
+                                                size="0 64 100% 96"
+                                                tooltip_style="sessionToolTip"
+                                        >
+                                                <object name="pauseButtonText" type="text" style="CenteredButtonText" ghost="true">Pause</object>
+                                                <action on="Press">
+                                                        togglePause();
+                                                </action>
+                                        </object>
 
-				<!-- Exit button -->
-				<object type="button"
-					name="menuExitButton"
-					style="StoneButtonFancy"
-					size="0 96 100% 128"
-					tooltip_style="sessionToolTip"
-				>
-					Quit
-					<action on="Press">
-						openExitGameDialog();
-					</action>
-				</object>
-		</object>
+                                        <!-- Exit button -->
+                                        <object type="button"
+                                                name="menuExitButton"
+                                                style="StoneButtonFancy"
+                                                size="0 96 100% 128"
+                                                tooltip_style="sessionToolTip"
+                                        >
+                                                Exit Game
+                                                <action on="Press">escapeKeyAction();<![CDATA[
+                                                        var btCaptions = ["Yes", "No"];
+                                                        var btCode = [exit, null];
+                                                        messageBox(400, 200, "Are you sure you want to quit?", "Confirmation", 0, btCaptions, btCode);
+                                                ]]></action>
+                                        </object>
+                                        
+                                        <!-- Close button -->
+                                        <object type="button"
+                                                style="StoneButtonFancy"
+                                                size="0 128 100% 160"
+                                                tooltip_style="sessionToolTip"
+                                        >
+                                                Close
+                                                <action on="Press">closeMenu();</action>
+                                        </object>
+                                </object>
+                        </object>
+                </object>
 
