diff --git a/locale/ui_en.properties b/locale/ui_en.properties
index e678674..e75ace5 100644
--- a/locale/ui_en.properties
+++ b/locale/ui_en.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # --- scenes/battle/winground.tscn ---
-mod_interface_name = Interface
-mod_interface_desc = Engine UI subsystem: widget toolkit (Widget/ModWidget/lists), ViewBox background viewport, ToolBox toolbar, GameMenu/SaveIcon, notification panels, UiKit design system and DeviceInput.
+mod_ui_base_name = UI
+mod_ui_base_desc = Engine UI subsystem: widget toolkit (Widget/ModWidget/lists), ViewBox background viewport, ToolBox toolbar, GameMenu/SaveIcon, notification panels, UiKit design system and DeviceInput.
 ui/battle/victory = Victory
 ui/battle/victory/return = Continue
 ui/battle/victory/loot_title = Loot:
diff --git a/locale/ui_ru.properties b/locale/ui_ru.properties
index 4b6db4e..12997af 100644
--- a/locale/ui_ru.properties
+++ b/locale/ui_ru.properties
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ ui/journal/entry_of = Запись {0} из {1}
 ui/journal/finished = Завершено
 ui/journal/seals = Печати
 ui/journal/no_entries = Страницы этой записи ещё пусты. Чернила появятся, когда история сдвинется с места.
-mod_interface_name = Интерфейс
-mod_interface_desc = Подсистема UI движка: набор виджетов (Widget/ModWidget, списки), ViewBox фона, тулбар ToolBox, GameMenu/SaveIcon, панели уведомлений, дизайн-система UiKit и DeviceInput. Ядро работает с модом через контракты IWidget/IToolbarHost и мосты.
+mod_ui_base_name = Интерфейс
+mod_ui_base_desc = Подсистема UI движка: набор виджетов (Widget/ModWidget, списки), ViewBox фона, тулбар ToolBox, GameMenu/SaveIcon, панели уведомлений, дизайн-система UiKit и DeviceInput. Ядро работает с модом через контракты IWidget/IToolbarHost и мосты.
 
 tools/unsaved_title = Есть изменения
 tools/unsaved_text = У вас есть несохранённые изменения. Закрыть без сохранения?
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 9debc69..36ab7d5 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "id": "interface",
-  "name": "Interface",
+  "id": "ui_base",
+  "name": "UI",
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "author": "ct",
   "description": "Engine UI subsystem: widget toolkit (Widget/ModWidget/lists), ViewBox background viewport, ToolBox toolbar, GameMenu/SaveIcon, notification panels, UiKit design system, DeviceInput. Kernel keeps only contracts (IWidget, IDialogBox, IToolbarHost, ISaveIconHost, IBackgroundView, IUiLazyConstruct, MenuRegistry, ToolFactory, NotificationBuffer, SceneEventController, CthangoverTheme/UiTokens boot styling) and drives this mod through those seams.",
@@ -8,5 +8,19 @@
   "depends": [],
   "sources": [
     "src/**/*.cs"
+  ],
+  "ui": [
+    {
+      "id": "game_menu",
+      "kind": "panel",
+      "slot": "ModBeforeUIPanel",
+      "scene_path": "scenes/menu/game_menu.tscn",
+      "button": {
+        "icon": "settings",
+        "locale": "menu/settings",
+        "index": 50
+      },
+      "priority": 10
+    }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/scenes/menu/game_menu.tscn b/scenes/menu/game_menu.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cab4dc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scenes/menu/game_menu.tscn
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://mods/ui_base/src/Menu/GameMenu.cs" id="GameMenuScript"]
+
+[node name="GameMenu" type="Control"]
+layout_mode = 3
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+mouse_filter = 1
+script = ExtResource("GameMenuScript")
+
+[node name="Bg" type="ColorRect" parent="."]
+layout_mode = 1
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+color = Color(0, 0, 0, 0.9)
+
+[node name="Panel" type="Panel" parent="."]
