Textures and Texture Packs

~ Minetest Textures ~

"Textures", in Minetest, refer to the small, png images that we see as blocks, tools, recipe items, what is held in the wield hand, and how we see the Minetest world itself.

Though the images themselves are flat, they are intended to represent the texture of the block. In the default texture pack, cobble is grey and lumpy while glass is smooth and clear with a few, white, highlights.

A "texture pack" is a collection of these texture images that you can use to change the overall look and feel of Minetest worlds that you play in.

Texture packs are "client side" meaning that what ever texture pack you are using to play with, you are the only one who sees it. The other players may be using other texture packs and they will see things differently than you.

So if you are using the "John Smith" texture pack, your view of the world will be very different from the view of the world as seen by another player who uses the "Simple Pixels" texture pack.



John Smith Texture Pack
Dark and rustic, the "John Smith" texture pack is well suited for medieval scenes.

~ An example of the "John Smith" texture pack ~
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Simple Pixels Texture Pack
A bright and cartoony looking, "Simple Pixels" may be ideal for the very young Minetest players.

~ An example of the "Simple Pixels" texture pack ~
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