 		<!-- ================================  ================================ -->
 		<!-- Settings Window -->
 		<!-- ================================  ================================ -->
-		<object name="settingsDialogPanel"
-			style="TranslucentPanelThinBorder"
+                <object name="settingsDialogPanel"
+			style="StonePanelLight"
 			type="image"
-			size="80%-180 50%-200 50%+180 50%+50"
+			size="50%-180 50%-200 50%+180 50%+50"
 			hidden="true"
-			z="30"
 		>
-			<!-- Settings / shadows -->
-			<object size="0 10 100%-80 35" type="text" style="settingsText" ghost="true">Enable Shadows</object>
-			<object name="shadowsCheckbox" size="100%-56 15 100%-30 40" type="checkbox" style="wheatCrossBox" checked="true">
-				<action on="Load">if (renderer.shadows) this.checked = true; else this.checked = false;</action>
-				<action on="Press">renderer.shadows = this.checked;</action>
-			</object>	
-			
-			<!-- Settings / Shadow PCF -->
-			<object size="0 35 100%-80 60" type="text" style="settingsText" ghost="true">Enable Shadow Filtering</object>
-			<object name="shadowPCFCheckbox" size="100%-56 40 100%-30 65" type="checkbox" style="wheatCrossBox" checked="true">
-				<action on="Load">if (renderer.shadowPCF) this.checked = true; else this.checked = false;</action>
-				<action on="Press">renderer.shadowPCF = this.checked;</action>
+                    	<object name="sessionDialogTitleBar" size="50%-96 -16 50%+96 16" type="image" style="StoneDialogTitleBar">
+				<object name="sessionDialogTitle" type="text" style="TitleText" size="0 -2 100% 100%">Settings</object>
 			</object>
-	
-			<!-- Settings / Water -->
-			<object size="0 60 100%-80 85" type="text" style="settingsText" ghost="true">Enable Water Reflections</object>
-			<object name="fancyWaterCheckbox" size="100%-56 65 100%-30 90"  type="checkbox" style="wheatCrossBox" checked="true">
-				<action on="Load">if (renderer.fancyWater) this.checked = true; else this.checked = false;</action>
-				<action on="Press">renderer.fancyWater = this.checked;</action>
-			</object>
-				
-			<!-- Settings / Music-->
-			<object size="0 85 100%-80 110" type="text" style="settingsText" ghost="true">Enable Music</object>
-			<object size="100%-56 90 100%-30 115" type="checkbox" style="wheatCrossBox" checked="true">
-				<action on="Press">if (this.checked) startMusic(); else stopMusic();</action>
-			</object>
-				
-			<!-- Settings / Dev Overlay -->
-			<object size="0 110 100%-80 135" type="text" style="settingsText" ghost="true">Developer Overlay</object>
-				<object size="100%-56 115 100%-30 140" type="checkbox" style="wheatCrossBox" checked="false">
-				<action on="Press">toggleDeveloperOverlay();</action>
-			</object>
-		</object>
+                        
+                        <object style="TranslucentPanelThinBorder"
+                                type="image"
+                                size="32 32 100%-32 100%-64"
+                        >
+                                <!-- Settings / shadows -->
+                                <object size="0 10 100%-80 35" type="text" style="RightLabelText" ghost="true">Enable Shadows</object>
+                                <object name="shadowsCheckbox" size="100%-56 15 100%-30 40" type="checkbox" style="wheatCrossBox" checked="true">
+                                        <action on="Load">if (renderer.shadows) this.checked = true; else this.checked = false;</action>
+                                        <action on="Press">renderer.shadows = this.checked;</action>
+                                </object>	
+
+                                <!-- Settings / Shadow PCF -->
+                                <object size="0 35 100%-80 60" type="text" style="RightLabelText" ghost="true">Enable Shadow Filtering</object>
+                                <object name="shadowPCFCheckbox" size="100%-56 40 100%-30 65" type="checkbox" style="wheatCrossBox" checked="true">
+                                        <action on="Load">if (renderer.shadowPCF) this.checked = true; else this.checked = false;</action>
+                                        <action on="Press">renderer.shadowPCF = this.checked;</action>
+                                </object>
+
+                                <!-- Settings / Water -->
+                                <object size="0 60 100%-80 85" type="text" style="RightLabelText" ghost="true">Enable Water Reflections</object>
+                                <object name="fancyWaterCheckbox" size="100%-56 65 100%-30 90"  type="checkbox" style="wheatCrossBox" checked="true">
+                                        <action on="Load">if (renderer.fancyWater) this.checked = true; else this.checked = false;</action>
+                                        <action on="Press">renderer.fancyWater = this.checked;</action>
+                                </object>
+
+                                <!-- Settings / Music-->
+                                <object size="0 85 100%-80 110" type="text" style="RightLabelText" ghost="true">Enable Music</object>
+                                <object size="100%-56 90 100%-30 115" type="checkbox" style="wheatCrossBox" checked="true">
+                                        <action on="Press">if (this.checked) startMusic(); else stopMusic();</action>
+                                </object>
+
+                                <!-- Settings / Dev Overlay -->
+                                <object size="0 110 100%-80 135" type="text" style="RightLabelText" ghost="true">Developer Overlay</object>
+                                        <object size="100%-56 115 100%-30 140" type="checkbox" style="wheatCrossBox" checked="false">
+                                        <action on="Press">toggleDeveloperOverlay();</action>
+                                </object>
+                        </object>
+                        
+                        <!-- Close button -->
+                        <object type="button"
+                                style="StoneButton"
+                                size="50%-64 100%-56 50%+64 100%-24"
+                                tooltip_style="sessionToolTip"
+                        >
+                                Close
+                                <action on="Press">this.parent.hidden = true</action>
+                        </object>
+                </object>
 
 	<!-- ================================  ================================ -->
 	<!-- Top Panel  -->
@@ -344,7 +350,7 @@
 	<object name="topPanel"
 		type="image"
 		sprite="topPanel"
-		size="-3 0 100%+3 32"
+		size="-3 0 100%+3 40"
 	>
 		<!-- ================================  ================================ -->
 		<!-- Player resource bar -->
@@ -353,33 +359,33 @@
 			size="0 0 500 100%"
 		>	
 			<!-- Food -->
-			<object size="6 0 96 100%" type="image" style="resourceCounter" tooltip="Food" tooltip_style="sessionToolTipBold">
-				<object size="0 0 34 30" type="image" style="resourceIcon" cell_id="0"/>
-				<object size="32 0 100% 100%-2" type="text" style="resourceText" name="resourceFood"/>
+			<object size="0 0 80 100%" type="image" style="resourceCounter" tooltip="Food" tooltip_style="sessionToolTipBold">
+				<object size="0 -6 48 42" type="image" style="resourceIcon" cell_id="0"/>
+				<object size="36 0 100% 100%-2" type="text" style="resourceText" name="resourceFood"/>
 			</object>
 
