SCREENSHOT Requests

[Shahed]

Hi everyone !

I have a request.

Can someone with a TOP end rig, please take the following screenshot for me ?

Settings

• Widescreen mode.
• 1.02 Movie Cam enabled (would be ideal but not required).
• MAX settings.
• TIMURID Khan's Guard.
• Charging, lances down.
• One or 2 men in focus.
• Extreme Close up shot showing all detail, face masks etc.
• Preferably banners disabled.
• No interface showing.
• Arid, Northern Iran-like landscape.
• Or arid steppe.
• No enemies visible
• Sunrise.
• Cloudy weather.

You can see in my current sig an example of what I mean. However that shot is a little too high up, it would bebtter a bit lower from horse level. If I can have more than one shot i.e a sequence to choose from and if more than one person does it, even better.

Let your creativity flow !

Many thanks to anyone who can do this.

Salute !

[Shahed]

Le BUMPAGE !

[Whacker]

I'd do so, but you'll have to wait a few more weeks, the laptop ain't exactly "high end". Maybe post some pointers how to get a good screenshot? I know I am not artistically inclined at all... am guessing there are probably quite a few others who aren't. So got any tips?

[Shahed]

Thanks for the offer mate.

Well there is a list there, in my first post.

If you look at this sig, this is a perfect screenshot.
NOTE: blur is induced, orignal shot is clear. You can see all the detail, the eyes, mask, links in the chainmail. etc...



Hmm... pointers on how to get a good screenshot .... ??? I don't understand.

[Whacker]

Hmm... pointers on how to get a good screenshot .... ??? I don't understand.

I mean like literally how do you do it? Load up a custom battle with a single unit? Multiple units? How do YOU personally set them up? Do you set them up all way back against your rear border and then charge them forward? Do you stagger them? Camera angle suggestions?

[sapi]

If no one else has done by the end of this week, I'll have a shot at it.

Bit busy at the moment, though

[Shahed]

Oh I get it. That's a good idea. About how to... I'll have to put it in words. Bascially you just ... take the shot. UGH! Well ... using your questions:

how do you do it?

Press the Print Screen button, next to pause on the keyboard. It's saved to M2:TW/tgas folder.

Load up a custom battle with a single unit?

That's a good question. You can do it many ways, but the simplest is to load a custom battle with the units you want, terrain, weather etc. The best way is to do it during a campaign game, or modify your files so you start with the units you want to take shots of. Then you march out with those units and find a natural battle, this is the best way, because you get everything, but it takes longer to set up.

For purposes like the above screenshot request you should just load a custom battle. You only need the units that you want in the image, in this case 2 units of Khan's Guard is enough, with one enemy Armored Swordsman or something small that does'nt show easily, as the request says no enemy visible.

How do YOU personally set them up?

I have'nt done it for ages since I fried my GFX card, I post requests usually at the TWC and get my screens from there. This onboard card I have now is useless. If I were to do it myself I would do it the long way, setup a campaign mod, then launch a campaign. I believe most of the screenshot artists (like Crypel, the legend) do it this way. the following is the result that can be achieved, these are Crypel's screenshots.

NOTE: Those shots are SO PERFECT, I ISSUE A CHALLENGE to anyone to improve them.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

NOTE: For my screenshot request you do NOT have to have this quality. I'm a newb so anything is fine.
I'm learning anyway. It does of course help, the better the quality of the base image, the beter the end result.

Do you set them up all way back against your rear border and then charge them forward?

It depends on the shot. If you want it natural deploy as natural. If it is staged, deploy in the manner you have in mind. That sounds a bit obtuse, you know what I mean ?

Do you stagger them?

Depends on what result you want. to achieve a roaring charge result with many units you would stagger the units. If you mean stagger the camera, then yes, you always take a sequence of shots. Like a photographer you take hundreds and then you select one.

I have posted requests before and received over 100 shots for ONE single shot that I wanted.
NOTE: You do not have to do that, just a few screens 5-6 is adequate.

Camera angle suggestions?

Also depends, the best camera angle is the one that gives you the best shot at that time. if you want panorama, go high and aim low. If you want extreme close up, go down to man level aim high as if you were looking from the round up on the object.

Hope that helps, fire away if you have any other questions.

[dummyaccount15]

Greetings,

Long time lurker - first time poster. I joined the Total War saga a bit late with Shogun "War Lord Edition" being my first. I've enjoyed every Total War game (Vanilla) and expansion ever since.

