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Link X Zelda Generations
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First off, I just want to note that this update could have been bigger, but Link beatboxed the Song of Storms and summoned a hurricane that knocked out half of our staff for several days. I myself lost power for over a week! Thank you for your understanding.
By coincidence, we've got a huge Zelda-centric update for you! Not only did Centrixe the Dodo give us a hundred models from the brand new Echoes of Wisdom, but we also got a little something from almost every 3D Zelda game thanks to the effort of MasterPengo and others. It's not all Zelda, though! Other highlights include Sonic X Shadow Generations, BattleTanx, and the Thousand-Year Door remake. Be sure to check out the dozen new custom models as well! There's plenty of low-poly goodness this time.
For this month's model tip, I want to explain a little about rigging. In order to move parts of a character model, models use a special type of object known as a "joint" or "bone". The collection of a model's bones are referred to as its "skeleton", "armature", or "rig". For bones to work, they must have two things: values that specify how much influence they have over each vertex in the model ("weights"), and a reference position ("bind position").
If the weights are missing or all set to 0%, the bones will do nothing. If a vertex point's weights don't sum up to 100%, the bones will have too little or too much influence on that point. Meanwhile, the bind position is important for preventing your model from distorting. If a bone's position, rotation, or scale don't match the bind position, the model will distort in a way that matches what the bind pose says the bone should be. This can cause the model to twist, be misaligned, or even contort into horrible mangled messes. Always be aware of what your model's bind position is.
That's the basics! That was a lot of information, I know, but it should give you enough to start researching it yourself if you want to know more. Oh, and one last thing: .OBJ files will never have bones. The format simply cannot support it.
Enjoy!
By coincidence, we've got a huge Zelda-centric update for you! Not only did Centrixe the Dodo give us a hundred models from the brand new Echoes of Wisdom, but we also got a little something from almost every 3D Zelda game thanks to the effort of MasterPengo and others. It's not all Zelda, though! Other highlights include Sonic X Shadow Generations, BattleTanx, and the Thousand-Year Door remake. Be sure to check out the dozen new custom models as well! There's plenty of low-poly goodness this time.
For this month's model tip, I want to explain a little about rigging. In order to move parts of a character model, models use a special type of object known as a "joint" or "bone". The collection of a model's bones are referred to as its "skeleton", "armature", or "rig". For bones to work, they must have two things: values that specify how much influence they have over each vertex in the model ("weights"), and a reference position ("bind position").
If the weights are missing or all set to 0%, the bones will do nothing. If a vertex point's weights don't sum up to 100%, the bones will have too little or too much influence on that point. Meanwhile, the bind position is important for preventing your model from distorting. If a bone's position, rotation, or scale don't match the bind position, the model will distort in a way that matches what the bind pose says the bone should be. This can cause the model to twist, be misaligned, or even contort into horrible mangled messes. Always be aware of what your model's bind position is.
