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[Shankbot de Bodemloze]

Id like to see the Orc in Skyrim AAR win! Been trying place in a MAARC for while speaking of which this month's entries are exceptional!

Edit: Well SB for the TOTW I was thinking of writing another entry set in the world of the last TOTW entry I wrote. I would also like to know what happened to my "fabled ponies" :p For the Cw I thinking more a lot the lines of sci-fi war drama but I still thinking about that.

I think only you can know that. That is an interesting idea, and I know it is one Derpy uses, would it be like a sequel, or a separate event?

And the CW piece sounds great, I'd love to see how you'll pull it off.

I am really struggling with fighting out my battles successfully while taking great screenshots at the sametime. I've tried using fraps to help me record some of the battles but that doesn't really seem to be working and often just slows my game down. What does everyone do when taking screenshots? Share some tips of the trade!

Hehe I use Fraps, however I don't record the battles - instead I just launch my game, and press a hot-key to take a picture using Fraps (mine is F10), this allows you to pause the game, and find a good angle to take the picture, and once you're happy you just press a key. Another bonus is that is saves them in a folder of your choice. After which I do a bit of cropping then upload them to Photobucket, apply some edits - and that is me done. Also you can quickly take multiple screenshots and then pick the best one later if you get caught up in the action.

Hope this help. If you have any-more questions please ask, I'm sure the regulars will try and help you out.

[Confederate Jeb]

Don't you have to pay for Fraps?

I think I have a Flickr account, but I don't remember any of the information for it, so I just use private Facebook albums. I ought to just make a new Flickr/Photobucket account.

[Shankbot de Bodemloze]

The version I use is free, of course you can only take photos and only in the Bitmap file format, but that doesn't both me. If you want to be able to do videos, save in JPEG and the likes I believe you need to buy the full version.

[Confederate Jeb]

I'll have to go download that then.

[Shankbot de Bodemloze]

Are you planning an AAR?

[Confederate Jeb]

Well, since I reinstalled R:TW and M2:TW on this newish PC I've been going about getting all my old mods, so maybe. I'd want to do something more unique, like my original AAR where I recreated Hannibal's march across the Alps in Roma Surrectum. Good times. Maybe a restart of that concept is in order?

[Liberator]

When you pause the game the giant 'PAUSED' thing pops up and covers the middle of the screen, if there was a way to remove that it'd be half the battle. Thanks for the input.

[Scottish King]

When you pause the game the giant 'PAUSED' thing pops up and covers the middle of the screen, if there was a way to remove that it'd be half the battle. Thanks for the input.

You can hold down Shift while clicking on the time speed buttons and it wil only increase in fractions. For example if you have paused the game then press and hold Shift while clicking the time speed up instead of going to 1 it will go to .1, .2 and so on

[Confederate Jeb]

Huh, didn't know that. That's a very useful tip.

[Robin de Bodemloze]

Well what do you know...chatting in the chat thread...

[Heiro de Bodemloze]

Wierd isn't it.

But on the screenshots thingy. Doesn't the Steam screenshots allow you to do almost all the same? You can just pause and find the angle you want and press F12 and it goes straight into the library you have there . Of course, if it isn't installed on Steam I can see the problem. .

Btw, what is the purpose of a magic eightball?

Oh and check out the tale in my sig . If you enjoy it, please comment.

[Shankbot de Bodemloze]

Well, since I reinstalled R:TW and M2:TW on this newish PC I've been going about getting all my old mods, so maybe. I'd want to do something more unique, like my original AAR where I recreated Hannibal's march across the Alps in Roma Surrectum. Good times. Maybe a restart of that concept is in order?

That sounds like a great plot for an AAR, you could make it a real story based one as well.

When you pause the game the giant 'PAUSED' thing pops up and covers the middle of the screen, if there was a way to remove that it'd be half the battle. Thanks for the input.

