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The "Better than Default" texture upgrade

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Updated: 13.03.2013, Size: 4.80 MB

What is that ?
This texture upgrade for the 16x16 default texturepack of Minecraft is a good compromise between "keep Minecraft faithful" and "make Minecraft more realistic", so it's someting like a "default-realism" texturepack which replaces some default textures with improved ones and adds more intense colors, more variety and more advanced texture features to the game. Using this pack doesn't change the game's overall appearance, but Minecraft looks better and more realistic in several ways and some of the default textures will be more useful with "Better than Default".

What are the main features of this pack ?
It adds a bunch of improved textures (water, lava, fire and portal animations, several blocks and items, GUI elements, the sun, moon, paintings, armor, ...), not few of them with increased resolution. It also adds a better readable HD in-game font, full Custom Colors support to tweak many hard-coded color settings, random skins for some mobs, camouflaged Creepers, connected and random terrain textures, more realistic glass rendering and a complete new HD skybox to the night sky. For a more detailed list of the features, see below.

What do I need to install ?
Depends on how much features you wanna use. Even an unmodded, clean Minecraft installation allows you to enjoy many features included in "Better than Default". For a full-featured "default-realism" experience, you should always install the latest MCPatcher !

Can I use Optifine instead the Patcher ?
All the additional, non-vanilla texture features of this pack are designed work with the latest MCPatcher. You can try it with Optifine too, but don't blame me if anything doesn't work!

I really like this. How can I support you ?
By doing some feedback and suggestions on this thread, reporting issues, telling all your friends to use this and by adding the following banner code to your signature:

[url="http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1277335-"][img]http://i.imgur.com/CU0Yp.png[/img][/url]

Actual changes:

Spoiler:

Update v1.5 available including following new features and changes:

• Converted the pack to the new Minecraft 1.5 texturepack format
  
• Reduced the size of the moon by 25% to give it more realistic proportions
  
• Clearly improved the firework particle colors to be more intense
  
• Added a better texture for the Redstone Comparator
  
• Tweaked the Redstone Repeater texture to fit with the Comparator
  
• Added new Comparator and Repeater items, better fitting the block textures
  
• Added new skins for Trapped Chests with better hidden differences to normal chests
  
• Some improvements to the flowing lava animation (smoother, less stuttering than before)
  
• Painting item upscaled to the same resolution as paintings
  
• Some minor tweaks to the in-game font (M, N, W, X, Y)
  
• Increased resolution of the "SIGN" text on sign items
  
• Some minor changes to the inventory bar
  
• Some minor improvements to the Dispenser/Dropper output textures
  
• Revamped Brewing Stands (more intense colored blaze rod, bottles more detailed and with bubble animation)
  
• Added better clock and compass textures, showing dial/needle in 16x resolution for smoother movement
  
• Made diamond blocks, tools and gems more bluish to better fit the diamond ore and armor
  
• Nerfed the color of gold blocks, tools, apples, melons, ingots and nuggets to be less pale
  
• Added ultra-HD items for most 3D entities, giving them a better and more realistic appearance in inventories
  (affects Minecart, Boat, Flower Pot, Hopper, Cauldron, Brewing Stand, Item Frame, Skull, Bed and Saddle items)
  
• Added some color variety to lily pads, centered and tweaked lily pad item
  
• Music disc "11" with a new appearance, better fitting the other discs (because you cannot play a broken disk)
  
• Some tweaks to the colors of the other music discs
  
• Revamped Splash Potion item, now with a more "explosive" appearance
  
• Changed Bottle o' Enchanting to look like a Splash Potion filled with Experience Orbs, also animated them
  
• Some improvements to the Brewing Stand GUI
  
• Revamped the Blaze skin and added fire animation to the head
  
• Centered nearly 100 oddly placed items to give them a better appearance in inventory slots
  
