A better Screenshot mode/hide UI
ReeceLavellan
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Is there any chance of updating the Hide UI functionalities or better yet adding into a game (similar to Fallout 76) an actual screenshot mode?
As someone who likes to take pictures of their character and share them as well as take screenshots for competitions etc I find it quite frustrating the lack of functionality we have for taking pictures in game.
Specifically I am talking about that when you use the hide UI button it does not in fact hide all of the UI. Arrow indicators above companions and pets stay there, NPC quest markets stay, loot pile highlights stay, etc.
It is of course possible to turn all that off manually, but then you have to turn it back on again once you are finished, and its all quite time consuming. I do have an addon that does turn it all off and hide it all for me. Unfortunately this addon does not turn it back on and it doesn't give a list of settings it changes, meaning I have to go through each setting to put things right again.
Now ideally I would love more screenshot options with blurring of backgrounds (currently only doable with shaders or going into a menu and hiding UI) and better zoom/camera controls for taking proper portrait shots of your character, especially sitting down (because the camera doesn't move when you emote sit so it stays hovering above you) and up close face shots (only possible when backing your character and camera up against an object or wall to get the angle right).
I think fallout 76's and Starfield's Screenshot modes are amazing and would love for something like that to be implimented, but if nothing else just the cleaning up of the hide UI would be a god send (especially if we could hide it at the character select screen to take proper character pictures without the UI in the way. Even better if we could change the background to character backgrounds from previous DLC's/zones).
I leave you with these 2 pictures I took recently that were very difficult to take, mainly due to there being the yellow highlight on deceased npcs pretty much as soon as you kill them (blade of woe and vampire biting)
Edited by ReeceLavellan on October 14, 2024 5:28PM As someone who likes to take pictures of their character and share them as well as take screenshots for competitions etc I find it quite frustrating the lack of functionality we have for taking pictures in game.
Specifically I am talking about that when you use the hide UI button it does not in fact hide all of the UI. Arrow indicators above companions and pets stay there, NPC quest markets stay, loot pile highlights stay, etc.
It is of course possible to turn all that off manually, but then you have to turn it back on again once you are finished, and its all quite time consuming. I do have an addon that does turn it all off and hide it all for me. Unfortunately this addon does not turn it back on and it doesn't give a list of settings it changes, meaning I have to go through each setting to put things right again.
Now ideally I would love more screenshot options with blurring of backgrounds (currently only doable with shaders or going into a menu and hiding UI) and better zoom/camera controls for taking proper portrait shots of your character, especially sitting down (because the camera doesn't move when you emote sit so it stays hovering above you) and up close face shots (only possible when backing your character and camera up against an object or wall to get the angle right).
I think fallout 76's and Starfield's Screenshot modes are amazing and would love for something like that to be implimented, but if nothing else just the cleaning up of the hide UI would be a god send (especially if we could hide it at the character select screen to take proper character pictures without the UI in the way. Even better if we could change the background to character backgrounds from previous DLC's/zones).
I leave you with these 2 pictures I took recently that were very difficult to take, mainly due to there being the yellow highlight on deceased npcs pretty much as soon as you kill them (blade of woe and vampire biting)
Let’s have some fun this beat is sick, I wanna take a ride on your disco stick.
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LaintalAy✭✭✭✭✭Given the low tolerance for language that this forum has, these images must cross some line somewhere.Game over, manHudson ~ Aliens ~ 19861 -
ReeceLavellan✭✭✭Given the low tolerance for language that this forum has, these images must cross some line somewhere.
I don't see how. I'm just demonstrating and showing what is naturally in the game? That being said, I don't frequent the forums often so I don't know how tolerant these things are on here. I just wanted to show an example of a screenshot I needed addons to make that I think should be available in the base game with no addons.Let’s have some fun this beat is sick, I wanna take a ride on your disco stick.4 -
Benzux✭✭✭✭One functionality I've love to see in Screenshot mode is the ability to properly use emotes during it. I don't know how it functions on PC, but on Console you have to go into the settings menu to activate screenshot mode, but bringing up the menu will pause any currently active emotes.
Dunno if the game engine can even support it, but would definitely like an improved screenshot mode.BenzuxGamer - Xbox One since day 1 - CP 1800+Guildmaster of the Sacrificial Warriors, one of the oldest and most member-orientated Guilds on the Xbox One EU Megaserver"Casual" player from Finland who enjoys questing and dumb builds even after well over 1000 CP levels and 4000+ hours. A fan of Argonians, Goats and Elk. Also a massive Otaku (MAL Profile)."Following the meta makes you a sheep. That's why I'm a goat: I go in the opposite direction and make use of the things the sheep cannot." - Me, 2019Characters:Ben-Zu - Argonian MagDK DPS - EP (Main)
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✭✭✭✭✭I could see them doing something for screen shots by adding a dedicated screen shot mode. It is fairly easy to monetize poses, backgrounds, and borders.
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✭✭✭✭✭I could see them doing something for screen shots by adding a dedicated screen shot mode. It is fairly easy to monetize poses, backgrounds, and borders.
Maybe the next "huge new Q3 system"
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✭✭✭The existing hide UI feature isn't very good: it doesn't hide all UI elements (quest markers remain visible). When I do play ESO, I play on PC so I use an addon that implements a hide UI that actually works.PC(Steam) / EU / play from Melbourne, Australia / avg ping 3901 -
Sheridan✭✭✭✭
What addon do you have? UltimateUIHider works fine.ReeceLavellan wrote: »I do have an addon that does turn it all off and hide it all for me. Unfortunately this addon does not turn it back on
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✭✭✭✭✭@Sheridan thanks for the addon recommendation. Just installed Ultimate UI Hider and it works fine. The default way to enable it is type /hideui but that hides the chat box of course so you can't get out of it without quitting the game. The fix is to simply set a hotkey for the addon's toggle feature.PC NA(no Steam), PvE, mostly solo1 -
ReeceLavellan✭✭✭
What addon do you have? UltimateUIHider works fine.ReeceLavellan wrote: »I do have an addon that does turn it all off and hide it all for me. Unfortunately this addon does not turn it back on
Well originally I used Screenshot Helper by Sirinsidiator. That did turn off all UI elements for me perfectly up until I want to say about last year? I can only assume something changed in the game code, and that addon hasn't been updated since. Then I installed Screenshot Mode by Stacy5419. This turns the UI off perfectly but then doesn't turn most of it back on. Il try UltimateUIHider though, thanks for the suggestion!Let’s have some fun this beat is sick, I wanna take a ride on your disco stick.1 -
ReeceLavellan✭✭✭
What addon do you have? UltimateUIHider works fine.ReeceLavellan wrote: »I do have an addon that does turn it all off and hide it all for me. Unfortunately this addon does not turn it back on
@Sheridan I tried UltimateUIHider and sadly for me it doesn't seem to work. It does the same function as the base game hide UI. Tried toggling it with the /hideui command and by binding it to a button, either way I am still left with this result:
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✭✭✭✭✭Consoles especially get shafted with functionality. We STILL don't have a Vertical Position and Offset slider in our camera settings.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition has a really nice Camera Mode. It essentially pauses the game and puts you into a Free Cam view letting you take screenshots at any angle with a host of visual settings. The camera also has a distance limit tied to your character position so you can't just fly off with it.CP2,000 Master Explorer - AvA One Star General - Console Peasant - The Clan
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