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URL's too big for the box :) http://cgw.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=Articles&Subsection=Display&ARTICLE_ID=200690 Article on halflife 2's character animation setup and the like. "Halo 2" is using displacement maps to lower the poly count of the models while upping the apparent detial, for smoother frame rates, etc. http://halo.bungie.org/halo2updates/allupdates.html "Advent Rising" has also got some slick moves down too. http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/adventrising/media.html?gcst=advrsg._devint._01.asx I don't think any game has done cloth or hair properly yet, though the HL2 characters have a full IK rig, shouldn't take long though. "Fable" ("Project Ego" as was)is looking fairly good on the character development front too. http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/rpg/fable/index.html later jb