June Screenshot Competition [Archive]

XSamatan

06-01-2011, 21:41

Let's reanimate these monthly competitions!
Check the rules!

The winner will get his winning screenshot made into a individual EB-signature.

Rules
-One submission per person per month
-Must be from EB
-No picture editing
-Only slight cropping will be allowed (small pictures are ok, just not extreme cropping)
-Must obey forum rules

Suggestions
-Turn off banners
-Turn off arrows and/or de-select your units
-Make sure the cursor, "Paused", and map border aren't showing
-Crop out the UI (though too much cropping may get your pic disqualified)
-No Elephants

fomalhaut

06-02-2011, 00:35

My first small semi professional military force of the newly Independant Bactrian Kingdom, recruited from the Eastern fringes of my small Kingdom (i only have 3 cities, i'm taking it very very slow). They were sent south to apprehend a Syrian General sent to 'pressure' us back to Satrapy. I thought it was quite beautiful, especially the Buddhist wheel on the shields and the standard bearers. I was quite proud to see them marching, as they were my first army recruited for defense of the Kingdom.
http://i.min.us/ilhrE6.jpg

The Celtic Viking

06-02-2011, 21:37

Nice, one of these again. I'll see if I can find a submission tomorrow.

Paltmull

06-03-2011, 18:24

Nice! I'll post my submission a soon as I can.

Why is "no elephants" under "Suggestions" btw?

CashMunny

06-05-2011, 02:01

Brennus

06-05-2011, 12:11

Im working on a historical event based screenshot.

Brennus

06-05-2011, 14:55

Noob question now: How do you turn off faction banners?

-Praetor-

06-05-2011, 15:02

preferences.txt

Or if you installed the trivial script there´s an option to do just that.

Cheers.

Brennus

06-05-2011, 16:45

For those of us with limited technical ability how do you do that?

Paltmull

06-05-2011, 17:21

I imagine he suggested no elephants because they seem to pop up numerous times in every screenshot thread. There's only so much you can do with an elephant screenshot, and it is almost always just an elephant sending guys flying. Yes, it looks cool, but we've all seen it a million times and it's not very original. It's kind of like a humongous explosion in a movie, yeah it looks cool but we don't really even enjoy it that much anymore, the novelty has worn off after 20-30 years of that kind of special effect being inserted everywhere. Same with elephants. After 3 years of elephant screenshots, let's see something else!

Well, actually elephant pictures tend to win, which is why they're usually against the rules entirely. ^^

For those of us with limited technical ability how do you do that?

Click the EB Configuration icon on your desktop, click "preferences", and deselect "show banners", or click the "EB Preferences" file in your "Rome -Total War" folder and deselect "show banners". I don't know how to do if you don't have Trivial Script installed though.

fomalhaut

06-05-2011, 18:11

ewwwwwwww i can't imagine playing with banners on, totally kills the immersion

-Praetor-

06-05-2011, 19:47

Stop chatting and start posting pics!:whip:

fomalhaut

06-07-2011, 23:28

Stop chatting and start posting pics!:whip:

as it is friend, i am the only one to have posted something!

The Celtic Viking

06-08-2011, 11:33

Well, we can't have you winning for lack of competition, can we? Here's my entry, which I shall call "East meets West".

https://img97.imageshack.us/img97/3040/eastmeetswest.jpg (https://img194.imageshack.us/img194/3040/eastmeetswest.jpg)

Click on it for full size.

stratigos vasilios

06-08-2011, 11:54

Click on it for full size.

What exactly are we clicking on for full size... eh eh eh.

Paltmull

06-08-2011, 13:32

Alright, here's mine. I've already used it in the .org screenshot contest, but I really like it, so I'll use it here too:

Phalanx battle:
https://img338.imageshack.us/img338/7766/ebscreen122resize22.jpg (https://img691.imageshack.us/img691/362/ebphalanx2.jpg)

Click on it for larger size.

The Celtic Viking

06-08-2011, 14:49

What exactly are we clicking on for full size... eh eh eh.

The shafts. ~;)

Megas Pyrrhos

06-08-2011, 15:04

I haven't logged in in forever. I'll add some variety to the competition. I feel I should of edited out the guy that is flying really really high, it sorta ruins the capture. Oh well.

https://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z436/pyrrhos1988/direstraitsea8.jpg

Ca Putt

06-08-2011, 17:26

that is a costom battle, or isit not? you'd seldom see reformed Pezhetairoi and Reformed Cohorts faceing eah other, let alone Augustean :DD

nice shots so far!

