
AniSkin
Animated skins of any resolution
About this Mod
This mod allows you to use animated skins stored locally on your PC, or remotely on your server or any image hosting.
First case is for singleplayer, and second is good if you want to share your skin with your friends. Just add URL with all skins to mod configs. It can be either file:/// or http(s)://. Also, if you are using some free image hosting for your skins and it has no direct filename in their URLs you can use name aliases in config matching your name to filecode.
This mod requires ASJCore to run.
Examples:
Animated skin – lava man.
Host configs:
Local: make folder C:\Minecraft\skins\ and place all your skins there. Names must match username, like AlexSocol.png will be for my skin. Then specify the path to this folder, starting with local storage marker file:\\\ then path to folder made previously and then a nickname placeholder - this will be replaced with your nick. End with .png (because this is the only supported file extension). Result: file:\\\C:\Minecraft\skins\%s.png
Remote: same as local, but instead of file:\\\ use http:\\ or https:\\, then add the rest of the URL, placeholder and file extension. Something like: https:\\my.skinhost.org\skins\%s.png
And if you are using some public host like googledrive or something else without filenames in the URL, you can specify aliases to match nicks with codes from URL: AlexSocol:AbCdEfGhIjKlMnOp... The host config will be like this: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/%s.
Remember that images must be .png to work properly. The size is unlimited (well almost unlimited, depends on your GPU), but you need to make sure that width of each frame is twice as big as it's height. Default are 64x32. Number of frames can be unlimited (same as above).
Available Versions
How to Install AniSkin on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.7.10).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "AniSkin". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.7.10
Server-side
✗ UnsupportedRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
AniSkin server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong forge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.7.10). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is AniSkin compatible with forge?
AniSkin officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.7.10. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with AniSkin – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if AniSkin consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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