Show Us Your Screenshots! #109

Post » Sat Dec 28, 2013 8:17 am

Screenshot Guidelines ( MUST READ BEFORE POSTING! ):
(Thanks to bashur and Matthew Kaine(?) for the original versions of this set of guidelines over in the Oblivion Mods section )

  • No criticism should be directed at a person - only constructive criticism at the posters work
    • How you should not post criticism: "That screenshot is really lame! The poster needs to learn how to screenshot!"
    • How you should post criticism: "I'm not really a fan of that screenshot; In my opinion it could use a little more flair. Maybe try to have the angle at a diagonal slant with the sun behind them, that will give them a nice silhouette."
  • If you find a post offensive, REPORT IT !
    • Moderators know to to quickly deal with any situation of this nature, and will remove any offensive posts.
    • Arguing, instigating, or making demands regarding the post invariably ends up worsening the situation.
    • Not following the above rules could result in all involved parties getting a warning, even those defending themselves.
  • Commenting on a posters style of play in screenshots:
    • Members have a wide variety of playing styles and of capturing screenshots.
    • No subjective (or moral, ethnic, political, religious, cultural, social, sixual, etc.) preferences should be dictated to others as right or wrong in this thread.
    • All members are encouraged to post their screenshots regardless of their style of play, as long as they stay within the rules of this forum and thread.

Messages from the Moderators regarding this thread
"If someone barrels in and decides that the opening post guidelines for this thread are not applicable to them,
just report them, don't bother responding. Criticism for screenshots is fine, as long as it's constructive.
"I think it's stupid" and comments of that ilk? Are not criticism. They're just rather belligerant.
Don't like a particular screenshot - then don't bloody comment." - Leydenne
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We don't want anyone to spoil the party, so if someone happens to come along with those intentions
please use the report button and ignore that person's post (Do not reply to them or acknowledge them).
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What you do on your own computer is up to you but we don't want to hear about it or see it." - Rohugh
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"User made and modified in game characters depicting children must be fully clothed and not be posed in a way to be considered provocative.
The moderators have full authority to determine this and issue warns/suspensions/bans if required.
Likewise any screenshots depicting child killing will also be dealt with accordingly." - From Moderators and Forum Admin

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"If you don't care for a particular screenshot, you do not need to comment on it. If you have constructive feedback, that is fine. And people receiving polite feedback, don't get your back up.

But just because you don't like some of the looks, or feel they show too much skin, or whatever, as long as they do not break our forum rules, you'll have to restrain yourself. Sorry- no one cares if you don't like the skimpy shots. Sure, some of them may be over the top or whatever, or simply not to one's taste, but again- if they do not break our screenshot rules, then they are fine.


Post screenshots that are pretty, that are fun, or funny or scenic. Be kind to each other. Or don't bother with the thread."- Leydenne


Tips (under development)
Camera Tips (for basic screenshots without a third-party program):

Spoiler

  • Press F on your keyboard to switch back and forth from first, to third-person view
  • Press and hold F to change the camera angle by moving your mouse around. This will rotate the camera around your character.
    • A side-to-side mouse movement will rotate the camera around your player
    • A forwards-backwards mouse movement will tilt the camera angle above or below your character
    • The mouse scroll wheel will move the camera closer or farther away
  • You can equip your weapon and/or cast a spell in this position as long as you continue to hold F
  • Press the "Print Screen" or "Prt Scr" button at any time to take your shot.
    • Be careful not to take them too close together or you'll accidentally capture the "screen shot created" message in your shot if your UI is still enabled (see below).

How to disable the UI (Stats Bars, Compass, etc):

  • Open the console by pressing the "~" key on your keyboard
    • This key is located next to your "1" key, above your "TAB" key, and usually below your "ESC" key
    • This will bring up the console, you'll notice a place at the bottom left of your screen where you are now able to type
  • Type TM
  • Press ENTER
  • Then close the console by pressing "~" again
  • Your UI (User Interface) should now be gone
    • To re-enable your UI, type TM in the console again using the steps above

How to enable Free-Flying Camera mode:

  • Open the console by pressing the "~" key on your keyboard
    • This key is located next to your "1" key, above your "TAB" key, and usually below your "ESC" key
    • This will bring up the console, you'll notice a place at the bottom left of your screen where you are now able to type
  • Type TFC
  • OR type TFC 1 to pause the action and enable the free camera.
  • CAUTION: Animations and gametime passage may be suspended with TFC 1, but script functions are not. Scripts may still trigger events even while the actors or props they manipulate are still frozen.
  • Press ENTER
  • Then close the console by pressing "~" again
  • You can then move the camera around using the same keys you would normally use to move your character.
    • To go back to normal, type TFC in the console again using the steps above
  • To change the speed in which the freecam moves, use the console command SUCSM (x), where (x) is the speed multiplier. Default appears to be about 10, which may be unwieldy.

