Many resource packs use real images as textures to add a certain degree of realism. While these types of resource packs have their audience, many players enjoy texture packs that are designed to be cartoonish and use textures that are flashier. The Chroma Hills resource pack is one such example of a successful reimagining of vanilla Minecraft. Using cartoonish textures and RPG elements, the resource pack delivers a medieval theme that stands out when compared to similar projects. Combined with the RPG elements, the resource pack managed to become one of the most popular packs ever released and one of the longest-standing ones, receiving updates for many years. The Chroma Hills texture pack has been released in 2012. This makes it over a decade old. Unlike similar other projects that were abandoned, Chroma Hills is still getting updates and still sees large numbers of downloads daily. Some of this success is attributed to the experience of the developer known as SycloneSJS, also known as Simon. Simon had prior experience working in the game industry. Using that experience, he managed to create Chroma Hills, inspired by his vision of how Minecraft visuals should look. The overall Medieval theme is easy to notice. Many textures have been changed and tweaked to a certain degree. Over 1000 textures received special treatment from the developer. However, it is not just the textures themselves that make the Chroma Hills resource pack so visually stunning. The developer also increased the texture resolution. Compared to the standard Minecraft 16x resolution, even the lower-end version that uses 64x textures has stunning details that reduce pixilation and are more detailed and refined. Compared to vanilla Minecraft, Chroma Hills changes a bunch of textures to make them fit better in a Medieval setting. We can see new textures to blocks of stone, pavements, ores, flowers, crops, wood, doors, brick walls, fences, sand, dirt, lava, trees, and more. Some of them received a darker tone which makes them much more suitable if you are planning to build a castle, tower, or dungeon.
Featured video:
There are also new player textures inspired by clothing typical for the medieval age. Some mobs and creeps also received a visual revamp to make them more suitable for the theme. To complement these improvements, the developer went a bit further and replaced weapon and armor textures. They were matched with appropriate inventory and menu icons. Lastly, the player inventory and HUD have been updated. The higher-resolution textures are also reflected in how items look in the inventory. The new brown inventory and subtle nuances such as wood boards placed under inventory items showcase the attention to detail of the resource pack author. Also, the crafting menu was improved with new textures. All these changes have also a functional purpose as inventory is much easier to navigate and organize. It is important to note that the resource pack is available for free to all players in both versions. However, the developer does use a Patreon page to accept donations that will continue to fund the further development and updates for the Chroma Hills resource pack. It is also on his Patreon where he posts news and updates with his subscribers being the first to get notice when he is working on something new for his project. The Chroma Hills resource pack does not touch on sky or water textures. Certainly, they do not look that great when compared to how great the game looks with the new textures. This issue can be solved by installing a shader pack. While there is no recommended shader pack by the developer, Chroma Hills should work with most of them without experiencing game breaking visual bugs and artifacts. In terms of performance, Chroma Hills works well even if you are running Minecraft on older hardware. Since the Chroma Hills resource pack is changing and adding many new textures it requires Optifine specific features and if you want to see these new textures make sure you have optifine installed.
Chroma Hills should be compatible with all of these Minecraft versions: 1.19.4 - 1.19.3 - 1.19.2 - 1.19.1 - 1.19 - 1.18.2 - 1.18.1 - 1.18 - 1.17.1 - 1.17 - 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 - 1.11.2 - 1.11 - 1.10.2 - 1.10 - 1.9.4 - 1.9 - 1.8.9 - 1.8.8 - 1.8.1 - 1.8.6 - 1.8 - 1.7.10 - 1.7.9 - 1.7.4 - 1.7 - 1.6.4 - 1.6.2 - Bedrock Edition - PE
Chroma Hills — Video & Screenshots
How to install Chroma Hills Resource Pack:
- Most resource packs require Optifine, so be sure to download and install it. – general recommended step for all packs, Optifine is also needed for most shaders
- Download the Chroma Hills 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, the one you think your computer can handle in terms of performance.
- Launch the game client through the Minecraft launcher.
- On the main menu, click "Options".
- On the options menu, click "Resource Packs...".
- Click on "Open Resource Pack Folder". – folder titled "resourcepacks" will pop up
- Move the .zip file you downloaded in the first step to the newly opened "resourcepacks" folder.
- Click "Done".
- Click on "Resource Packs..." again.
- Your pack should have appeared 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 does not affect your gameplay in anyway, and you can still activate and enjoy the pack by simply clicking the "Yes" button when prompted.
- Click "Done" again.
- The pack has now been successfully loaded and ready to be used in your world!
Chroma Hills - Comparison Slider #1 without shaders
Comparison slider #1 for those who want to compare vanilla Minecraft without any texture packs installed (on the left) with Minecraft using this particular texture pack (on the right).
