What does model_variants do?

Modding
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"model_variants": {
         "default": {
            "layer": "armor",
            "transparent": "false",
            "models": [
               "file(cloth_padded_vest.qb)"
            ]
         },
         "female": {
            "layer": "armor",
            "transparent": "false",
            "models": [
               "file(cloth_padded_vest_female.qb)"
            ]
         }
      }

I mean I know that it controls variety of the item’s modeling and such, but what does 'transparent" do?
where can I control its components?

I think I need to change this to make a semi-transparent entities, but don’t know how.

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I think that transparent actually controls whether the armor’s voxels entirely replace or are just added over the regular Hearthling voxels, if I remember Tom’s streams before the Hat update correctly.

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Yeah, I actually tried it out and it happens to be irrelevant to making the modeling transparent.

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Is there a way to say for example use “transparent”: “true” only for clothing and for the hat, that is in the clothing.qb, to be “false”?

I try to make a new farmer with sandels and hat so I need the feet from the default body -> “transparent”: “true” but for the hat of the farmer I need it to be “false” so the hair is not clipping through it.

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You can try having them in separate json files, and specifying both in the equipment list in the job description json file.

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Ok I will try, thanks :slightly_smiling_face: