The BetterVanillaBuilding Texture Pack is designed for players who enjoy creating buildings in Minecraft. However, the pack has a completely different approach than many others, because the basic vanilla style of Minecraft is maintained and even improved. The technical implementation is quite complicated, so in this article, we will only describe what you will see in Minecraft.
An example is the End, which is quite boring by default and offers no added value for builders. BetterVanillaBuilding changes this because if you place a diamond ore, for example, the block will adapt to the environment. In this example, the diamond looks as if it naturally appears between the end stones. However, no ores are auto-generated in the end, you have to place them there yourself. In summary, the Texture Pack merges all the textures together to create a more beautiful overall result. Finally, you can use the most absurd combinations of blocks, because the pack puts them together so that they harmonize perfectly.
In the previous paragraph, we have given an example that will certainly help you in your Minecraft world. We should not forget to mention the fact that the pack requires Optifine. Thanks to this mod, it is possible to place two different blocks next to each other and have them both change their texture. The official term for this is connected textures. The creator stefjan25 has definitely created a unique texture pack that has never been seen before in this level of detail.
History of BetterVanillaBuilding Texture Pack
When stefjan25 released the first version of the pack on April 10, 2018, nobody could have guessed that it would become the most unique texture pack ever. In order for you to understand what makes the project so special we need to take a look at the history of BetterVanillaBuilding.
To be honest, the first pack version didn’t have much content and only changed a few default textures. Originally stefjan25 didn’t plan to release his new resource pack on the internet, but a friend encouraged him to do so after he tested the first blocks. Thanks to this friend it is now available for everyone.
At the end of 2018, after several small updates, came the most important BetterVanillaBuilding update. Stefjan25 wanted to create a mod in the weeks before but fortunately decided to continue working on his texture pack. This change of mind came because a player asked if he could add connected textures that work with Optifine. He didn’t know what connected textures were at the time and did some research on the internet. Eventually, he realized that he could use this Optifine feature elsewhere, so he could still implement the idea he already had for his own mod. As we know today, this worked wonderfully and today the BetterVanillaBuilding texture pack in combination with Optifine is unbeatable.
In the meantime, the creator stefjan25 had little motivation to add new blocks, because his work was not appreciated as much in the community as he would have liked. Finally, a major update came again for Minecraft version 1.14, which included almost 20 new armor sets and tools.
However, he wasn’t fully satisfied with that either, so in December 2019 came the biggest BetterVanillaBuilding update ever, which was supposed to change everything. It was a completely new texture pack because it was really a gigantic update that improved all the blocks in the overworld.
For many, 2020 was not great, but for this pack the year was super. That’s when huge updates came that changed all the corridors in Nether Fortresses and added all new items and blocks. Also, more variants were added for blocks that you can use while building. During this time, more and more Minecraft players became aware of this texture pack and decided to download it. Every day new enthusiastic players join the community and love the custom blocks. We are excited to see what is in store for us in the future.
BetterVanillaBuilding was published on April 10, 2018 and is compatible with these Minecraft versions: 1.21.3 – 1.21.2 – 1.21.1 – 1.21 – 1.20.6 – 1.20.5 – 1.20.2 – 1.20.1 – 1.20 – 1.19.4 – 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 – 1.15.2 – 1.15 – 1.14.4 – 1.14 – 1.13.2 – 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
- ✔️ CIT
- ✔️ Connected Textures
- ✔️ OptiFine
Video & Screenshots
The screenshots show you the included features and how the pack changes Minecraft. Another unbeatable argument is that you don’t need any additional mods besides Optifine. Now you should definitely be convinced of a download.
By the way, there is also a BetterVanillaBuilding server that has the IP “play.bettervanillabuilding.com”. There you can see all available functions, armor, custom blocks, and much more. Additionally, there is a creative server where you can try out all the included options directly in the creative mode. Your buildings look the same for everyone because everybody uses the same Texture Pack.
Comparison
How To Install BetterVanillaBuilding Texture Pack
- To use all the cool features in this pack, download and install OptiFine.
- Download the BetterVanillaBuilding texture pack for Minecraft from the file section below. Pick the file that matches your Minecraft edition and version.
- Launch Minecraft.
- Click "Options" on the main menu.
- In the options, go to the submenu “Resource Packs”.
- Click "Open Pack Folder" at the bottom left to see a folder titled "resourcepacks".
- Put the downloaded ZIP file into your "resourcepacks" folder. Or, just drag and drop it into the Minecraft window to add the pack.
