diff --git a/AndorsTrail/res/drawable/sky_bottom.png b/AndorsTrail/res/drawable/sky_bottom.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b163b090a
Binary files /dev/null and b/AndorsTrail/res/drawable/sky_bottom.png differ
diff --git a/AndorsTrail/res/drawable/sky_gradient.png b/AndorsTrail/res/drawable/sky_gradient.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bdba38455
Binary files /dev/null and b/AndorsTrail/res/drawable/sky_gradient.png differ
diff --git a/AndorsTrail/res/drawable/sky_gradient_drawable.xml b/AndorsTrail/res/drawable/sky_gradient_drawable.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..40536445b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AndorsTrail/res/drawable/sky_gradient_drawable.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<bitmap xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" 
+    android:tileMode="repeat"
+    android:src="@drawable/sky_gradient"
+    android:antialias="false"
+    android:dither="false"
+    />
diff --git a/AndorsTrail/res/drawable/sky_top.png b/AndorsTrail/res/drawable/sky_top.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2068aeda
Binary files /dev/null and b/AndorsTrail/res/drawable/sky_top.png differ
diff --git a/AndorsTrail/res/drawable/title_logo.png b/AndorsTrail/res/drawable/title_logo.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d97ce0bfb
Binary files /dev/null and b/AndorsTrail/res/drawable/title_logo.png differ
diff --git a/AndorsTrail/res/layout-land/startscreen.xml b/AndorsTrail/res/layout-land/startscreen.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fdc1e416e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AndorsTrail/res/layout-land/startscreen.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent" >
+
+    <include
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        layout="@layout/title_bg_layout" />
+
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:baselineAligned="false"
+        android:gravity="center_horizontal"
+        android:orientation="horizontal" >
+
+        <!-- android:background="@layout/title_bg_layout" -->
+
+        <LinearLayout
+            android:id="@+id/startcreen_centerarea"
+            android:layout_width="0dp"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:layout_weight="0.5"
+            android:gravity="center"
+            android:orientation="vertical" >
+
+          
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@+id/startscreen_dev_version"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
+                android:background="#FFFFFFFF"
+                android:gravity="center_horizontal"
+                android:textColor="#880000"
+                android:visibility="gone" />
+        </LinearLayout>
+
+        <LinearLayout
+            android:layout_width="0dp"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:layout_weight="0.5"
+            android:gravity="bottom|center_horizontal"
+            android:orientation="vertical" >
+
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@+id/startscreen_version"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="0dp"
+                android:layout_weight="1"
+                android:layout_gravity="top|right"
+                android:gravity="top|right"
+                android:text="@android:string/unknownName" />
+
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@+id/startscreen_currenthero"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:background="#BB1212FF"
+                android:gravity="center_horizontal"
+                android:text="@android:string/unknownName" />
+
+            <EditText
+                android:id="@+id/startscreen_enterheroname"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:inputType="textPersonName"
+                android:visibility="gone" />
+
+            <Button
+                android:id="@+id/startscreen_continue"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:text="@string/startscreen_continue" />
+
+            <LinearLayout
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:gravity="center_vertical"
+                android:orientation="horizontal" >
+
+                <Button
+                    android:id="@+id/startscreen_newgame"
+                    android:layout_width="0dip"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_weight="1"
+                    android:text="@string/startscreen_newgame" />
+
+                <Button
+                    android:id="@+id/startscreen_load"
+                    android:layout_width="0dip"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_weight="1"
+                    android:text="@string/startscreen_load" />
+            </LinearLayout>
+
+            <LinearLayout
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:gravity="center_vertical"
+                android:orientation="horizontal" >
+
+                <Button
+                    android:id="@+id/startscreen_preferences"
+                    android:layout_width="0dip"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_weight="1"
+                    android:text="@string/menu_settings" />
+
+                <Button
+                    android:id="@+id/startscreen_about"
+                    android:layout_width="0dip"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_weight="1"
+                    android:text="@string/startscreen_about" />
+            </LinearLayout>
+        </LinearLayout>
+    </LinearLayout>
+
+</RelativeLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/AndorsTrail/res/layout-land/title_bg_layout.xml b/AndorsTrail/res/layout-land/title_bg_layout.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5e27eed4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AndorsTrail/res/layout-land/title_bg_layout.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent" >
+
+    <include layout="@layout/title_bg_sky_layout"/>
+
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:layout_centerInParent="true"
+        android:orientation="horizontal" >
+
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/title_logo_placeholder_above"
+            android:layout_width="0dp"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:layout_weight="0" >
+        </TextView>
+        
+        <LinearLayout
+            android:layout_width="0dp"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:layout_weight="0.4"
+            android:orientation="vertical" >
+
+            <TextView
+            	android:id="@+id/title_logo_placeholder_left"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="0dp"
+                android:layout_weight="0.2" >
+            </TextView>
+
+            <ImageView
+                android:id="@+id/title_logo"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="0dp"
+                android:layout_marginLeft="20sp"
+                android:layout_marginRight="20sp"
+                android:layout_marginTop="20sp"
+                android:layout_weight="1"
+                android:scaleType="fitCenter"
+                android:src="@drawable/title_logo" />
+
+            <TextView
+            	android:id="@+id/title_logo_placeholder_right"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="0dp"
+                android:layout_weight="0.6" >
+            </TextView>
+        </LinearLayout>
+
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/title_logo_placeholder_below"
+            android:layout_width="0dp"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:layout_weight="0.6" >
+        </TextView>
+    </LinearLayout>
+
+</RelativeLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/AndorsTrail/res/layout/startscreen.xml b/AndorsTrail/res/layout/startscreen.xml
index 5ecaf76e8..1c09410d0 100644
--- a/AndorsTrail/res/layout/startscreen.xml
+++ b/AndorsTrail/res/layout/startscreen.xml
@@ -1,114 +1,121 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<LinearLayout
-	xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-	android:layout_width="match_parent"
-	android:layout_height="match_parent"
-	android:orientation="vertical"
-	android:gravity="center_horizontal"
-	android:background="@drawable/ui_startbackground"
-	>
+<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent" >
 
