NOTICE: Due to the inactivity of some of our admins, we may be opening some slots here soon. All updates can be found on our new site (listed above).
Archived News Items
Please visit the thread for the idea mentioned in the poll and contribute your thoughts/concerns/ideas to insomniac_lemon. I have sent a message to Dinnerbone and will attempt to communicate with Jeb directly regarding this matter.
I would like to take a moment to address a serious concern I have after looking around the higher-resolution texture-pack community. Many of these packs, including some of the most popular ones (I’m not going to name names) are using textures from sources such as cgtextures.com and google images. While this may seem an easy way to do business, it is illegal. It is also detracting from their personal artistic integrity to use such sources, and an anonymous person contacted the owner of a site “cgtextures.com” and forwarded me the contents of the message.
I am delivering the personal message from the creator of cgtextures.com that states the terms and conditions of using his textures.
Hi,
Redistributing textures by themselves or in texture packs is not allowed (even when the textures are modified), the license is pretty clear about this:
It is NOT permitted to:
- Sell or distribute any of these textures in an unmodified form, or where the derived product you are selling or distributing is a Texture or a collection of Textures. IN OTHER WORDS: Do not sell or distribute any of these textures (modified or not) by itself or in a texture pack ...
Redistribution is only allowed when bundled with a 3D model, and in this case credits to CGTextures have to be given (a small credit text mentioning that images from CGTextures have been used).
If you can keep a lookout and stop people from offering these textures on adf.ly that would be great. It’s not as bad as when people offer my textures in raw form on websites like Megaupload (at least some creativity was involved with the Minecraft texture packs), but it is against the terms of use and too confusing for other people.
Thanks for the compliments on the website, we’ll do our best to keep it updated with good stuff!
So, if any of you wish to peek around cgtextures.com and look for anything that may appear familiar to any of the 64x+ resolution texture packs taken from his site, that would be much appreciated. If you spot a texture pack using adfly with these textures, it is of utmost importance to pm the person and include the full text of this message from the creator. This way they have a chance to change the textures. If you notice that the textures haven’t changed within a week or so, I recommend reporting and including the full text of the personal message from the creator of CGTextures.com
Thank you all for the constant vigilance and I hope to see all of the stolen artwork eliminated with your help.
Sincerely,
Drfrozenfire
I am moving some sections of this thread to other threads to streamline the Union’s operation and make the discussions more relevant in order to comply with the new forum format.
I create a banner for each pack of the week that is chosen. Feel free to copy the image to your thread if your pack is chosen
Here are some screenshots of the featured pack in action on the TAU server! Feel free to submit your own!
How we choose what we feature:
Alright, we’ve all seen some great texture packs, and we are going to feature one of these packs a week, roughly every Monday night.
Stipulation: The featured pack will be chosen only from Union Members’ packs. So if you see one you like and think it should be featured, ask them to come check us out
The admins are going to vote on a new pack to be featured each week. Bear in mind we may choose not to have a featured pack if we don’t have one that meets the criteria [see below] for the week. Feel free to suggest packs [you cannot suggest your own]. We are going to look at a few criteria when selecting the pack of the week:
1. The pack is original work.
2a. The pack hasn’t been featured before.
2b. The pack doesn’t have the popularity we [admins] feel it deserves.
3. The pack was created by Union Members/Admin.
4. A majority of the Admin Council voted for it.
On the topic of creating alts [alternate textures] for the featured pack, at this time we feel there are more cons than pros to the idea, and are not allowing it. However, with that said, see the next spoiler section for more on this.
We decided to start off the Featured Pack of the Week by highlighting a developing pack by an individual who is new to the community. We present:
Silent Night by pwned1711
42and19 wrote an article on Silent Night. You can read it here.
This pack is still a work in progess but has great potential. I personally enjoy the wood textures and windows.
Here are a few screenshots of his pack in action on my personal server
9/19/11: Deuteros 128x by Dante80
Dante80’s Deuteros 128x
Please post on here with any feedback and screenshots you have for this pack
42and19’s Examiner Articles can be found here: Part 1 Part 2
Screenshots of this pack in action:
10/3/11: Repticraft 16x by Theevilpplz
Repeticraft 16x by Theevilpplz (click picture below to go to download thread!)
Click here to read 42and19’s interview with Theevilpplz about Repeticraft!
10/10/11: 21st Century-craft 16x by dr_pootis
Featured Texture Pack of the Week (10/10/11): 21st Century-Craft 16x by dr_pootis (click picture below to go to download thread!)
42and19’s Examiner articles on the pack of the week can be found here and here.
Here are some screenshots of the featured pack in action on the TAU server!
10/17/11: Mirtazapine Augmented Reality 128x/256x by Pdeobear
Featured Texture Pack of the Week (10/17/11): Mirtazapine Augmented Reality 128x/256x by Pdeobear (click picture below to go to download thread!)
42and19’s Examiner articles on the pack of the week can be found here.
Here are some screenshots of the featured pack in action on the TAU server!
10/24/11: Isolation 64x by appleslinky
Featured Texture Pack of the Week (10/24/11): Isolation 64x by appleslinky (click picture below to go to download thread!)
