Screenshots

[DSwain]

Newbie question here; I like to screenshot games so I can take a look at the maps and draw pretty lines in the paintbox while planning a campaign......I usually use PRNT SCRN but this doesn't seem to be working. I've noticed that lots of players here have screenshotted - so my question is - How Please?!

cheers

[Arjuna]

PrintScreen should work. If you have a keyboard with additional system buttons you may need to hit the F-Key button to ensure the standard F Keys work. Well that's how my Logiteck keyboard works anyway.

[MarkShot]

PRT-SCRN will capture it to the Window's clip board. Then, paste it into your favorite graphic program. If you have nothing, then you could always use Windows Paint which should be installed by default. Then, save as a JPG.

There you go!

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I do something more or less similar. If you want to get fancy, there are screen capture programs that run around in background and with just hitting a key will capture and save the screen to a file (without taking your mind off the game).

[DSwain]

got it - just tried it and it worked - thanks fellows, very good of you

[El Savior]

How about adding screenshot feature to the game itself? Example each time you press let's say F12, JPEG screenshot is saved to root directory. This would be helpful when you are making long AARs and it's saving time too.

[WhiteOwl]

Utilities such as snag it, etc. already do this, so it would be better, IMO to spend time on the game itself. Just my 2c...

[Arjuna]

El Savior,
 
I appreciate what you are saying, but I have to agree with WhiteOwl. BTW I did all the sceen shots for the manual using the Print Screen button and saving to PaintShopPro.

[Arjuna]

Also one day in the future when you guys have convinced thousands of your mates to buy the game and we have enough money to employ several programmers we can add a full editable recording that will play back the game as it unfolded, order by order, shot by shot and over which you can layer text and other graphics. Now that would be cool. [8D]

[El Savior]

ORIGINAL: Arjuna

Also one day in the future when you guys have convinced thousands of your mates to buy the game and we have enough money to employ several programmers we can add a full editable recording that will play back the game as it unfolded, order by order, shot by shot and over which you can layer text and other graphics. Now that would be cool. [8D]

I'm working on it! Prepare for cash flow and get your *bags* ready. [8D]

[Marc von Martial]

ORIGINAL: Arjuna

El Savior,

I appreciate what you are saying, but I have to agree with WhiteOwl. BTW I did all the sceen shots for the manual using the Print Screen button and saving to PaintShopPro.

Good lord ...

[sterckxe]

ORIGINAL: Marc Schwanebeck

ORIGINAL: Arjuna

El Savior,

I appreciate what you are saying, but I have to agree with WhiteOwl. BTW I did all the sceen shots for the manual using the Print Screen button and saving to PaintShopPro.

Good lord ...

I know - Zeus knows we tried to make him change his ways, but it's no use [;)]. Personally I use a home-made little program that captures the screen and auto-saves as a jpg with a sequential filename. The hotkey is the unused pause/break key. Even works in dual-screen mode.

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx

[RayWolfe]

ORIGINAL: sterckxe
Personally I use a home-made little program that captures the screen and auto-saves as a jpg with a sequential filename. The hotkey is the unused pause/break key. Even works in dual-screen mode.

... and in case no one else says it: jolly good it is too.

Ray

Don't forget the 10% of the royalty.
You have the number of my offsore account.

[sterckxe]

ORIGINAL: RayWolfe
Don't forget the 10% of the royalty.
You have the number of my offsore account.

A sock with 10 centimes in it lost in France does not count as an offshore account [;)]

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx

[RayWolfe]

1 What is a sock?
2 Why are my feet so cold?
3 Does 10 centimes make me rich beyond my wildest dreams?
Ray

[sterckxe]

ORIGINAL: RayWolfe
1 What is a sock?

Well, given your age you probably know it under it's Old English form of 'socc' - it's a piece of garment that makes your feet grow cold if you forget to put them on.

ORIGINAL: RayWolfe
2 Why are my feet so cold?

Literally or figut, figi, damn, lost my English spelling as well - must be catchy [;)]

ORIGINAL: RayWolfe
3 Does 10 centimes make me rich beyond my wildest dreams?

If you aren't now, it's because you lost those 10 centimes way back when

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx

[DSwain]

I like your dog, sterckxe; how's he doing?

[sterckxe]

ORIGINAL: DSwain
I like your dog, sterckxe; how's he doing?

Playing COTA now while his boss is at work [;)]

If you look closely his mugshot still features HTTR - maybe I should update it ...

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx

[DSwain]

Let loose the dogs of war, eh?!

[MarkShot]

Well, one of the nice things for me any way is that I am the boss. Thus, I've managed to have a good deal of flexibility in my schedule for beta stuff when the business is slow. (not so good for income though) However, when my wife comes by even a business owner/beta tester needs to answer to a higher authority.

[GoodGuy]

ORIGINAL: MarkShot

....However, when my wife comes by even a business owner/beta tester needs to answer to a higher authority.

Well, the key (boss key) for hiding the game has to be renamed to "wife" key, in your case.