 			<!-- Wood -->
-			<object size="98 0 188 100%" type="image" style="resourceCounter" tooltip="Wood" tooltip_style="sessionToolTipBold">
-				<object size="0 0 34 30" type="image" style="resourceIcon" cell_id="1"/>
-				<object size="32 0 100% 100%-2" type="text" style="resourceText" name="resourceWood"/>
+			<object size="90 0 180 100%" type="image" style="resourceCounter" tooltip="Wood" tooltip_style="sessionToolTipBold">
+				<object size="0 -6 48 42" type="image" style="resourceIcon" cell_id="1"/>
+				<object size="36 0 100% 100%-2" type="text" style="resourceText" name="resourceWood"/>
 			</object>
 
 			<!-- Stone -->
-			<object size="190 0 280 100%" type="image" style="resourceCounter" tooltip="Stone" tooltip_style="sessionToolTipBold">
-				<object size="0 2 34 30" type="image" style="resourceIcon" cell_id="2"/>
-				<object size="32 0 100% 100%-2" type="text" style="resourceText" name="resourceStone"/>
+			<object size="180 0 270 100%" type="image" style="resourceCounter" tooltip="Stone" tooltip_style="sessionToolTipBold">
+				<object size="0 -2 48 42" type="image" style="resourceIcon" cell_id="2"/>
+				<object size="36 0 100% 100%-2" type="text" style="resourceText" name="resourceStone"/>
 			</object>
 
 			<!-- Metal -->
-			<object size="282 0 372 100%"  type="image" style="resourceCounter" tooltip="Metal" tooltip_style="sessionToolTipBold">
-				<object size="0 0 34 30" type="image" style="resourceIcon" cell_id="3"/>
-				<object size="32 0 100% 100%-2" type="text" style="resourceText" name="resourceMetal"/>
+			<object size="270 0 360 100%"  type="image" style="resourceCounter" tooltip="Metal" tooltip_style="sessionToolTipBold">
+				<object size="0 -6 48 42" type="image" style="resourceIcon" cell_id="3"/>
+				<object size="36 0 100% 100%-2" type="text" style="resourceText" name="resourceMetal"/>
 			</object>
 
 			<!-- Population -->
-			<object size="374 0 464 100%" type="image" style="resourceCounter" tooltip="Population (current / limit)" tooltip_style="sessionToolTipBold">
-				<object size="-2 0 30 28" type="image" style="resourceIcon" cell_id="4"/>
-				<object size="32 0 100% 100%-2" type="text" style="resourceText" name="resourcePop"/>
+			<object size="360 0 450 100%" type="image" style="resourceCounter" tooltip="Population (current / limit)" tooltip_style="sessionToolTipBold">
+				<object size="0 -6 44 38" type="image" style="resourceIcon" cell_id="4"/>
+				<object size="42 0 100% 100%-2" type="text" style="resourceText" name="resourcePop"/>
 			</object>
 		</object>
 
@@ -393,18 +399,35 @@
 		<!-- ================================  ================================ -->
 		<!--<object size="50%+50 4 50%+300 100%-2" name="PhaseTitleBar" type="text" font="serif-bold-stroke-14" textcolor="white"> Death Match :: Village Phase</object>-->
 		
+                
+                <!-- ================================  ================================ -->
+		<!-- ALPHA LABELS (alpha, build time, revision) -->
+		<!-- ================================  ================================ -->
+		
+		<!-- Displays Alpha name and number -->
+		<object size="70%-128 1 70%+128 100%" name="alphaLabel" type="text" style="CenteredLabelText" text_valign="top" ghost="true">
+			ALPHA VI : Fortuna
+                        
+                        <!-- Displays build date and revision number-->
+                        <object size="50%-128 0 50%+128 100%-3" name="buildTimeLabel" type="text" text_align="center" text_valign="bottom" font="serif-12" textcolor="white" ghost="true">
+                                <action on="Load"><![CDATA[this.caption = buildTime(0) + " (" + buildTime(2) + ")";]]></action>
+                        </object>
+		</object>
 
+		
+                
 		<!-- ================================  ================================ -->
 		<!-- Menu Button -->
 		<!-- ================================  ================================ -->
 		<object type="button"
 			name="menuButton"
-			size="100%-80 0 100%-4 100%"
+			size="100%-164 4 100%-8 36"
+                        style="StoneButtonFancy"
 			tooltip_style="sessionToolTip"
 		>
-			<object size="0 0 100% 100%" type="image" sprite="menuButton" name="menuButtonText" ghost="true">MENU</object>
-			<action on="Press">openMenuDialog();</action>
-		</object> <!-- END OF MENU -->
+                        <object size="50%-32 50%-16 50%+32 50%+16" type="image" sprite="menuButton" name="menuButtonText" ghost="true">MENU</object>
+			<action on="Press">openMenu();</action>
+		</object> <!-- END OF MENU BUTTON -->
 		