42and19’s Examiner articles on the pack of the week can be found
TELL 42 TO REVIEW THIS!!!
Here are some screenshots of the featured pack in action on the TAU server!
11/07/11: Chromatose 16x-64x by thecrazydudesrd
Featured Texture Pack of the Week (11/07/11):thecrazydudesrd’s Chromatose 16x-64x!(click picture below to go to download thread!)
42and19’s Examiner article on the pack of the week can be found here.
Here are some screenshots of the featured pack in action on the TAU server!
11/30/11: Thistle Pack 32x by Thistle
Featured Texture Pack of the Week (11/30/11):Thistle’s Thistle Pack 32x (click picture below to go to download thread!)]
42and19’s Examiner article on the pack of the week can be found here.
Here are some screenshots of the featured pack in action on the TAU server!
12/06/11: DMpack 32x by DMc298
Featured Texture Pack of the Week (12/06/11):
DMc298’s DMpack 32x (click picture below to go to download thread!)
42and19’s Examiner articles on the pack of the week can be found
here and sometimes if the review needs two pages here.
Here are some screenshots of the featured pack in action on the TAU server! Feel free to submit your own!
04/02/12: Dithered Delight 16x by Danori
Danori’s Dithered Delight 16x
(click picture below to go to download thread!)
Dithered Delight by Danori is a 16x dream come true for those who want something more detailed than a simple pack yet brighter and more playful than a realistic pack.
Dithered Delight successfully hits the sweet spot right in this range, giving Minecraft a bright, happy atmosphere while still retaining some bits of wonderful detail. The cactus, for instance, is one of my personal favorites in this regard. Never before have I felt compelled to decorate with cactus! The water is also unexpectedly wonderful—rather than jumping on the Doku bandwagon and attempting to show criss-crossing lines of light, the water in this pack gives the impression of wide, gentle waves, which looks especially cool in oceans and waterfalls. Grass, dirt, longgrass, and flowers all have a fantastic synergy together-- bright and detailed yet still maintaining an impression of smoothness-- that makes grassy plains especially delightful to look at.
Although the GUI and items have yet to be finished, the terrain and mobs are still a nice treat that more than make up for the absence, especially the dramatically shaded ghast. Dithered Delight is definitely a pack everyone should try at least once.
-Review by Steelfeathers
Featured Texture Pack of the Week (07/08/12):
13thMurder’s Broken Anachronism 64x
We, the artists who provide the Minecraft community with a service, have entered into a union. This is something that is necessary, and will hopefully help us to protect our artwork and better provide our services to you. There have been numerous instances where we wish that we had collective bargaining rights [for example, the new license policy], and because of everything, we are formally declaring a union to help protect us, which in turn helps us to continue to provide you with the artwork that keeps your Minecraft experience unique and original.
Our mission is to group together to be able to provide unified feedback for changes that are proposed and/or implemented, both to the policies of this website that apply to texture artists, and changes to the game that could severely impact our creative implementation of artwork.
How to join/criterion:
I’m reaching out to the community here for support of the union. Anyone who has created artwork for the game that would like to join, please comment below with something meaningful. Feel free to suggest ways to improve the union, and anything you would like to see happen as a result of the union’s ratification of incorporation.
When applying, please comment with a link to your thread.
***If you apply without providing a link, an image, and a request for your emblem, we will refer you to this section of this thread’s OP to read the guidelines for application***
WIP are acceptable but if you have only a few textures done, we may want to wait until you have more completed.
Please post an image of your original work (preferably a daytime screenshot]. An admin will respond as soon as we determine it is original work.
Admin criterion:
-You must be an established texture artist and be voted in by a majority of the current admins
-There must exist an open admin position
General criterion for joining the union:
-You must have contributed AND POSTED a downloadable compilation of works of your artwork. Please note the stipulations above regarding WIP’s. Please include a link to your work in the application comment.
-You must be willing to support the union and join in voting from time to time.
-You must conform to posting guidelines [outlined below].
-The work you do has to be original, that is to say that if you are simply applying a filter or smudging someone else’s texture, it doesn’t count.
-Remix artists, you have no place here, this is to protect original art. Dokucraft continuations and other communal packs that have individual contributors are okay but are under much scrutiny.
-You must read the OP and check for changes as often as you can. ***PLEASE READ THE EMBLEM INFORMATION SECTION***
-When applying, please specify which emblem you would like.
-We refuse to accept “bucket-fill” packs. Period.
-Simple packs (for the most part) do not take much skill to create; therefore, if you create a simple pack as your submission, I warn you in advance that you are under much more scrutiny before being initiated.
Emblem Information:
We work together to ensure that our artwork remains our own, and have emblem secured membership that shows that the artist is backed by the Union, in case of discrepancies and/or loss of intellectual property. This emblem is the symbol that represents a license of creative works, which is outlined here.
A few words of clarification:
“The emblem (and it’s different ranks) does not and should not replace your license. And for everyone who doesn’t want a license-- too bad, it’s required on the forums now, so you’ll just have to deal with it. There are a lot of very simple and easy to copy-and-paste licenses out there, so it shouldn’t take you more than a minute to throw one up on your OP.
