:: RELAUNCH :: M2:TW GEM - Graphic Enhancement Mod (Version 2.2)

[Ganossa]

Ok, this is with paint

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Looks like higher quality I think. Just little small pic Dont you own steam? If yes follow my "How To" at the end of the main post

[airborne guy]

yes I have steam, will check it out. That pic looks a little distorted though. What type of file do you save your pics as? Does it matter if its PNG or BNP?

[Ganossa]

yes I have steam, will check it out. That pic looks a little distorted though. What type of file do you save your pics as? Does it matter if its PNG or BNP?

From Game with prt scr they are not automatically stored as bmp so full quality. For uploading to Steam I have to replace a Steam Screenshot I made so it has to be .jpg.

[bobbyr]

Nice, another new version! Will try it now. Thanks for your great work LuciferHawk!

Maybe you could do a GEM for Roma Surrectum 2 (the bloom that comes with RS2 is not that good at all) also if you have some time, anytime soon

Cheers.

[Ganossa]

Nice, another new version! Will try it now. Thanks for your great work LuciferHawk!

Maybe you could do a GEM for Roma Surrectum 2 (the bloom that comes with RS2 is not that good at all) also if you have some time, anytime soon

Cheers.

Hey, you welcome. Hope you like it.
I checked out Rome but it would interfere with Roma Surrectum but not sure yet. Its easier to apply to something like DarthMod.
Just currently I have Roma Surrectum installed so I need to change my file before getting started so I guess not that soon.

[bobbyr]

Hey, you welcome. Hope you like it.
I checked out Rome but it would interfere with Roma Surrectum but not sure yet. Its easier to apply to something like DarthMod.
Just currently I have Roma Surrectum installed so I need to change my file before getting started so I guess not that soon.

What do you mean by that? The engine is the same for all mods, whether it's Roma Surrectum 2, Darth Mod or Rome Total Realism VII, namely BarbarianInvasion.exe or Alex.exe, isn't it?

So a GEM for let'S say Alex.exe should work or all Rome TW mods using that exe I think?!

Back to topic: I will try the new GEM with DBM and post a screenshot

Thanks!

[Ganossa]

What do you mean by that? The engine is the same for all mods, whether it's Roma Surrectum 2, Darth Mod or Rome Total Realism VII, namely BarbarianInvasion.exe or Alex.exe, isn't it?

So a GEM for let'S say Alex.exe should work or all Rome TW mods using that exe I think?!

Back to topic: I will try the new GEM with DBM and post a screenshot

Thanks!

Roma Surrectum already enhances the graphics so I need to turn that off first and I am not sure I can cause it might be to much included into the launcher ... means it might not work for this mod but yes for Rome Vanilla or for example the DarthMod for Rome

[bobbyr]

Roma Surrectum already enhances the graphics so I need to turn that off first and I am not sure I can cause it might be to much included into the launcher ... means it might not work for this mod but yes for Rome Vanilla or for example the DarthMod for Rome

Ok, thanks!

From my campaign, using GEM V3.5:

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specs: AMD FX 8150, Nvidia GTX 660 TI

using: 16x Antisophtric (ingame), 8x CSAA Anti-Aliasing (control panel), everything mayed out graphics wise ingame, 1080p resolution. NO Steam.

[airborne guy]

Yeah, I dont understand those instructions using steam

[Ganossa]

Yeah, I dont understand those instructions using steam

Ok I try to explain easy:
You have the .bmp file and question is how to post it in high quality?!

First make sure you setup steam to make Screenshots (View -> Settings -> In-Game -> Enable Steamcommunity In-Game + Screenshot Shortcut on F9)

Start any Steam-Game and press F9 ingame several times which will result into several screens take.
Now leave the game and go again to View -> Screenshots and select the game in which you took the screenshots.
Next you click on "show on disk" and explorer will pop up where the steam screens for that game are stored.
Now you only need to replace each with one you took in M2:TW (make sure you saved it before as jpg)
-> replace means it has to have the same name.
Back in your View -> Screenshots if you refresh the view you will see now the M2:TW screenshot and can select upload.
After it finished just click "show online" and click on the picture until it has maxed size and cant be clicked on anymore.
Now you at the real picture and just right click on it and select "copy link address".
This link you can use now when you insert an image in yout twcenter post in a very high quality!