-	<RelativeLayout
-		android:layout_width="match_parent"
-		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-		android:layout_weight="1"
-		>
-		<LinearLayout
-			android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-			android:layout_centerInParent="true"
-			android:orientation="vertical"
-			android:gravity="center_horizontal"
-			>
-			<ImageView
+    <include layout="@layout/title_bg_layout" />
+
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:gravity="center_horizontal"
+        android:orientation="vertical" >
+
+        <!-- android:background="@layout/title_bg_layout" -->
+
+        <RelativeLayout
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_weight="1" >
+
+            <LinearLayout
+                android:id="@+id/startcreen_centerarea"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_centerInParent="true"
+                android:gravity="center_horizontal"
+                android:orientation="vertical" >
+
+                <!--
+                 <ImageView
 				android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 				android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 				android:src="@drawable/andors_trail_logo"
 				/>
-			<TextView
-				android:id="@+id/startscreen_currenthero"
-				android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-				android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-				android:text="@android:string/unknownName"
-				/>
-			<EditText
-				android:id="@+id/startscreen_enterheroname"
-				android:layout_width="match_parent"
-				android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-				android:visibility="gone"
-				android:inputType="textPersonName"
-				/>
+                -->
 
-			<TextView
-				android:id="@+id/startscreen_dev_version"
-				android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-				android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-				android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
-				android:textColor="#880000"
-				android:gravity="center_horizontal"
-				android:visibility="gone"
-				/>
+                <TextView
+                    android:id="@+id/startscreen_dev_version"
+                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
+                    android:background="#FFFFFFFF"
+                    android:gravity="center_horizontal"
+                    android:textColor="#880000"
+                    android:visibility="gone" />
+            </LinearLayout>
 
-		</LinearLayout>
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@+id/startscreen_version"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
+                android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
+                android:text="@android:string/unknownName" />
+        </RelativeLayout>
 
-		<TextView
-			android:id="@+id/startscreen_version"
-			android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-			android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
-			android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
-			android:text="@android:string/unknownName"
-			/>
-	</RelativeLayout>
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/startscreen_currenthero"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:background="#BB1212FF"
+            android:gravity="center_horizontal"
+            android:text="@android:string/unknownName" />
 
-	<Button
-		android:id="@+id/startscreen_continue"
-		android:layout_width="match_parent"
-		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-		android:text="@string/startscreen_continue"
-		/>
+        <EditText
+            android:id="@+id/startscreen_enterheroname"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:inputType="textPersonName"
+            android:visibility="gone" />
 
-	<LinearLayout
-		android:layout_width="match_parent"
-		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-		android:orientation="horizontal"
-		android:gravity="center_vertical"
-		>
-		<Button
-			android:id="@+id/startscreen_newgame"
-			android:layout_width="0dip"
-			android:layout_weight="1"
-			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-			android:text="@string/startscreen_newgame"
-			/>
-		<Button
-			android:id="@+id/startscreen_load"
-			android:layout_width="0dip"
-			android:layout_weight="1"
-			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-			android:text="@string/startscreen_load"
-			/>
-	</LinearLayout>
+        <Button
+            android:id="@+id/startscreen_continue"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:text="@string/startscreen_continue" />
 