How to panrotate camera while walking:

  • Open the console by pressing the "~" key on your keyboard
    • This key is located next to your "1" key, above your "TAB" key, and usually below your "ESC" key
    • This will bring up the console, you'll notice a place at the bottom left of your screen where you are now able to type
  • Type ANIMCAM
  • Press ENTER
  • Then close the console by pressing "~" again
  • You can now rotate the camera around your character while walking/fighting etc.
    • To go back to normal, type ANIMCAM in the console again using the steps above

How to Disable the AI of any Creature/NPC:

Spoiler

  • Open the console by pressing the "~" key on your keyboard
    • This key is located next to your "1" key, above your "TAB" key, and usually below your "ESC" key
    • This will bring up the console, you'll notice a place at the bottom left of your screen where you are now able to type
  • Type TAI
  • Press ENTER
  • Then close the console by pressing "~" again
  • Entering the command while no actor is selected will cause all actors to stand at idle (but still have idle animation).
  • Using while an actor is selected will freeze them in-place.
  • To return to normal, type TAI in the console again, and press enter.

How to remove Collision from your Character (Clipping):

Spoiler

  • Open the console by pressing the "~" key on your keyboard
    • This key is located next to your "1" key, above your "TAB" key, and usually below your "ESC" key
    • This will bring up the console, you'll notice a place at the bottom left of your screen where you are now able to type
  • Type TCL
  • Press ENTER
  • Then close the console by pressing "~" again
  • To return to normal, type TCL in the console again, and press enter

How to post your screenshots

Spoiler

  • Upload to an image hosting site. There are many popular options for doing so, including a built-in service with Steam. Per asgard: From steam's screenshot manager, you simply select a pic, then hit the upload button. Then you click on 'View online library'where you can manage all your uploaded pics.
  • Copy the URL for your image. The image hosting site you choose usually has a box with code to pick from. You'll want to get the code that refers to BBCode, and a direct URL. Do not bother with getting BBCode Image coding, as this forum does not support embedded images in posts.
  • When you post your screenshot, it's often nice to include some flavor text, rather than just posting an undescriptive URL.
  • The best way to do that is to type out the following: [ url = " TYPE YOUR URL HERE " ] TYPE NAME HERE [ / url ](without spaces)

How to swap out animations (pre CK, PC only)

Spoiler

  • Until pose mods come out, this method is the best option for making your character do things that NPCs can do!
  • You'll need a .bsa extractor. I (Eisoj5) am using a Fallout3 extractor for the time being, but there are more options out there.
  • Open the Skyrim - Animations.bsa file in your .bsa extractor. The animations for character and NPCs are located in themeshes\actors\character\animationsfolder within that file.
  • Extract the animations you want to play with. I (Eisoj5) have a separate folder for all the random stuff I like to mess with/add to Skyrim, so I put them in that folder.
  • Rename the animation you want to use ingame to sneakmtidle.hkx .
  • Copy your new sneakmtidle.hkx to Skyrim\Data\meshes\actors\character\animations. (You will have to create these subfolders if they do not already exist in your directory.)
  • In game, simply press the sneak button and your swapped animation should begin to play! Keep in mind this is only when you're sneaking and not moving. Moving will return to the regular sneak motion animation.
  • To get back to the normal sneak idle animation, just delete sneakmtidle.hkx fromSkyrim\Data\meshes\actors\character\animations.

Lighting Tips (courtesy of UKnightwatch)

Spoiler

To avoid bad lighting, I try to;

  • Not have a bright light directly behind subject
  • Not have a very bright light too close to front of subject
  • Not aim camera directly at a bright light
  • Turn my character into good lighting
  • Make good use of character items such as torch or spells that cast light and such if available

On PC;

Make use of the 'tfc' feature to move the camera accordingly to avoid bad lighting - see begining of this thread

I realise we are not all super smart when it comes to using art packages on PC (points at self as example of dimness) and we do not all have access to professional software - this has its problems.

