[MC-10125] People can't see my skin because my username is too long. (Sounds weird, but true) Created: 21/Feb/13  Updated: 17/Mar/16  Resolved: 17/Mar/16

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Minecraft 1.4.7, Minecraft 1.5.2, Minecraft 1.6.2, Minecraft 1.6.4, Minecraft 1.7.2
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Bug
Reporter: Jarred Kohout Assignee: Unassigned
Resolution: Incomplete Votes: 9
Labels: None
Environment:

Windows 7


Attachments: Text File crash-2013-02-21_20.20.54-client.txt    
Issue Links:
Duplicate
is duplicated by MC-28448 Long names lost skin when coloring na... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-35826 Name Glitch - The game doesnt display... Resolved
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Confirmation Status: Community Consensus

 Description   

When I'm on certain servers, my friend, caboj8, says he can't see my skin, even though I can see it on me. I started typing to people asking if they can see my skin, but they tell me I look like Steve. I looked at some other people who have their names cut off like mine (probably because it is too long) and I can't see their skin either, they look like Steve. Everybody who has a short name has a custom skin, not sure if this has to do with anything, but maybe. Please Help if it is not a bug.



 Comments   
Comment by user-f2760 (Inactive) [ 17/Mar/16 ]

No response for over a year.

Comment by Galaxy_2Alex [ 25/Oct/14 ]

Is this still a concern in the current Minecraft version 1.8.1 Prerelease 3 / Launcher version 1.5.3 or later? If so, please update the affected versions in order to best aid Mojang ensuring bugs are still valid in the latest releases/pre-releases.

Comment by Lucas Perre [ 25/Mar/14 ]

I've got the same problem. My username is 16 characters long, and only I see my skin on my screen. But for some reason, there's one server where everyone sees my skin. A few of my friends have the same problem. Hopefully there'll be a Name-Changing update, or at least some bug fix for this. I love making and wearing skins, but it's a shame for only one person to see them.

Comment by Collin Loy [ 02/Jan/14 ]

seems fixed

Comment by Anthony Robinson [ 12/Dec/13 ]

Yeah, I believe this still is an issue, Talven. I appear to get this when certain color codes are introduced. However, there are other times where my name can have color codes. I stated why the issue occurs in the comment above, so there no need to explain further, but i believe the only way this bug can be fixed is if the devs change something with the nametags or color codes.

Comment by Talven81 [ 26/Nov/13 ]

Is this still a concern in the current Minecraft version 1.7.2 / Launcher version 1.3.4 ? If so, please update the affected versions in order to best aid Mojang ensuring bugs are still valid in the latest releases/pre-releases.

Comment by Collin Loy [ 18/Oct/13 ]

I get the same problem, my name is 15 letters but it only displays 14 above my head. I think the game takes that as making me robotchicken33 in the skin server instead of robotchicken337

Comment by Anthony Robinson [ 11/Aug/13 ]

Yes, whenever you add color codes, for example: "&3" to a username, it takes uses up two username slots, thus forcing a skin from that name. In my case it's a steve, but there has been a time where I was forced to use a joker skin as well. My IGN is "TheCrazyCrafter5", so color codes remove two slots from my name, because the maximum is 16, resulting in "TheCrazyCrafte" with a default skin(It's really annoying). If you could somehow add extra slots for color codes, I, and i'm sure many other, would be so happy. This issue seems trivial, but as an avid Minecraft Multiplayer, it's sad to have people call you a noob, based solely off your skin and be more swayed to assume you're a hacker, since i'm also a generally good player. Thanks for your time...

Comment by Max [ 07/Jun/13 ]

Re-commenting: In servers where people with long usernames have coloured names, they show as Steve.

Comment by Max [ 30/May/13 ]

Update: Others could see my skin when I logged onto my vanilla server in a world that I didn't have teams using coloured usernames.

Comment by Kumasasa [ 23/May/13 ]

Reopened.

Comment by Max [ 22/May/13 ]

To the moderators, is it okay if this is opened again? Having issues with this myself. My username is 'too long' to show my skin. On the TAB list and above my head it doesn't show the 8. This happens on my vanilla server I host for a few friends and on Bukkit servers (example: mc.hypixel.net). On any server, I can see my skin but no one else can.

I spent a little while yesterday on servers looking for players with "Steve?" skins and long usernames - found a few. Using skins.minecraft.net I found that most of them do have skins. The skin server was up too.

I can post screenshots if needed.

Comment by Kumasasa [ 24/Feb/13 ]

In fact there is a limit while decoding the server packet:

Packet20NamedEntitySpawn
    public void readPacketData(DataInputStream par1DataInputStream) throws IOException
    {
...
        this.name = readString(par1DataInputStream, 16);
...
    }

But both names are not longer than 16 characters:

MadPlankinSkills
1234567890123456

protonjonsa1399
1234567890123456
Comment by Dean Baset [ 23/Feb/13 ]

I think there are nametag limitations of 16. Not sure though

Comment by Luuk Nieuwdorp [ 23/Feb/13 ]

Vanilla

Comment by Luuk Nieuwdorp [ 23/Feb/13 ]

Vanilla

Comment by Jarred Kohout [ 23/Feb/13 ]

I don't know, it's not my server, how can I tell?

Comment by Kumasasa [ 23/Feb/13 ]

Bukkit or vanilla server ?

Comment by Luuk Nieuwdorp [ 23/Feb/13 ]

I've got that to sometimes, not on this server though.

Comment by Jarred Kohout [ 23/Feb/13 ]

But I can see my skin, others can't.

Comment by Luuk Nieuwdorp [ 23/Feb/13 ]

Got a pic here, http://postimage.org/image/5z1sx9ks7/
My actual username is protonjonsa1399. Thanks for your time!

Comment by Anon Ymus [ 22/Feb/13 ]

Can you reproduce this on an unmodded server? It could be the server's fault for sending you the wrong username.

Comment by Luuk Nieuwdorp [ 22/Feb/13 ]

I've got the exact same problem here, the last 9 falls of and I'm steve. The problem for me is on the Herobrine servers and mc-war servers.

Comment by Kumasasa [ 22/Feb/13 ]

There is no character limit, the url and player names are strings:

EntityOtherPlayerMP.java
  if (par2Str != null && par2Str.length() > 0)
  {
       this.skinUrl = "http://skins.minecraft.net/MinecraftSkins/" + StringUtils.stripControlCodes(par2Str) + ".png";
  }
Comment by Jordan B [ 22/Feb/13 ]

I think I see the issue here, It looks like the server is giving colour codes to usernames and therefore going over the character limit.

Comment by Kumasasa [ 22/Feb/13 ]

What happens if you open http://skins.minecraft.net/MinecraftSkins/<yourverylongplayername>.png in a browser ? Do you see your skin ?

Comment by Kumasasa [ 22/Feb/13 ]

The crash report is unspectacular besides that both your Java and graphics driver are outdated:

Java Version: 1.7.0_03, Oracle Corporation
OpenGL: AMD Radeon HD 6530D Graphics GL version 4.1.11079 Compatibility Profile Context, ATI Technologies Inc.

Update at http://www.java.com/ and http://www.amd.com/

Please attach screenshots of yourself in F5 mode

Comment by Kumasasa [ 21/Feb/13 ]

Please attach screenshots of yourself in F5 mode and please force a crash by pressing F3 + C for 10 seconds while ingame and attach the crash report here.

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