That said, having a Union emblem at the bottom of your OP will not only identify you as a member, it will also-- with time and exposure-- come to be a quick reference for anyone looking to potentially use your textures. Again, they should also read your license, but if they see a diamond emblem they know right off the bat that the answer to any of their requests is no.
The point of both the emblem and the Union is to try to protect you guys, the texture artists. To that end, we are trying to come up with a unified, stream-lined system that will supplement licenses and help to simplify the legal conundrums that go along with them. It may take some time, but with a bit of luck and a lot of advertising this will become something that everyone uses on a regular basis, and which will help to cut down on the current confusion.” -steelfeathers
There are two main parts to the emblem. The first: A gold letter Tau means Admin, a silver Tau means Member. The second: There are 4 levels of licensing ownership represented by your emblem, which is chosen by YOU, which is why you must be given the emblem.
Wood: The lowest level. Having this on your pack indicates that your textures can be used by anyone-- with or without explicit permission-- for any purpose, including remix packs. NOTE: As a precaution, the default expectation of this rule is that the textures cannot be used with adfly links. If you don’t care if someone uses adfly links with your pack, be sure to say so in your written license.
Iron: A moderate level of security. Having this on your pack indicates that your textures can be used by anyone-- with or without explicit permission-- for any purpose, including remix packs, so long as credit is clearly given to the original author both within the zip file (as a readme) and on the original post of the remix. NOTE: As a precaution, the default expectation of this rule is that the textures cannot be used with adfly links. If you don’t care if someone uses adfly links with your pack, be sure to say so in your written license.
Gold: A strict level of security. Having this on your pack indicates that your textures can only be used after written permission is obtained from the creator of the pack. It also indicates that adfly links on remixes are never acceptable, under any circumstances.
Diamond: The highest level of security. Having this on your pack indicates that your textures cannot be used for any remixing or redistribution purposes whatsoever, including re-posting to a different website. It also indicates that adfly links on remixes are never acceptable, under any circumstances.
Fellow artists, please include your emblem [given by admin] on your ORIGINAL POST [mandatory] and your banners/signatures [optional]. This is now the new standardized emblem set! Thanks for your cooperation.
ONCE AGAIN LET ME RE-ITERATE THE FACT THAT YOUR EMBLEM MUST BE GIVEN BY AN ADMIN!!!
Posting Guidelines and Union Code of Conduct:
1. Anything posted in this topic not in direct reference to the union or texture-related content will be reported and deleted.
2. When posting pictures of art in development, please don’t post “night” or “storm” pictures without also uploading one in daylight.
3. If you are posting more than one picture in a comment, please put the rest in a spoiler. If you do not know how to do this, please ask someone.
4. Be polite, and know your role. That is to say if you are a member, you should not be telling people whether or not they can join. That is an admin’s decision.
5. Be sure to follow all of the forum rules.
6. DO NOT QUOTE THE ENTIRE OP!!!
7. Feel free to ask for help on textures, ask for feedback, and provide information about changes to the game.
8. When posting videos, please include them in a spoiler with some description as to what they are about.
9. You MUST include your emblem in your threads on this and any other forum (including but not limited to Planet Minecraft).
10. You must be willing to support the union by voting in ALL union-sponsored polls.
11. The emblems are a standard. If including in your signature, it must be the official TAU-sanctioned emblem.
1. Anyone blaming the Union for things that happen on someone’s private server, we are not liable. The other thing, any personal servers are just that. Personal. The person running that server can choose what rules he/she wants. But, my fellow union members,if you choose to play on a private server, I expect you to represent the Union in a positive manner. If I hear any namecalling, threats, insults, griefing, or anything of the like coming from a union member, regardless of whether it is a private server, a comment thread, or other place, let it be known that you will be given ONE warning to stop. If you continue, you will be banned from the union. This union is about building community, not the destruction of it.
2. Any of he-said she-said stuff needs to be handled elsewhere. This thread is not the place to act like children, and I am telling you now I am not your mother or father. Be adult about situations. My advice, if someone is treating you wrong: IGNORE THEM and TELL AN ADMIN. Thank you.
3. If you have an issue with someone in the union or something they said/did and the situation heats up, tell an admin. We cannot have contention in this place. We need to represent the union in a positive way.
We have decided that the best idea for alternate textures is to decide who wants to be a part of the community of people interested in making alternate textures. Being a part of this community is OPTIONAL. If you decide to be a part of the alt community, please comment saying clearly that you would like to be involved in it.
The rules of the alt community:
1. You can create alternate textures only for other members of the alt community.
2. The alternate textures must be presented to the original artist for approval for publishing.
3. The original artist is under NO obligation to use your alternate texture, but if they do, credit must be given in written form.
As people join this community, I will post their names here.
If any argumentation arises as a result of this concept’s introduction, please do not comment but instead PM the admins regarding your issue. If too many people complain, we will just get rid of this section. So play fair and be nice.
Current alt community members:
1. 42and19
2. Drfrozenfire
3. pwned1711
4. Oys
5. Haruhiko123
6.