Ah I too have this problem, I do one of two things. I'll either work my way around it by changing the angle, and then cropping it out, or pausing and getting the shot lined up before pressing play and then quickly taking the picture. Of course what Scottish King said is probably a better way to do it.

Well what do you know...chatting in the chat thread...

Who'd of thought...

Wierd isn't it.

But on the screenshots thingy. Doesn't the Steam screenshots allow you to do almost all the same? You can just pause and find the angle you want and press F12 and it goes straight into the library you have there . Of course, if it isn't installed on Steam I can see the problem. .

Btw, what is the purpose of a magic eightball?

Oh and check out the tale in my sig . If you enjoy it, please comment.

Yes the same is true for Steam, although I've never really done it like that.

And the purpose of a magic eight ball... jeeze where to I begin. You bascially ask it questions, and it will give you an answer, which will be the truth.

And some self-advertising perhaps? Glad to see you've added CW to your sig though, everyone else get doing that!


Also, if you guys update anything CW or AAR like can you post a short blurb in the advertising thread, and now I'm PM'ing people the newsletter, people will actually see it!

[Ybbon]

And some self-advertising perhaps? Glad to see you've added CW to your sig though, everyone else get doing that!

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Put your sig, well the last line, here and we can all copy that

[Rex Anglorvm]

I would add it to my sig too, but I've no more room

[Shankbot de Bodemloze]

Put your sig, well the last line, here and we can all copy that

Ask and thou shall receive...

Just copy the text into your sig guys.

[CENTER][FONT="Century Gothic"][COLOR="Black"][SIZE="1"]~ [URL="http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=802"][COLOR="darkred"][abbr="What will you write?"]Tale of the Week[/abbr][/COLOR][/URL] ~ [URL="http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1356"][COLOR="blue"][abbr="Communication through Revelation..."]Creative Writing[/abbr][/COLOR][/URL] ~ [URL="http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1287"][COLOR="black"][abbr="Ask every question, question every answer..."]The Writers' Lounge[/abbr][/COLOR][/URL] ~ [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="1"][abbr="Rome, Medieval, Empire, Napoleon, Shogun - take your pick!"][URL="http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1355"][COLOR="blue"]After Action Reports[/URL][/COLOR][/abbr] ~ [/SIZE][/FONT][abbr="Many have rose, even more have fallen - can your AAR rise to the top? Compete in the Monthly AAR Competition to find out!"][URL="http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=747"][COLOR="darkred"]MAARC/BAARC[/COLOR][/URL][/abbr] ~ [/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/CENTER]

Spoiler for The finished product: 

~ Tale of the Week ~ Creative Writing ~ The Writers' Lounge ~ After Action Reports ~ MAARC/BAARC ~

Of course you now know that this means I expect to see it in your sig.

I would add it to my sig too, but I've no more room

Make room!

[Derpy Hooves]

Yo.
I wish my writings got more views and critique

[Ybbon]

Of course you now know that this means I expect to see it in your sig.

USE THIS SIG did the Lord say from on high
Lord, your word is unto us Law, and thy Will be done said the people,
About time too sayeth the Lord (but secretly he was quite chuffed)

[Shankbot de Bodemloze]

Yo.
I wish my writings got more views and critique

Well maybe advertise it in the advertisement thread? Also, I'll get reading it out some point - hopefully the others will check it out as well.

USE THIS SIG did the Lord say from on high
Lord, your word is unto us Law, and thy Will be done said the people,
About time too sayeth the Lord (but secretly he was quite chuffed)

You hit the mark there!

And your sig looks good. Cheers.

[Scottish King]

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I think only you can know that. That is an interesting idea, and I know it is one Derpy uses, would it be like a sequel, or a separate event?

And the CW piece sounds great, I'd love to see how you'll pull it off.

A separate event, see for yourself its up! Still working on Cw piece. Love to see how I pull it off too :p

[Yeepeep]

Honestly I did not know about this thread. Will follow!