Difference between revisions of "UI Frames"

Latest revision as of 21:15, 20 December 2010

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."
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: 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: 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

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 *'''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 Archive Panel''': The list of played missions in the Campaign Mode.
 *'''Mission Time Panel''': <span style="color:#FF0000">??</span>
 *'''Objective Panel''': Possibly the objectives at the top left of the screen when provided with them.