[1643] Fallback avatars linked to an avatar, as an alternative to current user-selected fallbacks and Imposters
anatawa12
Since this canny is highly related to deprecation of fallback avatars in this canny, I'm posting to open beta board.
I'm proposing fallback avatars that is linked to an avatar, instead of user-selected ones.
Currently, all users need to select fallback avatars.
However, fallback avatars are not popular feature and most one does not set fallback avatar (uses default randomly chosen fallback).
I think this is why VRChat is pushing Imposters, but I feel Imposters have ugly appearance due to mechanism limitations so I want to see & show (properly selected) fallback avatars instead of imposters where possible.
To achieve both not requiring setting fallback avatars for most users and seeing Imposters less often, I think it’s good to have fallback avatars linked to an avatar (blueprint id).
Creators generally have more knowledge than most players so I think it’s reasonable to ask creators for uploading avatars.
Therefore, I'm proposing fallbacks avatars that is linked to an avatar, instead of user-selected ones.
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HalEffect
Two concerns: there are plenty of old avatars that won't get updated to pick one; and it would be harder to tell when you're seeing the fallback vs the full-featured avatar (the ugly blockiness of impostors tells you that for those).
I support this idea in full. I'd set the "high-performance" crummy-looking gimmick-free versions of my avatars as avatar-selected fallbacks -- you're right that they're better than impostors.
Ideally we could go one step further and have support in the SDK for setting the fallback (as opposed to having to go to the website to do it), especially if it's in the scene.
bd_
+1 to this - I use a single quest compatible avatar that I reupload for dozens of PC avatars (different outfit variations). Having this be a fully supported feature would make it much easier to manage quest compatibility.