RS II: Post your pictures here!

[Enasteron]

Another also, pressing the edit preferences file on the launcher brings up an error saying it can't find the file, where should it be? I'm running ALX.exe

It happened to me too. I installed a fresh RTW+BI+ALEX and then without running the vanilla I installed RS2.
Since I didn't run the vanilla exe, no preferences folder was created in the game's root and no preferences.txt inside it.

The RS2 launcher seams that it looks in the root for that file, and if it don't finds it, gives the error you said.

If you run an RS2 game though, it creates a preferences.txt file but saves it in another folder (for example C:\Activision\Rome - Total War\Play_Rome\preferences).

I run a search in the game's root for "preferences.txt", found the file, created a folder in the games root named "preferences" and pasted the .txt there. the next time I run the lancher everything was fine. It founds the txt

[Brusilov]

I happened to me too. I installed a fresh RTW+BI+ALEX and then without running the vanilla I installed RS2.
Since I didn't run the vanilla exe, no preferences folder was created in the game's root and no preferences.txt inside it.

The RS2 launcher seams that it looks in the root for that file, and if it don't finds it, gives the error you said.

If you run an RS2 game though, it creates a preferences.txt file but saves it in another folder (for example C:\Activision\Rome - Total War\Play_Rome\preferences).

I run a search in the game's root for "preferences.txt", found the file, created a folder in the games root named "preferences" and pasted the .txt there. the next time I run the lancher everything was fine. It founds the txt

Exactly.

The advice in the Release Thread was to: "In order to install RSII you need to have a working vanilla (unmodded) RTW install." If the RTW was a working copy then there would be a preferences file there already.

When using the launcher to edit the preferences you need to select the correct path for the file. As with the main preferences file these won't be there until after you've launcher the campaign. However, if you've already set up the main one (or even if you've installed over a working RTW) then the preferences will be copied into the faction specific folder.

The install instructions were written like that for a reason.....

[Condestável]

My first attempt...

[caratacus]

That second one is fantastic @DonPovo

More edited battle scenes from my Roman campaign. The first shows a brave defense of a Ligurian hillside by a legion containing a large number of Libyan mercenaries against a large powerful Carthaginian army, which has quickly swept across southern Gaul from Iberia and now threatens the whole of Roman controlled Trans Alpine Gaul. In contrast the second shows a great victory by surprise attack by two Greek recruited Legions upon a small force of Spartans holding out in the picturesque hills above Appolonia. Whilst the third shows a Greek officer courageously standing his ground in a very fierce battle.

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[withfriend2]

Some of mine against good ol hanny

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[Jaytee]

I'm using windows7 and I took and set up some great looking shots during my battle of Carthage. When pressing print screen a box appears on the left side of the screen showing you the shot you just took, thinking that they would save to some file destination on my C: drive, however I can't find them. Also, I opened Irfanview a free lite photo editing software and pasted whatever was the last thing copied, but what came up was the area that showed my screenshot was black and the rest of the screen was the desktop screen. Instead of taking the image of the game it had taken an image of the desktop despite the fact that it had shown me a preview of the shot I had taken. So it seems I can't share these photos with you.

Can someone please explain to me what I am doing wrong?? m(_ _)m

[Jingles]

I'm using windows7 and I took and set up some great looking shots during my battle of Carthage. When pressing print screen a box appears on the left side of the screen showing you the shot you just took, thinking that they would save to some file destination on my C: drive, however I can't find them. Also, I opened Irfanview a free lite photo editing software and pasted whatever was the last thing copied, but what came up was the area that showed my screenshot was black and the rest of the screen was the desktop screen. Instead of taking the image of the game it had taken an image of the desktop despite the fact that it had shown me a preview of the shot I had taken. So it seems I can't share these photos with you.

Can someone please explain to me what I am doing wrong?? m(_ _)m

1. The screenshots are saved to your RTW folder in the "tgas" folder.
2. If the screenshot is just black, it's because you have the in-game anti-aliasing on. As Chris Rock put it, "Turn dat OFF."

Use your Nvidia or ATI control panel to enable it outside the game instead.

Now, since this is technically meant to be a pictures thread, I'ma get all on topic on yo asses:

Crushing some rebel scumbags:

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Random siege pic. Probably me attacking Croton.

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Cicero's dad mayhaps?

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Marching in the shadow of Mt Etna.

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Screens from my Transalpine gallic killing spree. (Scipio the elder ftw)

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<3ing winter battles in RS2. So much better than vanilla ones. Also, epic dusk battle:






Scipio and his posse marching through Medionlanon, freezing their arses off in a blizzard.

Siege of Capua (final battle vs. Roman Rebels ftw)

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The suburbs get put to the torch >



The aftermath of an awesome ambush against a full stack of gallic tribesmen. (Scipio at it again )

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[Silhouette]

I really like the second screenshot and the Mt. Etna screenshot, thanks for sharing
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[TuCoT]

An artwork from me:

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[tone]

Great shots, JingleBombs

[MorganH.]

Some of my screens from the Disasterous Battle between the Romans and Carthage near Ariminum at the start of my Roman GC!

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I also got an issue while making screens all of a sudden,and ive never encountered this before;
About 1 in 3 of my screenshots(in battle or on the campaignmap)turn out like this;

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they appear in some kind of window ??

Any thoughts anyone ?
Thanks in advance !

[Blackshamrock.]

Love the pics man. In regards to you other pics I have no Idea. Try the technical help forum. Some one might be able to help you there.

[Raymond Agustin]

How do you open TGA files? I take screenshots right then they save at my TGS Folder inside my RS2 Installation Folder, now how do I make them pictures? 'cause they're .tga files and cannot be uploaded nor viewed, someone help please.

[dvk901]

♔MorganH♔: I agree that this is most likely your video card or screen resolution having a fight with RTW over what to display....and no one is winning. Try setting you in game resolution the same as your desktop resolution so they're on the same page.

[Valiant The Brave]

The 2nd battle of Massaila, the last of the 6 stacks they send to me

[tone]

Let's see some of these battle shots in the unedited screenshot of the week competition!

[Jaytee]

These are of my Roman invasion force attacking Carthage. Notice one unit in the foreground and two in the far right of the background entering the seige tunnels to bring down the walls.

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This is of cavalry unit entering the breach in the wall to help out those who have already entered. Notice that the collapse of the mine once it has been used has squashed some of my men who were exiting it.

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And the last one is of a soldier who can be seen just standing in front of the Carthaginian King thrusting his sword into his horse, thus killing him.

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[crossjon]

Here's a couple of pics from a battle against Hannibal in my roman campaign. M/M

[AnthoniusII]

The ennemy.

[jukeness]

Why is this allowed?