Vanilla
Chroma Hills
Chroma Hills - Comparison Slider #2 with BSL Shaders
Comparison slider #2 for those who want to compare vanilla Minecraft without any texture packs installed (on the left) with Minecraft using this particular texture pack (on the right).
Vanilla (BSL Shaders)
Chroma Hills (BSL Shaders)
Chroma Hills Texture Pack Download
- We never modify or edit resource packs in any way. None of the resource packs, shader mods or tools you see on this website are hosted on our servers. We use only official download links provided by official authors. Therefore, they are completely safe and secure.
- Since the links are official and we update them manually - the links may stop working with each new update. We make every effort to update links as quickly as possible and usually we update everything on time and users have no problems, but if suddenly any link stops working - let us know through the comments below.
- Don't forget to leave a comment below and vote for the pack. By doing this, you help the author(s) keep improving the project. If you want to support the author(s), be sure to check the author links just below the download links.
Bedrock Edition:
Get Chroma Hills HD Resource Pack for Bedrock Edition here – Chroma Hills is available on the Marketplace for 990 Minecoins.
Java Edition:
[128x] [1.19.x] Download Chroma Hills RPG Resource Pack
[128x] [1.18.x – 1.17.x] Download Chroma Hills RPG Resource Pack
[128x] [1.16.x] Download Chroma Hills RPG Resource Pack
[128x] [1.15.x] Download Chroma Hills RPG Resource Pack
[128x] [1.14.x] Download Chroma Hills RPG Resource Pack
[128x] [1.13.x] Download Chroma Hills RPG Resource Pack
[128x] [1.12.x] Download Chroma Hills RPG Resource Pack
[128x] [1.11.x – 1.6.x] Download Chroma Hills RPG Resource Pack
Curseforge: download starts automatically after a few seconds;
Mediafire: click the big blue button with the text "DOWNLOAD";
Google Drive: in the top right corner you will see a small download icon (down arrow), click it and the download should start;
1,063 votes
Look.. 1063 users have already liked this pack. Give a diamond if you like it too!
Leave a reply
24 comments
Links in comments are not allowed. Comments containing links will be removed.
Before commenting that the resource pack crashed your game, google your crash log. This is usually a graphic card driver issue.
Zaphod
Every time I rely on a texture pack I get fu##ed, Monsterley stopped at 1.16 and Chroma Hills stopped at 1.19.
I am thankful for their work and had a lot of fun with it, but I wish they could take the time at least and declare their project finished when it is, so we don’t have to look for updates every week.
jackoherra
Same question here like “Ash” one year before.
1.20 ????
It would be very nice to get some information about a new update
Ash
Will there be an update for 1.20 soon or is there work on it atm to release a little later?
Pixel
Still no Update for 1.19…. “Coming soon…” sad
TiredOfWaiting
Still no update…even though we gotta pay for it on Bedrock. If you can’t keep it up to date then take if off the marketplace.
Olives
Are there any plans to bump this up to 1.19?
Sugarlishes
Downloaded installed and no issues, I love this texture pack.
Erik_the_craft
I am missing the texture for Ravager, Hoglin, Strider, Zoglin, Netheritearmor, -shovel, -pickaxe and hoe.
And the horesarmor too.
Tara
Was the horse armor removed? I downloaded the 1.16 version and the folder for horse armor is empty. Love the pack otherwise.
Unrested Channel
keeps saying failed for every DL
Nix
Is anyone else having Network Error each time they try to download 1.14 from the link to the site provided?
blurry
yes, right click on it and click open in new window.
Minkle
This is my absolute favorite texture pack. I am so happy that I found it again after getting a new computer. <3 Thank you for all the hard work you put into it. Would donate to the developers if I could, maybe another time in the future. <3
Iwona Kulesza
how the fork do i download this?
Kåre Mai
Doesn’t help when theres no download link on your website ;)
Peta Mafa
good :)
Space Gaming (Space Gaming)
ur a good place fan arent u?
Scott
Just wondering if your going to continue this mod with 1.12 we love this texture pack but its not out for the latest version any eta on update or if your going to make one?
LenerdTheFox
I can’t seem to access the website!
Lora
I don´t like the 3d textures
Augustin Garcia
THAT AWESOME
IcyComet17
The best! And I mean the best resource pack I’ve downloaded so far. The only problem is, when I put on my horse’s armour, it just appears on its head and it’s pretty small. Nevertheless, the resource pack was amazing
Synvara
is there a furniture mod, thats compatible with chroma hills for MC 1.10.2?
Professor_Fate
I use Mr Crayfish’s Furniture Mod. Works fine with Chroma Hills or any other resource pack.