Zenless Zone Zero Character Setup

1. Opening the Setup Wizard & Shader Selection

1. Press N in the 3D Viewport to open the sidebar.
2. Navigate to the Character Setup Wizard tab.
3. In the Game drop-down menu, select Zenless Zone Zero.
4. Under Setup Settings, select your preferred Shader:
   • Kythera’s Shader (Recommended): Modern anime shader supporting real-time Lighting Mode presets, rim lighting, fake SSS, and tint controls in the Item panel.
   • Legacy Shader: Classic ZZZ Setup File V2.0 shader with 3D viewport control rig boards.

Kythera’s Shader (Toon)

More anime toon-style look with vibrant cel-shading, real-time lighting presets, and Item panel controls.

Legacy Shader (Realistic)

More realistic shading with gradient light falloffs, softer transitions, and 3D viewport control rig boards.

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2. Importing Your Character

You can set up your model in one click using Run Entire Setup or step-by-step via Old Setup.

1. (Optional) Under Setup Settings, enable Hair & Clothes Physics to add dynamic physics to the hair and clothing. Enable Disable Rigging to skip rig generation and import materials + outlines only.
2. Click Run Entire Setup (or Set Up Character under Old Setup).
3. A file browser window will appear. Navigate to your character folder containing the .fbx model and textures.
4. Click Select Character Folder.

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3. Automated Setup Pipeline

When running the setup, the add-on executes the following automated steps for Zenless Zone Zero:

• Set Up Character: Imports the .fbx mesh, cleans vertex groups, and standardizes bone hierarchies.
• Set Up Materials: Replaces default Blender materials with your chosen ZZZ Toon Shader nodes, automatically binding diffuse, lightmap, eyeshadow, and color ramp textures.
• Set Up Outlines: Applies geometry-node inverted-hull outline modifiers to all character meshes for crisp line art rendering.
• Fix Transformations: Resets location, rotation, and scale transformations.
• Rig Character: Integrates the specialized jideeh ZZZ Face Rig and configures breast/torso physics controls.
• Finish Setup: Switches Color Management to Standard to preserve raw texture color accuracy.

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4. Optional: Adding Eyeshadow Material

If your character requires manual eyeshadow material assignment:

1. Select the character’s face mesh and press Tab to enter Edit Mode.
2. Hover over the eyeshadow geometry and press L to select the eyeshadow mesh components.
3. In the Material Properties tab, click the + button to create a new material slot.

4. Assign the ZZZ Shader Eye material to the newly created slot.

5. Click the Assign button to apply the material to the selected eyeshadow mesh.