If you are using a PC, there are some free to download image manipulating programs available - your search engine is your friend! Free software can be very basic but that is all we need. A little time taken to learn the basics of such free programs can pay off really well and bring our screenshots [more] to life.

Using FOV

Spoiler

FOV, or "field-of-view/vision", can help you zoom in for even better close-up shots.

  • Open the console using the ` key.
  • Type fov ##, where lower numbers equal a tighter zoom and higher numbers a wide angle. Close the console.
  • The game is preset to fov 65. FOVs lower than 50 are great for close-ups, but can be hard to frame if your TFC speed is high.
  • To get back to your normal setting, open the console and type either just fov again or fov 65.

MOD SUGGESTION

Spoiler

Here's a small list of mods to make your screenshots more interesting and actractive

  • http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/10870: This mod brings you a figurines allowing you to control yourself, and a special spell that can turn any NPC into brainless puppet doing any animation you want.
  • http://mod.dysintropi.me/mods/skyrim/ Pinup style poses for your female character... or your male, if you're into that sort of thing (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/11811 needed for the mod to work)
  • http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=11757: Removes most of the blurriness from finisher moves and reduce the number of camera cuts in most moves
  • http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=7942: Removes drop of blood from screen
  • http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/22745: Adds footprints to the player, NPCs, and creatures
  • http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/19660: Adds a snowy visual effect to the player and NPCs when snow is falling. Effects all live and deceased NPCs and wildlife with-in a set radius.
  • http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/5164: When drawing an arrow, the arrowhead rests on the hand of all places. Unless you like having a sliced up hand, resting an arrow's head on your hand while it's nocked and drawn is a bad idea.

You may find these guide useful: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/19362, http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/17837 so you won't be lost in all those awesome animations and poses

Dragonborn and Dawnguard pictures can be posted in here. Please advise in your post that the following links are from the two DLC. Not everyone has played them.

http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1481021-show-us-your-screenshots-108/

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Post » Fri Dec 27, 2013 9:38 pm

randoms/sneak peak from a character I'm going to RP when I am done with the main parts of Valeria's story.

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Post » Sat Dec 28, 2013 4:49 am

The differences of my people and those of Falskaar became clear as we were left standing in the middle of Amber Creek while thehttp://i.minus.com/ibhRJ3AdKoxkjj.jpgImagine if Ulfric Stormcloak had walked alone into a forsworn camp, threatened to destroy it and then walk off? Countless arrows would have struck his back before he got more then a few feet away. And yet here Jarl Agnar, his two housecarls did absolutely nothing to the man who threatened to return with his army. I wanted to kill the man right then and there and worry about the wrath of his disorganized army after. But aside from Hoth I was likely the only one who felt this way.

http://i.minus.com/ibh97UM08OlUlh.jpgJarl Agnar spoke when we were alone in the street. "He will be back I have no doubt which is why I sent for you two." He addressed the brothers we had gone and fetched. "I fear Amber Creek's days of peace might be coming to an end."

No sooner had he spoken then we caught sight of a priest from the nearby monastery come walking up the road towards us. "Ah my brother." Jarl Angar greeted him. http://i.minus.com/izL4siXmp23hN.jpg

"The monastery was attacked by Yngvarr's men. They were looking for something." http://i.minus.com/ibdoYiL23VSz4z.jpg"We have no means to protect ourselves so we allowed them to peacefully search the place. That was until they began to destroy the monastery in their search! I came here to warn you."

http://i.minus.com/i10TJoEsChH7f.jpg "Is nothing sacred to him? And he was just here... asking to search for something. What is he after?"

"We're not sure but he did mention Amber Creek and the capital city as locations he was going to search next." The monk replied.

http://i.minus.com/ijiV7dZ5uCvPl.jpg One of the brother's spoke up.

"Yes... someone should. But not you two... I need you here incase he returns." Jarl Agnar thought aloud for a moment before turning to Hoth and myself. "Please, you two must go and warn him. In the meantime http://i.minus.com/iU6Qngbn7Zhty.jpg

http://i.minus.com/ibiuVbbfAV6S3p.jpgI replied. Normally I wouldn't have cared so much about the troubles nords had among themselves but this case was different. These people did not see the difference in skin color or race. They had welcomed me, a forsworn into their homes. I'd be damned if I stood by and watched it all be destroyed. Besides I didn't mind seeing another battle or two.

