Only thing i dislike even a little about this texture pack is the chests. I was thinking something a bit more modern than that, and coardboard has been around for a while. High tech safes on the other hand have not and it'd be pretty cool to see this enacted. AWESOME job on the texture pack however!! Diamondz for you!
Fantasy is boring. It's all about a hero killing dragons or rescuing princesses. And in the end, the hero gets a big reward from some autocratic ruler, and spends the rest of his life banging said princess.
Certainly in the past these may have been difficult tasks, but today the nobility is all but abolished, and while the bad guy's magical armor may be said to able to withstand a blow from any weapon known to man, the fact is that when the mystical warlock wrought the armor from steel and fairy dust, man didn't know about C4. Boom. Dead.
Moderncraft is for people who can't take the fantasy aspect of Minecraft. It replaces many of the fantastical elements of Minecraft and replaces them with normal things that exist today. Other, more timeless things, like brick and stone, remain roughly the same.
Let's take a look:
Cobblestone? What is this, 18th century England? Who uses cobblestone for serious purposes anymore? Cobblestone has been changed to Cinderblock.
Redstone? What, you mean like rubies? Rubies don't carry a current, man. Redstone has been changed to Copper. Copper wires carry electricity. It's that simple, really.
Netherrack? What does that even mean? No one knows. Netherrack is now some kind of Red Marble. It looks nice as trim, I think.
Soul Sand: what the hell does that even mean anyway? Why do souls slow me down? Is it their spiritual baggage or something? The weight of my sins? I don't follow it. Soul Sand is now Cautionblock. Cautionblock makes you more cautious, so you slow down.
Glowstone? What kind of stone glows? It's like something out of that film about the naked blue people. Honestly. Glowstone has been changed to Fluorescents.
Wooden Ladders? And I suppose you want me to cross one of those rope-and-plank bridges that could be brought down by an overweight bumble bee, too? Wooden Ladders have been replaced by Steel Ladders.
Torches? What am I, a caveman? Ordinarily I'd suggest the more practical fluorescents, but if you need lighting in a pinch, here are Lightbulbs on Poles:
Wooden Doors? How am I supposed to find out what's outside if there's wood in my face? Wooden Doors are now Glass Doors.
Minecart Tracks? With wooden ties? This is 2010, man. You can't build with wooden ties now. Minecart track ties are now made of concrete.
Bonus: Good looking diagonals now possible. (Will be optional for people who want the tracks to curve nicely.)
Monster Spawners? Uhh... actually, I don't see how to modernize this. I have at least put caution stripes on it so that it's safer, though. (Caution stripes make everything safer.)
Chests? Who still has big hulking chests lying around? They're expensive and difficult to transport. Why not just swipe some big old unused cardboard boxes from a southbound freight and dump things in them instead?
Alpha version of pack released, above. It doesn't have the full feature set that the full pack will have, but people seem very interested in the pack so far, so I'm giving it out.
Changes in Alpha 5:
-Piston textures
-Made two versions: one with mowed grass and one without, so that the people have a choice.
-New armor icons
-New icons for doors, signs, redstone repeaters.
Changes in Alpha 4:
-Removed Mowed Grass by popular demand.
-Added element symbols for certain items.
-Updated pack for 1.6.
I, for one, would LOVE to see chests made into safes, or vaults, or something. I detest the cardboard boxes, it's hard to take them seriously in a city setting when I'm making something such as a store, with food inside. Other than that, this pack is wonderful! And, you might want to check a link, you're mob spawner picture is now a movie poster for Gridlock'd! xD
finally! someone else who thinks redstone should be copper. I have a question for you though, how did you change the actual color of the lit and unlit redstone wiring? Despite everything I do, it stays the same light and dark red, ruining my copper wire texture. Thanks for the help, and I would love to help you make a moderncraft 256x terrain.png if you want. check out my pack for a sampling of my work.
you know what would be so epic, this pack in x64 or x128 textures with custom water and lava. I'd do it myself but i'm absolutely terrible at pixel art
Fantasy is boring. It's all about a hero killing dragons or rescuing princesses. And in the end, the hero gets a big reward from some autocratic ruler, and spends the rest of his life banging said princess.
Certainly in the past these may have been difficult tasks, but today the nobility is all but abolished, and while the bad guy's magical armor may be said to able to withstand a blow from any weapon known to man, the fact is that when the mystical warlock wrought the armor from steel and fairy dust, man didn't know about C4. Boom. Dead.
