Screenshots?

**General Tony** · February 28, 2009, 01:18 PM

So I have been working on trying to write an AAR. Im likeing how the writeing is going but I cant get pictures on it.

So how do I take screenshots?
Where do I find them after I take them?

My computer is to slow to download any picture taking software so I have to use the quick key on the keyboard. I dont know what key it is though.

Anypne know what I have to do?

**Quercia** · February 28, 2009, 03:33 PM

There was a program that allows you to save a screenshot pressing a button... wasn't it Fraps (or is it only FPS rating lol?)?

Anyways, you'll need some software that allows you to take screenshots and save it in some kind of map. You will be able to designate which button and where the pics will be stored. Also be sure to resize in the AAR - most of times you won't need a lot of the stuff showed on the screen (for example, if you only want to show your empire on the little map)

**Kewpur** · February 28, 2009, 04:21 PM

prt scrn works. But it saves them in a weird file.

You can buy fraps for 40 dollars for really high quality photo and movie making.

If you get the trial, it saves them as lower quality but it still works.

**General Tony** · February 28, 2009, 04:26 PM

Ok so where does printscreen store them? Also i tried downloading fraps but my computer was to slow. I could try the trial though depending on file size.

**Kewpur** · February 28, 2009, 04:50 PM

Somewhere in the Medieval 2 folder. I think they're called TGAs.

And fraps shouldn't slow your computer down unless you're recording.

**General Tony** · February 28, 2009, 05:05 PM

No my computer is to slow to download fraps. I have dial-up internet and its to slow to download fraps

**Neige** · March 01, 2009, 01:20 AM

Press this button when you are ready to take the screenshot:

Then open paint:

Make sure you have the selection tool slected, and press Ctrl + V.
Then simply press File => Save as... and save it as jpg image.

**General Tony** · March 01, 2009, 01:51 AM

Ok, how do i find the picture to put it on paint?

**Neige** · March 01, 2009, 02:12 AM

mmm... ok. First, start the game. Then pause it when you see what you need and press that button (Prt Scrn). At this point, that what you see on your screen will be saved in computers memory. Whitch you can then put in to paint with Ctrl + V. I hope I made it clearer.

**BubbleBoy** · March 01, 2009, 02:38 AM

or you can get Infranview and it will save it in Program Files\Sega\Medieval II Total War\tgas and you can just crop it by holding your mouse and dragging it over the area you want to see and then press ctrl+Y.

And yes I did see you said it will take ages to download but it took like a second or something for me (I think)

**Quercia** · March 01, 2009, 02:51 AM

Uhmm Archer9 you can take a screenshot like that, but the problem is you can't get to Windows during any time in the game (well for me it doesn't). That means if you want to make an AAR it'll be screenshot, shut game down, start up, screenshot, shut game down, etc.

**Neige** · March 01, 2009, 02:54 AM

Nope. All I do is simply press Ctrl + Alt + Delete. It minimizes the game and brings me to desktop.

**Pink Beard** · March 01, 2009, 02:57 AM

Originally Posted by Quercia

Uhmm Archer9 you can take a screenshot like that, but the problem is you can't get to Windows during any time in the game (well for me it doesn't). That means if you want to make an AAR it'll be screenshot, shut game down, start up, screenshot, shut game down, etc.

That's why it's better to use a program (like FRAPS) or not make an AAR at all...
even alt+ctrl+del, ctrl+v in paint, save file is a tedious job...

**Neige** · March 01, 2009, 03:01 AM

Originally Posted by Pink Beard

That's why it's better to use a program (like FRAPS) or not make an AAR at all...
even alt+ctrl+del, ctrl+v in paint, save file is a tedious job...

Well, you are absolutely right. I have FRAPS too, but I rarely use it for screenshots. Because mostly I need just one certain screenshot. And in that case Prt Scrn is better. As for making AAR, FRAPS would be a better solution. And as I am planing to do one myself, I might use it.

**Sith_Lord** · March 01, 2009, 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by Pink Beard

That's why it's better to use a program (like FRAPS) or not make an AAR at all...
even alt+ctrl+del, ctrl+v in paint, save file is a tedious job...

as long as your computer is half-decent you print-screen then you can hit alt-TAB to switch programs (minimize M2TW) while still running smoothly (thats the big test, On a lot of computers that my buddies use this makes their computer sooooooooo slow) and quickly open paint, save and then start playng again. I do this method, I also have fraps, but I like this better.

**Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh** · March 01, 2009, 05:05 AM

I just press Print Screen, and after I'm done playing, load up the trust "My Computer", navigate to the Medieval II Total War directory, and look for the folder TGAs, or thereabouts. here, I find the pictures, and I just load up Photoshop, pop 'em in, crop what I want and save as a JPEG for size issues.

**Black Knight** · March 02, 2009, 05:03 AM

Originally Posted by DogeCristoforo

I just press Print Screen, and after I'm done playing, load up the trust "My Computer", navigate to the Medieval II Total War directory, and look for the folder TGAs, or thereabouts. here, I find the pictures, and I just load up Photoshop, pop 'em in, crop what I want and save as a JPEG for size issues.

That's by far the simplest way. You don't even need Photoshop, Paint.net will do.