General Discussion for Virtual Youtubers / Vtubers / Chuubas - it's okay to be a simp for 2D, just don't thirstpost.

Seems like for an indie there’s a fairly big investment into being a Vtuber. Have the art/model made, get the program for it, rig it properly, a good webcam/computer/internet...
Indie Vtubers is actually a high risk low result thing, perhaps even more than traditional streamer. Sure you can hit it big, but I think the most logical way for indies to strike gold is being picked up by a big corp group like Cover and Ichikara. VShoujo and other english group is actually a good thing for the indies, if only they are not filled with shady or toxic people
 
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Seems like for an indie there’s a fairly big investment into being a Vtuber. Have the art/model made, get the program for it, rig it properly, a good webcam/computer/internet...
Indie Vtubers is actually a high risk low result thing, perhaps even more than traditional streamer. Sure you can hit it big, but I think the most logical way for indies to strike gold is being picked up by a big corp group like Cover and Ichikara. VShoujo and other english group is actually a good thing for the indies, if only they are not filled with shady or toxic people
I'd disagree a little. You don't need much of a camera, I was using a shitty Android I got for free for a long time and only recently bought an actual webcam for less than $20. Vroid studio is free and you can make your own model, it just will show that it's basically a "budget" vtuber. You can get buy with a shitty computer if you play less demanding games like minecraft. I already had a high end PC so I was covered on that front at least.

Some indies can do pretty well, though it's like lightning in a bottle. I found this girl cause she posted her debut on reddit (the same day as artemis). She's already at over 4k subs on youtube with is nothing compared to any of the pros but for a normal person 4k subs in a little over a month is really good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w_5JPVzFr8
 
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Seeing you post so much stuff about Dice I never knew about makes me feel like a fake fan since I've listened to her music before she even joined Hololive

Maybe I should listen to the lyrics of some of her other songs apart from Hazy Skyscraper lol
Trust me, I am a very new Dice fan and have only really listened to like 5 of her original songs. It's just that in other communities, people talk and I have learned to be a very good listener. I learned a lot about her just from keeping up with this thread here and taking that info to my other circles regarding her (not disclosing it's from here of course, just saying it's "word on the street" or similar phrasing) and people talk about her lyrics. I think it's just because she's my type of girl that I retain some knowledge about her...not that I wanna fuck her. I'd rather spend an evening with her talking about life as she downs cheap wine and I down even cheaper vodka.
>Fubuki is a redditor

welp, time to unsubscribe and cancel my membership
She always has been. Even before getting an official account she would lurk on Reddit and post screenshots of things she found funny on Twitter. According to her meme review appearance, she has a sock account so she can browse without people knowing about her presence.
>You will never hear D.D. Karen beg you to cum inside like she begs to play Persona 3

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...you realize people are gonna make porn of her begging for P3 now right.
My politic is that if i see a Hololive in any game i play i will go full Pornhub Donkey kong and give them a good beating because the gachikois also need to suffer in the process


Ironic, considering that HoloEN was technically her idea
Roberu started dipping his toes into the FGC by picking up BBTAG and Rev2. Maybe if he starts hosting viewer matches you can take on the winning son.

I think he may have mentioned being excited for Strive as well...which would make two members feel that way, the other being Calli. Roberu/Calli Strive would be fucking amazing.
Seems like for an indie there’s a fairly big investment into being a Vtuber. Have the art/model made, get the program for it, rig it properly, a good webcam/computer/internet...
Depends on how all in you wanna go. Obviously doing everything yourself is cost efficient, but you need to know a lot about several things to do that and do it well. If you wanna go the paid route, it is still variable.

Character sheet: 30 to 50. This is normally just about finding the right artist on twitter or something like fiverr. Plenty of people willing to draw your fucked up furry OC and I'm sure they could be convinced to draw a chuuba character concept sheet.

Model and rigging: HIGHLY variable depending on if you're getting 3D or live2D. Even some 3D models are pricey. For a decent live2D you're looking at 500. Higher end is over a grand. While i know Trash Taste content isn't looked favorably here, Connor actually did a bit of research and commissioned 3 vtuber models of varying pricing tiers and you can definitely see the money working for you. Even looking at some commission sheets it can get ridiculous. Valefor opened up 2 spots and is charging 2 grand for doing everything and including a few fancy gimmicks like his own model. I lucked out and found a guy on a fan discord willing to make me a 3D model on the cheap.

