can anyone help me with some info please.
I'm trying to create an AAR in a game I am playing.
Is it possible to save a current .bte file to open later for using in the AAR, without corrupting the actual game file?
Hope that makes sense!
regards
Peter
I too would like to know how this can be done! Multiple screen shots from the same turn would be most helpful. The dreaded save counter makes this almost impossible. Plus saving and restarting the turn ruins the flow....as does taking notes as the turn unfolds........
Rob
Multiple screens from the same game is completely doable. The easiest way is to first open the program you're going to use for screen shots (Photosop, Paint, etc); then open the game and start playing. When you want to take a screen shot, hit the print screen button on your keyboard. Next hold down the alt key and hit tab. This will switch you to the other open program. Not sure if Paint is as smart, but in Photoshop, open a new file and hit "Control V" or "edit menu - paste" and it will paste whatever is on your clipboard (your screenshot) in it's original dimension. Hopefully, Paint does that too. You'll only save one screen shot, so you have to go back and forth each time you make one.
To go back to the game after you've messed around and saved your screenshot, just hit alt-tab again. By the way, if you have five or six programs open at once alt-tab will pop up a menu will all open programs allowing you to tab to the one you want active.
All of this is memory intensive, including the actual screenshot, so if you have an old computer experiment a little or you might find yourself locking up after that one perfect moment in the game.
Thanks Scud. What I was trying to ask though, was, is it possible to 'save as' a game file that you are playing, so that, after your game turn is completed, you can open the saved as file back up to study later?
cheers
Peter
That helps me a little bit......Thanks. A replay of the whole turn is what would help the most.......is this doable???
Rob
Glint, I think what you're asking could be done, but borders on cheating, in that you'd play your turn to a point and then do a save as, giving it a different name. Then you'd open up the original file again. It would treat it as a new turn, though, so the only thing you could do would be to replay it up to the point you took the screen shot. Therefore, cheating, whether you meant to or not. I can't think of any other way of doing it. I suppose you could play your turn and send it off, then put the original back and replay it to your hearts content, but I wouldn't like that if I were your opponent.
Smedley, there's a way to do this also and I was actually thinking of it for my final AAR in your tournament, but it requires screen capture software and some knowledge of video editing and file formats. Not sure what effect the screen capture app will have on game play. It might make it painfully slow or even crash the computer. Also, it's a LOT of work. One of those things that seems like a great idea until you get home from work late, tired, and realize you're committed to doing it.
Nonetheless, if you're crazy, google Camtasia. There might be free ones available as well.
Glint, one more thing; it might be possible to "save as" give it a different name, then "save as" again and write over the original, then keep playing. This would (should) generate multiple save alerts, though, so if it works I would tell my opponent what I was doing and why and get his permission first. If I knew you and trusted you, I'd probably give it. Try doing it with an old game file and see if it works.
Thanks Scud ! - I think I haven't made myself entirely clear, lol!
Firstly, the guy I'm playing with, we share a long history of playing together and both have complete trust in each other, so that is not a problem.
What I'm endeavouring to do is, the game is about 200 turns and I'm building a military map showing the actions, advances etc, every 30/40 turns, just as a record. What I really want to know is, when I've ended my turn at say turn 40 and ready to e-mail it, can I 'save as' , to enable me look at later, to plot the actions on my military map, using a different.bte name, whilst still being able to 'save' for the purposes of sending the actual game file? The game would still be 'playing blind' so no cheating would be carried out. The military map is akin to you having a large, printed map and drawing actions and intended moves on it, for your own purposes. The map is 400x400 so you get a better overview of whats going on then you can looking at a segment of the map shown on screen? It's just a record of the game for prosperity's sake, lol!
I guess your suggestion of trying it out with a test scenario is the answer, I just wondered if anyone knew for definite in case I've played the turn, (a long time involved) and then find I crash the game.
A bit long winded Scud but I hope this clarifies it better, lol!
Thanks for your assistance btw!
regards
Peter
I think what I said earlier will work, but you'll have to test to make sure:
Don't end the turn of file1.bte, but save as file2.bte, then save as file1.bte again and end the turn.
You can then study and play around with file2.bte which doesn't have the turn ended.
Logically it makes sense that it should work. That's what you're trying to do right?
Yeah spot on Scud! Thanks a lot matey, I'll try that with a test scenario first, just in case it doesn't work and I have to replay a 3 hour turn, lol!
Thanks for your help again!
regards
Peter