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1. Main Menu
What is Main Menu?
Main menu is the first menu you see after the Intro Sequence, as well as the pause menu.
This menu is also used in Help & Options.
Design Choices
1. Vertical Layout (Controller first)
Most of LCE's UIs are built for controllers, this is a prime example of it.
On the start menu, it's a 1:1 copy of Java, however, on the pause menu, instead of following a Grid layout like Java (which hinders the controller experience on consoles), it follows the same layout as the start menu.
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If, let's say, you want to navigate to Achievements, on a controller you would typically want to go down, then left (assuming that going down moves to Statistics), compared to LCE UI's vertical button layout, which just lets you go down 3 times.
2. Reusing the Main Menu
When selecting Help & Options, it does not open an entirely new menu. Instead, it opens another variation of the Main Menu, with the buttons replaced by options relevant to the selected section.