player skin features not working in 1.21.4 (fabric & forge)

[topaz kestrel]

for some reason, the ETF features i applied to my skin work perfectly in 1.21.3 but not at all in 1.21.4, both in fabric and forge. i used a test resource pack to confirm that mob emissives work in all versions, and i've tested with and without other mods in the modrinth profile.

also in 1.21.4 whenever i open the player skin features menu, the options are all greyed out. when i click to enable them, it changes which skin is selected to my previously used skin, also with no working ETF options. i'm not sure if these two issues are related.

[loud grotto]

put on the features you want for ETF then close game and go to the .minecraft\assets\skins folder and delete the etf skin file

then open minecraft and whatever you applied will show but you will have to do this every time you change any tiny detail on ETF or if you change your skin

thats the only solution I have currently, you can try to delete the \skins folder entirely and hope it doesnt come back but if it does i have nothing else for you cuz im in the same boat. I got no other solution and I did make a help thread talking about it