UI Frames

UI Frames deliver the core information that the player will need to play StarCraft II. If you're creating a custom map, you can hide these independently based on your needs via triggers.

Hiding Frames

Here is a list of the frames you can hide through the "Show/Hide UI Frame" action with a description of each one:

• Achievements Menu Button: Hiding this panel hides the button that shows all the possible achievements in-game. (F9)
• Alert Panel: This panel is to the upper-left of your screen. Buttons with their respective 'Alert Tooltip' appear here. For example, when a research or unit is complete.
• Alliance Button: Hiding this panel hides the button at the top right that allows you to change you alliance/shared vision if the map does not have Locked Alliances.
• Battle UI: Only Blizzard maps can use this. This is the blue-colored UI element that shows how many Battle.net 2.0 friends you have online.
• Cash Panel: ??
• Character Sheet Button: ??
• Command Panel: Hiding this hides the command card area at the bottom right of the screen. However, there is still a black box where the command card used to be (hiding the terrain beneath it).
• Credits Panel: ??
• Error Display Panel: This might hides the layer in which Debug Messages are printed. Testing required.
• Help Menu Button: Hiding this panel hides the button at the top left that displays all the tips, tutorials, and tech trees in the specified game. (F12)
• Hero Panel: Hiding this panel hides the image(s) at the right of the screen that displays when you have a "heroes." You can still select the hero with F2 (unconfirmed).
• Inventory Panel: This hides the default buttons that are given to a unit above it's command card when it has an Inventory ability.
• Menu Bar: Hiding this panel hides the "Menu" (F10) and "Message Log" (F11) buttons at the top-left of the screen.
• Mercenary Panel: Possibly the panel that allows you to purchase the Mercenaries in the campaign.
• Minimap Panel: Hiding this panel hides the minimap. However, there is still a black box where the minimap used to be (hiding the terrain beneath it).
• Mission Archive Panel: Possibly the list of played missions in the Campaign Mode.
• Mission Time Panel: ??
• Objective Panel: Possibly the objectives at the top left of the screen when provided with them.
• Planet Panel: Possibly the Planet (Mission) choosing panel in the Campaign mode.
• Purchase Panel: ??
• Research Panel: Possibly the research panel that is available in the Armory at the Campaign Lobby. (Upgrades for units)
• Resource Panel: Hiding this panel hides the mineral and gas display at the top-right of the screen.
• Room Panel: Possibly the 4 buttons at the bottom of the Campaign lobby that allows you to switch areas.
• Supply Frame: Possibly Supply at top right, however IIRC resource panel also hides this. Will test later.
• Team Resource Button: Hiding this panel hides the resource trading button at the top-right that allows you to trade resources with allies.
• Tech Glossary Panel: ??
• Tech Tree Panel: Possibly the research panel that is available in the lab at the Campaign lobby. (Zerg and Protoss specialties for Terran)
• Tip Alert Panel: ??
• Victory Panel: ??

Measuring UI Frames

The measurement of the Dialogs may change dramatically for the "Unit Information" due to the different screen sizes.

Mini Map

• Size X: 325
• Size Y: 310
• Offset X: 15
• Offset Y: 10
• Relative To: Bottom Left

Ping

• Size X: 70
• Size Y: 60
• Offset X: 330
• Offset Y: 220
• Relative To: Bottom Left

Terrain

• Size X: 60
• Size Y: 60
• Offset X: 330
• Offset Y: 165
• Relative To: Bottom Left

Color

• Size X: 70
• Size Y: 60
• Offset X: 330
• Offset Y: 115
• Relative To: Bottom Left

Command Card

• Size X: 420
• Size Y: 280
• Offset X: 15
• Offset Y: 10
• Relative To: Bottom Right
• Equation: Moving to the right (Offset X - 80) and Moving downwards (Offset Y - 75).

Portrait

• Size X: 160
• Size Y: 230
• Offset X: 442
• Offset Y: 8
• Relative To: Bottom Right

Unit Information

• Size X: 710
• Size Y: 230
• Offset X: -105
• Offset Y: 8
• Relative To: Bottom

Unit Stats

• Size X: 475
• Size Y: 230
• Offset X: 15
• Offset Y: 8
• Relative To: Bottom

Unit Frame

• Size X: 245
• Size Y: 230
• Offset X: -325
• Offset Y: 8
• Relative To: Bottom

Control Groups

• Size X: 90
• Size Y: 60
• Offset X: 390
• Offset Y: 235
• Relative To: Bottom Left
• Equation: To move to the right (Offset X + 75)

Finished Product

To view and download a map containing all this information: Measuring Frames

See Also

• UI Triggers