Java Edition 1.7.6

General

 * Skin
 * Right and left arms and legs are now editable independently
 * Uses a steve.png file with new layout and new dimensions
 * Dimensions for the file are now 64×64
 * Overlay now includes the whole body
 * Overlays are called hat, jacket, sleeves and pants legs
 * New "Skin Customization" button in the options menu
 * Cape visibility is now toggled from here
 * You can toggle the visibility of overlays, independent for each limb/body part
 * Skins and capes are now distributed through servers
 * Skins server outages will occur less frequently and have less impact
 * Skin changes will no longer require client restarting, at worst re-logging will update the skin for everybody
 * Server-altered skins/capes are not possible - only signed URLs are stored server-side
 * Duplicate skins no longer need to be downloaded twice
 * Server traffic will barely be affected
 * Backward-compatible
 * Name Changing
 * Support for name changing
 * Only the support for changing names, actually being able to change names will come after 1.8 release