Black screenshots?

**Skoran** · 07-01-2009, 01:58

I took lots of screenshots but when I open them (with irfanview) they are all black.
Ive read somewhere that if you turn off AA you can take screens but they are still black, how can I solve this?

Another problem (this is prob hardcoded). I was fighting and besides the enemy general only one more group was fighting me. The moment I get the cut scene that the enemy general dies the last group begins to route, so the game wants to ask me to continue or end battle (I heared the sound). But because the cutscene was going I couldnt select anything, so I couldnt do anything :p.

Is there a way to disable these cutscenes (general dies, gate is breached, ....) btw. I know its possible in medieval II - total war

**bovi** · 07-01-2009, 07:59

Turn off anti-aliasing in game options for screenshots.

Turn off cutscenes in game options to avoid cutscenes.

**Tux** · 07-01-2009, 12:47

Use fraps if you do not wish to turn off anti-aliasing.

**Skoran** · 07-01-2009, 14:55

Originally Posted by bovi

Turn off anti-aliasing in game options for screenshots.

Turn off cutscenes in game options to avoid cutscenes.

Sorry if im blind but I dont see turn off cutscenes anywhere in game options.
And as I said: I disabled AA and my screens are still black, ill try fraps =)

**bovi** · 07-01-2009, 15:48

I may start the game and find the option for you. Remind me if I haven't by tomorrow evening.

**vartan** · 07-01-2009, 16:44

If you are using the Trivial Script run Configuration from the Start Menu and make sure 'Turn off movies' is checkboxed.

**bovi** · 07-01-2009, 20:28

It's not the movies, it's the cutscenes. I could have sworn I saw that option in the GUI earlier, but I can't find it now. Anyway, if you go to <your RTW>/EB/preferences, you will find a file called preferences.txt. Open this and change EVENT_CUTSCENES:TRUE to EVENT_CUTSCENES:FALSE.

**vartan** · 07-02-2009, 06:22

What cutscenes? They're all movies, no? Which ones are the cutscenes?

**bovi** · 07-02-2009, 07:08

The moment I get the cut scene that the enemy general dies

This one, for one. Also when walls are knocked down.

**vartan** · 07-02-2009, 17:27

Yeah, those can get annoying.

**Aemilius Paulus** · 07-02-2009, 20:03

I used to have black screenshots as well. Then I turned on Anti-Aliasing. And I got my screenshots, but at lower quality. So I switched to Fraps. The full version.