New features in Animator Wizard and misc

[strakacher21]

AnimatorWizard

• the Save VRC Expression Parameters function has been added (will save your VRC Expression Parameters before setting up animator);
• layers start name is now customizable;
• split the monolithic AnimatorWizard into partial class files (Expressions, Gestures, OSC smoothing, Editor, etc.);
• hand poses can now use the "same animations" for both hands or separate animations for the left hand and right hand;
• added Gesture Expressions Block bool list function (each element is a VRC bool parameter name. When any is True, gestures won't drive expressions);
• added clothing creation feature (switching algorithm). Creates an algorithm to switch clothes, animations and VRC params. By using specific blendshapes roll up clothes and body into "tube";
• added Face Toggle creation feature. Creates an algorithm to switch face animations;
• added OSC smooth setup feature. OSC smooth is needed to fix Face/Eye Tracking params in-game, as without it animation is choppy and jerky, as if it's lacking FPS;
• added Compressed Params module. Multiplexes multiple avatar parameters over a single synced channel, reducing parameter memory cost at the expense of sync latency. Parameter Compressor is based on the ideas behind LauraParamCompressor (LauraRozier);
• added Eye Tracking (Simplified Eye Parameters) creation feature. Creates an eye tracking using pre-made animations. The "same animations" system is also implemented there. With the Eye Tracking Block bool list function;
• added Face Tracking LipSync Control function (adds LypSync off/on feature) ;
• allow Face Tracking shapes to be single or split into Left/Right variants. Add a per-shape “Left and Right Shapes” checkbox for FT single/dual shape entries: when enabled generates ShapeLeft + ShapeRight, otherwise generates one Shape param. And Face Tracking setuper with the Face Tracking Block bool list function;
• prevent AnimatorWizard from increasing animator controller size on frequent use. Refactored AnimatorWizard to repack FX/Gesture/Additive controllers into fresh controllers using VRLabs 'AnimatorCloner', then swap them back in place under the original controller paths. This keeps custom layers and newly generated AnimatorWizard layers while dropping unreachable “garbage” objects that Unity leaves inside controllers over time. The garbage was accumulating specifically due to frequent use of the AnimatorWizard script. Uses parts of VRLabs Avatars 3.0 Manager (AnimatorCloner);
• auto-remove Unity "Base Layer" on generate. After generating animator layers, delete Unity’s auto-created "Base Layer" from non-default avatar animation controllers to avoid duplicate layers next to the system layer (SystemName)
• clean up generated layers safely. Make AnimatorWizard re-runnable across feature-flag changes by removing only its own generated layers (via an explicit whitelist) on FX/Gesture/Additive controllers and keeping user custom layers at the bottom of the stack.
• Improved AnimatorWizard Color customization: can work with lists now.
• Improved AnimatorWizard shape preferences generation: previously, you needed to use special prefix names such as "pref/toggle/" (for bool behavior) or "pref/slider/" (for float behavior). Now, these are all under the same prefix "pref/body/", and the switching logic is specified in the GUI. Additionally, vrc parameters such as pref/body/(bool or float)/ are created.

Misc

• Removed VRChat SDK suggestion for better tracking of FBT where the hip bone did not match the 90 degree angle between the legs (Now the hip corresponds to this angle);
• also, the Blendshape normals export was corrected and the FBX model in Unity was slightly adjusted for this (now you can use custom normals and there will be no warning: Can't generate normals for blendshape);
• Slightly improved UV;
• Minor edits to README.md;
• Brows Tracking Fix: removed 4 float unnecessary parameters for eyebrow tracking, namely: v2/BrowDownLeft and v2/BrowDownRight, v2/BrownUpRight and v2/BrowUpLeft. Their work is fully performed by v2/BrowExpressionLeft and v2/BrowExpressionRight (tested, everything works the same as it was, and there are fewer parameters!);
• Added baked vertex color avatar texture;
• Icons update;
• Proper avatar functionality when you're AFK;
• Added Export to Unity script header popover UI (and new features have been added to it): improved export interface to Unity in Blender's 3D viewport;
• Added buttons in the scene to switch scenes (SceneLabel update);
• Implemented automatic texture resolution switching integrated with SceneLabel: when switching scenes, TextureResolutionApplier applies settings for each scene from SceneTextureAsset, allowing resolution changes (e.g., 4K → 2K) for different platforms without manually resizing textures.

I definitely missed something, but here is basically what was done