Bring Your Avatar to Life with a Follower Pet

Add an interactive companion to your VRChat avatar—one that can follow you, stay in place, sit on your avatar, interact with players, and much more.

The Follower Pet Base System is completely free.

Install the system on your avatar once, then expand your collection with any compatible MSage Follower Pet.

Creator tools included: Build, authenticate, and export original custom skins with the Custom Skin Authenticator.

PC and Quest compatible • Made for VRChat avatars • Pets sold separately

How It Works

1. Download the Base System

Get the system for free and add it to your Unity avatar project.

2. Choose Your Pet

Explore the MSage Follower Pet collection and find a companion that matches your avatar.

3. Add It to Your Avatar

Drop your purchased pet into the prepared avatar setup, upload your avatar, and start exploring together.

Install the system once. Collect and switch between compatible pets whenever you like.

[Browse All Follower Pets]

More Than a Simple Follower

Depending on the pet, your companion can:

• Follow you as you move through VRChat
• Stay exactly where you leave it
• Sit or perch on a selected part of your avatar
• Follow another player
• React when players pet, touch, or interact with it
• Be picked up by other players
• Perform unique pet-specific actions and animations
• Be remotely controlled like a tiny drone
• Display a first-person pet camera on supported PC versions

Every pet has its own appearance, personality, animations, and supported interactions.

PC and Quest Support

The base system supports compatible PC and Quest versions of MSage Follower Pets.

Quest pet prefabs retain the core companion features while using optimized materials and animations. Some PC-only features, such as the remote pet camera, may be reduced or unavailable on Quest.

Check each pet’s product page for its exact platform support and included features.

Choose Your Companion

From magical creatures and tiny dragons to unusual monsters and adorable sidekicks, every MSage Follower Pet is designed to give your avatar more personality.

[Browse All Follower Pets]

Featured collection:

• The Gothic Kitten of Tara — https://payhip.com/b/YPV65
• The Sprite of Tara — https://payhip.com/b/tar4P
• The Dire Wolf of Tara — https://payhip.com/b/rv43B

Already know which pet you want? Download the free system first so your avatar is ready.

What You Receive

• The latest Follower Pet Base System Unity package
• PC and Quest-compatible system components
• Avatar menu and controller components
• The Follower Pet Custom Skin Authenticator creator tool
• Installation documentation
• Access to future compatible MSage Follower Pets
• Updates to the base system when provided

Follower Pets are sold separately and are not included with this download.

Create and Sell Your Own Custom Pet Skins

The included Follower Pet Custom Skin Authenticator turns a compatible MSage base pet into a safe, editable working copy. Customize its look without changing the original base-pet prefab, then save a complete PC and Quest-ready custom skin package.

Open it in Unity from MSage > Follower Pets > 3.Custom Skin Authenticator.

What the Authenticator Does

• Creates an unpacked working copy of the base pet while leaving the original prefab unchanged.
• Lets you edit materials, textures, meshes, and supported GameObjects directly in the Unity Hierarchy.
• Optionally copies and imports a new FBX, then replaces the working pet’s mesh and armature while retaining the Follower Pet framework.
• Saves a standard Follower Pet.prefab, a Quest Follower Pet.prefab, identification data, and the required material and texture assets.
• Records the custom skin name and Skin Author so compatible installer tools can identify the skin correctly.
• Lets you reopen and update custom skins authenticated in the same Unity project.
• Exports the finished skin as a clearly named UnityPackage with its eligible dependencies.

Four-Step Creator Workflow

1. Create a working pet: Select a base pet, name your skin, enter the Skin Author, and populate an unpacked copy.
2. Customize it: Change the working pet in the Hierarchy, or optionally replace its mesh and armature with a new FBX.
3. Authenticate and save: Build the main and Quest prefabs, copy the needed assets, and generate installer-compatible identification data.
4. Edit or export: Reopen a locally authenticated skin or export it as a distributable UnityPackage.

Built for Safer Distribution

The exported UnityPackage contains the created custom-skin folder and eligible dependencies inside MSage’s Follower Pets 6. It excludes the private local authentication record, shared 0.Resources files, and assets outside the Follower Pets package folder. This helps prevent base-system resources or unrelated project files from being included by mistake.

The tool also creates a Quest prefab with Quest-friendly material copies. Creators should still test both PC and Quest versions in Unity and VRChat and confirm that their model meets current platform performance requirements.

Creator Permissions and License Limits

You may sell custom-skin UnityPackages that you create with and export from the Custom Skin Authenticator.

Authentication records the skin-creation workflow in your local Unity project; it does not transfer ownership of the MSage base pet or grant permission to redistribute protected base-pet files outside the exported custom-skin package.

Selling an avatar that contains files from the base Follower Pet requires a separately purchased commercial avatar license for that specific base pet. You are also responsible for having permission to use and distribute every model, texture, and other asset you add to your skin.

Before You Install

You will need:

• A VRChat avatar Unity project
• The supported VRChat SDK and Unity version
• A compatible MSage Follower Pet
• Basic familiarity with editing and uploading a VRChat avatar

Please consult the included documentation for current dependency, controller, and Write Defaults requirements.

Installation

A complete step-by-step tutorial is included with the system.

In short:

1. Import the free Base System into your avatar project.
2. Add the supplied pet system components to your avatar.
3. Import and attach your chosen Follower Pet.
4. Confirm its menu and station-point settings.
5. Upload your avatar and meet your new companion.

[Watch the Installation Tutorial]

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this download include a pet?

No. This is the free system that allows compatible MSage Follower Pets to work. Pets are purchased separately.

Do I need to install the system again for every pet?

The base system prepares your avatar for compatible pets. The precise process for adding or switching pets depends on the current system version and the pet package.

Does it work on Quest?

Yes, when the individual pet includes a Quest-compatible prefab. Quest versions may use reduced materials or animations, and the remote camera is not available.

Can other players interact with my pet?

Supported pets can include grabbing, petting, following, and other interactions. Both players may need avatar interactions enabled.

Can I create or sell my own custom pet skins?

Yes. You may sell custom-skin UnityPackages created with and exported from the included Custom Skin Authenticator. You must own or be licensed to use every asset you add. This permission does not grant ownership of the MSage base pet or a commercial avatar license.

Will the Authenticator change my original pet?

No. It populates an unpacked working copy for your edits and saves the custom skin into its own folder. Your original base-pet prefab remains unchanged.

Can avatar creators install this on avatars they sell?

Only with the applicable commercial avatar license for each base pet included with the avatar. Creating or exporting a custom skin does not grant that separate license.

Where can I get help?

For installation support, updates, and announcements, visit [The Sage 3D Dojo].

Ready to Meet Your New Companion?

Download the system for free, prepare your avatar, and discover the growing collection of MSage Follower Pets.

[Browse All Follower Pets]