Developments tech tree: four schools, researched and locked nodes
Dune: Spice Wars · Tech / Research
Art style Stylized 3D
About this game
Developer: Shiro Games · Publisher: Funcom, Shiro Games · Platform: PC (Steam) · Art style: Stylized 3D · Screen type: Tech / Research
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What to study
The set's most study-dense single panel: four tech schools, prerequisite links, and researched-versus-locked states all legible at once, with no subtitle or caption. Timestamp pinned by perceptual-hash match against the dense scan (see review-notes.md). Frame at about 0:35 in the 1.0 Release Date Announcement trailer (Steam).
Patterns
How the screen is arranged.
tech-tree node-graph node-icons locked-nodes resource-readout
Components
Parts on screen.
Window Tree / web Resource bar
Screen inventory
- DEVELOPMENTS panel in four quadrants: Economy (Local Community, CHOAM Integration, Geothermal Condensers, Riches of Arrakis, CHOAM Support, Atreides Foremen), Military (Survival Training, Mechanization, Energy Efficiency, Parts Production, Field Supply), Statecraft (Atreides Sympathizers, Diplomatic Maneuvers, Spying Logistic, Landsraad Support, Sustainable Spying, Small Council, Counter Measures), Exploration (Local Dialect Studies, Air Network, Native Customs, Veteran Militia, Cultural Assimilation, Valuable Trinkets)
- node states legible throughout: researched nodes in faction colours with icons, locked nodes greyed (Economic Lobbying, Parallel Training, Military Propaganda, Insider Trading, Spying Mastery, Border Defense, Wonders of the Desert)
- top resource bar and right UNITS panel (Harvesters, Ornithopters, Military Armory 12/40) visible behind the panel, plus the Stufal Basin region card at bottom left
Top 3 colors
#25252f 33%#533233 16%#714440 16%
Top three palette colors by share. The remaining colors make up the rest.
Source and credit
© Shiro Games / Funcom, Shiro Games, Dune: Spice Wars screenshot: Steam trailers (publisher, via Shiro Games / Funcom), shown for design study and commentary. PlayCraft is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Funcom, Shiro Games.
Source tier 2 (publisher-released) · screenshot: Steam store page · Steam page
Source details
Fetched 2026-11-04. verified 2026-11-04: Phase-1 keeper frame from the official Steam trailer, visually inspected at full resolution by the parent (not taken on trust); settled genuine game UI, legible, no trailer caption over the panel (see phase2_notes caveats for keeper-specific artifacts).
Funcom Video Use Policy (funcom.com/video-use-policy, Aug 26, 2016): Funcom permits free or ad-supported videos using captured video from all games it publishes, with credit to Funcom; Gallery use is free study/commentary, unofficial, not endorsed, takedown honored within 48h
Rights holders: see Copyright & takedown.
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