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Quote from Dazqo

clay soldiers' skins are done (I think) and a dirt horse made of dirt (doing more stempunky version right now)

thumbnails and a better horse skin up next :)I would be rather honored if you include my pigzombie skin in your texture pack :DI disappeared, because somehow I stopped getting emails saying X replied to this thread

Thanks, mate...for the pigzombie permission.

The Clay Soldiers' skins are excellent. May I include them in my 'extras' download in the mod file? I'll have to get the 1.8 update done first as that's all I'm concentrating on at the moment.

I've got a very good reason to try that particular mod out now. :biggrin.gif:

Quote from steelfeathers

I support this idea. ^^ But maybe have it be a bluish gray color, like the clay that comes default with minecraft, so that it will make sense as marble.

We are of one mind!:blink.gif: Spooky. :biggrin.gif:

Quote from ksheep

If you want to see the Enderman in action, see this video at about the 5:45. It also shows a bunch of the other things, as well as commentary by Notch. Definitely worth watching.

I'm so out of the loop! The Endermen give me the chills. Did Notch base them a little on the Angels from Dr Who?

In any event though, I still haven't a clue what to do for them. I'd have loved to have made something after the 'Brass Man' character in Neil Asher's book of the same name about a self-aware robot golum. That was a seriously awesome creation..check it out. Neil Asher is a British author of the most believable, but utterly fantastic tech and monstrous alien lifeforms style of sci-fi. Unfortunately it would be infringing on copyright to create something with that title I think, but perhaps a line of inspiration? It's difficult to beat the black figure/white glowing eyes combination though.

Quote from MaudDib

had to post this shot :wink.gif:

Looks very alien, especially with the moon in the background. Alien Steampunk! It would fit in with my vision of a Neil Asher sci-fi world.

Quote from dorianGREY326

Hey glimmar, you made it to being a 'popular' pack :smile.gif:

I know, I was very chuffed. :smile.gif: I will now go and cook my top hat! :dry.gif:

It's entirely due to your stirling efforts, dorian and everyone's kindness. I feel like I've won a medal for long term service. :laugh.gif:

Quote from ZombieSlays

hopefully i hate what you have done wrong the pumpkins is covered with lava and water and the gold is burning! plz fix this ok this is the best texture pack iwe found so far if you dont fix it i get a new texture pack

Calm down, mate. :smile.gif:

I'm glad you like Glimmar's Steampunk, but you've overlooked the most important step in using any texture pack that has a different resolution to Vanilla Minecraft...M C Patcher. The need for it, and instructions for installing it, are directly beneath the download link in my OP. Here you go:

INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLATION:

1. Ideally, ensure your game is a clean, freshly installed version of Minecraft.

2. Boot up the Minecraft game, select 'Mods and Texture Packs', select 'Open texture pack folder' and just drag 'Glimmar's Steampunk' zip file into it, from where you saved it. Don't forget to select it as your
pack of choice.

3. VERY IMPORTANT! To fix Graphical Glitches inherent in Minecraft when using HD textures and see my custom water, lava, fire and portal animations, it is essential you apply kahr's new improved beta "MC Patcher HD Fix" MC Patcher HD Fix. There are clear instructions in kahr's thread on how to use the new patcher.

Now go and enjoy Glimmar's Steampunk and many other fine texture packs the way they are meant to be seen. :smile.gif:

Ninja'd by Lolligator! :biggrin.gif:

Quote from steelfeathers

Glimmar, if you haven't already you really need to put this pack on minecraftcustomizer.net. I used to use that special 'texture mix' machine you link to in the OP, but now it doesn't seem to be there anymore....the link just takes you to a thread with a zip file. Which is non-helpful.

Just a suggestion, but I think lots of people (including me) would love being able to screw around and mix-and-match your textures with ease. If any pack needs to be on the customizer website, it's definitely yours. :3

EDIT: Also, having it on the customizer site would allow everyone to know what all the alternate textures are supposed to be-- aka, is this particular block supposed to be netherrack, or iron block, or clay, etc.

I have stopped working on the web version of that in favor of the downloadable version that runs locally as that didn't require my getting copyright permissions from authors of packs. The downloadable version though is currently only for windows (The code is theoretically cross-platform but problems with a failing HD on my linux machine prevented me from doing a proper linux build.) and I haven't had time to work on it in a few weeks due to the addition of a ring to my hand.

I have been seriously considering open-sourcing it for a while but I'm holding off dropping a source tarball until I can do a better assessment on weather or not I will have the time to really spend on this or if I should focus on other projects instead.

ksheep, it's not just you. I did notice that it seemed thinner. It can be a little hard to see it at times.

Quote from ksheep

Jeb recently posted the new sheet for health, armor, food, experience, etc. Thought you might want to take a glance at it.

