https://github.com/minetest-mods/skinsdb

Player skin mod, supporting unified_inventory, sfinv and smart_inventory
https://github.com/minetest-mods/skinsdb

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Player skin mod, supporting unified_inventory, sfinv and smart_inventory

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/minetest-mods/skinsdb
• Owner: minetest-mods
• Created: 2017-10-01T21:26:28.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-09-28T09:15:39.000Z (3 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-24T21:06:51.460Z (9 days ago)
• Topics: minetest-mod, skins
• Language: Lua
• Homepage:
• Size: 7.2 MB
• Stars: 28
• Watchers: 9
• Forks: 39
• Open Issues: 16
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# skinsdb

This Minetest mod offers changeable player skins with a graphical interface for multiple inventory mods.

## Features

- Flexible skins API to manage the database

- [character_creator](https://github.com/minetest-mods/character_creator) support for custom skins

- Skin change menu for sfinv (in minetest_game) and [unified_inventory](https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?t=12767)

- Skins change menu and command line using chat command /skinsdb (set | show | list | list private | list public | ui)

- Supported by [smart_inventory](https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?t=16597) for the skin selection

- Supported by [i3](https://github.com/minetest-mods/i3) inventory mod

- Skin previews supported in selection

- Additional information for each skin

- Support for different skins lists: public and a per-player list are currently implemented

- Full [3d_armor](https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?t=4654) support

- Compatible to 1.0 and 1.8 Minecraft skins format

- Skinned hand in 1st person view (1.0 skins only)

## Installing skins

### Download from the [database](https://skinsdb.terraqueststudios.net/)

#### Ingame Downloader

1) Get Minetest 5.1.0-dev-cb00632 or newer

2) In the settings menu show advanced options, find the "Developer Options" tab and add "skinsdb" to "Trusted mods" (secure.trusted_mods in minetest.conf)

3) Start your world

4) Run `/skinsdb_download_skins  `

5) Wait for the Minetest server to shut down

6) Start the server again

You might want to run `minetest` in a Terminal/Console window to check the log output instantly.

#### Python Download script

**Requirements:**

 * Python 3

 * `requests` library: `pip3 install requests`  

 

Go to the updater folder of this mod and run `python3 update_skins.py`  

The Script will download all the skins from the database for you.

### Manual addition

1) Copy your skin textures to `textures` as documented in `textures/readme.txt`

2) Create `meta/character_.txt` with the following fields (separated by new lines):

    * Skin name

    * Author

    * Skin license

## License:

- GPLv3

- skin texture licenses: See "meta" folder

- hand model: CC0

### Credits

- RealBadAngel (unified_inventory)

- Zeg9 (skinsdb)

- cornernote (source code)

- Krock (source code)

- bell07 (source code)

- stujones11 (player models)

- jordan4ibanez (1st person view hand)