Thank you for buying Arko Canine! You can find the files for the avatar below and a quick walkthrough on how to use the Setup tool and upload the avatar if you haven't done it before!

If you end up enjoying the avatar, don't forget to rate it! If you have any issues or feedback, please feel free to contact me via my email arkorensnep@gmail.com or through my Discord server or DM (Arkoren).

Files

This .unitypackage is the main file you'll need. If you already know what to do, you can just download the package and be on your way! Otherwise, you can follow the tutorial below.

UnityPackage

And below are all of the optional files. You won't need these unless you know how to use them for editing and customizing your avatar outside of Unity and VRChat.

NOTE IF EDITING NIPPLE TEXTURES: Nipple textures require special properties to work correctly on Quest. Make sure your texture has "Nipple" in the file name and has transparency, then use the Setup tool to select the texture. This will automatically edit the texture to work correctly, otherwise it may make your avatar's body bright or black.

Substance Painter

FBX

When exporting the FBX in blender, make sure to set Apply Scaling to FBX All and turn off Add Leaf Bones in the Armature settings.

PSD

Use Embedded Color Profile when opening PSDs using Photoshop!

Blend

If exporting hair, tails, ears, or any other objects with separate armatures from the body, set their position to the origin (0,0,0) first.

Uploading Tutorial

If you've never uploaded an avatar, or it's been a while, make sure you're using VRChat Creator Companionand have gone through it to install the currently supported version of Unity. Then create a new 2022 Avatar project.

Once the project is open, import the avatar .unitypackage (Double clicking the package file should open it, or go to Assets > Import Package).

Once the files finish importing, you should see a button labeled Open Arko Canine Setup in your scene window. Click this button to open the Arko Canine Setup Tool with a scene selection. Click on which version you want to open and the Avatar and Quest Avatar boxes will be filled for you automatically.

Once the scene is loaded, the setup tool will be on the Setup tab and show you which packages need to be installed. If you haven't added one of these packages to the Creator Companion before, click the Install button to add it and a tutorial will appear on the tool showing you what to do next. You can also click the Website button if you want to go the the package's website for info or to install it from there.

If you've already added any of these packages to the Creator Companion before, you can just add them from the Manage Project menu.

For Arko Canine, only VRCFuryis required.

Optional packages can also be installed by expanding the foldout. This is where you can install Face Tracking uses Jerry's Templates, and once installed you can simply hit the Add Face Tracking button to add it to the avatar!

Once all packages are installed, you can switch to the Customization, Textures, and Blendshapes tabs to customize your avatar.

In the Customization tab, simply press the buttons for what you want to add to your avatar! VRCFury will automatically add toggles for them if you want to add more than one.

In the Textures tab, you can easily change out the image textures your avatar uses! If you want to use a preset, simply select one from the drop-down at the top of the Textures tab. If you want to customize further, you can swap the textures by pressing the Select button on each texture and selecting from the list. You can also select a color for your Collar and hit the "Generate Collar Quest Texture" button to automatically apply that color to your Quest avatar.

In the Blendshapes tab, you can use the sliders to fine-tune the body and face of your avatar. Similar to the Texture tab, there are presets here you can use in the dropdown, and then make any other adjustments or changes using the sliders! Any blendshape changes you make will automatically sync between the PC and Quest version of the avatar.

Note that you may have to position the scene camera to get a better look at what's changing on the avatar.

Advanced: You can use the Menu button next to the presets dropdown to create, save, and delete presets. This is useful for when you want to save your own custom presets! Just be careful when saving over or deleting presets. Presets are saved to the _ArkoCanine/Presets folders. You can even share these preset files with others!

Now it's time to upload! You can open the VRC Control Panel using the button at the bottom of the setup tool. Then in the control panel, log in and switch to the Build tab, where you will fill out the information to upload your avatar! Make sure you have the PC version of the avatar selected at the top if you're uploading for PC first.

If you don't want to capture a thumbnail, one is provided in this package! Just press "Select Thumbnail" and you can input the image provided in the _ArkoCanine folder, or you can supply your own.

And from there you're good to upload the avatar using the button (and checkbox if required) at the very bottom of the Control Panel!

Once you have the PC version of the avatar uploaded, you'll have to do a couple extra steps to make it cross-compatible with quest. First, return to the Setup tab in the Arko Canine Setup Tool and press the "Match PC/Quest Blueprint IDs" button to sync both versions to the same VRChat avatar.

Then, make sure you swap to the Quest avatar, and change the build platform to Android (this might take a bit!).

Upload from here and your avatar will be made Quest-compatible! Don't forget to switch platforms back if you ever want to make changes to the PC version of the avatar.

Don't forget that you can ask for help in the Discord or message me if you have any issues uploading. You can use the About tab in the setup tool for all my links.

I hope you enjoy the avatar!