Until reading this post, I'd never taken a single screenshot! I've decided to use this request as an excuse to start. I'll take any feedback that anyone can give. Most important right now are: Is my video card good enough? How do you get rid of the playback box in the movie player?

The link to the screenshots will be in my next post seeing as I can't post URL's yet...

[dummyaccount15]

Here are my efforts so far. About half of them have obstructions and need to be cropped. I've set the angle of those shots to include a lot of extra unneeded sky so nothing is lost in editing.

-dummy

[Shahed]

Hi mate unfortunately I have not been able to look at them even till today. Will post back when I have. THANKS very much for the shots!

[dummyaccount15]

Hi mate unfortunately I have not been able to look at them even till today. Will post back when I have. THANKS very much for the shots!

Since posting those I've started using the movie cam. I should be able to bang out some better shots now.

[Ars Moriendi]

1.02 Movie Cam enabled (would be ideal but not required).

How do I do that ? I tried searching the forums and google for some pointers, but all I got was "-movie_cam" switch from RTW (tried it, didn't work) and cinematic editor tutorials (too complicated, all I want is some better angles for screenshots).

[Shahed]

Well to do that you have to enable the movie cam. You can get much better shots with it. It takes a few hours to get usd to but after that it's the best thing about TW since Shogun (slight exageration). Caliban's basic tutorial is a good start if you want to use that. This is what cinedit can do:

Image courtesy of Inquisitor (.com)


5 Second movie with sound. (<-link)

I've posted the following requests on .com and TWC, if anyone here wants to give it a shot:

Screenshot 1 DONE !

• CAM:1.02 Movie Cam enabled.
• GFX: MAX settings.
• Banners: DISabled.
• Terrain: South European map, Andalusia, Arid Spain type
• Weather: Clear
• Lens: Close range so you can see nice graphical details.
• Time: Afternoon.
• Set: Spainish Tercio Pikemen. NOT using swords, using pikes. Line of them advancing. Fighting Portuguese Dismounted Conquistadors
• Heavy canon fire flying over their heads or landing closeby.

Screenshot 2 DONE !

• CAM:1.02 Movie Cam enabled.
• GFX: MAX settings.
• Banners: DISabled.
• Terrain: SandyDesert
• Weather: Clear
• Lens: Extreme close range, only one man in focus.
• Time: Afternoon.
• Set: Bedouin Camel Archer shooting the bow towards the camera.

Example: Screenshot by RavenVW (.com)



Screenshot 3

• CAM:1.02 Movie Cam enabled.
• GFX: MAX settings.
• Banners: DISabled.
• Terrain: Scottish Highlands
• Weather: Cloudy
• Lens: Close range, showing 2-6 men.
• Time: Midday.
• Set: Gothic Knights & Scottish Highland Nobles fighting together side by side as allies.

Example: Screenshot by Bafka (.com)


Screenshot 4 DONE !

• CAM:1.02 Movie Cam enabled.
• GFX: MAX settings.
• Banners: DISabled.
• Terrain: Black Forest.
• Weather: Heavy Fog, Winter.
• Lens: Close range, showing 2-6 men.
• Time: Sunrise.
• Set: Tsar’s Guard with armor upgrade (face masks etc) charging with Lances down. Preferably no enemy visible in screenshot.

Example: Screenshot by MagyarMatt (.com)


Screenshot 5 DONE !

• CAM:1.02 Movie Cam enabled.
• GFX: MAX settings.
• Banners: DISabled.
• Terrain: Rocky Desert or SandyDesert
• Weather: Clear
• Lens: MediumRange, enough to see 2 or 3 FULL UNITS i.e 80 plus men visible .
• Time: Afternoon.
• Set: Papal States Crusader Army including Crusader Sargeants, Fanatics, led by Knights Hospitaller, and Knights Templar marching towards the camera.

Screenshot 6 NOT NEEDED !

• CAM:1.02 Movie Cam enabled.
• GFX: MAX settings.
• Banners: DISabled.
• Terrain: Any, winter.
• Weather: Clear.
• Lens: Close range showing approx 6 men.
• Time: Afternooon.
• Set: Norse War Clerics in a city with buildings in the background fighting Dismounted Polish Knights.

Example: Screenshot by Mortain (TWC)


Many thanks in advance for your help if anyone is up to it !