frontend/src/app/particles/components/render-container/render-container.component.ts

@@ -49,11 +49,7 @@ export class RenderContainerComponent implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
    */
   private initializeScene(): void {
     this.rendererService.initializeRenderer(this.rendererContainer);
-    this.playerModelService.loadSkinTexture('/public/img/skins/steve.png')
-      .then(() => {
-        // Then create the player model with the texture applied
     this.playerModelService.createPlayerModel();
-      });
     this.intersectionPlaneService.createIntersectionPlane();
     this.inputHandlerService.initializeInputHandlers(this.rendererService.renderer.domElement);
   }

frontend/src/app/particles/services/intersection-plane.service.ts

@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ export class IntersectionPlaneService {
     // Center the plane vertically with the player (player is about 2 blocks tall)
     this.intersectionPlane.position.y = 1;
     this.rendererService.scene.add(this.intersectionPlane);
-    this.intersectionPlane.renderOrder = 1;
 
     return this.intersectionPlane;
   }

frontend/src/app/particles/services/player-model.service.ts

@@ -2,68 +2,23 @@ import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
 import * as THREE from 'three';
 import { RendererService } from './renderer.service';
 
+/**
+ * Service responsible for creating and managing the player model
+ */
 @Injectable({
   providedIn: 'root'
 })
 export class PlayerModelService {
   private playerModel!: THREE.Group;
-  private skinTexture!: THREE.Texture;
-  private textureLoaded = false;
 
-  constructor(private rendererService: RendererService) {
-  }
+  constructor(private rendererService: RendererService) {}
 
   /**
-   * Loads a Minecraft skin texture from a URL
-   * @param textureUrl The URL of the skin texture to load
-   * @returns A promise that resolves when the texture is loaded
-   */
-  loadSkinTexture(textureUrl: string): Promise<void> {
-    return new Promise((resolve) => {
-      const loader = new THREE.TextureLoader();
-      loader.load(textureUrl, (texture) => {
-        // Set texture parameters
-        texture.magFilter = THREE.NearestFilter;
-        texture.minFilter = THREE.NearestFilter;
-        this.skinTexture = texture;
-        this.textureLoaded = true;
-
-        // If the player model already exists, rebuild it with textures
-        if (this.playerModel) {
-          // Remove old model
-          this.rendererService.scene.remove(this.playerModel);
-          // Create new model with textures
-          this.createPlayerModel();
-        }
-
-        resolve();
-      });
-    });
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Creates a player model with Minecraft-style textures and adds it to the scene
+   * Creates a simple player model and adds it to the scene
    */
   createPlayerModel(): THREE.Group {
     this.playerModel = new THREE.Group();
 
-    if (this.textureLoaded) {
-      // Create textured model if texture is loaded
-      this.createTexturedPlayerModel();
-    } else {
-      // Create simple colored model if no texture is loaded
-      this.createSimplePlayerModel();
-    }
-
-    this.playerModel.renderOrder = 0;
-    this.rendererService.scene.add(this.playerModel);
-    return this.playerModel;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Creates a simple colored player model (without textures)
-   */
-  private createSimplePlayerModel(): void {
     // Head
     const headGeometry = new THREE.BoxGeometry(0.5, 0.5, 0.5);
     const headMaterial = new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({color: 0xffccaa});
@@ -101,154 +56,16 @@ export class PlayerModelService {
     const rightLeg = new THREE.Mesh(legGeometry, legMaterial);
     rightLeg.position.set(0.125, 0.15, 0);
     this.playerModel.add(rightLeg);
+
+    this.rendererService.scene.add(this.playerModel);
+
+    return this.playerModel;
   }
 
