Screenshot of the Month Submission Thread (October)

[Teleklos Archelaou]

Alright, here we go!

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 October!

[Tellos Athenaios]

@TA: Have you made the sig banner for the winner of last month yet?

[Bootsiuv]

If we have minimal UI activated, I believe it will make a picture that isn't full screen, because we have to crop out the map in the upper right hand corner (I wish there was a way to make it slide like in M2:TW).

Is this slightly skinnier picture acceptable, or should I turn on normal UI for the competition?

[Hooahguy]

"Marching into the Teutoberg Wald" or "Farewell of the Cohors Imperatoria" (in honor of EB 1.0 coming out- see below)
https://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa73/hooahguy14/thecolumn.jpg

sorry for the Cohors Imperatoria being the old ones, but i made this screen a while ago.....

[-Praetor-]

Great pic!!!

It might be renamed as "Farewell of the Cohors Imperatoria"

[Hooahguy]

tnx for the comment and idea!
now, in honor of EB 1.0 coming out and the new cohors imperatoria, it will be alternatively named "Farewell of the Cohors Imperatoria"

[Zaknafien]

Changed mine, here it is:

"Comrades in Arms"

https://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e286/Alhazenalrashid/Untitled-4copy.jpg

[Hooahguy]

aw..... no fair... he got the new units.....
jk! lol!

[johnhughthom]

aw..... no fair... he got the new units.....
jk! lol!

Now, now no whining this month :no:

Seriously though your picture is really good(as was last months), should be hard to beat.

[Admetos]

Here's my entry for this month called "Rally!!!"

EDIT: Submission changed. See post #44

http://img27.picoodle.com/img/img27/9/10/12/admetos/f_b00152m_65f94af.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/9/10/12/admetos/f_b00152m_65f94af.jpg&srv=img27)

[Kampfkrebs]

Dudes stop spamming photoshop, lets try to stay "as close to reality as possible", please :laugh4:

[Hooahguy]

agreed!

[abou]

Here's my entry for this month called "Rally!!!"

http://img27.picoodle.com/img/img27/9/10/12/admetos/f_b00152m_65f94af.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/9/10/12/admetos/f_b00152m_65f94af.jpg&srv=img27)
Heh, reminds me of that one scene in Schindler's List... although the context is a hell of a lot different.

[Kampfkrebs]

Title: If Hannibal have had a lightsaber.

https://img229.imageshack.us/img229/6995/lightsaberzwj9.jpg

[Justiciar]

I concur with the no-photoshoping plee. It generally just ruins an otherwise decent screenshot. There are, of course, exceptions, but some people just take it too far.

[NeoSpartan]

This is a pic of the MP battle between me and madmatg. I was the Aedui and he was KH.

The following is called......


FLYING GAUL!

https://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g75/Neospartan/flyinggaul.jpg


fyi: the KH cavarly pushed through them to get to my cavarly, and this fellar happen to "catch some air" during the whole thing.

p.s... oh yeah no photoshop, just a crude fraps pic from a battle replay!

[TWFanatic]

You say you don't want p-shop...then you vote for p-shop...p-shop pics are the only ones that ever win.

Give No Quarter!
https://img102.imageshack.us/img102/7195/givenoquarter3in3.jpg

[paullus]

pretty cool shot, but too much blood.

[Megas Pyrrhos]

EDIT: Changed entry. I was wrested from my laziness and paradoxical ways, and have returned to my non-edited custom of image entries.

I call it: Gods Save the Romani(Left Flank).

https://img99.imageshack.us/img99/1766/eboctentryepeirosromanihs1.jpg

[Geoffrey S]

You say you don't want p-shop...then you vote for p-shop...p-shop pics are the only ones that ever win.
Which is a shame, since I really dislike extensive photoshopping of entries and have seen plenty which would have been fine without, or even poor. It's meant to provide screenshots for the EB site, where I'd have thought it'd be out of place. It'd be nice to see a rule against photoshopping.

[Thaatu]

Another one, all natural for you photoshop haters out there. If I really wanted to win, I'd be doing something else. Like playing ping pong, or maybe golf.



Antiochus Megas At River Arius (207 BCE)


https://img225.imageshack.us/img225/8853/battleofriverareios207bta4.jpg (https://imageshack.us)


With his army forming up behind him, the King is on his way towards the right flank, from where he'll be leading the battle. The Bactrian cavalry army looms in the distance.



