Link PPM - Readme

Link PPM

CONTENTS:

1. Model information

2. The Legend of Zelda

3. Ramblings of the deranged author

MODEL INFORMATION:

General:
Md2: yes
Skins: yes - 4 DM (with software and GL versions) inc. 3 CTF
Sounds: yes
VWep: yes - custom
Directory: \quake2\baseq2\players\link\
(the zip includes some paths so unzip into your "\quake2\baseq2\players\" directory)
Time taken: Ages - especially the research (I played through the whole of Zelda64 in 4 days, then played the other 4 games too!)
Authors:
Modelling (tris.md2) - Deimos
Animation - Deimos
Skinning - Deimos
VWep Models - Deimos
Vwep skins - Deimos
Sounds - Selflove with remixing by Deimos
Story - Dempo
Readme - Deimos
Deimos logo - Gav Farlie from a concept by Deimos
Mapping - Deimos
Tools:
Md2 - Q2Modeller
Animation - 3D Studio Max2 (and character studio) + Q2Modeller
Skins - Paint Shop Pro 5, MGI Photosuite, NST
Meshing - Q2Modeller, NST
Readme - Microsoft Frontpage Express
Deimos Logo - Truespace
Sounds - Voyetra Audioview
Bugs:
1.Due to the arms being seperate from the shoulders, a gap sometimes appears between them.
2.Some of the textures are too bright in high gamma gl mode.
3.In the stand animations, some of the weps suffer from jiggly verts.
4.Some of the anims look odd with certain weps.
Thanx 2:
STuPiDFOol for help with Max
Jon"Shine"Jones for help with CS and skin linking (no pun intended)
Selflove for providing the sounds
Dempo for the story
Gav Farlie for the new logo (I think this is the 3rd one!)
The Q2PMP boyz (especially my good friends R13 and Shine) for support
My crew - Will, Toby, Gav, Owen, Wiley, the 2 Marks, Ross, Dempo, Ian, Dom etc.
Nintendo for the Zelda games
ID for Quake 2
The makers of all the sofware i used

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA:

*Warning - this section details my perception of the entire "Legend of Zelda" storyline, and reading this may spoil your enjoyment of the games (including "The Ocarina of Time")*

Long, long ago, in the times of creation.

The three deities of All, Din of Power, Nayru of Wisdom and Farore of Courage created a world in the mists of nothingness and nurtured it.

Its name was Hyrule.

Din started with the land. Creating everything from the refreshing waters of Lake Hylia in the south to the towering majesty of Death Mountain in the north.

Nayru then looked around the land that was and used her wisdom to bring order and infuse the land with magic and science.

This done, Farore added the finishing touches. The life that inhabited the land and obeyed the laws of nature. Farore made many forms of life from the tiny fœrie to the magical imp, but Farores crowning achievement was the six higher species that were created.

The dark skinned Gerudo who became master thieves. A tribe of women that live in the desert and have a male every hundred years to continue the line. They have the Sage of Spirit.

The fishlike Zora who live in the north-east and protect their Lord Jabu-Jabu that blesses the water drunk by every creature in Hyrule all the way to Lake Hylia. They have the Sage of Water.

The rock eating Gorons who live in the heights of Death Mountain and protect the land of Hyrule from the dragon Volvagia there trapped at the summit. They have the Sage of Fire.

The childlike Kokiri of the southeast unaging guardians of the Lost Woods and the sinister magic that lies within. They are protected directly by the Great Deku Tree that holds at the threshold of Hyrule, defending Hyrule from assault from evil forces. They have the Sage of Forest.

The proud Sheikah who were the first to ally with the Hylians in a pact that lasted millennia. They were fighters for peace, and guarded the royal family with their lives. They have the Sage of Shadow.

The true Hylians. The final and most important race of them all. It was relied upon the Hylians to be the wisdom to the Sheikas power and courage. It was they that ruled Hyrule, and it was they that made the attempts of peace all over Hyrule. They had the Sage of Light as well as the seventh Sage of Unity.

Farore knew that there was no guarantee that the species would unite in harmony. So it was decided that in order to keep the balance, there would be a representative from each of the species that would look after the six different aspects of Hyrules creation. Light, Forest, Water, Fire, Spirit, and Shadow. It was then decided that in order to use their powers effectively instead of warring with each other, there would be a Seventh Sage. A Sage of Unity. Through History her name was known throughout the land of Hyrule.

