diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..110fedb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+Echoform Source License
+=======================
+
+Copyright (c) 2025 Floffah  
+All rights reserved.
+
+This repository is made publicly accessible for the purposes of transparency, personal portfolio,
+technical discussion, and internal or collaborative documentation.
+
+This is **not an open source license**. No license is granted to use, copy,
+modify, publish, distribute, sublicense, or sell any part of the source code,
+assets, documentation, or other files in this repository.
+
+You may:
+
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+
+You may **not**:
+
+- Reuse, incorporate, or adapt this code or any part of it in your own project
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+
+All content in this repository is the intellectual property of the author(s) and
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+
+The author(s) retain full rights to:
+
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+
+Violation of these terms may result in legal action under applicable intellectual property law.
+
+For licensing inquiries, collaboration requests, or permission to use any part of
+this project, please contact: [enquiries@floffah.dev](mailto:enquiries@floffah.dev) / https://www.floffah.dev
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+## Amendments
+
+### Educational Use Exception
+
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+
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2cef827..e51fe24 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-tMy attempt at making an MMO game using Godot and Bun.
+# 📜 License Notice
+This repository is provided for transparency, personal portfolio, and documentation purposes. <br/>
+It is not open source. All rights reserved by the author. 
+
+See [`LICENSE`](./LICENSE) for full terms.
+
+# Echoform
+
+My attempt at making an MMO game using Godot and Bun.
 
 Packages:
 
diff --git a/game/project.godot b/game/project.godot
index a679698..0e17de7 100644
--- a/game/project.godot
+++ b/game/project.godot
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ config_version=5
 [application]
 
 config/name="EchoformMMOGame"
-run/main_scene="res://scenes/connecting_menu.tscn"
+run/main_scene="res://scenes/connecting_menu/connecting_menu.tscn"
 config/features=PackedStringArray("4.5", "C#", "Forward Plus")
 config/icon="res://icon.svg"
 
diff --git a/game/scenes/connecting_menu.tscn b/game/scenes/connecting_menu/connecting_menu.tscn
similarity index 53%
rename from game/scenes/connecting_menu.tscn
rename to game/scenes/connecting_menu/connecting_menu.tscn
index 02878a5..68d1276 100644
--- a/game/scenes/connecting_menu.tscn
+++ b/game/scenes/connecting_menu/connecting_menu.tscn
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 [gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://b5fc11a4rltt1"]
 
-[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://ogabnaxf3i7u" path="res://scripts/menus/mainmenu.gd" id="1_84nss"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://ogabnaxf3i7u" path="res://scripts/menus/mainmenu.gd" id="1_jxs3d"]
 
-[node name="ConnectingMenu" type="Node2D"]
-script = ExtResource("1_84nss")
+[node name="ConnectingMenu" type="Control"]
+layout_mode = 3
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+size_flags_horizontal = 3
+size_flags_vertical = 3
+script = ExtResource("1_jxs3d")
 