(All the votes for this are dedicated to abou. Thanks! It was a great battle, and I got my ass kicked. I hope you're happy.)

[abou]

That is a great shot! And the morning sun looks amazing glinting off the armor.

Ah, and the Baktrian cavalry is there in the distance too! Awesome.

[Bava]

Some very nice shots so far. TwFanatic´s is the best so far imho, very atmospheric and not overly photoshoped.


Btw, where does Antiochos Megas come from? Is it a refencere to the old persian "great king"?

[abou]

Megas is the Greek adjective for great.

Megas Alexandros - Alexander the Great or The Great Alexander
Antiochos Megas - Antiochos the Great

I think Mithradates IV of Pontos actually gained the epithet as well.

[Tellos Athenaios]

Another one, all natural for you photoshop haters out there. If I really wanted to win, I'd be doing something else. Like playing ping pong, or maybe golf.



Antiochus Megas At River Arius (207 BCE)


https://img225.imageshack.us/img225/8853/battleofriverareios207bta4.jpg (https://imageshack.us)


With his army forming up behind him, the King is on his way towards the right flank, from where he'll be leading the battle. The Bactrian cavalry army looms in the distance.



(All the votes for this are dedicated to abou. Thanks! It was a great battle, and I got my ass kicked. I hope you're happy.)

My favourite by far. I tested that battle once; first thing I did was racing towards my Argyraspides for cover from the Baktrian horde! --Then I quit the battle 'cause I was basically testing if the battle would load after abou had fixed something.

[Charge]

My first screen. edit: I found a bit better screen from that session, this one has only 2 ps little changes...

"Ephesus captured!"

https://img87.imageshack.us/img87/374/ephesuscapturedkh2.jpg

[Sygrod]

I would swear that some screenshots look like "paint by number". It really detracts from the excellent work done painstakingly by our talented modders.

A slight change in hue can really add to a picture, but otherwise I have to agree that the overdone screenshot pics, while artistically interesting, don't often add any to the beauty of a good screenshot.

My two favourites are Antiochus Megas At River Arius (207 BCE) and Ephesus captured!.

[TWFanatic]

pretty cool shot, but too much blood.
That's the point.


I would swear that some screenshots look like "paint by number". It really detracts from the excellent work done painstakingly by our talented modders.
I agree. Nevertheless, I submit a heavily modded screen shot because those are the only ones that ever win. And until separate categories are created, I will continue to do so.

[Megas Pyrrhos]

Nice one Charge, though the odd light in the middle of the image kinda kills it...I don't understand how it's supposed to fit into the grand scheme of the pic. Though it does look like you used one of the lighting effects in P-Shop to cause that.

[Charge]

eee... yes. I was thinking about it, and now sure this peace of light needs to be on a chief' sword ~:handball: or off...
Though anyway incorrect lighting was in game, and I didn't changed it. :whip:

[Spoofa]

I wonder why RTW made their general's hold their swords so rigidly.

[NeoSpartan]

I would swear that some screenshots look like "paint by number". It really detracts from the excellent work done painstakingly by our talented modders.

A slight change in hue can really add to a picture, but otherwise I have to agree that the overdone screenshot pics, while artistically interesting, don't often add any to the beauty of a good screenshot.

My two favourites are Antiochus Megas At River Arius (207 BCE) and Ephesus captured!.

I think they should have 2 competitions.

One for UNALTERED Screens and one for ALTERED screens.

Otherwise, what we are having right now is like a boxing match between a "feather weight" vs a "heavy weight".

[hoom]

I call this Unfair Odds:
https://img292.imageshack.us/img292/1059/unfairoddsxw8.th.jpg (https://img292.imageshack.us/my.php?image=unfairoddsxw8.jpg)
:beam:

[kemozz]

excellent screenshots voting this month is going to be really tough

[Geoffrey S]

Seen a couple I really like, by Kampfkrebs, Thaatu, and Charge. Question about the last one, have those building textures been changed? I don't remember that much colour.

[Admetos]

I'm guessing from the title it is the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus. And I must say Charge, that is one amazing screenshot. :2thumbsup:

[Teleklos Archelaou]

I call this Unfair Odds:
https://img292.imageshack.us/img292/1059/unfairoddsxw8.th.jpg (https://img292.imageshack.us/my.php?image=unfairoddsxw8.jpg)
:beam:
Would be most excellent if those awful banners (:laugh4: - since I did them) weren't in the pic!

