Author a bootstrap scene first approach

Assets/Scripts/UI/LoadingScreenController.cs

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ namespace UI
         private void Awake()
         {
             _instance = this;
+            DontDestroyOnLoad(gameObject);
             
             if (loadingScreenContainer == null)
                 loadingScreenContainer = gameObject;

Assets/Scripts/UI/PauseMenu.cs

@@ -81,9 +81,11 @@ namespace UI
                 return;
                 
             bool isMainMenu = levelName.ToLower().Contains("mainmenu");
-            gameObject.SetActive(!isMainMenu);
+            bool isStartingLevel = levelName.ToLower().Contains("startingscene");
             
-            if(!isMainMenu)
+            gameObject.SetActive(!(isMainMenu || isStartingLevel));
+            
+            if(!isMainMenu && !isStartingLevel)
                 HidePauseMenu(false); // Ensure menu is hidden when switching to a game level
             
             Logging.Debug($"[PauseMenu] Setting pause menu active: {!isMainMenu} for scene: {levelName}");