[dead link] A Texture Pack is a file you download in order to change the appearance, otherwise known as texture, of blocks, items and mobs. They may occasionally change the sounds. Installed textures can be changed by going to Texture Packs on the Main Menu. Since Alpha 1.2.0 Texture packs are officially supported by the game.
Installation
To install a texture pack, the file must first be obtained in a ZIP format. Then, place the file to:
- Windows: %Appdata%\.minecraft\texturepacks
This path can be open by using the Open Texture Pack Folder link from the game client.
Texture Pack Creation
To create a custom pack the needed files must be extracted from minecraft.jar with an archiving or decompression program and edit them with any proram you like. Then zip them into archive without changing their names and folder structure
List of Modifiable Files
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| terrain.png | All blocks excluding Portals. |
| particles.png | All Particles. |
| pack.png | Thumbnail of pack. |
| pack.txt | Description of pack. |
| title\ | Client intro title and splash screen. |
| environment\ | Snow, rain and clouds |
| font\ | In-game font. |
| terrain\ | Sun and Moon |
| item\ | In-game models for items such as signs, carts, boats, arrows and doors. |
| gui\ | GUI, item thumbnails, logo and menu background |
| art\ | All paintings in game |
| mob\ | All mobs in game |
| armor\ | All Armor in game |
| misc\ | Biome grass/foliage color, Pumpkin blur and Watch dial. |
List of Texture Packs
| Name | Description | Version | Link | Latest Compatible Release | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Painterly Pack | The Painterly Pack (by rhodox) Customize it at painterlypack.net! | Unknown | http://www.painterlypack.net | Template:1.2.2 | 3.6Mb |
| Quandary Pack | None | 3.1 | http://www.retributiongames.com/quandary/ | Template:1.2.2 | 3.0Mb |
| LAR Games Pack | The LAR Games texture pack is centered around improving the look of Minecraft without taking away from the overall experience. The entire texture pack is 100% original. This is not an edit of the vanilla Minecraft textures. | Unknown | http://www.largames.com/lartexture | Template:1.2.2 | 3.0Mb |
Trivia
- Prior to the 1.2.2 update, users will need to manually change the texture packs by overwriting their minecraft.jar files.