When playing the old Indev version of Minecraft, players is greeted with a skin that is completely black. The reason for this is that Mojang is removing the resources. The simple solution to this is to turn of your Wi-Fi, which prevents Mojang access. However, this can be a tedious process to do every time your want to play. Therefore, about a year ago, I found my own permanent solution. I found no tutorials on the internet, therefore I want to share my solution.
As you may know, Minecraft is written in Java. It therefore requires Java to be installed on your computer in order to run. The new launcher comes with it's own Java, so players don't need to install it themselves. If we prevents the Java installation to communicate with the internet, Mojang cannot touch the Indev resources. We don't want to mess with the original Java. Therefore, we will make a copy of the Java folder, deny it access to the internet via windows firewall and specify the new Java location for the Indev profile inside the launcher.
1. Open the folder where your Minecraft executable file is, and locate: Runtime → jre-x32/jre-x64 → //current java version. Mine is "1.8.0_51".
2. Inside the "bin" folder lies the Java installation. We don't want to touch the original Java. Therefore, make a copy of the bin folder and call it whatever you want. I called mine "bin blocked".
3.Open control panel → System and security → Windows-firewall → Advanced settings. Select "Outbound rules" in the menu at the left, and thereafter "New rule" in the menu at the right.
4. Make sure "Program" is selected, and click next. Thereafter specify the path to the copied java folder's javaw: //Minecraft executable folder → Runtime → jre-x32/jre-x64 → //current java version → //the copied bin folder → javaw.exe. Then click next.
5. Make sure "block connection" is selected, and click next. Select all of the options and click next. Call the rule whatever you want, and give it a description if you prefer. Then click finish. The rule of your given name should now appear in the rule list.
6. Open the Minecraft launcher → Launch options → Enabled "Advanced Settings" option at the top → //Select your Indev profile
7. Specify the Java executable to the newly blocked javaw.exe. The standard location should already be selected. Simply change the "bin" folder name to the copied bin folder. Lastly, hit "save".
That's it! Run Minecraft Indev and enjoy the sight of Steve! You no longer have to play with a completely black skin, or disable the Wi-Fi everytime you want to play Indev as Steve.
When playing the old Indev version of Minecraft, players is greeted with a skin that is completely black. The reason for this is that Mojang is removing the resources. The simple solution to this is to turn of your Wi-Fi, which prevents Mojang access. However, this can be a tedious process to do every time your want to play. Therefore, about a year ago, I found my own permanent solution. I found no tutorials on the internet, therefore I want to share my solution.
As you may know, Minecraft is written in Java. It therefore requires Java to be installed on your computer in order to run. The new launcher comes with it's own Java, so players don't need to install it themselves. If we prevents the Java installation to communicate with the internet, Mojang cannot touch the Indev resources. We don't want to mess with the original Java. Therefore, we will make a copy of the Java folder, deny it access to the internet via windows firewall and specify the new Java location for the Indev profile inside the launcher.
1. Open the folder where your Minecraft executable file is, and locate: Runtime → jre-x32/jre-x64 → //current java version. Mine is "1.8.0_51".
2. Inside the "bin" folder lies the Java installation. We don't want to touch the original Java. Therefore, make a copy of the bin folder and call it whatever you want. I called mine "bin blocked".
3. Open control panel → System and security → Windows-firewall → Advanced settings. Select "Outbound rules" in the menu at the left, and thereafter "New rule" in the menu at the right.
4. Make sure "Program" is selected, and click next. Thereafter specify the path to the copied java folder's javaw: //Minecraft executable folder → Runtime → jre-x32/jre-x64 → //current java version → //the copied bin folder → javaw.exe. Then click next.
5. Make sure "block connection" is selected, and click next. Select all of the options and click next. Call the rule whatever you want, and give it a description if you prefer. Then click finish. The rule of your given name should now appear in the rule list.
6. Open the Minecraft launcher → Launch options → Enabled "Advanced Settings" option at the top → //Select your Indev profile
7. Specify the Java executable to the newly blocked javaw.exe. The standard location should already be selected. Simply change the "bin" folder name to the copied bin folder. Lastly, hit "save".
That's it! Run Minecraft Indev and enjoy the sight of Steve! You no longer have to play with a completely black skin, or disable the Wi-Fi everytime you want to play Indev as Steve.
Thanks, I guess?