ZEQ2 Lite

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Alright, guys, I've waited too long to get started on this project I've been obsessed with for so long.

Now, I don't have any progress done at all right now, so I need some help gathering refs from the in-game version of Skyward Sword, with any and all equipment and costumes found in Link's possession throughout the story.

In addition, I'd like some ideas to implement him as an addon, since he can neither fly using inner Ki, nor can he use a ki boost. What I'd like for him to have is a transformation in which he holds the power of the goddess, the Triforce of Power, Wisdom, and Courage.

I'd like him to have a gold aura, in the same way that Piccolo had emanated a bright blue aura after fusing with Kami, in the fight with the Androids, if I remember correctly.

If you guys have other ideas, for example, a block with a shield, flying on a Loftwing, Or even making a Saiyan version of this elvish boy, fell free to post.

What items should he use for his "energy" attacks? Sword beam, with the same kind of effect like Mastap's Future Trunks has? Bow and arrow? Boomerang that can insta-kill if a blade was attached to it, like the Destructo Disk?

Any ideas are welcome, I can't seem to decide for myself.

One thing's for certain, I will have multiple versions of Link which vary in costumes, swords, and shields combinations. Should be fairly easy, but we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

Thanks for helping; this can be considered a trial for further addon creation from me.

EDIT: When searching for references, in-game screenshots are preferable. However, if you find any official artwork of the Skyward Sword version of Link, from anywhere in the adventure, post those as well. No fanart, but official profile sketches of the "boy in green" would be most helpful. If possible, get colored refs, if not, just post whatever you find.

EDIT #2: If you guys don't have a clue what this boy looks like, here's an image.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

I some how knew this was coming hahaha, good luck man

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

emirh08 wrote : I some how knew this was coming hahaha, good luck man

Do you somehow know how to use Google? Find me some images!

It's too big a task for one guy alone. I'll take any resources I can get, as long as they are official.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Okay here are some images.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

If you want to give him a transformation, why not use one that exists already in a Zelda game? Fierce Deity, and "Wolf-Link" being just two obvious possibilities. Technically, with the transformation changes, you might be able to do the Deku, Zora, and Goron masks as well, assuming you're not one of those people who hated Majora's Mask(I loved it, personally...).

I don't have Skyward Sword, but I do have Twilight Princess if you think that might help any...

For the sword, an energy attack from the sword would be cool, but only if you could make it so he can only use it at full health...

Other ranged attacks could be the various items he has. The most obvious of which should be his bow and arrows, and maybe a magical Rod of some kind(fire rod maybe?). You could also see about having him throw bombs too, or Deku Nuts for an Age of Empires stun ability(assuming stun mechanics can be made to work properly).

I honestly think you should aim for him to be an "average" Link, and not specifically Skyward Sword's, since he's had so many game exclusive items over the years that could easily be used in place of Dragonball style energy attacks. mêlée of course should be a combination of sword slashes, shield bashes, and various parrying and blocking moves with both sword and shield.

Just throwing out some more ideas for you on what you could try, but good luck with this!

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Shenku wrote : If you want to give him a transformation, why not use one that exists already in a Zelda game? Fierce Deity, and "Wolf-Link" being just two obvious possibilities.

Fierce Deity sounds like a good one, Wolf Link doesn't seem to be able to function well in ZEQ2-Lite, but I'll see what can be done.

Shenku wrote : Technically, with the transformation changes, you might be able to do the Deku, Zora, and Goron masks as well, assuming you're not one of those people who hated Majora's Mask(I loved it, personally...).

Loved every part of it except for the time constraint. I'd do the generic transformation masks only if I could choose which one I'd transform into, but the tier system doesn't seem to allow it without code changes that are likely unnecessary for Dragon Ball Z accuracy.

You don't see Link stacking on masks after he transforms; he has to remove the mask before wearing another.

Shenku wrote : I don't have Skyward Sword, but I do have Twilight Princess if you think that might help any...

Any refs will do; I decided to try to make a generic Link based on other Links in the series. In addition, I will need to get the model to look acceptable in cel shade bands.

Shenku wrote : For the sword, an energy attack from the sword would be cool, but only if you could make it so he can only use it at full health...

Well, that should be easy to do, just edit the .phys file to only be used at a certain level of health, but I wonder what value represents full health...

Shenku wrote : Other ranged attacks could be the various items he has. The most obvious of which should be his bow and arrows, and maybe a magical Rod of some kind(fire rod maybe?). You could also see about having him throw bombs too, or Deku Nuts for an Age of Empires stun ability(assuming stun mechanics can be made to work properly).

I honestly think you should aim for him to be an "average" Link, and not specifically Skyward Sword's, since he's had so many game exclusive items over the years that could easily be used in place of Dragonball style energy attacks. mêlée of course should be a combination of sword slashes, shield bashes, and various parrying and blocking moves with both sword and shield.

Just throwing out some more ideas for you on what you could try, but good luck with this!

Other great ideas, thanks for the input.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Maybe this will come in handy :p

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Hey guys, what do you think I could do with combat in the air versus ground combat? Is it possible to change from ground combat animations to flying combat animations? If so, how should I go about it?

