Hello, i asked a question back then about base64 code heads in the custom-heads.yml config in GeyserMC. But it seems to be covered by older messages now. So can anyone teach me on how i could use base64 heads in that config? Since there's no place for base64 heads there as i checked in the wiki.
#Base64 Heads in Custom Heads Config
neat bridge
delicate moth
Decode the base64 and it should give you the real data for that file
neat bridge
@delicate moth Know any way to decode it? And what will be the result like when i decoded it? Maybe i could create a script to decode it.
neat bridge
@delicate moth Should this be the expected result?
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That doesn't seem to be right... But it may be so i wanna confirm.
I'm was finding heads at https://minecraft-heads.com/custom-heads/head/95619-monitor but i don't know which is base64 in the provided information for each head.
I'm really new to this heads thing since i don't really use it much
Nvm i got the desired format. How do it put it now?
mortal needleBOT
Nvm i got the desired format. How do it put it now?
neat bridge
Update yall i figured it out and created a python script that generates a custom-skulls.yml containing every base64 code from minecraft-heads.com 💀
snow radish
Update yall i figured it out and created a python script that generates a custom...
Good luck loading it, everything in custom-skulls.yml is generated into a bedrock resource pack. And there’s a lot of textures so you have a higher chance of getting the pink glitch
zinc harbor
realistically speaking, going over 1k custom blocks might already start causing issues on the Bedrock client
neat bridge
just tested it the yml won't even load💀
I will ask the Geyser Devs if there's a way to dissect each category in seperate ymls
neat bridge
realistically speaking, going over 1k custom blocks might already start causing ...
1k blocks is a low guess. The miscellaneous category alone is 11k
I make the script to allow me to choose which categories i want.
And remove the ones that isn't needed
I will also try to import it to a local resource pack
zinc harbor
1k blocks is a low guess. The miscellaneous category alone is 11k
We're not the ones limiting is, Bedrock is - the custom-skulls.yml registers each skull there as a custom block to Bedrock. And the Bedrock client loves to crash or not load textures anymore when going above a certain amount of custom items/blocks/textures
neat bridge
Why not just create it to a resource pack right? And don't rely on geyser generating it?
It could be way more efficient
Some resources packs in bedrock are way larger than 13mb
They do great
zinc harbor
Geyser is creating a resource pack once, and only re-generates it if the custom-skulls.yml changed. The limitation here is not Geyser, but rather the Bedrock client
zinc harbor
Some resources packs in bedrock are way larger than 13mb
texture pack size is not the same as the amount of textures/custom items/blocks
There are packs with 100MB that load fine (not on all clients). The issue is how many textures, with what resolution
neat bridge
Hmm that's weird.....
Heads are like 8x8
The miscellaneous category alone is 11k and the humanoid category
I really wish the geysermc devs find a way to make heads work in bedrock
Rather than us working with sticks and stones
Do you have any idea how geysermc generates the texturepack? Maybe i could experiment a little with it and create a script to do it the same as geysermc does but locally. I will try to make a resource pack and figure out how i could make this work.
zinc harbor
Okay, to make that clear - the limitation is Bedrock, not us (Custom heads with custom textures simply do not exist on Bedrock). We have two workarounds, which yes, suck, but there is no other way to make that happen.
The first is the custom-skulls.yml. That's required when you want that specific head to also show up in the inventory with a skin; but the downside here is that each head is a custom block with a custom texture; as that's the only way to allow Bedrock to load them in the inventory.
The second does not require any modification of that file/other configuration; but only applies to heads placed on the ground/worn on player heads. We use fake player entities for those to display skins; and that is not limited (as we dont need to use a texture pack in this approach)
zinc harbor
Do you have any idea how geysermc generates the texturepack? Maybe i could exper...
