It is quite natural that Minecraft users do not want to be similar friend at each other like hatchery chicks. Therefore, every gamer wants to change his appearance, to show individuality, so to speak. This can only be done if you change your Minecraft skin.
It is possible to change the appearance of your virtual hero in Minecraft both in single-player mode and in multiplayer mode. However, in single player (single-player game), only you can admire the skin. When playing in multiplayer (multiplayer game mode), the user changes his screen in order to distinguish himself from the crowd of gamers who do not know or do not know how to do this.
Regular and HD skins
Skin is the appearance of a virtual hero in the sandbox game Minecraft. By default, the standard appearance is an ordinary square man named Steve:
In fact, a skin is not only the clothing of your in-game virtual character, but also the image of a face. A regular skin is shown in this picture:
A closer look at this character in Minecraft reveals that he is wearing a cartoon Spider-Man costume. The standard skin resolution is 64 by 32 pixels (square). You can color it according to your desires and worldview. This is a type of children's paper coloring book. Which was first painted and then folded (glued) into a figure. In the Minecraft gamer process, the glued coloring - skin will look like in this picture: 
Users of the gaming sandbox have already seen that the standard graphics (image) of a skin have a low resolution, there are few pixels and it is almost impossible to draw a truly impressive image. Therefore, in Minecraft, it is possible to use a skin with a fairly high resolution of 1024 by 512 pixels. Naturally, this allows you to create professionally drawn “clothes” for your game character.
For example, here is a sample HD Minecraft skin: 
And this is a spectacular Iron Man skin, this is how it will look in the game: 
How to change the image in the game?
There are four options (methods) that can change the skin of your hero:
- If you have a real gaming license, then go to the official Minecraft website and in the settings change the appearance of your virtual hero to the one you think is most suitable in at the moment time.
- Download any character image, rename the downloaded file to “char.png”. Next, go to the /.minecraft directory, then to a folder named “bin”. Find the “minecraft.jar” file in it and open it using any archiver program. Then you need to open the “mob” folder and replace the “char.png” file in it with your new one, which you have renamed. And magically you can change Steve to the image you downloaded. This ideal option for single player (single game).
- In this option, you will have to change your name. To do this, log on to mcskinsearch.com. On this site, select the skin you like and copy the nickname. Then you change your name to this nickname and visit Minecraft again. Everything turns out just as you dreamed!
- The fourth method is only suitable if your game server has its own launcher. Then you can put your skin on the server website.
If you started playing Minecraft under one nickname, but want to change it, it’s not that difficult. The game developers understand that people have different reasons for changing their name: they might not like it, they might get bored, there might be a mistake or a rash choice during the first registration.
There are several ways and tips on how to change your nickname in Minecraft. The most important thing for players is to save their work and achievements so that they do not have to delete their nickname along with their account. With the right actions, everything will remain intact.
Nickname change
One way to change your nickname is to go to the Mojang website.First you need to find out if there are any restrictions in Minecraft for changing your nickname. The first is if less than a month has passed since registering and creating an account. You can change your nickname once a month.
It must be taken into account that the chosen nickname should not coincide with the names of other players. When changing the nickname of a game character, the profile name on the site does not change.
- Visit www.mojang.com.
- Click on account. You will find this tab on the right side of the page, at the top.
- Click Log in and enter your details (email address and password). You can also find this button on the right top corner. You can skip these two steps if you are already logged in.
- Go to “Profile Name”, where you enter the profile name. You will find this section in the middle of the page.
- You need to click Change, so you can change the player’s data. This link is easy to find on the right, next to your current name. New is entered in the text field.
- After entering, you should check the availability of the name to see if it is taken (Check availability). When available, the message “username is available” appears. If it’s busy (username is in use), we look for something else.
- All you have to do is enter your password to log in. account, and click on the line about the change (Change name). All of these options are at the bottom.
Changing your account password
It happens that problems arise when entering a password if it is forgotten or entered incorrectly. If you want to know how to change your password in Minecraft, read the instructions:
- Go to the central hub (node) of the server.
- Create a password containing more than 16 characters (letters of different case, numbers).
- Now enter the command / changepassword (change the old password to the new one).
After this operation, a message about the successful password change should appear in the chat.
When purchasing a licensed version of the game, many people have a question about how to change their nickname to Minecraft licenses? Go to the same Mojang website and in the account window, find the option to change your nickname in “My Games” (“Profile Name” - “change”), you have already read the instructions for changing it.
A few years ago there was a problem related to changing the Minecraft username, but now it is gone. Changing your nickname is very easy on the main website of the game. Thank you very much developers for the availability of this option and ease of implementation.
