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Ah, right - I'll definitely look into doing that!

What do you mean/How so, creeper?

NOTE TO SELF: Seriously, stop being lazy and get to work on that 64x64 pack, or however large y'wanna make it

EDIT: Initial testing has been a huge success; all that's left to do is continue converting the rest of the images, one at a time, including all of the necessary Tekkit and TerraFirmaCraft ones, to fit the 64x quality. Decided to go with 64x instead of 128x since 64x already offers staggeringly thin lines for dirt, stone, etc. This will likely take at least 4 hours.

SCP has been updated!

Vanilla changes
Made an optional, alternative 64x64 version of Strongestcraft Plus, aptly named SCP64 (Strongestcraft Plus 64)
Made many things in SCP 64 more transparent than would be wise to make 'em in SCP (Strongestcraft Plus)
Edited the number 7 by one pixel in both versions of SCP
Fixed dry farmland's transparent section being misaligned by one pixel in both versions of SCP
Gave default emerald ore a new texture in both versions of SCP
Made bamboo a tiny bit more transparent in both versions of SCP
Made snow tiles at least 2x more transparent in both versions of SCP
Made spiderwebs a tiny bit more transparent in both versions of SCP
Made the first two growth stages of netherwart easier to spot in both versions of SCP
Made the sides of enchanting tables more transparent in both versions of SCP
Might've made water and lava 75% transparent only in SC64, depending on your animated water/lava settings
Removed that one floating pixel over wild grass that wasn't supposed to be there in both versions of SCP

Tekkit changes
Fixed solid sapphire blocks being 4 pixels too solid in both versions of SCP
Made blast door windows a little more transparent in both versions of SCP
Made reinforced windows a little more transparent in both versions of SCP
Made solid cubes of bronze, copper, emerald, ruby, sapphire, tin and both kinds of uranium a little more transparent in both versions of SCP

TFC changes
Added a countdown timer to all the new plants in both versions of SCP
Added all the new sand blocks and made them transparent in both versions of SCP
Made all cobblestone 2x more transparent in SCP64
Made all dirt 4x more transparent in SCP64
Made all leaves 4x more transparent in SCP64
Made ladders transparent in both versions of SCP

If you have any suggestions to make this texture pack even better, let me know!

Could I get some feedback on it?

Sorry, but each and every ore is already as visible as would be wise to make them, with things like diamonds, uranium in Tekkit and all metal ores in TFC 100% solid. It's impossible for me to adjust how bright they appear - that would involve modifying lines of code, which I am no good at.

Working on texture packs is comprised almost entirely of zooming in on pictures, modifying a few pixels, saving the pack, going in-game, looking at the textures you modified, thinking to yourself whether you think you can make them a little better or if they're perfect the way they are now, and repeating until you're done with every texture you wish to modify. No coding modified anywhere, which makes it much easier to install and makes this a texture pack, not a mod!

SCP has been updated!

TFC Changes
Added the new charcoal block, left it completely solid since it's one of those valuable ones you'll want to see as soon as possible

If you have any suggestions to make this texture pack even better, let me know!

Could I get some feedback on it?

Eh. To me, that's how it already is - stylised in my own way, using a simple system of symbols for ore, cloth, solid cubes (iron, diamond, gold, emerald, those sorts of cubes) and other things. Still, thanks for the advice!

y-you too

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No problem, and thanks for replying! Every single post helps by bumping the thread :3

What block should I use to build underground with to prevent users of this from seeing anything?

Well, that's the thing. In a normal world, what stands out more to someone using Strongestcraft; random cave tunnel #342, or that one rectangular prism area that's solid because someone chose to build there and arrange those blocks in that way? If you did that, you'd be making yourself literally *hundreds* of times more noticeable, not less. Still, to answer your questions, 100% solid blocks include:

Cacti (However, they don't fully, 100% take up an entire 1 block space; that's how they are by default)
Chests (However, they don't fully, 100% take up an entire 1 block space; that's how they are by default)
Cracked stone bricks
Diamond ores (But not solid blocks made out of 9 diamonds crafted together)
Dispensers
Furnaces
Melons
Mossy cobblestone
Mossy stone bricks
Netherwart
Pumpkins
TNT
Workbenches

Quote from Eraiya

Well, that's the thing. In a normal world, what stands out more to someone using Strongestcraft; random cave tunnel #342, or that one rectangular prism area that's solid because someone chose to build there and arrange those blocks in that way? If you did that, you'd be making yourself literally *hundreds* of times more noticeable, not less. Still, to answer your questions, 100% solid blocks include:

Cacti (However, they don't fully, 100% take up an entire 1 block space; that's how they are by default)
Chests (However, they don't fully, 100% take up an entire 1 block space; that's how they are by default)
Cracked stone bricks
Diamond ores (But not solid blocks made out of 9 diamonds crafted together)
Dispensers
Furnaces
Melons
Mossy cobblestone
Mossy stone bricks
Netherwart
Pumpkins
TNT
Workbenches

So, basically, if a griefer using this pack comes along, my only defense is to build within the confines of a stronghold and hope he doesn't find my rooms while he explores the stronghold. Gotcha.

That's the opposite of what I'm saying. Anyone using SCP/SC64 would be able to see a stronghold from 200+ blocks away, and would instantly be drawn to it for how unusually solid it is. You're best off building with normal, transparent blocks that blend in with their surroundings, like wooden planks, logs, cobblestone, smooth stone, stone slabs, normal stone bricks, etc.

Well said, Caveman - very detailed advice!