Blooncyclopedia:Screenshot guidelines

What screenshots are needed

Bloons TD maps

Besides the infobox image, a map should only have extra screenshots if it has notable elements that can't be communicated with a single image, such as background objects that appear when clicked on or objects that can be interacted with. Maps in BTD6 that don't change, such as Monkey Meadow, should only have screenshots for their seasonal reskins, and most maps in prior games really only need the infobox images. We don't need images of Quincy on every single map in the game.

Bloons levels

Every level in the Bloons series should have a screenshot of it for its infobox. The screenshots should be of the default state of the levels prior to the player taking any actions.

Bloons Supermonkey levels

Every level in the Bloons Supermonkey series should have a screenshot of it for its infobox. The screenshot should be of a recognizable formation or setpiece within the level. Supermonkey should be as far out of the way as possible and have the least distracting upgrade/powerup loadout possible.

Resolution

• Screenshots for games that use a fixed resolution (e.g. all Flash games, PC games that run on Flash like BTD5 Deluxe, and console games) should be taken at their native resolution. (Note that on PCs, you may need to change your DPI settings to display the game at the correct resolution.)
• For games with variable resolutions (e.g. most mobile and PC games), any resolution is allowed, but higher resolutions (around 1080p) are preferred.

Compositing

• No overlays. Hide your FPS counters and system controls.
• All cosmetics should be disabled, unless the screenshot is specifically to show a cosmetic, in which case it should be the only cosmetic enabled.
• If your screenshot is being used to show a specific thing, such as a character animation, it should be cropped to focus on the subject. (The base screenshot you are cropping from should still follow the resolution guidelines described above.)
• Besides cropping, screenshots should not be edited. This includes, but is not limited to:
  • Rotating, flipping, scaling, or distorting
  • Changing brightness or saturation
  • Adding text, arrows, lines, circles, etc
  • Blurring
  • AI upscaling
• For games with selectable backgrounds (i.e. the Bloons TD series), the background used is up to the one taking it, as long as it has a good contrast with the subject of the image and isn't too noisy or distracting. For example, you shouldn't take screenshots of the Ice Monkey on a snowy map.