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Mikassa

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Demeter Dzadik
Demeter Dzadik Publisher
  • Blender 4.2
  • Project Gold
  • License: CC-BY
  • 7 Nov 2024

This character requires at least Blender 4.2, and WILL NOT WORK on lower versions!

Mikassa is the protagonist of the Project Gold Showcase and packs a lot of technology into one character. This one's not for the faint of heart!

Notes on how to use the character

  1. Put your 3D cursor in the Origin of your scene. Choose File > Link and browse the character file
  2. Go to the Collections and select CH-mikassa. Make sure "Instance Collections" is enabled. Press Enter.
  3. The Collection should appear instanced in the Viewport. Select it.
  4. Choose Object > Library Override > Make.

The CH-mikassa collection is also marked as an asset, so you should be able to copy it into your own personal asset library and make use of the asset browser to import it.

We also included Mikassa's pose library in this file which should be visible when you enter pose mode on her rig.

Adjusting shading options

By default the brush strokes are disabled in the Viewport to optimize performance. To enable them, search for the empty object with the name HLP-mika-lighting_rig_target and enable the custom property called Brush Strokes

If you encounter any bugs, please report them here.

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18 comments
Jak Wilmot
Jak Wilmot
Jan. 17th, 2025

BTW - if your download still isn't working even after subscribing and refreshing the page, try clearing your browser's cache or login in with a new browser

Rafael Silva
Rafael Silva
Dec. 2nd, 2024

Wow, what a disappointment! I subscribed just to access this rig, and the download isn’t working... such a shame

Rafael Silva
Rafael Silva
Dec. 2nd, 2024

Sorry about my previous comment, it’s working now. You just need to subscribe and refresh the page. What’s confusing many people is the fact that there’s a download button even without a subscription.

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Rafael Silva
Rafael Silva
Dec. 2nd, 2024

Anyway, the rig doesn't work. When you open it in any version, a warning appears in the top-right corner saying the rig only works in version 4.4 (which, by the way, doesn’t exist yet). And when you try to use any controller, the object's origin ends up at the character's feet...

Demeter Dzadik
Demeter Dzadik
Dec. 7th, 2024

@Rafael Silva Hey, this doesn't make much sense to me. As for 4.4, the file was probably saved with the latest daily build, since that's what we normally use, but don't worry about this, 4.2 should be fine. But to understand the issue you're having, it might be best to submit a bug report on the link at the end of the description.

Corentin Le Ny
Corentin Le Ny
Nov. 28th, 2024

Hello i just download mikassa rig and the whale, the whale rig is fine to play with but mikassa is lagging way too much, any idea why ? And also i just can't enable the brush stroke with the error 'can't edit this property from a system override data-block'. Thank you for your help and thank again for those assets they are amazing !

Demeter Dzadik
Demeter Dzadik
Dec. 7th, 2024

@Corentin Le Ny Hey, most likely due to the shard tech. Try just opening the character directly rather than linking it, and removing collections you don't need, to try to squeeze more performance out of it. The rig is provided as it was used in production, so it's pretty heavy.

Bryan Stone
Bryan Stone
Nov. 26th, 2024

Where is the download?

Demeter Dzadik
Demeter Dzadik
Dec. 7th, 2024

@Bryan Stone You should see a big download button below the thumbnail.

John Ko
John Ko
Nov. 23rd, 2024

No metarig for this model? , Snow has one

Demeter Dzadik
Demeter Dzadik
Dec. 7th, 2024

@John Ko So, we packed up the file that is the actual final production asset, which doesn't include workflow helpers like the metarig or pose shape key storage objects. Snow wasn't made for any particular production, so the rigging file was the final file. But anyways, if I ever update Mikassa, I'll try to include the metarig.

Willy Xia
Willy Xia
Feb. 14th, 2025

@Demeter Dzadik pls do include the metarig, we're learning how to tweak the rig with cloudrig, thanks.

John Ko
John Ko
Dec. 11th, 2024

@Demeter Dzadik Thank you Snow was really helpful, Hope Mikassa would soon!

Simon
Simon
Nov. 20th, 2024

I can't download this rig for some reason. It gives me an internal server error everytime i try. It's only this rig which gives me this error though.

Adhithyan
Adhithyan
Nov. 20th, 2024

@Simon same for me

Demeter Dzadik
Demeter Dzadik
Nov. 21st, 2024

@Adhithyan You guys are right, something seems to be borked, waiting for web team to fix. Sorry!

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Demeter Dzadik
Demeter Dzadik
Nov. 21st, 2024

@Simon Just had to re-upload, should work now, otherwise let us know!

Simon
Simon
Nov. 21st, 2024

@Demeter Dzadik works now, thanks.

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