Screenshot of the month submission thread (august)

[Moros]

It has already been asked for, but here's the long awaited August screenshot competition submission thread! Now where are those award winning screenshots?

The rules again:
- Every fan can participate but can only submit one screenshot every month.
- Full screens, only the UI is allowed to be cropped out.
-You are allowed to edit them with photoshop, it is however not a requirement.
- All images must come from EB.
-All screenshots must be send in before the last week of the month in this thread.

Now how will we choose the winner? Well the EB-team will elect the 10 best (if the amount of submissions require it). A poll will be opened the last week of the month, in which the fans can cast their vote. The winner will be the one who got the most votes. The poll will close the last day of the month. The next day submissions for the next month can be made in a new thread.

Good luck and best wishes,
-The EB Team.
note: all screens must be in before the 24th of August!

[Megas Pyrrhos]

Here is mine: Sunset Slaughter

https://img204.imageshack.us/img204/494/ebaugustentryfinalun4.jpg

You be the judge as to who is getting slaughtered. The Romani in the foreground are partly surrounded, though the Romani unit in the distance is about to throw a shower of Pilae upon my Hysteroi Pezhetairoi...slightly countered by my archers firing from behind the screen :juggle2:

[Tellos Athenaios]

That's a nice shot, there! :2thumbsup:

[Megas Pyrrhos]

Thanks

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

How do the Triballoi perform against the Legionaries? How far are you into your campaign as you managed to encounter Marians?

[Spoofa]

I think that is a custom battle, since polybian reforms under the AI seems very rare indeed.
:2thumbsup:

but hey! maybe he's a lucky one.

[Megas Pyrrhos]

That was a custom battle. The triballoi dont do half bad...moderately effective against the legionaries. also the last unit to rout.

[Spoofa]

Those Thracians are a tough bunch of guys arent they? :laugh4:

[Megas Pyrrhos]

Indeed. My Greek and celtic units routed first. The triballoi routed last, and i had a thracian peltast unit that routed 4 times in that battle and still wanted to come back and kick some butt.

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

Yeah, definitely!

Here's my entry: Persian Peasants eaten up by Thessalian Nobles
https://img174.imageshack.us/img174/3203/persischespeertrgeralsofb2.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

[Spoofa]

:shocked3:

2 questions:

1. Whats the magnificent city in the far distance barely visible in the morning mist? :laugh4:


2. How do you get the enemy AI to actually attack your Phalanx head on, or is it just because you were defending the town?

[Tellos Athenaios]

Simple: take your time to arrange your troops so they face the AI's head to head...

EDIT: If you're an experienced Successor player that shouldn't be too hard to do. Just some trial and error - and a bit of micromanagement regarding formation cohesion etc.

[Spoofa]

Done and failed, All they do is rotate, and as I've state before, they only turn and turn and turn until we are doing a pointless circular dance that the God's laugh at. :inquisitive:

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

:shocked3:

2 questions:

1. Whats the magnificent city in the far distance barely visible in the morning mist? :laugh4:
Edessa.




2. How do you get the enemy AI to actually attack your Phalanx head on, or is it just because you were defending the town?
I never move much at all. Best is to stay were you are if possible. Give the AI time to arrange their troops. Slowly march towards them, don't click attack, just ram them head on. And you have to micromanage. Generally I hate sallying forth battles because it's such a strain to get all the units out and arrange them...

[Swordmaster]

Generally I hate sallying forth battles because it's such a strain to get all the units out and arrange them...

I actually leave the city through the back gate, furthest from where the enemy is, so that I can deploy quitely and then move and face them in the open. But agreed, it's a nuisance.

[bovi]

I've never been attacked by the AI when marching out of the front gate. In fact, they tend to withdraw and line up far away from the gate. Why do you choose the back gate?

[Hooahguy]

u know- i should have read the rules for the last competition- i cropped out the sides of my better screen, so i did this one instead:

"Spartans awaiting the Persian onslaught at Thermopylae"
https://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa73/hooahguy14/Spartans-1.jpg

[Swordmaster]

I've never been attacked by the AI when marching out of the front gate. In fact, they tend to withdraw and line up far away from the gate. Why do you choose the back gate?

If they don't withdraw far enough and they have slingers, for instance. Secondly, like you said, they withdraw, usually to the left or right, so that to face them properly I either need to make an unwieldy turn close to the walls, or march forward and expose my flanks. This may be due to the fact that I prefer wide battle lines, though.

