bmap_for_screen without panels?

Hi,

I am trying to create a screenshot of a part of the map while the user/player cannot see that part. So I thought I could perhaps show some loading screen panel or such blocking the user's view, but the panel is than also visible in the screenshot. So how do you create a screenshot without the user seeing what it contains?

You could try to render everything (the end of your pp chain, if any) to a bitmap instead of using screen capture functions.

Tnx, I use shade-c so not sure if thats feasible but it is a good idea.