Gatchaman - Ryu
by Cal (calezane@xs4all.nl)
first upload: 20-09-2004
update 10-12-2006: bracelets removed (and Ryu's number is now orange).
Duplicate vertices removed from BAG1MASUM mesh.
update 12-01-2007: found more duplicate vertices to remove
update 12-04-2008: UV corrections


Ryu is the fifth member of "Gatchaman", a group of five youngsters 
who, every week, foil yet another attempt by the Galactor Syndicate 
to take over the world. When not in bird costume, he wears a T-shirt
with a "5" on it. This "5" hovers somewhere between yellow and orange
and as I had real problems colour-reducing the skin, I left it yellow.

NB. This character uses the custom body type SUM.
The body type defaults should be downloaded and copied to the 
right directories (be sure to read the instructions: some files
have to be copied) before the Sim is created, or the game 
may crash, either during creation or when changing outfits.
The SUM body type needs bigger hands, which in this case are
attached to the head; they can't change to closed or pointed,
but will cover the standard hands.

If you don't want to use a custom body type, do the following:
-Throw away everything in this archive with "BAG1" in the name.
Or simply delete this archive and download "ga-heads.zip".
-Download "ga-fl-m.zip". Be sure to read the renaming instructions.
You will now have the male Gatchaman civvies in all colours and 
standard body types.

If you want both the custom Gatchaman civvies and the 
standard ones, the best order is to put the custom files in
the Skins directory first, then create the character, then 
add the standard files.

File list:

skins:
BAG1MASUMlgt_ga5.bmp
CAG6MAlgt_ga5.bmp

meshes:
xskin-bag1masum_01-BODY.skn
xskin-CAG6MA_ga5u-HEAD-HEAD.skn
xskin-hax2_inga5u-HEAD-HEAD.skn
xskin-hmlo_sumlgt-L_HAND.skn
xskin-hmro_sumlgt-R_HAND.skn

CMX files:
bag1masum_01.cmx
CAG6MA_ga5u.cmx

All files go in GameData\Skins.


Standard disclaimer:
Everything in this archive is either a copy of or derived from
Maxis material, except the hair mesh, which was made from 
scratch. These characters belong to Tatsunoko and whoever else 
bought rights to (translations of) Gatchaman.
No infringement of copyright intended.


Conditions for use:
These files are being made available for fans to use in their own
installed Sims games. I don't mind the files being distributed 
among friends, or skinners using/editing the meshes for their own 
skins and including them in the download, under these conditions:

-No files from this archive may be put up for download on websites
without my permission, except for (edited versions of) the meshes,
provided the source is credited.

-No money may be charged for any files in this archive.

-The meshes may not be used to promote commercial or ideological
interests; I won't be made accomplice to someone else's lobbying.

-This archive may only be distributed in complete, unaltered form.


For technical problems with these files, I wrote something called the
Sims Support Page (http://www.simania.nl/ssp/ssp.htm). To
email me personally, put the word "gatch" in the subject line to keep
the mail out of the spambox. (In good weeks, I get 200 spam mails a
week. In bad weeks, I get 400 spam mails a week. Not kidding.)
