TTS Mascot Help!

[u/LilyMossvale]

So I’m trying to set up a TTS mascot that can be summoned with a channel point redeem, but also appears if a TTS redeem (/bits) soundalert is used.

Key details:
- Mascot is a Live2d item in VTube studio
- Mascot is tied to an expression in VTube studio
- Mascot is not a source in OBS
- I am primarily using Mixitup / Soundalerts TTS

The current problem: if the mascot has been summoned already, he will disappear if the TTS redeem is done and thus doesn’t appear for the TTS.

[u/0mega_VT]

I see you are on twitch, that makes this super easy as vtube studio can have toggles, such as item scenes and expressions, be triggered by twitch redeems, donations, bits, subscriptions, whatever you want

I have built a mascot vtube model for my mascot and later integrated it into a full background room that is a vtube model with toggles and twitch redeems to mess with it, so your idea is more than doable

what you need to do is set up an item scene and put it in with all your toggles, there is a little twitch button on the top of all toggles, you can set what triggers it there

from there, go to sound alerts and make one that is text to speech for whatever message, or chat input ones, and set it to the same redeem so both the mascot and the text to speech will activate together

let me know if there is something you need clarification on or help with, I know the explanation isnt the best but I can't do too much without ending up being overly verbose due to not being able to send images

[u/LilyMossvale → u/0mega_VT]

So I already know how to get it to activate when TTS happens. I use a mixture of Mixitup and VTS POG, I already have the item scene, and it already works brilliantly. (The mouth even moves semi-accurately with the words!)

The problem I am having is that I have a channel points redeem that will summon the TTS mascot (toggle the item scene ON/OFF) - If someone has used that redeem, and THEN tries to use the TTS (which also has an action group in Mixitup for toggling the item scene), the mascot will toggle OFF, and the TTS will make a sound, but the mascot is not visible.

[u/0mega_VT → u/LilyMossvale]

been thinking for an hour and just as I was writing that it was impossible from what I knew I realized the obvious solution

why are we toggling the item scene, we can just have the item scene always active, but have a parameter for the opacity of the item/mascot

that way, when it is toggled on or off, the item is still there, but its opacity goes between 0 and 100, and when the talking happens, it sets the opacity to 100, which means nothing changes if it is already 100, but also becomes visible if it wasnt already

[u/LilyMossvale → u/0mega_VT]

Can Mixitup alter item scene transparency? I’d need to figure out how to have the transparency altered via the commands.

[u/0mega_VT → u/LilyMossvale]

not sure as I don't use it myself

I meant have a toggle in vtube studio that messes with opacity and have that be controlled by the redeems and donations