Lethal Creature

[raven fiber]

https://thunderstore.io/c/lethal-company/p/DarnHyena/LethalCreature/

First release of my creature \o/
It's client side, so others don't need to have it

Special thanks to the Amongus Mod for the original code and paving the way \o/

https://i.gyazo.com/1a0abbcd5d0e8528761566db385347c5.mp4
Made a guide for manually installing the mods

[cinder vapor]

looks great! matching aesthetics too

[lofty cobalt]

u should fix the elbow but other than that 10/10

[rare fossil]

My god, this looks really good.

[raven fiber]

There's some funky lil IK setup in the code to adjust the offset, but when I did actually get the arm to hang down straight, it became rather stiff in the animations

[raven fiber]

https://fxtwitter.com/Lazy_Sys/status/1726752537024332008

[raven fiber]

https://i.gyazo.com/473725b55b3c0e105e9b0f21617855f8.mp4

[raven fiber]

Updates out
https://fxtwitter.com/ThatDarnHyena/status/1728207986852499714

[raven fiber]

https://fxtwitter.com/Kidder666/status/1728261400664125550

\o/

[raven fiber]

Mod updated!

[limber edge]

glad the mascot is a playable creature.

[opal violet]

I love this mod, and this model. Any chance we'll get this funny critter as a changeable suit model for the player, like through the Model Replacement Tool? If it's a lot that's understandable.

[raven fiber]

I have been thinking of maybe moving to it as a base

[distant musk]

I wanna add multiple animals

It’d be funny to have like bunnies, felines, lizards, birds

[opal violet]

I'll certainly keep an eye out for it if you do! They are so goofy and their art style fits nicely in with the spirit of Zeekerss game design style. Would certainly like to see more skins that fit with the games style from the community. Thanks for this mod regardless though!

[cobalt burrow]

I wanted to spread my appreciation for this mod. It's my favorite mod by far. I love the design. It feels almost vanilla.

[raven fiber]

[cobalt burrow]

@raven fiber

No rush, but I presume you will continue to update and support this mod for the time being? :)

[raven fiber]

Ye, I still want to do a bit more with it \o/

[main jacinth]

@raven fiber LOVE THE MOD! Is there any chance you can make an extention of this as server sided mod compatible with more suits, so you get to choose if you wanna be a silly little creature or not? So like having the creature be wearable, instead of just instantly spawning as them.

like a new mod, but the only thing it changes is that you can have people both be regular crewmembers and silly creatures

[main jacinth]

This is so cool!111 PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE send it over once its finished/if its finished i love the silly creature

[main jacinth]

is this out already or is it still WIP?

[raven fiber]

still wip

Need to get the other suit color options working again first

[main jacinth]

alrighty! Please keep me updated once its finished

[main jacinth]

kk

keep it up

i love it

[opal violet]

Wow this is looking great so far! Was lurking the model replacement mod thread, but man it looks so daunting to try and work with. 😵‍💫
Best of luck!

[main jacinth]

Again, sorry for bothering, but is the whole suits thing going to be a different extension of the mod or an update

?

[raven fiber]

It'lls be part of the update

[mortal tartan]

heck yeah

[raven fiber]

And there's config options to have it replace all the defaults too for those that want everyone to be creature on their end

[mortal tartan]

god thats epic

[main jacinth]

Epoc

[raven fiber]

I won't make any promises atm, but I was thinkin of some future ideas

[main jacinth]

OH MY GOD WHAT IF LIKE, these change depending on your experience level or something

anyways, do you have any idea until how long until the next update will releases, the one with the wearable suits, you know?

[raven fiber]

Took a bit of a break from it today, but still need to find someone to help get the suit color changes back in

And there's some funny stuff with the item rotation I'll need to figure out

[main jacinth]

Alrighty! Super exited, keep up the good work, wonder if you have any plans of making other cool races of humanoid creatures in the future, instead of the regular LC critters, or whatever their name is, for when the base lethal creatures version is finished.

[raven fiber]

Initially I was thinking of having some togglable ear and tail shapes. But again, just a matter of finding coders willing to help me in my schemes

[main jacinth]

i was talking about different species of little space critters, but that seems cool too lol

[raven fiber]

Ye, not the most elaborate way to do it as having a whole custom model, but does atleast give some varity out of one

Honestly even with these other two looks, I was planning on reusing as much of the original model and texture as possible

Then just redo the parts I need and add in some extra detail on top

[raven fiber]

Made some extra touches to the tall one

[main jacinth]

i love the little guy

[raven fiber]

Little guy is the existing one

[opal violet]

Love em' :3

[main jacinth]

whengt updairdt

[main jacinth]

wait so i have a question about the green, yellow suits etc etc etc, do we get these once we unlock the suits via being bought, or do we just start with these?

