[VRC/Blender] Mecha Eli-Chan

A 3D model of Mecha Eli-Chan from Fate/Grand Order! Though, a rather more... 'Gifted' version.

This model has both an animation rig and VRChat package and a range of features to make her more enjoyable!

(Warning: The Screens inside of the cockpit can only be seen by users on your friends list. This is a VRChat limitation and can only be changed with an update to how VRChat handles cameras.)

(JPショッピングのお客様向けBOOTH: https://kamamodels.booth.pm/items/4782715)

Terms of Use

English Version: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11lSZVYIXWirKPE4rieTvXXGxSNk45mSNJ43lB5mT-IE/edit?usp=sharing

日本語版です：https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G4q858JLWfl7Qsy3ASluTaKg4ov6jMdS89stZgZPcjk/edit?usp=sharing

Changelog

• v1.0.1
  • Fixed some small eye weighting issues.
  • Reset the default pose.
• v1.0.2
  • Fixed some minor weight issues regarding the wrist frills being partially weighted to the breasts.
  • Fixed some bone rolls.
  • Fixed a parenting issue in the relations between tail bones and their controls.
  • Fixed a neck seam
• v1.1.0
  • VRChat Release
• v1.1.1
  • Small hole fixed in right kneecap
  • Made edges sharp on the legs
• v1.2.0
  • Added sounds for the cockpit opening/closing.
  • Split the Unity files into four packages and two folders for clarity on the languages and the "Optimized" and "Unoptimized" versions.
• v1.3.0
  • Added a number of new systems courtesy of Mag on Booth. They are the following:
  • Added toggleable sounds for stomping/footsteps (best used at large sizes)
    • Please check this video for details on functionality: https://youtu.be/9_OZxATBxu0
  • Added a new scaling system to the avatar! Scales range from tiny to x9404
    • Please check this video for details on functionality: https://youtu.be/b9eR8MmslrM
  • Added a chair system! included locations are:
    • Both hands
    • Lap
    • On top of breasts
    • On top of head
    • Left foot
    • Cockpit
      • Please check this video for details on functionality: https://youtu.be/A3YB5piZzfY
• v1.4.0
  • Removed unused parameters and animations
  • Fixed scaling capping out at much smaller than intended
• v1.4.1
  • Fixed an issue with some versions of the model having an unparented root bone for the breast physics, resulting in full-body bouncing
  • Fixed an issue with the VRCFury script being missing from the chair prefab
  • Fixed an issue with the tail physbones having an oversized radius as a result of a Unity update
  • Updated the build to Unity 2022.3.6f1
• v1.5
  • The bust of the avatar has been made its own object to enable swapping of the bust type via addons
  • The straps covering the bust of the avatar have been made into two separate objects (center and sides, respectively) and can be toggled on and off
  • A number of small bugfixes and the like have taken place for the VRChat side of the avatar
  • The blender release has been updated to be compatible with the bust change addon

How to use (for use in Blender)

• Prerequisites
  • Blender (3.5+ recommended, as this is the version the model was made on)
• Use as-is:
  1. Open the blend file
  2. That's it
• Import into a Blender file with other models:
  1. Go to File>Append

     

  2. Find and select EliChan.blend
  3. Open the "Object" folder
  4. Ctrl+Click the "Body", "SpineCurve", and "Tail" objects. Click Append.
  5. Select all of the "WGT" objects in your scene. Right click them in the list, click new collection, drop them in there, and click the checkmark to make them all disappear without deleting them.
  6. There you go, you're done.

How to use (for use in VRChat)

• Prerequisites:
  1. Unity Hub w/Unity version 2022.3.6f1
  2. VRChat Creator Companion
  3. The EN/JP version of Mecha-Eli's VRChat release
  4. Final IK Stub Package
  5. Poiyomi Shader
  6. VRCFury
• Installation (From scratch)
  1. Create a new Avatar Project with VRChat Creator Companion

     

  2. Make sure these packages are installed. Make sure you have the right version installed, as the more recent versions of the SDK have a different upload process!

     

  3. Open the project
  4. Drag and Drop the Mecha Eli-Chan package (EN or JP) into the assets window and click import

     

  5. Import the "Final IK Stub" package in the same way.
  6. Open the "Eli" folder and then double click the Unity Scene that matches your need (non-optimized versions are rated poor)

     

     

  7. Open the VRChat Control Panel. Log in.

     

  8. Click the "Builder" tab. Fill out things such as name, avatar description, content warnings, etc. Make sure to set the avatar as Private! You may also select a thumbnail.

     

  9. Click "Build & Publish" at the bottom. Once it's finished, you're done!

     

Features

• Handcrafted animation rig
• Three control points for the tail
• Squash and stretch for the breasts (overstretching will result in clipping)
• Finger curl controllers
• Internal Skeleton for torso
• IK Controlled spine that twists with hip/spine/chest control bones
• Cockpit with greenscreen monitors, each using an individual material for full customization
• Cockpit slides along spine

—And many more, but I'd be here forever listing everything.

VRChat Features

• Full physbones where required
• GoGoLoco "Broke" version (Includes flying and scaling on top of all GogoLoco features)
• Toggle to control tail by aiming with hand (left or right hand)
• FBT capable
• Liindy's Laser Eyes (Commercial Version) enabled on the tail
• Mag's Stomping Sounds
• Mag's Scale Adjuster
• Mag's Moveable Avatar Chair
• Cockpit Toggle and "Tail" menu.
  • Cockpit
    • This is best used while the scale in GoGoLoco is at max size. Make sure you are in a large, open area, or VRChat may stop tracking you due to collision and cause the avatar to bug by locking your camera.
    • Cockpit toggles opens/reveals and closes/hides the cockpit for other players to enter. Once entered (by sitting in it) the cockpit slides up into the chest by disabling the toggle. Cockpit includes screens using cameras to give the Mecha player's POV.
    • Central Monitor Displays a static POV from between the eyes. Side monitors display view to the left and right of the head. Peripheral monitors display view from below the bust.
    • In order to activate the chair, is it required to activate the Cockpit Chair in the Moveable Avatar Chairs menu.
    • Please note, in order to use the scaling, follow these instructions
      • Set your scale to whatever you want.
      • Go to Options>OSC
      • Turn OSC On/Off to reload your avatar. This will reload you at the proper size.
      • A small warning: This may disable anything else you've turned on! Make sure to turn things that have been disabled back on.
  • Tail
    • Tail Menu allows for controlling and aiming of the tail
    • Toggle for controlling the tail with left or right hand
    • Laser is enabled on the tail and fired by making a finger gun on your right hand

VRChat Rating

• Tris - 65,818 (w/o tail) - Good/87,513 w/tail (Very Poor)
• Physbone Components - 5 (Good)
• Physbone Transforms - 60 (Good)
• Physbone Colliders - 2 (Excellent)
• Meshes - 8 (Good)
• Materials - 14 - Good
• Bones 254

Updates

• Any updates and fixes made to the base avatar will be provided for free
• Addons will be released separately to give more detail/customization to the avatar over time

Updates are Free: Addons are not

With all this said, I hope you all enjoy Eli! She took a long time to put together, so please enjoy her!

Known Bugs

Bugs, if found, will be put here. Fixed bugs will be placed in the section below.

• Blender
  • Due to how the "Clamp to" modifier works, the cockpit is prone to snapping to the end of the curve if the torso rotates to angles greater than 90°. If a fix for this is found, it will be added, but due to the ability to work around this bug without significant issues outside of specific movements (and the fact the cockpit is hidden inside the torso and its exposure is optional) this bug was allowed in the rig. I do no know if Blender has a workaround or plugin for this issue.