Modifications?!

Yes, mods. Mods, or modifications to the game, are one of the key features of Minecraft! Minecraft is open source, meaning people can take the files of the game and edit them to create mods, texture packs, and so much more! Before you begin asking what mods actually are, I'll just get right to it.

Mod refers to a modification of the game files to add things, or make things better, ranging from a simple mod like TooManyItems (yes, it's all one word) or Not Enough Items, which allow you to just spawn in whatever you want, to really complicated mods, such as the Aether mod, which is so big I'm going to put it into a different post! These mods make for some really interesting features for Minecraft, and makes it so much more interesting, because without them, even though Minecraft can be played however you want, some people want a challenge, and mods give them that challenge!

Texture packs, though, are quite different, yet the same! They are modifications, but are classified as texture packs, because they don't change the game, only how the game looks. This lets people play the game with a different feel for everything. Below is a picture of some pickaxes from different texture packs.

As you can see, they're quite different, but they're all pickaxes! These texture packs are DokuCraft (top), just a pickaxe I found (left), and the normal everyday iron pickaxe from Minecraft's original files.

Well, this has been fun, but sadly, this is the end of this post. So until next time, have a great fortnight!

-Megakaby