Control Group 1 tutorial and unit cards

Homeworld 3 · Battle / Tactics

Art style Realistic 3D

Homeworld 3 - Control Group 1 tutorial and unit cards

About this game

Developer: Blackbird Interactive · Publisher: Gearbox Publishing · Platform: PC (Steam) · Art style: Realistic 3D · Screen type: Battle / Tactics

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What to study

A rare tutorial card caught mid-game: 'Control Group 1. Click to select units in this control group. Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+0 to set selected units to this control group.' Around it, the full group-management UI is visible at once, unit cards with LEAD ribbons and health bars, Disband (F3) and Neutral stance (F2) buttons, and the 1-10 group number row split into Groups 1-5, Sensor, and Groups 6-10. It teaches the RTS control-group system inside the real HUD rather than in a separate help screen. Frame at about 4:07 in the Overview Trailer (Steam).

Patterns

How the screen is arranged.

detail-panel card-grid action-bar contextual-prompts

Components

Parts on screen.

Card Vitals bar Button prompts Slots

Screen inventory

  • Control Group 1 tutorial card
  • Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+0 key legend
  • unit cards with LEAD ribbons and health bars
  • Disband button (F3)
  • Neutral stance button (F2)
  • group number row 1-10
  • Groups 1-5, Sensor, Groups 6-10 labels

Top 3 colors

#150421 24%#170624 20%#1a062a 19%

Top three palette colors by share. The remaining colors make up the rest.

Source and credit

© Blackbird Interactive / Gearbox Publishing, Homeworld 3 screenshot: Overview Trailer (Steam), shown for design study and commentary. PlayCraft is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Gearbox Publishing.

Source tier 2 (publisher-released) · screenshot: Steam store page · Steam page

Source details

Fetched 2026-10-31. verified 2026-10-31: frame extracted from the official Overview Trailer (Steam) and inspected visually at full resolution; real game UI (control-group tutorial and unit cards) confirmed visible

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