HUD with Combat Basics tutorial: Tower of Ishal
Dragon Age: Origins · HUD & Gameplay UI
Art style Realistic 3D
About this game
Developer: BioWare · Publisher: Electronic Arts · Platform: PC (Steam) · Art style: Realistic 3D · Screen type: HUD & Gameplay UI
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What to study
This is the HUD teaching itself: while the party faces a Tower of Ishal enemy, a Combat Basics card in the corner explains the two moves the interface wants, zooming out for a better view and pausing with Space for tactical preparation. Around it, the full chrome is on display, portraits with Moving states, the Upper Floor minimap, and Alistair's quickbar, so the tutorial lands on the exact controls it describes instead of in a separate help screen. No caption burn-in on this frame. Frame at about 1:37 in the GamePlay video (Steam).
Patterns
How the screen is arranged.
hud-overlay top-bar status-row detail-panel
Components
Parts on screen.
Portrait Minimap Action bar Toolbar Card
Screen inventory
- party portraits left with Moving states
- circular minimap top right labeled Tower of Ishal - Upper Floor
- Combat Basics tutorial card bottom right: zoom out to gain a better view, pause with Space for tactical preparation
- Alistair quickbar along the bottom
- targeted enemy with marker at center
- top icon bar
Top 3 colors
#0c0f1d 26%#232239 20%#2b3457 18%
Top three palette colors by share. The remaining colors make up the rest.
Source and credit
© BioWare / Electronic Arts, Dragon Age: Origins screenshot: GamePlay (Steam), shown for design study and commentary. PlayCraft is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Electronic Arts.
Source tier 2 (publisher-released) · screenshot: Steam store page · Steam page
Source details
Fetched 2026-11-01. verified 2026-11-01: frame extracted from the official GamePlay video (Steam) and inspected visually at full resolution; real combat HUD plus Combat Basics tutorial card (zoom, Space pause) confirmed visible
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