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   1 <div class="subcontent" style="background-color:var(--k_ui_bg4)">
   2  <center><h1>Workshop Guide - Custom avatars</h1></center>
   3  <p>This guide covers creating a custom avatar using blender. <b>Due to the
   4  nature of character models being an expert level task, this guide does not
   5  cover all steps and significant Blender knowledge is required for anything more
   6  complicated than changing colours.</b></p>
   7 </div>
   8 <div class="subcontent">
   9  <h2>0. Things you need</h2>
  10  <p>- Skaterift content is made using Blender. You can get the latest version
  11  of <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/365670/Blender/">
  12     Blender from steam</a><br>
  13  - <a href="https://www.gimp.org/">GNU Gimp</a> or similar image editor.<br>
  14  - Download the <a href="files/custom_player.zip">custom_player.zip</a><br>
  15  - An installed copy of Skaterift of course.</p>
  16 </div>
  17 <div class="subcontent">
  18  <h2>1. Installing exporter addon</h2>
  19  <p>Skip this step if you've already done it before.
  20  <a href="index.php?page=addon">Guide on how to install the exporter addon for
  21  Blender</a>
  22  </p>
  23 </div>
  24 <div class="subcontent">
  25  <h2>2. Configuring the template</h2>
  26  <p>Firstly, Open the .blend file from the custom_player zip.<br>
  27  <br>
  28  Open the side panel in the 3D Viewport, and find the Skaterift tab, and in
  29  that menu, the <b>Export tab</b><br>
  30  <br>
  31  <b>Export Dir</b> must be set to the game folder, which ends in
  32  <i>/steamapps/common/skaterift<b>/</b></i><br>
  33  <b style="color:var(--k_ui_red1)">NOTE</b>:<i style="color:var(--k_ui_fg4)">
  34  the path must have a <b>/</b> at the end, else things will break.</i></p>
  35 </div>
  36 <div class="subcontent">
  37  <h2>3. Make your edits</h2>
  38  <p>This step is completely left to you.</p>
  39 </div>
  40 <div class="subcontent">
  41  <h2>4. Compile the model</h2>
  42  <p>In the <b>Outliner</b> panel in the top right, rename the collection name,
  43  called <i>playermodels/template/ch_template</i>.<br>
  44  The collection name is the path it will export the model, relative to the
  45  directory we set earlier.<br>
  46  <br>
  47  Now in the Skaterift Export tab, press Compile This collection.
  48  <br>
  49  <b style="color:var(--k_ui_red1)">NOTE</b>:<i style="color:var(--k_ui_fg4)">
  50  Blender will freeze for a second or so, since the export script has to
  51  compress the texture file.</i><br>
  52  </p>
  53 </div>
  54 <div class="subcontent">
  55  <h2>5. Test it out in-game</h2>
  56  <p>If everything is good, you should be able to visit the board shop and it
  57  will be loaded in there. If not, try reopen it. If still not not, then
  58  something broke, and there is no contingency plan here, sorry.<br>
  59  </p>
  60 </div>
  61 <div class="subcontent">
  62  <h2>6. Upload via the Workshop tool</h2>
  63  <p>From the menu of Skaterift, you can open the
  64  workshop tool. From here, fill in the folder name which houses the avatar. This
  65  is relative to the game folder just like the export tool. You will know its
  66  correct when you see your character after pressing the load button.<br>
  67  <img src="img/guide3.jpg" width="100%"/>
  68  <br>
  69  From here, just fill in the information like the title and description, and
  70  press submit.
  71  </p>
  72 </div>