I'm kind of brainstorming right now. Haven't been able to start up 3DS Max yet. Oh, and guys, upload variations of Link, I wanna see if I can combine some of his features with others while keeping it cel shade band appealing.

I kind of don't like having to think up my own look for him, so if someone DOES find a fanart Link that isn't based on a video game Link, that would be great. I could have a base for my Link to try to resemble, while keeping facial and bodily features from other Links.

Basically, I want to go for a specific look, but I need a base to aim for, since I don't want to use a specific official Link appearance, since that could easily restrict my options for attacks and such. Heck, I might make variations of some of the Links, and include different attacks and sword and shield combos...

I think I might be overloading myself if I take on this much. Maybe I will try to concentrate on one at a time.

EDIT: How do you think this aura will appear in-game?

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Linkxp500 wrote :
EDIT: How do you think this aura will appear in-game?

It could work, in theory, but the problem is the aura system would need rewriting to display like that, otherwise it'll just float around him like the current imperfect aura system does. Although, this gives me an idea for an alternate approach for the auras... I'll post information about it shortly in the design forum once I hash out the idea better and run it past Brad...

It would be nifty if you could get it to look like that...

You don't see Link stacking on masks after he transforms; he has to remove the mask before wearing another.

Not true, you could switch directly from any basic transformation mask to any other transformation mask at any time. So, you could be wearing the Deku mask, and switch to either the Zora or Goron masks, without having to transition back to normal first.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Shenku wrote :

Linkxp500 wrote : You don't see Link stacking on masks after he transforms; he has to remove the mask before wearing another.

Not true, you could switch directly from any basic transformation mask to any other transformation mask at any time. So, you could be wearing the Deku mask, and switch to either the Zora or Goron masks, without having to transition back to normal first.

Huh, I guess I don't remember it as well....

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Not an update, but a bump...

Just letting you guys know I have decided to move past my fear of modelling and will post some progress as soon as I can.

I'm thinking of creating a DBZized Link. To make him in the style of Dragon Ball Z. Now... I have to figure out how that might look.

To DeviantArt! *intense laughter*

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Tapion?

Thursday, April 19, 2012

LegendarySS4 wrote : Tapion?

Tapion ain't an elf.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Linkxp500 wrote :

LegendarySS4 wrote : Tapion?

Tapion ain't an elf.

This is Dragon Ball Z, doesn't have to be that accurate! But Tapion fits well.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

LegendarySS4 wrote :

Linkxp500 wrote :

LegendarySS4 wrote : Tapion?

Tapion ain't an elf.

This is Dragon Ball Z, doesn't have to be that accurate! But Tapion fits well.

You are right, but these two characters are very different.

Just because they are both good-hearted and heroic does not make them the same in the eyes of the fans for either character.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Comparison.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

I did this to you with MMD & Photoshop.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

LegendarySS4 wrote : Comparison.

Link never sacrificed himself or any of his friends to contain a horrible beast. He never gave up. He used every last ounce of his strength to defeat Ganondorf for good. He does not have a mohawk. He does not look like a "juvenile delinquent" as Chi-Chi had said of Tapion in Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (in the character database). Link uses a shield and a vast array of weapons and tools. He cannot fly. He is a "kid" in most of his journeys.

Tapion had to seal Hirudegarn inside him after his brother had been defeated (I think that was the basic plot, I never watched whatever video had featured him). He was losing hope. He only used his sword and ki and abilities rather than tools. He could fly. He is basically a man. He could not defeat Hirudegarn.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

I think the others meant that Tapion is the closest character if you are trying to find a Dragon Ball Z character of Link.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

I think Link would look something like this:

Friday, April 20, 2012

Mima wrote : I think the others meant that Tapion is the closest character if you are trying to find a Dragon Ball Z character of Link.

Yes, Mima, I am well aware of that. I agree they are similar, but I prefer Link because he's basically my childhood hero.

Nothing against Tapion. He and Link have similar roles, and similar personalities, and similar beliefs, but they have entirely different backgrounds. That's the distinction.

And Domo, that's a really good picture. Are there more pictures with that style that show more than that profile?

Friday, April 20, 2012

Linkxp500 wrote :

Mima wrote : I think the others meant that Tapion is the closest character if you are trying to find a Dragon Ball Z character of Link.

Yes, Mima, I am well aware of that. I agree they are similar, but I prefer Link because he's basically my childhood hero.

Nothing against Tapion. He and Link have similar roles, and similar personalities, and similar beliefs, but they have entirely different backgrounds. That's the distinction.

And Domo, that's a really good picture. Are there more pictures with that style that show more than that profile?

Well there's this:

Thursday, November 01, 2012

I want to contibute and help with this project so I begun Link from Zelda skyward word ...here some screens (and the progress for who says that my models are ripped)

Friday, November 02, 2012

The best is Ocarina of Time for N64! good times...

Friday, November 02, 2012

gigirs50 wrote : (and the progress for who says that my models are ripped)

The people who matter know you don't.