[MC-51003] Custom player skulls show as the default skin's head on mobs or players

When I summon a zombie wearing player skull with SkullOwner tag, this zombie spawns with Steve's head. Even when I summon a zombie with CanPickUpLoot tag seted to true and I throw that skull on him, he pick the skull up, but it's always Steve's had.
Hope you understood my bad english, I'm from Czech Republic

Commands:

/summon Zombie ~ ~ ~ {Equipment:[{},{},{},{},{id:skull,Damage:3,tag:{SkullOwner:Dadae_Lump}}]}

/summon Zombie ~ ~ ~ {CanPickUpLoot:true}

/give @p skull 1 3 {SkullOwner:Dadae_Lump}

Linked issues

is duplicated by 23

MC-51046 Player heads won't load on mobs Resolved

MC-51344 Wearing a Player's head will always show Steve Resolved

MC-51406 When a Zombie wears a custom player head, it shows up as a Steve. Resolved

MC-51495 Summoned mobs do not come with custom player heads Resolved

MC-51607 Custom heads when worn are steve heads Resolved

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qmagnet 2014-03-21T13:56:33Z

Confirmed 14w11b

user-f2760 2014-04-11T20:43:48Z

that's because you need the new format for the head:
SkullOwner:{Id:UUID of owner,Name:Username of owner,Properties:{textures:[{Signature:,Value:}]}}
howerver it's a really long command then, for example this will give my skull:
give @p minecraft:skull 1 3 {SkullOwner:{Name:"FVbico",Id:"79bf99e1-621c-4e91-bd81-a77a08b386ba",Properties:{textures:[{Value:"eyJ0aW1lc3RhbXAiOjEzOTcyNDcwMzY5NjgsInByb2ZpbGVJZCI6Ijc5YmY5OWUxNjIxYzRlOTFiZDgxYTc3YTA4YjM4NmJhIiwicHJvZmlsZU5hbWUiOiJGVmJpY28iLCJpc1B1YmxpYyI6dHJ1ZSwidGV4dHVyZXMiOnsiU0tJTiI6eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vdGV4dHVyZXMubWluZWNyYWZ0Lm5ldC90ZXh0dXJlLzMwNWM0MjRlMmQyODU4ZGRmNjhhN2ZhY2VmOGM1NWI3OGM2M2JiMjQ2MWI2MmM2M2I3ZDc4ZGE1YTcxMzRhIn19fQ==",Signature:"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",},1:{Value:"eyJ0aW1lc3RhbXAiOjEzOTcyNDcwMzcwOTQsInByb2ZpbGVJZCI6Ijc5YmY5OWUxNjIxYzRlOTFiZDgxYTc3YTA4YjM4NmJhIiwicHJvZmlsZU5hbWUiOiJGVmJpY28iLCJpc1B1YmxpYyI6dHJ1ZSwidGV4dHVyZXMiOnsiU0tJTiI6eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vdGV4dHVyZXMubWluZWNyYWZ0Lm5ldC90ZXh0dXJlLzMwNWM0MjRlMmQyODU4ZGRmNjhhN2ZhY2VmOGM1NWI3OGM2M2JiMjQ2MWI2MmM2M2I3ZDc4ZGE1YTcxMzRhIn19fQ==",Signature:"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"}]}}}

then it will work on mobs as well

qmagnet 2014-04-11T21:16:01Z

If this is the new format, this a very stupid change by mojang. How are we going to know every UUID of any player?

user-f2760 2014-04-11T21:23:49Z

it's actually simple to get it:
place a skull with the old format, break it in survival and it's converted

if you want to know the enthire code, then place it in an chest and place a commandblock above it with: /blockdata ~ ~-1 ~ {Lock:""} then in the last output of the commandblock is the entire data
this is also done to support for name changeing i geuss

qmagnet 2014-04-11T21:28:18Z

I still think this isn't working. The old format does actually work sometimes. But I tried to summon a mob using the UUID method.

summon Skeleton ~ ~1 ~ {CustomName:Herobrine,Equipment:[{},{},{},{},{id:skull,Count:1,Damage:3,tag:{SkullOwner:{Id:"9586e5ab-157a-4658-ad80-b07552a9ca63"}}}]}

Didn't work.