[raven fiber]

atm you gotta buy em, or use a mod like lethalfashion to unlock em from the get go

[main jacinth]

No yea I just wanted to know, so basically, when you buy a suit, you buy two, technically, the lethal creature version and the vanilla one?

Sick

[raven fiber]

Oh no atm the public version replaces vanilla

[main jacinth]

no i meant the current updated version that isnt out yet

[raven fiber]

Ooh, the updated one just uses moresuits to add an extra suit I can connect the model too instead of the vanilla ones

[limber edge]

So in config you can change yeen into its own suit?

[raven fiber]

In the eventual update yes

[limber edge]

The only comparison I can thing of is the way the “dog” mod works where you touch a mask and you can play as either a dog or a person. (Both weirdly enough can wear any suit, even one’s from more suit mod somehow.) o.e

[cobalt burrow]

Thanks for making it a config option. I like how it is now.

[raven fiber]

I'm planning to have like a "classic" version of the mod that's just the original four suit variants replacing the base skins since that'll still allow it to be client side

Cause once I make it require moresuits, it won't really be client side anymore

[mortal tartan]

yeen

[raven fiber]

UPDATED \o/

https://www.nexusmods.com/lethalcompany/mods/28
https://thunderstore.io/c/lethal-company/p/DarnHyena/LethalCreature/

[thin urchin]

WOOO

I LOVE THIS MOD

what happened to lighting tho

[raven fiber]

Unfortunatly had some trouble with the converted materials getting covered by the vanilla models normal map

So had to use a different toon styled shader, but sadly it doesn't really respond to the in-game lighting quite the same

I'm not currently aware if there's a way to make it work better

It's the UnityToonShader

I do know of a work around though by using moresuits, but that'll only work if the models are attached to a custom skin

Eventually they will be, but I wanted to have a version still just replacing the default suits since part of the fun is seeing everyone running about as the lil creature

[thin urchin]

ohh i see so it’ll be fixed in the future?

[raven fiber]

Yeah, eventually I plan to have them connected to a custom suit anyways, so that particular issue won't be a bother anymore, but at that point it'll no longer be just a clientside mod

So there is a bit of a trade off currently

It would be nice to find a toon styled shader that wasn't so.. unlit

Or even better, just getting access to the shader the game uses

[thin urchin]

right that would be easier, serverside doesn’t seem that bad imo but that’s just me!!!

[raven fiber]

Ye, nothing wrong with it, but if your just playing with randoms, or unmodded friends, having a version that doesn't require the others to do anything is nice

I wish I could just ask zeeker for a copy of the shader, but that'll likely not get any response, and their dm's are likely just swamped

[thin urchin]

true true i see the benefits of client also zeekers def has his dms disabled or something which sucks for things like this

[thin urchin]

i saw you were talking about this btw would this current version be the classic version you were talking about in the replied message?

[raven fiber]

Yeah, once I start working on the additional model variants, the current version will get repackaged as "Lethal Creature Classic"

[thin urchin]

awesome thank you for your service to the silly yeens

[silent marsh]

❤️

[cobalt burrow]

Does this add moresuits compatibility?

If there are lighting issues and one does not use moresuits, is it advisable to keep using 1.3.1 instead?

[raven fiber]

Ye, works with moresuits!
Though no support for custom suits of it's own

The lighting issues aren't a serious concern, they just aren't as effected by shadows and what not

[cobalt burrow]

Thank you!

[raven fiber]

They can get a lil scuffed depending on what light source they're nearby thoug, but mostly it's just that aren't as effected by the enviroment all that well currently

[cobalt burrow]

No worries. I'll try it out. I'm confident you'll work through it eventually anyway.

[raven fiber]

Ye, hopefully

As said, I know of a fix via using moresuits, but that only works with custom suits, and not on anything replacing the vanilla suits

Eventually it'll require needing moresuits if I do the extra two model variants anyways

but it'd still be nice to have the option to replace the vanilla suits as well without issue

[thin urchin]

a bit off topic but do you have a discord server localhyena for ur stuff

[raven fiber]

Ye, made one awhile back for my vrchat stuff and it steadily just became kind of a general thing, but it's not quite as active as it used to be

And I'm bad at trimming down the excess channels that built up over time

[thin urchin]

ohh, is it still up?