Her name was Zelda.

However, It could not be entrusted on one person, to have this great power. In times of hostility, anything was possible, including her death. So a Hero was prophesied to appear along with Zelda, a constant companion and protector through time.

His name was Link.

Before the Gods left, the Hylians learnt many things from them, including great skills in Science and Magic. The Hylians were the wisest people in the land, and they were respected by all.

When the Gods left, they took a piece of each of their essences and placed it in the form of a great golden triangle. It was named the Triforce.

The Triforce was too powerful an object to leave in Hyrule, so the Gods created a mirror universe to Hyrule. The complete opposite, it was a land of truth where if anyone entered, they would transform into the shape that reflected their hearts as a safety precaution so no-one evil could grab the Triforce.

It was called the Golden Land.

As the worlds were both fresh, they were beautiful and serene and everything was at peace. The Gods explained to the Hylians that the Triforce was a balance of the powers in Hyrule, and that it had the ability to grant anyone that touched it whatever they desired. They also stressed that anyone whose heart wasn't balanced touched the Triforce, it would split into three parts, and the part that reflected the person's heart would stay with them. The other two would be given to the Sage of Unity, and to the Hero of time. Eternal peace could only be reached if the Triforce was in one piece and held by a pure heart.

The Sage of Unity was the only one with a pure enough heart to touch the Triforce, but the Hero of Time was also balanced enough to hold the Golden Power. Only when the Sage of Unity held the Triforce would the world of Hyrule be in permanent peace and prosperity.

The Hylians understood their duty and watched as the Gods left the world of Hyrule and went to the Heavens.

The Hylian race grew to be a mighty empire, forged of peace and hope. Everyone was happy under their rule. Meanwhile, the Hylians looked out for the Sage of Unity, and protected the Triforce in its hiding place. There were many palaces built that held gateways to the Golden Land. Each had its own defence from the Magic of the Golden Land. It allowed a person to enter the Golden Land and hold their shape. Seven were made, one for each Sage, as they were the only ones that couldn't be evil. These items were called the Moon Pearls.

Each Sage has his or her own temple in appropriate places and each was linked by a magical pedestal. When certain holy tunes were played, it would warp whoever played that tune to the temple they wished to be in by placing them on the pedestals. These were linked with a place in the Golden Land, which they called the Temple of Sages. Over the years, as knowledge faded with time, the Sages wrote the history, and the prophecies of the Gods in a book, a book that was to become known as the true text to ancient Hylian culture.

It was the Book of Mudora.

It was well known, by the Sages at least, that in the Gods words, an evil force will get the Triforce, and bring chaos to Hyrule many times. Afraid of this fact, the Sages created a sword, a sword that was enchanted enough to repulse even powers given by the Triforce. This mighty blade was set in stone, and was only allowed to be held by one whose heart was balanced and strong, the Hero of Time.

This was the Master Sword. And it was held in the Temple of Time, allowing only one who had the three spiritual stones of forest, water and fire, or the three pendants of the Triforce, Power, Courage, and Wisdom to lift it above his head and use it against evil.

Over time, with no luck finding the Sage of Unity, the Hylian Empire broke down. Over time, the palaces were destroyed, and the ancient artefacts of great power lost. Over time, all items were hidden away in deep dungeons, protected by monsters and evil beings.

Of the Moon pearls, only one did not disappear into the sands of time, and the Master Sword rested for centuries in the Temple of Time.

All was at peace, the legends had been forgotten, except the legend of the Triforce. It was only a matter of time until the book of Mudora was found and translated. Suddenly all the proof of the Legends was true. Many people searched for the Triforce, trying to prepare for the Sage to come. The knowledge had been lost, the book did not describe everything as it would be understood in that age. However, when found, one line of the Triforce legend burned the pages of the book, and started wars of great hate and rivalry.