We are taking donations to help us pay for our website, server, and our teamspeak If you have adfly proceeds you would like to contribute, we would be most appreciative. If you have anything else, that is also fine. We have used the money donated so far to pay for a website and hosting, and future proceeds will go to help support TAU-sponsored contests, in order to provide cool prizes.
Legal:
All the images on this post and inferred by it, which include but are not limited to the emblems, logos, and banners by drfrozenfire are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Supporters of this union that aren’t themselves texture artists, I have created a badge for you. If you want to show support, place this in your banner or signature.
Sure! Sounds like a good idea to keep texture artists together and in a loop. This sort of community "center" could come in handy sometime down the road.
Sure! Sounds like a good idea to keep texture artists together and in a loop. This sort of community "center" could come in handy sometime down the road.
I'm in. :smile.gif:
Sounds good. I am thinking that for everyone that joins, we may want a list of completed works with links, and I can include a spoiler for each person that has reference to their works from this central hub. Anyone agree or disagree with this idea?
Sounds good. I am thinking that for everyone that joins, we may want a list of completed works with links, and I can include a spoiler for each person that has reference to their works from this central hub. Anyone agree or disagree with this idea?
Sure, that sounds good. It should be at the bottom though, so all the political and administrative stuff is seen first.
So, this is basically a representative body of Texturepack makers, to bargain with the site and Notch? Well I'm just a lowly contributor to the Dokucraft continuation, so I don't think I can join, but I sure do support this!
So, this is basically a representative body of Texturepack makers, to bargain with the site and Notch? Well I'm just a lowly contributor to the Dokucraft continuation, so I don't think I can join, but I sure do support this!
Exactly. :smile.gif:
Read the OP, the entrance requirements are being updated as they are developed
Read the OP, the entrance requirements are being updated as they are developed
Ooh, I see it now. :ohmy.gif:
What counts as a "compilation"? I've submitted a lot of Textures to the Dokucraft continuation, and they're viewable on the customizer page, but I don't have them compiled in any single place.
Alright gents, I've made a piece of crap ten-second sketch of my proposal for the emblem/coat of arms.
A paintbrush crossed with a diamond pick (kinda typical, but hey, it's minecraft) with Tau in the middle.
How is it? Obviously we'd have to make a more refined version.
Ooh! I had an idea! Everyone has to make their own version of the emblem? o:
Like, it has to look the same but each member has to make it themselves.
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Alright gents, I've made a piece of crap ten-second sketch of my proposal for the emblem/coat of arms.
A paintbrush crossed with a diamond pick (kinda typical, but hey, it's minecraft) with Tau in the middle.
How is it? Obviously we'd have to make a more refined version.
Ooh! I had an idea! Everyone has to make their own version of the emblem? o:
Like, it has to look the same but each member has to make it themselves.
I like the idea for the emblem. It does need to be cleaned up, though. :3
I think we should just have one that everyone uses. I know I personally don't want to have to go and make my own.
What counts as a "compilation"? I've submitted a lot of Textures to the Dokucraft continuation, and they're viewable on the customizer page, but I don't have them compiled in any single place.
I think that there will probably be special circumstances regarding remix artists and things of that nature... I'll have to get back to you. Is there any way you can compile your things into one place?
Alright gents, I've made a piece of crap ten-second sketch of my proposal for the emblem/coat of arms.
A paintbrush crossed with a diamond pick (kinda typical, but hey, it's minecraft) with Tau in the middle.
How is it? Obviously we'd have to make a more refined version.
Ooh! I had an idea! Everyone has to make their own version of the emblem? o:
Like, it has to look the same but each member has to make it themselves.
Dude, sounds awesome, and I think that is a good idea.
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Alternate Texture Community
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NOTICE: Due to the inactivity of some of our admins, we may be opening some slots here soon. All updates can be found on our new site (listed above).
Archived News Items
So, if any of you wish to peek around cgtextures.com and look for anything that may appear familiar to any of the 64x+ resolution texture packs taken from his site, that would be much appreciated. If you spot a texture pack using adfly with these textures, it is of utmost importance to pm the person and include the full text of this message from the creator. This way they have a chance to change the textures. If you notice that the textures haven’t changed within a week or so, I recommend reporting and including the full text of the personal message from the creator of CGTextures.com
Thank you all for the constant vigilance and I hope to see all of the stolen artwork eliminated with your help.
Sincerely,
Drfrozenfire
I am moving some sections of this thread to other threads to streamline the Union’s operation and make the discussions more relevant in order to comply with the new forum format.
Featured Texture Pack of the Week (xx/xx/xx): MOVING TO www.VVarMachine.com
Texture Pack of the Week Information:
I create a banner for each pack of the week that is chosen. Feel free to copy the image to your thread if your pack is chosen
Here are some screenshots of the featured pack in action on the TAU server! Feel free to submit your own!
How we choose what we feature:
Stipulation: The featured pack will be chosen only from Union Members’ packs. So if you see one you like and think it should be featured, ask them to come check us out
The admins are going to vote on a new pack to be featured each week. Bear in mind we may choose not to have a featured pack if we don’t have one that meets the criteria [see below] for the week. Feel free to suggest packs [you cannot suggest your own]. We are going to look at a few criteria when selecting the pack of the week:
1. The pack is original work.
2a. The pack hasn’t been featured before.