[raven fiber]

Ye

[limber edge]

maybe make this a option in the config files? that possible?

[raven fiber]

yesn't

You can have the defaults change to the model, but it'd only be one color

I'm gonna try something though

Well well

[raven fiber]

Seems it is possible

If a bit of a janky solution

https://i.gyazo.com/280ed767b8346ffecbcd548a4f876a53.mp4

[main jacinth]

SICKKK!!! Can’t wait to use it when I’m back in solid land again!

[limber edge]

Hmm

[raven fiber]

https://fxtwitter.com/Nikao56/status/1741148744912171400

[raven fiber]

https://i.gyazo.com/6c130591ccdf317574fc33dee02a36dd.gif

[limber edge]

Grenn

[cobalt burrow]

It looks like the shaders apply to these properly :3

[thin urchin]

OOO you’re right

[raven fiber]

The HDRP / Lit shader works fine, but it doesn't get quite the same lighting effect on it

That toon shader I used though does, but it doesn't really blend into the enviroment very well

[thin urchin]

😭

[cobalt burrow]

Hype!

I know it's been said before, but I really appreciate how these fit the artstyle of the game.

I definitely prefer the toon shader personally.

[thin urchin]

Lonngggg Creature

[thin urchin]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1145378119176437810.webp?size=48&name=FirSpace&quality=lossless

[cobalt burrow]

[raven fiber]

https://i.gyazo.com/08e5e656d54b0409815bd69364814bc2.mp4

[cobalt burrow]

I got a little too silly

[raven fiber]

pft

[mortal tartan]

i love these little models so much theyre so great

[main jacinth]

hey uh, i saw lethaç creature updated but uhm, i see no lethal creature suit in my wardrobe :(

i noticed it said like, more suits compatibility but like, nothing has happened, does the suit not show up on solo or what?

[main jacinth]

so uhm

for whatever reason, any model that isnt set to lethal creature becomes invisible?

[raven fiber]

What does the config look like?

Hmm

the modelAPI has gone through a lot of updates since I last touched the creature

might be some incompatbility forming with the version of the api it was built with

[knotty summit]

How possible do you think it could be to make nanachis?

[main jacinth]

basically everything but default and orange suit

but even before i did that it was still messed up

and yes i did turn off the whole replace all models thing

[raven fiber]

@main jacinth Does indeed seem to be some sort of incompatibility happening with moresuits

Just a ghostly nametag in the camera monitor

[limber edge]

so how does one make lethal creature its own suit? struggling to figure it out

[cobalt burrow]

Did you change the config setting?

[raven fiber]

Pushed out an update that should include the suit rack textures to switch too

[cobalt burrow]

I saw this 💙

[limber edge]

will need to figure out how

[cobalt burrow]

You can either go to the actual config file which is located where the mods are installed such as:

AppData\Roaming\Thunderstore Mod Manager\DataFolder\LethalCompany\profiles\Sam Setup\BepInEx\config\CreatureREplacement

or you can access config options with an in-game UI from the mod 'LethalConfig' Typically, you will need to restart your game after you change these settings.

[raven fiber]

If you use r2modman, it has a config menu in it that lets you bring open the config files through the mod manager too

[cobalt burrow]

Hoera. Thanks for telling me that.

[main jacinth]

go to creature replacement configs in ur mods folder, choose what suits you want to have the lethal creature model

the only shitty issue is its rlly glitchy atm and for whatever reason regular suits only render at like 15 meters away

[raven fiber]

https://www.twitch.tv/darnhyena
Workin on creature textures a bit

[cobalt burrow]

How many models are planned to be in the final version again? Is it 3 or 4 including the current model in use?

[raven fiber]

Just the three for now

[thin urchin]

shadows working confirmed?

[raven fiber]

https://i.gyazo.com/3c5ec055b1f95e09b3c0061407bd9c8a.gif

[cobalt burrow]

You keep outdoing yourself

@raven fiber

Hey I tried to PM you. You certainly don't owe me any more of your time. I've been going through a ton of material to help one understand how to create mods for Lethal Company. I was wondering what you use to locate things in game? I've been poking around with ILSpy. I somewhat know how to find addresses and offsets with CE. However, I still am having trouble.