Thanks, ksheep.

If I'm rushed for time, I may just up the resolution on the new icon sheet and overlay my existing textures and then return later to do something more fitting.:smile.gif:

Quote from Gestankfaust

Srsly...two posts above yours is an answer....

That's your scariest avatar yet! :blink.gif:

Quote from Dazqo

fixed a flying dot...all colours are now uploadedit would be nice to have these included in the extrasps. laughing so hard at these people who can't use hd patch

Thanks, Dazqo.

It will be great to add more mod texture conversions like this. Feel free to use my textures if uploaded here. As soon as I've broken the back of all the new stuff for the 1.8 update, I will make a feature of all the mods that this pack is compatible with, and full credit will be given and remain with that conversion.

I just don't get over to the modding section these days, so you'll be introducing me to all sorts of exotic stuff I never even new existed. :blink.gif:

Quote from MaudDib

you have no idea...over a year now hd packs have been available...in less than 30 days this pack hits its first year.and people are still tripping over META-INF folders and mc patcher...wow.

Wow! You're right, I didn't know I'd been around that long!! Lol.

I suppose there's always going to be new Minecraftians and those dipping their toes into higher res packs for the first time and just not realizing what's needed. Notch could solve that problem in a flash and make life more enjoyable for 10's of thousands of people and no less enjoyable for those who prefer 16x textures.

Quote from Proloe

Glimmar didn't actually make the textures for Steamcraft. I did. Glimmar is pretty preoccupied with just making the vanilla content, especially with 1.8 just around the corner.

Exactly so. :smile.gif:

Ploughing on with the new stuff and taking a little break here to refresh. I'm reaching an impasse with some of the new textures at the moment, because I'm just not sure quite how some things will work. The new iron post thingies for example (they are actually transparent blocks, meaning there will be six sides like glass, rather than a new type of fence...right?), and as for those hideous giant funghi umbrellas!

I'm thinking more along the lines of the funghi being an alien growth rather than the traditional red spots and brown. The blockiness of Minecraft just doesn't lend itself very convincingly to giant domed circular mushrooms in my opinion. However, I like the addition of any new type of building material. I've also been meaning to ask, what can we do with these gargantuan magic mushrooms? Are they a food resource or a new building material, because that would heavily influence how they should be textured?

Quote from neronix17

Ah sorry, I was actually coming on again to say I'm going to give a couple mods a go of applying modified textures from this pack if that was ok? I am doing it either way but will only up them to here if I get permission of course, was thinking on doing textures for Train and Zepplin modZepplin modLaser modPfaeffs ModsBetter than WolvesRedPowerBuildCraftAnd a few others I cant remember right now lol, I actually managed to get all these installed together at the same time some how...anyway if anyone is interested and Glimmar allows me to then I will happily post these when I'm done, will look so much nicer that it does with me currently anyway...

Hi, neronix17. :smile.gif: As mentioned above, if you upload the mod texture conversions here, you have my blessing and my thanks and the same from all who use this pack. As Proloe says, I'd love to work on lots of appropriate mods, but realistically just don't have the time. So you'd be doing everyone a favor.

If uploaded here, feel free to use any of the alt textures I've provided, and as soon as I can, I will make some kind of feature in the OP listing which mods are supported and properly crediting those who've made the conversion.

Quote from MaudDib

that would be a treat if you did textures for that...and glimmar might like that too, since redpower allows you to place wires that run vertically up walls, horizontally on a side..on bottom sides...and never mind the cover plates...oh my.

I'd like that indeed, as I could do some new things for the kz.png paintings sheet.

Incidentally, the paintings are another thing on my todo list that you might all help with suggestions for. Like my alt textures, I get a buzz out of creating new functional paintings (like stained glass, tech stuff and just plain utilitarian looking things like chains and pipes, etc.), and as my paintings are badly in need of revamping, any suggestions for what might be most useful to add to an ongoing collection of useful paintings...kind of like a gallery archive, would be much appreciated. I'm not that interested in actual decorative paintings as they can get a bit repetitive seeing the same thing, but just in different rooms.

Anyways I intend dropping some of the less useful wheels and clocks, for more useful architectural pics like stained glass. For example I fancy making a kind of traditional Victorian railway 'Station' sign. :smile.gif:

Quote from Dazqo

I made some quick textures to zeppelin mod, steering wheel probably should had been made smaller...<--new plank tex<--old plank tex (I use it)I'm planning to make a clay soldier tournament on my flying pokémon arena and make a video of it on youtubeof course with this texture pack so I had to make textures for claysoldier and zeppelin mods... now all I need is a nice tournament chart and some kind of logo or something for all the teams :smile.gif:

That sounds like a lot of fun, mate.

