LodeCraft Resource Pack 1.10.2 / 1.8.9

Sometimes it feels like this photorealistic Minecraft resource pack changes the game so much that it does not feel like Minecraft anymore. The LodeCraft resource pack does not fit into this category. It is a modest, simple yet enjoyable resource pack that gets back to the basics. When they say that less is more, LodeCraft is the perfect example for this expression as It looks and feels like Minecraft yet darker, a bit more creepy, and rejuvenating to play at the same time. The LodeCraft resource pack was released a few years ago and it is not yet finished. At the core, it is a fantasy-style resource pack that comes with new textures or skins if you will for various pieces of armor, weapons, items, and mobs. There are also new decorative objects such as new paintings, chests, fences, doors, torches, and so on. What some players pointed out is that the resource pack has a certain vibe to it that is reminiscent of old games such as Doom and Hexen.

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This is mainly due to the addition of more gray textures and a darker tone. Since Hexen took place in a medieval world, the resemblance is obvious. The LodeCraft resource pack changes many existing textures to make them a good fit for a medieval environment, allowing players to build amazing buildings from that era such as castles, cathedrals dungeons, and so forth. Beyond the visuals, the LodeCraft texture pack does manage to make textures crispier due to its increased texture resolution. While vanilla Minecraft uses 16x textures, LodeCraft has 32x textures. This means two times more pixels per block or two times more details. There is also less scatter and better lighting effects that mandate the use of a shader pack. What will matter for some is that the 32x resolution of the textures used in LodeCraft will not make it a resource hog. It runs almost just as well as vanilla Minecraft.