2b. The pack doesn’t have the popularity we [admins] feel it deserves.
3. The pack was created by Union Members/Admin.
4. A majority of the Admin Council voted for it.
On the topic of creating alts [alternate textures] for the featured pack, at this time we feel there are more cons than pros to the idea, and are not allowing it. However, with that said, see the next spoiler section for more on this.
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PREVIOUSLY FEATURED PACKS:
Silent Night by pwned1711
42and19 wrote an article on Silent Night. You can read it here.
This pack is still a work in progess but has great potential. I personally enjoy the wood textures and windows.
Here are a few screenshots of his pack in action on my personal server
Dante80’s Deuteros 128x
Please post on here with any feedback and screenshots you have for this pack
42and19’s Examiner Articles can be found here:
Part 1
Part 2
Screenshots of this pack in action:
Repeticraft 16x by Theevilpplz (click picture below to go to download thread!)
Click here to read 42and19’s interview with Theevilpplz about Repeticraft!
Featured Texture Pack of the Week (10/10/11): 21st Century-Craft 16x by dr_pootis (click picture below to go to download thread!)
42and19’s Examiner articles on the pack of the week can be found here and here.
Here are some screenshots of the featured pack in action on the TAU server!
Featured Texture Pack of the Week (10/17/11): Mirtazapine Augmented Reality 128x/256x by Pdeobear (click picture below to go to download thread!)
42and19’s Examiner articles on the pack of the week can be found
here.
Here are some screenshots of the featured pack in action on the TAU server!
10/24/11: Isolation 64x by appleslinky
Featured Texture Pack of the Week (10/24/11): Isolation 64x by appleslinky (click picture below to go to download thread!)
42and19’s Examiner articles on the pack of the week can be found
TELL 42 TO REVIEW THIS!!!
Here are some screenshots of the featured pack in action on the TAU server!
Featured Texture Pack of the Week (11/07/11):thecrazydudesrd’s Chromatose 16x-64x!(click picture below to go to download thread!)
42and19’s Examiner article on the pack of the week can be found
here.
Here are some screenshots of the featured pack in action on the TAU server!
11/30/11: Thistle Pack 32x by Thistle
Featured Texture Pack of the Week (11/30/11):Thistle’s Thistle Pack 32x (click picture below to go to download thread!)
42and19’s Examiner article on the pack of the week can be found
here.
Here are some screenshots of the featured pack in action on the TAU server!
Featured Texture Pack of the Week (12/06/11):
DMc298’s DMpack 32x (click picture below to go to download thread!)
42and19’s Examiner articles on the pack of the week can be found
here and sometimes if the review needs two pages here.
Here are some screenshots of the featured pack in action on the TAU server! Feel free to submit your own!
04/02/12: Dithered Delight 16x by Danori
(click picture below to go to download thread!)
Dithered Delight by Danori is a 16x dream come true for those who want something more detailed than a simple pack yet brighter and more playful than a realistic pack.
Dithered Delight successfully hits the sweet spot right in this range, giving Minecraft a bright, happy atmosphere while still retaining some bits of wonderful detail. The cactus, for instance, is one of my personal favorites in this regard. Never before have I felt compelled to decorate with cactus! The water is also unexpectedly wonderful—rather than jumping on the Doku bandwagon and attempting to show criss-crossing lines of light, the water in this pack gives the impression of wide, gentle waves, which looks especially cool in oceans and waterfalls. Grass, dirt, longgrass, and flowers all have a fantastic synergy together-- bright and detailed yet still maintaining an impression of smoothness-- that makes grassy plains especially delightful to look at.
Although the GUI and items have yet to be finished, the terrain and mobs are still a nice treat that more than make up for the absence, especially the dramatically shaded ghast. Dithered Delight is definitely a pack everyone should try at least once.
-Review by Steelfeathers
Featured Texture Pack of the Week (07/08/12):
13thMurder’s Broken Anachronism 64x
(click picture below to go to download thread!)
Some screenshots of the pack in action on the Official TAU Server:
Our Mission:
Our mission is to group together to be able to provide unified feedback for changes that are proposed and/or implemented, both to the policies of this website that apply to texture artists, and changes to the game that could severely impact our creative implementation of artwork.
How to join/criterion:
When applying, please comment with a link to your thread.
***If you apply without providing a link, an image, and a request for your emblem, we will refer you to this section of this thread’s OP to read the guidelines for application***
WIP are acceptable but if you have only a few textures done, we may want to wait until you have more completed.
Please post an image of your original work (preferably a daytime screenshot]. An admin will respond as soon as we determine it is original work.
Admin criterion:
-You must be an established texture artist and be voted in by a majority of the current admins
-There must exist an open admin position
General criterion for joining the union:
-You must have contributed AND POSTED a downloadable compilation of works of your artwork. Please note the stipulations above regarding WIP’s. Please include a link to your work in the application comment.
-You must be willing to support the union and join in voting from time to time.
-You must conform to posting guidelines [outlined below].
-The work you do has to be original, that is to say that if you are simply applying a filter or smudging someone else’s texture, it doesn’t count.
