Make a Minecraft Texture Pack

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Okay, so the original Minecraft texture pack is getting a little old and you want to make a new one. You can't find the perfect one on the internet, so what do you do? Make one of your own, of course! Read below for a great basic tutorial on making a custom texture pack.

You can also check out the Minecraft Wiki for programs that simplify the process of making texture packs.

Note: Minecraft 1.6 and later versions replaced texture packs with resource packs.

Steps

Accessing the Textures

  1. Type “%appdata%” into your search bar in your start menu or your start screen.

  2. Click “Roaming”.
  3. Navigate to the ".Minecraft" folder
  4. Open the bin folder.
  5. Use WinRAR to open the Minecraft JAR file. This file will look like Minecraft.jar or simply say Minecraft (hover over it to make sure it is a JAR file). You can use WinRAR or any similar program capable of opening these compressed folders to access the files inside.
  6. Copy the necessary files to a new folder. Place a new folder somewhere where you can easily identify it and give it a distinctive name (this will be the name for the new texture pack). Copy all of the folders, as well as the other necessary files (pack.png and .txt, particles.png, and terrain.png) to the new folder.
  7. Close the jar file and access your new folder. You should now have access to all of the Minecraft textures. Explore them to find what you want to edit. Edit them by right clicking, selecting “Open with...” and choosing your editing program of choice.

Designing Your Textures

  1. Think about what kinds of textures you want. Come up with some ideas about what kind of textures you want. You can think about what you need for your house or you can get inspiration by looking online and seeing what other people have created.
  2. Edit textures using your program of choice. One option would be to simply use MS Paint, which comes standard with Windows and will certainly allow you to mimic that pixel texture that exists in the game. You can make simple changes to the existing textures very easily, such as by adding new colors to the textures.
  3. Create your own textures. With better design software or more time and determination, you can also redesign the textures from scratch. This is the same editing process but a more distinct change or total overhaul. This takes time and skill, so don’t undertake the effort unless you’re ready!

Getting the Textures in Your Game

  1. Open Minecraft folder.
  2. Find “Texture Packs” folder.
  3. Open "texture pack" folder.
  4. Copy your new texture pack folder into the folder which opens. Copy the folder with your edited textures into the folder which opens when you click “Open texture pack folder”.

    • For OS X users, go to: /Users/your username/Library/Application Support/minecraft/texturepacks and place the texture pack in there.
  5. Use your new texture pack. Make use of your new texture pack and experiment with your new materials.

Tips

  • Try not to speed-read this article or you might miss some crucial information.
  • Another helpful program is Minecraft Texture Studio which provides an easy to use interface to view textures and edit them
  • Make sure you back up your Minecraft files.

Warnings

  • Make sure you have a fast computer

Things You'll Need

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