To drastically change the look and play style of Minecraft, you can use the Minecraft source packs. There are thousands of source packs that you can get for free. The source pack will simplify your Minecraft mod (modification) experience. You can download and install it in just a few minutes. Old texture packs from older versions of Minecraft can also be converted and loaded into the source pack format. See Step 1 below to find out how.
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Method 1 of 2: Package source installation
Step 1. Find and download the source package
Source packs are used to modify graphics, sounds, music, animations and more. These packs can be found on various popular Minecraft sites, and were made by fans for fans. The price is free.
- Source packages are always in ZIP format. Do not extract this ZIP file.
- Make sure you have the correct source package version. The version must match the version of Minecraft you are playing.
- The source pack can only be installed on the PC version of Minecraft.
- There are many sites that display source pack files, such as ResourcePack.net, MinecraftTexturePacks.com, PlanetMinecraft.com, and many more.
Step 2. Run Minecraft
Step 3. When on the main screen, click the Options button..
Step 4. Click the Resource Packs button
Step 5. Click on Open Resource Packs Folder
Step 6. Copy the source package
Click and drag the downloaded ZIP package into the resourcepacks directory. Make sure that you are actually copying or moving the source package, not creating the shortcut.
Do not extract the source package
Step 7. Load the source package
Once the package is in the correct directory, you can start using it in Minecraft. First, you have to load it in order to use it when you play Minecraft. To do so, fire up Minecraft and then log in with your account. Open the Options menu… then select Resource Packs.
- The newly installed source packages will be listed in the left column. The active source packages are listed in the right column. Select the plan you want to activate, then click the right arrow to move it from the left column to the right column.
- The order of packages in the right column indicates which packages will be loaded first. The top package will be loaded first, then any missing elements will be loaded from the package below it, and so on. Move the plan you want to use the most up by selecting it and clicking the up arrow.
Step 8. Play
After specifying the source package, you can start the game as usual. The source pack will replace the texture or sound according to the package's purpose, changing your Minecraft experience.
If you no longer want to use a source pack, go back to the Resource Pack menu in the Options menu and delete it from the right column
Method 2 of 2: Changing the Old Texture Pack
Step 1. Confirm whether the source package should be converted
Texture packs for Minecraft 1.5 or earlier are not compatible with newer versions of Minecraft, and must be converted first.
Step 2. Unpack the texture pack
Minecraft 1.5 texture packs are stitched together before they can be used. This process must be reversed before the package can be converted. You can unpack manually, but this can be very time consuming. Therefore, download a program called Unstitcher which is designed to automate the process.
Run Unstitcher then load the texture pack. The unpacking process will begin, and it may take a few minutes to complete
Step 3. Convert the unpacked package
When finished unpacking, download and run Minecraft Texture Ender. This program will convert the texture pack into a source package. Run the program and load the unpacked texture pack to start the conversion process.
Step 4. Load the package
Once the pack is converted, you can load it into Minecraft just like the source pack. See how in the previous section of this article.
