NEWS: Screenshot of the week!

Zloth · Post by **Zloth** » Sat, 16. May 09, 22:19

Some of it is the recording - even saving to RAM takes some work, but that sector lags a good bit for me now thanks to the complex hub. If there were ever a battle in there, I would be in trouble.

I'm starting to wonder about this XFire thing. I've suddenly started having issues after about 2 hours of gameplay where the galaxy map suddenly has no icons. Then, a few minutes later, the game slows to a horrible crawl - 1 frame per 5 seconds horrible. I ran without XFire running and still got the problem, though, so it could just be coincidence.

Anyway, three quickies.... These in a sector without a complex in it.
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Zloth · Post by **Zloth** » Sun, 17. May 09, 04:11

The following video is real. It is not doctored nor is it a mod. Three out of four guys at the space fuel bar who said they were scientists agreed that it must be real. This cannot be denied!
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Video proof!!

P.S. Man, you know you got nailed when a second missile splits your 'game over' message. Ouch.

Edit: And another!
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Deleted User · Post by **Deleted User** » Sun, 17. May 09, 16:35

Was so busy yesterday that I forgot to upload the new SotW. Sorry for that delay. So here is the new winner of this week's competition. Again it was Terre who shot this nice one.

MadGizmo · Post by **MadGizmo** » Sun, 17. May 09, 19:01

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Entering one of my 6 Large Orbital Weapons Platforms in an "Unknown Sector".

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Part of the 66 factory complex "MadGizmo Missile Fab X delta" in Mines of Fortune. My graphics card died while creating that one.

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The smaller "MadGizmo Missile Fab X gamma" in Asteroid Belt produces the missiles I actually use. The ones created by that huge complex are mostly for sale.

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Just when leaving the Asteroid Belt I came across that.

MadGizmo · Post by **MadGizmo** » Wed, 20. May 09, 20:14

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An Agamemnon after activating an unfocused jumpdrive.

Zloth · Post by **Zloth** » Thu, 21. May 09, 06:21

Back to screenshotting. Using a little bigger thumbnails but still less than 640x480. (More like half that.)

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diabloz · Post by **diabloz** » Thu, 21. May 09, 19:31

My 1st post here.

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Post by **Terre** » Fri, 22. May 09, 00:36

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Edit: Image needed adjusting

Deleted User · Post by **Deleted User** » Fri, 22. May 09, 02:03

diabloz wrote:My 1st post here.

Hi and welcome to the forum. Your screens are good, but would be better if you'd turn out the hud by pressing Shift + H before doing the shots

Zloth · Post by **Zloth** » Sat, 23. May 09, 02:31

Belisarius wrote:
diabloz wrote:My 1st post here.
Hi and welcome to the forum. Your screens are good, but would be better if you'd turn out the hud by pressing Shift + H before doing the shots

And get the mouse pointer out of the way. I end up throwing away half my shots because I keep forgetting the fool pointer!

Deleted User · Post by **Deleted User** » Sat, 23. May 09, 03:14

The mouse coursor isn't a reason for me to throw the screens where it is to see away.

diabloz · Post by **diabloz** » Sat, 23. May 09, 05:34

Belisarius wrote:
diabloz wrote:My 1st post here.
Hi and welcome to the forum. Your screens are good, but would be better if you'd turn out the hud by pressing Shift + H before doing the shots

Thank for the advice. I know it but the problem is most of my screen are random and I rarely remember pressing the keys.

I also intentionally leave the HUD on for some pics so that anyone new know that they can do the same in the game.

DarkCorp · Post by **DarkCorp** » Sat, 23. May 09, 13:25

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A little contribution... My agamemnon "Ignis Dei" slauthering Ka'hak during Final Fury mission in 931...

BugMeister · Post by **BugMeister** » Sat, 23. May 09, 15:14

diabloz wrote:
Belisarius wrote:
diabloz wrote:My 1st post here.
Hi and welcome to the forum. Your screens are good, but would be better if you'd turn out the hud by pressing Shift + H before doing the shots
Thank for the advice. I know it but the problem is most of my screen are random and I rarely remember pressing the keys.

I also intentionally leave the HUD on for some pics so that anyone new know that they can do the same in the game.

- some nice shots in there, dude..
- also you make a good point, the HUD definitely adds an "in-game action" feel in some cases..
- a mixture of shots would be nice..

- have any HUD shots ever made it to SOTW, though?
- there's just too many to look through..!!

Zloth · Post by **Zloth** » Sat, 23. May 09, 16:30

Here's a quicky word of advice from an aging gamer... KEEP your screenshots! These things are fun to look at years later. I wish I had taken more back in the old'en days.

Deleted User · Post by **Deleted User** » Sat, 23. May 09, 16:54

BugMeister wrote:- have any HUD shots ever made it to SOTW, though?

Yep, there were a few, but really just a few. Since I'm handling the SOTWs I mostly take screens without the HUD, because I want to the motives of the picture and not the HUD. But if you guys want me to take some shots with HUD I'm fine

Btw. I still haven't decided yet which screen is going to become SotW this week.

Post by **Terre** » Sat, 23. May 09, 20:17

Tokyo leaving Saturn and a Boron Shipyard

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jlehtone · Post by **jlehtone** » Sat, 23. May 09, 20:24

Terre wrote:Boron Shipyard

There was once http://www.egosoft.com/games/x3/screens ... en_269.jpg
Awesome subject though.

Post by **Terre** » Sat, 23. May 09, 20:37

jlehtone wrote:
Terre wrote:Boron Shipyard
There was once http://www.egosoft.com/games/x3/screens ... en_269.jpg
Awesome subject though.

That looks like one of the early teaser shots, but as a subject it is worth another attempt.

Deleted User · Post by **Deleted User** » Sat, 23. May 09, 21:40

Well, Terre. You're good in making screens worth becoming Screenshot of the Week. Congrats again