-	<LinearLayout
-		android:layout_width="match_parent"
-		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-		android:orientation="horizontal"
-		android:gravity="center_vertical"
-		>
-		<Button
-			android:id="@+id/startscreen_preferences"
-			android:layout_width="0dip"
-			android:layout_weight="1"
-			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-			android:text="@string/menu_settings"
-			/>
-		<Button
-			android:id="@+id/startscreen_about"
-			android:layout_width="0dip"
-			android:layout_weight="1"
-			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-			android:text="@string/startscreen_about"
-			/>
-	</LinearLayout>
-</LinearLayout>
+        <LinearLayout
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:gravity="center_vertical"
+            android:orientation="horizontal" >
+
+            <Button
+                android:id="@+id/startscreen_newgame"
+                android:layout_width="0dip"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_weight="1"
+                android:text="@string/startscreen_newgame" />
+
+            <Button
+                android:id="@+id/startscreen_load"
+                android:layout_width="0dip"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_weight="1"
+                android:text="@string/startscreen_load" />
+        </LinearLayout>
+
+        <LinearLayout
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:gravity="center_vertical"
+            android:orientation="horizontal" >
+
+            <Button
+                android:id="@+id/startscreen_preferences"
+                android:layout_width="0dip"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_weight="1"
+                android:text="@string/menu_settings" />
+
+            <Button
+                android:id="@+id/startscreen_about"
+                android:layout_width="0dip"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_weight="1"
+                android:text="@string/startscreen_about" />
+        </LinearLayout>
+    </LinearLayout>
+
+</RelativeLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/AndorsTrail/res/layout/title_bg_layout.xml b/AndorsTrail/res/layout/title_bg_layout.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0de691569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AndorsTrail/res/layout/title_bg_layout.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent" >
+
+    <include layout="@layout/title_bg_sky_layout"/>
+
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:layout_centerInParent="true"
+        android:orientation="vertical" >
+
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/title_logo_placeholder_above"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="0dp"
+            android:layout_weight="0" >
+        </TextView>
+        
+        <LinearLayout
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="0dp"
+            android:layout_weight="0.4"
+            android:orientation="horizontal" >
+
+            <TextView
+            	android:id="@+id/title_logo_placeholder_left"
+                android:layout_width="0dp"
+                android:layout_height="match_parent"
+                android:layout_weight="0.2" >
+            </TextView>
+
+            <ImageView
+                android:id="@+id/title_logo"
+                android:layout_width="0dp"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_marginLeft="20sp"
+                android:layout_marginRight="20sp"
+                android:layout_marginTop="20sp"
+                android:layout_weight="0.6"
+                android:scaleType="fitCenter"
+                android:src="@drawable/title_logo" />
+
+            <TextView
+            	android:id="@+id/title_logo_placeholder_right"
+                android:layout_width="0dp"
+                android:layout_height="match_parent"
+                android:layout_weight="0.2" >
+            </TextView>
+        </LinearLayout>
+
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/title_logo_placeholder_below"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="0dp"
+            android:layout_weight="0.6" >
+        </TextView>
+    </LinearLayout>
+
+</RelativeLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/AndorsTrail/res/layout/title_bg_sky_layout.xml b/AndorsTrail/res/layout/title_bg_sky_layout.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee6f67f80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AndorsTrail/res/layout/title_bg_sky_layout.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:layout_centerInParent="true"
+    android:orientation="vertical" >
+
+    <ImageView
+        android:id="@+id/title_bg_top"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="0dp"
+        android:layout_weight="0.4"
+        android:scaleType="fitXY"
+        android:src="@drawable/sky_top" />
+
+    <ImageView
+        android:id="@+id/title_bg_centerpattern"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:scaleType="fitXY"
+        android:src="@drawable/sky_gradient_drawable" />
+
+    <ImageView
+        android:id="@+id/title_bg_bottom"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="0dp"
+        android:layout_weight="0.6"
+        android:scaleType="fitXY"
+        android:src="@drawable/sky_bottom" />
+
+</LinearLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/AndorsTrail/src/com/gpl/rpg/AndorsTrail/activity/StartScreenActivity.java b/AndorsTrail/src/com/gpl/rpg/AndorsTrail/activity/StartScreenActivity.java
index d1e1a1936..00db4b024 100644
--- a/AndorsTrail/src/com/gpl/rpg/AndorsTrail/activity/StartScreenActivity.java
+++ b/AndorsTrail/src/com/gpl/rpg/AndorsTrail/activity/StartScreenActivity.java
@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@ import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.EditText;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 import android.widget.Toast;
-import com.gpl.rpg.AndorsTrail.*;
+
+import com.gpl.rpg.AndorsTrail.AndorsTrailApplication;
+import com.gpl.rpg.AndorsTrail.AndorsTrailPreferences;
+import com.gpl.rpg.AndorsTrail.Dialogs;
+import com.gpl.rpg.AndorsTrail.R;
+import com.gpl.rpg.AndorsTrail.WorldSetup;
 import com.gpl.rpg.AndorsTrail.controller.Constants;
 import com.gpl.rpg.AndorsTrail.resource.tiles.TileManager;
 import com.gpl.rpg.AndorsTrail.savegames.Savegames;
@@ -96,7 +101,8 @@ public final class StartScreenActivity extends Activity {
 				Dialogs.showLoad(StartScreenActivity.this);
 			}
 		});
-
+		
+		
 		TextView development_version = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.startscreen_dev_version);
 		if (AndorsTrailApplication.DEVELOPMENT_INCOMPATIBLE_SAVEGAMES) {
 			development_version.setText(R.string.startscreen_incompatible_savegames);