That's the basics! That was a lot of information, I know, but it should give you enough to start researching it yourself if you want to know more. Oh, and one last thing: .OBJ files will never have bones. The format simply cannot support it.
Enjoy!
3DS Models: 21
Captain Olimar
Great Bay Temple
Snowhead Temple
Stone Tower Temple
Termina Field
Woodfall Temple
Fire Temple
Link (Adult)
Shadow Temple
Water Temple
Pipe
Arwing
Bill's Ship
Blue Marine
Catspaw
Great Fox
Great Job Ending
Katina Fighter
Landmaster
Wolfen
Wolfen II
Arcade Models: 27
Alligator's Signboard
Bigfoot's Truck
Cement
Crops
Dinosaur Model
Dinosaur Ramp
Ferris Wheel
Fossils
Gasoline
Highway Cat's Truck
Ichiban's Truck
Iron Bull's Truck
Jet Engine
Lizard Tail's Truck
Money
Neon Signs
Nitro
Rival Sign
Rolling Stock
Route 66 Emblem (Pickup)
Route 66 Sign (Start Screen)
Sega Arcade
Soulman's Truck
Test Machine
Texas Hawk's Truck
USA Flag (Loading Screen)
Used Cars
Browser Games Models: 5
Custom / Edited Models: 15
Children (Take Cake to the Children)
Garfield (The Garfield Show)
Mario
Mario (Dungarees, Figurine-style)
Toad (Castle Guards, 2023 Movie, Figurine-style)
Toad (Figurine-style)
Tree (Super Mario 64)
Waluigi (Low-Poly)
Player (Mob Vote Style)
Game Boy Color
Mr. Game & Watch (Figurine-style)
Nintendo 64
Sonic (Blast Era)
Lucky (Low-Poly)
Mee (Low-Poly)
Dreamcast Models: 1
DS / DSi Models: 86
Cannon
Car
Hat
Iron
Mr. Monopoly
Paddy Wagon
Shoe
Thimble
Wheelbarrow
Dee Dee
Eustace
Johnny Bravo
Mojo Jojo
Muriel
Flint Lockwood
Officer Earl
Title Screen
Beedle Cards
Beedle's Ship
Boss Key
Bright Ship
Crystals
Dee Ess Island
Dee Ess Island (Sea)
Demon Ship
Dignified Ship
Fence
Force Gems
Ghost Key
Golden Ship
Goron Amber
Guard Notebook
Helmaroc Plume
Iron Ship
Island Chief's House
Isle of Frost
Isle of Frost (Sea)
Isle of Frost House
Jolene's Letter
Jolene's Ship
Kaleidoscope
King's Key
Molida Island
Molida Island (Sea)
Molida Island Cave
Molida Island House
Molida Island Tree
Palm Tree
Pearl Necklace & Dark Pearl Loop
Picture
Pink Coral
Pirate Ship
Potions
Prince of Red Lions
Prince of Red Lions Deck
Prize Postcard
Regal Necklace
Regal Ring
Ruto Crown
Sand of Hours
Sea Chart
Shooting Range
Shop
Small Key
Spirit Gems
SS Linebeck
SS Linebeck Interior
Stone Ship
Sun Key
Swordsman's Scroll
Temple of Courage
Traveler's Ship
Treasure Map
Tree
Tropical Ship
Uncharted Island
Uncharted Island (Sea)
Uncharted Island Cave
Vintage Ship
Wood Heart
Zora Scale
Granny
Lawrence Fletcher
Elly
Loula
Pato
GameCube Models: 34
Balloon Man
Captain
Ivan the Doorman
Castle Town
Palace of Twilight
Freeze Effect
Lakitu
Noshi
Splash Effect
Thwomp
Laszlo Robinson
Uncle Art
Gladys
Hammy
Heather
Ozzie
RJ
Stella
Vern
Early Party Menu
Dwarf Bulbear
Gyro Block
Mrs. Sanchez
Annie Trophy
Articuno Trophy
Bayonette Trophy
Captain Falcon Trophy (Classic)
Jigglypuff Trophy (Adventure)
Jigglypuff Trophy (All-Star)
Moltres Trophy
Monster Trophy
Plum Trophy
Ray Mk II Trophy
Zapdos Trophy
Mobile Models: 86
Hal
Omni-Enhanced Cannonbolt
Vilgax
Flame Dragon (Young)
Flaming Rock Dragon (Young)
Terra Dragon (Adult)
Terra Dragon (Young)
Blaze (Flame Dragon)
Blizzy (Blizzard Dragon)
Flora (Nature Dragon)
Ice Cube (Ice Cube Dragon)
Rocky (Terra Dragon)
2B (Virtuous Contract)
31 Ice Sword
31 Snowmon
A2
Aurora
Avan
Bonnie
Eight
Eleven
Estella
Frankengolem
