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(Bedrock) Keeping Custom Skins When Offline

With the new character creator on Bedrock, it would be nice to retain access to our created skins when offline, presumably by having the game save them locally on the console/device (until an update is made with a new user connection, when back online). This feature would be hugely useful on portable devices like the Switch, with which we have usually no internet connection on the go. Right now we only have the two default characters to play with when offline, which is very frustrating if we often play outside of home. Worse yet, before update 1.13 Switch users had access to Mario Bros. skins even offline, which is now not even the case anymore... To clarify, I don’t suggest we necessarily retain the option to MODIFY our custom skins (although it would be even better), I simply suggest that we at least KEEP the avatars that we made last time we were online. Let’s also mention that as of 1.13 being offline automatically resets our current skin to a default one, and that modifying THAT default skin with the character creator is also impossible. So, the bottom line is that we are stuck with default skins when offline...

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• October 30, 2019 16:56
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  MelonPumpkinhed commented

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  • November 09, 2019 01:02
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  I don't really use the character creator I just use one of the skins I own. I used to be able to use them offline but then they added the character creator and now I can't use any skins.

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  IcedDevin1235 commented

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  • December 10, 2019 00:08
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  Yep. I agree with that. I don't know why when you go offline you can't use any of The Stuff you bought.  It just Doesn't make sense

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  RavengerX10 commented

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  • December 22, 2019 00:50
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  Being stuck with default skins while offline makes no sense what so ever.  I play on the ps4 and 99% of the time don't have access to an internet connection.  This was no problem before the update, I had the one skin and texture pack I liked and just used them.  Now with this bedrock update they're constantly cramming "PLAY ONLINE" down your throat to shill content packs and tokens.  Now if I don't log into a MICROSOFT account on a SONY product, I can't access content I PAID for that is ON the console.  What's worse, if I go back to the old editions all my stuff is there, like it should, but have to play without updated content or quality of life features.  This is absolutely asinine.

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  Jesshawk Gaming commented

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  • March 20, 2020 07:03
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  This part of Bedrock absolutely sucks. It really annoys me that I can't use skins other than Steve or Alex offline. I'd suggest that that you can have all of your non-custom skins available while Offline, as well as being able to save at least 1 custom skin.

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  C0nf1ict commented

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  • April 03, 2020 06:43
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  I agree with the other posters on this thread. Before the update we had no problem accessing our purchased content (skins/resource packs) offline. Now we no longer have access to content we paid for unless we have an internet connection. The worst part about it is that all of the content is already saved locally on the device. That makes it seem like it was most definitely a conscious decision in the update to bar access to said content without an internet connection. As a Switch player, I now almost always have to play as Steve. Thanks Microsoft.

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  sonic65101 commented

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  • May 21, 2020 22:33
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  I agree. I don't have a constant Internet connection on my Switch, so being able to use my character offline would be a godsend.

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  mcflumingo commented

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  • June 10, 2020 04:01
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  Its been months and they still haven't added it. ITS NOT THAT HARD.

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  mcflumingo commented

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  • June 15, 2020 09:53
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  Imagine paying for something but you can't use it offline for no reason

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  • June 25, 2020 16:57
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  Minecraft should add the option to add the ability to download offline copies on your skin packs.