Stratum Texture Pack 1.16.5/1.16.4 → 1.12

Computers have become more and more powerful in recent years and therefore video games have also become more realistic. To be honest, you can’t include regular Minecraft here, because the graphics are very simple, but fortunately that can be changed. One approach would be to install the Stratum texture pack for Minecraft. This pack changes the entire look and turns the open-world game into a visual masterpiece.

Stratum texture pack can keep up well with its competition because it relies on special techniques. First of all, you should know that PBR textures are used. Physically based rendering makes the landscape look much more realistic, because the light in combination with shaders looks authentic. If you play with the Stratum 2048x version, you will feel like you are playing a completely different game. Of course, there are also lower resolutions, which are mainly made for low-end computers. The great thing about the basic version is that it is completely free. In contrast, you have to pay for all other resolutions.

Besides PBR also POM support

But now back to the technical aspects. There is also extensive POM support in addition to the PBR textures. The full name of this is Parallax Occlusion Mapping and it is used to create cool 3D blocks in the Stratum texture pack. This graphical effect is one of the coolest features because it gives you extreme realism. Basically, it can be said that POM gives the textures much more detail and depth.

There is also the normal and specular maps feature that only works with shaders. This gives the reflections on the blocks that look incredibly good. As a result, you will notice how the Stratum texture pack becomes even more realistic, because more boring textures suddenly look incredibly good due to the new reflections.

Furthermore, you should take a look at the system requirements, because otherwise Minecraft might crash. Also, it is certainly good to know that the Stratum texture pack is not compatible with Bedrock, MCPE and the Windows 10 edition, but is made exclusively for the Java Edition.

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How to download and install Stratum Texture Pack

Basically, there are four different choices to install the Stratum texture pack. However, three of them are chargeable, which is why we refer to the free trial version in this tutorial. In our opinion, this version is also completely sufficient, because it’s also up to date. Besides, it is advisable to first test whether your PC is capable of processing such a realistic texture pack with high FPS.

1. The first step is to click on the Stratum texture pack download link, which will redirect you to the official Continuum Graphics website.

2. Choose the version you want to play and click download. Additionally, you can download an add-on for more beautiful tree leaves.

3. Close your browser as soon as the download process is completed.

4. Go to your download folder and copy the downloaded ZIP archive.

5. Launch Minecraft and go to the resource packs menu item in the Options.

6. Open the resource packs folder and paste the copied file into it.

Sometimes a red error message appears during activation, because the texture pack is supposedly not made for this game version. You can ignore this message, because despite this everything works normally.

You may want to purchase the Stratum texture pack in the future. This will give you early access to future updates and also help fund the project. You can choose between three different tiers in the official online store:

• Tier 1: 256x for 5 US Dollar
• Tier 2: 256x and 512x for 15 US Dollar
• Tier 3: 2048x, 1024x and all other resolutions for 25 US Dollar

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