Heavenly Hero Sofia
Hendrik
Hero Sofia
Jade
Joker
Krystalinda
Neo Dragonlord
Nine (Dragon Warrior)
Prince of Midenhall
Prince of Midenhall+
Stella
Store Background
Sylvando
Vanilla / Matcha Ice Slime
Hulagan
Juliante (Festival)
Braebyrn
Nevermore
Aquaman
Batman
Flash
The Joker
Superman
Wonder Woman
Spider-Man Noir
Bloom (Casual)
Bloom (Concert)
Bloom (Cosmix)
Flora (Casual)
Flora (Concert)
Flora (Cosmix)
Lumen
Staryummy
Stella (Casual)
Stella (Concert)
Stella (Cosmix)
#0888 Zacian (Special Style)
Black Frost
Bodyconian
Dante
Frost Ace
Jack Frost
Jack the Ripper
Man Eater
Mokoi
Nekomata
Nekomata (2)
Pixie
Pyro Jack
Sandman
Big
Tangle
Surge the Tenrec
Tangle the Lemur
Zazz (Punk)
Zeena
Gabiru
Geld
Milim Nava
Ranga
Shinsha
Shuna
Soei
Nintendo 64 Models: 50
Annihilator
Attack Boat
Bouncing Betty
Convoy Tank
FLP-E
Goliath
Hornet
Hovertank
Inferno
Landing Ship
M-2 Hydra
M1A1 Abrams
Marksman
Mine
MotoTank
Power-Ups
Rattler
Rhino
Submarine
Turrets
Goddesses
Air Brakes
Block Thrust Coils
Bongo
C-3PO
Cantina
Control Coupling
Control Linkage
Control Nozzle
Control Shift Plate
Control Stabilizer
Control Vectro-Jet
Coolant Pumps
Garage
Injectors
Ithorian
Jar Jar Binks
Jawa
Junkyard
Pit Droid
Plug Thrust Coils
Power Cells
Power Plugs
Qui-Gon Jinn
Radiators
Repulsorgrips
Sandcrawler
Tatooine: The Boonta Classic
Trugut
Watto's Shop
Nintendo Switch Models: 171
Bird
Blue Potion
Bombs of Might
Bow of Might
Bow of Might Lv. 2
Bow of Might Lv. 3
Brazier
Cactus
Cat Statue
Dog (Puppers)
Dungeon Map
Elephant Statue
Fairy Bottle
Fish
Floral Nectar
Flying Tile
Gerudo (02)
Gerudo (03)
Gerudo (04)
Gerudo (05)
Gerudo (06)
Gerudo (07)
Gerudo (08)
Gerudo (09)
Gerudo (10)
Gerudo (11)
Golden Fan
Grilled Fish
Hawk Statue
Heart
Heart Container
Heirloom Katana
Hooded Cloak
Hylian Shield
Locked Chest
Lockup Key
Log
Meat
Membership Card
Might Crystal
Monster Fang
Monster Guts
Monster Stone
Mouse
Mushroom
Parrot
Piece of Heart
Prismatic Music Box
Purple Potion
Quill
Radiant Butter
Red Potion
Rental Horse
River Zora (02)
River Zora (03)
River Zora (04)
River Zora (05)
River Zora (06)
River Zora (07)
River Zora (08)
River Zora (09)
River Zora (10)
River Zora Child (00)
River Zora Child (01)
River Zora Child (02)
River Zora Instrument
Riverhorse
Rock Salt
Rocktato
Sea Zora (02)
Sea Zora (03)
Sea Zora (04)
Sea Zora (05)
Sea Zora (06)
Sea Zora (07)
Sea Zora (08)
Sea Zora (09)
Sea Zora (10)
Sea Zora Child (00)
Sea Zora Child (01)
Sea Zora Child (02)
Sea Zora Instrument
Sign
Snake Statue
Stamp Card
Stick
Sword of Might / Mysterious Sword
Sword of Might Lv. 2
Swordsman's Cloak
Tough Mango
Trampoline
Tri Rod
Tumbleweed
Twisted Pumpkin
Wanted: Princess Zelda Poster
Warm Pepper
Water Block
Wind Cannon
Zelda's Attire
Zelda's Horse
Cactus
Bill Blaster
Black Chest Demon
Bullet Bill
Chain Chomp
Chef Shimi
Cortez
Crazy Dayzee
Fuzzy
Goomboard
Jabbi
Jabble
Loading Icon
Magnus von Grapple
Merlon
Ms. Mowz
Nibbles
Opening Logos
Petuni
Pokey
Pungent
Pungry
Puni
Puni Elder
Punio
Puniper
Spinia
Spiny
Swooper
Trampoline
Whacka
Yoshi
Dragaux
Atavaka
Baal
Horus
Mitra
Thoth
Vishnu
Buzz Bomber
Chopper
Kanga Clanga
Tails Doll
.52 Gal Deco
.96 Gal Deco
Big Swig Roller Express
Clash Blaster Neo
Custom Douser Dualies FF
Custom Jet Squelcher
Custom Wellstring V
Douser Dualies FF
Dread Wringer
Dread Wringer D
Fizzbang
Grizzco Dualies
Grizzco Roller
H-3 Nozzlenose D
Krak-On Splat Roller
L-3 Nozzlenose D
N-ZAP '89
Neo Splash-o-matic
Neo Sploosh-o-matic
Rapid Blaster Deco
Tri-Slosher Nouveau
Wellstring V
Z+F Splat Charger
Z+F Splatterscope
Coursebot
