POTW slot

**tone** · April 16, 2009, 08:52 PM

We're being offered a slot on POTW (picture of the week) to showcase RS2 a bit. Some unedited screenshots, and a bit of blurb that will go on the front page link.

Any ideas as to shots?

**swhunter** · April 16, 2009, 11:02 PM

What is POTW ?
Plus should we use the new beta screens?

**apple** · April 17, 2009, 12:17 AM

Picture of the week.

**Argent Usher** · April 17, 2009, 01:45 AM

Ask Toboe for this job.

**Brusilov** · April 17, 2009, 03:11 AM

I'd suggest UESW (Unedited Picture of the Week) rather than POTW (Picture of the Week) if you want to show off the game. POTW generally involves a lot of editing/enhancing. Surely, you don't want to do that to a RS screenie?

The big problem is how much of RS2.0 do you want to give away?

I think there was talk of some sort of 'preview' slot being avalable in that part of the forum. I know there was a RTR one several months ago.

This is the link to that part of the forum: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1039

**tone** · April 17, 2009, 03:18 AM

Originally Posted by Brusilov

I'd suggest UESW (Unedited Picture of the Week) rather than POTW (Picture of the Week) if you want to show off the game. POTW generally involves a lot of editing/enhancing. Surely, you don't want to do that to a RS screenie?

The big problem is how much of RS2.0 do you want to give away?

I think there was talk of some sort of 'preview' slot being avalable in that part of the forum. I know there was a RTR one several months ago.

This is the link to that part of the forum: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1039

The preview slot is what I'm talking about. Here are the PMs I received.

If you're still interested in the Mod Spotlight, I'll be more than happy to give you more promotion for RS 2.0. Let me know and I'll let you know what I would need. I want to the mod spotlight to become an active part in the PoTW forum for mod promotion.

Cheers,
B. Ward

Great! All I need is some basic information about RS 2.0. Just so people will know what the mod is about. And at least 10 in game battle screen shots. I will include a link to your subforum and get it featured on the front page so more people will click the link.

I guess the question is how much to reveal. I don't want to show the different types of grass in one climate at this stage, but we could I guess show some new stuff. How about one or two shots like some desert, the snowy trees I've just shown recently and one or two other things?

**Brusilov** · April 17, 2009, 07:28 AM

Originally Posted by tone

I guess the question is how much to reveal. I don't want to show the different types of grass in one climate at this stage, but we could I guess show some new stuff. How about one or two shots like some desert, the snowy trees I've just shown recently and one or two other things?

I think the desert sounds the best way forward. I guess there is always going to be some details of the vegetation shown.

**dvk901** · April 17, 2009, 08:15 AM

Anything is fine with me.

**tone** · April 17, 2009, 08:55 AM

How about these two to post on the RS2 previews thread initially in response to the question about battlefields and then to include in the POTW pictures with some others? We'll need about 10 altogether.

**dvk901** · April 17, 2009, 09:24 AM

That'll do...of course, they might ask why you're giving them photographs to post.

**Brusilov** · April 17, 2009, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by dvk901

That'll do...of course, they might ask why you're giving them photographs to post.

I agree - especially the first one - make sure you have some units in there!

**Argent Usher** · April 17, 2009, 10:24 AM

Yepp you can tell B.ward the pics would be legal for both contests UESW and POTW.

My own favourites:

**pseudocaesar** · April 18, 2009, 12:58 AM

Originally Posted by Argent Usher

Yepp you can tell B.ward the pics would be legal for both contests UESW and POTW.

My own favourites:

That one, right there. Encompasses so much of what makes RS2 the greatest, without being over the top. Look at the picture for several minutes and just appreciate it, it is amazing.

**swhunter** · April 17, 2009, 10:56 AM

Yeah!

**cherryfunk** · April 17, 2009, 11:07 AM

Shots with units in them are far more effective than scenery alone. If this is a stand-alone preview, just showing empty terrain would be a missed opportunity. For example if you want to show off grass, you show something like so:

**Argent Usher** · April 17, 2009, 12:11 PM

Ok i spend these here:

**cherryfunk** · April 17, 2009, 12:16 PM

I think we need a brave soul to go capture some exciting new screenshots with the new environments, with great looking units (but no Romans -- Dacians maybe? Gallaeci?)

**tone** · April 17, 2009, 12:24 PM

That's probably me as I'm the only one with all the new stuff at the moment.....unless DVK uploads the updates so far, which wouldn't be a bad idea anyway.

**Brusilov** · April 17, 2009, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by tone

That's probably me as I'm the only one with all the new stuff at the moment.....unless DVK uploads the updates so far, which wouldn't be a bad idea anyway.

Yes please!

I'm currently stuck with my old system as my GTX280s in SLI system has had to go back to the seller with instability caused by overheating CPU (it's been happening for a while).

Anyway, my 'backup' system only has a 9800GX2 card..... It does run Windows XP 32 bit with 4Gb of memory.