Video: How to change your nickname in Minecraft.
Many people are probably already tired of the standard Steve skin (this is the name of the player’s model). Therefore, you can try changing the skin. This can be done in different ways. How - read on.
Method one
It can only be used by those who have a licensed version of the game (you can buy it). The official website of the game offers the opportunity to change the skin. To do this, you just need to log in with your username and password, then go to the "Profile" page and download the skin file in PNG format. After that we go into the game. And now, both in single and online games, you can see yourself in a new guise.
Method two
But those who play on a pirated copy can change the skin differently. There are nicknames that change your skin when you log in. In this case, you don’t need to download anything. For each skin there is a specific signature (nickname). It should be used as a nickname in the game. Just copy the signature into the launcher window and play. When playing online, other players also see you with a new skin, but at the same time single player There will still be a standard skin.
Method three
If you don’t like either one or the other, and also you don’t have a licensed copy, then you can create your own skin. But it’s immediately worth noting that when playing online, all players will have the same skins (the same as yours). But they will all see your regular skin. So let's get started. First, open the minecraft.jar file with any archiver.
There we look for a folder called mob. There you will see several files, among which will be the file we need - called char.png.
We extract it and be sure to make a backup copy. Next, open the file with any graphic editor and edit. In my opinion, it is more convenient to edit through Adobe Photoshop, since it allows you to edit the image without losing the transparency of some areas. But Paint will not work, since it will replace transparent areas with white. As a result of this, the skin will not be displayed correctly. Next, upload this file back to the mob folder, confirming the replacement. After that, we go into the game and see the result. If we want to install the previous standard skin, then we simply download a backup copy. But you can also download a ready-made skin instead of drawing it yourself. After that, rename the file to char.png and upload it to the archive. And this is what the result looks like using the example of a skin with painted rather than real diamond armor.
Instructions
If you are just new to Minecraft, after registering in it you will by default appear in the image of a certain “miner” Steve - a boy with light eyes and brown hair, dressed in a turquoise T-shirt and discreet blue trousers. This character is very common, and therefore many will quickly get bored. If you want to exchange it for someone else, act depending on the specific game circumstances.
To change your character in Minecraft, you just need to give him a different skin. When you are the happy owner of a licensed copy of this popular game, it will be extremely easy for you to do this. Go to any site that offers various options game appearance, choose the one you like among them, and click on the inscription next to it about adding it to minecraft.net. Now this skin will be with you all the time you spend playing gameplay - on any game resources. If you get tired of it, change it just as easily, in one click.
When you have a pirated copy of Minecraft installed, changing your character will not be so easy. There are several ways to do this, but all of them have disadvantages. If you want to be able to change your skin in one click, go to any pirate server. After registering there, you will have access to various options for the game’s appearance. With one click, select the one that suits you best - and your character in the game will receive just such a skin. However, there is a high probability that before starting gameplay you will be required to install a special launcher, the installer for which you will find on the same server.
If you don't want to deal with pirated gaming sites, there are other ways to change your character. Download from any resource where skins are stored, a file with the one you like. Already on your computer, rename it to char.png. After that, open your minecraft.jar through any archiver and delete the document in it with a name identical to the above. Then place your newly created skin file in the folder in which it was located. Now in the game your character will have exactly this appearance - but, unfortunately, only you will see it. For other gamers, you will still remain Steve.
When this state of affairs does not suit you, because you are eager to get a chance to demonstrate the interesting appearance of your character to other participants in multiplayer gaming resources, act a little differently. Find a skin you like on the Internet and carefully remember the spelling of the nickname with which it is associated. Now register on all servers under that name. From now on, everyone will see your character the way you want, but no one can predict how long this will not change. If the owner of a licensed account whose nickname you borrowed decides to change the appearance of the character, a similar fate will await you.
If you need to change the world mode, there are several methods you can use. In order not to resort to using various types of mods, you can use a fairly simple tool.
Step 1
Let's say we have map A, with the game mode "survival". In order to convert it to another mode, you will need to create new world, but in the “creativity” mode. Let's call it card B.
Step 2
Go to the saves folder, and then to the map folder A. After that, copy all the existing files. Then we go to the card folder B and insert them, naturally confirming the replacement. That's it, let's go into the game, load map B, but in its place there will be map A, with a creative mode.
Sometimes this approach may not help. And then you can use the NBTedit program. Using it, open the level.dat file, and then look for the GameType parameter. All that remains is to substitute the desired value. In particular, by changing 0 to 1, we change survival to creativity. After that, save the file and you can play.