Some more questions guys (sorry the learning curve for this isn't easy on me).
This is mostly about character scaling in pre-existing scenes.
So, short and simple:
1) I go to VAM's Resources Hub.
2) I find a free scene I like going by preview pictures, I download it, place it where it needs to go, it works.
3) In VAM, Desktop mode (I don't use VR-only scenes, I use VAM in Desktop mode only), I find the scene I downloaded and start it up, as mentioned above sure, it does work.
Now... the part that starts to get tough:
4) So in the scene, typical generic example would be there's a Male, and a Female (just an example).
5) Alright, now, everything works for THOSE two characters specifically.
BUT...
As soon as I want to change characters, even though I can do it, technically-speaking, it screws up essentially everything.
Now, I do understand the ' Why ' behind it. It's about a lot of variables... but the most important ones are: A) Character scaling and B) Character positioning / coordinates of the Root node in the scene.
Ok, so by changing the original, intended characters that the author of the scene used to create the scene to start with, it means that the NEW characters (well, the LOOKS, to be more specific) that I upload to REPLACE the existing ones will have different body scaling, or rather body SIZES on. The actual scaling number, per se, is usually on default 1.000. But the number means nothing, because "1.000" on character 'X' doesn't mean that 1.000 will mean that character 'Z' will be of identical height, or width, etc.
Not to mention that changing existing characters of a scene doesn't just mean that the scaling of said characters change, but also that BECAUSE the scaling changes - sometimes - the actual Root node coordinates in the scene for the new uploaded character will change.
SO...
The end result of changing existing characters in a pre-made scene = wrong body sizes for sexual acts between characters / collision of body parts AND wrong positioning (too far, or too close, or too much to the left, or too much to the right, etc).
So.... wrong sizes (because scaling differences) and wrong positioning means that your Female / Male character in said scene will now completely miss intended body parts. Example, Female does a handjob in thin air, the dick isn't anywhere close anymore (I didn't even talk about dick size differences as well on Male / Futa characters, Vs the original size from the original Male character, that's a completely different issue altogether that could have is entire thread). Another example (classic one I think by now) is the dick not entering the vagina, or completely missing it, or the dick isn't big or lengthy enough anymore; or on the contrary, it's too big and creates Physics explosion issues where both characters literally disintegrate into another dimension.
Ok...
So with ALL this said, here are my questions lol...
1) Is there ANY Plugin / Mod / Tool that actually ensures that uploading a 'Look' (new character) in a pre-existing scene will KEEP THE ORIGINAL SCALING / SIZES of the original characters intact?
2) Similar to the above, but for character Positioning (it really does go hand-in-hand, sync, with each other; character Root node positioning WILL ALWAYS vary a little bit or a lot if the new characters aren't completely 100% identical in sizes than the original ones)?
Reason why I ask this, and talk about this in the first place is because - obviously - I assume that most people using VAM do NOT only use VAM without the desire to use community character creations. Most of us don't know how to create a scene from scratch (or don't have time to dedicate to that). So we're using VAM as 'consumers' of what is being produced by the community modders. Which means that - of course - using NON-original, NON-intended characters is COMMON, I'm pretty sure. At least we WANT to.
But the difficulty in VAM is that - basically and very simply put - if you change ANYTHING in a pre-made scene, forget about it: something, somewhere, is not going to work.
There's essentially no "automation" process or mechanisms in this simulation to ensure a minimal amount of compatibility between modders' works and existing scenes that were not originally made with OTHER characters in mind. Which means the whole 'Modders Looks' category in the VAM Hub nearly a moot point and close to useless.
Basically, we "should" have to create our own scenes with those Looks we download. That's the message I get out of it. If I want to use Jill Valentine, forget it; unless I create my own scene with her, or by some miracle I happen to find a pre-made scene where the author - probably by chance - inadvertently provided some 'leeway' enough for Jill Valentine to 'fit' with the original scene setting and the other character she's going to interact with. This goes for ANY other characters I could think of.
So yeah, I'm looking for maybe some Plugins or other types of Mods I might not be aware of that could at least help a little bit in that whole process of basically 'changing something in pre-existing scenes without screwing up the whole scene'.
