May Screenshot Competition

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

Ok, there was no April competition, but here is the May competition. There have been several different systems for judging, and I'm not sure which one will be used this time but post your pics. Post them here, and if there are lots, there will be an internal team vote, resulting in an external vote for all of you to decide.

Same rules as before.
-One per person per month
-Has to be EB
-Has to be acceptable to forum rules
-Cropping to removing UI only
-Altering the pictures are ok, but don't go overboard

[Dhampir]

I forgot to turn off the banners, but I'm not going to try recreating this.

It's called "Here they come again!"
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v121/dhampir/54eb920d.jpg

[Digby Tatham Warter]

Nice pic, the Spartans look ready but the Epheroite(spelling) heavy cav look like it's a ride in the park(level those lancers dudes).

[Mediolanicus]

Looking good, Dhampir!

Can it be a EB 1.0 screen? I still have a good one somewhere.

[Hooahguy]

was going to submit, bit im too lazy.....
:2thumbsup:

[Zeep-eep]

This is my second post and my first picture. Double yay.

"Well guys, we didn't make it in there on the first three tries, but this time we'll bust in for sure."
https://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd103/Dancing_Fungus/rome1.jpg

[Pezlu]

This is my second post and my first picture. Double yay.

"Well guys, we didn't make it in there on the first three tries, but this time we'll bust in for sure."
https://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd103/Dancing_Fungus/rome1.jpg
Is that the title? :laugh4:

[Zeep-eep]

Is that the title? :laugh4:
Yeah.

[Jaume]

I like yours, Dhampir. It makes me feel like I was just there, holding my lance and praying to the Gods.

[Hooahguy]

I like yours, Dhampir. It makes me feel like I was just there, holding my lance and praying to the Gods.
same, but could have used some anti-aliasing on the triceps.... :smash:

[Ayce]

„300 Dacians”
http://img37.picoodle.com/img/img37/4/4/28/f_300daciansm_5b4800f.png
This is madness! This is DACIAAAAAA! (and BTW I kicked their ass)

[whatthehell6]

„300 Dacians”


Awesome image.

[Dhampir]

This is madness! This is DACIAAAAAA!

:laugh4:

[Hooahguy]

nice pic! those are the new orodition(sp?) fighters? i have yet to try them out in my campaign!

[Ayce]

Yep, those are the Ischyroi Orditon. ~D Thanks for the appreciation!

And on a totally unrelated subject (aka not a submission):
https://img411.imageshack.us/img411/1052/orditontestudocs1.png

https://img241.imageshack.us/img241/9098/epilektoitestudowk2.png

[gosam]

How did you do that? I thought units were limited to a maximum of 242 men. (I counted 320 + one officer in the picture)

[Lovejoy]

i counted 300.. :P (15*20) (not counting officers)

[Ayce]

There are 300+1. I just grouped 5 units of 60 together in the tightest possible formation with shift + right click + drag. :smash:

You didn't think I managed to put 300 guys in a unit, did you? :laugh4:

[Maion Maroneios]

So far like Dhampir's, I think I 'll upload one of mine soon...

[Mediolanicus]

Close Combat

https://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e358/Miros_G/0020.jpg

(It's an 1.0 I had for the April competition, which never came. I though it would be a waste not to post it.)

Nice pic Ayce!

[Hooahguy]

And on a totally unrelated subject (aka not a submission):
https://img411.imageshack.us/img411/1052/orditontestudocs1.png

https://img241.imageshack.us/img241/9098/epilektoitestudowk2.png
OMG thats so cool!
what are they doing (i think thats an anti-cav formation that i recognized from some book i read), and how did you do it? those formations would be useful for my armies!

[Pezlu]

OMG thats so cool!
what are they doing (i think thats an anti-cav formation that i recognized from some book i read), and how did you do it? those formations would be useful for my armies!
I guess he has just given the "testudo" formation to those units :P

And yep, that's quite cool

[The General]

Some nice pictures here, people. :yes:

[Maion Maroneios]

Well here's mine, it's from my ongoing Makedon campaign. It's on PicOodle now, think I got the trick!


