Post: How to Change Your Skin Manually
03-16-2011, 06:03 PM #1
Shieldsy
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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); This is written by me for you, if for instance the skin changing system on minecraft.net isn't working Smile It is also useful if you have pirated Minecraft :p However, doing this is changing the default skin on the game, so if you go online everyone who hasn't changed their skin will have this Happy But still, a way to have a custom skin even in pirated =D

You need: An archiver (Winrar, 7zip etc)

Ok so first off find your skin Smile For this I personally go to TheSkindex, minecraftskins.com Smile

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I am going to choose this skin, Purple Penguin Smile

You want to choose this button, for download:

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If for whatever reason you can't see the snapr, it is the down arrow onto the grey rectangle Smile

That should start off your download which should take seconds. When it is done save it somewhere memorable, I chose my desktop.

Then hit the Windows Button and R, or go into the start menu and select 'run'. Into there, type '%appdata' without the appostraphe's, and click ok Smile

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The case doesn't matter =D

In the folder which opens, select '.minecraft', and then the 'bin' folder.

Once in there, right click the 'minecraft.jar' (it might just be called 'minecraft', and be classed as an Executable Jar File) folder and click 'open with...' and choose the archiver you're using, which for me is Winrar.

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Once you have opened that, scroll down the page until you find 'char.png'.

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This is your skin. Now reselect the skin you downloaded and copy it (CTRL + C). Go back into the archiver and paste (CTRL + V). If you use Winrar, a box will pop up. Just click ok Smile

Now you're done! Simply load up Minecraft and your skin should be changed =D I can't show you that because I don't have Minecraft on this netbook Winky Winky

Hope it worked for you!

FAQ:


Q: I can't find the char.png in the archiver?

A: Sometimes the char.png is actually in the subfolder 'mob', if it's not in the main folder is should be in there.

Q: When I paste in the skin, it comes up with errors?

A: Make sure Minecraft is fully closed. If it persists, go into Task Manager and look for 'javaw.exe' or something similar, and end the program. Retry pasting in the skin, and it should work Smile
Last edited by Shieldsy ; 04-16-2011 at 09:46 AM.

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05-08-2011, 10:03 PM #20
Shieldsy
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Originally posted by xSimplyBlessed View Post
Awesome thread :y: Outie


Thanks Smile

Originally posted by Dr.
thank you so much!


No problem :y:
05-09-2011, 01:43 PM #21
Fail
I Break The Rules.
Can't you just download the png file and upload it onto the site. And if you never knew most skin sites have an option to apply it to your account and you do not have to download it or anything.
05-09-2011, 06:55 PM #22
Shieldsy
I <3 Feeder.
Originally posted by Fail View Post
Can't you just download the png file and upload it onto the site. And if you never knew most skin sites have an option to apply it to your account and you do not have to download it or anything.


This could be used if:

-you have pirated Minecraft
-the main mc website is down

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