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orangemiracle/winefox-ysm-models

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TLDR

Custom Minecraft character model pack for the Yes Steve Model mod, featuring an engineer fox character with optional hats, masks, propeller, and emote pack.

Mindmap

mindmap
  root((Winefox YSM Models))
    Inputs
      Yes Steve Model mod
      YSM controller
      Minecraft Java install
    Outputs
      3D character avatar
      Animations and emotes
      Optional hats and mask
    Use Cases
      Play Minecraft as Engineer Winefox
      Showcase model in videos
      Toggle outfit parts in YSM
    Tech Stack
      Minecraft
      Yes Steve Model
      JSON model files

Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Play Minecraft as the Engineer Winefox character via the Yes Steve Model mod

USE CASE 2

Toggle hat, mask, propeller, and emote pieces inside the YSM controller

USE CASE 3

Use the model in YouTube or Twitch content without paying a license

Tech stack

MinecraftYSMJSON

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 30min

Requires the Yes Steve Model mod to be installed first, and the no-resale clause means the files cannot be redistributed for money.

Custom terms: the model files may not be sold or distributed for payment, but use in videos, livestreams, and showcase content is allowed.

In plain English

This repository is a small collection of custom character models for Minecraft. The models are made for a popular Minecraft mod called Yes Steve Model, often shortened to YSM, which replaces the blocky default player look with much more detailed 3D characters that have their own animations, facial expressions, and outfit pieces. To use anything in this repo, a player first has to have the YSM mod installed in their game. The main character in the repo is called Engineer Winefox. She is a fox-eared engineer character with a deep red coat, engineer goggles, a powered backpack, and a mechanical arm. The author describes her aesthetic as a mix of three things: the gear-and-brass workshop style of the well-known Create mod, a tinkerer who is obsessed with kinetic machinery and cake, and a light nod to the Tech-priest and Adeptus Mechanicus characters from Warhammer 40k, who believe that every machine has a spirit that must be soothed. There is a small backstory in the README explaining that Winefox started out as the workshop's machine tester, then assembled some Create-style kinetic parts, brass gears, andesite casings, and a mysterious red relic, and ended up as Engineer Winefox. The model is not just a static skin. It bundles a number of optional pieces that can be turned on or off inside the YSM controller. The README lists a mask, a conical hat, an adjustable propeller, an incense purification ritual animation, and an emote pack. Different versions of YSM or different animation controllers may show some of these in slightly different ways. The layout inside the folder is the usual YSM model layout. The README shows a tree with avatar, animations, controller, models, and textures folders, plus a ysm.json file that ties everything together. To install, the user copies this folder into the same place where their other YSM models live, following the model import instructions from the YSM mod itself. The README also includes one usage rule from the author. The model files themselves may not be sold or distributed for payment, but using them in videos, livestreams, and showcase content is fine. The text is bilingual, with an English section first and a longer Chinese section that repeats the same description and adds a little more flavor about the character.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Write step-by-step Minecraft Java install instructions for adding this winefox YSM model alongside Yes Steve Model
Prompt 2
Describe each toggleable piece in the Winefox YSM ysm.json and which controller setting enables it
Prompt 3
Translate the Chinese half of the Winefox YSM README into English and flag any details not in the English section
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