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Dev Update #95: Animation improvements

Studio Shigeki is excited to announce a significant update in development that marks a big improvement to the project. This development introduces a fully overhauled animation pipeline, delivering smoother, more responsive character movement and setting new standards for overall fidelity within the mod.

Over the past several months, the team has undertaken a ground-up reconstruction of the animation systems to enhance performance, improve blending, and ensure consistent behavior across...

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Dev Update #94: UltraCam Integration Plans

Prepare to elevate your ZGW experience to breathtaking new heights with the sultry sophistication of the Tears of Ecstasy Mod is taken to new heights with the tech-forward brilliance of UltraCam (By MaxLastBreath). Now unlocking Enhanced Animation Resources, this unleashes a whole new era of creativity: no limits, no caps, no boundaries on the number of poses and animations you can bring to life.

With ZGWs moody allure and UltraCam’s impressive tech, every captured moment becomes ric...

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Dev Update #93: Ice Priestesses of Naydra

Long before the rise of the Zonai and far before the kingdoms of Hyrule took shape, the icy peaks around Mount Lanayru were home to a secretive order known as the Ice Priestesses of Naydra. Devoted caretakers of the sacred spirit dragon, they served as guardians of purity, winter, and quiet restoration.

The priestesses were entrusted with maintaining the frost-bound sanctity of Naydra’s domain. They tended to the ancient shrines carved into the mountain’s ice, kept corruption at ba...

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Sorry for the broken post yesterday, this has the video link now.

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Dev Update #92: Ancient Mineru’s Aspect

When Zelda dons the Ancient Hero’s Aspect, the armor responds to her lineage and latent light-borne power in an unexpected way. Rather than molding her into the form of the ancient Hylian hero, it awakens dormant Zonai magic, reshaping her into a Zonai priestess, half mortal and half myth.

Her silhouette becomes taller and more ethereal, with sleek, lupine-inspired features characteristic of the earliest Zonai.

Her voice becomes softer yet resonant, carrying a harmonic undertone...

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Dev Update #91: Snow Set

Early versions of the development included Zelda’s winter clothing, originally designed for the Mount Lanayru expedition scenes. The look was meant to express purity, renewal, and divine resilience, mirroring Zelda’s emotional awakening at that point in the story.

The outfit consisted of a white wool coat trimmed with ivory fur, light gray fitted trousers, and fur-lined leather boots. A tan expedition belt and subtle brass details suggested practicality and royal craftsmanship. The ...

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Dev Update #90: Cece Set

In the peaceful glow of Hateno Village’s afternoon sun, Zelda stood in the square, her new outfit catching the light like a whisper of dawn. CeCe’s creation was nothing short of a masterpiece! An elegant blend of royal grace and village charm. The fabric shimmered in soft hues of blue-cream and gold, with delicate embroidery inspired by Hateno’s rolling hills and wild mushrooms.

Villagers and fashionistas gathered nearby, drawn by both their beloved princess and the unmistakable ...

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Dev Update #89: Lil Hornet

Deep within the pitch-black Depths, the faint glow of a brightbloom seed flickers, casting long shadows across the cavern floor. There, Princess Zelda stands before a hulking Frox. The monstrous toad-like beast bent down with gemstone eyes that gleam hungrily in the gloom. The air is thick and misty, broken only by the creature’s guttural croak and the echo of Zelda’s steady breath.

Her outfit is striking, a combat dress inspired by creatures of the depths in another world. She wear...

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Dev Update #88: Topaz Set

In the golden haze of the Gerudo Desert, sunlight poured through windows and the scent of spice lingers in the air, Zelda stood beneath a silk-draped archway inside a bustling artisan’s bazaar. The shop shimmered with treasures. Jewels, silks, and metalwork that danced with the heat of the day.

Dressed in desert attire crafted for a charity auction. Zelda wore intricate Gerudo body jewelry, an ensemble of delicately chained gold and polished gemstones, draped artfully over her supple...

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Dev Update #87: Mixing and Matching

"There’s something deliciously ordinary about waking up here." Zelda thought to herself.

No grand corridors. No echo of boots on stone. Just the soft creak of wooden beams, the rustle of linen curtains in the breeze, and the smell of sun-warmed grass drifting through my open window.

Hateno mornings are quiet in a way the castle never was, not even at its most peaceful.

"I can hear the goats bleating down the hill"

The low murmur of someone readying for work up the r...

Dev Update #86: Ember Set

Zelda's Ember Dress evokes the fierce beauty of fire itself, a high-slit, deep-cut reinterpretation of the classic Ember set, fusing Hyrulean regality with elemental allure. The gown is fashioned from a fabric that shimmers like embers in low light, shifting between deep crimson, molten gold, and smoldering black as she moves.

A plunging neckline draws the eye toward a flame-shaped pendant nestled at her collarbone... a subtle nod to the armor’s original power. The bodice clings like...

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