diff --git a/src/main/java/de/hdm_stuttgart/battlearena/Controller/MainMenuController.java b/src/main/java/de/hdm_stuttgart/battlearena/Controller/MainMenuController.java
index 62f2ea8b95556cf8c55567d48ccd052b6d6e45f4..947eb79f21a427014e172363c65580acfbec3cad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/hdm_stuttgart/battlearena/Controller/MainMenuController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/hdm_stuttgart/battlearena/Controller/MainMenuController.java
@@ -7,28 +7,25 @@ import javafx.scene.control.Button;
 import javafx.scene.image.ImageView;
 import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane;
 import javafx.scene.layout.Pane;
+import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
 import javafx.stage.Screen;
 import javafx.stage.Stage;
 
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.ResourceBundle;
 
-public class MainMenuController implements Initializable {
+public class MainMenuController {
     @FXML
-    public BorderPane parent;
+    public VBox parent;
     @FXML
-    public Button exitButton, btnRight;
-    @FXML
-    public ImageView imgLeft, imgRight;
+    public Button exitButton;
     public static Pane center;
-    private int counter = 0;
     private final SceneLoader sceneLoader = new SceneLoader();
 
     public void playScene() {
-//        saving Borderpane without borders as regular pane so after switching scenes back to main menu it won't load the entire Borderpane, instead only the center content. Will fix the static and public identifier in the future
-        center = (Pane) parent.getCenter();
 //        get(0) returns the first item from the getChildren() List
-        parent.setCenter(sceneLoader.loadScene("Play"));
+        parent.getChildren().clear();
+        parent.getChildren().add(sceneLoader.loadScene("Play"));
     }
 
     public void exit() {
@@ -36,24 +33,6 @@ public class MainMenuController implements Initializable {
         stage.close();
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void initialize(URL url, ResourceBundle resourceBundle) {
-//        set size for rusty gear image depending on screen resolution
-        Rectangle2D screen = Screen.getPrimary().getVisualBounds();
-        final double imageWidth = screen.getWidth() / 6;
-        imgRight.setFitWidth(imageWidth);
-        imgRight.setPreserveRatio(true);
-        imgLeft.setFitWidth(imageWidth);
-        imgLeft.setPreserveRatio(true);
-    }
-
-    public void easterEgg() {
-        btnRight.setOnMouseClicked(mouseEvent -> counter++);
-        if (counter == 5) {
-//            TODO: inplement something stupid
-            System.out.println("monke");
-        }
-    }
 
 //    TODO: create skin selectiion scene
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/hdm_stuttgart/battlearena/Controller/MenuBorderPaneController.java b/src/main/java/de/hdm_stuttgart/battlearena/Controller/MenuBorderPaneController.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d634b051c6aa5c5b9606e6cc6401db3218a8c98e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/hdm_stuttgart/battlearena/Controller/MenuBorderPaneController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package de.hdm_stuttgart.battlearena.Controller;
+
+import javafx.fxml.FXML;
+import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
+import javafx.geometry.Rectangle2D;
+import javafx.scene.control.Button;
+import javafx.scene.image.ImageView;
+import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane;
+import javafx.stage.Screen;
+
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.ResourceBundle;
+
+public class MenuBorderPaneController implements Initializable {
+    @FXML
+    public BorderPane parent;
+    @FXML
+    public Button btnRight;
+    @FXML
+    public ImageView imgLeft, imgRight;
+    private int counter = 0;
+    private final SceneLoader sceneLoader = new SceneLoader();
+    @Override
+    public void initialize(URL url, ResourceBundle resourceBundle) {
+        parent.setCenter(sceneLoader.loadScene("MainMenu"));
+//        set size for rusty gear image depending on screen resolution
+        Rectangle2D screen = Screen.getPrimary().getVisualBounds();
+        final double imageWidth = screen.getWidth() / 6;
+        imgRight.setFitWidth(imageWidth);
+        imgRight.setPreserveRatio(true);
+        imgLeft.setFitWidth(imageWidth);
+        imgLeft.setPreserveRatio(true);
+    }
+
+    public void easterEgg() {
+        btnRight.setOnMouseClicked(mouseEvent -> counter++);
+        if (counter == 5) {
+//            TODO: implement something stupid
+            System.out.println("monke");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/hdm_stuttgart/battlearena/Controller/PlayController.java b/src/main/java/de/hdm_stuttgart/battlearena/Controller/PlayController.java
index ab164feaeb1e1355ca106bc267dd00810db58b8b..0b094a0e03c9fcf123fca334bd59b96f09bd719c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/hdm_stuttgart/battlearena/Controller/PlayController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/hdm_stuttgart/battlearena/Controller/PlayController.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ public class PlayController {
 
     public void mainMenuScene() {
         parent.getChildren().clear();
-        parent.getChildren().add(MainMenuController.center);
+        parent.getChildren().add(sceneLoader.loadScene("MainMenu"));
     }
 
     public void localScene() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/hdm_stuttgart/battlearena/Main/Main.java b/src/main/java/de/hdm_stuttgart/battlearena/Main/Main.java
index d1afd4e5a73e0fa9d6d0163e3a72f6e15df6efe7..d8d3fe7116bb17fb8754dcb174eccffae16eb80c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/hdm_stuttgart/battlearena/Main/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/hdm_stuttgart/battlearena/Main/Main.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class Main extends Application {
 //        loading font in start() because CSS can't handle whitespace in folder names
         Font.loadFont(getClass().getResourceAsStream("/fonts/StarshipShadow.ttf"), 20);
 
-        Parent root = FXMLLoader.load(Objects.requireNonNull(getClass().getResource("/fxml/MainMenu.fxml")));
+        Parent root = FXMLLoader.load(Objects.requireNonNull(getClass().getResource("/fxml/MenuBorderPane.fxml")));
 
         Scene scene = new Scene(root);
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/fxml/MainMenu.fxml b/src/main/resources/fxml/MainMenu.fxml
index fe13f06a89fb310ac47a6ce34521ace3e3d86c82..b64746012e4f0b7664093239dea69421b03f30f2 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/fxml/MainMenu.fxml
+++ b/src/main/resources/fxml/MainMenu.fxml
@@ -2,52 +2,23 @@
 
 <?import javafx.geometry.Insets?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.Button?>
-<?import javafx.scene.image.Image?>
-<?import javafx.scene.image.ImageView?>
-<?import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.Pane?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.VBox?>
 <?import javafx.scene.text.Text?>
 
-<BorderPane fx:id="parent" maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" prefHeight="400.0" prefWidth="600.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/21" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="de.hdm_stuttgart.battlearena.Controller.MainMenuController">
-   <center>
-      <VBox alignment="CENTER" maxHeight="1.7976931348623157E308" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="100.0" spacing="50.0" BorderPane.alignment="CENTER">
-         <children>
-            <Pane VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS" />
-            <Text id="gameTitle" strokeType="OUTSIDE" strokeWidth="0.0" text="Battlearena" />
-            <Button mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#playScene" text="Play" VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS">
-               <VBox.margin>
-                  <Insets top="20.0" />
-               </VBox.margin>
-            </Button>
-            <Button mnemonicParsing="false" text="Map Creator" VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS" />
-            <Button mnemonicParsing="false" text="Statistics" VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS" />
-            <Button fx:id="exitButton" alignment="CENTER" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#exit" text="Exit" />
-            <Pane VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS" />
-            <Pane layoutX="10.0" layoutY="395.0" VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS" />
-         </children>
-      </VBox>
-   </center>
-   <right>
-      <Button fx:id="btnRight" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#easterEgg" prefWidth="111.0" BorderPane.alignment="BOTTOM_CENTER">
-         <graphic>
-            <ImageView fx:id="imgRight" fitHeight="500.0" fitWidth="500.0" pickOnBounds="true" preserveRatio="true">
-               <image>
-                  <Image url="@../textures/images/gear_with_shadow.png" />
-               </image>
-            </ImageView>
-         </graphic>
-      </Button>
-   </right>
-   <left>
-      <Button mnemonicParsing="false" BorderPane.alignment="BOTTOM_CENTER">
-         <graphic>
-            <ImageView fx:id="imgLeft" fitHeight="500.0" fitWidth="500.0" pickOnBounds="true" preserveRatio="true">
-               <image>
-                  <Image url="@../textures/images/dont_delete_or_ui_will_break.png" />
-               </image>
-            </ImageView>
-         </graphic>
-      </Button>
-   </left>
-</BorderPane>
+<VBox fx:id="parent" alignment="CENTER" maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" prefHeight="400.0" prefWidth="600.0" spacing="50.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/21" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="de.hdm_stuttgart.battlearena.Controller.MainMenuController">
+    <children>
+        <Pane VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS" />
+        <Text id="gameTitle" strokeType="OUTSIDE" strokeWidth="0.0" text="Battlearena" />
+        <Button mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#playScene" text="Play" VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS">
+            <VBox.margin>
+                <Insets top="20.0" />
+            </VBox.margin>
+        </Button>
+        <Button mnemonicParsing="false" text="Map Creator" VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS" />
+        <Button mnemonicParsing="false" text="Statistics" VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS" />
+        <Button fx:id="exitButton" alignment="CENTER" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#exit" text="Exit" />
+        <Pane VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS" />
+        <Pane layoutX="10.0" layoutY="395.0" VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS" />
+    </children>
+</VBox>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/fxml/MenuBorderPane.fxml b/src/main/resources/fxml/MenuBorderPane.fxml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3e3e83810c000e6332babc2de813c108c4a50d4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/fxml/MenuBorderPane.fxml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<?import javafx.scene.control.Button?>
+<?import javafx.scene.image.Image?>
+<?import javafx.scene.image.ImageView?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane?>
+
+<BorderPane fx:id="parent" maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity"
+            prefHeight="400.0" prefWidth="600.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/21" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1"
+            fx:controller="de.hdm_stuttgart.battlearena.Controller.MenuBorderPaneController">
+    <right>
+        <Button fx:id="btnRight" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#easterEgg" prefWidth="111.0"
+                BorderPane.alignment="BOTTOM_CENTER">
+            <graphic>
+                <ImageView fx:id="imgRight" fitHeight="500.0" fitWidth="500.0" pickOnBounds="true" preserveRatio="true">
+                    <image>
+                        <Image url="@../textures/images/gear_with_shadow.png"/>
+                    </image>
+                </ImageView>
+            </graphic>
+        </Button>
+    </right>
+    <left>
+        <Button mnemonicParsing="false" BorderPane.alignment="BOTTOM_CENTER">
+            <graphic>
+                <ImageView fx:id="imgLeft" fitHeight="500.0" fitWidth="500.0" pickOnBounds="true" preserveRatio="true">
+                    <image>
+                        <Image url="@../textures/images/dont_delete_or_ui_will_break.png"/>
+                    </image>
+                </ImageView>
+            </graphic>
+        </Button>
+    </left>
+</BorderPane>