See the general beta info post for more information here
HOW TO INSTALL
- No more 2 zip files! (for now)
- Download the 7z file and save it somewhere convenient.
- Using 7zip (or another zip manager that supports 7z files), extract the archive file.
- Create a new avatar project in VRChat Creator Companion and open it ...
2023-04-29 20:23:07 +0000 UTC View PostNew Arms Edition
See the general beta info post for more information here
HOW TO INSTALL
- Download both 7z files and make sure they are in the same folder
- Using 7zip (or another zip manager that supports 7z files), only extract archive 001. Archi...
2023-03-16 21:52:55 +0000 UTC View PostSee the general beta info post for more information here
HOW TO INSTALL
- Download both 7z files and make sure they are in the same folder
- Using 7zip (or another zip manager that supports 7z files), only extract archive 001. Archive 002 will automatically be extracted with it.
- Create a new avatar project in VRChat Creator Companion and o...
2023-02-03 22:30:43 +0000 UTC View Post
An attempt at trying out a more proper animation rig with more movement, were not really that happy with the result but given its our first attempt at truly animating a 3d humanoid avatar Ever really we can't be too harsh on ourselves.
That is to say, this animation will almost certainly be scrapped and start over with something new, but thats how it goes. We'll get better with each attempt.
There's definitely some adjustments to be made to the animation rig after playing around w...
2023-02-01 19:19:19 +0000 UTC View Postits here!
See the general beta info post for more information here
HOW TO INSTALL
- Download both 7z files and make sure they are in the same folder
- Using 7zip (or another zip manager that supports 7z files), only extract archive 001. Archive 002 will automatically be extracted with it.
- Create a new avatar project ...
2023-01-26 02:47:32 +0000 UTC View Post
This tier will grant access to beta releases of Phonodroid 3.0 during its development. These releases WILL be missing features, possibly broken in places, and without finished documentation. That said, you can ask us questions if you have anything you wanna know about working on it.
If you join during the beta period we ask that if you run into any issues, see...
2023-01-25 22:21:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Got the in the vrhcat
Current big issues:
- left eye for some reason clips out of view when facing left (this is in a mirror so its reversed) (will try to fix this before the beta release)
- The inside of the glass head is slightly specular for some reason even though it shouldnt be on the map. We had worries this might happen so we'll have to play around to fix it
...
2023-01-24 22:35:35 +0000 UTC View Post
finally got around to tackling a new leg speaker design going back to the round speakers of 1.x but with reimagined. The plan is to have a shape key to have them subtly move with talking, once we get to where that can start being implemented
2023-01-12 03:54:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Been working away on the internals which are in the process of being textured and weight painted!
As well as the battery box finally being remodeled, the board behind it has been considerably touched up on the texture side.
The turntable under the record also now features a slip mat (which is free to customize to your liking of course)
2022-12-29 18:49:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! I was stuck without internet for a week, but that did mean I had a lot of time to just sit down and work on stuff I'd been meaning to for a while! I got a whole lot of work done, so lets talk about it!
The main focus on my work over that period was on optimization of mesh detail. The original mesh of the Phonodroid is getting quite old at this point and was first made when i was fairly new to character modeling in blender (looking back at the very first Phonodroid avatar release ...
2022-12-01 16:54:25 +0000 UTC View PostHello! I've been racking my brain on how to make the sticker idea work without requiring people less experienced with blender to have to touch the weight painting functions, given their whole point was to allow customization without the complexity of modeling or texturing from scratch. I think I've come up with a setup im pretty happy with now and requires only learning how to transform objects in blender, extremely basic UV editing, and performing the same actions as adding the other pre-mad...
2022-11-18 23:18:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! As you can see from the images above, the phonodroid avatar has gotten quite a texture makeover since i started working on 3.0. I may have gotten a little excited at the prospect of global specularity maps. Theres still quite a lot left on the table to do (including a hefty overhaul of the internal modeling. I've been wanting to model out a more proper hydraulic system for the joints!), but the exterior is pretty representative of how I want the final model to look!
I experimente...
2022-10-27 04:12:49 +0000 UTC View Post
touching up another area i felt was lacking before
2022-10-20 16:14:38 +0000 UTC View Post
taking advantage of the freedom from combining the materials to give visual elements a complete overhaul
2022-10-16 01:17:40 +0000 UTC View Post
something ive honestly wanted to do for a long time but was afraid to mess with texture edits people had made do to the UVs being shifted around, i figured with 2.1 being complete and having ideas that need more material slots, now was as good of a time as ever to finally do it.
The same materials and groups are there as always, and are split into folders to keep them organized, but all the pri...
2022-10-15 19:27:36 +0000 UTC View PostHello;; Sincerest apologies for the period of silence; I did't even really think about how long its been since I'd last said anything proper here and that's completely on me. But I figure I might as well break that finally and have Something to show from the last few months of me working on various things.