PC equipment: several thousand, assuming you don't already have a computer. I have yet to see how CPU intensive or memory hogging something like vseeface is, but there are plenty of free facial tracking software programs to at least get you started. Even a basic Facerig user license is only 20 bucks or something. At most you need a decent microphone and camera, like any streamer who wants to show their face.
 
Lol Anya is a few minutes late and chat is already speculating that she's still asleep

Edit: first RPGmaker, now a VN?
 
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Is this Ren'py? Well I guess that's a bit easier than RPGMaker, but it makes me wonder what Reine's is going to be.

A Game Maker platformer?
 
Wow, amount of trilingual talents Cover scouted is impressive. Is it going to be a requierment in some time?
wouldn't be suprised that it will greatly improve your chances. After all, not only do you have multiple audiences to cater to, but you have to be able to interact with your senpais at some point as well
 
So, Zen is now trying to be Great Value Coco? He needs to start shit with China.

Sorry but there's only one original and better dragon and thats coco.

This loser switching outta nowhere to a dragon. Its a clear sign to compete against the big whales of hololive and aint gonna work out since this poser its a mute streamer lmao
 
Sorry but there's only one original and better dragon and thats coco.

This loser switching outta nowhere to a dragon. Its a clear sign to compete against the big whales of hololive and aint gonna work out since this poser its a mute streamer lmao
Funny thing is he's not even mute, he just kinda said he was till Twitter shat on him over it and he had to clarify that he's not actually mute, he's just paranoid about his voice.*

*meaning people finding out he's obviously a guy.
 
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It seems somewhat common in Indonesia to be an omniglot. Even Hana, an American expat, picked up on Indonesian and Japanese as she studied there.

Iofi is an anomaly since she knows 5 languages.
Trilingualism in Indonesia is somewhat mandatory since the school there teaches you local language, Indonesian, and English. Cases like Iofi isn't that rare too nowadays with the widespread influence from Korean and Japanese entertainment among the youth.
 
Trilingualism in Indonesia is somewhat mandatory since the school there teaches you local language, Indonesian, and English. Cases like Iofi isn't that rare too nowadays with the widespread influence from Korean and Japanese entertainment among the youth.
Iofi's languages are English, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, and German. Of all of them, German is the oddest of the bunch. Moona has the least command of languages of the ID girls, but somehow can communicate with Pekora since their English skills are both some level of broken.
 
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Iofi's languages are English, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, and German. Of all of them, German is the oddest of the bunch. Moona has the least command of languages of the ID girls, but somehow can communicate with Pekora since their English skills are both some level of broken.
People have been wondering if Iofi & Kiara will do a German collab in the future.
 
Trilingualism in Indonesia is somewhat mandatory since the school there teaches you local language, Indonesian, and English. Cases like Iofi isn't that rare too nowadays with the widespread influence from Korean and Japanese entertainment among the youth.
It's never been that hard to pick up multiple languages in the places where I lived. In my home country, you were taught the native language, English, and had to pick another language like Russian, French, Polish or German. And the place where I'm currently studying teaches the program only in English with language options like German, Spanish (starting from 0) and an option to learn a language on your own. In the end, I can speak my native language, Russian, English, and some German.
 
It's likely Leap Motion. It's $170. With how big Cover is you would think $170 would be a decent investment. If I was actually making money as an indie I'd get one.
God I hope not. Since the leap motion is garbage. Niji/hololive could get much better work done with a kinnect, decent lighting and a good programmer working for a couple months. Full body tracking is easy so just scale it down a bit.
 
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Kson originally applied to be on the translation team for Hololive, but was convinced by god-only-knows to audition for a talent slot proper.
Yagoo was using the AKB48 playbook, "It doesnt matter it they dont sing/dance for shit as long as they look good" swap "look good" for "funny" and you get the idea, he forgot that he technically has a comedian nuthouse instead of a idol agency
 
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