August Screenshot Competition - The Poll (2)

Second try, since I forgot one entry. Please re-vote (those seven who already voted)

Six entries this month, thanks for your participation!

Poll will close on September, 10th



1- Arthur, king of the Britons - Aerial Romans
https://img840.imageshack.us/img840/...britons.th.png



2- Centurio Nixalsverdrus - Below the Zagros Mountains
https://img577.imageshack.us/img577/...erdrusb.th.jpg



3- Arkeolog4 - The Silver Shield of Seleukos
https://img690.imageshack.us/img690/...vershie.th.png



4- Brave Brave Sir Robin - On the Banks of the River Ebro
https://img705.imageshack.us/img705/...binnole.th.jpg



5- Panten - Death in a alleyway
https://img98.imageshack.us/img98/24...lleyway.th.jpg



6- The Celtic Viking - The charge
https://img840.imageshack.us/img840/...thechar.th.jpg



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I voted for Silver Shields of Seleokos.

For King Arthur!

Death in a alleyway

I liked the feel of Aerial Romans. The elephants charging through high grass, the archer on the elephant shooting at what seems to be an already flying Roman, and of course the Gaesatae, well, for always being themselves.

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Originally Posted by stratigos vasilios

For King Arthur!

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Originally Posted by Memnon

I liked the feel of Aerial Romans. The elephants charging through high grass, the archer on the elephant shooting at what seems to be an already flying Roman, and of course the Gaesatae, well, for always being themselves.

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Thank you.

Id say Panten, death in an alleyway.

Voted for the Silver Shields. No action there, but very impressive. :thumbsup:

Voted for Panten. I wasn't sure if we are allowed to vote for ourselves, but even then, his picture has wonderful perspective.

Voted for Arthouros's flying Romans... those poor fellas: been charged by elephants, then shot while flying in the air, on the end of the process lying down, broken.. but the worst thing is yet to come: naked dudes approaching to get them with them big swords. Poor triple-owned Romans :no:

Hmmmm, sadness....

Thanks for the submissions, but I'm just not moved enough to vote this month.
No offense is intended, but everything's a bit mediocre compared with a good portion of previous entries.
Perhaps I'll submit one for September if I fire up the old PC.

Guys, your submissions are great! Please continue submitting and voting!
We appreciate this.
Thank you!

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Originally Posted by MaxMazi

Guys, your submissions are great! Please continue submitting and voting!

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+1, good job everyone.

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Originally Posted by Jebivjetar

Voted for Arthouros's flying Romans... those poor fellas: been charged by elephants, then shot while flying in the air, on the end of the process lying down, broken.. but the worst thing is yet to come: naked dudes approaching to get them with them big swords. Poor triple-owned Romans :no:

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I don't like the historical context for that picture (although it is extremely impressive visually, best one here) because it looks as if the Gaesatae are too close to the Romans. Surely the Gauls would know better than to get so close to a charging elephant. After all, the elephant is only an animal and probably can't really tell the difference between friend and foe - it would likely attack anything in front of it. And while the mahout can make an elephant stop, turn, and go, I'm not sure if he would have enough control to stop the elephant attacking friendly infantry if they were mixed up with the enemy in a mass melee. It's not like controlling a horse with reins.

I think that's why elephants were commonly used at the start of battles, before the two sides became mixed up. Less chance of them running amok into a friendly formation. (What would you call that in history? Not friendly fire, but something similiar. Friendly trample? Friendly squash?)

Mahout to Gaesatae after the battle: "I'm sorry, my elephant didn't mean to tread on your friends, he just got a bit over-excited. No hard feelings, we're all on the same side, aren't we?" Gaesatae: "Grrrrr....."

The Celtic Viking, again. Excellent screens.

My vote goes to "The Silver Shield". Amazing sight!