[Beefy187]

The pic with Gallic soldier flying is my favourite:laugh4:

Made me laugh:2thumbsup:

[Cataclysm]

Hi,

I just took this one today from my 1.0 Karthadastim game. Xanthippus leading his mercenaries against Numidia.

I'll call it "Shadows and Dust"

https://img150.imageshack.us/img150/1084/shadowsdustqc9.th.jpg (https://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=shadowsdustqc9.jpg)

[Charge]

Thanks to all who appreciate my work :bow:
btw, I alredy have an idea of the next screenshot .

[Megas Pyrrhos]

Changed my previous entry.

I was wrested from my laziness and paradoxical ways to go back to my custom of entering non-heavily-edited images into the competition. Gotta uphold tradition. :shame:

[Charge]

I have changed mine too. But it is almost same...

[Megas Pyrrhos]

I have changed mine too. But it is almost same...


I at least think it's better without the random light....nicely done.

[Admetos]

Well, I would also like to change my submission.

This is called "Sunrise Over the Peloponnesus"

http://img28.picoodle.com/img/img28/9/10/14/admetos/f_b00022m_0f98623.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/9/10/14/admetos/f_b00022m_0f98623.jpg&srv=img28)

[Jolt]

Awesome!! As far as my opinion goes. Charge's picture is simply THE BEST picture I have ever seen in RTW. Mind-boggling would be the right description for the picture. Congratulations man! :)

[blank]

here's mine; i would call it "old tired phalanxes" :smash:

https://img86.imageshack.us/img86/9113/0008porh3.png

[Hooahguy]

not another winning screen!!!!!!
lol!

[Bootsiuv]

You guys forced me to learn more about photoshop....I already knew about layers and levels and all of that crap, but I've been delving deeper into the program, since unedited shots never win.

This month, I'll take it to the other extreme, and use a highly edited pic...I don't have 1.0 yet, so this is from my final Sabyn Campaign...I might edit it out after I get 1.0, but I think it's kind of cool. :yes:

General in the Desert Sun
https://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z118/Bootsiuv_2007/PossibleScreenshot2-1.jpg

@Blank

You make it very hard to win. :laugh4: Another outstanding shot. :yes:

[Hooahguy]

That's the point.


I agree. Nevertheless, I submit a heavily modded screen shot because those are the only ones that ever win. And until separate categories are created, I will continue to do so.

YES YES i really agree! i am tired of photshoped screens only winning......

[Decimus Attius Arbiter]

People can send them in anyway, but using photoshop to create faux-impressionist paintings just doesn't work for me. Enhancing the picture is fine as long as it doesn't take attention away from the pic as a whole.

[Tellos Athenaios]

YES YES i really agree! i am tired of photshoped screens only winning......

*wonders why Oleo's shots won then; and how on earth Thaatu got so close every so often*

[Megas Pyrrhos]

Nice picture bootsiuv....and as with all heavily modified images, I don't mean to sound offensive but...

I can't tell wth it is supposed to be. I plainly see a horse...and that's about it.

Nice otherwise :shame:

Had to rant about the whole photoshopped-to-hell images...done now. :2thumbsup:

Also, nice one again, blank.

[Charge]

Poll will be public?

[Bootsiuv]

Heh, yeah, it's the first time I've ever really modified anything in Photoshop....I'll likely edit it out and change my entry before the due date, but I thought it was good for s***s and giggles. :yes:

BTW, its a shot of a Rebel General with a bodyguard of Arabian Light Cavalry attacking my Red Sea Infantry. :2thumbsup:

[Megas Pyrrhos]

lol :beam:

[TWFanatic]

Blank, what's the red thing in the distance in your picture? It looks like the flag of a berserker unit after they've gone into blood lust.

[Moros]

elephants running amok?

just a guess...

[Zaknafien]

you guys just dont appreciate art ;)

[paullus]

I kinda think I'd like Blank's better without the photoshop work, and without the banners. I'm a sucker for the (at least mainly) untouched, epic shots of guys like Thaatu and Megas Pyrrhos. I feel like Justiciar, when he's around, usually submits nice shots of close combat, and good Celtic shots. I still think the Capital One shot should've won that month.

[Hooahguy]

*wonders why Oleo's shots won then; and how on earth Thaatu got so close every so often*

well, whenever i have seen the competition, an edited screen has won......