   /**
-   * Creates a textured player model using the Minecraft skin
+   * Gets the player model
    */
-  private createTexturedPlayerModel(): void {
-    // Create the player with properly mapped textures
-
-    // Head - 8x8x8 pixels in the texture
-    this.playerModel.add(this.createBoxWithUvMapping(
-      0.5, 0.5, 0.5, // width, height, depth
-      [
-        {x: 8, y: 0, w: 8, h: 8},   // top
-        {x: 16, y: 0, w: 8, h: 8},  // bottom
-        {x: 16, y: 8, w: 8, h: 8},  // right
-        {x: 0, y: 8, w: 8, h: 8},   // left
-        {x: 8, y: 8, w: 8, h: 8},   // front
-        {x: 24, y: 8, w: 8, h: 8}   // back
-      ],
-      {x: 0, y: 1.35, z: 0}         // position
-    ));
-
-    // Body - 8x12x4 pixels in the texture
-    this.playerModel.add(this.createBoxWithUvMapping(
-      0.5, 0.7, 0.25, // width, height, depth
-      [
-        {x: 20, y: 16, w: 8, h: 4},  // top
-        {x: 28, y: 16, w: 8, h: 4},  // bottom
-        {x: 28, y: 20, w: 4, h: 12}, // right
-        {x: 16, y: 20, w: 4, h: 12}, // left
-        {x: 20, y: 20, w: 8, h: 12}, // front
-        {x: 32, y: 20, w: 8, h: 12}  // back
-      ],
-      {x: 0, y: 0.75, z: 0}          // position
-    ));
-
-    // Left Arm - 4x12x4 pixels in the texture
-    this.playerModel.add(this.createBoxWithUvMapping(
-      0.2, 0.7, 0.25, // width, height, depth
-      [
-        {x: 44, y: 16, w: 4, h: 4},  // top
-        {x: 48, y: 16, w: 4, h: 4},  // bottom
-        {x: 48, y: 20, w: 4, h: 12}, // right
-        {x: 40, y: 20, w: 4, h: 12}, // left
-        {x: 44, y: 20, w: 4, h: 12}, // front
-        {x: 52, y: 20, w: 4, h: 12}  // back
-      ],
-      {x: -0.35, y: 0.75, z: 0}      // position
-    ));
-
-    // Right Arm - 4x12x4 pixels in the texture
-    this.playerModel.add(this.createBoxWithUvMapping(
-      0.2, 0.7, 0.25, // width, height, depth
-      [
-        {x: 44, y: 16, w: 4, h: 4},  // top - mirror of left arm
-        {x: 48, y: 16, w: 4, h: 4},  // bottom - mirror of left arm
-        {x: 40, y: 20, w: 4, h: 12}, // right - mirror of left arm's left
-        {x: 48, y: 20, w: 4, h: 12}, // left - mirror of left arm's right
-        {x: 44, y: 20, w: 4, h: 12}, // front - same as left arm
-        {x: 52, y: 20, w: 4, h: 12}  // back - same as left arm
-      ],
-      {x: 0.35, y: 0.75, z: 0}       // position
-    ));
-
-    // Left Leg - 4x12x4 pixels in the texture
-    this.playerModel.add(this.createBoxWithUvMapping(
-      0.26, 0.7, 0.26, // width, height, depth
-      [
-        {x: 4, y: 16, w: 4, h: 4},   // top
-        {x: 8, y: 16, w: 4, h: 4},   // bottom
-        {x: 8, y: 20, w: 4, h: 12},  // right
-        {x: 0, y: 20, w: 4, h: 12},  // left
-        {x: 4, y: 20, w: 4, h: 12},  // front
-        {x: 12, y: 20, w: 4, h: 12}  // back
-      ],
-      {x: -0.125, y: 0.15, z: 0}     // position
-    ));
-
-    // Right Leg - 4x12x4 pixels in the texture
-    this.playerModel.add(this.createBoxWithUvMapping(
-      0.26, 0.7, 0.26, // width, height, depth
-      [
-        {x: 4, y: 16, w: 4, h: 4},   // top - mirror of left leg
-        {x: 8, y: 16, w: 4, h: 4},   // bottom - mirror of left leg
-        {x: 0, y: 20, w: 4, h: 12},  // right - mirror of left leg's left
-        {x: 8, y: 20, w: 4, h: 12},  // left - mirror of left leg's right
-        {x: 4, y: 20, w: 4, h: 12},  // front - same as left leg
-        {x: 12, y: 20, w: 4, h: 12}  // back - same as left leg
-      ],
-      {x: 0.125, y: 0.15, z: 0}      // position
-    ));
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Creates a box with proper UV mapping for a Minecraft character part
-   * @param width Width of the box
-   * @param height Height of the box
-   * @param depth Depth of the box
-   * @param uvMapping Array of UV coordinates for each face (top, bottom, right, left, front, back)
-   * @param position Position of the box
-   * @returns THREE.Mesh with properly mapped textures
-   */
-  private createBoxWithUvMapping(
-    width: number,
-    height: number,
-    depth: number,
-    uvMapping: Array<{ x: number, y: number, w: number, h: number }>,
-    position: { x: number, y: number, z: number }
-  ): THREE.Mesh {
-    const geometry = new THREE.BoxGeometry(width, height, depth);
-
-    // Remap the custom face order to BoxGeometry face order: px, nx, py, ny, pz, nz
-    const faceOrder = [2, 3, 0, 1, 4, 5]; // right, left, top, bottom, front, back
-    const textureWidth = 64;
-    const textureHeight = 64;
-    const uv = geometry.attributes['uv'];
-
-    for (let i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
-      const face = uvMapping[faceOrder[i]];
-      const x1 = face.x / textureWidth;
-      const y1 = 1 - face.y / textureHeight;
-      const x2 = (face.x + face.w) / textureWidth;
-      const y2 = 1 - (face.y + face.h) / textureHeight;
-
-      let uvs: [number, number][] = [
-        [x1, y1], // top-left
-        [x2, y1], // top-right
-        [x1, y2], // bottom-left
-        [x2, y2]  // bottom-right
-      ];
-
-      const uvOffset = i * 8;
-      for (let j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
-        uv.array[uvOffset + j * 2] = uvs[j][0];
-        uv.array[uvOffset + j * 2 + 1] = uvs[j][1];
-      }
-    }
-
-    uv.needsUpdate = true;
-
-    const material = new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({
-      map: this.skinTexture,
-      transparent: true,
-    });
-
-    const mesh = new THREE.Mesh(geometry, material);
-    mesh.position.set(position.x, position.y, position.z);
-
-    return mesh;
+  getPlayerModel(): THREE.Group {
+    return this.playerModel;
   }
 }

frontend/src/app/particles/services/renderer.service.ts

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export class RendererService {
 
     // Create camera
     this.camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(75, containerWidth / containerHeight, 0.1, 1000);
-    this.camera.position.set(-1, 2, 3);
+    this.camera.position.set(0, 1, 3);
     this.camera.lookAt(0, 1, 0);
 
     // Create renderer