Next you'll want to create a new project in Unity. (I recommend using 7-Zip to open it! It's free and open source software, and works on many file formats.) Once you've bought the model, you'll be able to download the "NKD_Protogen.rar" file. (If you can afford VR, you can afford to support your artists! If you want to keep people doing professional work in the community, then it's good to support them.) Project SetupĪssuming you're planning on working with the NKD Protogen avatar, then the very first step is to buy the base model from the creator.
#MSEW 3.0 TUTORIAL UPDATE#
Feel free to message me on Discord at Macil#5633 if you have any questions about this tutorial! I'll try to update this tutorial to address any issues. This tutorial is intended for anyone from a first-time avatar creator to an experienced creator interested in making sure they aren't missing anything in the process. This is a big step up from the past system where every persistent animation could only be done through unlabeled hand gestures that the player had to hold. The Avatars 3.0 system comes with a variety of benefits, including the ability to do quick local testing of avatars without needing to upload it for every change, and a more powerful expressions menu, where in addition to having basic gesture buttons, you can add animation toggles and joystick-controlled animations.
#MSEW 3.0 TUTORIAL UPGRADE#
As of the time of writing, the NKD Protogen avatar is only officially available as an Avatars 2.0 compatible project, which means that as-is, it's not compatible with Avatars 3.0 and its benefits unless you upgrade it yourself. This is a tutorial about upgrading a VRChat avatar from the Avatars 2.0 to the Avatars 3.0 system (VRCSDK3), specifically about upgrading the NKD Protogen avatar to Avatars 3.0, though some of this tutorial should be relevant to upgrading any avatar to Avatars 3.0. If you're working with the latest version of the model, then my notes page on the NKD Protogen has up-to-date information about setting it up and customizing it! Update (): The latest version of the NKD Protogen model now contains 3.0 support out of the box, so this tutorial is no longer necessary when working with the latest version! This tutorial is now outdated but left as-is.