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When I'm playing Minecraft and my parents walk into my room and see my computer, they say, "Dang, that are some pretty bad graphics right there. I wonder why it's so popular. Why don't you play another game that has better quality?" And I tell them, "That's how its supposed to be." Then they look confused and just leave. But why pixels for texture?
Minecraft is a 3-D simulation game of surviving in the wild. You build stuff with ease since each block stacks on top of each other, like Legos. But lets say for another 3-D sandbox game, like Gmod. I find it EXTREMELY hard to build when I build. Why? Because everything is unproportional. You have objects and no set measurements. You just kinda have to guesstimate. Another example. Try building a hotel in Gmod, and in Minecraft. And lets admit it, unless your an expert builder in Gmod, its gonna be pretty hard to build a hotel wall for wall.
Now to the graphics. Minecraft has blocks 1 Meter wide and tall to build right? Well since everything else is square, why not make the textures square? Besides, since it has a (somewhat) low quality resolution, things will be easier to render and making the buyers of Minecraft, buy more. It gives everyone a chance to play if you have a potato for a computer. And if you want a higher quality texture pack, download one!
So the pixels are a great way to match the blocks themselves, and reduce lag. I'm not sure if Notch intended to do this exactly for these reasons, but all I know is that whatever he did, made 13 Million people bought the game on PC/Mac.
Easy Building
Minecraft is a 3-D simulation game of surviving in the wild. You build stuff with ease since each block stacks on top of each other, like Legos. But lets say for another 3-D sandbox game, like Gmod. I find it EXTREMELY hard to build when I build. Why? Because everything is unproportional. You have objects and no set measurements. You just kinda have to guesstimate. Another example. Try building a hotel in Gmod, and in Minecraft. And lets admit it, unless your an expert builder in Gmod, its gonna be pretty hard to build a hotel wall for wall.
Matching Squares
Now to the graphics. Minecraft has blocks 1 Meter wide and tall to build right? Well since everything else is square, why not make the textures square? Besides, since it has a (somewhat) low quality resolution, things will be easier to render and making the buyers of Minecraft, buy more. It gives everyone a chance to play if you have a potato for a computer. And if you want a higher quality texture pack, download one!
So the pixels are a great way to match the blocks themselves, and reduce lag. I'm not sure if Notch intended to do this exactly for these reasons, but all I know is that whatever he did, made 13 Million people bought the game on PC/Mac.
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