Two small fixes, DONE
Fix 1 - The character now stands IN FRONT of the info bar.
This was a cz-ordering mistake. The player info strip (name, level, coins) was being drawn after* the character sprite, so it sliced right through the fighter’s legs like a floating ribbon. The fix was simply reordering the draw calls: info bar first, then fighter on top. (And it was a headache to do this)

Fix 2 - The main menu background slowly crossfades between three different arenas - the Palace, the ancient Temple, and the volcanic crater.

This small stuff eat up time very quickly, how can there be SO MANY BUGSS !!!