diff --git a/README b/README
index f3da950..c1f13b3 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ https://github.com/minetest-technic/unified_inventory
 
 This is the "u_skindb" branch, it is ment to download the skins from addi's skin database (http://minetest.fensta.bplaced.net).
 
-To re-download the latest skins you may want to run:
- "./update_from_db.py" OR
- "./update_from_db2.py"
- script, then "./generate_previews.sh" before using the mod.
-
+To re-download the latest skins you have 2 ways:
+	1, if you have blender) Run the script "update_from_db.py" OR "update_from_db2.py"
+	and then "./generate_previews.sh"
+	
+	2, if you are lazy) Run the script "update_from_db_hacky.py"
+	and then make sure, you have set "u_skins.used_hacky" to "true" in "./u_skins/init.lua"
 
 Credits:
 MirceaKitsune (WTFPL) + bundled script by Zeg9 (WTFPL too):
diff --git a/u_skins/init.lua b/u_skins/init.lua
index abc73b0..5e3119b 100644
--- a/u_skins/init.lua
+++ b/u_skins/init.lua
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ u_skins = {}
 u_skins.type = { SPRITE=0, MODEL=1 }
 u_skins.pages = {}
 u_skins.u_skins = {}
+u_skins.used_hacky = false -- set to true if used hacky way to update skins
 
 u_skins.get_type = function(texture)
 	if not texture then return end
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ u_skins.update_player_skin = function(player)
 	elseif u_skins.get_type(u_skins.u_skins[name]) == u_skins.type.MODEL then
 		player:set_properties({
 			visual = "mesh",
+			mesh = "character.x",
 			textures = {u_skins.u_skins[name]..".png"},
 			visual_size = {x=1, y=1},
 		})
@@ -47,11 +49,13 @@ unified_inventory.register_page("u_skins", {
 		name = player:get_player_name()
 		local formspec = "background[0.06,0.99;7.92,7.52;ui_misc_form.png]"
 		if u_skins.get_type(u_skins.u_skins[name]) == u_skins.type.MODEL then
-			formspec = formspec
-				.. "image[0,.75;1,2;"..u_skins.u_skins[name].."_preview.png]"
-				.. "image[1,.75;1,2;"..u_skins.u_skins[name].."_preview_back.png]"
-				.. "label[6,.5;Raw texture:]"
-				.. "image[6,1;2,1;"..u_skins.u_skins[name]..".png]"
+			formspec = formspec.."image[0,.75;1,2;"..u_skins.u_skins[name].."_preview.png]"
+			if not u_skins.used_hacky then
+				-- player back view
+				formspec = formspec.."image[1,.75;1,2;"..u_skins.u_skins[name].."_preview_back.png]"
+			end
+			formspec = formspec.."label[6,.5;Raw texture:]"
+				.."image[6,1;2,1;"..u_skins.u_skins[name]..".png]"
 			
 		else
 			formspec = formspec
diff --git a/update_from_db_hacky.py b/update_from_db_hacky.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ae3280
--- /dev/null
+++ b/update_from_db_hacky.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+from http.client import HTTPConnection
+import json
+import base64
+
+server = "minetest.fensta.bplaced.net"
+skinsdir = "u_skins/textures/"
+metadir = "u_skins/meta/"
+i = 1
+pages = 0
+
+c = HTTPConnection(server)
+def addpage(page):
+	global i, pages
+	print( "Page: "+str(page))
+	try:
+		c.request("GET","/api/get.json.php?getlist&page="+str(page)+"&outformat=base64")
+		r = c.getresponse()
+	except StandardError:
+		c.request("GET","/api/get.json.php?getlist&page="+str(page)+"&outformat=base64")
+		r = c.getresponse()
+		if r.status != 200:
+			print("Error", r.status)
+			exit(r.status)
+	data = r.read().decode()
+	l = json.loads(data)
+	if not l["success"]:
+		print("Success != True")
+		exit(1)
+	pages = int(l["pages"])
+	for s in l["skins"]:
+		f = open(skinsdir+"character_"+str(i)+".png",'wb')
+		f.write(base64.b64decode(s["img"]))
+		f.close()
+		f = open(metadir+"character_"+str(i)+".txt",'w')
+		f.write('name = "'+s["name"]+'",\n')
+		f.write('author = "'+s["author"]+'",\n')
+		f.write('comment = "'+s["license"]+'",\n')
+		f.close()
+		try:
+			c.request("GET","/skins/1/"+str(s["id"])+".png")
+			r = c.getresponse()
+		except StandardError:
+			c.request("GET","/skins/1/"+str(s["id"])+".png")
+			r = c.getresponse()
+			if r.status != 200:
+				print("Error", r.status)
+				exit(r.status)
+		data = r.read()
+		f = open(skinsdir+"character_"+str(i)+"_preview.png",'wb')
+		f.write(data)
+		f.close()
+		i = i + 1
+addpage(1)
+if pages > 1:
+	for p in range(pages-1):
+		addpage(p+2)
+print("Skins have been updated!")
+