It's just the same Steve head

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qmagnet 2014-04-11T21:33:10Z

wait a sec...
You're right. How do we get that long line of letters then?

user-f2760 2014-04-11T21:37:01Z

1. you got to have every bit of the code for it to work
2. see my previous comment the commandblock will say the enthire code, including the letters you're looking for
however, you have to edit some part of it like: the },},}, too }}}

qmagnet 2014-04-11T21:39:39Z

Dangit! You're right. That is a very very stupid change.

user-f2760 2014-04-11T21:41:39Z

but when used to it, and you know the reasons behind it, it isn't so stupid

qmagnet 2014-04-11T21:43:15Z

It makes mapmaking MUCH more difficult but thanks for the info!!

user-f2760 2014-04-11T21:45:27Z

here is a command for proof it works:

summon Skeleton ~ ~1 ~ {Equipment:[{},{},{},{},{id:"minecraft:skull",Count:1,Damage:3,tag:{SkullOwner:{Name:"FVbico",Id:"79bf99e1-621c-4e91-bd81-a77a08b386ba",Properties:{textures:[{Value:"eyJ0aW1lc3RhbXAiOjEzOTcyNDcwMzY5NjgsInByb2ZpbGVJZCI6Ijc5YmY5OWUxNjIxYzRlOTFiZDgxYTc3YTA4YjM4NmJhIiwicHJvZmlsZU5hbWUiOiJGVmJpY28iLCJpc1B1YmxpYyI6dHJ1ZSwidGV4dHVyZXMiOnsiU0tJTiI6eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vdGV4dHVyZXMubWluZWNyYWZ0Lm5ldC90ZXh0dXJlLzMwNWM0MjRlMmQyODU4ZGRmNjhhN2ZhY2VmOGM1NWI3OGM2M2JiMjQ2MWI2MmM2M2I3ZDc4ZGE1YTcxMzRhIn19fQ==",Signature:"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",},1:{Value:"eyJ0aW1lc3RhbXAiOjEzOTcyNDcwMzcwOTQsInByb2ZpbGVJZCI6Ijc5YmY5OWUxNjIxYzRlOTFiZDgxYTc3YTA4YjM4NmJhIiwicHJvZmlsZU5hbWUiOiJGVmJpY28iLCJpc1B1YmxpYyI6dHJ1ZSwidGV4dHVyZXMiOnsiU0tJTiI6eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vdGV4dHVyZXMubWluZWNyYWZ0Lm5ldC90ZXh0dXJlLzMwNWM0MjRlMmQyODU4ZGRmNjhhN2ZhY2VmOGM1NWI3OGM2M2JiMjQ2MWI2MmM2M2I3ZDc4ZGE1YTcxMzRhIn19fQ==",Signature:"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"}]}}}}]}

qmagnet 2014-04-11T21:47:42Z

Yeah I got your head to work, I'm just trying figure what brackets I am missing

user-f2760 2014-04-11T21:54:17Z

what is your command now?

qmagnet 2014-04-11T21:57:37Z

I got it. But I'm still not sure on syntax, I just altered your command.

qmagnet 2014-04-11T22:02:51Z

Sadly, I supposed this is "works as intended".

user-f2760 2014-04-11T22:06:40Z

jep

user-f2760 2014-04-12T09:06:35Z

Can somebody resolve this as works as intended?

Zatherz 2014-04-12T14:42:25Z

@Steven Verbene You found an easy way of checking player UUIDs 😃

user-f2760 2014-04-12T14:59:52Z

Christie N 2014-04-13T18:55:12Z

How about this: When you type in

/give @p skull 1 3 {SkullOwner:{Name:jeb_}}

the game should be "smart" and automatically fill in the missing info. The item will now always be jeb_'s head, because of the UUID. If jeb_ then changes his name to "jeb", then the head item will update the "Name" field accordingly. If checking the "Name" field upon every startup is too lagging, though, it should be possible to use the "Name" field for the head's name only, and have the texture determined by the UUID only (this might create misnamed heads, though).

The downside is that when heads are given using /give, the game will have to check the player servers for the missing info. However, placed skulls already do this, so that functionality can be moved to the items' form.

Dr. Boring 2014-04-18T22:09:58Z

It seems to be the name. I was testing it with some heads and destroyed one in survival to see if it gives back a custom headand it worked. but instead, it was named "Head". I put it on, and it actually worked!

qmagnet 2014-04-18T22:11:57Z

Doesnt always work.