[Pharnakes]

I call this Unfair Odds:
https://img292.imageshack.us/img292/1059/unfairoddsxw8.th.jpg (https://img292.imageshack.us/my.php?image=unfairoddsxw8.jpg)
:beam:

Unfair for whom?:laugh4:

[blank]

Unfair for whom?:laugh4:

To the levies of course...


you brought many slaves, but few warriors :2thumbsup:

[The Celtic Viking]

Edit: Forgot to give it a name. I'll call it "Before the storm".

http://hem.bredband.net/jonjir/linesview.bmp

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

Very cool screenshots here, as always.:yes:

Here's my entry:

Death in Media
https://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7070/aufdemwegindentartarosmwq1.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

[konny]

Here is my entry: Title "Charge of the Turma Cotta"

https://img223.imageshack.us/img223/1604/ligurkavry3.jpg


I have to apologize for the arrow but there was no unit standing behind the 'camara' all were either left or right.

[Charge]

I think I should post a example of how to take good screenshot.

1. Open preferences.txt and change TGA_CAPTURE_WIDTH:1024 to 1280;
2. Add to the shortcut parameter -movie_cam;
3. Launch game, play custom battle, save replay, load it;
4. Using movie-cam controls (num pad) and pause get view you want, press space and num lock to eliminate ui!;
5. Set all graphic options to Highest, except anti-aliasing (it will give black shot);
6. Take screenshot;
7. If you want, edit it in photoshop, + save in .jpg;
8. Upload to imageshack, and copy "direct link" line;
9. Post here, link. That's it! Wait for a poll...

[Spoofa]

I think I should post a example of how to take good screenshot.

1. Open preferences.txt and change TGA_CAPTURE_WIDTH:1024 to 1280;
2. Add to the shortcut parameter -movie_cam;
3. Launch game, play custom battle, save replay, load it;
4. Using movie-cam controls (num pad) and pause get view you want, press space and num lock to eliminate ui!;
5. Set all graphic options to Highest, except anti-aliasing (it will give black shot);
6. Take screenshot;
7. If you want, edit it in photoshop, + save in .jpg;
8. Upload to imageshack, and copy "direct link" line;
9. Post here, link. That's it! Wait for a poll...


I use anti-aliasing x4 (or is it x8?), just use FRAPS to take the shot.

[TWFanatic]

I can't use anti-aliasing. It's "greyed out.":no:

[Hooahguy]

same- but thats getting changed soon

[Spoofa]

I can't use anti-aliasing. It's "greyed out.":no:


New gfx card suggestus thee.

(trying to be old englishy.)

[Justiciar]

I feel like Justiciar, when he's around, usually submits nice shots of close combat, and good Celtic shots. I still think the Capital One shot should've won that month.
God bless. Justiciar isn't "around" at the moment, because he can't be bothered to install RTW for the umpteenth time. Alas, he wants to play EB 1.0! 'tis a conundrum. :no:

[paullus]

but there's always an umpteenth and umpteenth plus oneth time to install RTW to play EB! that said, I fully appreciate your conundrum, since i actually have 1.0 installed, but never get a good opportunity to play.

nice pics btw guys...and konny, if you get another shot like that, you can press "ENTER" to deselect your units. That was the arrow wont appear.

[hoom]

Unfair for whom?Exactly :balloon2:

[konny]

and konny, if you get another shot like that, you can press "ENTER" to deselect your units. That was the arrow wont appear.


Thank you, will do it next time.

[blank]

I think it's time to close this and make the internal poll :book:

[paullus]

yeah, at least by the end of today or tomorrow. Vicious Monkey...who is that battle against? celts? getai? the sheer masses of men makes it seem like that had to have been an awesome battle.

[The Celtic Viking]

yeah, at least by the end of today or tomorrow. Vicious Monkey...who is that battle against? celts? getai? the sheer masses of men makes it seem like that had to have been an awesome battle.

It's against the Arverni. Mori Gaesum in phalanx formation in the middle with sotaroas in a loose formation in front of them. To the left and right of the Mori Gaesum are Gaelache. The Arverni left, is made up of one unit of Neitos and Arjos each - even though you can't tell from the picture. A little behind them, and further away and even more unrecognizable, is a unit of Leuce Epos. Brihentin behind the Mori Gaesum in the center. Behind the Gaelache stationed to the left of the Mori Gaesum is a unit of Botroas. To their left in a loose formation is a unit of Iaosatae.