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Originally Posted by Titus Marcellus Scato

I don't like the historical context for that picture (although it is extremely impressive visually, best one here) because it looks as if the Gaesatae are too close to the Romans. Surely the Gauls would know better than to get so close to a charging elephant. After all, the elephant is only an animal and probably can't really tell the difference between friend and foe - it would likely attack anything in front of it. And while the mahout can make an elephant stop, turn, and go, I'm not sure if he would have enough control to stop the elephant attacking friendly infantry if they were mixed up with the enemy in a mass melee. It's not like controlling a horse with reins.

I think that's why elephants were commonly used at the start of battles, before the two sides became mixed up. Less chance of them running amok into a friendly formation. (What would you call that in history? Not friendly fire, but something similiar. Friendly trample? Friendly squash?)

Mahout to Gaesatae after the battle: "I'm sorry, my elephant didn't mean to tread on your friends, he just got a bit over-excited. No hard feelings, we're all on the same side, aren't we?" Gaesatae: "Grrrrr....."

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I totally agree with you, Titus, but there is one thing you take no notice of: namely, the naked dudes have 2HP, thus their chances to survive the elephant charge was bigger then that of the other troops: and that's why they're so close to their own elephantes :clown:

The Banks of The River Ebro for me. Awesome scenery in the background.

Centurio's Zagros mountains, for the background as well.

~:thumb:

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Originally Posted by Titus Marcellus Scato

I don't like the historical context for that picture because it looks as if the Gaesatae are too close to the Romans. Surely the Gauls would know better than to get so close to a charging elephant. After all, the elephant is only an animal and probably can't really tell the difference between friend and foe - it would likely attack anything in front of it. And while the mahout can make an elephant stop, turn, and go, I'm not sure if he would have enough control to stop the elephant attacking friendly infantry if they were mixed up with the enemy in a mass melee. It's not like controlling a horse with reins.

I think that's why elephants were commonly used at the start of battles, before the two sides became mixed up. Less chance of them running amok into a friendly formation. (What would you call that in history? Not friendly fire, but something similiar. Friendly trample? Friendly squash?)

Mahout to Gaesatae after the battle: "I'm sorry, my elephant didn't mean to tread on your friends, he just got a bit over-excited. No hard feelings, we're all on the same side, aren't we?" Gaesatae: "Grrrrr....."

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:laugh4: That's true, can't say that I took any historical or realistic considerations when taking the screenshot, especially as the army composition is quite... overpowered. :yes:

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(although it is extremely impressive visually, best one here)

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I voted for: 4- Brave Brave Sir Robin - On the Banks of the River Ebro.

I went with Centurio Nixalsverdrus. The background here is one of those things that makes this game great. I was surprised it got so few votes. I was also surprised there were so few entries.

I agree, the scenery of that shot is amazing. I still voted for Celtic Viking's picture though.

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Originally Posted by Paltmull

I agree, the scenery of that shot is amazing. I still voted for Celtic Viking's picture though.

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It does seem that the screenshots in this competition are more about landscape rather than the traditional action packed shot. Good entries all round!

I went with #2. beautiful mountain scenery, and a decent sense of action.

Arthur. All Hail Roman-killer elephants!

I nearly got a heart attack when I saw the standings... :O

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Originally Posted by Basileus_ton_Basileon

Arthur. All Hail Roman-killer elephants!

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Hard to decide here, all of those screens have a special feeling and catch a great moment of a sure great battle (or just show the confidence of a truly elite unit like those Silver Shields).

Voted Arthur's picture in the end though, just because it's in my personal opinion the most dynamic one.
Good catch!

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Originally Posted by Shadowwalker

Hard to decide here, all of those screens have a special feeling and catch a great moment of a sure great battle (or just show the confidence of a truly elite unit like those Silver Shields).

Voted Arthur's picture in the end though, just because it's in my personal opinion the most dynamic one.
Good catch!

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Thank you good sir, for you have made my day. :bow:

I voted for Brave Brave Sir Robin, I love the background. Aerial Romans were nice, but I'm a Romaiphiloi, so... And I was astonished to see I got so many votes, too :D Thanks everyone!

Silver Shields, for the majestic feel. Was a close call though.