Name: 		
Magdalena


Release Date: 	
6th June 2004


Authors:		
Bastiaan "SkullboX" Schravendeel - Concept, Model, Animations, Ragdoll, Importing

Jason "Dark Horizon" Sallenbach - UV mapping, Textures


E-Mails:		
Bastiaan "SkullboX" Schravendeel - SkullboX@planetquake.com

Jason "Dark Horizon" Sallenbach - jsallenbach@ensemblestudios.com


Homepages: 	

Bastiaan "SkullboX" Schravendeel - http://www.planetquake.com/polycount/cottages/skullbox/

Jason "Dark Horizon" Sallenbach - http://www.planetquake.com/polycount/cottages/horribledeath/


Installation:

Unzip all the files to your UT2004/ directory, the paths are set correctly so it should install properly. If it doesn't work for some reason, copy the files to the following directories in the UT2004 folder:

Magdalena.ukx  -  Animations
Magdalena.ka  -  KarmaData
xPlayersMagdalena.upl  -  System
Magdalena.utx  -  Textures


Magdalena:

Magdalena was me and Jason's first collaboration, and initially created for Quake3: Arena. The model was great to work on, from my part especially the animations due to the unusual setup. Since both me and Jason have significantly improved our skills we both wanted to see how Magdalena would look like in a new engine with higher capabilities.

Here is a picture of the original model and texture: http://home.wanadoo.nl/bastiaan.schravendeel/Magdalenapimp1.jpg

While upping the detail and realism, we tried to stay as close to the original character as possible. Although the old model was used as a blueprint (not as a base) for proportions, everything was built from scratch. The only thing that significantly differs is the turret, which was altered to be compatible with Unreal's dynamic skeletal system.

Like our previous model, Effigy, the model's specs are slightly higher in terms of polycount and number of bones, but this time both the ragdoll and textures are smaller. The hit shouldn't be significant, and certainly less than that of Effigy.

I hope she is as fun to play with as she was in Quake3. Enjoy the model!


Technical info:


Files:	
			
Animations/Magdalena.ukx
KarmaData/Magdalena.ka
System/xPlayersMagdalena.upl
Textures/Magdalena.utx


Model Info:	

Vertices   	: 2495
Polygons      	: 3789 tris
Skins       	: magdalena_body.tga (1024x1024)
		  magdalena_metal.tga (512x512)
		  magdalena_body_0.tga (1024x1024)
		  magdalena_body_1.tga (1024x1024)
Skeleton     	: Custom Max5 bone rig
Animation      	: All original
Kamma           : Custom Ragdoll
		

Tools used:  	

Mesh			: 3D studio max 5
Mapping		 	: 3D Studio Max 5
Animation               : 3D Studio Max 5
Skins			: Photoshop 7.0
Sounds			: Goldwave
Exporting		: ActorX	
Ragdoll			: Karma Authorising Tool
Compiling and Tweaking  : UbrealEd 3.0 



Thanks to :

Everybody at Polycount, especially Rogue13 of course.
The UDN staff for making a site filled with great recsources.
Epic/Digital Extremes for making the game and supporting the community.
IanW, for making the template for this readme file.