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. Start your world
3. Run /skinsdb_download_skins <skindb start page> <amount of pages>
4. Wait for the Minetest server to shut down
5. 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
• skin texture licenses: See "meta" folder

Credits

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