-Remix artists, you have no place here, this is to protect original art. Dokucraft continuations and other communal packs that have individual contributors are okay but are under much scrutiny.
-You must read the OP and check for changes as often as you can. ***PLEASE READ THE EMBLEM INFORMATION SECTION***
-When applying, please specify which emblem you would like.
-We refuse to accept “bucket-fill” packs. Period.
-Simple packs (for the most part) do not take much skill to create; therefore, if you create a simple pack as your submission, I warn you in advance that you are under much more scrutiny before being initiated.
Emblem Information:
A few words of clarification:
“The emblem (and it’s different ranks) does not and should not replace your license. And for everyone who doesn’t want a license-- too bad, it’s required on the forums now, so you’ll just have to deal with it. There are a lot of very simple and easy to copy-and-paste licenses out there, so it shouldn’t take you more than a minute to throw one up on your OP.
That said, having a Union emblem at the bottom of your OP will not only identify you as a member, it will also-- with time and exposure-- come to be a quick reference for anyone looking to potentially use your textures. Again, they should also read your license, but if they see a diamond emblem they know right off the bat that the answer to any of their requests is no.
The point of both the emblem and the Union is to try to protect you guys, the texture artists. To that end, we are trying to come up with a unified, stream-lined system that will supplement licenses and help to simplify the legal conundrums that go along with them. It may take some time, but with a bit of luck and a lot of advertising this will become something that everyone uses on a regular basis, and which will help to cut down on the current confusion.” -steelfeathers
There are two main parts to the emblem.
The first: A gold letter Tau means Admin, a silver Tau means Member.
The second: There are 4 levels of licensing ownership represented by your emblem, which is chosen by YOU, which is why you must be given the emblem.
Wood: The lowest level. Having this on your pack indicates that your textures can be used by anyone-- with or without explicit permission-- for any purpose, including remix packs. NOTE: As a precaution, the default expectation of this rule is that the textures cannot be used with adfly links. If you don’t care if someone uses adfly links with your pack, be sure to say so in your written license.
Iron: A moderate level of security. Having this on your pack indicates that your textures can be used by anyone-- with or without explicit permission-- for any purpose, including remix packs, so long as credit is clearly given to the original author both within the zip file (as a readme) and on the original post of the remix. NOTE: As a precaution, the default expectation of this rule is that the textures cannot be used with adfly links. If you don’t care if someone uses adfly links with your pack, be sure to say so in your written license.
Gold: A strict level of security. Having this on your pack indicates that your textures can only be used after written permission is obtained from the creator of the pack. It also indicates that adfly links on remixes are never acceptable, under any circumstances.
Diamond: The highest level of security. Having this on your pack indicates that your textures cannot be used for any remixing or redistribution purposes whatsoever, including re-posting to a different website. It also indicates that adfly links on remixes are never acceptable, under any circumstances.
Fellow artists, please include your emblem [given by admin] on your ORIGINAL POST [mandatory] and your banners/signatures [optional]. This is now the new standardized emblem set! Thanks for your cooperation.
ONCE AGAIN LET ME RE-ITERATE THE FACT THAT YOUR EMBLEM MUST BE GIVEN BY AN ADMIN!!!
Posting Guidelines and Union Code of Conduct:
2. When posting pictures of art in development, please don’t post “night” or “storm” pictures without also uploading one in daylight.
3. If you are posting more than one picture in a comment, please put the rest in a spoiler. If you do not know how to do this, please ask someone.
4. Be polite, and know your role. That is to say if you are a member, you should not be telling people whether or not they can join. That is an admin’s decision.
5. Be sure to follow all of the forum rules.
6. DO NOT QUOTE THE ENTIRE OP!!!
7. Feel free to ask for help on textures, ask for feedback, and provide information about changes to the game.
8. When posting videos, please include them in a spoiler with some description as to what they are about.
9. You MUST include your emblem in your threads on this and any other forum (including but not limited to Planet Minecraft).
10. You must be willing to support the union by voting in ALL union-sponsored polls.
11. The emblems are a standard. If including in your signature, it must be the official TAU-sanctioned emblem.
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1. Anyone blaming the Union for things that happen on someone’s private server, we are not liable. The other thing, any personal servers are just that. Personal. The person running that server can choose what rules he/she wants. But, my fellow union members,if you choose to play on a private server, I expect you to represent the Union in a positive manner. If I hear any namecalling, threats, insults, griefing, or anything of the like coming from a union member, regardless of whether it is a private server, a comment thread, or other place, let it be known that you will be given ONE warning to stop. If you continue, you will be banned from the union. This union is about building community, not the destruction of it.
2. Any of he-said she-said stuff needs to be handled elsewhere. This thread is not the place to act like children, and I am telling you now I am not your mother or father. Be adult about situations. My advice, if someone is treating you wrong: IGNORE THEM and TELL AN ADMIN. Thank you.
3. If you have an issue with someone in the union or something they said/did and the situation heats up, tell an admin. We cannot have contention in this place. We need to represent the union in a positive way.
