Minecraft resource packs are an great way to customize your gaming experience, allowing you to change textures, sounds, models, and even fonts within the game. What is different with resource packs to mods is that resource packs are much more design-oriented and thus don't really require any programming knowledge to get started.
Making Resource Pack manually
One can make Minecrfat resource packs manually by organising game resource files manually into the correct folder structure. This approach requires a dedicated graphics editor (e.g., Photoshop, GIMP, Paint.NET), a text editor (e.g., Notepad++), and a ZIP archiver. MCreator can provide all of those tools centralized in one package and conveniently linked together, so we will cover this topic more.
Using MCreator to make resource packs
Starting with MCreator 2024.4, one can make resource packs using MCreator. To do so, in the workspace selector, click "Create new workspace" and select Resource pack workspace type.
Give it a name and select the target Minecraft version and click Create new workspace. Wait for the initial setup to complete. During this period, vanilla resources will be loaded in the pack structure, so it will be conventient for you to override them later.
Overriding resources
Once the workspace is ready, you can start overriding vanilla resources. To do so, you can either:
- Double click on the resource you want to override and select desired action
- Click Edit override button
- Select the resource you want to override and then drag the replacement file into the MCreator window
Editing the overrides
To edit the override, double-click on the entry to open the built-in texture editor (see demo animation above).
Testing the pack out
In order to test out the changes you have made to the pack, simply click the Play-icon button in the top right corner to launch the test Minecraft game client. The resource pack you are working on will be automatically loaded and selected.
Exporting the resource pack
To export the resource pack, click the orange export icon, the most right icon in the toolbar. Select the desired location and export resource pack ZIP file name. The exported file can be directly shared with your friends or the Minecraft modding community and installed in the resourcepacks folder of the Minecraft game.