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[Ezazel]

I have a problem with screenshots.

If i have understood correctly the screenshots should go to:
C:\Users\"user name"\Saved Games\Mechwarrior Online\Screenshots

The problem is that only the latest screenshot can be found there. When i take a new SS it will be saved with same name and number as the previous one and thus overwrites it.

I know that previously all my screenshots got their own running number ie. ScreenShot0734, ScreenShot0735... but now they don't.

How can i change this? Or is there some other place where i can find them?

[DarthHias]

I got the same problem, first I couldn´t save at all, now I only can have one ^^

[StraferX]

I solved this by using overwolf. works great and you can record video rather well and doesn't kill your machine.

[PurpleNinja]

MSI Afterburner and nVidia Shadow Play are two free tools that among other things, can take screenshots and save to any folder you choose.

[El Bandito]

PurpleNinja, on 03 September 2015 - 03:19 AM, said:

MSI Afterburner and nVidia Shadow Play are two free tools that among other things, can take screenshots and save to any folder you choose.

How do you screenshot with Shadowplay? I only have the option to record. I do not think it supports SS.

[Troutmonkey]

I'd highly recommend MSI Afterburner. Great for recording all the bugs I find!

[PurpleNinja]

El Bandito, on 03 September 2015 - 04:20 AM, said:

How do you screenshot with Shadowplay? I only have the option to record. I do not think it supports SS.

Indeed, I just spent 10 minutes looking for screenshot settings and there is none.
Sorry for the wrong information.

[JohnnyWayne]

I have the problem that I don't want my freaking screenshots and MWO files take up place on my SSD. This is plain stupid and should be up to me where I want to store them. Oh, please PGI I can program too, this is a joke of a change...

Edited by JohnnyWayne, 03 September 2015 - 05:51 AM.

[Almond Brown]

JohnnyWayne, on 03 September 2015 - 05:51 AM, said:

I have the problem that I don't want my freaking screenshots and MWO files take up place on my SSD. This is plain stupid and should be up to me where I want to store them. Oh, please PGI I can program too, this is a joke of a change...

Have you thought to check any of the .cfg files? Good chance the location is just a line entry in one of them and since you can "program" too, should be a treat to change.

[Kira Onime]

For shits and giggles have you tried deleting the screenshot folder and making a new one?

Edited by Kira_Onime, 03 September 2015 - 11:03 AM.

[MandyB]

Yea thats a weird issue, i press print screen to do screenshots and it does them just fine.

[Ezazel]

No i haven't. But i guess i could try that. Lets see what happens.

EDIT: Nothing. It still overwrites the previous Screenshot.
Thanks for the idea anyway.

Kira_Onime, on 03 September 2015 - 10:58 AM, said:

For shits and giggles have you tried deleting the screenshot folder and making a new one?

Edited by Ezazel, 03 September 2015 - 02:11 PM.

[Mcgral18]

Repair tool?

[Yellonet]

What filename do the screenshots get?

[cSand]

JohnnyWayne, on 03 September 2015 - 05:51 AM, said:

I have the problem that I don't want my freaking screenshots and MWO files take up place on my SSD. This is plain stupid and should be up to me where I want to store them. Oh, please PGI I can program too, this is a joke of a change...

If you're reasonably savvy, look up "folder junctions". Basically a pointer link is created where the folder should be, that redirects to where the folder resides (in your case, not on your SSD). Programs see this as the usual path though, so you can fool them into thinking file are going to c:\users\you\whatever when they are actually going to d:\stuff
I use a similar method on servers @ work.

I have not tried this method but it looks pretty user friendly:
http://www.tomshardw...es-windows.html

Edited by cSand, 03 September 2015 - 06:07 PM.

[Pjwned]

I solve this by just running the game through Steam and use the Steam overlay to take screenshots.

[Ezazel]

They will all be named ScreenShot0000.jpg

Yellonet, on 03 September 2015 - 02:57 PM, said:

What filename do the screenshots get?