Wraithguard II

by Mark "K'Rakarth" Laiman, upgraded to version 2 by Simon "Psychic_313" McVittie

This version, 2.01, has been adapted for Advanced Model Support 1.01.

Model description

An Eldar Wraithguard war machine from Games Workshop's 'Warhammer 40,000'.

"The Eldar each carry upon themselves a small gem called a waystone. In the event of death, the Waystone captures the soul of the Eldar so that it does not fall prey to the Chaos God Slaanesh. In times of great need the greatest of these souls are used to power the Eldar's war machines - Wraithlords and the smaller Wraithguard."

Thanks / Additional credits

Additional Credits to:

• Kenneth Scott - textures used (ends of limbs and pipes)
• Simon "Psychic_313" McVittie - additional coding and upgrade to version 2
• Epic Games - animations (default male skeletal animations) and lots of credit for a fab game
• Games Workshop - great imagery (visit them at http://www.games-workshop.co.uk)

Thanks to: Thanks to The Wife for her patience :D

Model / gameplay information

• New sounds: no
• New "status doll": yes
• Skins included: 5 skins (including team colours)
• Team skins: yes, all 4 teams + neutral
• Custom skin compatibility: yes
• Polygon count: 1291 polygons
• Vertex count: 758 vertices
• Base: New model from scratch
• Editors used:
  • Milkshape 1.51 for construction and conversion to PSK
  • Adobe Photoshop 5.5 for the skins
• Build/Animation time: too feckin long
• Known issues:
  • The model in the player setup and Configure Individual Bots screens is not animated. This is by design.
  • The top of the Wraithguard's head is not visible in the armour/damage indicator ("status doll") on the HUD. This was necessary to make the armour indicators work correctly.
  • The bot for this model may not show up in the bot class list due to a hard-coded limit for this list (32 classes) in UT. This is Epic's bug, not mine. To work around this, uninstall some models you don't use, or use a mod like XBots or EnhancedUT to set up your bots.
• Bugs fixed since version 1:
  • Custom skins will now work.
  • The model's head is now used as the face.
  • No longer needs Bonus Pack 4 (although Advanced Model Support is required).
  • The status icon showing your armour, shield belt etc. now works correctly, although the top of the icon's head is no longer visible as a result (the icon had to be moved upwards considerably).

Installation and requirements

This model requires Unreal Tournament, upgraded to version 436 or later (download the patch from www.unrealtournament.com or a mirror download like File Planet or Unreality), and Advanced Model Support version 101 by Simon "Psychic_313" McVittie (download it from Paradox Productions or a mirror download).

UMOD version

Windows users

Unzip with Winzip, Power Archiver or similar, and double-click the UMOD. Unreal Tournament version 436 and Advanced Model Support version 101 are required.

If you have problems with UMOD files, try these pages:

• http://www.planetunreal.com/umodwizard/umodfaq.htm
• http://www.pseudorandom.co.uk/paradox/unreal/utmodsfaq.htm

Also, make sure you have all the required files.

Linux and Mac users

Unzip with InfoZip or similar, then install the UMOD with UMODPack (you'll need Perl to run UMODPack) or some other UMOD reader (apparently Westwood made an official Mac UMOD reader).

Server installation

Install as described above, then check the [Engine.GameEngine] section of System\UnrealTournament.ini. You must have the following lines:

ServerPackages=AdvancedModelSupport
ServerPackages=WraithguardII
ServerPackages=WraithguardIISkins

You should NOT have these lines, which may be left over from the previous version:

ServerPackages=Wraithguard
ServerPackages=WraithguardSkins

Contact details

Mark Laiman - wildrider@saimhann.freeserve.co.uk

Copyright, Trademarks and Permissions

This model is copyright © Mark Laiman, 2001.

You are free to distribute this model by any method as long as it remains in its UNALTERED original form and includes this HTML file. You may not use it as a base for another model. If you wish to skin it drop me a line - wildrider@saimhann.freeserve.co.uk.

Unreal and Epic are trademarks of Epic Games, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. Warhammer 40,000®, Eldar®, and Wraithguard® are registered trademarks of Games Workshop plc. All other trademarks mentioned are hereby acknowledged to be the property of their respective owners.

THIS MOD IS PROVIDED "AS-IS" WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. THE AUTHORS ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE, INCONVENIENCE OR OTHER PROBLEMS, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CAUSED BY THIS MOD, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH PROBLEMS.