#vtuber advice

[jofiah]

hiya, I was wondering if you had any advice on 3d model stuff for vtubing :D I think it'd be really fun to do and I LOVE your model!

I don't know much about it though, like what software one would use for rigging and such. So I thought I would ask for advice.

Thanks so much!

Unfortunately this is the embarrassing part - I don't really know how to do real 3D model creation. I use VRoid Studio (also available on Steam) which is a fairly-okay character creator that handles most of this stuff for you. All I really do for customisation is creating custom textures for existing models. Still, it's fun to just download and mess around with, and it's surprisingly powerful with what you can pull off with some tricks.

For actually capturing movement and stuff, I hear the best is VNyan with all of its potential integrations, and Warudo is about comparable. I've never gotten either to work, so a simpler solution that works a bit easier out-of-the-box would be VSeeFace.

For making my renders and thumbnails, I use VRM Posing Desktop, which is a paid software but worth the small price and very easy to use in my opinion.

Hope this helps!

[cuppycakiee]

Vtuber Advice of the day:

Collabs

So you're just starting out or have been streaming a while and you think to yourself... "Hmm I should do a collab or start doing them regularly". You make a post on social media, you get tonnes of offers and you have no idea what to do from there. First off whilst collabs are a great way to meet new people, share audiences and branch out with your content, it's important to consider the following: - Do I know the person well enough to trust them with my community? Is the person you're collabing with someone you know and trust? It's important that you vibe check whoever you do your collab with. Hang out with them off stream, get to know them a little before you invite them on. - Do they mesh well with my content and humor? Everyone has their own vibe, humor and personality as streamers and it's crucial to a good collab stream to find someone who meshes well with your content. - Have I communicated my boundaries and do's/don'ts with this person? This is a BIG one. Boundaries are something we often forget to acknowledge or enforce, especially when first starting out but it's good practice to make sure that you effectively discuss anything that could be a potential harm to yourself or your content! Never be afraid to enforce/and discuss these. Anyone not willing to hear you is typically a red flag and should be avoided. If you're able to pass the above three, you've completed the VIBE CHECK!

Lastly, here are some great tools for collabs that you and your co-streamer can utilize for an effective, hassle free collab together! For LIVE2D: Collab tool for VTS For PNGTubers: Fugi - A collab tool for PNGTubing For 3D/Vroid: VDO Ninja - Can be used to screenshare/capture anything from your OBS and screens it as a browser source for whoever is doing the collab Feel free to post more tools in the replies and I'll update the list when I can and more importantly...

GO FORTH AND HAVE FUN!

[luminachannel]

What is the Mental Stack, and why is it hard to do so many things that others do effortlessly?

The reason why learning to stream and be a vtuber is overwhelming is because you have SO much to learn.

When you're learning how to make sure your stream looks good, sort out your recording software, learning how to get a good mic and sound quality?

There's a lot of other stuff you haven't even digested yet. Yet you may want to learn editing to make good clips to promote yourself. Or use social media.

Yet, you can't come up with ideas to make your streams more fun! That's because your mental stack is fully occupied.

Slow down. Focus on making your streams look and sound good. Then move on to making clips.

As you get comfortable with each aspect, doing more will actually become LESS stressful because you've become familiar with everything else.

Take your time, you don't have to do everything at once. Stream 1-2 days a week and spend more time experimenting with things! Y

[yuzu-adagio]

I feel like a lot of Steam games like to just randomly throw your username up on the screen. How do y'all deal with that from a privacy standpoint? I don't really want to change my name and have my Steam friends find me in character, but that seems like maybe the best option.