Taking high res screen shots with Alt-F10. Why not in Open play?

[Susanna]

The Alt-F10 option to grab high res game images only works in non-Open modes... Why exclude Open from this feature?

 

[Faybs]

The Alt-F10 option to grab high res game images only works in non-Open modes... Why exclude Open from this feature?

It's not that it doesn't work in open, it's that it only works in solo (ie it doesn't work in PG either). It's because the game micro-stutters as it creates a giant screenshot and it could be used to gain an unfair advantage in PvP by forcing your ship to rubberband.

 

[Heavensburn]

Hi res screenshots stall the game briefly and suspends network traffic. That can lead to a dsync exploit.

 

[Madrax573]

It's not that it doesn't work in open, it's that it only works in solo (ie it doesn't work in PG either). It's because the game micro-stutters as it creates a giant screenshot and it could be used to gain an unfair advantage in PvP by forcing your ship to rubberband.

Works fine PG's as well.

The restriction in open is exactly as above.

 

[Cmdr Eagleboy]

Alt+F10 doesn't just take screenshot, it dumps raw buffer of rendering result. It takes considerable time so game pauses.

 

[Patrick_68000]

Hi res screenshots stall the game briefly and suspends network traffic. That can lead to a dsync exploit.

An additional management that Frontier wants to avoid. We can understand

 

[Susanna]

Thank you all for answering this one for me! [yesnod]

Very much appreciated!

Susie
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