This don't count for big cities, actually. I was thinking mainly of forts.

[Reno Melitensis]

How to I upload a picture to participate. Thx Cheers

[Tellos Athenaios]

There's always: http://www.imageshack.us/

[Reno Melitensis]

https://img292.imageshack.us/img292/9787/hastatihi3.jpg



I did it hurray. Thx Tellos Athenaios.

[ladiesman]

Auedi general marching to the rescue of his soldiers... in vain:laugh4:
https://img356.imageshack.us/my.php?image=image11jq9.jpg

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Auedi general marching to the rescue of his soldiers... in vain:laugh4:
https://img356.imageshack.us/my.php?image=image11jq9.jpg

You should use the insert image feature for those too lazy to click links :yes:

Here it is, lazy people :laugh4:

https://img356.imageshack.us/img356/4813/image11jq9.jpg

Also, cropping out the UI would be good

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Here's mine:

The Crossing

https://img407.imageshack.us/img407/327/0003copjf8.png

[Hooahguy]

dang! i already know who won! ~:mecry: ~:mecry: ~:mecry: but i must say, THAT ^^^^^ is some screenshot! :rtwyes:

[McIwoo]

I really like Sunset Slaughter! Wondering what sort of filter you apply on the screeny before publishing it Megas Pyrrhos :2thumbsup:

[The Persian Cataphract]

Another reason why one should play the Pahlava :2thumbsup:

[Hooahguy]

really.... whats the reason? o wait...... i know. but arent the units in the picture AS units?

[The Persian Cataphract]

The ones in the foreground are the Zradha Pahlavans, a Pahlava unique, while the ones in the background are probably AS Prodromoi.

[Megas Pyrrhos]

I really like Sunset Slaughter! Wondering what sort of filter you apply on the screeny before publishing it Megas Pyrrhos :2thumbsup:

I used photoshop 7.0, and used auto level, then auto color, then auto contrast. Also, and i dont remember exactly, but I may of brightened certain parts of the picture using different layers and their various opaque levels :shame:

[Pius Curus]

Hi, that is my "eye spot": The Flashback...before first kill

[Pius Curus]

Sorry here it is...

http://img27.picoodle.com/img/img27/9/8/9/f_141m_eb2a899.jpg

Could you help me, pls, how can I place direcly the picture on the forum. When I can insert the picture, than I insert only prolink, I dont know how to do it by other way:no: ...:help:

[Pius Curus]

Wow, it is functioned:idea2: ...I dont understand it:book:

@Blank:
Could you write me, pls, how did you do it, that the view is so low:oops: ??? I think...so low as horse hoof. Thank you!

[blank]

Wow, it is functioned:idea2: ...I dont understand it:book:

@Blank:
Could you write me, pls, how did you do it, that the view is so low:oops: ??? I think...so low as horse hoof. Thank you!

I used RTW's movie editor.
I can PM you if you don't know how to use it :sweatdrop:

[ladiesman]

thanks for that blank, but also no thanks for beating everyone with that shot of yours!:inquisitive:

[paullus]

Pius, that's a really cool shot! The ordered Roman ranks compared to the charging Getai, great stuff!

[Megalos]

https://img116.imageshack.us/img116/2311/yupgr6.jpg


Clash Of The Titans


Hope you like
Mega

[Hooahguy]

at this rate, ill never be able to win!~:mecry: ~:mecry: ~:mecry:
lol!

[abou]

Haha! Yeah!

You don't mess with Hypaspistai. Great shot there. Looks like this could be a good month. Keep them coming guys.

[name]

Hello.
This being my first post, i want to introduce myself:
I am name, I own all of the Total War games, prefer playing EB.
Some people might know me as "segfaulthunter" at twc.

I wanted to post an edited screenshot I did, but it told me

You are only allowed to post URLs to other sites after you have made 1 posts or more.
So I'll post it in the next one, sorry for double posting, but i need to

[name]

Getai horse-archer firing:

http://segfaulthunter.se.ohost.de/test/arrow.jpg

Some variations, if you like one better than the original, tell me.
http://segfaulthunter.se.ohost.de/test/sepia.jpg

http://segfaulthunter.se.ohost.de/test/sepia2.jpg

http://segfaulthunter.se.ohost.de/test/sepia3.jpg

[The Persian Cataphract]

So many worthy entries, this month is shaping up real good :thumbsup:

Keep them rolling, gentlemen!

