Graphics artifact.

andym · 02-09-14, 12:45 PM

When i play SH3 i am getting a graphical artifact on the left of the screen.I have narrowed it down and it seems to be associated with the sun as it dissapears once the sun has gone down.Is this a know issue or is it just my bad luck.If its a known issue is there a fix?I would post a screen grab but have forgotten how to do it.

Johnfb · 02-09-14, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by andym

When i play SH3 i am getting a graphical artifact on the left of the screen.I have narrowed it down and it seems to be associated with the sun as it dissapears once the sun has gone down.Is this a know issue or is it just my bad luck.If its a known issue is there a fix?I would post a screen grab but have forgotten how to do it.

Print screen button on top line of your keyboard ....this saves/copies it and then go into paint and paste it. Save that file as normal and then you have your screen shot

Sailor Steve · 02-09-14, 01:30 PM

What's wrong with Ctrl+F11? Shots are saved in the main SH3 folder.

Johnfb · 02-09-14, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

What's wrong with Ctrl+F11? Shots are saved in the main SH3 folder.

Nothing's wrong.... Just giving a second option that can be used in all programs on a PC and not just SH3

andym · 02-09-14, 01:48 PM

Cheers will try and post one.

Sailor Steve · 02-09-14, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnfb

Nothing's wrong.... Just giving a second option that can be used in all programs on a PC and not just SH3

Very true. My main objection is having to get out of the game and paste the shot every time you take one. I tend to take a lot of shots in a row, and not having to make any extra steps appeals to me.

On the other hand that is disabled with certain widescreen mods, which is part of the reason I don't use them.

Raptor · 02-09-14, 02:49 PM

You can take as many in-game screen shots as you want with CTRL + F11 without having to leave the game. They will all be stored in numerical order in your SH3 folder. Open them from there at your leisure.

Using PRINTSCREEN from your keyboard will also take a screenshot, but being Window, it stores it on the Windows clipboard, which can only store one item at a time. If you take a 2nd screen shot, it overwrites whatever else is on the clipboard. You'll have to pause and exit the game in order to drop each screen shot into its own MSPaint file.

With my 24 inch wide monitor, I've found PRINTSCREEN only captures a portion of the screen image.

andym · 02-09-14, 03:46 PM

It occured to me (as i was have a pee)could this be because i am using a widescreen laptop?

andym · 02-09-14, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Raptor

You can take as many in-game screen shots as you want with CTRL + F11 without having to leave the game. They will all be stored in numerical order in your SH3 folder. Open them from there at your leisure.

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Where EXACTLY will they be stored in the SH3 folder?

Pisces · 02-09-14, 04:26 PM

Right next to SH3.exe. They should be in .BMP format. But if you use one of those widescreen mods then they might interfere with making screenshots. I never used those myself, but have heard frequently about those kind of issues with screenshots.

However, if the game is installed into the default location in Program Files, than User Account Control part of Windows might prevent these files from being created there. While the game is running then you probably cannot acknowledge the UAC request for credentials, and the files will not be made. This can be avoided by not installing the game in the default location in Program Files. I can't remember (from previous posts) if this applies to you.

maillemaker · 02-09-14, 08:07 PM

Be aware that for some people ctrl+F11 will cause a CTD.

Steve

andym · 02-10-14, 02:38 PM

Hmmmm due to my complete biffery with win 8 i will live with it.

02-09-14, 12:45 PM	#1
andym Weps Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 365 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	Graphics artifact. When i play SH3 i am getting a graphical artifact on the left of the screen.I have narrowed it down and it seems to be associated with the sun as it dissapears once the sun has gone down.Is this a know issue or is it just my bad luck.If its a known issue is there a fix?I would post a screen grab but have forgotten how to do it. __________________ GWX 3.0 GOLD,SH3 Commander.

02-09-14, 01:30 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	What's wrong with Ctrl+F11? Shots are saved in the main SH3 folder. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-09-14, 01:48 PM	#5
andym Weps Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 365 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	Cheers will try and post one. __________________ GWX 3.0 GOLD,SH3 Commander.

02-09-14, 02:49 PM	#7
Raptor Weps Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Pacific NW, USA Posts: 350 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	You can take as many in-game screen shots as you want with CTRL + F11 without having to leave the game. They will all be stored in numerical order in your SH3 folder. Open them from there at your leisure. Using PRINTSCREEN from your keyboard will also take a screenshot, but being Window, it stores it on the Windows clipboard, which can only store one item at a time. If you take a 2nd screen shot, it overwrites whatever else is on the clipboard. You'll have to pause and exit the game in order to drop each screen shot into its own MSPaint file. With my 24 inch wide monitor, I've found PRINTSCREEN only captures a portion of the screen image. __________________ Raptor

02-09-14, 03:46 PM	#8
andym Weps Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 365 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	It occured to me (as i was have a pee)could this be because i am using a widescreen laptop? __________________ GWX 3.0 GOLD,SH3 Commander.

02-09-14, 04:26 PM	#10
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	Right next to SH3.exe. They should be in .BMP format. But if you use one of those widescreen mods then they might interfere with making screenshots. I never used those myself, but have heard frequently about those kind of issues with screenshots. However, if the game is installed into the default location in Program Files, than User Account Control part of Windows might prevent these files from being created there. While the game is running then you probably cannot acknowledge the UAC request for credentials, and the files will not be made. This can be avoided by not installing the game in the default location in Program Files. I can't remember (from previous posts) if this applies to you.

02-09-14, 08:07 PM	#11
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Be aware that for some people ctrl+F11 will cause a CTD. Steve

02-10-14, 02:38 PM	#12
andym Weps Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 365 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	Hmmmm due to my complete biffery with win 8 i will live with it. __________________ GWX 3.0 GOLD,SH3 Commander.