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What. No screenshot thread for S2 yet? Come on guys - let's see some interesting screens from those campaigns. I know you're playing. :laugh4:
I'm unsure of the in-game method to capture screens, but if you can't figure it out, use image capturing software like fraps. Afterward, host your images on a site like imageshack or photobucket. The latter requires a free account.
:book:
Why not use Print Screen?
Steam has built-in screenshotting now IIRC. Default key should be F12.
I haven't had the presence of mind to take pictures of my campaign yet, I'm too consumed by the game and how much ass it kicks at the moment!
First campaign as Shimazu:
Used navy to drop my main attacking force, consisting of my Daimyo, Son and Heir, and most trusted General, right next to their capital and, despite being massively outnumbered, managed to take the city with what I believe to be acceptable casualties.
The only Sakura survivor was the Daimyo, and I think 10 light cav, who fled to the woods on the right side of the screen. I chased him down and finished him however :D
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I started an AAR and then came my first battle.
"Okay, I've got a pile of crap on my screen here that will ruin my battle screenshots, but that's okay, there'll be a button to minimise it. It's F1-F6 in Rome, let's try those. No, okay I'll randomly try other buttons.... No. Oh, I can click that to minimise the minimap perhaps the other bits have something like that? Hmm, no. Okay I'll go on the forums to see if anyone can help..... No."
Stuff this, back to Football Manager for me.
Finished my first campaign as Mori last night.
Overall impressions are that the campaign is beautiful and challenging. Overall I give it a high grade.
Took a while to re-learn some controls.
My only disappoint was that the AI spammed Ashigaru units once I took Kyoto. I developed my unit production buildings and built balanced armies only to be confronted by stack upon stack upon stack of yari. The big battles to hold Kyoto were not interesting at all, but reminded me of FPS zombie killer games where all I had to do was quickly dispatch an enemy unit and turn to quickly dispatch the next to turn and quickly dispatch the next.
The only difficulty was managing the reinforcement system, which was a real bitch when I had to face three armies simultaneously. My reinforcements were coming from the opposite side of the map, and since I was hunkered up tight to defend against overwhelming numbers my units tended to rout together.
So managing the reinforcement system isn't the ideal interesting battle. Much rather have had 20 pro units (experienced, upgraded, led by a 5 star) to fight with my 20.
That niggle aside, here's a shot of Kyoto and some agents. Graphically, very well presented campaign worthy of its ancestor.
https://img857.imageshack.us/img857/...032200001z.jpg
When you take Kyoto you get a flagship, the Nihon Maru. The naval battles are still somewhat of a mystery to me, even after a dozen or so. Getting a crew to board is a little tricky, and if you get boarded you are likely to lose that ship. In the end I found that there is safety in numbers. I got lucky and caught a Chosokabe army being carried by their fleet, sunk the fleet and the army with it. I learned from their misfortune and had troop transports well supported. The Trade Ship operation is somewhat symbolic, but it works. Developing the foreign trade nodes is essential. I tended to scupper ships I captured, they always seemed to have lower stats than my homegrown boats.
https://img858.imageshack.us/img858/...1032200006.jpg
I was able to complete the campaign with my second Daimyo, my first having lived into his 50s. Honour is essential, seemed to be the most important stat in the game. When Geisha appear they present a real threat to family members. Metsuke are somewhat overpowered, very effective against ninja, geisha, other metsuke.
https://img641.imageshack.us/img641/...1032200004.jpg
Kanesue is the Daimyo's brother, and is the point of teh spear for most military operations. Appointing the right people as commissioners and using them appropriately seemed to help make things work better. I kept Kanesue busy killing for more than 20 years. A geisha stabbed him and he spent some time recovering from the wound, but otherwise he was on the march or defending the frontier.
https://img218.imageshack.us/img218/...1032200005.jpg
As Shogun you get the Great Guard, a hardcore cavalry unit that I found to be quite effective. Get this unit around the backside and charge the rear of an enemy unit that is under fire from flaming arrows and the entire flank will collapse.
In the Battle of Kyoto, where Kanesue fought 7400 men from Uesugi, Chosokabe, and Hatano with 2300, this unit made the difference with a charge from ambush, first to remove a bow unit then to pound the wavering end of the enemy line. The subsequent rout gave my well-battered remaining units time to regroup and rest while reinforcements arrived from across the map, just in time for the last wave of Uesugi.