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

Definetely looks as if I've got to get used to some photoshopping techniques rather sooner than later.:no: :yes:

[Moros]

name: Which one would you like to enter as you submission? As you can only enter one each month.

[pseudocaesar]

Defiance
https://img522.imageshack.us/img522/6827/rpmanadeuipc8.jpg

[Megas Pyrrhos]

At this rate of blatantly obvious (though by doing so amazing) use of sweet lighting and contrast effects in the submissions, those of us that don't use them probably can't win...guess next time I'll need to really mess with my photo's.

P.S.: I like that second one better than the first, name.

[Hooahguy]

im starting to think that we should start to ban using photo-editing programs for the contest to give the guys without cool photo-editing programs a chance. :soapbox:

[name]

P.S.: I like that second one better than the first, name.
Thou be'st thanked for thy advice, I´ll take the second one as my submission then.

im starting to think that we should start to ban using photo-editing programs for the contest to give the guys without cool photo-editing programs a chance.
Don´t weep, just get yourself G(NU)I(mage)M(anipulation)P(rogram) from http://gimp.org, it is free of charge and open source.

[paullus]

I don't think its necessary to ban lighting effects. The fancy lighting shots have not won more than half of the contests I think, and if we did an all-star game I'd wager several of the top finishers would be lightly altered at most (and that includes one of your earlier shots, Pyrrhos).

[I Am Herenow]

I'd edit my post and get rid of the 1st picture if I were you, name (just a suggestion, so your choice is clear to everyone).

hooahguy14, maybe we should have an "edited" and a "not edited" category?

[Hooahguy]

i like that idea! can we do have that? :rtwyes: :2thumbsup:

[abou]

Nope. Staying as is.

[Hooahguy]

darn. and just to clarify, why not?

[abou]

Because it doesn't really matter statistically. I don't think any majorly altered image has won any contest yet.

[Hooahguy]

oh- ok. thanks!

[Swordmaster]

im starting to think that we should start to ban using photo-editing programs for the contest to give the guys without cool photo-editing programs a chance. :soapbox:

We don't want fair competitions, we want them cool screenies.

EDIT: hooahguy14, it's worth ten times more turning of banners and green arrows than photoshopping your screens. I, for one, preferred the first version of your submission.

[name]

We don't want fair competitions, we want them cool screenies.

True words ;)
Anyway I've done some variations of my images in the upper post, tell me which one you like best ;)

[I Am Herenow]

LOL you're meant to submit 1 image per month and leave the "which one do you like?" phase to the voting ;)

Nevertheless, I'd go for the second one of the three.

[Horst Nordfink]

I know this has probably been asked a thousand times before, but can someone be a kind soul and tell me how to actually capture a battle picture?

[The Errant]

I know this has probably been asked a thousand times before, but can someone be a kind soul and tell me how to actually capture a battle picture?

Just press the "Print Scrn" button on your keyboard during a battle. In your RTW folder exists a subfolder named TGAS. This is where your screenies get saved.

You need another program to convert the TGA fily types to another image type such as JPG. Irfanview is one such program. You can do a Google search with the name and download it. It's free software available to all.

Sometimes the screenies show up blank (white). If that's the case their is usually a conflict with your AA (Anti-Aliasing) settings in the Graphic options. Just disable the AA and they should show up normally.

Another way to take screenies is to use a program called FRAPS. That too is free software. Download both and use the one your more comfortable with.

[Horst Nordfink]

Cheers friend :2thumbsup:

[Megas Pyrrhos]

One can also hit the "Print Screen" button, and then go into a program, like the basic Microsoft Paint program that comes with nearly all systems, and go to Edit --> Paste. Whatever last picture that was taken using this button will be pasted into the paint program, which then can be converted into .bmp or .jpeg or w/e.

Simple and quick, I use it then go to my photoshop and mess with them later.

P.S. I do use simple lighting effects, but I do it to make pictures look life-like...and some of the heavily modified pictures here do look pretty cool...Megalos, I'm thinking of you :2thumbsup: .