[airborne guy]

Ok I try to explain easy:
You have the .bmp file and question is how to post it in high quality?!

First make sure you setup steam to make Screenshots (View -> Settings -> In-Game -> Enable Steamcommunity In-Game + Screenshot Shortcut on F9)

Start any Steam-Game and press F9 ingame several times which will result into several screens take.
Now leave the game and go again to View -> Screenshots and select the game in which you took the screenshots.
Next you click on "show on disk" and explorer will pop up where the steam screens for that game are stored.
Now you only need to replace each with one you took in M2:TW (make sure you saved it before as jpg)
-> replace means it has to have the same name.
Back in your View -> Screenshots if you refresh the view you will see now the M2:TW screenshot and can select upload.
After it finished just click "show online" and click on the picture until it has maxed size and cant be clicked on anymore.
Now you at the real picture and just right click on it and select "copy link address".
This link you can use now when you insert an image in yout twcenter post in a very high quality!

I thought I tried that, but it didnt work. Can you make instuctions using pics or videos please. I really want to compare, to see.

Thanks

[Ganossa]

I thought I tried that, but it didnt work. Can you make instuctions using pics or videos please. I really want to compare, to see.

Thanks

[Hazzard]

2 things, one, default looks far too bright in Medieval 2, suggestions on how to fix this?
2, the alternative launcher crashes on startup, this one. Any suggestions for a fix?

[Ganossa]

2 things, one, default looks far too bright in Medieval 2, suggestions on how to fix this?
2, the alternative launcher crashes on startup, this one. Any suggestions for a fix?

Try GEMv2.1
I have one other user reported to me to much brightness but I cant tweak from far so its better to use GEMv2.1 for now. Might be brightness in your system settings.

Which launcher do you mean? Also try GEMv2.1 first or try turn off all AA in and out of game. Dont think its actually related to this mod.

Post screen please so I can judge better.

[airborne guy]

Why is it so blury?

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile.../?id=162013663

[Ganossa]

Why is it so blury?

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile.../?id=162013663

You need to play a game with the same resolution I think as you play M2:TW (or you play M2:TW over steam if you have)
and replace the screenshot (F9) taken in that game.

[airborne guy]

You need to play a game with the same resolution I think as you play M2:TW (or you play M2:TW over steam if you have)
and replace the screenshot (F9) taken in that game.

I replaced the file that I ttok with steam with the bmp file in M2TW folder. I saved the bmp to a jpg file and replaced the one in the steam folder with that. Final result was a blur.

[Ganossa]

I replaced the file that I ttok with steam with the bmp file in M2TW folder. I saved the bmp to a jpg file and replaced the one in the steam folder with that. Final result was a blur.

I hope you mean

"I replaced the file that I took with steam with the bmp file stored in the M2:TW folder like this:
I saved the bmp file to a jpg file in MSPaint and replaced the one in the steam folder with that."

What quality has the one now in you steam folder? Do you play M2:TW over Steam? if yes there should be no problem if you have taken SS with F9 in M2:TW before and replaced exactly that one.
I can see you have other screens there too so you do know how to make it work. The only thing you do is upload not the original one but one you replaced.
The screen you replace should have same screensize like the one you replace it with.

[Hazzard]

This launcher:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forum....php?t=2500705
I linked it before, but it didn't underline so you couldn't see it.
Not a clue why it crashed on start up.

[Ganossa]

This launcher:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forum....php?t=2500705
I linked it before, but it didn't underline so you couldn't see it.
Not a clue why it crashed on start up.

I do not know what it does so I cant tell you either. But it seems nothing you really need. Maybe you have to ask the guy that made it