It read:

In a land beyond sight

The sky shines gold, not blue

There the Triforce's might

Makes mortal dreams come true

This stirred the greed in every heart in Hyrule. The race was on to find the Triforce and become all powerful through Hyrule. This started a great war, where it wasn't a race against race, it was man against man. Each individual throughout the land searched aggressively for the power of Gold, it was fortunate that no one knew where it was, or the Gods plans may have been disrupted, and Hyrule placed in Chaos for all time.

It was in this time of hate and anger that the saviours of Hyrule were born. Zelda was kept inside the castle in Hyrule and was taught of her great destiny by her aid. A Sheikah by the name of Impa.

Link was not so lucky. His mother bore him into the middle of the fighting. Seeing the sign of the Triforce on the back of his hand, she knew she had to save the child to allow the future to ever be bright again, and took him to the Great Deku tree in the South. The Great Deku tree agreed to protect him, and bring him up as a Kokiri, and tell him of his true heritage when the time was right.

Over the years, Link grew as a Kokiri and became labelled as the kid without a fairy. Something that was strange indeed with the Kokiri.

Eventually, the time came to realise his destiny.

As he was cursed by the tide of evil that he had sensed coming for some time, the Deku Tree prepared to begin the first chapter in the Legend of Zelda!

Link and Zelda were having prophetic dreams. Zelda was being carried on a horse away from a great black stallion with a Gerudo male rider. She saw Link and realised his place. Link saw the drawbridge come down from the great castle, and saw Zelda appear, being taken on a white horse, with a strange man appearing on a black stallion, chasing afterwards.

Link awoke to the sounds of a fairy saying something about going to the Great Deku Tree. Link went and gained the Kokiri sword and a Deku shield before heading towards the Tree. With a lot of Courage, Link delved into the Tree, and tried to save it from the monsters that crawled through him. It was too late, but before the Great Tree died, Link was told of his heritage and what he had to do. He had to find Zelda, and give her the Emerald of the Forest. Taking the Great treasure, Link hurried towards Hyrule castle, where he met Zelda and was told to return with the other spiritual stones. Noticing a man paying homage to the King who was the exact man that was in his dream. Zelda concurred and said how if they were quick, they could defeat him.

Link went on his quest, and returned successful, destroying the tendrils in Jabu-Jabu's belly, and destroying King Dodongo, thus clearing the cave of Dodongos, and allowing the Gorons to eat.

But it was too late. The dream came true. This time though, as Zelda left, she threw a magical item, the ocarina of time, the only item left that would give Link access to the Master sword. The man came. Link drew his sword defiantly, and he was knocked down by a magical bolt from the man's hand.

When he retrieved the Ocarina, he headed straight to the Temple of Time, where he opened the Gate to the Golden Land. This unfortunately allowed the Gerudo to get the Triforce, which of course, split. The Gerudo kept the Power, Zelda received Wisdom, and Link Courage.

As he was a child, and not ready to become the Hero of Time, Link was kept in the Golden Land for seven years, where he met the Sage of Light, a Hylian by the name of Rauru. He explained that the name of the Gerudo was Ganondorf Dragmire, an evil Gerudo thief that practised the black arts. The whole of Hyrule was under his curse, and it was up to Link to awaken the other Sages, as Ganon had killed all the present ones except he, and return Zelda as the Sage of Unity. Only then could Ganon even be combated. With Courage in his heart, Link stepped forward into the land of Hyrule.

After awakening the following:

Saria Sage of Forest, in the Temple of Forest; a place she often visited.

Ruto Sage of Water, once she was rescued by Sheikah from being frozen under Zoras fountain and went to the Temple of Water to try and return the fountain to normal.

Darunia Sage of Fire, who had tried to combat Volvagia after Ganondorf had awakened him.

Impa Sage of Shadow, who had gone to the Shadow Temple to finally destroy the evil prescence that had been held under the well many years ago.

Nabooru Sage of Spirit, who had gone to the Spirit Temple to deal with the two witches and free the Gerudo from Ganondorf's reign.