Because of the late hour Hoth and I departed from Amber Creek but did not head to the capital city just yet. Instead as darkness fell I once again hunted through the forests as a werewolf, killing bandits at an outpost we came across before finally ending up somewhere near the coast. http://i.minus.com/ibn51uOxYlxFhk.jpg for the capital city. Jarl Agnar had informed us that it had been locked down due to the recent bandit activity but to tell the guard we had a message from Amber Creek. Hopefully it would be enough to get us inside.

The capital city of http://i.minus.com/ib0BtFgaULQHQj.jpg was built high on top of a nearby mountain and http://i.minus.com/ibbt0U13gvq7Tf.jpg As predicted by Jarl Agnar, the gates were shut but the guard captain agreed to let us pass when he learned we had a message from Amber Creek. But he was not taking any chances.http://i.minus.com/iQFwIu5OdBouf.jpghe ordered us to follow him to the Jarl's house, http://i.minus.com/ib2GZ6z2oxazN2.jpgif we caused any trouble. http://i.minus.com/i9GrIehskaYPS.jpgand that he had nothing to worry about.

http://i.minus.com/ioIpfkLqWOokY.jpgeating http://i.minus.com/irS8Nb1dIen6C.jpg. At the sight of me http://i.minus.com/ik7P8XvInj3C7.jpgbut seeming to know we were not here to kill him. "Ah... the travelers." He greeted us. "I heard about you two coming through the portal. What brings you to my city during this time of peril?"

"Its Yngvaar... he came to Amber Creek and threatened to attack it if he must in order to search for something. Jarl Agnar wished us to warn you." I answered him. "Seems Yngvarr has his sights set on Borvald too."

"My Jarl!"http://i.minus.com/ibc7wVgmOFDEpD.jpgwho came bursting through the door. "Its Yngvarr's men! They are attacking the city!"

"How dare they!" Jarl Valfred was instantly angry.http://i.minus.com/i8gSjUkSjeiCR.jpg

http://i.minus.com/ibo57IxqMaoLA5.jpg, so quick and devastating the bandit raid was. I nodded at Hoth who stood by my side and without a spoken word we went into action. We had fought side by side enough now that no words were needed. http://i.minus.com/ibyXk9VfUoAbBQ.jpg we flowed through http://i.minus.com/ibzzbT3OsP1HhM.jpgand began to cut them down. http://i.minus.com/ibceM9zRIVI2dc.jpg and http://i.minus.com/icFTl5E8fCAtx.jpg http://i.minus.com/iQtooEnyJfKFK.jpgbut despite the body count the fight itselfhttp://i.minus.com/ipWmodTNFZCnO.jpg. The city was on fire and the Jarl sensing this ordered a full retreat. With arrows singing past our heads we raced to a door which the guard captain sealed once we were inside. He sacrificed his life to save his Jarl http://i.minus.com/ibhlvxRHlxzVJL.jpgWe found ourselves in a http://i.minus.com/iI4qvD0HP5JBR.jpg http://i.minus.com/i6WfvNTCn3w6U.jpgand ended up finding not only a couple bandits http://i.minus.com/ibmx3tFqsunkWW.jpg.

I could see the artifact through an opening in the wall but there was no way to http://i.minus.com/ieGa2dKzTjujt.jpg That's when an Orc stepped from the shadows in that room. How he got there I did not know. http://i.minus.com/i2eauKtM8ekMt.jpgand it seemed to be exactly what he was looking for. http://i.minus.com/ibeJiZqgMR6CBX.jpgthough I did not understand at the time the importance of what he had taken. But Jarl Valfred knew and he became desperate for a way out. "I know what Yngvarr is after and if he is not stopped we are all in great danger!" He spoke. "You must get back to Amber Creek. My beloved city has fallen but there is still time!"

With renewed urgency we proceeded deeper through the catacombs and eventually came to an end of the tunnel. There we found ourselves high above a small pond at the top of a waterfall that made http://i.minus.com/iCaGAClUjYYf4.jpg Jarl Valfred urged us to jump but informed us he was not coming. With Yngvarr having what he was after, hopefully the city could be spared after all. And he was not about to leave his city behind. "I will not abandon my people." His words filled my ears right before I leaped.

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