ValheimPlayerModels

ValheimPlayerModels

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How to install

• Download and install the BepInEx package
• Drag and drop ValheimPlayerModels.dll in the "BepInEx/plugin" folder in your game install folder.
• Launch the game.
• Place all your avatars in the newly created "PlayerModels" folder inside your game install folder
• The mod will load the avatar with the same filename as your character name. (you might want to restart the game)

How to create an avatar

• Install Unity, generally preferring the version with which Valheim itself is built, presently along the lines of Unity 6000.0.61
• Create a new 3D Project.
• Download the SDK
• Import the SDK and all your avatar assets.
• Change your avatar model rig to Humanoid if its not already setup from the import.
• Place your avatar model in the scene.
• Add a "Valheim Avatar Descriptor" component on your avatar.
• Click the "Auto-Setup" Button.
• Move the different equipment previews to fit your hands and the armour previews to fit your character.
• Change your avatar material shaders to "Valheim/Standard" or "Standard". Other shaders may have strange effects in-game.
• Click the "Export" button in the Avatar Descriptor.
• Export in the "PlayerModels" folder in your game install folder.