 	</object> <!-- END OF TOP PANEL -->
 
@@ -668,7 +691,7 @@
 			</object>
 
 			<object name="unitResearchPanel"
-				style="TranslucentPanel"
+				style="TranslucentPanelThinBorder"
 				size="0 100%-56 100% 100%"
 				type="text"
 			>
@@ -696,7 +719,7 @@
 			<object name="unitQueuePanel"
 				size="4 -56 100% 0"
 				type="image"
-				style="TranslucentPanel"
+				style="TranslucentPanelThinBorder"
 			>
 				<object size="-4 -2 52 54" type="image" sprite="snIconSheetTab" tooltip_style="sessionToolTipBottom" cell_id="3" tooltip="Production queue">
 						<object name="queueProgress" ghost="true" style="iconButtonProgress" type="text"/>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/utility_functions.js b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/utility_functions.js
index a25ee949e8..1f6809ea11 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/utility_functions.js
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/utility_functions.js
@@ -3,71 +3,6 @@ const FLORA = "flora";
 const FAUNA = "fauna";
 const SPECIAL = "special";
 
-//-------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 
-// Session Dialog (only one at a time)
-//-------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 
-var g_SessionDialog = new SessionDialog();
-
-function SessionDialog()
-{
-	this.referencedPanel = {};
-}
-
-SessionDialog.prototype.open = function(title, message, referencedPanel, x, y, confirmFunction)
-{
-	// hide previous panel referencedPanel if applicable
-	if (this.referencedPanel)
-		this.referencedPanel.hidden = true
-
-	// set dialog title if applicable
-	getGUIObjectByName("sessionDialogTitle").caption = title? title : "";
-
-	// set dialog message if applicable
-	getGUIObjectByName("sessionDialogMessage").caption = message? message : "";
-
-	// set panel reference if applicable
-	if(referencedPanel)
-	{
-		referencedPanel.size =  "50%-" + ((x/2)-30) + " 50%-" + ((y/2)-30) + " 50%+" + ((x/2)-30) + " 50%+" + ((y/2)-72);
-		referencedPanel.hidden = false;
-		this.referencedPanel = referencedPanel;
-	}
-
-	// set confirm function if applicable
-	if (confirmFunction)
-	{
-		var buttonFunction = function () {
-			this.close(referencedPanel); // "this" is defined as SessionDialog in this context
-			confirmFunction();
-		};
-
-		var dialog = this;
-		var confirmButton = getGUIObjectByName("sessionDialogConfirm");
-		confirmButton.onpress = function() { buttonFunction.call(dialog); };
-		confirmButton.hidden = false;
-		confirmButton.size = "32 100%-56 144 100%-24";
-		getGUIObjectByName("sessionDialogCancel").size = "100%-144 100%-56 100%-32 100%-24";
-		getGUIObjectByName("sessionDialogCancel").caption = "Cancel";
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		getGUIObjectByName("sessionDialogConfirm").hidden = true;
-		getGUIObjectByName("sessionDialogCancel").size = "50%-72 100%-56 50%+72 100%-24";
-		getGUIObjectByName("sessionDialogCancel").caption = "Close";
-	}
-
-	getGUIObjectByName("sessionDialog").size = "50%-" + x/2 + " 50%-" + y/2 + " 50%+" + x/2 + " 50%+" + y/2;
-	getGUIObjectByName("sessionDialog").hidden = false;
-};
-
-
-SessionDialog.prototype.close = function()
-{
-	getGUIObjectByName("sessionDialog").hidden = true;
-	if (this.referencedPanel)
-		this.referencedPanel.hidden = true;
-};
-
 //-------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 
 // Utility functions
 //-------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 
@@ -96,7 +31,7 @@ function getPlayerData(playerAssignments)
 			"team": playerState.team,
 			"state": playerState.state,
 			"guid": undefined, // network guid for players controlled by hosts
-			"disconnected": false, // flag for host-controlled players who have left the game
+			"disconnected": false // flag for host-controlled players who have left the game
 		};
 		players.push(player);
 	}