Brennus

06-08-2011, 21:23

What exactly are we clicking on for full size... eh eh eh.

LOL.

I'm still working on my entry, although I have a great lack of confidence in it now having seen the recent entries.

The Celtic Viking

06-09-2011, 21:27

By the way, what's the ideal size of the pictures? I've figured my natural 1920x1080 is a little big, but I don't know how much smaller I should make it. For this one I just chose the imagedump default for forum pictures (whatever that was) with the option to get the "real deal", but I don't know how close to optimal that is for this kind of competition.

MaxMazi

06-09-2011, 23:17

In general i'll always go for something at 1400 width (in competitions, not for previews though), so it can be seen full size on most general resolution of 1680x1050 in any forum.
But this forum has a great feature that you all should use. If you insert a direct image link into

...
the forum will auto resize it and then you can click on it to see the full size. Like in my pic done for the EBII Sweboz Preview: (oh, and btw, this is edited, so this is not an example of what kind of pictures we expect from you)
https://img651.imageshack.us/img651/6149/270000.png

We are waiting for more pictures. Great shots so far. Keep them coming!

The Celtic Viking

06-09-2011, 23:52

Lets try it.

https://img194.imageshack.us/img194/3040/eastmeetswest.jpg

Edit: wohoo, it worked! Thank you!

johnhughthom

06-10-2011, 13:41

There's a few of these I'm glad weren't in the org screenshot contest. Great shots TCV, MaxMazi and Magas Pyrrhos.

fomalhaut

06-10-2011, 19:11

ya know just because there aren't epic battles therein doesn't mean mine isn't of some quality :'( :'(

johnhughthom

06-10-2011, 19:49

My comment wasn't intended as a criticism of anybody elses shots, though yours would be improved if the UI had been minimised and the arrow moved off centre and cropped out.

Lazy O

06-11-2011, 11:59

My entry :

https://img848.imageshack.us/img848/9606/0002u.jpg

Although I liked this one too, but this is not going to be my entry. (https://img541.imageshack.us/img541/2379/0005m.jpg)

vartan

06-12-2011, 05:52

I hope I am not the only one that sees the need to propose the following.

I propose similar screenshots in the future be set up so that participants would have to send their submissions privately to a collector by a certain date, after which point no further submissions would be accepted, and the entire set would be listed in no particular order.

Paltmull

06-13-2011, 20:28

C'mon now! We need some competition here!

Fluvius Camillus

06-13-2011, 22:13

C'mon now! We need some competition here!

I am campaigning heavily as the AS against the Romani Marian republic. The sad part is that it only features routing vigiles and groups of elephants, hetairoi and cathaphracts charging through formations... Maybe I'll get a nice shot warding off the Yuezhi invasion?

~Fluvius

Walle

06-14-2011, 08:21

I am campaigning heavily as the AS against the Romani Marian republic. The sad part is that it only features routing vigiles and groups of elephants, hetairoi and cathaphracts charging through formations... Maybe I'll get a nice shot warding off the Yuezhi invasion?

~Fluvius

You are actually playing a campaign where the AI has reached the Marian reforms? Holy macaroni, I would really like to see that! Could you post the campaign map or something in the "Post your EB empires!" thread? I would really appreciate it since I've always tried to help the Romans in my campaigns, but they always get their butts kicked by Lusotannan or Epeiros.

Fluvius Camillus

06-15-2011, 10:48

You are actually playing a campaign where the AI has reached the Marian reforms? Holy macaroni, I would really like to see that! Could you post the campaign map or something in the "Post your EB empires!" thread? I would really appreciate it since I've always tried to help the Romans in my campaigns, but they always get their butts kicked by Lusotannan or Epeiros.

EDIT: you asked in the EB empires thread, I'll post it there again, that is a better choice...

~Fluvius

Brennus

06-19-2011, 22:23

What date does this thread close? Nearly ready just need to ask the opinion of my trusted advisor which he prefers.

stratigos vasilios

06-20-2011, 02:43

Your Family Retainer/Freeman Clerk/Historian/Biographer/Floozy?

XSamatan

06-20-2011, 10:53

What date does this thread close?

30th of June

lionhard

06-20-2011, 16:36

When i take a ss all i get is a pic of my desktop ..... why is this and how do i fix it?

XSamatan

06-20-2011, 16:56

Use Fraps, that works with RTW!

lionhard

06-20-2011, 17:50

i wud if i was a comp geek but i just know how to use the on and off button atm ^^

XSamatan

06-20-2011, 22:27

Well, FRAPS is the easiest way, check Google (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&xhr=t&q=fraps+tutorial) for tutorials, download it from here (http://www.fraps.com/download.php)

XSamatan

Brennus

06-21-2011, 14:41

Your Family Retainer/Freeman Clerk/Historian/Biographer/Floozy?

