you should really check out the Figura minecraft mod (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/figura), it allows you to use fully custom avatars, and anyone else using the mod can see your avatar, it’s available on most versions above 1.16.5 and on most modloaders
if you don’t want to make your own there is a discord server that does have some available for download
if you do want to make your own though you can use Blockbench which is a free modeling software for minecraft models, it also uses lua for scripting, which you can use to add custom functionality to your avatar
(imma also include this, its a free api for adding ear/tail physics among a bunch of other things https://github.com/MrSirSquishy/SquishyAPI in case anyone needs something for that)
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unfortunately i have to wait until they release it for 1.21(.1)
best alternative for now is custom player models
nvm they have it for 1.21, however you gotta get it from their github actions, but i very much prefer until they fully release it for 1.21
ah unfortunately its very unfriendly with another mod i have on and causes minecraft to crash before getting into the game
i’ve created a github issue on their repo https://github.com/FiguraMC/Figura/issues/252
but until then, im gonna have to miss out on some cool things :(
oof yeah I have had compatibility issues with it before
what mod is it conflicting with?
creeper overhaul, my game works completely fine if i disable creeper overhaul
my github issue address this
I feel bad for yall, apparently mojang also nuked any possibility of modding by removing PDB files (which provides a sort of key to make the code human readable)
at least you can buy accessories in the marketplace! /s