August Screenshot Competition

**General Appo** · 08-03-2008, 17:51

Actually that´s not a bad idea. Done.
Senshi, I´ve tried using Fraps and such, but it was just too much work. Might try again though, when I get back from London (will be away for a week. Or two).
CR, I´m afraid I don´t have any good editing tools handy, and even if I did I wouldn´t know what to do with them. Pity really. I´d wish that the Roman banner was situated behind the hill instead, so you just saw the top. That would have been awesome. Especially if it had been right behind the "King".

**Che Roriniho** · 08-03-2008, 18:13

Originally Posted by General Appo

Actually that´s not a bad idea. Done.
Senshi, I´ve tried using Fraps and such, but it was just too much work. Might try again though, when I get back from London (will be away for a week. Or two).
CR, I´m afraid I don´t have any good editing tools handy, and even if I did I wouldn´t know what to do with them. Pity really. I´d wish that the Roman banner was situated behind the hill instead, so you just saw the top. That would have been awesome. Especially if it had been right behind the "King".

When I get home and access to my tools, I'll see what I can do for it. Luckily the Roman Banner is on a bare patch of sky so it's just a case of moving it and colouring the space in.

The other guys's banners will be trickier though. Still, I'll see what I can do.

**Thaatu** · 08-04-2008, 12:47

It's been a long time, so...

The Titan Calling

Btw, I recommend general camera with minimal_UI to everyone. Makes you appreciate the game more. Those are Atlas mountains on the horizon.

**Rilder** · 08-04-2008, 13:31

Originally Posted by Thaatu

with minimal_UI to everyone.

I could never be arsed with minimal ui, its too... minimal.

**Senshi** · 08-04-2008, 14:03

Originally Posted by General Appo

Actually that´s not a bad idea. Done.
Senshi, I´ve tried using Fraps and such, but it was just too much work.

Fraps and too much work?

It's quite a "Install&forget"-feature for me, I have it autostart everytime I boot up (as it requires near to no resources in standby), just setup a key you never use and that's it.

Of course Fraps spits out large .bmp files (as making .jpgs directly would cause bigtime lag when you press the Screenshot-Button), but compressing it into .jpg afterwards is a quickie, IrfanView or one of the many other common image viewer programs comfortably support that.

EDIT: Submitting a picture of my own...

Shock and awe in Epidamnos

Well, artillery can be pretty inprecise...and flaming...but that's what happens when one doesn't think twice before daring to invade the Koinon Hellenon homelands, bringing the wrath of the Koinon army upon them...

Love how busy the screen looks, all those poor levies running around scared, trying to regroup in the rear while a desperate cavalry charge stops my rushing troops near the wall, while on the bottom my orderly light infantry formations march forward

**Rilder** · 08-04-2008, 14:17

Meh, fraps doesn't work on my computer unless I wan't to log-off and play via my computers Admin account.

**Hooahguy** · 08-04-2008, 15:31

"the fight"

**Tellos Athenaios** · 08-04-2008, 16:42

@Shenshi: usually I don't care much for "siege pics" because the RTW engine simply fails at rendering pretty buildings (by modern standards) or the angle of the shot is just lousy (what with most of the units & stuff obscured by limited 'angle of visibility'). However the titled bird's eye view perspective you choose really does work wonders here.

**Senshi** · 08-04-2008, 17:37

Originally Posted by Tellos Athenaios

@Shenshi: usually I don't care much for "siege pics" because the RTW engine simply fails at rendering pretty buildings (by modern standards) or the angle of the shot is just lousy (what with most of the units & stuff obscured by limited 'angle of visibility'). However the titled bird's eye view perspective you choose really does work wonders here.

I completely second that, problem with siege pics is that one picture almost never manages to get all the cool atmosphere in place (for reasons you stated) and another big contra is that really everybody sees these scenarios dozens of time in his own campaign, as I dare to say more than 70% of battles are siege battles, and there really is not that much variety in city layouts...