Animated capes in TLauncher [Technical documentation]

An example of an animated cape in TLauncher

The development of our team, in which the cloaks in Minecraft come to life! Among the main features: High resolution allows you to display a detailed picture; capes are visible to all users of the launcher on the servers; simple installation and management; Capes Editor - create and edit your ready-made!

Only on this page is relevant information on the development and technical details of animated capes!

Catalog of Animated capes

Content:

How to install?

Implementation steps

Technical documentation

How to install animated capes?

1) You need to register or log in using your login and password on the TLauncher.org website!

2) Go to the catalog of animated capes and select your favorite, determine the period for which you want to purchase it.

3) Top up your account balance (on the profile page) with the amount needed to purchase the desired period.

4) Buy a cape for the right time and go to the profile. Click on the "Animation capes" button and click on "Install cape" at your new cape.

5) Open TLauncher and enter under your account, select the version of the game that supports animated capes, for example, Vanilla 1.19.3 (list of supported versions). We enter the game and you're done!

Implementation steps

At the moment, we are continuing to develop this and the function to make it even more interesting for you. The process of implementing all the functions takes time and is displayed on this page:

Current status: Release of animated capes! Install them through our launcher. (Go to the catalog). (In the profile, you will need to click on the button "Animation cape" -> "Install cape"). List of supported versions of the game with such capes.

Will be implemented soon: Improvements aimed at improving the stability of capes.

Departure date: Development of an editor for animated capes, with which TLauncher Premium users forever and separately purchased this feature will be able to create their own capes and use them without restrictions.

Technical documentation

- The minimum version of TLauncher for this feature.

Actual, but the minimum is now 2.61.


- In which versions of the game can you use animated capes.

Not all versions of the game with the TL icon currently support this feature, list of supported versions:

Forge: 1.20.2, 1.20.1, 1.20, 1.19.4, 1.19.3, 1.19.2, 1.19.1, 1.19, 1.18.2, 1.18.1, 1.18, 1.17.1, 1.16.5, 1.16.4, 1.16.3, 1.16.2, 1.16.1, 1.15.2, 1.15.1, 1.15, 1.14.4, 1.14.3, 1.14.2, 1.13.2, 1.12.2, 1.12.1, 1.12, 1.11.2, 1.11, 1.10.2, 1.10, 1.9.4, 1.9, 1.8.9, 1.8.8, 1.8, 1.7.10 + all your modpacks with this versions.

ForgeOptifine: 1.20.1, 1.20, 1.19.4, 1.19.3, 1.19.2, 1.19.1, 1.19, 1.18.2, 1.18.1, 1.18, 1.17.1, 1.16.5, 1.16.4, 1.16.3, 1.16.2, 1.16.1, 1.15.2, 1.14.4, 1.12.2, 1.12.1, 1.12, 1.11.2, 1.11, 1.10.2, 1.10, 1.9.4, 1.9, 1.8.9, 1.8.8, 1.8, 1.7.10.

Vanilla: 1.20.2, 1.20.1, 1.20, 1.19.4, 1.19.3, 1.19.2, 1.19.1, 1.19, 1.18.2, 1.18.1, 1.17.1, 1.16.5, 1.16.4, 1.16.3, 1.16.2, 1.16.1, 1.16, 1.15.2, 1.15.1, 1.15, 1.14.4, 1.14.3, 1.14.2, 1.14.1, 1.14, 1.13.2, 1.13.1, 1.13, 1.12.2, 1.8.9, 1.8. Other Vanilla versions: In developing!

Vanilla Optifine: 1.20.2, 1.20.1, 1.20, 1.19.4, 1.19.3, 1.19, 1.18.2, 1.18.1, 1.17.1, 1.16.5, 1.16.4, 1.16.3, 1.16.2, 1.16.1, 1.15.2, 1.14.4, 1.14.3, 1.14.2, 1.14.1, 1.14, 1.13.2, 1.13.1, 1.13, 1.12.2, 1.8.9, 1.8. Other Optifine versions: In developing!

Fabric: 1.20.2, 1.20.1, 1.20, 1.19.4, 1.19.3, 1.19.2, 1.19.1, 1.19, 1.18.2, 1.18.1, 1.17.1, 1.16.5. Other Fabric versions: We will introduce support for one version during 2023.

Older versions (up to 1.7.10): Not planned at this time.


- Which mod is responsible for the work of animated capes at Forge.

Our own mod called: "TLSkinCape". It is downloaded and installed automatically in versions of the launcher> 2.61 when starting a version with support for animated capes.