I'll just start with the blunt part as it kind of throws a wrench into Everything I was working on before: I haven't been able and don't really know when ill be able to do VR again wh...
2022-10-02 22:41:42 +0000 UTC View PostHey there! Just a small update on current events because the last few days have been, well, let's just say Interesting.
As said on my twitter, I'm on break from twitter right now to double down focusing on working on the Phonodroid stuff. That was going extremely well and I was getting everything I wanted to done and more.
Unfortunately, on Sunday night something happened and I had an anxiety attack. Like, a serious for real scary one, and it's stuck around.
I've talked to a...
2022-06-21 22:38:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! Here is the new update for the Laserdroid updating them to vrchats new dynamic bone and contacts system.
Patch notes:
· Avatar has been updated to use VRChats built in dynamic bones system. Beyond a basic underlining change this also allows me to make use of colliders while keeping the avatar performance rating the same. The ears now will collide with the head and arms to avoid clipping into each other, the tail slides along the floor, and many things are grabbable now. 2022-06-21 22:16:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! Here is the new update for the Phonodroid updating them to vrchats new dynamic bone and contacts system.
Patch notes:
· Avatar has been updated to use VRChats built in dynamic bones system. Beyond a basic underlining change this also allows me to make use of colliders while keeping the avatar performance rating the same. The ears now will collide with the head and arms to avoid clipping into each other, the tail slides along the floor, and many things are grabba...
2022-06-21 22:15:14 +0000 UTC View Post
It took a little bit of work as there doesn't seem to be a way of making contact points toggle their output, so i hacked together state machines in the animator to get a toggled result. It can be a little finicky if you mash it which im trying to at least keep to a minimum, but if you treat your phonodroid with care it should work perfectly.
Now to port it all to the laserdroid as well!
(btw it does still work using the radial menu too!)
2022-06-16 18:49:31 +0000 UTC View PostIve been working on a smaller thing i can work in short sessions on while feeling down, and that has been building up over time into a future Phonodroid outlet plug pack.
Of the finished ones so far there is a type B 3 prong variant of the old plug (metal Phonodroids can finally be properly grounded while charging) and also type C and D.
2022-05-20 20:48:39 +0000 UTC
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hello, a few days ago on twitter I had mentioned my family and I were dealing with covid. The last few days I've been feeling rough but all things considered I was still doing fairly better than the rest of my family and was beginning to hope I had gotten off easy. Unfortunately, as you might guess by my posting this, I hadn't.
I hate to have to put off working on anything even longer and its my sincerest apologies but I don't know when I'll be able to pick up again, these last few mont...
2022-05-14 15:47:11 +0000 UTC View PostHeres a look at some of the stuff ive been working on while preparing the Phonoworld for the public release of the Laserdroids and the later Patreon release of the Sharkdroids!
First off, if you looked Up in the last update, you may have noticed this window from the ceiling. It looks kinda like a room, huh?
Thats because it is! A new area being added to the Phonoworld to fit more stuff in...
2022-04-29 04:12:50 +0000 UTC View PostThis hotfix fixes an importing issue with the rig that was causing problems with full body tracking. The link on the 2.0 release post has been updating to this new version, so grab it from there!
If you have already imported the avatar you can fix it really easily yourself.
Go to the phonodroid19.fbx rig settings in the inspector, make sure its set to Humanoid then hit "configure".
...
2022-03-28 21:03:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Its out!!
Zip includes the source files + alternate parts
(Putting this release into its own Unity project file is very recommended to avoid potential conflicts)
Please see the readme included with the release for more info.
Changes/Fixes
- Completely overhauled geometry with too many changes to be able to list here, but here's some major ones:
o Square buttons on chest panel have been replaced with piano-keys style ones.
o H...
2022-03-25 23:29:30 +0000 UTC View Post
A lot of little changes all coming together (Still very WIP though so everything is subject to change)
2022-03-09 20:13:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Working on modeling a new head for them. Trying to edit the original head to fit wasn't really viable so I ended up sculpting a new one from scratch to get the shape just right.
Basing the designs off of this art:
Hello! Just wanted to make a quick post showing what I've been working on with the Phonoworld! I wanted to give it a bit of a makeover seeing as this coming update will be going to the community labs! Ive been working on polishing some stuff up and making it all look a little more presentable.
2022-02-24 04:56:24 +0000 UTC View PostHello! Now that I've gotten the Laserdroid done I am thinking about what I want to work on next, and I've put together a goal sheet of sorts for what I want to work on from here:
Main goals I will work on to complete in order:
- Get the Phonodroid model updated to be more in line with the improvements made with the Laserdroid model
- Work on more customization options (Particularly a shark head and tail option ive been wanting to do...)
- Finish up the...
2022-02-08 00:20:49 +0000 UTC View Post