Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
2.
Open the
Options
menu and click
Resource Packs
to open the resource pack man-
agement window.
3.
Select
Open resource pack folder
to open the directory where the game accesses
resource packs.
4.
Move the downloaded resource pack file to that folder.
Tip:
Are You Packing? Try This
Among the many thousands of resource packs, there are a few that you should try.
They'recarefullyconstructed,gobeyondbeingjustderivative,andprovideacom-
plete overhaul that's gleefully lacking glaring errors. Just remember that you'll get
best results by finding the version of the resource pack that is an exact match to
your current version of Minecraft, so search for them on the sites above and then
select the most appropriate link.
Dokucraft
—A swords and sorcery pack with animated textures that enliven the
game.
Faithful 32
—Faithful because it replicates Minecraft's default textures but in a
higher-resolution format. I highly recommended it if you just want to improve the
standard look.
Ovo's Rustic
—Beautifully designed to look like the Wild West. Once you install
it, you'll love the new pickaxe.
The default Minecraft textures use a grid of 16x16 pixels. Consider this the size of
the pattern placed on each side of a standard block such as cobblestone. Custom
resource packs allow this to increase from 16 to 32, to 64, to as high as 128x128
pixels per texture. However, the higher the resolution the more of a hit it will take
on your computer. Typically any system can handle a texture of 32x32 and this
tends to be where most of the resource packs fall, but switching to 128x128 may
wellmakeMinecraftunplayableduetotheadditionaldemandsthosetexturesplace
on your PC. If that happens, just restart Minecraft, open the Options menu before
starting a game, and switch back to a lower-resolution resource pack.
5.
Switch back to Minecraft, and you should see the pack's information appear in the
list. If it doesn't, chances are it's not compatible, so just delete it.
6.
Click to select it. You may not see anything happen for a few seconds or more as
Minecraft extracts the contents of the pack and then reloads its resources. Once it
has, you'll typically see some subtle or major changes to the window, including the
