Didz's Dumb Question Thread

[Ordani]

gfx_screenshot_folder ./screenshots; # gfx_screenshot_folder <folder>, Folder to where save screenshots relative to Empire directory #

is defined in the preferences scripts but doesn't exist by default. They have code to do it, question is whether or not it's turned on.

[Didz]

gfx_screenshot_folder ./screenshots; # gfx_screenshot_folder <folder>, Folder to where save screenshots relative to Empire directory #

is defined in the preferences scripts but doesn't exist by default. They have code to do it, question is whether or not it's turned on.

I had a scan through that earlier but didn't spot anything to do with screenshots I'll have another look. As I said, Sega Pass claim the screenshots work the same way in ETW as they did in previous games but that doesn't seem to be true, unless its a case of turning the feature on somehow.

The parent folder is there where they say it should be e.g. C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application Data\The Creative Assembly\Empire but the tga folder is missing.

So, the line in the preferences.empire_script file reads

gfx_screenshot_folder ./screenshots; # gfx_screenshot_folder <folder>, Folder to where save screenshots relative to Empire directory #

Do you think its just a case of replacing <folder> with C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application Data\The Creative Assembly\Empire\tga ?

[quadalpha]

Can't hurt to try.

[Didz]

Couple more dumb questions that sprung to mind last night.

1) Can socket bayonets be unfixed?

Wiggy says they can, but I see no button to do so. Also does having them fixed slow down reloading as in real life.

2) Do bridge battles work the same way as in MTW2?

I've noticed various bridges and fords on the map, but wondered if positioning your army ON one actually triggers a bridge battle as it does in MTW2. Anyone tried this yet?

[quadalpha]

I think you can only unfix plug bayonets. Don't think there's a performance hit though.

[MikeV]

I had a scan through that earlier but didn't spot anything to do with screenshots I'll have another look. As I said, Sega Pass claim the screenshots work the same way in ETW as they did in previous games but that doesn't seem to be true, unless its a case of turning the feature on somehow.

The parent folder is there where they say it should be e.g. C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application Data\The Creative Assembly\Empire but the tga folder is missing.

So, the line in the preferences.empire_script file reads

gfx_screenshot_folder ./screenshots; # gfx_screenshot_folder <folder>, Folder to where save screenshots relative to Empire directory #

Do you think its just a case of replacing <folder> with C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application Data\The Creative Assembly\Empire\tga ?

I'm suspicious: the default setting in the file uses the "./" prefix, which is typical on Unix but not on Windoze. So, I wonder which style slashification works, and whether it can handle spaces in the path name.

Requires further experimentation by those patient enough ...

It would seem that the simplest approach would be to create a "screenshots" folder in the Empire directory and leave the default setting alone.