# Avatars

## Overview

Odyssey has provided customizable, high-fidelity avatars to use in your project. The avatars are already networked, animated, and do not require any configuration to use.

Features include:

* **Metahuman bodies & clothing** - Diverse set of body and clothing options.
* **Ready Player Me heads** - Users can easily create heads from their likeness.
* **High-fidelity animations** - Naturalistic movements crafted by Odyssey.
* **Loading screen integration** - Users can customize while waiting.

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Avatars are completely optional. You can also use your own networked player.
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## Enable Avatars

Enabling Avatars is easy and doesn't require any configuration or code.

1. Open your project. Navigate to **Project Settings -> Odyssey -> Player Type.**
2. Set Player Type to `Odyssey Avatar`.
3. Follow the validation prompts that will correctly set up your project settings.

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4. When you ship your project you will now automatically be using Avatars for your player pawn.