Moderncraft is for people who can't take the fantasy aspect of Minecraft. It replaces many of the fantastical elements of Minecraft and replaces them with normal things that exist today. Other, more timeless things, like brick and stone, remain roughly the same.
Let's take a look:
Cobblestone? What is this, 18th century England? Who uses cobblestone for serious purposes anymore? Cobblestone has been changed to Cinderblock.
Redstone? What, you mean like rubies? Rubies don't carry a current, man. Redstone has been changed to Copper. Copper wires carry electricity. It's that simple, really.
Netherrack? What does that even mean? No one knows. Netherrack is now some kind of Red Marble. It looks nice as trim, I think.
Soul Sand: what the hell does that even mean anyway? Why do souls slow me down? Is it their spiritual baggage or something? The weight of my sins? I don't follow it. Soul Sand is now Cautionblock. Cautionblock makes you more cautious, so you slow down.
Glowstone? What kind of stone glows? It's like something out of that film about the naked blue people. Honestly. Glowstone has been changed to Fluorescents.
Wooden Ladders? And I suppose you want me to cross one of those rope-and-plank bridges that could be brought down by an overweight bumble bee, too? Wooden Ladders have been replaced by Steel Ladders.
Torches? What am I, a caveman? Ordinarily I'd suggest the more practical fluorescents, but if you need lighting in a pinch, here are Lightbulbs on Poles:
Wooden Doors? How am I supposed to find out what's outside if there's wood in my face? Wooden Doors are now Glass Doors.
Minecart Tracks? With wooden ties? This is 2010, man. You can't build with wooden ties now. Minecart track ties are now made of concrete.
Bonus: Good looking diagonals now possible. (Will be optional for people who want the tracks to curve nicely.)
Monster Spawners? Uhh... actually, I don't see how to modernize this. I have at least put caution stripes on it so that it's safer, though. (Caution stripes make everything safer.)
Chests? Who still has big hulking chests lying around? They're expensive and difficult to transport. Why not just swipe some big old unused cardboard boxes from a southbound freight and dump things in them instead?
Alpha version of pack released, above. It doesn't have the full feature set that the full pack will have, but people seem very interested in the pack so far, so I'm giving it out.
Changes in Alpha 5:
-Piston textures
-Made two versions: one with mowed grass and one without, so that the people have a choice.
-New armor icons
-New icons for doors, signs, redstone repeaters.
Changes in Alpha 4:
-Removed Mowed Grass by popular demand.
-Added element symbols for certain items.
-Updated pack for 1.6.
Just a mob suggestion:
Default:Default in suit
Creeper: Terrorist with arms ripped off
Spider:Spider
Skeleton:Teenager in a skeleton costume
Zombie:Drunk guy
Ghast:Hot air balloon
Zombie Pigman:Injured Guard
And could you make a version of the pack with signs that match the wooden planks for decoration?
Tool Ideas:
Sword:Lead Pipe. Wood:Rusty Lead pipe, Stone:Standard Lead Pipe, Iron:Polished Lead pipe, Diamond:Extremely glossy lead pipe.
Pickaxe:Jackhammer. Wood:Worn down jackhammer, Stone:Standard jackhammer, Iron:Polished Jackhammer, Diamond:Extremely Glossy jack hammer.
geez thats confusing, say Beta 5 at least!
The fluorescents are much nicer than the glowstone, which looks like a moldy chicken nugget -.-
Also,
i'm not sure if anyone asked this, but where is that building from in the background of the first picture? it's so epic!
Oh god yes. You are awesome. <3
I am using this in my zombie survival!
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Curse PremiumDefault:Default in suit
Creeper: Terrorist with arms ripped off
Spider:Spider
Skeleton:Teenager in a skeleton costume
Zombie:Drunk guy
Ghast:Hot air balloon
Zombie Pigman:Injured Guard
And could you make a version of the pack with signs that match the wooden planks for decoration?
Tool Ideas:
Sword:Lead Pipe. Wood:Rusty Lead pipe, Stone:Standard Lead Pipe, Iron:Polished Lead pipe, Diamond:Extremely glossy lead pipe.
Pickaxe:Jackhammer. Wood:Worn down jackhammer, Stone:Standard jackhammer, Iron:Polished Jackhammer, Diamond:Extremely Glossy jack hammer.
Axe:Chainsaw. Wood:Rusty chainsaw, Stone:Standard issue chainsaw, Iron:Polished chainsaw, Diamond:Exteremely glossy chainsaw
Hoe:Fine as it is
Shears:fine as they are
Shovel:Fine as it is
Gold variations of each tool:Balloons
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!