Assuming you haven't changed any keybinds:
Press Printscreen (PrtScr).
This will put the screenshot into C:\Program files\City of Heroes\Screenshots (assuming you installed to the default directory).
If you're using the Test Server, change "City of Heroes" to "COHTest".
This only works in the "world". If you want to take a screenshot of the character creation screen, tailor screen, enhancement screen, etc, you still press Printscreen, but the game won't save anything. However, every time you press Printscreen, Windows copies everything on the screen to the clipboard. Go to an image editor (like Paint) and press Ctrl+V or select Paste from the Edit menu, and your screenshot will paste into the image program.
Note that in-game screenshots default to "clean", meaning that you only get game graphics; the UI gets stripped away. If you want the UI included in the screenshot, type "/screenshotui 1" before pressing Printscreen, and "/screenshotui 0" to turn it back off. It defaults to 0 (off) every time you log in, and sometimes when you zone, so it's handy (if you take a lot of screenshots) to do the following binds:
/bind SysReq "screenshotui 0$$screenshot"
/bind Shift+SysReq "screenshotui 1$$screenshot"
This makes Printscreen take a no-UI screenshot, and Shift+Printscreen take a with-UI screenshot. I can't remember for sure if it's "SysReq" or "SysRq"; hopefully someone can correct me if I was wrong.
@Roderick
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Yes, it is SYSRQ
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Thank you!
Seriously, it's been driving me insane- particularly since I knew it had to be something that was stupidly simple, which, of course, left me with the overwhelming urge to bang my head up against the nearest brick wall.
Thanks again, now I need to go and probably check for drain bamage.....
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Originally Posted by Roderick
/bind SysRq "screenshotui 0$$screenshot"
/bind Ctrl+SysRq "screenshotui 1$$screenshot" |
This command works: /bind Ctrl+SysRq "screenshotui 1$$screenshot"
This one does not: /bind Alt+SysRq "screenshotui 1$$screenshot"
Why can't you chord Alt with the SysRq button? Alt seems to work fine with every other key I tried. The left and right Alt buttons are treated differently by the game, but either works just fine with other keys. But neither will work with SysRq.
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I have no idea.|
Originally Posted by Ironblade
Oh, while on this subject, can anyone explain why:
This command works: /bind Ctrl+SysRq "screenshotui 1$$screenshot" This one does not: /bind Alt+SysRq "screenshotui 1$$screenshot" Why can't you chord Alt with the SysRq button? Alt seems to work fine with every other key I tried. The left and right Alt buttons are treated differently by the game, but either works just fine with other keys. But neither will work with SysRq. |
However, both of those keys have special meaning to Windows, so perhaps, when they're used together, it's capturing the keystrokes before they can be passed to CoH?
@Roderick
Alt+SysRq is accepted by the game as a valid bind, but it would appear that the game (or at least the bind subsystem) isn't processing that combination. Alt+PrintScreen is used in Windows to take a screenshot of the currently active Window, so it's possible there's an interference.
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Originally Posted by ShadowNate
;_; ?!?! What the heck is wrong with you, my god, I have never been so confused in my life!
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Well, anyway, here's what I ended up with:
sysrq "screenshot"
ctrl+sysrq "screenshotui 1$$screenshot$$screenshotui 0"
This way, the PrtScr button will take a regular screenshot. Holding Ctrl will have it turn on the UI, take the screenshot, then turn off the UI. I went with this roundabout method because I'm sure at some point I'll forget about the second bind and turn the UI on manually for a screenshot.
If you use Alt+SysRq, the game simply ignores the Alt key.
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The Mentor Project
Look, I know that this has been answered- probably a dozen times over but, for the life of me- I can't find the damned thing!!!!
I have searched and searched for the last flipping month- so, no I'm not trying to waste everyone's time here when I ask- how in the flipping hell do you take a "picture" of your screen?!!!!!!
I know I've done it before- dammit!!!!
- but..... how in the hell do you do it now?.........
Windows XP.....(Every video upgrade that was recommended.....)