All this was done with the help of a Seikah named Sheik. Link then returned to the Temple of Time, to find Sheik waiting for him. It was then that Sheik revealed herself as Zelda. Ganondorf, though, had been watching the whole thing, and kidnapped Zelda, taking her to his castle. Link followed, and destroyed each of the six seals that protected Ganondorf. He then defeated Ganondorf, who became the evil and massive GANON a beast that would return again and again. Link fought bravely and defeated Ganon, freeing Zelda. Seventh Sage, and Keeper of the Triforce of Wisdom. Between the two of them, Zelda and the Sages sealed Ganon in the now corrupted Golden Land, unfortunately, Ganon took they Triforce of Power with him. From now on it was known as the Dark World, and it was forbidden for anyone ever to go there. Everything was at peace. This time was then known as the Imprisoning War. And over time, it was forgotten.

That Zelda and Link perished, but before they did, it was arranged that the Triforce's be separated. Wisdom would be kept in the hands of the Royal family, and Courage would be hidden. The only way to find it was to place six magic gems in six statues contained in six temples around Hyrule.

Of course in time, they returned in new incarnations. This time, they were brought up in a world of peace. Yet they were still kept separate.

Ganon was not finished and started to build up his power in the Golden Land. He wished many things, and became ready for his next assault.

In Hyrule, plague and pestilence went around the World. The king demanded someone check the Dark World, but it was sealed. In desperation, the King called for anyone that would be able to cure the land. This call was heard by a wizard named Aganhim. He cured Hyrule with Magic never seen by the likes of anyone on Hyrule in the History of the world. Everyone thanked him as saviour, and the King ranked him as the official successor to the Seven Sages. However in his tenure, people began to disappear and never be seen again. There was also rumours of experiments in the towers at night. The King was killed, and Agahnim assumed control.

It was at this time, Link received a telepathic message from Zelda, asking him to hurry to her. Link awoke to find his uncle girded for battle. It seemed that as they were of that line that they could both hear Zelda's plea. His uncle left telling him to stay in the house, but Link followed. Taking directions given by Zelda, Link found a secret passage under the castle, and found his uncle dying. Fatally wounded by the guards who were under an evil spell cast by Aganhim. His uncle revealed his quest before he died, and begged Link to succeed. This he did, saving Zelda from jail, and taking her to a secret hideaway called Sanctuary.

There he was instructed to see a descendant of the Sages named Sahasrahla. From there he was told to get the Pendant of Courage which he succeeded in retrieving. He was then told to get the other pendants, and then to get the Master Sword now in the Lost Woods before defeating Aganhim.

The Pendant of Power was in the desert protected by many evil beings, and the pendant of Wisdom was held in the Tower of Hera on the peak of Death Mountain. The final pendant was held by a giant Wyrm. After these great battles, it was time to retrieve the Master Sword a second time.

As the Master Sword was in Links hands, along with the book of Mudora and the last remaining Moon Pearl, something terrible happened. Zelda was taken from Sanctuary. Link tried to get there, but he was too late. From here he ran to the Castle, where Aganhim was preparing to open a portal to the Dark World. Link charged in, preparing to risk his life, but Zelda was trapped in the Dark World in front of his eyes, and the Seal of the Sages broken. Link defeated Aganhim, where he was then pulled to the Dark World. Here, Link saved the souls of the descendants of the Sages in the many evil palaces hidden in the vast lands of the Dark World, and prepared once again to do battle with Aganhim.

Link was victorious again. Only this time, Link had given the final blow. It was then that the truth was revealed. Ganon had possessed Aganhim, and used his body to dispose of the descendants of the Sages. Ganon turned into a bat, and went to his final resting place, the holding place of the Triforce of power in the pyramid in the center of the Dark World.

Link fought his way to Ganon, where after a fierce battle, a Silver Arrow, and a hit from the Master Sword dealt the final blow. It looked like Ganon was defeated. The Triforce was rescued, and taken back to Hyrule Castle, where the Royal family protected it.

This wasn't the end. Ganon had taken this opportunity to get into the Light World of Hyrule, where he prepared himself again for battle.

In the following centuries, peace erupted. Everyone was happy and two of the Triforce were holding the peace. The Master Sword was returned to it's sleep forever. However Ganon returned with an army of monsters and made his attack quick, stealing the Triforce of Power back. In panic, Zelda cut up the Triforce of Wisdom into eight pieces, and scattered them over Hyrule, waiting for Link to find them. Ganon saw this, and took Zelda with him and sealing his dungeon so that only someone with the complete Triforce of Wisdom could enter.