Phalanx fight
http://img30.picoodle.com/img/img30/4/5/3/f_rometwbi200m_b3d2da7.png
I just love BI shieldwall:beam:

[NeoSpartan]

Close Combat

https://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e358/Miros_G/0020.jpg

(It's an 1.0 I had for the April competition, which never came. I though it would be a waste not to post it.)

Nice pic Ayce!

This is why I like the Pic Comps I get to see units I rarely get to play with. Those Agrissomething guys look cool, and that mace looks nasty :yes:

(one thing though, those greeks need to SQUAT, they got skinni legs :whip: )

[Ayce]

Maion Maroneios: Use (pic link goes here) tags.

Mediolanicus: Holy s#/t! Good pic! How do you change zoom limits?

[Mediolanicus]

Mediolanicus: Holy s#/t! Good pic! How do you change zoom limits?

Thank you, Ayce, I'm glad you like it!
The pic is taken from a custom battle replay with the movie_cam command added to the shortcut line.
It's a pity we can't change zoom limits for during battles or at least have the ability to save a campaign battle. I missed a ton of great pics because of that...

[Gebeleisis]

300 Dacians FTW! forever!

[eggthief]

How come do I keep making a screenshot of my destkop?

[Jaume]

Thats mine. It is EB 1.1

Title: Kiss my... neck

http://img28.picoodle.com/img/img28/4/4/30/f_kissmyassm_af831eb.png


I don't expect to win, just to get some funny:2thumbsup:

[Dhampir]

How come do I keep making a screenshot of my destkop?

In the game, just hit "print screen". It will copy the screen to the clipboard. Then you alt+tab and open an image editing program like paint of photoshop and paste.

[eggthief]

In the game, just hit "print screen". It will copy the screen to the clipboard. Then you alt+tab and open an image editing program like paint of photoshop and paste.

Yes I press print screen and then copy it in paint, but I'll get an image of my destkop with rtw being runned in the background according to it. Would this have anything to do with me using that oh so great thing called vista?

[Ayce]

Yes I press print screen and then copy it in paint, but I'll get an image of my destkop with rtw being runned in the background according to it. Would this have anything to do with me using that oh so great thing called vista?

It might be vista. The same thing happens when trying to Print Screen a movie on XP, because it's overlayed. Try fraps, or check the rtw folder if the screenshot has been saved as a png.

[Lovejoy]

"Saka moving west"
http://pici.se/pictures/tpvaeYUWY.jpg

meh, only good picture in my camp so far. Hope you like it. :balloon2:

[eggthief]

It is pretty cool, but didnt we had to turn the banners off? If so, how can I do this actually?

[Ayce]

EB Preferences in your EB folder.

[Megas Pyrrhos]

I call it: Feel that Wall.

https://img383.imageshack.us/img383/3391/feelthewallgf8.jpg

Taken from a 1.0 campaign, as I can't get xfire to take screenshots anymore of RTW after xfire's last update. :( Anyways, I believe the town shown is Opiana. Hard fought battle but the army there was no match for heavy infantry. The title is named in honor of the elephant driver on the closest elephant that is keeling over, as it appears that the driver is "feeling up" that building wall next to him as he is about to fall.

Maybe fraps will work with Vista? Xfire doesn't anymore for me.

[The Celtic Viking]

From my 1.0 Sab'yn campaign, I call it "A Well Balanced Army".

http://imagedump.us/uploads/5f0b5d4d1a.gif

[NeoSpartan]

Gaeroas VS Prodromoi
https://img88.imageshack.us/img88/5637/gaeroasvspromyy1.jpg

from 1.0

AHHHH much better thank you ombudsman :)

[ombudsman]

@ Neospartan, imageshack (www.imageshack.us) works quite good.

[Jaume]

CAN ANYBODY TELL ME OF A GOOD SITE TO HOST IMAGES?

In my opinion, picoodle (http://www.picoodle.com/) is the best one.

[Korlon]

Any chance I can use a night battle picture? I really like a screenshot I took for my AAR, but it happens to be at night.

