Tactical movement: Dashing path, cover and Shotgun loadout

XCOM: Enemy Unknown · Battle / Tactics

Art style Realistic 3D

XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Tactical movement: Dashing path, cover and Shotgun loadout

About this game

Developer: Firaxis Games · Publisher: 2K · Platform: PC (Steam) · Art style: Realistic 3D · Screen type: Battle / Tactics

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What to study

Movement is the first tactical decision and the HUD draws it literally: a path line from the soldier to the van, a shield where cover will be, and the word Dashing! at the destination, so the cost (both actions) is visible before the move is made. The bottom bar stays quiet except for the four abilities and the Shotgun card, because during a move nothing else matters. Frame at about 1:06 in the XCOM EU The Story Trailer (Steam).

Patterns

How the screen is arranged.

hud-overlay route-planning action-bar

Components

Parts on screen.

Marker Nameplate Action bar

Screen inventory

  • Movement path line and cover shield marker; Dashing! label over the destination
  • Active soldier NEIL WALLACE bottom left with alien-sighting diamond; Shotgun weapon card bottom right
  • Ability bar bottom centre: 1 to 4 (target, eye, grenade x1, shield)
  • Top-left command icons: close, help, squad, move; gas-station cover (van, pumps, taxi) as the tactical terrain

Top 3 colors

#1c1f32 24%#13192b 20%#202838 17%

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

Source and credit

© Firaxis Games / 2K, XCOM: Enemy Unknown screenshot: XCOM EU The Story Trailer (Steam), shown for design study and commentary. PlayCraft is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by 2K.

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

Source details

Fetched 2026-11-01. verified 2026-11-01: scene frame from the official Steam trailer, inspected visually at full resolution; path line, cover shield, Dashing! label, soldier name, weapon card, and ability bar confirmed legible

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