[name]

LOL you're meant to submit 1 image per month and leave the "which one do you like?" phase to the voting ;)

Nevertheless, I'd go for the second one of the three.
We just want cool screen shots, so i give variations for you to chose :D

[Lysander13]

Here's mine...The Last Stand


https://img184.imageshack.us/img184/4214/laststandom7.jpg

[Incongruous]

Ha!
That my freind, is a nice screenie:2thumbsup:

[Bootsiuv]

Is it just me or is there a demonic face in the upper right hand corner of "the crossing" on the first page. Was that intentional? Or am I seeing things. Very cool, even if it wasn't intentional.

[Karo]

Can't see a demonic head can you tell who posted the pic so it would be easier to find it

[Bootsiuv]

It was posted by blank on the first page. It is entitled the Crossing. Now that I look at it, it's more human than demonic. I still see a face in the right hand corner, near the horses head. Maybe it's just a coincidence.

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

It's page #3 and definetely an X-file. Or just Harry Potter.

[Puupertti Ruma]

The Crossing is actually on page 1.
It took a while to find the head, but it does look like a guy screaming. It is though most likely a coincidence.

[Puupertti Ruma]

Here is mine, it is called:

"You shall not pass!"

http://xs218.xs.to/xs218/07334/You_shall_not_pass.png

ps. If it takes too long to load, I could make it a jpg and compress it a little.

[Hooahguy]

uh..... doesnt that picture violate the forum rules about nudity?

[Kahju]

They are so far away that their genitals can't be seen accurately without zooming in, and if someone does that, he is beyond help.

[Puupertti Ruma]

uh..... doesnt that picture violate the forum rules about nudity?

Damnit you might be right... maybe some moderator could make a decision about this, as I can but really don't want to edit the picture so the genital areas would be blurred, being the lazy sod I am and what Kahju said holds also true.

[Bonny]

Damnit you might be right... maybe some moderator could make a decision about this, as I can but really don't want to edit the picture so the genital areas would be blurred, being the lazy sod I am and what Kahju said holds also true.


you can't see anything, so it's no problem.

[Teleklos Archelaou]

uh..... doesnt that picture violate the forum rules about nudity?
Are you SERIOUS? Really, even bringing it up like it may or ought to be a problem, when those dudes are that far away in the picture, is contemptible.

That is ridiculous. Go find something else better to complain about.

[Thaatu]

That is ridiculous. Go find something else better to complain about.
Aren't you being a little too edgy on this one?

[paullus]

Edgy? no. Maybe a little late to the dance, but hooahguy's complaint was rather silly.

Where's a shot Thaatu? You usually submit really nice ones.

[Thaatu]

Crap, I was hoping I didn't have to...


Lines Collide: a Makedonian-Hai incident

https://img179.imageshack.us/img179/1883/linescollidezo9.jpg (https://imageshack.us)


Nothing fancy.

[DeathEmperor]

Whoa Thaatu kickass screenshot :2thumbsup:

[Megas Pyrrhos]

nice one

[Wolfman]

that shot is gold! This months going to be hard.

[paullus]

see Thaatu? hehe, thanks. nice.

[Hooahguy]

Are you SERIOUS? Really, even bringing it up like it may or ought to be a problem, when those dudes are that far away in the picture, is contemptible.

That is ridiculous. Go find something else better to complain about.

LOL! :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4:
i tend to stir up trouble, dont i? :whip: (see thread at TWC- "did RTR steal from EB?")
i just want less competition. :tongue3: :2thumbsup:

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

Since mine isn't good enough to win anyways, I'll post two (I had a series of three but noticed something I shouldn't show, in one).

I call them "Hammer and Anvil":
https://img529.imageshack.us/img529/3461/maa161bo5.png
https://img125.imageshack.us/img125/6718/maa162hd6.png

[Sassem]

Since mine isn't good enough to win anyways, I'll post two (I had a series of three but noticed something I shouldn't show, in one).

I call them "Hammer and Anvil":


The second is the best the other is a bit too dark if you ask me

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The second is the best the other is a bit too dark if you ask me

There is also some guy floating around (banzai attack?):2thumbsup:

[Obelics]

Here's mine:

The Crossing

https://img407.imageshack.us/img407/327/0003copjf8.png

blank, i didn't like your previous ones, but this time you really caught somethink, the editing is not just per-se, but is functional to the whole image, great great screenshot:2thumbsup: (the broken chariot in the water, the knights slow march, the wet weather etc.) cant spend enought praises, it's my favorite!

