Minecraft is a game for video which lets players construct structures using cubes that are textured in a 3D environment. The first alpha Minecraft game first launched by Mojang the Swedish company in the month of May 2009. A second beta version was released in December of 2010. In the past, Mojang released the latest version of Minecraft for iOS and Android platforms on November 18, 2011, at The MineCon 2011 trade event. But it is not the case that all Android-based devices are compatible with the game. At present, Minecraft is exclusively available only on Xperia Play.
Graphically, there’s nothing amazing regarding Minecraft. Minecraft is available in low-resolution graphics and you’ll not see any shades in the graphics of the game. However using Minecraft Texture Packs, or Mods these shortcomings are able to be overcome. The Minecraft Texture Mods and Packs don’t just give you more choices of backgrounds from Minecraft, but also provide more backgrounds in Minecraft world. The Mods can also enhance the resolution of the pictures. The main reason is that, apart from changing the images, there aren’t any other reasons to use the Mods. But, different backgrounds can help make gaming more enjoyable and less boring. For the moment this is the case. Mods (also known as texture packs) are only installed only on Macs and Windows PCs.
There are a variety of texture packs available to download and install on you Minecraft game. One of the most popular is Optifine. This Optifine mod is well-known since the texture pack has improved performance as well as graphic characteristics. The change isn’t a major change. The mod does make certain effects more smooth in the game. Another illustration of mods for Minecraft Minecraft mod is Water Shade Alpha. This mod cannot be used in conjunction with Optifine because they’re not compatible. Water Shade Alpha texture pack can make the water effects of the game appear more realistic.
For installing a texture packs to Windows it is necessary to follow these directions:
1. Be sure to use an extractor software like WinRar.
2. Open the Start bar and select the “run” option. If you use Windows XP, type “%appdata%.minecraftbin”; if you use Windows Vista or 7, you will need to type “C:Users*YourUserName*AppDataRoaming.minecraftbin”.
3. After you type in the details after which you’ll notice the folder appears. Inside , you’ll find a file titled minecraft.jar.
4. Right-click the file and then click to select the “Open using …” option in the pop-up menu. choose “WinRar Archiver”. This will take you to the open WinRar application that will show you certain folders and files with the extension png.
5. Drag the files of the texture packs and then drop them in WinRar directly. This will alter the texture of the game. Your new textures are ready to play.