[P.0.E] - Drakobold (Full Kobold Avatar) 2.0
My Drakobold avatar is something I've been meaning to create for a long time and is my personal rendition of the Kobold anthro race.
A demo of this avatar can be acquired here: https://vrchat.com/home/avatar/avtr_bc69e35e-5522-4c46-9857-bc24f22907b8
It features texturing for both stylized and realistic shaded environments (Pictured) and includes both a realistic, custom-designed kobold bandit armor set exclusive to the avatar, as well as a hoodie and sweatpants.
A 2.0 update has been released as of 8/1/24, now including a total overhaul of the face and body as optional shape keys for the avatar! You can now completely change the appearance of the face to a more realistic, semi-stylized appearance, as well as adjust the brow and snout shape in more detail. The body textures have been improved as well, and new eye variants are packaged.
Sci-fi armors sold separately, found here:
(Update 1.1) Toggles are now included for the hoodie and armor! You can switch between them, or turn them off completely using the expression menu!
(Update 2.0) Most of these skins have been updated with improved materials/base colors, with additional variations included.
A multitude of colors/texture presets are included as well:
- Albino
- Black
- Black/Pink
- Blue
- Light Blue/Low Contrast
- Blue/Yellow
- Brown
- Brown Variant/Low Contrast
- Cave
- Coffee
- Crimson
- Green
- Green (Lower Contrast Patterning)
- Mountain
- Olive
- Orange
- An OWN styled one
- Pink
- Red
- White/Blue
- Full White
- White/Red
- White Striped
- White/Yellow
- Yellow/Black
- Yellow/Low Contrast
All of these colors can be shifted and adjusted with Poiyomi, and you can create your own using the included Substance Painter file! I tried to include a variety of aesthetically pleasing ones as presets for you.
The hoodie + sweatpants also come in a variety of colors, including:
- Black
- Blue
- Brown
- Green
- Orange
- Pink
- Purple
- Red
- White
- Yellow
The hoodie can also be hue-shifted separately, and the top/bottom are separate clothing parts, though you can link them if you prefer.
The bandit armor itself comes with an optional scarf and can be removed to expose more of the detailed chest armor underneath. The entire outfit was concept-drawn by me, including the embossed leather patterning seen on the bracers, shoulders, legs, and loincloth. The cloth and beads also feature cloth physics.
The Drakobold is able to make a variety of facial expressions! I've never created an avatar with so many shape keys, featuring 11 facial expressions shape keys, several of which are bound to hand gestures by default, along with contact points on the forehead and nose that trigger additional ones. All Viseme shape keys are included as well, allowing the Drakobold's maw to sync with your audio. For face-tracking users, over 80 shape keys are included for face tracking.
Customization shape keys are also available! You can adjust the size of the horns, the dilation of the eyes, the snout bridge, cheek puffiness, snout size, muscle/weight sliders, and tail thickness! In-game radial menus are included to play with hue shift and shape keys!
=== SETUP ===
Setup for this avatar only requires the Creator Companion and VRC Fury. Instructions are:
- Set up a new Creator Companion file with VRC Fury (This is used to bind the clothes without having to manually drag bones, it's free, and I configured it for you!)
- Import Poiyomi (This is for the textures)
- Import the avatar, then double-click the 'Sample Scene' file.
- Drag whatever clothing you want to attach to the avatar into the avatar hierarchy. If you want to swap between them, you'll need to use Toggle Creator.
- Detach, Re-attach, and check the Pipeline Manager component checkbox before exporting.
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If you need any help, feel free to reach out in my Discord!
Credits:
Modeling, texturing, concepts, and avatar rigging are mine.
Fancycatt/OWN: Rigged additional clothing, as well as creating brand-new clothing for launch.
Drakobold Full Avatar (Unity Package, Substance Painter File, Blend File), Hoodie + Sweatpants, Exclusive Kobold Bandit Armor