• Added a more colorful map item
  
• Some improvements to Redstone Blocks and Redstone Wires
  
• Added Connected Textures support for Redstone Lamps
  
• Added Connected Textures support for bricks (horizontal), now showing corner bricks
  
• Added Random Textures support for cobwebs (4 different textures)
  
• Slightly reduced brightness of the glint animation of enchanted items/armor
  
• Revamped iron/wooden door and trapdoor textures to better fit the appearance of iron/wood blocks
  
• Changed iron/wooden door items to fit the new appearance of doors
  
• Added better Detector Rail on/off state textures (now showing a small pressure plate)
  
• Added Random Textures support for Nether Quartz Ore (8 different textures)
  
• Added Minecraft Realm status icons, slightly tweaked colors
  
• Altered the main menu background panorama to fit the packs current appearance

List of implemented features:

Spoiler:

More screenshots here:

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Enjoy several features of MCPatcher’s Connected Textures mod !


Comparison Default / Better than Default


Full Better Glass support:
Comparison Default / Better than Default



Random textures and Random Mobs:
Comparison Default / Better than Default


Comparison Default / Better than Default



Better colored Redstone Wires, better Repeaters and high-contrast displays !
Comparison Default / Better than Default



Comparison Default / Better than Default


Swamps now are more swampy !
Comparison Default / Better than Default



Snow and ice revamped !
Comparison Default / Better than Default


Better, more dusty deserts:
Comparison Default / Better than Default



Comparison Default / Better than Default



Enjoy Kristoffer Zetterstrand’s original artwork in 4x resolution !


Blowing up some houses is more fun now !



Better armor and random ores:
Comparison Default / Better than Default


Random Zombie skins included !


Camouflaged Creepers, hehehe !





Better items and more detailed Enchantment Books !
Comparison Default / Better than Default



Also did some improvements to The End !
Comparison Default / Better than Default



Even hell is better than default !
Comparison Default / Better than Default

1.) Download the LATEST mcpatcher here

2.) Be sure to use a clean, unmodded Minecraft installation. When patching, check the following:

When patching, check the following:

- Extended HD
- RandomMobs
- Custom Colors
- Connected Textures
- Better Skies

- Better Glass

3.) Copy the whole "Better than Default" zip-file to the texturepacks folder of Minecraft (un-zipping the file is not necessary)

4.) Start the game, open Options / Texture Packs, select "Better than Default", click "Done" and enjoy!




I have a problem concerning "Better than Default": [insert your problem here], what did I wrong?
Very simple. You've most likely NOT followed the installation instructions !

The pack was installed correctly, but all the water is grey. Intended feature or did I something wrong?
Not intended, the water should have biome-specific colors. First, clean your Minecraft installation, patch it again and make sure to have "Custom Colors" checked. If the mod is not active, you're very probably using an outdated MCPatcher version.

The pack was installed correctly, but the night sky lags or is completely white. What's wrong?
This happens most likely because of memory issues. First, shut down memory-consuming background applications you currently don't need. Also, update your Java, your video drivers and if you run a 64-bit OS, try to allocate more RAM to Java (Google is your friend). If nothing helps, you should disable the "Better Skies" mod when patching Minecraft.




You can change or use the included features in any way you want, you don't have to ask me for permission. I'm OK with people using my pack to make texture presentation videos or even to make their own texturepacks, but please add a reference including my name and a link to my forum thread!

You're not allowed to ...
... make any money with anything containimg my stuff ! (no donations, no adf.ly links, ...)
... upload my pack anywhere else (distribution of is only made via this forum thread !)
... use any features I took from other texturepacks without the permission from the authors !

I've permission to use textures from the following texturepacks:

• Misa's 64x64 Realistic Pack
  Used parts: Water, lava, fire and portal animations (downscaled, colors changed), rain and snow textures, HD water blur, the Minecraft logo, the XP/boss health bars, map icons, XP orbs, a tweaked version of the HD Wither painting, the explosion animation (downscaled from 4x to 2x resolution), the charged creeper and Wither armor animations

Best credits to Misa for her amazing 64x64 HD pack, it's currently one of the best HD texturepacks available in public. Please support her by downloading her pack from this forum thread !