[raven fiber]

There's something called UnityExplorer I think that can be useful for that but I'm afraid I won't be able to provide much help. I'm only savvy on the art side

https://discord.com/channels/1169792572382773318/1180437712742924358 @cobalt burrow Atm my mod is just built off from Bunya's work here with the ModelReplacementAI

And the initial version of the mod was just a spruced up version of a silly among us mod made by someone named Zoomy in the other mod server

With the help of some other coders to add in the material stuff for me

[cobalt burrow]

@raven fiber

Well trust me your friendliness and humbleness are appreciated. I may work up the courage to aak around. Otherwise, I'll keep poking about.

How does the SDK work? Do you end up building in MS Visual Studio?

[raven fiber]

It's got a little SDK kit for Unity you can set up your model with

Also has a template you can use as a starting point, and a few examples linked from a wiki page on the github for it

https://github.com/BunyaPineTree/LethalCompany_ModelReplacementAPI/tree/main

https://github.com/BunyaPineTree/LethalCompany_ModelReplacementAPI/wiki

Oh yeah, it also has JigglePhysics built into it, thanks to Nael

They made a slightly modified version of their bone physics to better work with modding and even built it into the API

[cobalt burrow]

That's good. I'll take a look there.

I'm attempting to learn how to use the SDK for Lethal Expansion to add more signs such as 'Dead End' 'Do Not Enter' & 'No Parking'

I'm attempting to understand what's all there. I don't know Unity at all so it's a big learning curve right now.

[raven fiber]

Ah well I do wish ya luck then!

[cobalt burrow]

Thanks. Sorry to ask so much of you.

[raven fiber]

https://i.gyazo.com/e83680e36f5dd927dcdfacb710889172.mp4
[Audio/Strobe warning]

[sinful yoke]

I wish emotes actually had sound in this game, it would make my mod list complete

[fervent void]

ew bro wtf

[raven fiber]

What?

[fervent void]

nvm

[silent marsh]

horrors beyond our comprehension, the yeen singularity

Infinitely Fluffy, Infinitely Stinky.

[last briar]

LethalEmotesApi emote packs do

[sinful yoke]

Real shit?

[last briar]

yeah, if you exclude the two unlabled modpacks (MosiahMadness and Stupid modz) everything here has sound https://thunderstore.io/c/lethal-company/p/Gemumoddo/LethalEmotesAPI/dependants/

[sinful yoke]

Holy shit those are good

Wish the UI looked a little nicer but it’s functional and funny lmao

[raven fiber]

Oh yeah that music was coming from the emote they were doing in that

[raven fiber]

https://i.gyazo.com/64955a0072307b54b3da2bbb09afb22b.gif

[thin urchin]

ooooo

[main jacinth]

Sick shits, btw has the whole 5 steps = everybody else is invis issue fixed?

[raven fiber]

Yeah that got fixed a bit ago since version 2.3.6 of the API

[main jacinth]

Yay!

[main jacinth]

hey uh, is it normal for it to make normal suits invis in cameras? or does that mean like, in normal view everyones gonna be invis?

V. 49 btw

[raven fiber]

Feel free to give it a try, still a WIP
3rdperson mod is optional, I just find it fun to have, also useful for seeing your model

Sentry doesn't have any proper textures yet, so they still look rather scuffed

[high pier]

I have been patiently awaiting this for months.

Do you have en ETA on Thunderstore completion and release?

[raven fiber]

There's already a playable version of it that has colors for the vanilla suits, just no custom colors yet

https://thunderstore.io/c/lethal-company/p/DarnHyena/LethalCreature/

[high pier]

aint no way

howd i miss this

[high pier]

The models dont show up for me, the suits are tho

nvm i just found the config

[silent marsh]

la creatura , do you have a estimated time for the next update?

[raven fiber]

Got sidetracked for a bit, probably will start back up soon

[silent marsh]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-cat-getting-comfy-idk-what-this-is-called-cat-getting-ready-to-sleep-gif-19541080

[raven fiber]

Just one left to go

[vapid olive]

that is very cool

[white prism]

somebody needs to do the whole 3 guys walking while phonk plays thing with these guys

[cobalt burrow]

I really ought to make a mod with some accompanying yeen death sounds.

I know what to do today.

