# For V and NPC - Rig deforming
## Summary:
**Published**: Oct 12 2024 by @chris\
**Last edited:** Oct 12 2024 by [mana vortex](mailto:undefined)
This guide will show you how to create a **custom rig**, based on [**BODY SHAPING - Tutorial**](https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/2884)**.**
### **Wait, this is not what I want!**
* If you want to learn what a rig even does, check [Armatures: .rig files](/cyberpunk-2077-modding/for-mod-creators-theory/files-and-what-they-do/file-formats/armatures-.rig-files.md)
* If you want to create custom poses instead, check [Poses/Animations: make your own](/cyberpunk-2077-modding/modding-guides/animations/animations/poses-animations-make-your-own.md)
## Requirements:
### Level of difficulty:
Medium - you should have some general knowledge of Blender and Wolvenkit
## Setting up
1. Create a [new Wolvenkit project](https://wiki.redmodding.org/wolvenkit/wolvenkit-app/usage/wolvenkit-projects#create-a-new-wolvenkit-mod-project)
2. Find an add one of the following files (the correct one for your body gender):
```
femV: base\characters\common\base_bodies\woman_average\t0_000_wa_base__full.mesh
mascV: base\characters\common\base_bodies\man_average\t0_000_ma_base__full.mesh
```
Add it to your project
3. Export it from Wolvenkit. Use the following settings:
* **Mesh Export Type**: WithRig
* **WithRig settings:** Select Rig -> woman\_base\_deformations.rig
## Blender
1. Import the `.glb` that you [just exported](/cyberpunk-2077-modding/for-mod-creators-theory/modding-tools/wolvenkit-blender-io-suite/wkit-blender-plugin-import-export.md#export-from-wolvenkit) into Blender:
2. You will see V's body: this is your immediate preview.
3. Enable and select the armature in the side bar panel:
4. Switch the viewport to to `Pose Mode` ( at the top left)
5. You can now select and **scale** individual bones.
Select the bones tab, select the bone you want to edit, and scale.
* Generally you want to scale bones that do not effect other bones. Joints, or those parenting other bones can break the mesh in game. Rotation and location generally breaks things.
* In my testing, Thigh\_1\_JNT isn't worth the hassle, looks fine in blender but always broke for me in game. *(if someone has a solution for this please let me know)*
* Since you are simply using blender to get a visual on what you are changing, you technically only need to edit one half of the body.
## Importing the changes into Wolvenkit
{% hint style="info" %}
This is currently a manual process. In the future, the toolchain will let you do this automatically — but we aren't there yet.
{% endhint %}
1. Add the required `.rig` files to your project (the second file is for first person perspective):
femV:
```
base\characters\base_entities\woman_base\deformations_rigs\woman_base_deformations.rig
base\characters\entities\player\deformations_rigs_wa\player_woman_base_deformations.rig
```
mascV:
```
base\characters\base_entities\man_base\deformations_rigs\man_base_deformations.rig
base\characters\entities\player\deformations_rigs_ma\player_man_fpp_deformations.rig
```
2. Open one of the files in the CR2W editor and find the BoneTransforms array
3. Find the bone that you scaled in Blender:
4. Here, we copy the values from Blender' s `BoneTransforms` tab.
{% hint style="danger" %}
Z and Y axes in Blender are **flipped** compared to Wolvenkit, so flip those values when inputting.
{% endhint %}
5. You need to do this for both sides of the body, so find the corresponding bone\
\&#xNAN;*If the name of your bone ends with `_r`, the corresponding bone ends with `_l`, and vice versa*
6. Save your changes
7. Open the other file in Wolvenkit, and repeat steps 2-6.
## Testing
1. Before packing your mod, **delete** the `.mesh` file that you exported in step 1. Your mod should only contain files with the extension `.rig`.
2. Hit the [Install and Run](https://wiki.redmodding.org/wolvenkit/wolvenkit-app/menu/toolbar#install-and-launch) button on the Wolvenkit toolbar
3. Start up the game
***
**Tada!**** if you did everything right then you can now cosplay as your favorite ant.**
Peak female form.
Thanks for reading hope it worked -Chris
## **How to make your rig for only V (or a specific NPC)**
So you got the rig edit working, but you may have noticed it applies to almost all female characters in game, not just V. This is because we edited a base game file that's shared by lots of characters including V, and by replacing it, made a "global" rig. \
\
If a global rig is what you wanted, you can pack your mod as is.
If you want to make your mod specifically for V or a certain NPC, or make it an equippable item, see tutorials below:
* [For V or NPC - How to make a rig mod](https://app.gitbook.com/o/-MP5ijqI11FeeX7c8-N8/s/4gzcGtLrr90pVjAWVdTc/~/edit/~/changes/2291/modding-guides/npcs/rig-deforming-for-v/for-v-or-npc-how-to-make-a-rig-mod)
* [For V - How to make Equippable Rig mods](https://app.gitbook.com/o/-MP5ijqI11FeeX7c8-N8/s/4gzcGtLrr90pVjAWVdTc/~/edit/~/changes/2291/modding-guides/npcs/rig-deforming-for-v/for-v-how-to-make-equippable-rig-mods)
## **Troubleshooting**
### **My rig edit isn't showing up!**
* Disable (remove) any other rig edits
* Check if your mod's `.archive` file has been installed to the correct folder:\
[`Cyberpunk 2077`](/cyberpunk-2077-modding/for-mod-users/users-modding-cyberpunk-2077/the-cyberpunk-2077-game-directory.md)`\archive\pc\mod`
* Make sure that it comes first in the load order by prefixing its name with a `#`
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