[P.0.E] - WHIRLWIND Acronoid Synth Avatar - For VRChat

My Acronoids were designed as an entirely machine-based anthro species. Though their distant past is unknown, they largely operate as a formidable spacefaring civilization.

Design-wise, they were inspired by a variety of artworks and science fiction media. The concept art and 3D model were created by me as an amalgamation of these ideas.

Though this avatar was originally created for Second Life/Neos VR, both the textures and meshes have been entirely remastered for VRChat!

Acronoid is both the first of my Acronoid avatars to be ported to VRChat, as well as my first ever VR Avatar. I hope you'll consider supporting my work!

/// We are eternally grateful for those who follow/re-post us on Twitter, as well as rate our products 5 stars! These are among the best ways to support us, as they help promote our artwork to a wider audience, thus allowing us to do this full-time! /// https://twitter.com/alex_darksider

- FEATURES -

• (7/13) 12 color presets for the body, head, and armor included!
• (7/13) Viseme talk jaw!
• (7/13) Expression changing as hand gestures (Optional)
  

• In-game color changing via Expressions

• Color regions include: Body, body glow, armor, armor glow

• Optional body armor, with in-game armor toggle included

• 9 Preset visor expressions with an in-game radial selection menu

• Head and nose contact points

• Twist bones for the arms and legs

• In-game shape keys for gender options chest,jaw opening, tail thickness, etc

• Optional Physbones for Tail, Chest, and Butt

• High quality textures, unique design

• .Blend, Substance Painter Files, Unity Scene file, Unity Package File included

• Easy Setup

- PERFORMANCE RATING: POOR (As of the VRAM update) -

• This avatar has been overhauled from its second life counterpart, with entirely remade meshes and textures

• PolyCount: 56499 triangles

• Materials: 3

• 5 Skinned Meshes

• 5 Physbone Components

• 4 contact counts

• PC Only

• Texture Memory: 241.88 MB

• Bones: 69

• Poiyomi shader version: 8.0.426

-  SETUP - 

1. Download Unity  (Free!)
   
2. Download the Creator Companion, and setup a new file in the 2022.3.6f1 version.

• https://unity.com/download
  

3. Import the Poiyomi shaders by dragging them into the shelf.
   
   
4. Open the WHIRLWIND_Acronoid_Synth unity package into the new file.
   
   
5. On the top of your screen, choose VRChat SDK, then show control panel. Choose ‘BUILD AND PUBLISH FOR WINDOWS’ to upload to VRChat!
   • You will need to sign into VRChat, and be approved for avatar uploads.

• If publishing doesn't work, open the scene file under Assets by dragging it into your layer stack, then try publishing again. Also, be sure to use Unity, and not the Creator Companion.
  

• If you see a FileNotFoundException error, try deleting the Poiyomi folder in Unity and re-adding it a few times.
• If the Publish window does not appear, check to see that the Pipeline Manager script is active before exporting
  

• Feel free to message V_Alexander #5775 on Discord if you have any questions!

• I’m also available in my public Discord: https://discord.gg/Jwub2sfjDG

• Feel free to edit/create mods as you see fit, but DO NOT UPLOAD THE AVATAR TO GUMROAD, OR DISTRIBUTE THE ORIGINAL FILES/AVATAR TO OTHERS!

-  Credits - 

• Cheradenine/V_Alexander/Darksider Alex: 3D modeling, concept, etc

• Fancycatt, Zellor, Nyfain, RonnieBD: Helping me learn unity <3

• Nyfain, Gilliana Parx, Fancycatt, Noface/FacelessLego: Photography
  • Photos are a mix of VRC and Second Life renders
    
• Shaders: Poiyomi Toon https://www.poiyomi.com/
  
• FLICKR: https://www.flickr.com/photos/138986071@N03/51314587525/in/dateposted-public/