Official Minecraft Unions’ Server:
TAU User-submitted Compilation Texture Packs:
Alternate Texture Community:
The rules of the alt community:
1. You can create alternate textures only for other members of the alt community.
2. The alternate textures must be presented to the original artist for approval for publishing.
3. The original artist is under NO obligation to use your alternate texture, but if they do, credit must be given in written form.
As people join this community, I will post their names here.
If any argumentation arises as a result of this concept’s introduction, please do not comment but instead PM the admins regarding your issue. If too many people complain, we will just get rid of this section. So play fair and be nice.
Current alt community members:
1. 42and19
2. Drfrozenfire
3. pwned1711
4. Oys
5. Haruhiko123
6.
Pack Reviews:
Texture pack reviews part 2: Enchanted
Texture pack reviews part 3: The pack of Dorian Grey
Texture pack reviews part 4: Sevenfour’s Ornate
Texture pack reviews part 5: Mythos
Texture pack reviews part 6: Drasavil
Texture pack reviews part 7: Resonance
Texture pack reviews part 8: Silent Night
Texture pack reviews part 9 1/2: Deuteros
Texture pack reviews part 9 2/2: Deuteros
Texture pack reviews part 10: Glimmar’s Steampunk
Texture pack reviews part 11: Repiticraft
Texture pack reviews part 12: 21st century-craft
Texture pack reviews part 13: Mirtazapine Augmented Reality
Texture pack reviews part 14: Xaiwaker
Texture pack reviews part 15: Chromatose
Texture pack reviews part 15: Thistle pack
Review of Appleslinky’s Isolation Texture Pack
Review of Drfrozenfire’s Synthetic Reality version 4.0.3 Texture Pack
Review of Emperor DOOM’s VonDoomcraft Texture Pack
Review of Croco15’s Grimpack Texture Pack
Review of Leostereo’s Squareswept Texture Pack
Review of 42and19’s Remnant Texture Pack
Review of Steelfeathers’ Dollhouse Texture Pack
Review of ds777fighter’s DSCraft Texture Pack
Review of lilyo’s Jungle Ruins Texture Pack
Artist Interviews:
21st Century-Craft: An interview with dr_pootis
Mirtazapine Augmented Reality: an interview with Pdeobear
Tutorials:
Texture pack tutorials part 2: Installation
Texture pack tutorials part 3: The technical side of creation
Simple guide to help ores seem “embedded” in stone
The Comprehensive Guide to Understanding MCPatcher’s Features (For Texture Artists)
Texture pack tutorials Bonus: Optifine
Texture pack tutorials Bonus
Things to Come/Future Plans:
2. Theevilpplz
3. imnumberfour
4. appleslinky
5. Jobs2k
6. 13thMurder
7. JimmyWalker97
8. peytonisgreat
9. corner_g
2. e7TopHat
3. Spirituality
4. Croco15
5. 8bitN
6. Emma_Saxon
7. vexx32
8. dr_pootis
9. Proloe
10. Haruhiko123
11. pwned1711
12. Mmm Octopie
13. JOESCHIRMJAGER
14. iixiil
15. D.F.Y
16. Oys
17. lordarmadillo
18. TheNewerBakery
19. Lilyo
20. Darkaine
21. dorianGREY326
22. Rarrasdas
23. Eviscerator11
24. Chalarie
25. Blockheadindustries
26. thecrazydudesrd
27. ds777fighter
28. Degraph
29. xaivern
30. Strdr
31. Korthos
32. kanokarob
33. kabonos
34. supr_g33k_7120
35. Matonk
36. CaduceusGUILT
37. nick248
38. VeteranGoblin
39. drybones41
40. MLGM
41. DeadBeyond
42. Zomxilla
43. Grugsy
44. omega234
45. Danori
46. TizNarniaz2
47. Scuttles
48. Amalah
49. crowshadow
50. Dante80
51. X_Paragon_X
52. TheMirror
53. OrangeAle
54. TheGurw
55. TheMadWolf
56. Yushatak
57. Leostereo
58. Disethas
59. Die442931
60. Jaedumuth
61. DMc298
62. Valaadus_
63. aussie_modder
64. Traceroy
65. Dan2098
66. celticguy08
67. loSe
68. Mine4eva
69. VPtKm
70. D1amondF1st
71. Pdeobear
72. Norwayguy
73. GTG3000
74. Epicmidget
75. Blaziken584
76. JamieLow
77. XSSheep
78. Unh3lpful
79. Abakkus
80. arminrulezzz
81. crowemat000
82. bonemouse
83. Zeroniite
84. WubbaDuckii
85. Toofifty
86. walliwall
87. Browen
88. Magnus743
89. MopyDream44
90. Thistle
91. lordofsax
92. grar
93. scyp10
94. Darkshied001
95. epiclinkfan101
96. DanCraft
97.rbailey5
98. Anlijental
99. Losm
100. Levaunt
101. ClipTy
102. HappyTinkles
103. gaminglord
104. KDStudios
105. Teknician
106. insomniac_lemon
107. Fire_Fist
108. DicloniusHuman
109. 42and19
110. Emperor DOOM
120. minihilly
121. jhaynie123
122. Nuttyprot
123. cowsareawesome
124. Alanay
125. SofiJP
126. Gigfran_Enfys
127. turek279
128. Mutro
129. Cholecan
130. Neoncube123
131. ditomonkey
132. Stronghold257
133. Ancentras
134. Fishy von Mint
135. represent601
136. Dudeofawesome673
137. adigregorio
138. Verticity
