Beginner's Guide

Make sure to run "The Link" as an administrator

In your Steam Library, right-click “The Link” → Manage → Browse Local Files, find The Link.exe → right-click Properties → Compatibility tab → check “Run this program as an administrator” → Apply → OK.

Restart The Link

2. Proper Lighting

Because The Link relies solely on a webcam for complex motion capture, good lighting makes a big difference.

3. Camera Placement

Adjust your camera’s height and upward angle according to the diagram.

Make sure the camera is facing you directly.

Avoid side angles or tilted perspectives.

Try to Align with the human shape on screen, If you can't**, try your best to align your feet with the bottom of the** human shape

You can also check What to Do If the Camera Can’t Capture Your Full Body and Walk and Jump Recognition for more details

Real Setup Demonstration:

Living Room: Position camera at knee height(Used a few books to adjust the height), tilted upward to capture your full body.

Home Office: Same principle—knee height with upward angle for full-body tracking.

What to Do If the Camera Can’t Capture My Full Body?

Check Motion Capture, Voice Recognition

Before doing anything else, make sure your camera, microphone,are functional. Camera&Mic

Move your mouse to the small camera icon on the main interface, then click Go.

Use voice commands or automatic system activate to activate the motion capture system:

Does the blue tracking outline appear on your body?

Are the lines stable when you move?

Is there any visible lag or stuttering?

Experiencing Lag, Delays, or Low FPS?

See: What to do if The Link has delay, lag and low frame rate?

Voice Recognition Problems?

see: Voice Recognition

Floating Window Setup Questions?

see: Floating Window

4. Load a Template

By default, when you first start The Link, It should automatically loaded a Beginner Template:

If the template wasn't loaded, go to the main screen and click Load → Double-click Beginner Template to get started.

You can also go to Settings → Browse Models to see if there’s a template for your game. If there is, load it and give it a try.

5. Start from a Template

5.1 Change shortcut keys

Click the skill in the template you want to modify, then click the right-side Capture Mouse & Keyboard button to replace it with your own hotkey.

See more details in: Keyboard&Mouse

5.2 Recapture the same pose or try a new pose

Double-click the pose on the left to recapture.

🟦 Beginners are recommended to try my poses (the small reference image shows the “mirror view” you should match).

Once you're familiar with the system, you can start designing your own.

Check the help icons (?) on each control to learn more about Pose Recognition

6. Try MasonX’s Favorites

If you’re stuck or unsure how to build your own pose, click the ★ icon in any Link tab to open the Favorites.

Select MasonX’s Favorites, then drag one of my favorite poses into the Input zone and try it out.

If it’s a pose: double-click to retrain it for better accuracy.

If it’s a Hitbox: manually adjust the region and recapture the body part (there’s a known bug with touch frame drag-and-drop from favorites—will be fixed soon).

Once you’ve tuned a pose you like, right-click it to add to your own Favorites. You can reuse it anytime.