[ombudsman]

My entry:
Telamon, 225 B.C.
https://img225.imageshack.us/img225/3783/romanattackingwc0.jpg (https://imageshack.us)
https://img225.imageshack.us/img225/3783/romanattackingwc0.b0be7f93d3.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=225&i=romanattackingwc0.jpg)

@Korlon I can´t see why not, since it´s only the exe thats different, though i´m not completely sure,
I am really looking forward to see your pic, you have such great ones in your A.A.R!

[Ibrahim]

From my 1.0 Sab'yn campaign, I call it "A Well Balanced Army".

http://imagedump.us/uploads/5f0b5d4d1a.gif

that's the most sarcastic pic I've ever seen:laugh4: :laugh4:

but...THIS IS DACIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!! 300!

[Gebeleisis]

Any chance I can use a night battle picture? I really like a screenshot I took for my AAR, but it happens to be at night.
its ok dude :)

[abou]

Any chance I can use a night battle picture? I really like a screenshot I took for my AAR, but it happens to be at night.
It's cool. You can do night battles in custom battles and I believe we left it so that it could be easily activated for the campaign game. The only reason we have it deactivated by default is that it screws up in-game video like the faction defeat and victory screens.

[Ibrahim]

@Neospartan:
how did you get this close to the units? I got to know (I can't get them any closer tha 10-12 ft equivalant- or see the facial details):2thumbsup: :2thumbsup:

[Korlon]

Dance of the Glowflies

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v435/cerno/Things.jpg

[Korlon]

@Neospartan:
how did you get this close to the units? I got to know (I can't get them any closer tha 10-12 ft equivalant- or see the facial details):2thumbsup: :2thumbsup:

It's by using the movie cam in a battle replay.

[Ibrahim]

Dance of the Glowflies

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v435/cerno/Things.jpg
:jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop:
anyways..
thnks Korlon!

[The General]

thnks Korlon!
Why shorten 'thanks' by dropping the 'a' off? :inquisitive:

Unless that's an honest typo, that ranks pretty high in the silliest abbreviations that I've seen -category.

[rottengreekfire]

https://img180.imageshack.us/img180/5017/11713432fc5.th.jpg (https://img180.imageshack.us/my.php?image=11713432fc5.jpg)

What doth thou need o lord of the dance?

EDIT: Sorry about the banners.:shame:

EDIT 2: Just realized that using the "direct" url on imageshack gives you the full image.

https://img180.imageshack.us/img180/5017/11713432fc5.jpg

[Augustus Ceasar]

Roman VS Makedonian
https://img169.imageshack.us/img169/5975/sanstitreao9.th.jpg (https://img169.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sanstitreao9.jpg)

https://img176.imageshack.us/img176/1888/sanstitrewf0.jpg

[Jaume]

Very nice, Augustus! The vivacious colors make that the picture receive life.

[Tellos Athenaios]

Why shorten 'thanks' by dropping the 'a' off? :inquisitive:

Unless that's an honest typo, that ranks pretty high in the silliest abbreviations that I've seen -category.

He's not the first to use it though; I've seen thnx too...?

[Ayce]

Or 10x, but we're a slight bit offtopic.

[Senshi]

Dance of the Glowflies



Wow, I like this one! Great idea, great title, great view.

But I think it would be much better if you remove this lightspot effect across the picture, it seems very odd, I don't think there are some guys with searchlights on the towers...:juggle2:

If the screen gets to dark without it, play a bit with brightness and contrast or saturation.

Remember, subtlety always wins! Everyone can apply masses of Photoshop filters, the real trick is to make them so subtle they are not noticed as filters, but enhance the pic nevertheless.