CONTACT:
Bee free to contact me if you've got any important(!!!) questions or suggestions.
- Contact adress: zombie.hunter@gmx.at
- Contact languages: English or German

[OneWingedPie]

Pictures MUST go with the thread not afterwards

[_zombiehunter]

OneWingedPie, on 09 June 2012 - 04:14 PM, said:

Pictures MUST go with the thread not afterwards

Hey, I'm working on it !
Be a bit more patient, I'm not as fast as light !

[Kolver88]

_zombiehunter, on 09 June 2012 - 04:26 PM, said:

Hey, I'm working on it !
Be a bit more patient, I'm not as fast as light !

That's like saying "Hey, stop asking me if my product actually works before I try selling it to you!"
Cheap and insulting.

[Balduran]

Not only did you break 3 rules, but i'm also willing to bet that this pack is some uninspired lazy vanilla edit

[xcadaverx]

_zombiehunter, on 09 June 2012 - 04:26 PM, said:

Hey, I'm working on it !
Be a bit more patient, I'm not as fast as light !

You should have been a bit more patient to gather your resources together before jumping to make a thread.

[Joebear3603]

[URL=http://imgur.com/YxWBz]<img src=
shit wrong links me thinks

[neoix]

_zombiehunter, on 09 June 2012 - 03:44 PM, said:

It's multi-version compatible and has not to be updated for every new Minecraft version !!!

It does have to be updated. Otherwise all the new items will be invisible.

[karpinskijd]

did a look on the texture pack. it's not even an upgrade, it's nothing at all. in the armor files, all that's there is power.png and there's no terrain.png.

[Kiajinn]

Actually this is quite clever, basically it adds some nice MCPatcher Tweaks, such as CTM, Biome Colors and Animated Textures including Water and Lava improvements.

[_zombiehunter]

Kiajinn, on 09 June 2012 - 06:02 PM, said:

Actually this is quite clever, basically it adds some nice MCPatcher Tweaks, such as CTM, Biome Colors and Animated Textures including Water and Lava improvements.

Thx, you're the first guy posting something nice here !
My "texture upgrade" is very early in development, but I will add more features in the next update !
v1.0 is for testing ...

[olha2]

Connected Textures

love that

[_zombiehunter]

64 downloads in less than 12 h, .... more than I expected  

[AlexDini]

This is quite good

[Zakristone]

It's quite nice. This is how default edits should be made.

[DTDsphere]

Yay, another default edit.

[seanbreen97]

;(

[_zombiehunter]

seanbreen97, on 10 June 2012 - 12:44 PM, said:

;(

... and another senseless forum post ...

... constructive criticism is ok, but if you don't like it, simply don't use it and don't post here !!!!


For the interested ones, some upcomming features of v1.1 I'm currently working on:
- RandomMobs support
- More CTM stuff
- Better sun/moon textures (?)
- A lot of smaller changes ...

[seanbreen97]

Well, look at my post in this way:

1) It's a crying face.
2) My signature says "Default edits make me cry"
3) It is a short way of saying that I dislike this pack.

Make sense now?

[Lucid_Assailant]

seanbreen97, on 10 June 2012 - 02:01 PM, said:

Well, look at my post in this way:

1) It's a crying face.
2) My signature says "Default edits make me cry"
3) It is a short way of saying that I dislike this pack.

Make sense now?

You're missing the point. No one saying they don't understand. The fact of the matter is it's a senseless, useless, unhelpful post.

The only thing that doesn't make sense is why someone with a signature that says "Default edits make me cry" is on a thread for a default edit pack. Unless the aforementioned someone is just a trolling dick.

And to the naysayers. It's a brand new pack. Be patient, and show a little support. You'll never know what it can be if you try to shut it down right away.