139. minionsdevil
140. Develsaa
141. epiclizard99
142. vfd42
143. BlueBoxStar
144. Sven10
145. Reec3ty
146. Steelfeathers
147. NorthenerSouth
148. samohtj
149. corner_g
150. Deonyi
Alphabetized Links List of the Artists:
8bitN
13thMurder
42and19
Abakkus
adigregorio
Alanay
Amalah
Ancentras
Anlijental
appleslinky
arminrulezzz
aussie_modder
Blaziken584
Blockheadindustries
BlueBoxStar
bonemouse
Browen
CaduceusGUILT
celticguy08
Cholecan
ClipTy
corner_g
cowsareawesome
crowemat000
crowshadow
D.F.Y
D1amondF1st
Dan2098
DanCraft
Danori
Dante80
Darkaine
Darkshied001
DeadBeyond
Degraph
Develsaa
DicloniusHuman
Disethas
ditomonkey
DMc298
dorianGREY326
dr_pootis
Drfrozenfire
drybones41
Dudeofawesome673
ds777fighter
e7TopHat
Emma_Saxon
Emperor DOOM
epiclinkfan101
epiclizard99
Epicmidget
Fire_Fist
Fishy von Mint
gaminglord
Gigfran_Enfys
grar
GTG3000
Haruhiko123
iixiil
imnumberfour
insomniac_lemon
Jaedumuth
JamieLow
JimmyWalker97
jhaynie123
Jobs2k
JOESCHIRMJAGER
kabonos
kanokarob
KDStudios
Korthos
Leostereo
Levaunt
lordarmadillo
lordofsax
loSe
Losm
Magnus743
Matonk
Mine4eva
minihilly
minionsdevil
Mmm Octopie
MopyDream44
Mutro
Neoncube123
NorthenerSouth
Norwayguy
Nuttyprot
omega234
OrangeAle
Oys
Pdeobear
peytonisgreat
pwned1711
Rarrasdas
rbailey5
Reec3ty
represent601
samohtj
Scuttles
scyp10
SofiJP
Steelfeathers
Strdr
Stronghold257
supr_g33k_7120
Sven10
Teknician
thecrazydudesrd
Theevilpplz
TheGurw
TheMadWolf
TheMirror
TheNewerBakery
Thistle
TizNarniaz2
Toofifty
turek279
Unh3lpful
Verticity
VeteranGoblin
vexx32
vfd42
VPtKm
walliwall
WubbaDuckii
X_Paragon_X
xaivern
XSSheep
Yushatak
Zeroniite
Zomxilla
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Retired StaffI'm in. :smile.gif:
Glad to have you old chap!
Quote of the Day: "If you think you're gonna snap, or be rude, here's an idea: Don't post." - Theevilpplz
Sounds good. I am thinking that for everyone that joins, we may want a list of completed works with links, and I can include a spoiler for each person that has reference to their works from this central hub. Anyone agree or disagree with this idea?
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Retired StaffSure, that sounds good. It should be at the bottom though, so all the political and administrative stuff is seen first.
Agreed! :smile.gif:
I'll update the OP to include the references and a link for join requirements
frozen, that idea sounds brilliant.
Anywho, I'd go as far to make a small emblem to put in every post that links to this thread (I already do the centered and bold dealio, why not?).
If not that, then a spot in my hub. ( I need my skull signature. ;_; )
Quote of the Day: "If you think you're gonna snap, or be rude, here's an idea: Don't post." - Theevilpplz
I like it. I'd love to see what you sketch up :smile.gif:
It should be something we all put in our signatures.
Exactly. :smile.gif:
Read the OP, the entrance requirements are being updated as they are developed
Ooh, I see it now. :ohmy.gif:
What counts as a "compilation"? I've submitted a lot of Textures to the Dokucraft continuation, and they're viewable on the customizer page, but I don't have them compiled in any single place.
The pack is here though: http://www.minecraftcustomizer.net/view.php?pack=DokuCraft - The Saga Continues
piece of crapten-second sketch of my proposal for the emblem/coat of arms.A paintbrush crossed with a diamond pick (kinda typical, but hey, it's minecraft) with Tau in the middle.
How is it? Obviously we'd have to make a more refined version.
Ooh! I had an idea! Everyone has to make their own version of the emblem? o:
Like, it has to look the same but each member has to make it themselves.
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Retired StaffI like the idea for the emblem. It does need to be cleaned up, though. :3
I think we should just have one that everyone uses. I know I personally don't want to have to go and make my own.
Yeah, it would be a pain, lol.
Quote of the Day: "If you think you're gonna snap, or be rude, here's an idea: Don't post." - Theevilpplz
I think that there will probably be special circumstances regarding remix artists and things of that nature... I'll have to get back to you. Is there any way you can compile your things into one place?
Dude, sounds awesome, and I think that is a good idea.
I think I should put a poll regarding this and see what people think.
Edit: Poll is up and running :smile.gif: