Articulated Rig completely overhauls Minecraft’s humanoid animation system by replacing the traditional rigid player model with a fully articulated character rig.
Players now have functional elbows, knees, and feet, allowing the body to bend and move with significantly more natural poses and animations while maintaining Minecraft’s classic blocky appearance. The system supports both Steve (wide) and Alex (slim) player models, uses the player’s normal skin, and preserves skin layers such as hats, jackets, sleeves, and pants.
Armor is built to follow the articulated skeleton, allowing equipped armor to bend alongside the player’s elbows, knees, and feet while retaining features such as armor trims, leather dyes, and enchantment glints. Held items also follow the lower arms so weapons, tools, and other items remain properly positioned as the elbows move.
The rig integrates with normal Minecraft movement while adding a much larger animation framework for custom actions. Animations can contain precisely timed gameplay events, allowing actions such as attacks to synchronize with the exact moment an animation makes contact.
Minecraft is still blocky. Now it can actually bend.
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