Vertex coloring on textured models to use in Unity?

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Hi, I am making a Nintendo 64/ PS1 inspired game in Unity. I know that those consoles did not have lighting and instead used vertex colors on textured models to add variations in light and in color to save on space. Like Banjo-Kazooie, TLOZ: Ocarina of Time, Spyro, etc.

Here is a visual example: https://twitter.com/JasperRLZ/status/1094624131012714498

I would like to use this technique in my level models and then export them to Unity, but I can’t find a way of doing it. The best I could find is this video, but it doesn’t work for me when I do it, and it does not explain much of what they are doing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VEdMQIF_sU
If anyone knows how to do this, please do tell. Thanks!

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On what side do You have problem? Creating it in Blender or using it in Unity?

Btw this thread should go to support section

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Well, I don’t really know the process of doing it. I texture my meshes but then I can’t color the vertices and use textures at the same time like the video shows. I also have no clue on how to export it to Unity and make them look like the examples.
Sorry, I’m new to this site : P

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  1. Blender
    now VCol painting looks different
    imho its best to have 2 viewports and shader that coresponds to what you create/use in game engine
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  2. In exporting You do not have to use any extra steps
  3. In Unity you have just use/create shader that uses vertex color in way You want
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Oh man! Thank you so much! You saved my project from looking very boring! I actually couldn´t get it to work in blender but in Unity it looks just how I wanted which is what really matters in the end so once again thank you very much. You´re also the only person who has anwsered my question after posting it three times in different places :’ )