 [node name="Button" type="Button" parent="."]
+layout_mode = 0
 offset_left = 259.0
 offset_top = 126.0
 offset_right = 300.0
diff --git a/game/scenes/connecting_menu/content_theme.tres b/game/scenes/connecting_menu/content_theme.tres
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5dc5bf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/game/scenes/connecting_menu/content_theme.tres
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[gd_resource type="Theme" load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://cpub04oardilt"]
+
+[sub_resource type="StyleBoxFlat" id="StyleBoxFlat_4cf6d"]
+bg_color = Color(0.29219002, 0.29219005, 0.29218993, 1)
+
+[resource]
+PanelContainer/styles/panel = SubResource("StyleBoxFlat_4cf6d")
diff --git a/game/scenes/modal/basic_text_modal.gd b/game/scenes/modal/basic_text_modal.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5546ef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/game/scenes/modal/basic_text_modal.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+extends CenterContainer
+
+func _on_dismiss_button_pressed() -> void:
+	queue_free()
diff --git a/game/scenes/modal/basic_text_modal.gd.uid b/game/scenes/modal/basic_text_modal.gd.uid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6318ead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/game/scenes/modal/basic_text_modal.gd.uid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://bnyr4aeean5tf
diff --git a/game/scenes/modal/basic_text_modal.tscn b/game/scenes/modal/basic_text_modal.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af562fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/game/scenes/modal/basic_text_modal.tscn
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=7 format=3 uid="uid://bpo5ihu8h4jji"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://bnyr4aeean5tf" path="res://scenes/modal/basic_text_modal.gd" id="1_37te1"]
+[ext_resource type="Theme" uid="uid://cfw15mand7swi" path="res://scenes/modal/header_theme.tres" id="1_bfvhs"]
+[ext_resource type="Theme" uid="uid://cpub04oardilt" path="res://scenes/connecting_menu/content_theme.tres" id="2_37te1"]
+
+[sub_resource type="LabelSettings" id="LabelSettings_84nss"]
+font_size = 21
+
+[sub_resource type="StyleBoxFlat" id="StyleBoxFlat_os3fi"]
+content_margin_left = 4.0
+content_margin_top = 4.0
+content_margin_right = 4.0
+content_margin_bottom = 4.0
+bg_color = Color(0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.6)
+corner_radius_top_left = 3
+corner_radius_top_right = 3
+corner_radius_bottom_right = 3
+corner_radius_bottom_left = 3
+corner_detail = 5
+expand_margin_left = 7.0
+expand_margin_right = 7.0
+
+[sub_resource type="Theme" id="Theme_yr8gy"]
+Button/font_sizes/font_size = 12
+Button/styles/normal = SubResource("StyleBoxFlat_os3fi")
+
+[node name="CenterContainer" type="CenterContainer"]
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+script = ExtResource("1_37te1")
+
+[node name="VBoxContainer" type="VBoxContainer" parent="."]
+layout_mode = 2
+theme_override_constants/separation = 0
+
+[node name="Header" type="PanelContainer" parent="VBoxContainer"]
+layout_mode = 2
+theme = ExtResource("1_bfvhs")
+
+[node name="MarginContainer" type="MarginContainer" parent="VBoxContainer/Header"]
+layout_mode = 2
+theme_override_constants/margin_left = 10
+theme_override_constants/margin_top = 5
+theme_override_constants/margin_right = 10
+theme_override_constants/margin_bottom = 5
+
+[node name="Title" type="Label" parent="VBoxContainer/Header/MarginContainer"]
+layout_mode = 2
+text = "Title"
+label_settings = SubResource("LabelSettings_84nss")
+
+[node name="Content" type="PanelContainer" parent="VBoxContainer"]
+layout_mode = 2
+theme = ExtResource("2_37te1")
+
+[node name="MarginContainer" type="MarginContainer" parent="VBoxContainer/Content"]
+layout_mode = 2
+theme_override_constants/margin_left = 10
+theme_override_constants/margin_top = 5
+theme_override_constants/margin_right = 10
+theme_override_constants/margin_bottom = 5
+
+[node name="Label" type="Label" parent="VBoxContainer/Content/MarginContainer"]
+layout_mode = 2
+text = "Some content"
+
+[node name="PanelContainer" type="PanelContainer" parent="VBoxContainer"]
+layout_mode = 2
+theme = ExtResource("2_37te1")
+
+[node name="MarginContainer" type="MarginContainer" parent="VBoxContainer/PanelContainer"]
+layout_mode = 2
+theme_override_constants/margin_left = 10
+theme_override_constants/margin_top = 5
+theme_override_constants/margin_right = 12
+theme_override_constants/margin_bottom = 5
+
+[node name="HBoxContainer" type="HBoxContainer" parent="VBoxContainer/PanelContainer/MarginContainer"]
+layout_direction = 3
+layout_mode = 2
+
+[node name="DismissButton" type="Button" parent="VBoxContainer/PanelContainer/MarginContainer/HBoxContainer"]
+layout_mode = 2
+theme = SubResource("Theme_yr8gy")
+text = "OK"
+
+[connection signal="pressed" from="VBoxContainer/PanelContainer/MarginContainer/HBoxContainer/DismissButton" to="." method="_on_dismiss_button_pressed"]
diff --git a/game/scenes/modal/header_theme.tres b/game/scenes/modal/header_theme.tres
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc13481
--- /dev/null
+++ b/game/scenes/modal/header_theme.tres
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[gd_resource type="Theme" load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://cfw15mand7swi"]
+
+[sub_resource type="StyleBoxFlat" id="StyleBoxFlat_84nss"]
+bg_color = Color(0.08485205, 0.14823782, 0.08485826, 1)
+
+[resource]
+PanelContainer/styles/panel = SubResource("StyleBoxFlat_84nss")
diff --git a/game/scenes/modal/specialised/couldnt_connect_modal.tscn b/game/scenes/modal/specialised/couldnt_connect_modal.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae4c756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/game/scenes/modal/specialised/couldnt_connect_modal.tscn
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://bdry5nvuem1jo"]
+
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://bpo5ihu8h4jji" path="res://scenes/modal/basic_text_modal.tscn" id="1_ralu3"]
+
+[node name="CenterContainer" instance=ExtResource("1_ralu3")]
+
+[node name="Title" parent="VBoxContainer/Header/MarginContainer" index="0"]
+text = "Could not connect"
+
+[node name="Label" parent="VBoxContainer/Content/MarginContainer" index="0"]
+text = "An error occurred while trying to connect
+to the server. Please contact the
+developers for more information."
diff --git a/game/scripts/authoritative/AuthoritativeServerConnection.cs b/game/scripts/authoritative/AuthoritativeServerConnection.cs
index a31dc27..727646d 100644
--- a/game/scripts/authoritative/AuthoritativeServerConnection.cs
+++ b/game/scripts/authoritative/AuthoritativeServerConnection.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ public partial class AuthoritativeServerConnection : Node {
 	private string _accessToken;
 	private string _refreshToken;
 
+	private readonly PackedScene couldntConnectModalScene =
+		ResourceLoader.Load<PackedScene>("res://scenes/modal/specialised/couldnt_connect_modal.tscn");
+
 	public override void _Ready() {
 		if (Instance != null) {
 			GD.PrintErr("AuthoritativeServerConnection instance already exists. Destroying duplicate.");
@@ -49,6 +52,12 @@ private void OnRequestCompleted(long result, long responseCode, string[] headers
 		} else {
 			GD.PrintErr("Authentication failed. Response code: ", responseCode, ", Body: ",
 				Encoding.UTF8.GetString(body));
+
+			var couldntConnectModal = couldntConnectModalScene.Instantiate<CenterContainer>();
+			couldntConnectModal.SetAnchorsPreset(Control.LayoutPreset.FullRect);
+			GetTree().Root.AddChild(couldntConnectModal);
+
+			Reset();
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/game/scripts/menus/mainmenu.gd b/game/scripts/menus/mainmenu.gd
index 41f4f84..32e94a7 100644
--- a/game/scripts/menus/mainmenu.gd
+++ b/game/scripts/menus/mainmenu.gd
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-extends Node2D
+extends Control
 
 func _on_play_pressed():
 	AuthoritativeServerConnection.SendReady()