Better Vanilla [16x]
Resource packDefault-style textures with brighter colors and smoother details.
Why gradeF
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 7.9 years−26 points
- No file for a Minecraft version most modpacks use−9 points
- Many modpacks removed it−2 points
All 10 criteria
Maintenance
27 points lost0 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.7.9 years ago (18 Nov 2018) 0 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.Newest supported: 1.13.2. About 7.9 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. Abandoned: no release for 7.9 years; no file for a popular modding version.0 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 3 months.No release in the last 24 months 0 / 6Stability
2 points lost8 / 10Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.15 of the 63 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (24%) See the 15 modpacks3 / 5Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
Does not apply. A resource pack's files can be read in the download. Not counted for resource packs.Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.Does not apply.Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.Does not apply.Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 500,000.646,396 4 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.9.1 years, 13 releases 0 / 8
11.7 of the 49 points that apply = 24 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Better Vanilla is a 16x resource pack that refreshes Minecraft’s default-style textures while keeping close to the game’s original look, with changes that make them more vibrant, smoother, or more natural. Its visual changes include biome-specific skies, clearer water, brighter grass, varied grass, podzol and mycelium, more natural-looking crops, and smoother Nether blocks and diorite, andesite and granite. The pack also adds animated redstone and related blocks, improved sunrise and sunset lighting, and atmospheric sounds, alongside tweaks that address inconsistencies in vanilla textures. Gallery examples show custom night skies, rain and desert and extreme-hills scenes, as well as trees, saplings, a riverside view, a village and 3D telescopic pistons. Some features require OptiFine.
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In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.11 to 1.13.2.
Changes 89 block textures, 14 item textures, 1 mob and entity texture (Iron golem), 4 interface textures, the main menu background, 1 painting, grass and leaf colors and 1 other file.
Adds 14 block textures, 2 item textures, 42 other files, 8 sounds and 1 language file. In OptiFine's formats: 9 connected textures, custom skies and custom colors.
Block textures are mostly 16 by 16 pixels, up to 32 by 32. 7 block and item textures are animated.
Often used with it
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- Creator
- fisher521
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 646K
- Created
- 24 Sep 2017
- Official page
- CurseForge
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.11 to 1.13.2.
We checked what is inside its files, without opening them in the game.
Why we show this: a resource pack cannot run programs, but its file can hide one. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.2 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version, so the answer above is about all of them. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
Privacy
Sends nothing
A resource pack has no code that can connect to the internet, so it cannot send anything about you.
AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files and images and found none.
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Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
86 modpacks include Better Vanilla [16x] in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Magiculture 2322K downloadslast version with it 19 Mar 2019
Crazy Craft Remastered309K downloadslast version with it 14 Jul 2019
Super Hostile Modpack67K downloadslast version with it 22 Jul 2025
Hypixel Premium44K downloadslast version with it 29 Dec 2022
PokeCraft Reforged - Catch 'Em All33K downloadslast version with it 9 May 2019
MudFlaps Ancient Rome10K downloadslast version with it 22 Jun 2021
Flans Modern War9.7K downloadslast version with it 11 Aug 2020
Dragon Fire Ultimate8.9K downloadslast version with it 11 Apr 2023
Hardcore Nightmare IV7.4K downloadslast version with it 2 Apr 2022
Realm of Mazara5.3K downloadslast version with it 15 Apr 2020Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Better Vanilla [16x]. Share: how many of the modpacks with Better Vanilla [16x] also have that mod.
BetterFpsCModin 71% of the modpacks with Better Vanilla [16x]
Inventory Tweaks [1.12 only]-Modin 58% of the modpacks with Better Vanilla [16x]
FoamFixCModin 55% of the modpacks with Better Vanilla [16x]
ChiselCModin 48% of the modpacks with Better Vanilla [16x]
BiblioCraftDModin 45% of the modpacks with Better Vanilla [16x]
Dynamic SurroundingsAModin 44% of the modpacks with Better Vanilla [16x]
Pams HarvestCraftDModin 44% of the modpacks with Better Vanilla [16x]
VanillaFixDModin 41% of the modpacks with Better Vanilla [16x]
NeatBModin 38% of the modpacks with Better Vanilla [16x]
Immersive EngineeringCModin 38% of the modpacks with Better Vanilla [16x]Latest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.