Link played his part, and connected the pieces of Triforce. Ganon was waiting for Link, but Link again proved to powerful for the Lord of Darkness, who was finally destroyed, turning to dust, and disappearing forever. Or so they thought...

Peace returned, and Link decided that it would be a good idea to prepare himself in case someone else attempted to steal the Triforce. Everyone agreed, and Link sailed far and wide, learning more than any other Hylian ever. But on the way home, there were rough seas, and Link's boat was struck by lightning. Link blacked out as his body was swept beneath the seas.

He awoke in the arms of a young girl by the name of Malon. It was explained that he was on Koholint island, a land of peace and harmony. Legends said that the land was all a dream made by a being called the Wind Fish. Link explored to try and find his sword, hoping it had been dragged with him. As he reached the shore, an Owl came to him, and said how he was the one prophesied to wake the Wind Fish. Never failing to take up a quest, Link obeyed the owl, and got the eight instruments of the sirens in the eight dungeons dotted around the island. Playing the tune he learnt specifically from the denizens, he awoke the Wind Fish, this complete, Link said goodbye to Koholint island, as it disappeared with the awakening of the Wind Fish. Link awoke on his boat, or what was left of it, wondering if it had all been a dream. It was then Link saw the Wind Fish fly through the air, and blot out the sun.

On returning to Hyrule, dark things had happened. Impa explained that while he was gone, an evil wizard had ordered the Triforce of courage so he could raise Ganon. Of course this was denied, but the wizard had used powerful magic, and even the combined forces of both Triforce wasn't enough to wake Zelda or hold off his armies forever. They needed the third, they needed Courage. Impa gave Link the six magic gems, and told him where the palaces were, Link was also told that if one of Ganons minions feasted on the blood of the Hero, Ganon would return. Link was also told it was nearly the time for the Sages to unite and cast the final magic to free Hyrule of evil forever. Link hurried in his quest, and returned with the Triforce, only to find the wizard waiting for him. However, with the power of Courage, Link won, and Zelda awoke. And with her, Hyrules future was forever saved from tyranny.

THE END.....

> > > > > > > > For the moment...

MY DERANGED RAMBLINGS:

Here we go again.... This is my second and last model for Q2 (my previous was the "Cyberdemon", and now i'm going to move to Q3:A), and again it is a famous computer game character...Link from "The Legend of Zelda" . After being one of the lucky few to get a copy of Zelda64 in England at Christmas, I sat down and began playing...4 days later it was all over...I had completed it! I'd already completed the SNES Zelda game, and with the help of emulation i've also been playing the others. With these games complete, how was I going to get my Zelda fix now? By putting Link into Q2, that's how! I rapidly built a Link mesh in Q2Modeller, and linked (no pun intended) him to a biped in Character Studio for animation. After several attempts at mapping and skinning, I got it right, and created all of the skins. All the weps were built and animated in Q2Modeller and mapping and skins done by me, and then I worked on this document, and the sound pack. And here is the finished result...enjoy!

About the VWep - You may notice that the model's shoulders move in an odd way...this is because the lower arms and hands are in the weapons...this is so that the model would look like he was firing a bow when he had a bow, and using a sword when he had a sword. The model is also carrying a sword and shield...when he isn't using them as his weapon (ie. when he isn't using the Super Shotgun), they are mounted on his back. I know that the arm thing has been done before - Oddjob's "M" - I thought it would be suitable. The custom VWeps are as follows:

blaster - Deku Stick
Shotgun - Kokiri Sword
Super Shotgun - Master Sword
Machinegun - Giant's Knife
Chaingun - Fairy Bow
Grenade - Bomb
Grenade Launcher - Ocarina of Time
Rocket Launcher - Megaton Hammer
Hyperblaster - Fairy Slingshot
Railgun - Boomerang
BFG - Triforce

About the skins - Included in the zip are 2 versions of each skin, gl and software. By default the gl skins are named "skinname.pcx" and the software skins are named "soft_skinname.pcx". I suggest that you test each of them to see which one looks best on your computer (gl or software), delete the one that looks worse, and then rename the best one to "skinname.pcx".

Oh...Check out my web site at http://members.xoom.com/SM_Deimos

- Deimos

Links

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Selflove's site