Screenshot

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A screenshot is a stillframe image of in-game action saved in the game's Screenshots subfolder. Screenshots allow players to document events, treasure memories, provide evidence for abuses, or just create Guild Wars-based user art. The default screenshot button is Print Screen.

Currently, screenshots are saved in JPEG format, but can be saved as bitmaps by editing the games command line with the -BMP parameter.

The naming scheme for screenshots is gwXXX.jpg. XXX is replaced by a three digit number, which counts from 001 to 999.

Screenshots are automatically saved into one folder. The full path of the screenshot, including the name of it, shows up in your chat dialogue when you take a screenshot. The default locations are:

  • Windows XP: C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Screens
  • Windows Vista: C:\Users\<YourUserName>\Documents\Guild Wars\Screens

[edit] Tips on screen capturing

  • Press Shift + Print Screen to hide the game interface during the capture, so you get a clean shot.
  • You can also toggle the game interface off (and back on again) by pressing Ctrl + Shift + H.
  • Watch for the mouse hover. A mouse hovering over objects will make them glow (sometimes covering their details).
  • Depending on the performance of your computer and the graphics settings, the capture will not take place in the instant you press the key, but up to half a second later. This is important to know when trying to capture moving objects, such as dancing players.
  • When setting up a scenery to take a capture, take heed of the direction from which the light comes. Capturing images of objects with backlight will make them lose a lot of detail due to shadows. NPCs will turn towards you when talked to. This can be used to make them face the light.
  • When choosing a location to take screenshots, take heed of the color and brightness of the light. Some areas are brighter than others and in many places the light is strongly hued.

[edit] Note

You must be running on a administrator account. Limited/standard accounts are not allowed to take screen shots. The screen flashes but the file is not saved. There is no error posted. The reason why limited accounts cannot take screen shots is because the screen folder is locked.

Guild Wars files
ArenaNet.log • crash.dmp • gw.dat • gw.exe • gw.tmp • screenshot • template
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