Galaxy map: hex grid, planet labels, and selected ship panel
Galactic Civilizations IV · Campaign / World Map
Art style Realistic 3D
About this game
Developer: Stardock Entertainment · Publisher: Stardock Entertainment · Platform: PC (Steam) · Art style: Realistic 3D · Screen type: Campaign / World Map
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What to study
The main map is a hex grid laid over a star system: orbit lines, asteroid fields and planets (Earth and Mars labeled with resource stats) share the frame with the selected ship's panel at bottom left (T.A.S. Happy Feet, a Fighter, Level 1, 1/14, Idling, with its own action icons) and the icon action bar along the bottom. The hexes are the game's real movement and territory language, not decoration: the selection ring and the planet labels sit on the same grid the player plans on. No trailer caption on this frame; the top-left event notification text is truncated in the game itself ("T.A.S. F-X3 Missile Sprite 3 w..."). Frame at 1:41 in September 2023 Gameplay Trailer (Steam).
Patterns
How the screen is arranged.
grid-overlay map-overlay side-panel location-label bottom-dock top-bar
Components
Parts on screen.
Map Marker Resource bar Action bar
Screen inventory
- hex grid galaxy map
- Earth and Mars labels with resource stats
- selected ship panel (T.A.S. Happy Feet, Fighter, Level 1, Idling)
- bottom action bar
- event notification top-left
- asteroid fields, star and planets
- ship selection ring
Top 3 colors
#060204 24%#1f1721 20%#382b33 18%
Top three palette colors by share. The remaining colors make up the rest.
Source and credit
© Stardock Entertainment, Galactic Civilizations IV screenshot: Steam store movie (September 2023 Gameplay Trailer), shown for design study and commentary. PlayCraft is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Stardock Entertainment.
Source tier 2 (publisher-released) · screenshot: Steam store page · Steam page
Source details
Fetched 2026-11-06. verified 2026-11-06: scene-change frame inspected visually at full resolution; settled, legible, genuine gameplay UI confirmed
no published Stardock fan-content policy found (checked 2026-11-06 via web search; the StardockGames.com Terms of Use is a platform EULA for personal non-commercial use, not a fan-content or video-reuse policy); free study/commentary use, unofficial, not endorsed, takedown honored within 48h
Rights holders: see Copyright & takedown.
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