Use Minecraft texture packs - how it works

With a texture pack, you can customize the look of Minecraft. You can read how to use them in this practical tip.

Find the Minecraft texture pack folder

The texture packs must be saved in a special folder. We show you how to find it here:

1. Start Minecraft.
2. Click Options, and then click Resource Packs.
3. Now click on "Open resource pack folder". This opens the folder where you have to put the texture packs. Otherwise, these are unfortunately not recognized by the game.

Insert and select texture pack

Now only the texture pack itself is missing:

1. Download a texture pack, like Honeyball's.
2. For HD textures, i.e. textures with a resolution higher than 16x16 pixels, you must either install the MCPatcher or Optifine, as otherwise display problems can occur. Optifine offers you additional setting options, which also significantly increase performance.
3. Copy the texture pack into the folder opened by Minecraft.
4. Select the new texture pack in Minecraft under "Options", "Resource Packs".

With the Minecraft update 1.6, the texture packs were replaced by resource packs. These also allow you to insert your own sounds and other adjustments. A variety of resource packs can be found in the Minecraft forum.

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