To re-iterate: The issue is not how the pack is generated, but rather that the Bedrock client will only accept a certain number of custom blocks/textures/etc. Bedrock's custom block system is unfortunately limited
neat bridge
That's my original goal to keep the inventory functionality while without having to get every head in your Custom GUIs and add it manually into GeyserMC.
neat bridge
To re-iterate: The issue is not how the pack is generated, but rather that the B...
Yes i know but i wanna experiment with it while not adding everything. Maybe i could figure out a way to do it smaller for now.
zinc harbor
Adding every single head from a head database will not achieve that, and instead crash clients that try to join. If you use some heads in GUIs. you should register those; either via the file or using Geyser's api and an extension
neat bridge
Well it seems that's what i will go with for now. But that still seems too big to do tbh. Considering i use atleast 95 plugins with 40% having custom GUI's. That's not including Custom DeluxeMenus.
zinc harbor
https://github.com/GeyserMC/Geyser/blob/master/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/registry/type/CustomSkull.java
https://github.com/GeyserMC/Geyser/blob/master/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/registry/populator/CustomSkullRegistryPopulator.java
https://github.com/GeyserMC/Geyser/blob/master/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/pack/SkullResourcePackManager.java
Here's how Geyser loads custom heads/creates the resource pack for the heads if you're curious; not the simplest process.
neat bridge
Some plugins don't even display what Heads they use. Since the GUI's are mostly contained inside the plugin's code.
zinc harbor
!!forms We'd recommend using Bedrock forms for the best Bedrock experience - those support showing custom icons for buttons based on just web links, and are nicer to use for Bedrock players.
mortal needleBOT
!!forms We'd recommend using Bedrock forms for the best Bedrock experience - tho...
zinc harbor
^ see the "cumulus api" if you are interested; or e.g. CrossPlatForms if you want to see how a plugin implements it.
neat bridge
The code you sent me doesn't seem to display anything about how it gets the textures of the base64 code you put in custom-skulls.yml. I used python to create the script i made to dump all the base64 codes from the Minecraft-Head website API.
And it basically generates a new custom-skulls.yml that already contains all the dumped base64 code.
zinc harbor
The code you sent me doesn't seem to display anything about how it gets the text...
https://github.com/GeyserMC/Geyser/blob/master/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/registry/populator/CustomSkullRegistryPopulator.java#L113
https://github.com/GeyserMC/Geyser/blob/master/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/registry/populator/CustomSkullRegistryPopulator.java#L138-L156
here it is - it takes those profiles, reads the base64 by decoding it, and just gets the texture hash from them
as for how it then gets textures; see the SkullResourcePackManager - it'll just request the images using the texture hash from mojang's api; and then add them into the resource pack
neat bridge
Thanks alot! Really appreciate explaining most of the technical stuff side of this. I don't really know much about resource packs so this really helped alot.
zinc harbor
Sure. If you ask me, the ideal user-experience would be to use Bedrock edition forms for Bedrock players, and gui menus for Java players :p
neat bridge
I know some plugins that already use this. It would be more appreciated for plugin devs to use that way for GUI's instead.
But tbh the original GUI's still looks more sleek and customizable. And it just doesn't get in the way that minecraft feels. I just like keeping things original lol.
zinc harbor
well, you do you - we're unfortunately limited by what Bedrock offers us to use
neat bridge
Yeah, and also the glass panes in Bedrock GUI's also kills me when i create custom GUI's...
Why are they sideways... But anyways i got a texturepack dev to fix that already. It kills me when i see it.
The GUI's just look so crappy
zinc harbor
Well, see, Bedrock forms don't :p
But yeah; there are differences between the versions, noticeable here
neat bridge
Btw how do i import ItemsAdder or Oraxen Custom GUI's to Bedrock? I know a friend of mine who did it and it works. He thought me it but i didn't really listen since im was sleepy as heck.
zinc harbor
That's not something i can really help with. The people in #custom-resource-packs will know more about that
neat bridge
I never noticed you were a GeyserMC Dev💀