+layout_mode = 1
+anchors_preset = 8
+anchor_left = 0.5
+anchor_top = 0.5
+anchor_right = 0.5
+anchor_bottom = 0.5
+offset_left = -200.0
+offset_top = -220.0
+offset_right = 200.0
+offset_bottom = 220.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+
+[node name="Margin" type="MarginContainer" parent="Panel"]
+layout_mode = 1
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+theme_override_constants/margin_left = 28
+theme_override_constants/margin_top = 20
+theme_override_constants/margin_right = 28
+theme_override_constants/margin_bottom = 20
+
+[node name="VBox" type="VBoxContainer" parent="Panel/Margin"]
+layout_mode = 2
+theme_override_constants/separation = 10
+
+[node name="Title" type="Label" parent="Panel/Margin/VBox"]
+layout_mode = 2
+theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 24
+theme_override_colors/font_color = Color(0.956863, 0.941176, 0.905882, 1)
+text = "Меню"
+horizontal_alignment = 1
+uppercase = true
+
+[node name="ReturnBtn" type="Button" parent="Panel/Margin/VBox"]
+layout_mode = 2
+text = "Вернуться"
+theme_type_variation = "CthangoverPrimary"
+
+[node name="SaveBtn" type="Button" parent="Panel/Margin/VBox"]
+layout_mode = 2
+text = "Сохранить"
+
+[node name="LoadBtn" type="Button" parent="Panel/Margin/VBox"]
+layout_mode = 2
+text = "Загрузить"
+
+[node name="SettingsBtn" type="Button" parent="Panel/Margin/VBox"]
+layout_mode = 2
+text = "Настройки"
+
+[node name="Spacer" type="Control" parent="Panel/Margin/VBox"]
+layout_mode = 2
+custom_minimum_size = Vector2(0, 16)
+
+[node name="MainMenuBtn" type="Button" parent="Panel/Margin/VBox"]
+layout_mode = 2
+text = "Главное меню"
+
+[node name="ExitBtn" type="Button" parent="Panel/Margin/VBox"]
+layout_mode = 2
+text = "Выход"
+theme_type_variation = "CthangoverDanger"
diff --git a/scenes/ui/message.tscn b/scenes/ui/message.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad3a25e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scenes/ui/message.tscn
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[gd_scene format=3]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://mods/ui_base/src/Messages/UiMessage.cs" id="1_msg"]
+
+[node name="Message" type="Control" node_paths=PackedStringArray("textField")]
+layout_mode = 3
+anchors_preset = 0
+script = ExtResource("1_msg")
+textField = NodePath("Label")
+
+[node name="Label" type="Label" parent="."]
+layout_mode = 0
+offset_left = 0.0
+offset_top = 0.0
+offset_right = 0.0
+offset_bottom = 0.0
+theme_override_colors/font_color = Color(0.909804, 0.898039, 0.870588, 1)
+text = ""
diff --git a/src/Menu/GameMenu.cs b/src/Menu/GameMenu.cs
index eea7b4c..72e05d6 100644
--- a/src/Menu/GameMenu.cs
+++ b/src/Menu/GameMenu.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace Cthangover.Mods.Interface.Menu
     /// <summary>
     /// In-game pause menu: save/load/settings/quit. The settings and save/load
     /// panels are not referenced by type: they are registered in the
-    /// <see cref="MenuRegistry"/> (by the <c>base_menu</c> mod or any other mod
+    /// <see cref="MenuRegistry"/> (by the <c>menu_base</c> mod or any other mod
     /// that wants to provide them) and instantiated here by id, so the panel
     /// implementations can live entirely inside mods. Both panels stay hidden
     /// children created on _Ready to avoid loading delays when the player opens
diff --git a/src/Theming/UiKit.cs b/src/Theming/UiKit.cs
index 531b635..3d25dc8 100644
--- a/src/Theming/UiKit.cs
+++ b/src/Theming/UiKit.cs
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ namespace Cthangover.Mods.Interface.Theming
         /// backdrop let scene buttons bleed through, which made the panel close
         /// buttons look noisy; an opaque backing removes them. The colour stays
         /// underneath as a fallback because the texture ships in the optional
-        /// "interface" mod and may not resolve, in which case the panel still
+        /// "ui_base" mod and may not resolve, in which case the panel still
         /// gets a solid surface.
         /// </summary>
         public static void ApplyPanelBackdrop(ColorRect backdrop)