The best damn Australian I know!

Ok here is my entry, like I said to Stratigos I am not entirely happy with it but after a weeks worth of custom battles it's the best I can come up with.

So here is "The ambush of Ambiorix"

1354

Paltmull

06-22-2011, 15:17

The best damn Australian I know!

Ok here is my entry, like I said to Stratigos I am not entirely happy with it but after a weeks worth of custom battles it's the best I can come up with.

So here is "The ambush of Ambiorix"

1354

Nice! Is that the RSII terrain btw?

Cute Wolf

06-24-2011, 00:48

not sure about the image quality, taken from my laptop (with the pathetic resolution and details, dammit, this is one fun moment when my KH expedition on gauls got attacked by a fullstack army of screaming nudists - mostly), could I re-touch it a bit?

KISS MY SHINY GAULIC ARSE - look at the unlucky somatophylakes in the center

https://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af335/Oalahsonson/oie_241418T3qIfF5w.jpg

Brennus

06-24-2011, 21:25

Nice! Is that the RSII terrain btw?

I don't know what that is, sorry. Its the EB Belgica map.

vartan

06-25-2011, 02:06

I don't know what that is, sorry. Its the EB Belgica map.
If you don't know what it is, the answer is most likely no. Unless I'm mistaken, the question was in reference to the custom-made Roma Surrectum battlemap environments that feature a host of new, user-made tree and grass textures, along with who knows what else (new skymaps probably).

Cadwalader

06-25-2011, 15:02

One of my attempts at emulating the death of Pyrrhos. The tricky part is getting the AI to surround Pyrrhos and his Gauls.

I'm not completely satisfied with it, but I figured I might as well enter for once.

https://img231.imageshack.us/img231/4856/pyrrhos.png (https://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/231/pyrrhos.png/)

I'll call it "Death of Pyrrhos". Original, I know. :clown:

lionhard

06-25-2011, 15:04

I call it .. hard to see

Arjos

06-25-2011, 15:57

Well done Cadwalader, only missing the old woman throwing tiles :D

Cadwalader

06-25-2011, 16:10

Thanks! I guess the old crone is taking aim at the moment this is taken!

I call it .. hard to see

You think? I guess it would look nicer if they had some torches there.

stratigos vasilios

06-25-2011, 16:28

Can't remember how the last competition worked, one vote per person or 3 votes each?

lionhard

06-25-2011, 20:28

Thou shall not PASS!

My elite phalanx's holding back noble arab infantry whilst on the flanks heavy fighting consists between lighter infantry... covered by slingers and archers throwing everything they have at each other quite a pretty portrait of all out war :)

Oh and just for the record sabean noble infantry pwn .... i had to send reinforcements to hold the line and i had 30+ in my elite phalanx.... ^^

Brennus

06-28-2011, 22:34

I wonder if there would be much support for a real life EB themed screenshot competition/EB themed fancy dress competition? Rle 1: No Gaesatae!

panten

06-28-2011, 23:07

Haven't had much time for EB due to extensive studying - but Competitions are fun, so here's the entry:

Last Line of Defense
https://img5.imageshack.us/img5/3144/lastlineofdefense.jpg (https://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/5/lastlineofdefense.jpg/)

PS: I'm still short of a custom banner for winning the December competition... just sayin' ;)

Ca Putt

06-28-2011, 23:55

I wonder if there would be much support for a real life EB themed screenshot competition/EB themed fancy dress competition? Rle 1: No Gaesatae! damn that's the only costume I had :(

Tanit

06-29-2011, 04:12

PS: I'm still short of a custom banner for winning the December competition... just sayin' ;)

Can you post a link to your entry in December's competition? I'll make a banner for you.

Brennus

06-29-2011, 08:22

stratigos vasilios

06-29-2011, 10:36

https://img692.imageshack.us/img692/2696/rometw2011062918224000.jpg

My first ever competition entry! I call it, "Charge with no fear!"

panten

06-29-2011, 15:19

Can you post a link to your entry in December's competition? I'll make a banner for you.

That'd be amazing! Here's the link:
https://i941.photobucket.com/albums/ad252/Commios/Panten-Recon.jpg

Thanks in advance :medievalcheers:

stratigos vasilios

06-29-2011, 15:24

That'd be amazing! Here's the link...