When the 1.8 update is largely up and running, I will catch up with all these mod textures. Thanks again, Dazqo.

Quote from ksheep

This may be a really stupid question, but has something happened to the needle for the compass? It seems skinnier.Yes, I have patched it, and I checked the more common signs of it not being patched (gold, brick, netherrack). Not sure if the issue would be a texture issue or a patcher issue, and I'm not sure if I'm the only one seeing it. For all I know, it may be a bug in the patcher code (or I may have accidentally run an old version of the patcher).Any thoughts? Anyone else experiencing this? Anyone going to point out that I'm usually the one helping people with questions like this?

Yes, I can confirm it looks a lot thinner to me. But rest assured I've not changed anything to do with the compass. However, would the addition of my 64x animation strips be influencing what resolution the patcher depicts the compass needle?


As regards the 1.8 update. So far I've finished most of the item icons.

I've decided the chicken is a kind of self contained walking oven (basically it's the body of a chicken with a full outer body prosthesis). When you kill the robochick, you end up with a pre-packed preserved chicken. If you want it cooked, sling it in the oven and out comes a nicely cooked turkey roast. The outer casing conveniently jumps out of the oven and returns to 'Robo-Roasts' Inc. for refilling! Is that a good enough explanation to allow me to keep the steam chicken? :ohmy.gif:

My pumpkin helm/lamp will look like a flatpack or self replicating device that you place on the ground and given the right conditions will use what resources are available to produce more helmet/lamps. :cool.gif:

I like melon, so that's going to stay for now as a functional biological food source. :tongue.gif:

Still not sure about the zombie flesh. Temporarily I'll just make it meat, but does anyone know if there are side effects from eating zombie flesh? :mellow.gif:

Besides the new terrain textures, I've changed the following: brick, birch sapling, chest, sandstone, clay, stone, ores and half block (to better fit with the color and texture of the new granite blocks), gravel (some annoying pattern), dirt (a little more contrast) and a mossy cobble that matches the four course cobble (it blends quite well and looks good in damp areas around water, etc.)

I'm not racing to get this out on the day of the update, but I am working on it with what free time I have. I'd show you pics of the above and the new blocks, but need to spend what little time I have on finishing. I've already waffled enough as it is!

Thanks for your continued interest.

[edit] Seeing as how Jeb doesn't expect it to be out until 12th Sept. at earliest, I might actually be updating not long after. However, I'll still need more time to consider the new mobs.

Quote from Triskelli

Hmm, doing a little research I found this picture of the new Iron Bars:



So it looks like it'll act similarly to the new glass panes when placed... This means that they could be made into the wrought iron fences we've been lacking till now, or it could take the place of our current Glass Blocks and serve as scaffolding for our large constructions, while Glass Blocks and Panes become more transparent.

So now there are new glass panes as well? :blink.gif: Is this all to do with the new lighting?

That pic does seem to indicate the iron bars are sort of 2d then? So yes, some kind of railing that could also stack to make a large iron gate or scaffolding. Mmmm?

Quote from Triskelli »

As far as the Mushrooms go... Yeah, alien growths sound a lot better than "oversized mushrooms". And yes, what they ultimately look like depends heavily on what they do and where they show up... Let's wait for them to be released.

I suppose the only place they would look ok for me is in some vast underground cavern (no not the nether!) like 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth'. Indeed...waiting and seeing seems like a good idea. :smile.gif:

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A handful of simple signs can add a lot of charm to your public works project. The cardinal directions, a few "Station No. x"s, and a multipurpose abbreviation or two (GTD? GER?) will create an air of respectability and authority that is hard to ignore.



More vital to us Steampunks however, is all the various panels, screens, dials, levers, and buttons for us to manipulate. I've always believed "less is more" in this regard, but it's fun to stick on as many doodads and whirligigs as conceivably possibly, isn't it? A few key things to include would be: An oldfashioned "steam throttle" to accompany our levers, radar scopes, pressure gauges, pipes, boilers, gears, engines, clocks, and anything else you can fit in with it.
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That's a lot of useful advice there. And that railway sign is exactly what I had in mind for a station sign. As per usual the standard kz. png file is pitifully limited in it's scope for all the things that would look really cool in a steampunk/Victorian world.

Lol! I can take a hint re: the Manx sign. :biggrin.gif: Love the waterwheel! Look at this place I visited with the family whilst on holiday...a place called Morwellham Quay. Definately a real Minecraft location!



It had an amazing waterwheel too:



I took way too many pics of the place, but the pics above I googled to save time.

A couple of appropriate Victorian paintings, including perhaps one of Queen Victoria herself or a Jules Verne photograph. I could live with multiple copies of The Fighting Temeraire too. :smile.gif: