Note: This project is on an indefinite hiatus. All information on this page was left "as is" when I left the project and is more than likely to be outdated.
I will leave an archive of my progress here for those who want to take a look:
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I will leave an archive of my progress here for those who want to take a look:
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Mine Little Pony Skin Previewer
A program for use with the "Mine Little Pony" mod for Minecraft to preview skins in 3D.
Inspired by SkinCraft. Made in Processing.
Finally finished support for some of the new features in the 1.3.2.2 update of the mod and successfully implemented Peter Lager's "gui for processing" library. Many changes were made, hopefully for the better. . .
New features:
+ Awesome GUI
+ Support for new Pony Sizes. Yay!
+ Centering
* Each leg of pony models has their own checkbox under the "Show/Hide" menu
* Grid Menu is now a checkbox under the "Special Menu"
* Posing was changed to "Pose" and is still incomplete
* "Race" menu was renamed to "Kind"
* "Male" was moved to this menu
* Bigger Window
- Editor was removed
- FPS counter was removed
Inspired by SkinCraft. Made in Processing.
Finally finished support for some of the new features in the 1.3.2.2 update of the mod and successfully implemented Peter Lager's "gui for processing" library. Many changes were made, hopefully for the better. . .
New features:
+ Awesome GUI
+ Support for new Pony Sizes. Yay!
+ Centering
* Each leg of pony models has their own checkbox under the "Show/Hide" menu
* Grid Menu is now a checkbox under the "Special Menu"
* Posing was changed to "Pose" and is still incomplete
* "Race" menu was renamed to "Kind"
* "Male" was moved to this menu
* Bigger Window
- Editor was removed
- FPS counter was removed
README(Abridged):
I believe that it is possible to "wing it" and discover what my program does through intuition and/or trial and error. The readme was created meticulously to document everything, and will contain unnecessary details. I have included an abridged version of the readme here:
1) Back up your skins
2) Use "File > Save" or "File > Save as" to save changes to race, tail and gender.
1) Back up your skins
2) Use "File > Save" or "File > Save as" to save changes to race, tail and gender.
Note: This button does not do anything at the moment. For help, use the contact form at the bottom of this page.
Instructions
Installation
1) Download and decompress the zip file of your choice below.
2) Place the skin you want to preview in the same folder as the application, not in the "lib" folder. It must be a PNG with Alpha (transparency) enabled.
Note: The Mac version does not have a lib folder (cause the libraries are pre-installed)
Note 2: Do not move or modify any other files contained in the decompressed folder.
3) Run the application
4) Select a skin to open
Basic Changes:
a. Kind: Select a race under the "Kind" menu
Note: The race will be automatically detected and selected if the color of the first pixel is correct color when the skin is loaded.
b. Tail: Select a tail length under the "Tail" menu
Note: The tail length will be automatically detected and selected if the color of the second pixel is correct color when the skin is loaded.
c. Gender: Check or uncheck "Male" race under the "Kind" menu
Note: Gender will be automatically detected and selected if the color of the third pixel is correct color when the skin is loaded.
d. Fixing Transparency:
1) First try Special > Fix Alpha to make all transparent pixels transparent (0,0,0,0)
2) If that does not work, use Special > Fix Black to make all black pixels transparent (not recommended)
Use "File > Save" or "File > Save as" to save the above changes
1) Download and decompress the zip file of your choice below.
2) Place the skin you want to preview in the same folder as the application, not in the "lib" folder. It must be a PNG with Alpha (transparency) enabled.
Note: The Mac version does not have a lib folder (cause the libraries are pre-installed)
Note 2: Do not move or modify any other files contained in the decompressed folder.
3) Run the application
4) Select a skin to open
Basic Changes:
a. Kind: Select a race under the "Kind" menu
Note: The race will be automatically detected and selected if the color of the first pixel is correct color when the skin is loaded.
b. Tail: Select a tail length under the "Tail" menu
Note: The tail length will be automatically detected and selected if the color of the second pixel is correct color when the skin is loaded.
c. Gender: Check or uncheck "Male" race under the "Kind" menu
Note: Gender will be automatically detected and selected if the color of the third pixel is correct color when the skin is loaded.
d. Fixing Transparency:
1) First try Special > Fix Alpha to make all transparent pixels transparent (0,0,0,0)
2) If that does not work, use Special > Fix Black to make all black pixels transparent (not recommended)
Use "File > Save" or "File > Save as" to save the above changes
Downloads:
OPENGL
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P3D
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Note: I am not sure what the difference between 64 and 32 bits systems is. I would suggest trying a P3D version first.
Photo Finish Skin
skin.png | |
File Size: | 1 kb |
File Type: | png |
Photo Finish Skin. Originally made by SnyderTime86, modified by Verdana.
Use this to test the program.
Many more skins below.
Link from official Mine Little Pony Mod Minecraft Forum topic
Use this to test the program.
Many more skins below.
Link from official Mine Little Pony Mod Minecraft Forum topic
Note: Classic skins may not work as advanced skins with the Mine Little Pony Mod.
Planned Features:
Short term goals:
- Show/Hide all menu item
- Bring FPS Counter back
- Code Cleanup (???)
