When the campaign is fully done, I guess that is what he'll do. But now he has to focus on his AAR reportsQuote:
Originally Posted by Nellup
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When the campaign is fully done, I guess that is what he'll do. But now he has to focus on his AAR reportsQuote:
Originally Posted by Nellup
Greetings once again Armenia-watchers, and apologies for the long delay in updating the AAR.
I've been looking into the possibility of releasing this as a massive PDF book when it's finished but as I mentioned the file size is ludicrous. Just the stuff I have already posted (including today's installment) comes to about 80MB as a PDF because of all the imags. I'm thinking of coming up with an internet version where the images are downsampled to a lower DPI, which would allow for practical downloading but would not look anywhere near as good.
Secondly, big thanks to Avlvs Libvrnivs Britannicvs Maximvs for nominating this AAR for the Hall of Fame '06 - cheers man! :2thumbsup:
Anywho, let's catch up with our heroes in...
Chapter 8: The Life and Times of Arkha of Gorneae
Part 1: Battle of the Border I......Part 2: Battle of the Border II......Part 3: Battle of the Orontes I
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Part 4: Battle of the Orontes II......Part 5: The Perils of Mercy......Part 6: A New Heir
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very good job Barbarossa. I voted for you for best author with a link to this in the HoF award nominations and hopefully they will take it into consideration and give the award to you. Go Armenia!
I really love this AAR Barbarossa, its been a pleasure to read!! I find myself sat here for ages reading as much as possible, im looking forward to your new instalments.
Hey thanks for your kind comments, Fate. I'll try to fit in another chapter before Christmas if I can spare the time!
And dacdac, thanks for the nomination!!
Right, back to work...:sweatdrop: :whip:
Ho ho ho! ~:santa: Santa has an installment of AAR for all Armenia followers!
Chapter 9: Into the East
Part 1: The Family Grows.....Part 2: 5th Halicarnassus I......Part 3: 5th Halicarnassus II......Part 4: 5th Halicarnassus III
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Part 5: Onto the offensive......Part 6: Euphrates I......Part 7: Euphrates II
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I'll be back before long with a Battle of Four Armies spectacular, until then, Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand!*
*This is supposed to mean "merry Christmas", but I don't speak Armenian so not sure if I'm being pranked.
I've voted you for the best campaign award :laugh4:
Why not include .orgahs in cameo roles in the AAR? :2thumbsup::whip:
Loving the latest installment, keep up the good work!
Once more a Great installment, I agree whit UltraWar
:wreck: ....I....I...I will worship this thread...
Wow, I mean this AAR is great. Not even normal Great, just wtfomgf good...
I aspire to write an AAR as good as this...
Good.
Keep it going.
Keep a copy of your images/posts in case imageshack loose any.
I've got the complete AAR on my hard drive
PM me if anything unfortunate happens
Thanks for the vote! I've been thinking about doing that cameo thing and I think I've come up with a cool way of doing so, though you'll have to wait till the end of the AAR.Quote:
Originally Posted by UltraWar
Anyway thanks once more to all of you for your very encouraging comments, it's a real pleasure to know that you're enjoying reading this :egypt:
Right, now on with:
Chapter 10: The Vengeance of Sarduri
Part 1: Four Armies I......Part 2: Four Armies II......Part 3: Four Armies III......Part 4: Four Armies IV
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Part 5: Battle of Six Princes 1......Part 6: Six Princes II......Part 7: The Price of Treason
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another well written chapter in the history of armenia
Another fantastic addittion, keep up the good work!!
Another fantastic addittion, keep up the good work!!
Excellent, another brilliant chapter; good job.
This story is really good :D I have a question though, which tool do you use to take screenshots?
Thanks for the compliment. To answer your question, there is no particular tool required to take the screenshots. When you press Print Screen during the game, the game dumps a screenshot in the TGAs directory of your Rome - Total War folder, numbered in the order they were taken. When the folder gets a bit full I just convert them all to JPGs and move them out ready for incorporation into the AAR. You can use any program with batch conversion abilities for this - I use Paint Shop Pro but Irfanview or any of a dozen other programs would be just as good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucius Vorenus
And to all you guys thanks for your encouraging comments and I'll try to be back soon with another episode :bow:
Barbarossa, i believe that I speak for our entire Org community when i say “Absolutely **** brilliant”!
The huge amount of time and effort you no doubt had to put in to this “Aar” is a 100% +1 worth it.
It’s proven to be an ideal relaxation from my studies.
And for me this is a big deal.
The fact that you’re intoxicating me to write my own Rtw epic story line is the only thing i don’t like about it.
(This is from a guy who for the moment doesn’t even have the time to “amuse” his girlfriend)
I shouldn’t say this, but I’m almost willing to pay you for continuing you’re work.
Keep up the good work mate and If you’re ever in Belgium; I owe you a beer… heck make it two.
Hi Upxl, thank you for the very generous encouragement! I love reading other people's AARs too, so if you do feel inspired to start your own I'll definately read it. (you can blame me when you explain it to your girlfriend :laugh4: )Quote:
Originally Posted by Upxl
Good luck with your studies and if I'm ever in Belgium (again) I will take you up on that beer! :medievalcheers:
And now for...
Chapter 11: Pharaonic Phatality
Part 1: Heredity Bites......Part 2: Damascus I......Part 3: Damascus II......Part 4: The Cruel and the Crazy
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Part 5: The Coast Is Ours!......Part 6: Force of the Future......Part 7: Chersonessos Besieged
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https://imageshack.us/img/is1.gif Thanks to ImageShack for free image hosting.
Be sure to tune in next time to see if Liapos pulled it off!
This is really great, although I've only read a few of the article things here and there. Would you mind if I used a similar "style" as you do when I make my next AAR?
By the way, what does AAR stand for?
Another brilliant installment, thanks barbarossa.
@SSJVegetaTrunks, AAR stands for After Action Report
I wouldn't mind at all. Post a link in this thread when you start it, I'd like to read it :yes:Quote:
Originally Posted by SSJVegetaTrunks
Barbarossa the unwieldy size of your pics may be due to the image editing suite you use.
As I saved the last pic of chapter 2 (i read damned slow) and it was 1.21MB as is (according to my comp) I loaded it up in the gimp and saved it and it is now 351kb with very little quality degredation as far as I can see.
Here is the link to the 351kb image
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My vb code is off so I cant use a thumbnail link as you do.
It could probably get smaller and still be ledgable.
As for the AAR the little bit ive read has been very good. I like the way you make it seem like the computers random crazyness is some sort of strategy.
Another brilliant installment, i cant wait to read about the battle for the bosphorous in full next time!!:book:
Thanks for the tip HumphreysCraig00. I hadn't noticed that I'd left the filter settings on max detail when exporting to JPG. This chapter's images have been compressed a little. It is possible to see some image degradation but nothing severe. If anyone really doesn't like the result I'll go back to doing it the old way.Quote:
Originally Posted by HumphreysCraig00
Thank you! :bow: As promised, one bospohran bust-up coming up...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fate
Chapter 12: From Chersonnesos To Hatra
Part 1: Chersonnesos I......Part 2: Chersonnesos II......Part 3: A Big Decision......Part 4: The Youth of Today
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Part 5: Assyria I......Part 6: Assyria II......Part 7: Building Contacts
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Tune in next time for more Armenian action!
YES!! Thank You BarBarossa, I have been so bored. Looks great!!!
Im on tenterhooks for the next installment lol!
How do you make those pictures so small, and then when you click on them they become larger? I want to do that with my screenshots of my victories!