diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/lounge/LoungeSceneViewController.java b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/lounge/LoungeSceneViewController.java
index 2b39986..30c14e7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/lounge/LoungeSceneViewController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/lounge/LoungeSceneViewController.java
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ public class LoungeSceneViewController implements Initializable {
       public void run() {
         try {
           ChatArea.getChildren().add(chatApp.chat);
+          LOGGER.debug("¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ChatArea: " + ChatArea);
         } catch (Exception e) {
           LOGGER.debug("Not yet initialized: chatAnchorPane");
         }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/ChatView.fxml b/src/main/resources/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/ChatView.fxml
index 33d289f..f3037fe 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/ChatView.fxml
+++ b/src/main/resources/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/ChatView.fxml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 <AnchorPane fx:id="chatPaneRoot" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/18" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.multiplayer.client.gui.chat.ChatController">
    <children>
-      <GridPane alignment="CENTER" layoutY="149.0" maxHeight="1.7976931348623157E308" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="273.5" prefWidth="2072.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
+      <GridPane alignment="CENTER" layoutY="149.0" maxHeight="1.7976931348623157E308" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
          <columnConstraints>
             <ColumnConstraints hgrow="SOMETIMES" minWidth="10.0" percentWidth="100.0" />
          </columnConstraints>
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
         </rowConstraints>
          <children>
             <ScrollBar orientation="VERTICAL" prefHeight="196.0" prefWidth="16.0" GridPane.columnIndex="2" />
-            <VBox fx:id="vBoxServerMessage" alignment="TOP_RIGHT" maxHeight="1.7976931348623157E308" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="184.0" prefWidth="212.0" spacing="2.0" GridPane.columnIndex="1" />
+            <VBox fx:id="vBoxServerMessage" alignment="TOP_RIGHT" maxHeight="1.7976931348623157E308" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="184.0" spacing="2.0" GridPane.columnIndex="1" />
          </children>
       </GridPane>
    </children>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/lounge/LoungeSceneView.fxml b/src/main/resources/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/lounge/LoungeSceneView.fxml
index cc365fa..f853751 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/lounge/LoungeSceneView.fxml
+++ b/src/main/resources/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/lounge/LoungeSceneView.fxml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 <?import javafx.scene.control.Button?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.Label?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.ListView?>
-<?import javafx.scene.control.SplitPane?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.ToolBar?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane?>
@@ -35,15 +34,7 @@
             </AnchorPane>
          </center>
          <bottom>
-            <AnchorPane fx:id="ChatArea" pickOnBounds="false" prefHeight="83.0" prefWidth="578.0" BorderPane.alignment="CENTER">
-               <children>
-                  <SplitPane fx:id="chatSplitPane" disable="true" dividerPositions="0.5" layoutY="-34.0" minHeight="50.0" prefHeight="46.0" prefWidth="578.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
-                     <items>
-                        <AnchorPane fx:id="ChatArea" prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0" />
-                        <AnchorPane prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0" />
-                     </items></SplitPane>
-               </children>
-            </AnchorPane>
+            <AnchorPane fx:id="ChatArea" pickOnBounds="false" prefHeight="83.0" prefWidth="578.0" BorderPane.alignment="CENTER" />
          </bottom>
          <right>
             <ListView fx:id="LobbyListView" pickOnBounds="false" BorderPane.alignment="CENTER" />
diff --git a/src/main/resources/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/lounge/boarderPane.css b/src/main/resources/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/lounge/boarderPane.css
index d2fe3fa..73e5272 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/lounge/boarderPane.css
+++ b/src/main/resources/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/lounge/boarderPane.css
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #NTtBToolBar{
   -fx-border-color: grey;
-  -fx-background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
+  -fx-background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
 }
 
 .button{