Here are 6 new Heretic II models by Gwynhala. All of these
models are just variations on the standard Corvus and Kiera
models. Instead of including complete model files in this
archive, I have included "patch" files that will build the
new models from the standard Corvus and Kiera models that
you already have.

Using patch files makes the information you have to download
much, much smaller - only about 2MB vs roughly 18MB if we
didn't use patch files.

IMPORTANT: IF YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
MODELS IN THE PAST, THIS PROGRAM WILL OVERWRITE THEM WITH
MORE RECENT VERSIONS. YOU REALLY DO WANT THE MOST RECENT
VERSIONS. THE MODELS ARE: MINI-ME, ARTHUR, LUKE, MINI-GAL,
SONJA, MARA.

It is very important that you unzip this archive using
WinZip or a similar tool that will place all of the files
in the proper folders. This should create a separate
folder for each model in your base\players\ folder.
Note that the archive is designed to be unzipped from the
top diectory of the drive where Heretic II is stored
(for most people this will be C:\)

The file you're reading now (readme.txt) should be in your
base\players folder. To install the models, you need to
open a window on the base\players folder and double-click
on the 'gwmodels.bat' icon.

This will install all 6 models for you with a basic
Corvus or Kiera skin. It will also install additional
skins for some of the models. All of these models use
standard Heretic II skins, so you can use any skin you want
by copying it to the folder that the model is in.

NOTE: During the installation, seven windows will be
opened - one for DOS, and one DoPat32 window for each model.
When installation is complete, you have to manually close
each of these windows.

NOTE: THE GWMODELS.BAT ICON DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY INSTALL
THE NEW CLIENT EFFECTS.DLL MODULE NEEDED TO USE THE
LIGHTSABRE MODELS (LUKE & MARA). SEE BELOW FOR INSTRUCTIONS
ON HOW TO INSTALL THE NEW CLIENT EFFECTS.DLL.

Notes on specific models:

Arthur and Sonja. These are basic Corvus/Kiera models
with a sword instead of the durnwood staff. The Arthur
skin by Paladin looks great on the Arthur model.

Luke and Mara. These are basic Corvus / Kiera models
with a light sabre instead of the durnwood staff.

NOTE: the light sabre is invisible unless you are
using a modified version of the file:
    base\Client Effects.dll
The modified version is included in this archive
in the base\sabre\ folder, along with source code
for the changes made. See below for more info.

The Magus skin is included in the Luke folder. The
Bomb skin is included in the Mara folder.

Mini-Me and Mini-Gal. These are humorous models about
40% of the size of the standard Corvus and Kiera, with
custom high-pitched squeaky voices. Note that these
models function in the game as if they were full-size:
they attack in the same way as full-size models, and
cannot go into small spaces unless a full-size model
could also go there.

A skin called Drevl is included in the mini-me folder.

Notes on modified version of Client Effects.dll:

The modified version of Client Effects.dll works just
like the original that came with your Heretic II game,
except in the console you can type:

    set lightsabres 1

Note the spelling.

This will create a glowing lightsabre when you use
the Luke or Mara model. It will also create a
lightsabre-like glow around the weapons of players
using "normal" models (like male, female, arthur,...).

To use the modified version of Client Effects.dll,
make a backup copy of your old version (for example,
make a new base\DLL Backup\ folder and copy the old
version there) and then copy the new version of
Client Effects.dll from base\sabre\ to base\

IMPORTANT: If you get a power-up to your staff while
using the lightsabres 1 console command, you won't see
the power-up until you select another weapon and then
re-select the staff.

WARNING: THE NEW CLIENT EFFECTS DLL IS KNOWN TO HAVE
SEVERAL BUGS THAT MAY CAUSE YOUR HERETIC II CLIENT
TO DISCONNECT FROM THE SERVER IN THE MIDDLE OF A
MULTI-PLAYER GAME. TYPE 'reconnect' AT THE CONSOLE
TO RE-JOIN THE GAME. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER BUGS
IN THE NEW CLIENT EFFECTS. I HOPE TO REPAIR THEM
SOON; FOR NOW, HAVE FUN WITH THE LIGHTSABRES, BUT
CONSIDER THIS AN EXPERIMENTAL VERSION AND DON'T
EXPECT HIGH STABILITY FROM IT.

DOUBLE-SECRET STUFF: Different values of the console
command 'lightsabres' create different colored
lightsabres. 1 = blue, 2 = green, 4 = red and you
can use these in combination (e.g. 5 = purple).
In a network game, this only changes the colors on
your client, and it changes them not only for you,
but also for every other player.

Have fun!

Regards,

Gwynhala
serotonin@earthlink.net
ICQ # 38345327

CREDITS: To install the patches we use the DoPat32.exe
program by Kay Hayen. It is part of the BinPatch 3.0
package and is included in this ZIP archive. For more
information about DoPat32, contact the author Kay Hayen
(www.kayhayen.com)