- Support for new pony sizes (100% done)
- Unicorn horn Glow (5% done)
- Armor and possibly Cloaks? (???)
- Option to view Unicorn and Earth Pony (wing-less) skins in their sneaking position (???)
- Option to view Pegasi and Alicorn skins with wings in their open position (so many polygons!)
- Simpler editing and Accessories (???)
- Keyboard Shortcuts (???)
- Switch to Processing 2.0 (???)
Long term goals:
- Incorporate whatever you may suggest (within my ability)
- Release source
Longer term goals (in other words, suggested but may never be included):
- Sound?
- Web version? As an applet?
- Open skins from websites?
- Show/Hide all menu item
- Bring FPS Counter back
- Code Cleanup (???)
- Support for new pony sizes (100% done)
- Unicorn horn Glow (5% done)
- Armor and possibly Cloaks? (???)
- Option to view Unicorn and Earth Pony (wing-less) skins in their sneaking position (???)
- Option to view Pegasi and Alicorn skins with wings in their open position (so many polygons!)
- Simpler editing and Accessories (???)
- Keyboard Shortcuts (???)
- Switch to Processing 2.0 (???)
Long term goals:
- Incorporate whatever you may suggest (within my ability)
- Release source
Longer term goals (in other words, suggested but may never be included):
- Sound?
- Web version? As an applet?
- Open skins from websites?
FAQ and Common Errors
Legend:
* Would probably the fix error
# May fix the error
? Theory on how to fix the error
File selector pops up, but nothing else happens (has only been produced on windows):
#Try a different version
Parts of Mane appears Black when it should be transparent (Mac):
*First try Special > Fix Alpha; this would probably the bug
*Special > Fix Black will turn all black pixels transparent, which may produce unwanted results
OpenGL version freezes (has only been produced on mac)
*Force quit the application
*Restart your computer
"Cannot find javaw.exe" error on windows
#Reinstall and/or Update Java
* Would probably the fix error
# May fix the error
? Theory on how to fix the error
File selector pops up, but nothing else happens (has only been produced on windows):
#Try a different version
Parts of Mane appears Black when it should be transparent (Mac):
*First try Special > Fix Alpha; this would probably the bug
*Special > Fix Black will turn all black pixels transparent, which may produce unwanted results
OpenGL version freezes (has only been produced on mac)
*Force quit the application
*Restart your computer
"Cannot find javaw.exe" error on windows
#Reinstall and/or Update Java
Known Bugs
- "Neck" menu items under "Hide/Show" and "Grid" are only available after starting the program, and disappear if race is changed.
- Transparency bug still affects wings and horn
- Text may be illegible with P3D Renderer
- OPENGL versions may be slow, especially if other programs are running (Try P3D version)
- Transparency bug still affects wings and horn
- Text may be illegible with P3D Renderer
- OPENGL versions may be slow, especially if other programs are running (Try P3D version)
Acknowledgments
Thanks to the following people who are all awesome and helped make this program possible:
Verdana, for the awesome Mine Little Pony mod:
http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/748553-11-mine-little-pony-v11/
The-Swain, Afro-Ninja and mike, who made Skincraft, a skin editor for Minecraft :
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/571250
Peter Lager for his GUI library:
http://www.lagers.org.uk/g4p/index.html
These notable Testers (in no particular order):
Marko Vinu (Koscum)
Comrade_Derp
Fury The Fabulous
Vincent Gao
Yasmin Rajendran
Ali Shahmoradi
Bob Feinauer
British Derpy
Miles Fine
Dadelus Umbra
Sugna Hugh
Gage Gabretti
Jamian Clark
Emily Schultz
Thomas Moyer
Sugna Hugh
Kyle Martinson
Sho Bauerschmidt
Kristy J.
Facebook friends I bugged when I went crazy about bugs I could not reproduce.
Hasbro and My Little Pony:Friendship is Magic
Mojang and Minecraft
And of course Daisy Sharaf (my instructor for an Intro to Engineering Class at my High School) for teaching the magic of programming.
Verdana, for the awesome Mine Little Pony mod:
http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/748553-11-mine-little-pony-v11/
The-Swain, Afro-Ninja and mike, who made Skincraft, a skin editor for Minecraft :
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/571250
Peter Lager for his GUI library:
http://www.lagers.org.uk/g4p/index.html
These notable Testers (in no particular order):
Marko Vinu (Koscum)
Comrade_Derp
Fury The Fabulous
Vincent Gao
Yasmin Rajendran
Ali Shahmoradi
Bob Feinauer
British Derpy
Miles Fine
Dadelus Umbra
Sugna Hugh
Gage Gabretti
Jamian Clark
Emily Schultz
Thomas Moyer
Sugna Hugh
Kyle Martinson
Sho Bauerschmidt
Kristy J.
Facebook friends I bugged when I went crazy about bugs I could not reproduce.
Hasbro and My Little Pony:Friendship is Magic
Mojang and Minecraft
And of course Daisy Sharaf (my instructor for an Intro to Engineering Class at my High School) for teaching the magic of programming.
Please do not leave bug reports there as such bugs have probably been fixed in the latest version. For bug reports on the latest version, use the form at the bottom of this page.