Hou Yi - The Sun Archer (PC / Opti / Quest)

Hou Yi, a mortal whose veins run with God's blood, is a hero who shot down the 9 suns in order to save his homeland from a deadly drought. Renowned for his great archery skills, he is a celebrated figure who is often revered with high respect. One day, his story becomes intertwined with a woman. Together they dreamt of forging a new and peaceful future. However, Hou Yi makes a devastating decision that leads to their tragic separation. To this day, he still seeks a path that may allow him to reach the stars and see her once more.

Check out this fun music video that shows off a goofy fun side of Hou Yi!

Hou Yi comes with multiple version presets! (there are a total of 10 different versions) This includes seperate PC unoptimized, PC optimized, and Quest versions. Both Solar (blue/orange color set) and Eclipse (red/black color set) are included in this package.

The Solar & Eclipse versions all have the same toggles. The only difference between the two are the clothing color schemes.

Please visit my discord server for more details on what this package includes in terms of versions.

Wardrobe

• 3 outfits >> Archer // Casual // Fancy
  • 'Archer' includes armor pieces, traditional clothes, and fantasy themes
  • 'Casual' includes a button up, slacks, and dress shoes
  • 'Fancy' includes a Cheongsam fit with slippers
• Clean dissolve toggles for all outfit/accessory toggles
• 3 hair toggles >> Man bun, Ponytail, and Long hair
  • Can be mix & matched to make 6 different hair looks
• Species >> Bunny ears/tail, Elf ears, Human

Props

• Smoking Pipe >> Creates a smoke puff effect when brought close the mouth and then moved away.
• Gourd >> Repeatedly drinking from the Gourd causes a progressive 'juice' effect (blush and particles appear)
• Sun Bow >> Wield Hou Yi's legendary bow! Pull the drawstring to spawn an arrow and then let it loose to fire.
• Flaming Wings >> Hou Yi has magical flame wings that have a special spawn in animation!
• Sun Throne >> Spawn in a floating throne that your friends can sit in. Carry them around on your adventures!
• Invisibility > Dissolves entire avatar away.

Customization

• Body Modifications >> Skin color radial // Beard toggle // Beard Color shift // Tattoo toggle
• Hue/Color >> Seperate eye, hair, outfit hue shifts // Hair color swaps & edits // Metal color swap
• Lighting Radial >> Alter your avatar's lighting to match the world you're in!
• AudioLink Toggle

Other

• Face tracking >> Toggle tracking // Bunny ears can be toggled to animate with facial tracking.
• Extra Expressive >> Replace standard gestures with a dramatic and animated set
• Gesture activated bunny ears >> Ears animate with some gestures
• Avatar Contacts >> Head pats // Nose Boop // Angry bunny ear pull
• Custom blinking idle that doesn't interfere with face tracking
• Bunny ears/tail, Sun throne, and Wings have an idle
• Gogo Loco Beyond
• Hand-made custom menu icons
• This avatar uses JeTeesS' memory optimizer in order to create more parameter space on the face tracked versions. (DISCLAIMER! This causes other players to see some delay in the avatar's toggles. Regardless, other players will still see the same settings as you! It just may take an extra second or two to activate.)

Opti/Quest Features: (Includes both Solar & Eclipse versions)

• Optimized PC
  • Wardrobe: Top, Sash, Man bun, Bunny ears & tail
  • Accessories: Glasses, Earrings, Arm Cuff, Ring, Necklace 1 & 2
  • Props: Gourd, Drinking effect, Invisibility
  • Color Mods: Eye hue, Clothing hue, Hair customizations, Tattoo hue, Metal swap
  • Body Mods: Skin color radial, Elf ears, Tattoos, Beard, Beard colors
  • Other: Lighting, Audiolink, Gogo, Extra expressive, Hand gesture control, Face tracking
• Quest V1 (Meant to be cross-compatible with PC Unoptimized version)
  • Wardrobe: All outfits (Armor piece deleted from Hanfu outfit due to rigging incompatibilities)
    • Some minor toggles deleted
  • Accessories: All accessories are retained and toggleable
  • Customization: Hair toggles (man bun, ponytail, long down) & Species toggles (bunny ears/tail, elf ears)
  • Gogo Loco
  • This version does not have Face tracking due to Quest size limitations
• Quest V2 (Meant to be cross-compatible with PC Optimized version)
  • Toggles: Outfit 2 (Top, Sash), Man bun, Bunny ears/tail, All accessories
  • Gimmicks: Retains Gourd and can still be grabbed off of hip with RH fist. (Drunk effects not included)
  • Gogo Loco
  • This version is compatible with Face tracking!

Watch the below video for a quick showcase of Hou Yi's in-game features!

• You cannot redistribute, share, resell or make this avatar/package public (Edited or as is). This package is to be privately used by you alone.
• I will not offer refunds for this package. If you run into any issues with the package you can reach out to me by making a ticket on my discord server. In almost all cases I can help resolve any issues you may be having with uploading the model. I can also offer uploads of the model in the scenario that you are unable to do so yourself.
• The assets that are not made by myself are NOT allowed to be reused unless you have purchased these assets yourself OR if their TOS allows it. Please see the credits for links to these assets and to see their corresponding rules.
• The rest of the assets on this avatar that are handmade by me can only be reused for PRIVATE projects. You do not have commercial rights to these assets unless you have purchased the rights for them through me. This also includes any textures drawn from scratch by me.
• This avatar is set up for VRchat. Please contact me first if you would like to use it for a different platform.
• Purposely putting incorrect information at checkout can result in a ban from my store as well as revoked access to the avatar's files.

All assets on this model were made from scratch by me other than what is listed below:

• All Body parts by Zinpia
• Head & eye mesh by Sivka
• Body Textures by HoneyLabs
• Eye Texture by Mooshi
• Hair Texture by Cicieaa
• Bunny Tail by Gell3D
• Bow System by Raideus
• Sun Bow by Foxaldor
• Dress shirt mesh by Loki's Vanity
• Beard Texture by Ambro
• Tattoos by BEE
• Particles for bow and throne by Hovl Studio / Vefects
• Wing Shaders by Yau Shun Faat
• Face tracking Template by AdJerry91
• Memory Optimizer by JeTeeS
• Gogo Locomotion by Frenada
• Shader by Poiyomi

Other Credits:

Photography by Stormy.vrc and BlueberryBud

A huge thank you to Honizuka, Dax, Kheau, Glenn, Alpha, & Hekkah for helping me film all of my showcase & teaser videos. Your kindness and generosity mean the world to me. It is inspiring to have such wonderful people helping support what I do!

I also have to include a thank you for my one and only Dad. He has supported and encouraged me to pursue 3D modelling since the very beginning and because of that I have found this passion. He also helped me out by editing two of the videos to showcase this model. Having you directly support my work is extremely meaningful to me and makes me feel truly lucky to have you as a parent and as someone to look up to.