The Original Work: Programmer Art
Resource packClassic textures return, with newer blocks and items given an old look.
Why gradeA
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- Under 500,000 downloads−1 point
All 10 criteria
Maintenance
Full points27 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.7 weeks ago (9 Sep 2026) 12 / 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: 1.21.11. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.11. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 3 months.Releases in 10 of the last 24 months 6 / 6Stability
Full points17 / 17Removed 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.None of the 2 modpacks with two or more versions removed it 5 / 5Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.4 of its 33 releases in 2 years needed a quick fix (12%) 7 / 7Known 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
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 500,000.18,672 3 / 4Track record
Full points8 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.20 months, 37 releases 8 / 8
54.5 of the 56 points that apply = 97 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
The Original Work is a texture pack that carries Minecraft’s classic pre-texture-update aesthetic into newer content, aiming to make the game feel as though its familiar visual style continued rather than simply applying old textures to new additions. Blocks, items, and mobs retain a nostalgic look, with details such as raw iron, gold, and copper represented using block textures instead of raw-ore textures. The pack also includes changes to the interface and tall grass.
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In-game changes
Changes 919 block textures, 536 item textures, 445 mob and entity textures, 72 armor textures, 129 interface textures, the main menu background, 6 models and 8 other files.
Adds 28 block textures, 20 item textures, 47 mob and entity textures, 7 armor textures, 20 interface textures, 1 model and 90 sounds. In OptiFine's formats: 52 connected textures, 13 entity models, varied textures for 1 mob, custom colors and 1 other file.
Block textures are mostly 16 by 16 pixels, up to 32 by 32. 44 block and item textures are animated.
Details
- Creators
- JDG and shadowmaster435
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 19K
- Created
- 22 Feb 2025
- Official page
- Modrinth
- Links
- Discord
Security
No harmful code found
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. The answer above is about the one for a recent version. 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
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
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.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content declared.
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found20 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found3,145 images read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
Modpacks that include The Original Work: Programmer Art in at least one of their versions, most downloaded first.
Latest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.
37 releases
Quick fixes
In the last 2 years, 4 releases needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem. This counts in the grade, but it is too few to lose points.
See them, newest first
Quick fixesReleases followed within 3 days by a new release that fixes a problem in them.4
- 3.7.1Just a fix to the pack because it isn't showing up
- 3.7.2another fix
- 3.2…woldn't work as a zip guess what i managed to fix it and i need to thank Itsme64 for his Texture Fixer!…
- 1.2…colored pale oak door and planks this version fixes that