All the others are as always superb, too, of course :) , especially the first one which makes one feel the thunder of those horses and "Feel the Wall" which has quite a original scene, I think, no 08/15 "2 armies facing each other" but one of the rarer views ingame. Also it seems very lively, all this huddling, the whirling dust and the last rise of the elephant. Great :)

[Ibrahim]

Why shorten 'thanks' by dropping the 'a' off? :inquisitive:

Unless that's an honest typo, that ranks pretty high in the silliest abbreviations that I've seen -category.
that was a typo actually...:embarassed:

[king hannibal]

hi first time doing this and it wasn't intend for this I was just playing MP and I seen this so I though I'll take a picture and use it as my screen saver and I though it might do well on here


https://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i281/kinghannibal/pictureofthemonth.jpg

[Gebeleisis]

mw want eb multy too :(
but i get a fricking ctd at the start up screen

[gosam]

Roman VS Makedonian
https://img169.imageshack.us/img169/5975/sanstitreao9.th.jpg (https://img169.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sanstitreao9.jpg)


How come you've reached Hysteroi Pezhetairoi while the Romans still didn't get their first reform?

[Korlon]

How come you've reached Hysteroi Pezhetairoi while the Romans still didn't get their first reform?

I generally see the march of time come in at around 250 BCE. This is before 242 BCE of course.

[Augustus Ceasar]

It's was a little battle for help my allies (Spartan's) not a real invasion. this is in 248 BC!
I am waiting 241 BC for take Sicilia! I will wait 146 BC for take Makedonia and the all Greec!

[konny]

I am not sure if I am allowed to take part as a team member. If not, this one is outside the competition.


A Bridge To Far
https://img168.imageshack.us/img168/9103/bridgeiv0.jpg

[Augustus Ceasar]

https://img88.imageshack.us/img88/5123/sanstitre2lg7.jpg
https://img88.imageshack.us/img88/8615/grecehb3.jpg

[Hooahguy]

only one allowed... remember.....

[eggthief]

Wasnt this thread for the April pic's?

[Korlon]

There was no April competition.

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

Have to get myself into Gimp or something along...

@konny:
Good one. But I miss the Tiger tanks on the far side shooting them to pieces...:laugh4: Arnheim or rather Bononia?

[konny]

Good one. But I miss the Tiger tanks on the far side shooting them to pieces...:laugh4: Arnheim or rather Bononia?

"Cotta has a plan to end the war and bring home the boys till christmas...."

More Arnheim. His tanks were three units of Lusotanian bodyguard cavalry.

[Alkiviadis]

Ekdromoi... Killers of horses

https://img152.imageshack.us/img152/9505/rometw2007102518391803apj1.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

"Cotta has a plan to end the war and bring home the boys till christmas...."

More Arnheim. His tanks were three units of Lusotanian bodyguard cavalry.
:grin: That's indeed a bridge too far for Polybian (?) era.

[General Appo]

Actually an old pic, I just thought I´d post something, so here goes.

Roman Beauty

https://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/GeneralAppo/Lovely.jpg

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

Attack of the Companions

https://img152.imageshack.us/img152/2185/angriffdergefhrtenol9.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

[Africanvs]

Sometimes I get so occupied with the battles I forget how beautiful EB's environments are. (A canvas texture was added to make it appear to be a painting)

Mt. Etna
https://img104.imageshack.us/img104/6149/mtetnalr4.jpg

[General Aetius]

Awesome Landscape Africanvs:2thumbsup:

[Illian the Mediocre]

A Bridge To Far

The sky looks amazing! Is that standard EB or are you using another Mod as well?

[konny]

standard

[LorDBulA]

Sometimes I get so occupied with the battles I forget how beautiful EB's environments are.

Recently I was fighting allot in Illyria and surrounding lands and right now I think its the most beautiful part of EB map.

[Redmeth]

I'm happy you guys are enjoying the landscapes. I spent a lot of time on them... and LordBula made a really awesome tool that spared me the pain of hex editing and made it all possible.

You may now thank us. :whip: :clown:

[Africanvs]

Thanks to you Redmeth for the great environments, and thanks to you LorDBulA for making it all possible. Thanks to everyone else who contributed to the environments as well, and while I'm at it thanks to everyone who put in the thousands of hours to make this mod what it is. You guys are awesome. :2thumbsup:

[Sassem]

Thank you both

:2thumbsup:

[KhaziOfKalabara]

Thank you both

:2thumbsup:

Seconded. :shame:

[gabba202]

Lol...i love this game...is there another way to take screenshots or do we have to print screen? hmmmm?

