Minecraft Texture Packs Minecraft Resource Packs
Most of the Minecraft resource packs can be divided into two categories – realistic and cartoonish – and the Realistic Swag resource pack belongs to the former group. Many of those are made by using real-life photographs, that are then converted into lower resolution in order to be able to be displayed inside of the game. The Realistic Swag Pack seems to take a somewhat similar approach – the grass and water are going to leave you feeling like you’re inside of an image instead of Minecraft. One massive advantage is that the Realistic Swag Pack doesn’t have to be used alongside Optifine, which is usually not the case with these types of retextures. An important thing to note is that even though this resource pack attempts to amplify the overall gameplay experience, it tries hard to maintain the original feel of the game for those old-school MInecraft enthusiasts that can’t do without the blocky nature of it.
Arguably the largest change that the players can see are water surfaces. The Realistic Swag texture pack eliminates the murky texture of the original bodies of water and instead makes them clear, which means that players can pretty much see what’s at the bottom of them. Now, this change would go along pretty awesome with Minecraft’s recent Aquatic update. Unfortunately, the pack was made with Minecraft 1.8, so you probably won’t get an optimal experience with later versions of the game. However, the resolution of the textures is a whopping 128x, so it might even be worth reverting the game to the older version. But if you have a lower-end PC, chances are that you’ll struggle with performance drops due to the eight times higher level of detail. Also, keep in mind that the pack is still a work in progress, as the developer seems to be taking his/her time with it.
