User:Ni Di/Gallery

This is my gallery of Guild Wars pictures. They are mostly of female characters although not limited to it. They are done with the in-game screenshot capture feature and the only tool I use is MSPaint.

If you want me to take pictures of your characters, I will ask you before putting them up in this gallery but as far are you are concerned, you can do whatever you want with them, I don't care about being credited or something. Personal albums, parading on forums, you name it, it's yours now.

If I added a picture you would like to be removed, if you would like me to add such or such picture, if you would like the attached text to be edited, contact me and we will talk about it.

Because of their size and format, they would be probably way too heavy to be hosted here, therefore they are hosted on a public file-hosting site. It's an excellent, very simple, fast site that will never bother you with the format or size of your pictures.

Click the text under a thumbnail to see the full-size picture. If you are using Firefox, press F11 to toggle full-screen and click your wheel for easier navigation.

If you wish to contact me, my in-game name is Yldrielle Meldune.

Random tips and an extremely important, fascinating and interesting article are under the gallery.

Most recent update: my Ranger, my Ritualette.


 * [[File:TownIcon.png]] Tears of the Fallen

Good to know.

Most pictures are rather old, not because I don't enjoy doing it anymore but because I am a bit tired of all the hassle I have to go through. Maybe it's a good time for a cold-minded rant.

Most of them followed a similar pattern: I ask someone if they are interested after I was able to get a hint or two that they might not be completely stupid (their character's name, the way they write, etc.) or on their high horse. People, male or female, playing with female characters have a tendency to care more about their character's look and also to be less rude. While I had a few requests by regular playmates after telling them about that hobby, usually I would ask someone after a few games in TA/AB/ASP/JQ/PvE/whatever, and occasionally I would ask someone in town almost directly.

Negative, surprised, insulting or hostile answers are bound to happen when you ask more or less at random that someone poses for you but a point I want to make here is that I was surprised that assassins were the easiest people to talk to. I thought they would be a bunch of naruto-shadaw-evil-kil-rawksor-darknes-x, too pro to care about such pointless activities, but I was wrong. In contrast, the amount of hostility and arrogance I got when trying with mesmers was outstanding.

Another interesting note about assassins: female assassins tend to be german players playing relatively well, male assassins tend to be american players playing relatively bad. I don't know why, I really don't, it's only an empirical observation, but I thought it was funny to ask a random player if they were german without any indication in their character's name and having them confirm almost every time (and wondering how I knew it).

 Random tips


 * Click your wheel instead of scrolling it, it will allow for more precise zooms. Zoom in as much as possible until the character goes through it. The distance changes during their animations, so you will have to repeat the process, but this time only for the precise moment you are aiming for.


 * Use floors that the camera can go through if you want pictures of feet or miniatures (most bridges allow it, and the Shing Jea guild lord pit is a good place), and use /sit. The camera will be at the ground's level.


 * Ctrl+Shift+H will remove the interface, and during cinematics it will make the black stripes disappear.


 * Dye previews allow you do change the colour of the background, stylist previews offer a stronger zoom. In both cases, the very plain light is not desirable to take close-up pictures but can be the best way if earrings are what you are trying to get.


 * Bandanas or various headpieces can be used to get rid of the hair if the earrings are hidden. Earrings are usually tied to the chest armour.


 * Set all graphical options to their maximum. Remember, no one will complain that your screenshot is lagging.


 * When NPCs are breathing, observe the pattern: they always blink at the same moment. They rarely close their eyes entirely (and never when they blink) so if you want closed eyes, catching the right moment will allow the image edition to be minimal.


 * The following elements may be unwanted, remember to get rid of them if you don't want them: shields, weapons, helmets, enchantments, hexes, minions, pets, miniatures.


 * Picture of hostiles entities can be very hard as most skills that prevent enemy activity are hexes. Hexes and enchantments have a chance not to display their animation, but it is really random.


 * Take the light into account. If it is too bright, too dry, too low, too whatever, it can make the colours look washed, the face a white disk (anyone who tried in pre-searing knows how true it is), etc. Facing the sun is almost always a bad idea.


 * Henchmen tend to refuse to stand still; as soon as you move, they will play musical chairs as usual, even if they are flagged. Once flagged, heroes are far more docile. In any case, they will rotate towards you to execute emotes, which means you will often need someone else's heroes.