
Here is the Dragonito model for QIIIA. Hope you'll have fun using it !!



< Author >

::: Pior [ model, anims, sounds & basic skins ]
::: pior@ifrance.com
::: http://www.ifrance.com/pior/flatblue/arty.htm
::: 06.81.65.16.52



< Guests >

::: air_ick, Arco, DiGGySpiFF, Fardreamer, Jam, K Sheriff, Makaveli, Marine, Nicodemus,Slawinskirugi, SouL [ custom skins, see below for details ]




< Model stats & info >

::: Model name : Dragonito
::: Polycount [ full body + hidden head ] : 1034 triangles
::: Framecount : 252 frames
::: Skins : 16 skins + 2 CTF colors + 2 sdk skins
::: L.O.D support : no
::: Custom sounds : yes
::: Bot/chat support : yes
::: Release date : 2001 Oct 18th




< How to use Dragonito >

Just put the "md3-dragonito.pk3" file in the "program files/quake III arena/baseq3" folder !




< Model history >

This little character was originally meaned to be the pet of a small Dwarf I wanted to put into QIIIA. But the Dragon became more important than the Dwarf itself ... Here is the result ! You can read  the great Makaveli's novelisation for further details, too ...




< Misc >

First released model ever, first animation work too ... This reptile guy was a bit tricky to pimp out, but I'm pretty proud of the result indeed ! I know it still have weak points (no lods, no original chat/bot files  ...), don't hesitate and tell me if you notice some bugs or animation flaws too ...




< Legal >

This model & skins are totally FREE. You can use and distribute them as you want, but don't forget to consider some little things :

>The readme  file you're reading right now has to be distributed with the actual model & skin files.
>Do not use Dragonito for commercial purposes. It's only for fun you know.
>Never modify a file of this pack without the author permission.
>Don't forget to write a "credit" line if you decide to make a new Dragonito skin or something like that.




< Credits >

There are some things that weren't made totally from scratch. Here are the following credits :

ID Software
I used a part of the rocketlauncher fire image in order to create Dragonito's red flame, and both Sarge's and Klesk's botchats files were used to create Dragonito's.

JurassicPark / Godzilla
Dragonito sounds were ripped from these movies (+ some modifications)... Thanks to the respectives filmakers ! 




< Thanks >

First of all, huge thankyouz skinners !!! I didn't expected such a GOOOOOOD feedback indeed ! Impressive work guyz, you are great ! And a special A+ for the newbies who learned how to skin using Dragonito as a template ... :)

Thanks to ID Software too ! Tweaking your game is so cool !

Another thankyou goes to the people on Polycount's messageboards ( www.planetquake.com/polycount ). Your help was really helpful ! Obviously I can't give everyone's name ... Thank you all then !!!




< Skinner's corner >

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::: Eric "air_ick" Spitler [ Ignatius skin ]
::: espitler@home.com
::: http://members.home.net/espitler/3d.html

10/15/2001

-Model description-
A cute baby dragon.  I drew his textures on paper with a dip pen, and a technical pen, and then colored him in using watercolor pencils.  Finally I scanned him in and made a couple last changes.  I had to darken it a lot to make it look good in quake3.  This is my 3rd try at making a game model with hand drawn textures.  I think it takes a bit longer to do textures this way, but I learn a couple new tricks each time that speed things up, and its nice to get away from a computer for a while.

Big thanks to Pior for making this cool model, and giving us all a chance to skin it.

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::: Arco [ Errol skin ]
::: arco2002@hotmail.com

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::: DiGGySpiFF [ Rexagon skin ]
::: dougf@riotsoftware.com
::: ICQ #:   8844534
::: http://tspace.submersion.com (personal) -or-
::: http://www.riotsoftware.com
::: Version: 1.0

This skin was created for the Q3 Dragonito model.



-Description-
Once I saw piors model I just had to take a wack at it. He's such a cute
lil' guy ain't he? I was going for a more tradition style dragon skin
with scales etc, and I think it makes a good addition to the great lineup
of skins coming with this great model.



