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Help needed with texture packs

Garageskiing 7/18/26 8:06 pm
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7/20/2026 12:56 am
How do I use a texture that I can only download as a PNG image?
I am asking this because I have quite a few texture packs that can only be downloaded as images (Zombie, Large tropical fish, Squid, etc.) and I really want to actually use.
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Garageskiing
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ScotsMiser
07/18/2026 11:27 pm
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The png for the texture[​s] needs to be in a proper folder structure for the game to be able to find it.
For java, the resource pack [​newer name for a texture pack as it may include resources other than textures] goes in the "resourcepacks" folder
q.v. https://minecraft.wiki/w/Tutorial:Loading_a_resource_pack for details

The resouce pack itself is comprised of a series of folders and a "pack.mcmeta" file [​a text formated file that tells minecraft the version, etc,]
q.v. ]minecraft.wiki/w/Resource_pack#Directory_structure

As a shortcut, you may be able to find a texture pack for the version you're playing and crib all or most of the folder structure from that source.
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Garageskiing
07/19/2026 8:53 pm
He/Him • Level 11 : Journeyman Artist
Thanks for the help! but the pack for the zombie didn't work :( do you know why this could be?
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ScotsMiser
07/20/2026 12:01 am
Level 72 : Legendary Miner
What version are you playing? [​numeric version of java I'm assuming vanilla (or near to it) as some mods/datapacks can change things in ways a standard texture won't work.]

Which zompbie pack did you use as a base? (Link would be preferrable to a description.)
[​Problems with either the mcmeta file or the files names/structure are most likely]

What zombie png file are you using? (link or upload)
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Garageskiing
07/20/2026 12:34 am
He/Him • Level 11 : Journeyman Artist
Playing on the latest snapshot of vanilla (26.3-snapshot-4), using another texture pack as a base and renamed the stuff to "zombie" so it would work (Specifically the allay) and using the zombie from this link here: www.planetminecraft.com/mob-skin/pursuer-zombie-dod/
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ScotsMiser
07/20/2026 12:56 am
Level 72 : Legendary Miner
Given the source, I'd bet the png was fine.

What do you mean by "(Specifically the allay)"?

I don't bother wit snapshots these days, so don't knbow if the pack layout/mcmeta gave changed.
From where did you get the pack template? (the mcmeta and the folder structure)
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