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It seems to be a problem with Minecraft.net itself, I think it is because the code for the site is being fiddled with. Though there is a work around.

You can change your skin remotely. First, sign into Minecraft.net. Then upload your skin onto a image hosting site, like imgur or tinypic, etc. and then copy the direct url.

Insert the direct url to your skin after the = in this address:

http://www.minecraft.net/skin/remote.jsp?url=

(For example:

http://www.minecraft.net/skin/remote.jsp?url=http://i52.tinypic.com/mycustomskin.png

is about what it should look like.)

Open a new tab/window on your browser with the address and it will ask if you want to change your skin. Confirm yes or no and you're finished. It takes a bit more doing than the regular system, but something is better than nothing.

It seems to be a problem with Minecraft.net itself. Though there is a work around.

You can change your skin remotely. First, sign into Minecraft.net. Then upload your skin onto a image hosting site, like imgur or tinypic, etc. and then copy the direct url.

Insert the direct url to your skin after the = in this address:

http://www.minecraft.net/skin/remote.jsp?url=

(For example:

http://www.minecraft.net/skin/remote.jsp?url=http://i52.tinypic.com/mycustomskin.png

is about what it should look like.)

Open a new tab/window on your browser with the address and it will ask if you want to change your skin. Confirm yes or no and you're finished. It takes a bit more doing than the old system but Tobias Mollstam(the MC website dude) is looking into it and fixing up Minecraft.net in general, I think.

If I'm not being clear, I'll attempt to better explain myself.

Will this be updated for 1.8? I miss my cape already. :tongue.gif:

EDIT: With the latest update to MCP I've tried this method again to get a cape for 1.8 and it still works. Yay.

Apparently the code for the cape is now contained in sz.class

[NOTE] If you are having trouble, feel free to ask questions. I'm happy to help. A simple question even brought this thread back to life (hopefully). [/NOTE]

Changing your cape is simple, and people have been wanting to do it since they first saw that Christmas tree on their backs. Most of you have either forgotten you ever had one, or you weren't playing Minecraft then. This thread will show you how to edit your cape to how you like it and use it!

Requirements
1. Java Development Kit 6 (JDK6)
2. Minecraft Coder Pack (MCP)
3. A computer
Steps
1. Edit this picture to be your cape.
Green = Area that faces the player in third person
Red = Area that faces away from the player in third person
Orange = Sides
Blue = Bottom of cape
Teal/turquoise = Top of cape

You can use GIMP, Paint.net, MSPaint, or anything that can handle .png files. The cape does not support transparency (thus why you can use MSPaint) and cannot be resized.

2. After you've installed JDK6 and unzipped MCP to somewhere, locate you .minecraft folder.
For Windows XP, click Start, then click Run. Type in "%appdata%" then press enter and open the .minecraft folder.
For Windows Vista/7, click the Start Menu (the shiny blue orb with the flag), type in run, and press enter. Open the .minecraft folder in the window that appears.
For Linux, open your home folder and press Ctrl + H. That will show your hidden folders. .minecraft will be in there.

3. Copy the 'bin' folder in .minecraft to the 'jars' folder wherever you put the MCP (yes, put it INTO the 'jars' folder).

4. Double click the 'decompile' and let MCP do its job.

5. After it's done, go into the 'src' folder where you put the MCP. Then go into 'minecraft', then 'net', then 'minecraft' again, then 'src'. Scroll down until you see EntityPlayer.java. Double click it and open it with Notepad when it asks.

6. Find the line in the code below:

	public void updateCloak()
	{
    	playerCloakUrl = "http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16221674/Cape.png";
    	cloakUrl = playerCloakUrl;
	}

and replace (new StringBuilder()).append("http://s3.amazonaws.com/MinecraftCloaks/").append(username).append(".png").toString(); to the url of your hosted image. For example, my cape. So now all of it would look like this:

	public void updateCloak()
	{
    	playerCloakUrl = "http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16221674/Cape.png";
    	cloakUrl = playerCloakUrl;
	}

(I mostly copy and pasted step 6 from Woot)

7. Save the file.

8. Go back to where the MCP is located, and run 'recompile' and let it do it's thing. After it's done, you might as well test your cape, so open 'startclient'.

9. If it works, great! You can move on to step 10. If not, go back and start again.

10. Run 'reobfuscate' and when it's done, go into the folder 'reobf', then 'minecraft'. You will find gs.class in there if all goes well.

10. Copy your modified gs.class into the minecraft.jar and delete the META-INF folder.

11. Enjoy!



Special thanks to Telgar and Woot for helping me begin modding the cape!
[NOTE] Other players will not be able to see you with your cape. You will however see everyone else wearing your cape. That's just how it works. [/NOTE]

Team Shirts from Legend of the Hidden Temple
- Orange Iguanas:

- Red Jaguars:

- Purple Parrots:

- Blue Barracudas:

- Silver Snakes:

- Green Monkeys:


I designed these for a Capture The Flag event on a friend's server, but they're also good for Spleef, or whatever other Multiplayer team games you might think up!