-My Review-
This is my first released skin that I've made and I think I did a fair job.
the only hard part was getting the anatomy underneath the scales to look
like the dragon actually had muscles under there and it turned out rather
nice with the lighting and shadowing. There are some issues with the skin
that I think I could have done better but there was a deadline. Anyways 
enough with my crits, have fun and enjoy!



-Version History-
0.9 - Internal beta (no shader)
1.0 - Release version



-Thanks!-
1. Pior - awesome model, keep up the good work. I hope to skin something else of yours soon
2. Anyone in #model_design who helped me out with my shader files
3. People on the PC boards for giving crits and compliments to keep me going
4. My buddies at Riot Software for encouragement and crits
5. id Software for making such a great game



-Frequently Asked Questions-
Q: What did you use to make your skin?
A: Jasc's Paint shop pro 6 (skin) and 3D studio max 3.1 for viewing
   
Q: Can I use your skin as a base for my skin?
A: You would have to ask me first



-Copyrights and Disclaimers-
QUAKE(R), QUAKE II(R), and QUAKE III ARENA(R) are
registered trademarks of id Software, Inc.


Dragonito is a trademark owned by Pior

All other names and related materials are trademarks
of their owners.

*DISTRIBUTORS: This skin is to distributed with the Dragonito model, ONLY,
 along with the other skins that are pre-packed with this model.

*AUTHORS: Ask me before using my skin as a base. If I let you, then
make sure you mention my name AND my skin in your readme file.

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::: Fardreamer [ Mechish skin ]
::: oscar.bergh@telia.com

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::: Jam [ Jam skin ]
::: jampulsart@wanadoo.fr

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::: K Sheriff [ Aqua & Kaboom skins ]
::: x_one@altavista.com

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::: Makaveli [ Souljah skin ]
::: gsk666@hotmail.com

-makaveli story-
   With his master gone, the once proud Souljah changed. Gone was his pleasant nature, vanished was his cute gate, all that was left were the tattered shreds of a lovable, and loved, personality. 
   For years he had been alone, wondering place to place not caring for anything or anyone. Diamonds in his scales no longer glinted proud, but flashed angrily as he ran, moving place to place around the globe fighting, theiving and getting ever closer to dying. His master was gone, shackled in eternity, held against his will, laughed at by the vadrigar. However one day saw the fickle beings bring the long since friends back together. 
   In a bitter irony, elated to see his pet once more, Xaero was devasted when forced to fight his dragon, Souljah to the end. The outcome was unknown, what was recorded was that both survived, and went on to battle again and again in other arenas. But a fool is he who lets the two meet eyes once more. Souljah and Xaero's now had bad blood that ran deeper than most. Some say it was because of the total change in souljah. Others recount myths of the fight giving reason to the hatred. One things for sure, the vadrigar dare not let the two battle again.

-Makaveli notes-
Flame used is piors default
Wings set to no draw (wings painted but i just dont really like the wings, or my painting of them)
2nd skin ever, so if its crap, thats why

-Makaveli Legal stuff-
This skin is free to distribute, however it must be UNCHANGED, and credit must go where due, to pior for his model and me (makaveli) for this skin. Copyright trademark and all that guff. U no the score.

-Makaveli Personal Bit-
Cheers for a great model Pior (: :D
Makaveli out.

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::: Marine [ Lileric skin ]
::: marine@subdimension.com

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::: Matthew "Nicodemus" Kuzio [ SpitFire skin ]
::: nicodemus41@hotmail.com

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:::  Patrick Slawinskirugi Slawinski [ Frost skin ]
::: c.slawinski@verizon.net

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::: SouL [ D'tok skin ]
::: soul@polycount.com
::: http://www.planetquake.com/polycount/cottages/souldesigns

-SouL thanks-
pior - for getting me those see-through wireframes and for taking care of the wings/flames :)

-SouL comments-
fun model with a relatively easy skinmap to follow. the skin took about 30 - 40 hours to create. i think i should have doubled the texture size for the main body to make a few of the details sharper. the body/tail also looks like horrible. too late to fix now.

-SouL misc info-
name was taken from squaresoft's 'vagrant story'

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