Itouch2 2014-04-25T18:00:36Z

Confirmed for 14w17a

user-f2760 2014-04-25T19:21:22Z

Gary, they need the new format, see the discussion above

Itouch2 2014-05-04T15:02:57Z

Confirmed for 14w18b.

user-f2760 2014-05-05T10:09:53Z

Gary it still works, but you need the new format

here is a command for proof it works:

,1:
{Value:"eyJ0aW1lc3RhbXAiOjEzOTcyNDcwMzcwOTQsInByb2ZpbGVJZCI6Ijc5YmY5OWUxNjIxYzRlOTFiZDgxYTc3YTA4YjM4NmJhIiwicHJvZmlsZU5hbWUiOiJGVmJpY28iLCJpc1B1YmxpYyI6dHJ1ZSwidGV4dHVyZXMiOnsiU0tJTiI6eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vdGV4dHVyZXMubWluZWNyYWZ0Lm5ldC90ZXh0dXJlLzMwNWM0MjRlMmQyODU4ZGRmNjhhN2ZhY2VmOGM1NWI3OGM2M2JiMjQ2MWI2MmM2M2I3ZDc4ZGE1YTcxMzRhIn19fQ==",Signature:"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"}

]}}}}]}

Dlawso the Really Lucky Rabbit 2014-05-05T10:13:28Z

That's a LONG command!

user-f2760 2014-05-05T10:17:53Z

the texture is now saved in the skull, see above discussion how to get this all

user-f2760 2014-05-20T16:34:06Z

can somebody resolve this as works as intended?

kazblox 2014-05-27T12:39:17Z

This can be fixed by having the game check if an entity in a loaded chunk is wearing a head with the old skull format. If it does, rework it's head NBT data into the new format.

Adam Anderson 2014-05-27T17:16:42Z

If this works as intended, then the intention seems to be to make map making more needlessly complicated and arcane.

qmagnet 2014-05-30T11:56:26Z

I'm slowly coming around to this change. It was very annoying at first, but now (I believe) people do not need an internet connection since the skin texture are placed with an NBT tag instead of grabbing an update from the skin server. This means, we can freely place heads that resemble things like TNT and not worry about the people having to be online to see the proper skin.

It would be nice if the old commands worked though.

Dlawso the Really Lucky Rabbit 2014-06-04T20:53:38Z

Thank you, Searge!

kazblox 2014-06-05T01:36:13Z

Searge has probably implemented my fix... Excellent.

Christie N 2014-06-19T17:44:31Z

Not fixed. Tested with

/give @p skull 1 3 {SkullOwner:{Name:kwerti}}

The block displays correctly, but not the worn head.

user-f2760 2014-06-20T17:27:20Z

when I put a skull on with the old format, everything in my inventory gets invisible, but it's still there
it's even worse now, please reopen

Dlawso the Really Lucky Rabbit 2014-06-24T03:09:51Z

Carl, you put in the command wrong.

Its actually

/give @p skull 1 3 {SkullOwner:<MC Username Here>}

Joaquin Ortiz 2014-07-24T00:17:42Z

It is even worse now. When you place a head spawned with the old format, it lags trying to contact the authentication server for 30 seconds and then it just displays as a Steve head permanently. It does still say "<players>'s Head" though.

user-f2760 2014-07-24T10:30:23Z

not for me, it freezes for 3 seconds and then shows the correct skin for me

Steven W.d.V. 2014-11-16T17:28:36Z

This does work for me (maybe it didn't in older versions of Minecraft, I don't know for sure)

/summon Zombie ~ ~ ~ {Equipment:[{},{},{},{},{id:"minecraft:skull",Damage:3s,tag:{SkullOwner:"Notch"}}]}

But it does convert it.

And I know what's the meaning of the Value tag.
I tried decoding it using the Java Base64 class:

byte[] bytes = Base64.decode("eyJ0aW1lc3RhbXAiOjE0MTYxNTI2MDM2NzAsInByb2ZpbGVJZCI6IjA2OWE3OWY0NDRlOTQ3MjZhNWJlZmNhOTBlMzhhYWY1IiwicHJvZmlsZU5hbWUiOiJOb3RjaCIsImlzUHVibGljIjp0cnVlLCJ0ZXh0dXJlcyI6eyJTS0lOIjp7InVybCI6Imh0dHA6Ly90ZXh0dXJlcy5taW5lY3JhZnQubmV0L3RleHR1cmUvYTExNmU2OWE4NDVlMjI3ZjdjYTFmZGRlOGMzNTdjOGM4MjFlYmQ0YmE2MTkzODJlYTRhMWY4N2Q0YWU5NCJ9LCJDQVBFIjp7InVybCI6Imh0dHA6Ly90ZXh0dXJlcy5taW5lY3JhZnQubmV0L3RleHR1cmUvM2Y2ODhlMGU2OTliM2Q5ZmU0NDhiNWJiNTBhM2EyODhmOWM1ODk3NjJiM2RhZTgzMDg4NDIxMjJkY2I4MSJ9fX0=");
for (byte b : bytes) System.out.print((char)(b>=0?b :b+256));

