How To Dress NPCs

TaaRt · October 5, 2018, 12:18am

A viola is a large violin

Intended_Pun · October 5, 2018, 12:19am

I intended to do that…

Space_Baa · October 5, 2018, 4:14pm

Guess you could say it was an… intended pun

colbert2677 · October 5, 2018, 10:09pm

Nice plugin. Guess this’ll save me from my manual method, as described below.

Inserting a rig: I use TheRings0fSaturn’s Classic Animation Editor plugin or Roblox’s to generate a blank rig - may use Moon Animation Suite rig tool if I’m feeling a little adventurous.
Getting character appearances: Use Players::GetCharacterAppearanceAsync and then parent the children to the rig (usually only use R6, so my code only applies to R6 characteres - I handle R15 business differently).
Dressing characters: Insert Shirt or Pants to character, paste entire link to ShirtTemplate or PantsTemplate, let Studio automatically convert the catalog id to the asset id.

so yes, this does save 30 minutes of my time that i don’t end up using for anything useful anyway

Intended_Pun · October 5, 2018, 10:11pm

Yep, that’s exactly why I made it! I disliked the long, grueling process of all that

Intended_Pun · July 25, 2019, 9:03pm

I finally updated the plugin! Here are the improvements:

RTHRO support.
100% Dark theme support.
General UI improvements.
Tons of fixes across the board. For instance, I finally got package support working again.
Revamped Skin menu that’s way easier to use.
Default rigs have completely transparent HumanoidRootParts now.

Overall, the whole thing is now less of a personal plugin and more of a public resource. I hope I can help many people with it!

milkobviously · July 26, 2019, 3:34pm

Extremely helpful! Good work. The process of NPC’s dressing is pretty tedious. I like the simplicity of this plugin, but it is very useful.

kinkocat · July 27, 2019, 5:38pm

Fantastic and helpful plugin! Only gripe i have is the “Infinite yield” thrown whenever studio is opened.

“Infinite yield possible on ‘ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild(“UsefulFunctions”)’”

Is there a released version of this “UsefulFunctions” module we could grab?

Intended_Pun · July 27, 2019, 7:25pm

Oops. That’s my personal module. I’ll fix that, I don’t think it’s needed.

Edit: Fixed

Intended_Pun · December 22, 2019, 8:11pm

I have an early Christmas gift for everyone: A very colorful update!

The skin feature has been updated to include more colors! Now you are no longer limited to generic skin tones:
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The skin feature also now internally uses BodyColors. This not only allows greater support for models that already include BodyColors, but also means you can easily save and load your NPC’s colors. Want players to load in as a zombie? No need to manually add and adjust the BodyColors, because now the plugin does this for you!

The Dress by User ID feature has also been updated! It no longer gets stuck with the old selection’s package when using packages, so you can rest assured your model looks right. Also, EasyInsert will now add a rig for you when using Dress by ID if you don’t have one currently selected! Side note: I realize Rthro is weird when using Dress by ID. I will took into it soon.

I have also adjusted the UI animations to be less… flashy. The UI now smoothly slides in and out instead of bouncing around everywhere. Changing this also fixed a glitch where the plugin wouldn’t always open when you hit the studio button. I have no idea if anyone ever ran into that bug, but it shouldn’t happen anymore!

As Roblox’s next generation of avatars is quickly approaching, I want to make it known that I will try and keep this plugin up-to-date. Who knows what crazy new features await?

13Feathers87 · January 18, 2020, 6:15pm

No matter what I click, I keep getting invalid ID

Intended_Pun · January 18, 2020, 8:38pm

Thanks for letting me know! Can you please show me a screenshot of the plugin and what ID you’re trying to use?

Tywin_Lannistar · January 19, 2020, 11:50am

Cool, this plugin will definitely save time for me. I am use to manually creating NPC’s which can take quite a bit of time.

LordArtelo · January 30, 2020, 6:30am

To think spending hours of making all my NPC’s could take less then 15 minutes. Absolutely fabulous. Definitely will make sure to share around.

LordArtelo · January 30, 2020, 6:43am

I did find a bug with the plugin while using it. When I select R15 Rig then input my userID, it transforms properly but my head, and all accessories with it disconnect and either go in front of the rig, or behind, near the leg area.

LordArtelo · January 30, 2020, 6:49am

Update: It only breaks when I wear a Rose lapel, or Black Iron Cape. I’m assuming it has something to do with back and front accessories locations affecting where the head goes.

Intended_Pun · January 30, 2020, 6:25pm

Thanks for letting me know! I will investigate when I have the chance.

Intended_Pun · February 10, 2020, 4:48pm

I believe I fixed this bug! Let me know if problems persist

PinxIsMe · May 7, 2020, 10:54am

Issue!
There is an issue I want to mention with this plugin. The issue is with the face. When I add a face it doesn’t replace or delete the existing face so it overlaps the previous face.

Intended_Pun · May 7, 2020, 4:25pm

Thank you for letting me know! This issue should now be resolved.