Elemental can take it's own screen shots using the Print Screen key. In the options screen you can set the file format. The screens are then stored at: "My Games\Elemental\ScreenShots".
[quote who="eobet" reply="1" id="2494320"]I should add that there should really be a button to cycle though all active units. I have not found one so far (perhaps it is a keyboard only command, though).[/quote] use HOME and END keys to cycle through previous and next unit, respectively. To cycle through all units and cities together, use the TAB key.
[quote quoting="post"]There should then be a button to toggle between all units.[/quote] use HOME and END keys to cycle through previous and next unit, respectively. To cycle through all units and cities together, use the TAB key.
Yeah, we have since made some changes internally. Thanks for the post.
fixed internally, thanks!
[quote]is there some way to capture screens in-game?[/quote] Yep. Use the printscreen key. They end up in "my Games/Elemental/screenshots/"
[quote]Options screen should be quicker/easier to get to?[/quote] Easier than pressing the ESC key? :)
Mini Dev Journal : In my opinion, you can't really appreciate the advantages of something like Boost.Python until you've done it the long way first. On top of that, when we first started Elemental, we wanted to see what our possibilities were as far as scripting went. So we started looking into Python. I was assigned to get it in the game and doing something... anything. So I started with a script called Music.p
[quote]CrazyC, can't reproduce? Savegame coming up...[/quote] Perfect! thanks to this gamesave I was able to track down and fix the problem. You're awesome Keith.
We have not yet added code so the game can properly clean up everything and start a new game from within a game. For this same reason, you will also not be able to load a game once you've started one. The solution for now is to restart Elemental if you wish to play another game or load one, once you've already began one.
I have fixed this internally. thanks guys!
I'd love to see a reproducable set of steps for this. Or even a gamesave the next time it happens. I was not able to reproduce it here at the office.
[quote]Had elemental running in background after saving game and going to main menu. Attempted to load game and got a crash to the desktop.[/quote] Loading a game from within a game, or creating a new game from within a game will definitely give you problems. We know about it, it's been reported. The game simply doesn't have the code yet to clean up everything and start a game (loaded or not) after you've already started one. The solution for now is to restart Elem
fixed internally!
[quote who="Malsqueek" reply="6" id="2387009"]Was playing good sovereign, died, "oked" through menus to start a new game, and bang, HUD and nothing else.[/quote] With the current build of the game (0.23), the game within a game functionality is not in yet. So you will always see strange behavior in this way. This is also true of loading a game after you've started one, for the same reason. The game simply does not yet have code to cleanup everything and start a new s
There was a bug with the opponents you choose not necessarily being the ones that show up once you get into the game. I have fixed this internally today and you guys should be able to play against the opponents you choose the next time we do an update. I do not have an ETA on when that will be. Thanks for the report though!
[quote]In Elemental things are different. Oh, I’m still lazy. Dangerously lazy. But now I have Charles to work with who helps split the work on this stuff. [/quote] Sweet, I got an honorable mention. [e digicons]:grin:[/e] [e digicons]:beer:[/e]
Starting a new game (or loading one for that matter) during the same session as a previously played game is currently bugged. We know about it and are working on it, along with everything else. To play another game, just restart Elemental.
Based on what you've heard about Elemental so far, what are some things you'd like to see make it into the game? Start new threads in this section of the forums to let us know. We devs scour the forums quite frequently, so don't worry about your post being buried - we'll find it and read it. Have fun.
It should also be mentioned that Impulse has an IRC client built right in. Fire it up and go to the "Community" tab, and then choose "Chat" at the bottom.