Cavalry units move very quickly. The units on the field all seem to move much quicker than I remember any movement from the original, but cavalry units haul ass.
https://img717.imageshack.us/img717/...1032200011.jpg
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Victory for the Shimazu
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some stats
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my full rank metsuke
https://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y7...3-23_00005.jpg
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my finances
My Daimyo
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his father lived to bout 60ish only just died a few years b4 camp ended while his father lived he leveld to max lv and conqoured many territories for me.
https://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y7...3-23_00009.jpg
https://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y7...3-23_00010.jpg
my clan
i was going to post a pic of my full rank assassin but he died lol
Now that's more like it! Great screens guys ~:)
Keep 'em coming, by all means.
if theres any requests let me know :)
Bump!
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I'm loving the details like dying men impaled by several arrows writhing on the ground, though the hard edges of things is still a bit jarring. Almost all of these guys were still moving when I took the screenie :p
ichi, are my eyes failing me or is your S2TW anti-aliased ? :inquisitive:
Here's a few from my Oda game, the first battle of Inokuchi. This one fought against the Tokugawa, the second would be fought against the Takeda which would be much blooder.Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
In case the board resizes the images click the links in spoiler for larger versions.
No, I left the settings as chosen by the game.Quote:
ichi, are my eyes failing me or is your S2TW anti-aliased ?
the game screen capture reformats from my wide-screen to the more square format you see here.
I'm not real tech savvy, enlighten me on anti-aliasing.
Um, aliasing is what you "naturally" get as the jagged (pixelated) edges of the visual objects in a game. Anti-aliasing (commonly abbreviated as AA), as you could figure out, is an optional yet almost always supported technology that works by smoothening out of the edges. Enabling it makes a direct performance hit on systems that are not of the highest end. Check this GIF for a practical comparison.
Although Shogun 2 Total War engine supports AA already (check Graphics options screen for that), it is impossible to make any changes to it for now (probably until a later patch that will bring DX11 support).
One of the rare uses No-Daichi Samurai get in my campaign
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Bit larger
After a long fight at the corner of the castle, between waves. From my Date campaign
https://img97.imageshack.us/img97/59...1032600005.jpg
Just outside. Anybody that survives gets to eat good tonite.
https://img641.imageshack.us/img641/...032600001r.jpg
A couple of screenies from my new mod, Shogun 2: Terminator 2, where I replace all my soldiers with T-1000 models.
https://img545.imageshack.us/img545/...1032600010.jpg
https://img577.imageshack.us/img577/...1032600008.jpg
The T-1000 model horses are pretty cool, but the upkeep costs are staggering.
Plus, the units constantly wander off in search of Sarah Connor.
Brilliant!!Quote:
Originally Posted by ichi
All those clothes, boots and motorcycles must cost a fortune!
Have you used the unit's time-traveling special ability yet? Or does that require a special building upgrade?Quote:
Originally Posted by ichi
CR
So i've been playing around with the Shogun 2 Realism mod. A lot of fun. One of the biggest changes (aside from a ton of gameplay tweaks) is Yari Ashigaru actually fight with Yari, and use their spears in combat. Samurai are buffed and also a lot more important since you can't recruit them until you research a "way of the x" tech. So they're more powerful and also a ton more rare, if you lose a samurai unit it really sets you back a bit. Stats are also completely redone in the mod, providing much longer battles and the chance to enjoy the spectacle of the melee.
Here's a few screens from a Date campaign with Realism. Enjoy!
https://i182.photobucket.com/albums/...ha/shogun1.jpg
https://i182.photobucket.com/albums/...ha/shogun2.jpg
https://i182.photobucket.com/albums/...ha/shogun3.jpg
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https://i182.photobucket.com/albums/...ha/shogun5.jpg
Got some real nice fog in a battle as the Shimazu, pity it wasn't a full army vs army battle. Nonetheless, here I was, waiting in the midst:
http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/57...2D8E4D68FE525/
The last time I saw a shot that atmospheric? Shogun 1. Amazing stuff Khaan.
Gorgeous shot Khaan. :2thumbsup:
Minosetsku fields: Over that ridge there's 4,000 Uesugi troops, led by their daimyo, all waiting for a chance to prove themselves to the new Oda Shogunate. They chose horrible weather to attack in, making the chokosabe bows much less effective.
A tense moment...
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Mino fields: 1589. The war for the Shogunate is over, but the war for Japan is just beginning.
https://i.imgur.com/SfRqX.jpg
Larger: https://i.imgur.com/SfRqX.jpg
Ah, the fallen covering the field, great screenshot! I always like to survey the field after a battle, pay homage to the dead
I like to call this one: "Oops I think I left the back door unlocked."
https://i201.photobucket.com/albums/...07_00007-1.jpg
And here's one from my Shimazu campaign:
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I get to deploy on a nice ridge, protruding out of the mist.
https://i303.photobucket.com/albums/...4-08_00005.jpg
I do love the mist, but I hate fighting in it. This battle was great though, getting a proper hill is rare it seems.
