UMA 3

UMA 3 — Complete Character Customization for Unity

UMA (Unity Multipurpose Avatar) is a powerful, flexible character‑generation framework that lets you build fully customizable humanoid characters for any game. UMA 3 brings a modernized content library, streamlined authoring tools, and a robust runtime system that makes it easy to create unique characters at scale — from a single hero to an entire population of NPCs.

UMA combines meshes, textures, bones, wardrobe items, and DNA‑driven shape changes into an optimized character at runtime. This means fewer draw calls, smaller memory footprints, and characters that can be customized on the fly without sacrificing performance (Characters are initially tuned for the highest fidelity and modern graphics cards. Instructions are included to change the mode to supporting atlased textures and lower drawcalls).

If your game needs characters that can change appearance, equip items, morph their bodies, or be generated procedurally, UMA 3 gives you the complete toolkit.

The new sample characters include:

15 Eyebrow presets

18 Beard presets

16 Mustache presets

19 Hair presets

8 Race presets Male/Female, Human, Elf, Sprite, Sylvan

Expanded documentation!

Sculpting Tools!

Overlay Painting - layers, masks, generators, etc!

New performant multi-threaded, time sliced mesh combiner!

Bone animators - Make swaying braids, tails, and add jiggle!

New gore and amputation system!

Important! Before importing, be sure to remove any older versions of UMA to ensure a clean compile!

💬 Community‑Driven, Open Source

UMA began as a Unity‑sponsored project and continues as a community‑driven, open‑source system. UMA 3 represents years of contributions, improvements, and modernization from developers around the world.

Please read the release notes for more information and changes. This is a massive update!

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