I've finished the first draft and have uploaded it for you guys to use. Let me explain the idea to you first though. Basically, I wanted the game to look like an old 2D Zelda game. I found the Zelda pack that's here on the forums, but I just couldn't get down with it. The 16bit, pixel-y textures just didn't sit right with me. So, I decided to redraw them by hand at 32bit. I also chose my own textures to use rather than basing it on the original pack. They are all from various 2D Zelda titles though, except for the ores, tree trunks (which are based on the WW Deku Tree bark), and lava. I did borrow some ideas from the original though, most noticeably the leaves. So, want to use it yourself? Well here you go!

UPDATES:

9/29: I updated the items.png file. Made the swords and hammers a bit prettier and added a sign and shovels.

9/25: Released the pack to the public!

In Game:










Various Blocks:

Workbench, Chest, Book Shelves, Furnace


Iron Block, Gold Block, Diamond Block


Gold Ore, Redstone Ore, Coal, Iron Ore, Diamond


Cloth, Planks, Adminium, Obsidian, Sponge (lol), Brick


Cobblestone, Mossy Cobblestone, Gravel, Clay, Halfstone


Tracks, Redstone Torch, Sapling, Yellow Flower, Red Flower, Brown Mushroom, Red Mushroom


TNT, Wood Door, Torch, Iron Door, Jukebox, Monster Spawner, Cactus

As requested, I'm including the Twilight Princess skin I made. Since I don't want it to interfere with dragging and dropping the files from the zip, I'm just going to put the png file here in the post.



Well, There you go. The ZIP above includes the first draft of the texture pack, some new armors, some new items, and a new cow skin. Just copy everything in it into your minecraft.jar file and you are good to go! Any questions or comments are greatly appreciated!

Hey all you minecraft folks.

So Kalahee got me this game and I've gotten real interested in all the skinning aspects of it (love the game itself too of coures!). I'm big into pixel art and working within restrictions and this game's got some real interesting restrictions and the low resolution definitely fits pixel art's teachings.

So without further ado, a list of my skins, followed by my armors

Section 1 - Skins

Section 2 - Public Skins

Section 3 - Armors + Download link




Skins

#1 - Rei Ayanami (from Neon Genesis Evangelion)


#2 - Drow for Kalahee (has a ponytail, which cant be seen here)



#3 - Panda for Nerkel


#4 - Claire Redfield (from Resident Evil) for Kalah's girl (has a ponytail, which cant be seen here)


#5 - Skeleton for Cho0b's, or however his name's spelt. (one of my personal favorites)


#6 - My Fallout 3 character (with two pipboys due to symmetrical arms)(has a ponytail, which cant be seen here)


#7 - Assassin's Creed dude, base done by Kalahee, I added shading and some details.


#8 - Knight girl, my current skin


#9 - Miner dude, requested by Kalahee





Public Skins
Feel free to use these as you please. You can edit them too, but please credit me for the original skin :smile.gif: - Also please post a screenshot here cuz I'd like to see!

These are all quick edits of my knight girl. I'll add more variety later~

#1 - Bearded knight



#2 - Old Knight



#3 - Young Knight - Sideburns



#4 - Young Knight - Animehair



#5 Carlos (Resident Evil)



#6 Peasant 1



#7 Peasant 2



#8 Peasant 3







And now the armors

Download LINK


Leather:


Iron:


Gold:


Diamond (yes I know its femmy, but i made these for me :tongue.gif:):


here are the png files for the armor for those who have problems with the download link. They go inside a folder called "armor" in the Jar. there are two files for each armor type (the 2nd file is for the pants)

Cloth/Leather:



Iron:



Gold:



Diamond:



Bit more work for ya but its the quickest fix for now :smile.gif:


Example of the Iron armor on a non-pitchblack skin:



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And thats everything so far. If people want I could package the armors up in a rar or something and find somewhere to host it for folks. I'm not really used to the whole modding thing (I have the mac version, so i dont have to mess with the jar file at all)


Comments and critiques are welcome

So I've found what I think is a great method to making great looking skins, that's not a lot of work.
NOTE: I personally use Photoshop CS4 to create my skins, but this method should work in Paint.NET and GIMP, as well as any other image editor with layers, layer opacity, and blending modes.

IMPORTANT: If something doesn't make sense, or you need help finding the correct button, please simply just ask me! I'll be happy to help to the best of my abilities! You can either put a reply in the thread or PM me. As well, if someone with Paint.NET, GIMP, or other programs can confirm that this method is usable in those programs (as well as people that use other programs!) as described, I'd really appreciate it.

Edit: More edits will be coming along in due time to hopefully alleviate the massive, scary wall of text and better organize this into a better, easier read. No current ETA, but keep your eyes peeled.

Things you will need:
1. Your skin. Use a very basic skin. Only apply flat, base colors. If you are using MCSkinEdit, do not apply noise to the image. We will do this on our own later.