I remember this, that was very good.

Cute Wolf

06-29-2011, 17:58

I wonder if there would be much support for a real life EB themed screenshot competition/EB themed fancy dress competition? Rle 1: No Gaesatae!

Wolfdan Wulfoz :grin: ?
it's basically stripped nude and put some shoe polish all over your body :wink: just remember to get some spear and small wooden shield.

maybe I'll try to make full Cataphract regalia from spare steel plates leftover from fixing the reactor.... just need to somehow get my hands into that arc welders and cutters, as well as doing the forging without anyone noticing *OOPS* - my employer will kill me for this :sad:

Brennus

06-29-2011, 21:15

Wolfdan Wulfoz :grin: ?
it's basically stripped nude and put some shoe polish all over your body :wink: just remember to get some spear and small wooden shield:

Don't use shoe polish, i did once dressing up as Nikki Sixx from Motley Crue... turns out shoe polish is an irritant.

If my grand tattooing project comes to fruition I could just go as an Ancient Briton.

Brennus

06-29-2011, 21:17

https://img692.imageshack.us/img692/2696/rometw2011062918224000.jpg

My first ever competition entry! I call it, "Charge with no fear!"

And may I say sir, a very very good entry!

Tanit

06-30-2011, 04:12

That'd be amazing! Here's the link:
https://i941.photobucket.com/albums/ad252/Commios/Panten-Recon.jpg

Thanks in advance :medievalcheers:

No problem, should have that up in a day or two I hope, though it might be next week as I'm working midnights this weekend which will seriously mess up my sleep cycle.

Delta146

06-30-2011, 07:12

I wonder if there would be much support for a real life EB themed screenshot competition/EB themed fancy dress competition? Rle 1: No Gaesatae!

Hmm, do you mean dress in some historical fashion, and post pictures? I would support that.

Brennus

06-30-2011, 10:45

Hmm, do you mean dress in some historical fashion, and post pictures? I would support that.

A few people seem to be in favour of it. I think if it was done for a laugh rather than as a competition with a deadline it could prove quite popular.

stratigos vasilios

06-30-2011, 11:56

A few people seem to be in favour of it. I think if it was done for a laugh rather than as a competition with a deadline it could prove quite popular.

But don't post yourself wearing LS... :thumbsup:

Brennus

06-30-2011, 17:15

But don't post yourself wearing LS... :thumbsup:

Pity, I own a suite of LS and an Imperial Italic helmet.

SPECIAL BONUS PRIZE: The EBII team will reveal the complete EBII faction list if you can post a picture of yourself with a Kataphraktoi Indikoi (A living one! Because I just realised I have a picture of reconstruction from the Royal Armouries in Leeds).

moonburn

06-30-2011, 17:55

i will dress myself as a indian peasen so pink leopard skin thong some wierd head mount preferably of feathers (peacock) a sling shoot and a baseball bat or some other type of head bashing club to whoever calls me gay :?

Cute Wolf

06-30-2011, 18:44

Pity, I own a suite of LS and an Imperial Italic helmet.

SPECIAL BONUS PRIZE: The EBII team will reveal the complete EBII faction list if you can post a picture of yourself with a Kataphraktoi Indikoi (A living one! Because I just realised I have a picture of reconstruction from the Royal Armouries in Leeds).

?elephants? dang, should I go to sumatera right now and capture a baby elephant in the wild?

vartan

06-30-2011, 19:54

Pity, I own a suite of LS and an Imperial Italic helmet.

SPECIAL BONUS PRIZE: The EBII team will reveal the complete EBII faction list if you can post a picture of yourself with a Kataphraktoi Indikoi (A living one! Because I just realised I have a picture of reconstruction from the Royal Armouries in Leeds).
You from Yorkshire? I was at the Armouries this time a year ago. :2thumbsup: Got lots of nice photos.

Brennus

06-30-2011, 21:37

I am indeed! In fact i am visiting my parents there as I type. Yes the Royal Armouries have some great stuff, I was kicking myself when I visited though, only managed to find the Celtic and Roman section as they were kicking people out at closing time.

Drewski

06-30-2011, 22:32

I lived in Leeds for 5 years in the late 90's, and kept forgetting to go visit the Armouries. I never got around to it. :no:

I am a fool so pls take away all my balloons.

panten

07-01-2011, 07:56

No problem, should have that up in a day or two I hope, though it might be next week as I'm working midnights this weekend which will seriously mess up my sleep cycle.

Yeah, I know that feeling. No need to hurry though, I can wait for a couple of days more :)