Nephthys on 12/2/2010 at 00:10
I read over in the FAQ that in order to take screenshots in Thief DP/Gold, you use F-10, and it puts the file somewhere in the directory.
"In Thief 1 and Gold the key is F10, in Thief 2 it is ALT+F10. This will create a file in your Thief directory called dumpxxx.pcx, where xxx is a three digit number. The screenshot keys can be altered in the control section of the options menu."
But doing so does not create a file named that, not even a file that is a .pcx.
Also, in the customize controls menu, there isn't anything about taking a screenshot.
Long story short, I can't figure out how to take them, since that doesn't seem to work, and niither does the simple PrntScrn key.
Any tricks I haven't found out? Or is it a common problem?
Yandros on 12/2/2010 at 00:39
Look in the bindings menu, I think it's listed in there (at least in T2). If you have installed DDFix, it will be PrntScrn regardless of what's in the bindings.
jtr7 on 12/2/2010 at 01:07
Alt+F10 always works for me to dump a *.pcx file in the main folders (in-game only. Maps and stores and objectives and stats and menus and readable will NOT work), and so does Alt+Print screen (for any screen I want, including maps and stores and objectives and stats and menus and readables) followed by Alt+Tab and pasting it into an image program. And that's with DDFix, and I wish I knew why it only works for me. :confused:
But as Yandros said, F10 should work for you. If not, and you are in-game, you may need to use a program like Irfanview and set it up for screen capturing.
Albert on 12/2/2010 at 03:07
OK, I hate to take over someone else's thread, but this is a quick question:
What line do you put in USER.CFG to remove the games light gem and health bar for professional screenshots?
I used to have it in my user.cfg file with semicolon, but I forgot it when transitioning to this old dell of mine.
jtr7 on 12/2/2010 at 03:10
For the Dark Engine games:
Code:
;To remove the HUD from the screen:
inv_status_height 0
And you can just put a semicolon in front of the second line when you want the HUD back.
Albert on 12/2/2010 at 03:13
Ah, that's it! Thanks, I feel so stupid, forgetting to write it down... :p
Nephthys on 12/2/2010 at 04:53
Quote Posted by jtr7
Alt+F10 always works for me to dump a *.pcx file in the main folders (in-game only. Maps and stores and objectives and stats and menus and readable will NOT work), and so does Alt+Print screen (for any screen I want, including maps and stores and objectives and stats and menus and readables) followed by Alt+Tab and pasting it into an image program. And that's with DDFix, and I wish I knew why it only works for me. :confused:
But as Yandros said, F10 should work for you. If not, and you are in-game, you may need to use a program like Irfanview and set it up for screen capturing.
alt+PrntScrn, I never did it with Alt before.. so maybe I'll try that.
I have DDfix, but it's with Thief 2. Does that apply to Thief DP? I don't think so.. but maybe that's a problem too.
In any case, F-10 doesn't seem to do it.
So I'll try these other ways. Thanks :D
Update:
Still doesn't seem to work :/ Alt-F-10 does nothing, F-10 does nothing, Alt-PrntScrn doesn't copy it like it would normally, so it can't be pasted anywhere.
Bleh.
jtr7 on 12/2/2010 at 05:04
Wait. Are you pressing F and 10, or F10?
Yandros on 12/2/2010 at 05:15
Also, did you check the bindings menu as I suggested?
Nephthys on 12/2/2010 at 05:38
Quote Posted by jtr7
Wait. Are you pressing F and 10, or F10?
F10, sorry.
Quote Posted by Yandros
Also, did you check the bindings menu as I suggested?
I didn't know you were talking to be about that, and I don't know what the bindings menu is :x