2. SchnitzelKiller's beautiful "ambient occlusion map". An AO (short for ambient occlusion) map is a map (which is essentially part of the skin) that applies self-shadowing to the model. This will allow us to make the model look great in full light. The character's base skin appears to use an applied AO map as well. The AO map is available here. Save this somewhere you will remember it!

3. Any stock/vanilla/unmodified version of the terrain skin. I personally use Dropshock's because it was the first one I found that fit what I needed. That specific image is available here. However, any stock/vanilla/unmodified version of the terrain skin will work, granted that it has the white cloth. Save this somewhere you will remember it!

4. Basic to intermediate knowledge of how to work with your image editor of choice. You will need to know how to create new layers to work in, make and adjust selections, adjust the opacity of the layers we create, and tweak the blending modes of the layers we create.

Instructions:
Examples will be included - I will be using the skin I just finished, for Success.
1. Open your skin. If you're creating the skin in your image editor, save it once you have the base skin completed.
At this point, you should have something roughly like this:


2. Open the AO map you should have saved, select the entire image, and copy it. Return to your skin, create a new layer, and paste the AO map into the new layer. Adjust the map as needed to fit the image (sometimes it won't paste in the exact spot you need, so don't fret!). Once the AO map is placed correctly, you may close the AO map image, as we won't need it again.

-[Addendum] Some programs will have an "import" or "place" feature, which will allow you to directly place the AO map image into a new layer without opening the file and copying it. Feel free to use it, because it hastens the process!

3. At this point, the AO map should be completely overriding the base skin. This is normal, because the AO map layer is set to 100% opacity on the "normal" blend mode. This means that the AO map layer is fully opaque and is not blending with the skin layer beneath. Adjust the AO map's layer properties so that it is using the "Multiply" blending mode, and the opacity to roughly 50%.
At this point, your skin should be looking about like this:

-[Addendum]What we are doing with the blend mode and opacity is changing how the AO map layer interacts with the layer beneath. The "Multiply" blending mode causes brighter colors on the AO map to become more transparent - white is fully transparent, whilst black is fully opaque. This doesn't always looks good on a skin, so we simply adjust the opacity down so that the black is slightly transparent as well. You don't have to stick to 50% opacity, it just looks good on most skins. Feel free to play with the transparency until YOU like it!


4. Even with the AO map correctly shadowing your skin, it's still a little flat. This is where the terrain image comes in handy. Open the terrain image and select only the white cloth. Copy it, return to your skins, and create a second new layer (you should now have three total layers!). Now you need to paste the white cloth texture until it covers what you would like. You may cover the entire layer, or save the texture for just the clothing your character wears. Again, edit the layer properties to 50% opacity and the "Multiply" blend mode. Save your image, your skin is complete!
In the final stages of skinning, your skin should look like this:

-[Addendum] What we're doing here is basically the same as with the AO map. However, instead of creating shadows on the model, we're simply giving it texture, so it's not completely flat. Again, you can play with the opacity until you decide you like it, you aren't required to stay to 50%!

-[Addendum 2] Getting more advanced once more, some image editing programs allow you to create "patterns" that you can save for later use. This again simplifies and hastens the process of creating the skin. Simply select the white cloth and find the "Create Pattern" button. (In Photoshop, it's under Image>Define Pattern). From here, allow the program to create the pattern from the selection. Now it should be saved, so you never have to open the terrain image for this tutorial again! Merely create a new layer, and fill it with the paint bucket. Instead of using a color, you need to set it to use patterns. Select the white cloth pattern we made, and fill away! It's also a good idea to make your selection for where you're going to place the pattern, rather than go back and erase areas you don't want.

Here's a comparison of each stage of this tutorial. You can see how it evolves with each step. View the image on its own to see all of it.


Final thoughts:
-THIS IS REALLY ONLY A GUIDE. You do NOT have to follow it letter by letter!
-When creating your base skin, try to stay away from pure white (RGB 255, 255, 255), pure black (RGB 0, 0, 0), and other "pure" colors (values being 255). The reason? Pure white will never get any brighter - that's the brightest it will go. It will always be very bright, and can make an otherwise pretty skin look average. Pure black is the same, although it gets no darker - when night falls, black won't get any darker. So try to use "almost white" or "very light grey" and "almost black" or "very dark grey". Other "pure" colors can seem extremely bright and vivid. I understand that Minecraft is very cartoony, but I personally prefer staying away from "pure" colours if I can. For instance, if I want a bright red, I use RGB 224, 0, 0 rather than RGB 255, 0, 0. You don't have to listen to me, though.
-Sometimes, certain colours are hard to achieve if you're trying to use HSB or RGB values. If you don't have color swatches and would like a color, feel free to ask, I've got a plethora of swatches with RGB, HSB, and hex values that I don't mind sharing. I know flesh can be kind of hard to get right. :smile.gif: