Woah An Otter - VRChat Avatar Base

Heads up (June 7th, 2024)

• 1.2.0 is a big update! Please backup your avatar projects per update!
  • If things don't work properly when importing newer packages into older projects, try a blank project before reporting something as a bug in the Discord channel.
• This avatar uses Unity 2022.3.6f1 now!
• VRCFury is required for optimization purposes.
  • The latest version you can use is 1.911.0.
• Using Blender to customize your avatar with the custom helper panel is HIGHLY recommended!

A cartoony otter model based on my old personal otter model! Redesigned, fairly modular, and a lot easier to customize to your liking with the custom made tools provided! This took me 5 months and countless all-nighters to make.

I hope ya like this base as much as I do! And if you do, please leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ star rating! ^^ Tips are appreciated but not at all required! Thank you - TeaLBiTZ

Please try the avatar out and understand the process of customizing the avatar first before you purchase!

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Requirements & Guides

I use the latest versions of software (Substance Painter for example). So please be aware that if you strictly use older versions of software, they will not be usable for the files provided for this avatar. I do not plan on accommodating for the previous versions (or illegitimate versions) of software either.

🔗 Video Tutorial (Slightly out-of-date but still useful)

🔗 Document Tutorial (Soon)

🔗 Unity 2022.3.22 or Unity 2022.3.6

🔗 VRChat Creator Companion (Avatar SDK 3.5.0 and above)

🔗 VRCFury (1.628.0 - 1.911.0)

🔗 Poiyomi Toon Shader

🔗 Blender 3.5.0 or above

🔗 VRC Face Tracking (v5.0)

If you're having troubles though, you can join my discord channel and ask for help in the Woah An Otter section =)

Current Avatar Features

• PC & Quest ready!
• Medium performance rating
• 28,598 - 47,074 tris (tri count will vary depending on the meshes selected)
• Interchangeable parts
  • 7 hairstyles
  • 3 whisker types
  • 4 nose types
  • 3 tusk sizes
  • 4 cheek fluff shapes
  • 3 chest fluff sizes
  • 4 and 5 fingered hand variations
  • 3, 4, and 5 toed feet paw variations
  • Optional body fluffs
  • Optional eye lens
  • More to come in the future
• Custom Blender add-on for easy changing and mesh exporting directly to your Unity project (still a WIP) ^^;
• 20 facial expressions mapped to hand combo gestures and a toggle menu
• VTubing ready using Saturday06's Blender addon
• Full face tracking using VRChat Face Tracking and Unified Expressions shape-keys
  • ARKit included for face tracking in VSeeFace
• Clothing & prop options
  • Collar
  • Bandanna
  • Seashell
  • Arm & leg warmers
  • Skirt
  • Summer clothing pack (a lot more within that's unlisted)
  • More is being made
• Full-body Tracking compatible!
• Shape-keys to change the shape and size of the body
• Tail, ear, and nose idle animations!
• Substance Painter files (9.0.0 or above is required)
• Photoshop files with the UVs included (Actually need to use Photoshop for the best experience and not Krita or Clip Studio Paint)
  • Half of them are still being worked on ^^;
• Blender files of all the meshes

Planned Avatar Features

• Reworked Quest meshes from the ground up to use less tris
• Clothing Blend file for creators
• More hair options
• More clothing
• More texture variations
• Custom AFK animations
• Custom emotes
• Reference sheet based on the avatar
• Hand gesture to facial expressions editor

FAQ

✅ Is this avatar Quest/ Android compatible?

• Yes but it's not "Quest/ Mobile friendly". It has a safety rating of poor at the moment. I do plan on remaking the meshes of the Quest/ Android variant in the future, but that will take a while and I need to work on other things.

👚 What about the clothing? Are there any?

• Yep! And I plan to make a lot more when I can! Though, they won't be Quest/ Mobile compatible given the hardware limitations of the standalone version of VRChat.

✨ Is it VTubing ready?

• Yes. It's as easy as using an add-on on Blender to export a VRM file! Though, if you want clothing on it or custom shaders and toggles, you need to make your own UniVRM project in Unity. You can use the VRM file created in Blender as a starter. I'll eventually make an Unity add-on to make attaching clothing to a VTubing avatar (already have one but it's out-of-date).

✨ Will there be support for Chillout-VR and Resonite?

• I hope so, but it's far from my priority. So don't count on it from me. I still need to learn how CVR deals with avatar customization. It's the same for Resonite.

📖 Can I study this base and use parts for myself?

• Yea! If ya want to study how I did something (including the add-ons I made), you're free to explore around! Just know that they might not have used the most optimal solutions to work (the code specifically). But yea, I don't mind as long as I am credited. Just don't go selling the individual parts (See Terms & Conditions).

🔧 I don't want to use the helper addons/ I want to do things myself! Do I need to use them?

• Nope! While this avatar was made with beginners in mind, you can delete the helper panels. In Blender, There's an option to detach the model from the panel and even delete the add-on panel entirely once you've generated an avatar! Just know that once you delete the panel, you have to download a fresh Blender file of the avatar to use it again. In Unity, the helper is not needed if you know what you're doing. You can delete it entirely! However, you still need to include both Poiyomi and VRCFury, even if you don't use them as some scripts reference them.

💲 Can I get a refund?

• NO... Because this is a digital product, NO REFUNDS will be issued once purchased. You've been given multiple chances to try it out and and see how the avatar works before purchasing.

Terms & Conditions

• You may not claim the avatar as your own work. Please provide credit to the artist (TeaLBiTZ)
• You may edit and modify the contents of the package for personal use.
• You may upload public versions of this avatar under these conditions:
  • You must credit me.
  • You can't alter the credit tag placed within avatar.
  • You must keep the avatar tag toggle present.
• You may commission others to modify the base and retexture, as long as both parties have have purchased the model
• You may not resell or redistribute any part of the purchased content.
  • However, you may sell custom parts made for the model!
• The artist is not responsible for teaching the user any of the publicly available software or how to modify the contents of the package outside of the tutorials provided.
  • You need to at least know how to navigate around Blender and Unity
• You may not utilize my work, brand, or any derivatives to promote hateful/ bigoted ideologies. This includes racism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, etc..
• You may not use any part of my work or brand to promote any Cryptocurrency or other Blockchain technologies
• The content is was only tested for the software that it is advertised for. The artist is not responsible for how it performs in other games and clients.
• Because this is a digital product, NO REFUNDS will be issued once purchased.

By purchasing this avatar, you are agreeing to the Terms & Conditions above.

Credits

• Thank you so so much to all of my friends that helped me test and find most of the issues before hand:
  • LanceOakesFox
  • Awwdur (Zaffre)
  • Aurora Otter
  • Photografotter
  • Icebrrgh
  • AlexMoiT
  • OtterPotatoe
• Again, thankies to LanceOakesFox and Awwdur (Zaffre) for helping me make footage.
• Huge thank you to everyone that showed enough interest in getting an otter from me and encourage me to make this base.
• MASSIVE thanks to everyone that has been patient with me while I worked on this (and an apology) ^^;

Enjoy!! 💜

Please don't hesitate to tag me on social media to show me what you do with the base!