Main Menu

The **Main Menu** (also known as the **Home Screen**) is the central hub area of *Shining Nikki* where the player can access many different modes, features, and locations in the game.

The top portion of the screen displays the various in-game currencies and the current server time, as is the case with many other screens in the game. Each currency shown has a plus icon next to it, allowing the player to increase the amount of that particular currency (typically by spending in-game or real world money).

These currencies include, from left-to-right:

* Stamina
	+ Includes how much the player currently has and their maximum limit.
* Gold
* Star Gems
* Pink Gems

The top left portion of the screen shows the player's profile. Below the player's profile is the Events icon and the Benefits icon. Other icons related to events may appear around the top left portion of the screen, including the 7-Day Login event and the Stylist Beginner's Guide.

The right-hand side of the screen shows a vertical list of icons leading to various important features in the game:

* Notices
* Friends
* Mailbox
* Index
* Tasks
* Guild
* Moments
* Shop

At the bottom right there are two major tabs: Ark and Home.

The bottom left corner of the screen will display current notices, which can also be seen in the Notices tab on the right-hand portion of the screen. Below this, there is an icon showing two overlapping speech bubbles, indicating the Message System.

The bottom portion of the screen is reserved for five different icons:

* Design Center
* Dressing Room
* Start Journey
* Gate of Heart
* Dream Cube

Each icon and tab may display a red dot, indicating an update and possible rewards to be gathered. The sole exception is the Mail icon, which does update and grant rewards but does not alert the player with a red dot.

## Mailbox

The system displays announcements, alerts, and reminders through the Mailbox feature. Some rewards are given through mail, including compensation for server maintenance.

If the player has unread mail, the Mailbox icon will not display any alerts on the Main Menu. The player must manually check the Mailbox for new letters.

## Dialogue

Nikki stands in the middle of the screen and will may give dialogue directed towards the player. Her dialogue varies based upon different factors, including:

* If the player has logged into the game after it has closed
* If the player has switched to the Main Menu screen after a certain amount of time
* If the player has answered personal questions about themselves during conversations in Nikki's Home
* If gyroscope mode is activated
* Main story events

Nikki's automatically gives dialogue, but can also speak if the player taps on her or shakes the phone (if gyroscope mode is on). She gives different animations depending upon what she says. The player will not be able to respond to any of her dialogue.

Nikki's voice actress will read all the lines but will not read any dialogue text including the player's name. However, it will still show up on screen.

The transcript for her Main Menu dialogue can be seen here.

## Main Menu Background

The player may change the Main Menu background by entering the Dressing Room, locating the Background tab, picking a preferred background, and then choosing to set it as the home screen background.

Certain events provide their own associated backgrounds, which override any background set by the player. To disable this feature, players may check their Settings. In the Other Settings sub tab, the player may turn off the option "Allow timed event background to override custom backgrounds".