- You will see the pack on the left side of the resource pack selection menu. Unzip the file if you can't see the pack.
- Hover over the pack thumbnail and click the arrow pointing right. If the game says the pack is for a newer or older Minecraft version when you activate it, don't worry! It's just a heads-up. Click 'Yes' and enjoy the new textures – it won't affect your gameplay.
- Click "Done" and all assets have been loaded.
BetterVanillaBuilding Tools and Armor Names List
With BetterVanillaBuilding, you can dress up your skin with special clothes and items to make it look awesome! But, there’s a special trick to making these custom textures work. You need OptiFine for this feature as mentioned in the installation tutorial above. You need to rename your diamond or netherite gear at an anvil to get these special armors and items using specific names. Don’t worry if this sounds a bit tricky! When you join the official pack server play.bettervanillabuilding.com, you can see and use all these items yourself. Here are the names:
BetterVanillaBuilding Texture Pack Download
[MCPACK] Download BetterVanillaBuilding Texture Pack
Java Edition:
[16x] [1.20.6 – 1.20.5] Download BetterVanillaBuilding Texture Pack
[16x] [1.20.1 – 1.20] Download BetterVanillaBuilding Texture Pack
[16x] [1.19.4] Download BetterVanillaBuilding Texture Pack
[16x] [1.19.2 – 1.19] Download BetterVanillaBuilding Texture Pack
[16x] [1.18.X] Download BetterVanillaBuilding Texture Pack
[16x] [1.17.X] Download BetterVanillaBuilding Texture Pack
[16x] [1.16.X] Download BetterVanillaBuilding Texture Pack
[16x] [1.15.X] Download BetterVanillaBuilding Texture Pack
[16x] [1.14.X – 1.13.X] Download BetterVanillaBuilding Texture Pack
[16x] [1.13.X] Download BetterVanillaBuilding Texture Pack
[16x] [1.12.X] Download BetterVanillaBuilding Texture Pack
[16x] [1.11.X – 1.8.X] Download BetterVanillaBuilding Texture Pack
Bushy Biomes Add-on (Java Edition):
[1.19.X] Download Bushy Biomes Add-on
[1.18.X] Download Bushy Biomes Add-on
[1.17.X] Download Bushy Biomes Add-on
[1.16.X – 1.15.X] Download Bushy Biomes Add-on
Overlays Add-on (Java Edition):
[1.19.X] Download Overlays Add-on
[1.18.X] Download Overlays Add-on
[1.17.X] Download Overlays Add-on
Stefan’s armors ‘N’ items (Java Edition):
[1.20.X] Download Stefan’s armors ‘N’ items
[1.19.X] Download Stefan’s armors ‘N’ items
[1.18.X] Download Stefan’s armors ‘N’ items
[1.17.X] Download Stefan’s armors ‘N’ items
So much better than Stay True.
How to get it on Nintendo Switch?
pig and skeleton textures do not work. have all settings correct and on. help?
Works great but bushy trees turn to white. turned on all setting required from what i know, anyone else know how to fix?
Skeletons are almost invisible and bugged out, pig textures are too the face is on their feet, and so on, will this be fixed? I have optifine installed.
also, the things that indicate how much food the specific food gives doesn’t show up, instead I see some random boxes
Please activate connected textures, custom entity models, random entities, and custom items in your OptiFine settings.
I really like this pack however it refuses to render properly for me and takes 2 minutes for my game to load
Mobs look the same
Thanks for the new benefits in Minecraft.
Excellent review
My friend and I both downloaded it at the same time but for some reason for her it doesn?t work at all but for me it works perfectly
Please install OptiFine and activate all required settings.
The trees are cute
I don’t see the autumn change in the trees
Good good
I like this
One question, is this resource pack compatible with New Default+?
You can play with New Default+ and BetterVanillaBuilding at the same time. However, there may be occasional bugs.
thanks!
I don’t see the beautiful plants in my Minecraft world
Probably you don’t have Optifine installed or you are playing MCPE.
Nice txture pack
wow nice texture pack i like it
What password
wow nice texture pack i like it
This is sooo good
This is the most coolest thing ever the fact that you worked hard for it you deserve my love 😎 YOU ARE THAT SUNSHINE!!!
i love this pack
Nice article, keep the good work.
help, I installed it in Bedrock but I do not see all the textures that appear in the images and reviews
I guess the Bedrock version has a little less features than the java version.
hello guys, change name netherite helmet to angel helmet , fire helmet, snow helmet and crismon helmet
Pretty god damn amazing tbh
hi