Minecraft is probably the most popular game that has won numerous awards since its launch and is second only to Tetris in global sales. With such high demand for the game, developers and programmers all over the world have been creating add-ons, mods, plugins and texture packs to further enhance the gaming experience. While Minecraft evolved to its current state in several stages, some features that many players loved were replaced by its developers. A classic alternative resource pack compiles all these retro features and allows users to enjoy them even now. So if you liked certain visuals in some previous version of Minecraft and want to experience them in the updated game, the Classic Alternative pack offers you that freedom.
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The Classic Alternative resource pack lets you experience old Minecraft textures in the new game. The pack includes numerous textures like gold, iron, diamond, brick, etc. The best thing about the source pack is that you can change the selected textures while the others remain unchanged and the blend is smooth. With 16×16 textures, the Classic Alternative pack can run on any computer that can handle the classic version of Minecraft at stable frame rates. Since its inception, Minecraft has seen several modifications and updates over the years. This meant that many old textures were removed to be replaced with newer textures. If you liked some of the textures of the earlier version of Minecraft, then the Classic Alternative pack is the right choice for you. It allows you to effortlessly enjoy an advanced version of the game with your favorite textures.
Classic Alternative should be compatible with all of these versions of Minecraft: 1.16.5 – 1.16.4 – 1.16.3 – 1.16.2 – 1.16.1 – 1.16 – 1.15.2 – 1.15.1 – 1.15 – 1.14.4 – 1.14.3 – 1.14.2 – 1.14 – 1.13.2 – 1.13.1 – 1.13 – 1.12.2 – 1.12
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How to install the Classic Alternative Resource Pack:
- Most source packages require Optifine, so be sure to download and install it. – a general recommended step for all packages, Optifine is also needed for most shaders
- Download the Classic Alternative texture pack for Minecraft from the download section below. – if there are many different versions, just choose the one you like, is compatible with your version/edition of minecraft that you think your computer can handle in terms of performance.
- Launch the game client via the Minecraft launcher.
- Click “Options” in the main menu.
- Click on “Resource Packs…” from the options menu.
- Click “Open Resource Pack Folder”. – a folder named “resourcepacks” will appear.
- Move the .zip file you downloaded in the first step into the newly opened “resourcepacks” folder.
- Click “Done”.
- Click on “Resource Pack…” again.
- Your package should appear in the left window, just hover over it and click on the arrow pointing to the right.
QUICK TIP: Sometimes when activating a pack, the game may say that the pack is made for a newer or older version of Minecraft. This is just a warning, it doesn't affect your game in any way and you can still activate and enjoy the pack by just clicking “Yes” when prompted.
- Click “Done” again.
- The package has now been successfully loaded and is ready to use in your world!
- We never modify or modify resource packs in any way. None of the resource packs, shader mods or tools you see on this site are hosted on our servers. We only use official download links provided by official authors. Therefore, they are completely safe.
- Since the links are official and we update them manually – the links may stop working with each new update. We try to update the links as fast as possible and usually we update everything on time and users don't have any problems, but if suddenly any link stops working – let us know through comments below.
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A pack of classic alternate textures for download
DOWNLOAD LINKS
(16x) (1.16.x) Download Classic Alternative Resource Pack
(16x) (1.15.x) Download Classic Alternative Resource Pack
(16x) (1.14.x) Download Classic Alternative Resource Pack
(16x) (1.13.x) Download Classic Alternative Resource Pack
(16x) (1.12.x) Download Classic Alternative Resource Pack
Official links:
Check out the Classic Alternative Resource Pack on the official resource
Curseforge: the download will start automatically after a few seconds;
Mediafire: click on the big blue button with the text “DOWNLOAD”;
Google Drive: you will see a small download icon (down arrow) in the upper right corner, click it and the download should start;