[Mediolanicus]

Look into the Options menu at the main menu and there you can see/change the key to take screens

[The Celtic Viking]

Lol...i love this game...is there another way to take screenshots or do we have to print screen? hmmmm?

You can always download fraps and use that, you know. That's what I, and many others with me, do.

[Obelics]

https://img88.imageshack.us/img88/5123/sanstitre2lg7.jpg

i dare to say that this is one of the best screenshots ever, i love it, also the editing and the banners are perfect, it remember me of the "pointellism" style of the great George Seurat:
http://anglee.org/proj/MagicBrush/pics/Seurat_SundayAfternoonOnTheIslandOfGrandJatte.jpg

I enjoyed it at MAX! (hope it will win)

LOVE LOVE LOVE (ok, it really got me!)

why dont you call it "La Grand Jatte"?

[Baktrion Agema]

how do I post my entry?

[Korlon]

Just upload the picture to some place such as photobucket and give the image link here as such: url

[Baktrion Agema]

I had an amazing screenshot but before I pasted it and saved it I accidently coppied some text, is there any way I can get the screenshot back?

[Baktrion Agema]

Things turned nasty at the pony-club meet when a rival crew turned up.
I have withdrawn this shot as I have just got a better one which has been submitted.

[Sassem]

A tip just copy the IMAGE CODE of photobucket and we will see the picture in here


Things turned nasty at the pony-club meet when a rival crew turned up.
http://s284.photobucket.com/albums/ll26/Baktrion_Agema/?action=view&current=ponyclub.png

example
https://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll26/Baktrion_Agema/ponyclub.png

[Augustus Ceasar]

i dare to say that this is one of the best screenshots ever, i love it, also the editing and the banners are perfect, it remember me of the "pointellism" style of the great George Seurat:
http://anglee.org/proj/MagicBrush/pics/Seurat_SundayAfternoonOnTheIslandOfGrandJatte.jpg

I enjoyed it at MAX! (hope it will win)

LOVE LOVE LOVE (ok, it really got me!)

why dont you call it "La Grand Jatte"?

Thank you :painting:

[Africanvs]

@ Augustus Caesar- Are you using photoshop to edit? If so, what effect is it you use to make the picture appear that way?

[Baktrion Agema]

Ok thankyou. here it is.
<a href="http://s284.photobucket.com/albums/ll26/Baktrion_Agema/?action=view&current=ponyclub.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll26/Baktrion_Agema/ponyclub.png" border="0" alt="Sarmation pony-club"></a>

[Baktrion Agema]

hmm try again
<a href="http://s284.photobucket.com/albums/ll26/Baktrion_Agema/?action=view&current=ponyclub.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll26/Baktrion_Agema/ponyclub.png" border="0" alt="Sarmation pony-club"></a>

[Baktrion Agema]

Things turned nasty at the pony-club meet when a rival crew turned up.
I have withdrawn this shot as I have just got a better one which has been submitted.png[/IMG]

[Obelics]

the AugustusCaesar submission, stimulated me to try one of mines, I would vote for his screenshot bytheway, i like that style very much.

anyway here's a screenshot from someones i was doing for my aar.

"The last stand of the Solduri - aka: (from an Epitaph found on the Tomb of a Soldurus there in the little town of Spoon River) - we thought our Rix would never die, so we became Solduri, what an honour... but then, He has fallen in battle the guy, and you know, we've taken the oath to die with him... so you are thinking we were happy to die... well, you can thing whatever you want... f**** you &%$&%$)/$£% -"
https://img367.imageshack.us/img367/5910/thelaststandofthesoldurli2.jpg

[Sdragon]

I think that's an instant win you have there Obelics. A perfect example of how the correct amount of photoshop work can really bring life to an image.

[Jaume]

That's awesome Obelics. I think I will change my current desktop to this image.

