skinsdb/README.md

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 support for custom skins
• Skin change menu for sfinv (in minetest_game) and unified_inventory
• Skins change menu and command line using chat command /skinsdb (set | show | list | list private | list public | ui)
• Supported by smart_inventory for the skin selection
• 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 support
• Compatible to 1.0 and 1.8 Minecraft skins format

Installing skins

Download from the database

1. Get Minetest 5.1.0-dev-cb00632 or newer
2. Uncomment the lines in init.lua mentioning skins_updater.lua
3. Start your world and wait until it reports that the skins were downloaded.
4. Let the Minetest server shut down
5. Comment the lines in init.lua again
6. Start the server again

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

Manual addition

1. Copy your skin textures to textures as documented in textures/readme.txt
2. Create meta/character_<name>.txt with the following fields (separated by new lines):
   • Skin name
   • Author
   • Skin license

License:

• GPLv3

Credits

• RealBadAngel (unified_inventory)
• Zeg9 (skinsdb)
• cornernote (source code)
• Krock (source code)
• bell07 (source code)
• stujones11 (player models)