The Arverni right wing, which can't be seen in the picture, consists of a unit of Bagaudas, Gaesatae and those Alpine Shortswordsmen. Behind them a unit of Noricene Gaecori, Solduros (partly behind the Gaelache) and at the very flank one unit of Remi Mairepos. That's all, IIRC. It was a fun battle, yes. ~:)

[Teleklos Archelaou]

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 October!
:book:

[blank]

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 October! :book:

those usually don't happen in their given time though, which is why i suggested to make the poll sooner...

[Hooahguy]

ya- i agree- make it soon plaese!

[Teleklos Archelaou]

Make the poll on the 18th? It just doesn't follow what we've done at all with it. Why not just have it on the 12th or 3rd?

[The Celtic Viking]

I agree with Teleklos. There may be those who hasn't submitted a picture yet but will do it, let's give them the time we promised them. Who knows, someone may just capture that magnificent screenshot that will win the competition tomorrow...

[Goth47]

I am surprised Zaknafien hasnt submitted his picture from the fog of war thread https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=93448.
I think its a potential winner.

Goth

[TWFanatic]

He submitted a different (equally awesome) picture earlier.

[Goth47]

Heres my attempt
Its called the battle of Segesta
http://img29.picoodle.com/img/img29/6/10/18/f_2m_7559358.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/6/10/18/f_2m_7559358.jpg&srv=img29)


Thanks
Goth

[Aranor]

Heres mine. Title: Life and Death.

https://img100.imageshack.us/img100/9563/lifeanddeathrm2.jpg

[Reno Melitensis]

https://img85.imageshack.us/img85/7453/romaniversusparthiks8.jpg

Bring it Down, Oil on Canvas, 14 AD.

[Zaknafien]

I know I've already entered one, but hehe, how about this:

https://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e286/Alhazenalrashid/caesarbattle.jpg

[blank]

haha barbarbarbarbar

damn barbarians :laugh4:

[spirit_of_rob]

thanks Aranor thats the first time ive seen thos epikelptoi ingame :)

[Justiciar]

Gah. Can someone remind how you enable the more flexible camera in battle replays? I've forgotten. :dizzy2:

[blank]

Gah. Can someone remind how you enable the more flexible camera in battle replays? I've forgotten. :dizzy2:

see here

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=62217

[Justiciar]

Thank you muchly. :2thumbsup:

[Justiciar]

Entitled; Splat.

https://img85.imageshack.us/img85/434/screenie063td4.jpg

:smash:

[paullus]

friggin awesome.

[Gaias]

Gate Crashers

https://img81.imageshack.us/img81/5922/gatecrashersj6.th.jpg (https://img81.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gatecrashersj6.jpg)

[Thaatu]

Justiciar... that's just awesome! The same goes for Gaias' shot.

[Justiciar]

Danke. :sweatdrop:


This isn't acctually an entry, but it will be featuring in my in-the-works Pontos AAR. Figured I'd post it because it looks pretty groovy to me:

Entitled; Guards!
https://img529.imageshack.us/img529/4951/screenie325mk6.jpg

Preceeding the death of a minor character.

[Hooahguy]

wow- whats the story behind that one?!

[bovi]

How did you get them to line up for that picture and say cheese?

[Dumbass]

That's a brilliant picture. I love how you caught it so the guy looks surprised at the enemy troops/statue.

[madmatg]

Chaos of the Charge
http://europabarb.googlepages.com/picofmonth1.JPG

i know its the 24th but i got this one last night just didnt have time to put it up!

[Lovejoy]

Spartan Charge!
http://pici.se/pictures/GdjqcGRxL.jpg

Ops! Am I too late? :sweatdrop:

Picture from my KH camp. My Spartan army is defending asia minor from does Ptolomoi bastards!

[phillipkan]

great picture spartan:egypt:

[phillipkan]

https://img81.imageshack.us/img81/6517/anibalgm1.jpg

Memoirs .. :book:

[Admetos]

:dancinglock: ?

[Centurio Nixalsverdrus]

Yes when will it be closed?

Admetos I think there is a typo in your Banner.

[Admetos]

Ah yes... thanks Centurio. :2thumbsup:

[paullus]

late submission:

Forcing an Entry - members of the Agema justify their elite status as they, backed by the spears of the compatriots, somehow force their way through row after row of pike points, tearing a hole in the heart of the katoikic phalanx:

https://img145.imageshack.us/img145/9324/chaldea2ya2.jpg

[Moros]

Yes when will it be closed?

Admetos I think there is a typo in your Banner.
Now.

submission deadline reached...or breached. Anyway poll will be up shortly.