taking screenshots

[Kappes Buur]

May I request a change in the naming of screenshots

from Screenshot_IWAD_date_time

to PWADname_level_date_time or PWADname_date_time

[Demolisher]

What if multiple are loaded?

[Gez]

The problem is that there is always just one IWAD (it's the one that's loaded just after zdoom.pk3), but there can be between zero and whatever's the limit number of pwads. How do you choose which one gets to name the screenshots? The first after the IWAD, if any? Chances are for many people it'd just be some autoloaded junk. The last one? Better, but not a perfect solution either because some mods are made of multiple parts or require compatibility patches.

I'd suggest a screenshot name key for GAMEINFO. In the meantime you can always create more directories and use the screenshot_dir CVAR and manually change it when you change which mod you're playing at the moment.

[Saya-chan]

I guess the name of the PWAD the loaded map comes from could also be a good choice.

[Kappes Buur]

In the meantime you can always create more directories and use the screenshot_dir CVAR and manually change it when you change which mod you're playing at the moment.

That is doable but quite cumbersome.


How about using the name of the file loaded last as seen in the startup text file?

W_Init: Init WADfiles.
adding D:/DOOM/ENGINES/gzdoom934/gzdoom.pk3, 542 lumps
adding D:/PWAD_EDITING/IWADS/heretic.wad, 2633 lumps
adding D:/PWAD_EDITING/IWADS/brightmaps.pk3, 499 lumps
adding D:/PWAD_EDITING/IWADS/lights.pk3, 4 lumps
adding D:/PWAD_MAPPING/HERETIC/MEDIVLTX.WAD, 629 lumps
adding D:/PWAD_MAPPING/HERETIC/hr-wm18m.wad, 1619 lumps
I_Init: Setting up machine state.

[Akira_98]

Why not have the option to name the screenshot manually when taking it instead? I guess that would be a pretty pointless option anyways, since you can always Alt-Tab out and rename it right afterwords anyways, even if it is a tad tedious (though probably not as tedious as programming something so small). If you are going to expand on the screenshot naming system, seems manual naming would be the way to go, so everybody gets what they want. Unless, of course, you leave the option blank and are just fine with the current naming system.