[Ludens]

I think that's an instant win you have there Obelics. A perfect example of how the correct amount of photoshop work can really bring life to an image.
:yes:

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

Fantastic Obelics. I very much envy you! Not a single rider is looking idly at the horizon. In my screenshot there is always at least one or two who is standing in idle...:wall:

[Baktrion Agema]

I would like to enter this one into the competition, instead of the pony-club one, if i can change my entry. (hope it doesnt get me banned lol) ;

'Its disgusting habbit but I know, but going blind isn't such a big thing anymore!'
https://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll26/Baktrion_Agema/100_3080.jpg

[Obelics]

@Centurion: i think it was a bit of luck too, when i was doing the aar i used to press repeatly and madly the ScreenShot Button, so i got a lot of frame, and among all those frames there is a good chance to find some screenshot that look good... thanks man!


Ive already entered one so im not putting this one in the competion, but this one's funny so here it is (hope it doesnt get me banned lol) ;

'Its a disgusting habbit but your'e about to die so why not?'
https://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll26/Baktrion_Agema/100_3080.jpg

you are a total MALADE! TOO MUCH FUNNY! i would have called it "ok, the last one, just the last one! I deserve it!" or "death of the Mad Onanist":laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: Great!

[Baktrion Agema]

Its a total fluke of a shot, but its turned out quite well. I like the man in the foreground doing a superman dive aswel. To whoever is running the competition, can I replace my 'pony club' entry with this one?

[Tellos Athenaios]

People have been granted before, so why not?

[Goth47]

Obelics screenshot has to be the best i have seen, It looks like a painting.
Superb work mate!

Goth

[Augustus Ceasar]

@ Augustus Caesar- Are you using photoshop to edit? If so, what effect is it you use to make the picture appear that way?

I'm using Picasa!

[anelious phyros]

I've posted this once on Funny Pics -https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=103761

But I thought I'd show it here. - -

I belive I can fly...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2219/2501710359_159b426688_o.jpg

[Baktrion Agema]

Excellent! Is that what elephants do to people? cant wait to get them!

[anelious phyros]

Yep, Elephants are mans rocket ship of the ancient times, but they were retired a while back because the landing was faulty.

May my mother be with them.:shame:

[Africanvs]

I've posted this once on Funny Pics -https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=103761

But I thought I'd show it here. - -

I belive I can fly...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2219/2501710359_159b426688_o.jpg

First air drop in history goes terribly wrong.

[anelious phyros]

ANASA (ancient NASA) - "Gosh dangit, Now it's being called a air drop?! It was suppost to get to Mars!"

Elephants are so faulty these days.:clown:

[Senshi]

Tripechues Katapeltai can affect your city's health
https://img242.imageshack.us/img242/2525/mayfe6.jpg (https://img242.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mayfe6.jpg)
Unedited screenshot from my ongoing KH campaign (Siege of Epidamnos)

[anelious phyros]

~:wave: Like the fire.

[Nobo]

very dramatic:skull:

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

Almost time to end this competition. Get all of your last minute entries in...

[anelious phyros]

Um, so are you going to post a poll for us to vote when the competition is over? Can't wait to to see who wins!:beam:

Edit - BTW, when exactly will you close it?

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

Yes, there will be an interal poll by the EB team to reduce the number of pictures to around 10, then an external poll for those remaining ten.

No new entries after, lets say... :shrug: ...tommorrow...

[anelious phyros]

And what time are you going by? I mean what time is it for you and when tommorow will be for us.

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

No exact time. I'll close this thread in 12 to 48 hours and post the internal poll soon after. Whenever I have time, really...

[anelious phyros]

Okay, thanks.:beam:

[anelious phyros]

Quick question - what exactly happens if you win? Bragging rights right??

[Tellos Athenaios]

And a sig banner by Teleklos, IIRC.

[anelious phyros]

Cool. Sound like a a bragging right to me!:2thumbsup:

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

This is why I didn't give an exact time. Turns out I got busy and forgot about this. :wall: Well, I get to making the internal poll, expect the external poll in a couple days followed by next months submission thread...