How to create random textures?

HockeyFishy •2/16/13 1:57 pm

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2/20/2013 3:04 pm

So there was this one texture pack I thought was completely awesome- because of one factor in particular. Some of the textures are random! I know it's not some weird accident because in the menu it allows you to enable random mobs/textures. Does anybody know how to create textures that are randomly picked without a mod? I was thinking it would be to add a layer onto it and add the second texture- but I've yet to try that. Does anybody know how? Sorry if my question is unclear

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Johnoboy

• 02/20/2013 3:04 pm

• Level 16 : Journeyman Network

Link on how to do it http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1475255-texture-packs-random-textures-for-blocks-241012/

projectgami

• 02/20/2013 1:45 pm

• Level 15 : Journeyman Artist

What's up with everybody having a random creature as profile that licks the screen?

Bethamez

• 02/19/2013 5:02 pm

• Level 36 : Artisan Network

MCPatcher, .properties files, multiple mob textures, CTM files and some tutorials on the MC Forums will help. You need any one (or all) of these things to make random textures. It can't be done without them.

winsa8

• 02/19/2013 4:58 pm

• Level 6 : Apprentice Cat

What this about?!

Travh98

• 02/19/2013 4:53 pm

• Level 6 : Apprentice Architect

Yeah.

Ennen

• 02/19/2013 2:40 am

• Level 51 : Grandmaster Artist

Yes, a lot of texture packs use connected textures to generate varying block textures to make the worlds looks better.

I don't know for sure how it works, but if I were you, I'd have a look through a texture pack (with CTM support) and see how the files are named and where they are, to get an idea of what you need to do.
Then just go through a bit of a trial 'n' (maybe) error to get what you want to be loaded properly.

projectgami

• 02/19/2013 2:22 am

• Level 15 : Journeyman Artist

I did some research and realized that Sphax uses some kind of connected Textures mod that he wrote for the random textures. I don't know If you can download it from his page but he uses it for the metal blocks and for the terrain.

the_soup

• 02/17/2013 12:16 pm

• Level 72 : Legendary Button Pusher