Underground (Horizontal)
Underground (Vertical)
Pauline
PC / Computer Models: 141
Daniel (First-Person)
Servant Grunt
Attilio Caccini
Balan (True Form)
Fiona Demetria
Lance
Lance (True Form)
Barbie
Mr. Beady
Layton's Car
Tall Male Bee
Waiter
Black Hole
Acer
Daisu
Filmore
Finn McMissile
Francesco Bernoulli
Frank
Grem
Guido
Holley Shiftwell
Lightning McQueen
Luigi
Mater
Professor Z
Sarge
Tomber
Trunkov
Joe Towne
The Demogorgon
The Nightmare
Dolboard GP NPCs (Water Race)
Jerodora
Ballora
Bidybab
Bon Bon & Bonnet
Captain Foxy
Carnie
Colorizer
Conveyor Belts
Factory Crate
Factory Door
Factory Hatch
Factory Matrix
Factory Pillar
Mechanical Arm
Owl & Devil Piles
Pipes
Press Machine
Reactor
Rocks
Water Tank
Asian Infantry
Bicycle
Anton Ego
Dash Parr
Django
Dug
Emile
Linguini
Linguini (Waiter)
Mr. Incredible
Remy
Violet Parr
Abbey Bominable
Venus McFlytrap
Jimmy Neutron
Tommy Pickles
Bomb
Personality Core Pile
Remote Terminal
R-9uso800 "April Fools"
Blackhole Storm / Vortex
Burst Pistol
The Enforcer / Executor
Infobot
Murray's Van
Overcharge Keg
Race Girl Starlene
RYNO
Sly Cooper
Amy Backpack Buddy
Lightning McQueen Cap
Lightning McQueen Helmet
Storm Helmet
Bacchus (Iroh)
Nu Wa (Vei)
Skullomania
Cream the Rabbit
Rouge the Bat
Tails
Chao
Chao (Dark)
Chao (Hero)
Chao (Special)
Chao Items
Cream the Rabbit
Rouge the Bat
Rouge the Bat Statue
Shadow the Hedgehog
Shadow the Hedgehog Statue
Sonic the Hedgehog (Classic, Legacy)
Sonic the Hedgehog (Modern, Legacy)
Butters
Cartman
Father Maxi
Jimbo
Fool (Male)
Giant Chicken
Hockey Cat
Killer Plant
Metalback Spider
Pigeon
Prince Azrael
Robot Shark
Sleeping Dog
Snowman
Clone Trooper (Phase 2)
Emperor Zurg
Hamm
Jessie
Mr. Potato Head
Stinky Pete
Woody
Stinky Pete
Aisha (Casual, Season 4)
Aisha (Rockstar, Season 4)
Aisha (Swimsuit, Season 4)
Bloom (Rockstar, Season 4)
Stella (Casual, Season 4)
Stella (Rockstar Ponytail)
Tecna (Casual, Season 4)
Tecna (Casual, Season 4)
Bloom's Biker Outfit
Flora's Biker Outfit
Aisha (Date Dress, Season 4)
Stella (Frutti Music Bar, Season 4)
Stella (Frutti Music Bar, Season 4)
Tecna (Casual)
Tecna's Ice Outfit
PlayStation Models: 1
PlayStation 2 Models: 12
Money
501st Trooper (Phase 2)
Boba Fett
Chewbacca
Clone Trooper (Phase 2)
Darth Maul
Darth Vader
The Emperor
General Grievous
Jango Fett
Jet Trooper (Phase 2)
Storm Trooper
PlayStation 3 Models: 7
Broccoloid
Forever Knight
Fuzzy Lumpkins
Panini
Robotic Extermination Device
Space-Nut Boogie
NoNoNo (Futuristic Uniform)
PlayStation 4 Models: 1
PSP Models: 13
Anchorman
Dr. Nefario
Gru
Vector
Ben-K
Ben-K (Shark)
Flying-O
Kai-Kakoon
Ming Ming (Toda Pasion)
Puma
U-1
U-1 (Final Form)
U-1 (Gitaroo Man)
SNES Models: 2
Wii Models: 41
Finn McMissile
Francesco Bernoulli
Lightning McQueen
Luigi
Mater
Sarge
Captain Collision
Mater (Rescue Squad)
Paddy O'Concrete
Rasta Carian
Bird
Cawlin's Loftwing
Eagus's Loftwing
Eel
Eldin
Faron
Fish
Golden Loftwing
Golo
Gorko
Gortram
Gratitude Crystal
Groose's Loftwing
Jellyf
Lanayru
Lanayru Boat Crane
LD-301N Skipper
Orielle's Loftwing
Parella
Rescue Loftwing
Ringer
Sacred Tears
Sandship
Skyloft
Strich's Loftwing
Triforce
Arrows
Crossbows
Targets
Patrick (Nerd)
Plankton (Gangster)
Wii U Models: 22
Ganondorf
Gonzo Figurine
Hero's Clothes
Link
Pirate's Charm
Seagull
Seagull Figurine
Senza Figurine
Spoils Bag
Tetra Figurine
Tingle Figurine
Valoo Figurine
Chao
Chair
Cone
Obj_Sphere
Seesaw
Sponge
Trees
Zapfish Pedestal
Dixie Kong Trophy
Zoroark Trophy
Xbox Models: 2
Xbox 360 Models: 6
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