With the male deathclaw avatar I've just been introduced to avatar compressors like the LAC compressor
https://lac.limitex.dev/en/docs/
And in the most recent VRchat update video the devs mentioned d4rkAvatarOptimizer as a great tool that they're trying to replicate in internal systems but still recommends using it to optimize avatars. https://github.com/d4rkc0d3r/d4rkAvatarOptimizer
Don't ask me how exactly they work, but at the very least, I see LAC compresses textures.
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