[raven fiber]

[raven fiber]

Almost done, just a few things left to spruce up but i'd also like to get some feedback on how it currently is

[raven fiber]

https://thunderstore.io/c/lethal-company/p/DarnHyena/LethalCreature/
https://thunderstore.io/c/lethal-company/p/DarnHyena/LethalCreatureClassic/

Update is out! \o/

Also made a seperate upload for the previous version as a sort of 'classic' edition for those that like the creatures just as they are

[high pier]

@raven fiber if you havent passed out and went to sleep already I do have one question about customization

Nevermind I figured it out

[cobalt burrow]

Thank you again for making these 2 mods. Beautiful.

[silent marsh]

[high pier]

hey uh

is there any way of stopping the code spam in chat for the customization @raven fiber

[raven fiber]

Unfortunatly not atm that I'm aware of.
That's why I kept the previous version up on the side as a "classic" version

You'll only get the basic suits, but it's still otherwise still entirely clientside

Or well

It's a steathlier clientside

compared to the new one

Only those without the mod will see the spam

[high pier]

In the current or old version?

[raven fiber]

Current. The text spam is I think was something related to networking so the changes appear to others

If everyone has the mod, no one sees it at all

[high pier]

um

I still see the code, and everyone is running the same modpack

[raven fiber]

I thought it only showed up for those without the mod

Could be a chance I suppose of a clash with some other mod making it visible

[silent marsh]

interesting

i guess i will have to fragment it then

[knotty summit]

Do you think it would be possible to make it replaced the view model?

[raven fiber]

It is possible, but life has kind of eaten up Bunya's freetime to work on the modelreplacementAPI, so updates to it have been a bit on hold for the time being

[knotty summit]

Question so is it possible to replace the mimic with a lethal creature?
I know there are mods that replace entities like the bracken with Goku so I'm just wondering if this is possible

[silent marsh]

check in with the ModelReplacementAPI

since lethal creature is using that api

[raven fiber]

Possibly someday, but Bunya hasn't had as much free time to properly update the API in awhile

[knotty summit]

Yeah...

[cobalt burrow]

I know I said I would do this a while ago, but here it is now:

https://thunderstore.io/c/lethal-company/p/CacklingManiacs/YeenSounds/

[cobalt burrow]

If anyone has sounds they think should be replaced with this mod, let me know :3

[raven fiber]

Marvelous

[raven fiber]

New update is out \o/

https://www.nexusmods.com/lethalcompany/mods/28?tab=files
https://thunderstore.io/c/lethal-company/p/DarnHyena/LethalCreature/

[raven fiber]

https://twitter.com/_BobaGum/status/1761142964594585821

Boba Gum ＊ 🧶🧵🎨 (@_BobaGum) on X

SING IT WITH ME NOW!
🎵 WEEEEEE LOVE THE COMPANY!
THE COMPANY!
THE COMPANY!🎵

Lethal company employee based off the mod that turns the player models into hyenas.

#amigurumi #hyenas #yeen #crochet #lethalcompany #fanart

Twitter · Feb 23, 2024, 9:36 PM

[cobalt burrow]

Dawww

[knotty summit]

Thank you I really appreciate this loading my code every single time was kinda repetitive this is really appreciated

[knotty summit]

Ohh my I didn't Scroll down I only seen this after I commented AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHh

I love him and I will protect him and if anyone try or hurt him I will die for him if i need to

[raven fiber]

I know right? It's so great

[silent marsh]

[knotty summit]

when is the fingers update coming out?

[raven fiber]

Eventually™️

Mostly just depends on if Bunya ever decides to keep working on the API

[knotty summit]

:3

They literally just updated it

[raven fiber]

ooh

I guess time to see if anything breaks

[knotty summit]

Masked hyenas are so funny

Maybe you could put the mask down so it actually covers the face?
probably too difficult to do and would require work from the model replacement API developer

Also lethal creatures works perfectly fine and v50 even a masked support

It even works with customizations

[raven fiber]

Yeah I might need to figure out if there's a way for my models to have a custom mask that appears instead of that one

[knotty summit]

Do you mean a custom mask that would fit over the hyenas? that would be sick

[raven fiber]

Ye

[raven fiber]

https://fxtwitter.com/Kenastion/status/1774254768174801223

Creature is real

[knotty summit]

That is so cool

[knotty summit]

Doing the gritty and I can see my creature hands that's so cool

It's a config in the model replacement API

Although it still uses the default view model when using body camera mods

V type engine isn't visible when held though

That's probably because the view model is auto generated

[raven fiber]

@knotty summit Yeah, the positioning for items has always been a bit off unfortunately

[raven fiber]

https://fxtwitter.com/Kenastion/status/1784737410037014949