The output was:

{"timestamp":1416152603670,"profileId":"069a79f444e94726a5befca90e38aaf5","profileName":"Notch","isPublic":true,"textures":{"SKIN":{"url":"http://textures.minecraft.net/texture/a116e69a845e227f7ca1fdde8c357c8c821ebd4ba619382ea4a1f87d4ae94"},"CAPE":{"url":"http://textures.minecraft.net/texture/3f688e0e699b3d9fe448b5bb50a3a288f9c589762b3dae8308842122dcb81"}}}

Note that the isPublic and CAPE tag can be absent. You also don't need to specify all tags.
Copy and paste the URLs in your browser, and you'll see Notch's skin and cape.

You can also encode it:

String string = "{\"textures\":{\"SKIN\":{\"url\":\"http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.planetminecraft.com/files/resource_media/skin/1115/nyan-cat_25245_skin.png\"}}}";
byte[] bytes = new byte[string.length()];
for (int i=0; i<string.length(); i++) bytes[i] = (byte)string.charAt(i);
System.out.println(Base64.encode(bytes));

Output:

eyJ0ZXh0dXJlcyI6eyJTS0lOIjp7InVybCI6Imh0dHA6Ly9zMy5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tL3N0YXRpYy5wbGFuZXRtaW5lY3JhZnQuY29tL2ZpbGVzL3Jlc291cmNlX21lZGlhL3NraW4vMTExNS9ueWFuLWNhdF8yNTI0NV9za2luLnBuZyJ9fX0=

Using the output:

/summon Zombie ~ ~ ~ {Equipment:[{},{},{},{},{id:"minecraft:skull",tag:{SkullOwner:{Name:"0",Properties:{textures:[{Value:"eyJ0ZXh0dXJlcyI6eyJTS0lOIjp7InVybCI6Imh0dHA6Ly9zMy5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tL3N0YXRpYy5wbGFuZXRtaW5lY3JhZnQuY29tL2ZpbGVzL3Jlc291cmNlX21lZGlhL3NraW4vMTExNS9ueWFuLWNhdF8yNTI0NV9za2luLnBuZyJ9fX0="}]}}},Damage:3s}]}

This will spawn a zombie with a nyancat head.

Make sure you fill in the name and a Damage (data)value of 3. Don't use the same name for another skin.
Filling in an Id like '0' and no Name will cause an error in the console and causes objects to fly upside down around the zombie/skeleton (however, the're only displayed flying), and a red screen when hitting the zombie/skeleton. Killing the zombie/skeleton and hitting a mob will make everyting normal again. Try it in a new world!

I don't know what the Signature tag does mean.

PS:

/summon Zombie ~ ~ ~ {Equipment:[{},{},{},{},{id:"minecraft:skull",tag:{SkullOwner:"Name:\"Notch\""},Damage:3s}]}

will spawn a zombie with Alex' head. I don't know why.

I hope this can be helpful!

user-f2760 2014-11-17T18:25:23Z

Please stop editing your comment over and over again, as a mail will be sent to everybody who watches this every time you edit it, also this is a bug tracker not a forum

Andy (Romaq) Smith 2016-10-29T20:23:11Z

I had a player head revert on Snapshot 16w43a, one was my wife's and the other was my own on a server reboot. My wife's reverted, mine stayed the same. It could be because my laptop REALLY is NOT up to the task of being a server and I'm doing it anyway, and a "slow skin lookup failure" may be to blame. I'm not clear how all of this is supposed to work. It might be the problem is with my system not being up to the task, but if anyone is still following this bug it would be useful to verify this bug CAN NOT be reproduced. I hope.

I'm going to reset her player skull and throw a few others around and keep an eye on it, report here if I have more reverts and I'll report more the conditions and if it only "one or two" in a set or it's the entire set.

EDIT: Further testing... /give @p skull 1 3 {SkullOwner:"MommaMae"}

While my wife is not logged in, the command gives the skull right away as a Steve Head with MommaMae's name.

After she logged in, giving myself yet another MommaMae head corrected ALL instances of her player head. I'll try other player heads from the list of custom heads, but I'll wait to further edit this or send further replies until someone finds something unusual in testing. Again, given how my computer is complaining about missed ticks, there may be nothing wrong here. I just want to be sure we have our custom player heads in MC 1.11. 🙂