[Azazel]

@Marcus - hahahaha, I love the "before and after" scenes. I always enjoy seeing infantry fly.

@Thaatu - You make me envious. Thanks to you I need to get a better computer. All of those units, makes for an awesome pic :2thumbsup:

@Blank - Awesome. Done.

[Spoofa]

https://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u136/MastaSpoofa/KH%20AAR/RomeTW2007-08-2019-46-55-89.jpg

this shot is probably pretty mediocre but I really liked it, its from the KH succession campaign that I am apart of and current Hegemon until someone else is voted in :laugh4:


I call it, let the bodies hit the floor :laugh2:

[Lysander13]

Since i really suck at taking pics because i'm always forgetting to turn-off something or another and have no shot of winning since there are some really cool shots here. I'd thought i'd share a couple of pics (make believe you don't see the green arrows :beam: )
I call them Old School Spartiate in EB
https://img50.imageshack.us/img50/7796/oldschoolspartiate004nr6.jpg
https://img50.imageshack.us/img50/9426/oldschoolspartiate013sh4.jpg

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To remove the green arrows from the shots, press ''Enter'' before taking them - it will deselect all units, thus removing all the arrows

[The Celtic Viking]

To remove the green arrows from the shots, press ''Enter'' before taking them - it will deselect all units, thus removing all the arrows

Either that or you could go into preferences.txt and change DISABLE_ARROW_MARKERS to TRUE to remove them altogether.

[Kampfkrebs]

Due my video editing, there was some picture "waste" which was too good to delete it :sweatdrop:

https://img443.imageshack.us/img443/6964/phalanxneoneditedcm6.jpg


I´ll call it "Blue silence"

[Azazel]

Alright. I guess I'll try and give it a go, but theres so many other cool images in here :dizzy2:

I call it, "Death to Rebel Scum" :smash:

https://img403.imageshack.us/img403/781/rebelscumxc3.jpg

P.S. How can you get rid of those pesky flags? (for when I try again next month har har :juggle2: )

Edit: Sorry, it's not in my post and you have to click a link, I couldn't figure out how to insert the image...though I did use the "insert image" button, but it made it do this :inquisitive:

[Tellos Athenaios]

Make sure that the line in preferences.txt (in the EB\preferences folder) reads:
"SHOW_BANNERS:FALSE"

To insert the image itself, rather than a link: 1) upload your image to a service such as imageshack (which you did); 2 copy the code from the Thubmnails for Forums (1) section into your post.

[blank]

To insert the image itself, rather than a link: 1) upload your image to a service such as imageshack (which you did); 2 copy the code from the Thubmnails for Forums (1) section into your post.

or, if you want an image instead of a thumbnail, copy the ''direct link to image'' line from imageshack and enter that into the ''insert image'' box when you post here :sweatdrop:

[Moros]

2 more days guys.

[Azazel]

or, if you want an image instead of a thumbnail, copy the ''direct link to image'' line from imageshack and enter that into the ''insert image'' box when you post here :sweatdrop:


Ah haaaaaa. Gotcha :yes: thanks. I didn't see those links down there.

[Hooahguy]

2 more days guys.

praying to god that i win :2thumbsup: :laugh4:

[The Spaniard]

https://img524.imageshack.us/img524/672/ebscreenericop2ymu6.jpg

I just thought it was a cool shot as it seems he is preparing to block the incoming arrow.

[Azazel]

I just thought it was a cool shot as it seems he is preparing to block the incoming arrow.


Haha yeah, I like how both of them are like "OH Sh--":2thumbsup:

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

This competition sucks. There are so many awesome screenshots, that the outcome will be unjust no matter what it'll be like.~;)

[Sassem]

I call it ''OUCH'

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/1199/ouchgt6.png (https://imageshack.us)

[Megas Pyrrhos]

This competition sucks. There are so many awesome screenshots, that the outcome will be unjust no matter what it'll be like.~;)

I concur.

[Hooahguy]

hey, at least you won a competition......

[Megas Pyrrhos]

good point :shame:

[Pius Curus]

@The Spaniard

It's perfect moment on the picture!

[Moros]

Submission deadline reached.

[Moros]

as there are 19 screenshots that entered the compitition, the EB team will select the ten best. These will then compete in a public poll for this month's victory. This will cause the public poll to be postponed a few days though.