The Arena now has its own version of the Mead Hall/Throne Room's screenshot hosting space. Simply upload your pictures to games screenshot uploader and then check this page to see when your screenshot is ready for use.
Assistant Moderator voigtkampf is in charge of this space, so you direct any questions etc to him and he will do his best to help. Alternatively post in this topic and someone will help you.
Rules for the space are simple:
1.The space is only to be used for pictures that are going in the Arena's screenshot thread or a games review to be posted in this forum.
2.Keep your picture size small in KB We have people using 56k modems and below so try to be considerate. JPG format is a good balance between size and quality, GIF is also good.
3.Keep image size less than 750 pixels wide as far as humanly possible, this will preserve the org's layout and prevent topics from getting hard to read because they are distorted out of shape. Keeping the images smaller also helps to keep topics loading at a good speed for all users.
4.Nothing breaching the TOS, so keep those screenshots from the nude patch on Xtreme Beach Volleyball to yourselves.
5.Only screenshots you have taken from games that have been released as we would really like to avoid being hit by angry people who's images you have 'borrowed' to post here. It is acceptable for people to advertise upcoming games for non-profit reasons, but not in this thread. This rule also prevents people from posting pics from illegal alpha and beta games downloads.
6.Include your user name in the name of each screenshot you submit as this makes it easy to track the owner of any corrupted or problematic files and inform them what is happening.
No symbols in the filename this is for your benefit, the filemanager doesn't like symbols so the picture won't work. Leave out symbols like /*%&^£~#@ for a trouble free life.
Image posting tutorial
First download Paint Shop Pro from this site, and use it to save your picture as a JPG or GIF if it isn't already in that format. Then upload the picture via the games screenshot uploader, making sure you wait until the uploader itself tells you it is 'done'. Ignore anything your browser tells you during upload, some browsers falsely report the upload as done when it isn't, leaving you with a corrupted file. When the image is uploaded wait a day or two to give the staff time to file your image, then check this page for your file. Click on the name of your file and a page will load displaying your picture. Copy the address down (highlight + paste is easiest) and then enter the topic where you want to use the picture. Click 'post reply' then hit the image button in the create post screen (it's right next to quote and above the box where you type your posts) and paste the address into it and then hit ok. If you have done this correctly your picture should be displayed properly but use preview post to be sure, if there is a problem the picture will appear as a box with a red cross, or as a line of broken coding (e.g. [img] www.somepic.com[/ igm]). If this happens check your address again to make sure it is correct.
Alternatively you can type all the coding yourself:
Code Sample [img]http://www.totalwar.org/patrons/story/frogbeasteggSTemple.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
Once again if you need help post here.
