Extensive Project Moon Cosplay Guide by Terew | (DO NOT REPLY)

[terew]

This will be a continuously updated guide on cosplaying all characters/factions (Middle, Thumb, Index, Liu, Seven, etc etc etc) from the Project Moon universe.

I've done a lot of private custom PM avatars from scratch so far and I feel confident I can provide decent assistance with this

It will have links to all necessary assets and will also sometimes include custom texture edits and/or model edits made by me. Though, I will not link much custom content from me. The guide will mainly contain general stuff, not very specific stuff

I'm not sure what format I'll use but please refrain from posting any replies here to not flood the tutorial topic. Instead, use THIS DISCUSSION TOPIC to discuss (duh), ask questions, make suggestions and additions to the main tutorial topic

This will take some time to properly write and organize so WATCH this post if you're interested.

[terew]

First and foremost, basics and the tools that you might want to use:

Non-Blender Mesh Editing tools:

EreMorph

MeshStudio by Eden (Mostly the same thing as EreMorph, I find EreMorph more convenient)

Smooth Mesh Cutter (VERY IMPORTANT)

Mochifitter (NEARLY MANDATORY for less popular avatar bases, might have to search for Profiles for your avi)
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Easy Optimization Guide by me if you want ppl to actually see yo shit in public and/or perf. gated instances

I recommend keeping one optimized copy for public use and one non-optimized copy for pics/friends/private instances

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Photoshop, GIMP or some similar photo editing software

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Patience and uuuh resilience I guess. I'm still writing the first guide batch (Sinners) and it will take quite a bit of time to finish

[terew]

Sinners

I recommend using THIS COAT for sinners who don't wear it on shoulders (Don, Rodion, Ishmael, Sinclair, Hong Lu, Outis), crop it with this mesh cutter tool for Ishmael and Outis

And the shoulder coat from THIS ASSET for sinners who wear it on shoulders (sorry, you'll have to edit the textures yourself. You have the bottom PSD so it won't be too hard). Alternatively, this coat can be used too

Alternative coat: https://forum.ripper.store/topic/9180/brayton-asset-found-by-llelouch
LCB Textures for this coat: https://booth.pm/en/items/6533557

[register or login to view this hidden content] (Near-universal texture template by me, you still have to make your own sinner name and number)

LCB ID Cards (Free on Booth): https://booth.pm/en/items/8087892

[register or login to view this hidden content] - a ton of various visual PM assets ranging from weapons to accessories to EGO gear. They originate from this post, I organized them properly for your convenience

[terew]

Don Quixote

1. Noir Lux Coat - Coat + Shirt + Pants

2. Badges + Rocinante + Corset/Belt (Free on Booth)

3. Hair options:
   3.1. [register or login to view this hidden content] (Add physbones yourself if you want)
   
   3.2. [register or login to view this hidden content] (Add physbones yourself if you want)
   
   3.3. https://forum.ripper.store/topic/58058/lf-soft-wolf-hair?_=1784796532604, Adjust Blendshapes
   3.4. https://forum.ripper.store/topic/123803/とっとこcanvas-ashby-cut, Adjust Color and Width Blendshape

4. Lance and a lot of other stuff is in NPCrankiness folder