Guides:Contact Collision Tags

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VRChat Contact Senders & Receivers can have custom tags. The VRCSDK comes with a built-in list of tags and this page is a community driven expansion of them.

Example usage of custom collision tags

Naming Conventions

• Use PascalCase
• Avoid spaces, use _ if needed
• Clarity is important but brevity is appreciated
• Avoid using abbreviations/acronyms unless they are widely accepted
• Avoid single letter tags

Collision Tags

Broken down into general categories. Some of these will overlap with the built-in list.

You may have up to # Tags on each Contact so using all applicable tags is usually good. (EG: Consumable and ConsumableFood together)

Combat

Tags used for combat systems, from melee to magic.

Tag	Description	Other Notes
Damage	Generic catch all for combat systems. Anything that should cause damage.	Built-in
Weapon	General tag for something usable as a weapon.	Built-in
DamageSharp	A specific variant of Damage for sharp weapons. (Sword)	Built-in
DamageBlunt	A specific variant of Damage for blunt weapons. (Club)	Built-in
DamageMagic	A specific variant of Damage for magic effects.
Shield	General tag for something that can block/deny damage.	Built-in
Armor	Defense for melee or ranged. Could be literal armor or a force field
Projectile	An object that moves through the air to deal damage, usually fired from a weapon.	Built-in
Bullet	A specific variant of a Projectile~ something fired from of a ranged weapon.
Laser	A specific variant of a Projectile~ something fired from of a ranged weapon.
Ammunition	An object treatable as ammunition for a ranged weapon.	Built-in
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Properties

Tags describing elements, physical properties, surface conditions, or forces.

Tag	Description	Other Notes
Hot	A hot suface	Built-in
Cold	A cold surface	Built-in
Fire	Flames or an object on fire	Built-in
Igniter	Something to light flames. Sparks/Striker
Freezer	Something that can freeze other things	Built-in
Electricity	Zap! A source for electricity to flow from
Conductor	Something for electricity to react to/flow into
Wet	Water or a wet surface	Built-in
Water	Liquid water	Built-in
Wind	An area that's applying wind forces	Built-in
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Interactions

Tags used for niche or social interactions

Tag	Description	Other Notes
Cheers	A glass or can? For drink-clinky stuff!
Consumable	Consumables of any kind.	Built-in
ConsumableFood	Solid edible consumable	Built-in
ConsumableDrink	Liquid edible consumable	Built-in
Edible	For any consumable
Brush	A brush that could affect hair, fur, ect	Built-in
Dye	An object that could change the color of another	Built-in
DyeColor	DyeRed, DyeBlue, ect. Specific dye colors.
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Tag	Description	Other Notes
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Specific Community Niche

These tags may violate naming conventions but are prevalent enough already to warrant mentioning.

Tag	Description	Other Notes
Parry_Detect	For weapon clashes in melee combat systems.	From LiindyVR.
Blunt	A specific variant of Damage for blunt weapons. (Club)	From before built in tags
Sharp	A specific variant of Damage for sharp weapons. (Sword)	From before built in tags
Magic	A specific variant of Damage for magic effects.	From before built in tags
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