why can't I save screenshots??

[psycho1462]

I don't know how else to say this

i try to make screen shots but they don't save i hit the F12 key and it doesn't take a screenshot and trust me i know where they would be located but they are not there

how do i take screenshots if i can't take them with the F12 key and if there is no other way how can i resolve this issue???

[Popcorn2008]

When you get to the point when you want to take a screen, pause your game or you have to move quickly. Follow these steps:

 

1.) When ready, press the Print Scrn key. Usually located above the Insert, Home, and Page up keys.

2.) Alt-Tab out of the game and open a program such as MS Paint.

3.) In the edit menu, push paste.

4.) Now save your image.

 

Does that help?  ;D

 

And BTW, welcome to the forums!

[psycho1462]

 

Does that help?  ;D

 

And BTW, welcome to the forums!

 

yes it does but why can't i just hit F12

Thanks for the welcome

once i get ahang of the game i will post more

[Dorkthehunter]

 

yes it does but why can't i just hit F12

Thanks for the welcome

once i get ahang of the game i will post more

 

 

Well......maybe your fingers refuse to hit F12. Or maybe you don't have an F12 key! Instead, you have F13!!!

 

Anywho.....you can just hit F12. It will save it in a file. Your best bet to finding the file is going to the Windows Start menu, going to "search", then over to "for files or folders" and then type in "screenshots" and the folder should come up. But the real problem is getting them into a format that you can view them and then paste them onto this site...

Or you can take pictures with Xfire by hitting "Scroll Lock" and S. Note: You have to be logged into Xfire at the time to take them. You can view them by on the Xfire menu, go to  files(next to "friends" and "servers") and then to "screenshots"(towards the bottom I think) and then to "local"(probably) and then bang! They're there! Hope this helps. And welcome to the forums!

[Mikan Cyclone]

You can convert the screenshots by opening them using the nvidia tools (in the tools and tutorials forum in EAW general mod workshop), then saving them in any form you want using "save as..."  I normally use Jpegs, but PNG's work good too.  BMP's work the best but their HUGE.

 

By the way, the screenshots(in windows XP) are in C:\Documents and Settings\*name followed by a reallly long number*\Application Data\Petroglyph\screenshots.

 

Hope that helps as well.

[psycho1462]

You can convert the screenshots by opening them using the nvidia tools (in the tools and tutorials forum in EAW general mod workshop), then saving them in any form you want using "save as..."  I normally use Jpegs, but PNG's work good too.  BMP's work the best but their HUGE.

 

By the way, the screenshots(in windows XP) are in C:\Documents and Settings\*name followed by a reallly long number*\Application Data\Petroglyph\screenshots.

 

Hope that helps as well.

 

oh i thought it was saved in:

C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator\Application Data\LucasArts\Star Wars Empire At War

but it was saved in that folder all along i got like a hundred from tryin and tryin again i guess i didn't know where they saved obviously so i guess they were saving all along

thanks very much

it really solved my problem

[Mikan Cyclone]

oh i thought it was saved in:

C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator\Application Data\LucasArts\Star Wars Empire At War

but it was saved in that folder all along i got like a hundred from tryin and tryin again i guess i didn't know where they saved obviously so i guess they were saving all along

thanks very much

it really solved my problem

 

No problem.  Took me a while to figure out where to find them too.