There have been a lot of questions about the new skin system - how to use it, how the layers work, how to make new skins - and Docm77 is here to answer them! This video explains how to transfer your 1.7 skin to Minecraft 1.8, and how to create your own custom skin with simple and free tools. Enjoy!
Awesome! I knew you could do left/right appendages different now, but I didnt know you could turn overlays and capes on or off from within the game.
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will the skins ever get an option to display the 2nd layer as solid blocks instead of floating and flat? many mods add this and it looks sooo much better to have your hair/hat look like its a solid real thing instead of a floaty flat ugly thing.
will the skins ever get an option to display the 2nd layer as solid blocks instead of floating and flat? many mods add this and it looks sooo much better to have your hair/hat look like its a solid real thing instead of a floaty flat ugly thing.
Since I always made my own skins since I began playing, I was already pretty experienced with how to make the new style of skins.
Here's my current skin styles in 1.8:
Even though I already understood the new format, it's great for the other players who didn't know!
There have been a lot of questions about the new skin system - how to use it, how the layers work, how to make new skins - and Docm77 is here to answer them! This video explains how to transfer your 1.7 skin to Minecraft 1.8, and how to create your own custom skin with simple and free tools. Enjoy!
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Here's my current skin styles in 1.8:
Even though I already understood the new format, it's great for the other players who didn't know!
Are you in a 1.8 snapshot?
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Check the skin options menu, it turns on and off skin layers.
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If you just uploaded you skin recently, you might need to wait a bit for it to update.
Edit: I looked at your skin (fancy skin download stuff) and it is still 64x32. Try re-uploading it also