What a shot :shocked:
I especially love the castle bathed in the morning mist in the background of the map. Amazing stuff.
Here is one I took.
https://img545.imageshack.us/img545/148/arrows.jpg
Looking good JujuBee!
Fighting a lot of siege defenses I see, AI got you on the ropes? :grin2:
One clan from that Shimazu island did a naval invasion way behind my lines in the province where Date starts. I was pushing thru Chosakobe territory! Took me by complete surprise! :D
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Originally Posted by JuJuBee
Boy I know how that feels. In previous TW games I never felt I had to build a decent navy, but in Shogun 2 you're really asking for it if you don't expand your naval power. A stack of Medium Bunes and bow ships are typically enough to win any sea battle through auto-calc. That is.. unless you run into the heavier hitters. :sweatdrop:
Good luck pushing out the invaders!
Thanks! As I struggle to pull together an army to get rid of them, I will push on. 12 more provinces and I win the campaign!
It helps to have trade routes because you get a bit of line-of-sight along them so you can keep an eye out for fleets with armies if you pay attention.
I always have a full fleet on each side of Honshu, around my westernmost/easternmost province. Granted, I've only played Chosokabe and Shimazu, so those fleets basically protected the west entirely, eventually. Though all the straits and bays in the inland seas between Kyushu, Shikoku and Honshu are a nightmare early on in both campaigns. I had 4 fleets for a while, to be sure not to lose trade income because of surprise wako pirates and instantly go bankrupt.
Here's some random shots--two or three out of a campaign--all the rest were from the spring rice field in the battle generator
This was out of my Shimazu campaign. I just like the dynamic of the charging cavalry. Wish I had saved a battle replay so I could have removed the big banners
https://img707.imageshack.us/img707/...2913432718.jpg
By forwardobserver at 2011-04-11
Almost too pretty a day to fight:
https://img829.imageshack.us/img829/...1113144741.jpg
By forwardobserver at 2011-04-11
Blood makes the grass grow:
https://img25.imageshack.us/img25/89...0323213018.jpg
By forwardobserver at 2011-04-11
The Shimazu chase the Chosokabe out of their pot patch:
https://img339.imageshack.us/img339/...032318043e.jpg
By forwardobserver at 2011-04-11
More charging cavalry:
https://img690.imageshack.us/img690/...0816465604.jpg
By forwardobserver at 2011-04-11
Again chasing down hapless routers:
https://img717.imageshack.us/img717/...1120070291.jpg
By forwardobserver at 2011-04-11
Lastly, just for grins--seems like there should be an elf setting under that tree:
https://img33.imageshack.us/img33/98...0310570734.jpg
By forwardobserver at 2011-04-11
That second last shot is really cool. Nice grey-scale thing...
Thanks. Other than cropping, that shot is actually unaltered/unedited. It was one of those misty winter battlefields where all the trees look white, but there's no snow of the ground. The light was coming from behind, so it gave it that grey scale look.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dead Guy
Heres the same shot from the other side, which shows a bit more color:
https://img35.imageshack.us/img35/34...1120073272.jpg
By forwardobserver at 2011-04-12
Amazing posts Forward Observer :bow:
I really like the picture of the castle, very peaceful. Almost makes you forget there's a battle going on.
Really nice, scenic screenshots Forward Observer. I like the ones with the charging cavalry in the field. You should post some to the screenshot contest running at the moment.
Great screenshots FO. Very artistic. The photographer in me loves them. :bow:
Wow, a lot of very nice screenshots here.
Now, if only there were some sort of contest where you could win a $50 game with your screenshot....
:book:
CR
Night battles in winter remind me of Christmas
Bigger: http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/59...550A2B3A0FC97/
http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/59...550A2B3A0FC97/
I will be posting something to the contest, but I was holding off--hoping that the DX11/10.1 fix was going to happen before the submission time is up since I wanted at least one of my two entries from the new game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit
Also, I been using a two year old GTX285 GPU, which is serviceable, but have a new GTX560 Ti from Newegg due in this week. The new GPU should allow me to notch the game resolution to my native 1920 X 1200 and force AA through the Nvidia control panel without slowing the game up too much.
Due to a slight miscalculation on my withholding, I got an embarrassingly large tax refund this year, and decided to blow some of it on a new graphics card.
Cheers
Here are some of my screenshots:
上杉謙信vs武田信玄 01
https://i238.photobucket.com/albums/...gontiger03.jpg
上杉謙信vs武田信玄 02
https://i238.photobucket.com/albums/...gontiger02.jpg
上杉謙信vs武田信玄 03
https://i238.photobucket.com/albums/...gontiger01.jpg
上杉謙信vs武田信玄 04
https://i238.photobucket.com/albums/...gontiger06.jpg
上杉謙信vs武田信玄 05
https://i238.photobucket.com/albums/...gontiger07.jpg
独眼竜 01
https://i238.photobucket.com/albums/...masamune03.jpg
独眼竜 02
https://i238.photobucket.com/albums/...masamune02.jpg
武田信玄
https://i238.photobucket.com/albums/...2/takeda03.jpg
and lasty, edited:
https://i238.photobucket.com/albums/...202/edit01.jpg
Very nice screens, godhand! ~D
I love those screenies! :D
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
https://i.imgur.com/nGguk.jpg
Larger (1920x1080):
https://i.imgur.com/FwAir.jpg
:grin2: Sometimes it's not the fighting that proves to be the most interesting part of the battles... but rather the peacefulness you're about to shatter.
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from my shimazu campaign
I think I have some good ones
http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/59...FB87522056EFE/
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http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/59...E251C75A73DF1/
Question does anyone know where the Total war shogun 2 screen shot folder is located?
Right click on the steam icon in your icon tray (at the bottom right), chose screenshots et voilà.
Graphic,
that was cool, i usually auto-resolve naval and had no idea the guys on the boat would be singing, i may have to start fighting a few of these!
Here are some of mine
Great screenshot guys and girls. Does anyone know if there is a quick way to remove all menues for the SS to be taken, or do you just cut'n'crop in photoshop afterwards?
Welcome to the org tixan:smiley2: i dont know how to take out the menues sorry :/
I took some screenies this afternoon. Nothing special. I just took some pictures while the battle was paused (mom called on the phone during said battle).
https://img16.imageshack.us/img16/2860/tobattle.jpg
https://img265.imageshack.us/img265/...llkillkill.jpg
https://img267.imageshack.us/img267/9011/inbattle.jpg
https://img683.imageshack.us/img683/2193/hesdeade.jpg
Here are a few more.
https://img46.imageshack.us/img46/6272/deadgeneral.jpg
I really enjoy the blood mod! :D
https://img84.imageshack.us/img84/2631/bloodyhell.jpg
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some of my screenshots i'v captured ;)
AmaTerasU, that fourth shot is beautiful. :2thumbsup:
I agree, I made that my wallpaper. To me that's probably the single best screenshot from the game I've ever seen.
Heres some pics from my latest Hojo clan campaign.
https://i.imgur.com/0am0o.jpg
Hojo forces at the second battle of Sunpu, under the command of Kasahara Ujitane, aka, the Dragon of Sunpu.
https://i.imgur.com/JOUi5.jpg
Aftermath of the battle of Totomi fields, the Dragon of Sunpu defeats a force twice his size consisting of both Oda and Tokugawa forces - but the price is heavy.
https://i.imgur.com/rjGfg.jpg
I don't even know where to start with this. The Takeda clan imploded with the death of Takeda Shingen, but only 6 years after this shot his son has united the Hatorri lands and that light blue blob beneath his command. It made me (in the south as the hojo) VERY concerned.
I love this game, narratives pop up out of nowhere and get me attached to my generals and fearing my enemies in a real gameplay sense. :yes:
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Go on..You know you want to!
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Go on..You know you want to!
:laugh4: He's thinking about i!Quote:
Originally Posted by Fagar
Indeed once my Metsuke donned his white robes he became very hard to resist and in this case the Koku spoke volumes..He took the ill gotten coin and in the process effectively sealed the once mighty Takeda's fate...
Nice pics guys keep em coming
Screens from the Seige of Inazawa in 1566 -
https://i.imgur.com/s2hJQ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/5Gn4w.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/5ctR3.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/wuH4c.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/CbFB4.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/fFcQ3.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/WyrU1.jpg
I like that last pic the most. All the destruction at the foot of a shinto-shrine.
The war with the Takeda has spiraled into a full fledged realm divide, with the Hojo Alliance consisting of the Hojo, the Oda, the Mori and the Date against the Ashikaga, the Takeda, the Chokosabe. The Christian Sagara (in firm control of Kyushu) and the Ikko-Ikki are also fighting for the Shogunate, surprisingly. It's been one heck of a fight with multiple areas of conflict. The Mori are fighting on Shinkoku and Kyushu against the Sagara and Chokosabe respectively while myself, the Oda and the Date struggle in central Honshu.