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Bamboo, Sugar Cane, Sun Flowers, Quartz ... and more
Hey!Please check out the images above - in full-screen (there are a lot of details)First, let's talk about YouTube: I've been thinking of starting to make videos again - but on a new channel with a different name. There is just so much weird MCPE stuff associated with "umsoea" now, that I'm actually...
Planks, Logs, Leaves, Scaffolding and a raytraced Glass Shader
Hey!Make sure to check out the images above - in fullscreen, there are a lots of details.What I created:Scaffolding:You can climb it from the inside (ladder) - which is a bit more realistic than just clipping through the blocks like in default minecraft.The model uses a lot random blockmodels/states which means you nee...
Stone Bricks, Stone, Ores, shield,...
Hey, First, a few Important Things for 2021:You probably have noticed, I have paused the billing cycle for the last few months, and I'm planning to pause it more often in the future.Why? Mainly because my content has changed quite a bit in the last ~year.(Reminder for those who can't read: You only get charged ...
R17: Abstract Minecraft Architecture
Hey!Here are the first few final R17 screenshots - Finally I got to build and play around with the new content. We experimented a lot with various lighting setups and I think the new builds and screenshots turned out pretty nice. I built a large map for R17 which contains all the builds from the screenshots - As always...
Progress Update R17: Final additions, more colors, spheres, vegetation
(Downloads are at the bottom)Hey!This is the last work-in-progress update of Release R17 - it's finished now.R17 is a really heavy pack and is meant to be used as a standalone.Here are the updates: I continued working on the crossbow, but things are a lot more complicated than expected (the animation part) I will m...
3D Arches - Finally. R17wip4 + a simple raytracing test shader
Hey!I continued working on R17Here are the changes: 3D Arches - Finally. no more 2D cutout models. (Note: The 3D ones only work on 1.14)For compatibility and performance reasons I'll still leave the 2D arches in the pack - as an alternative. The 3D Arches are a lot heavier on performance - they are custom entity mo...
Bricks/Nether Bricks, Boats...
Note: I'll skip the upcoming billing cycle - you will not get charged on October 1st. I worked on a little bit different content this month which might not be interesting for a lot of you.Hey!First here are a few Vanilla textures I made: bricks and nether bircks + slabs/stairs/walls/fences Both consist of 6 ctm rep...
Progress Update: First few Survival-Compatible Textures (proof-of-concept)
Hey!First, you really need to check out the "Community-Screenshots" on the website! < no longer available >These screenshots deserve to be seen! It's awesome that now more people understand what my content is meant to be used for.Most of the screens I included are very recent ones (from the R17 work-in-prog...
Reworked R1-14 Pack
Hey!The content from Releases 1 to 14 is quite outdated by now.Some of the Textures/Models even date back to PTGI E5 or 6.What I have for you today: A completely reworked/adjusted version of the old "R14" Pack.What did I change in the new "R1-14" Pack? (First of all: A less confusing name) Re-adjusted a...
R17 Progress Update 3 + a survival-compatible Pack?
Hey!In my last post I showed you round arches, holes and other weird round shapes.This time it's getting even weirder.I found a way to make spheres and cylinders with resource-pack features only. They are reflective and look almost perfectly round/smooth. Personally, I find this amazing and I'm quite proud of t...
R17 Progress Update 2: Arches, Round Holes and other weird Shapes
(downloads are at the bottom)Hey! This is the second work-in-progress update of R17.What have you done to Minecraft? Well, as you can see I added more Circles, Holes, Curves, Bevels, Arches,.... Soon there will be no straight lines or corners left.First of all: These shapes only look good if you don't look closely ...
R17 work-in-progress Update: Spiral Stairs, Crossbow Tests
Hey! (downloads are at the bottom)Here are a few updates on what I'm currently working on. I'd like to give updates a bit more frequently in the future. (more smaller work-in-progress updates because obviously releases are getting more and more complex) Since Releases are individual small Packs, I think they de...
R16: Various Materials - Leather, Fabric, Tiles, Wood, Concrete,....
Here is the NEW VIDEO: Click hereYou really need to check it out, I think it turned out pretty nice.Hey!I almost couldn't finish it in time, I hope everything works.The last release was "work-in-progress". I added more stuff and polished it a lot.As I mentioned in the last post, I tried a completely differe...
R16 work-in-progress: Leather, Concrete, Procedural Textures
Hey! This is not the final R16 update, I'm not satisfied with it yet and I'll add a few more things.But you download the current Textures and the Map (download is at the bottom). I hope you are doing well, I guess most of you are in isolation by now. I encourage you to cancel your Patreon pledge, please remembe...
R15: Industrial/SciFi Theme: Ducts, Fans, Ladders, Levers, Redstone Torches
Hey!The new video: Click hereHere we go, this is by far the most complex stuff I have done so far. I also experimented a lot with interior builds - I hope I can inspire some of you to build similar stuff.Basically this is the "Release 15" but the file does no longer contain all the previous ones as I mentioned ...
[Download] R15: Industrial/SciFi Theme: Ducts, Fans, Ladders, Levers, Redstone Torches
(downloads are at the bottom)Hey!The new video: Click hereHere we go, this is by far the most complex stuff I have done so far. I also experimented a lot with interior builds - I hope I can inspire some of you to build similar stuff.Basically this is the "Release 15" but the file does nolonger contain all the p...
Important changes for 2020 +Redstone/Industrial Textures/Models
Hey! Sorry for the delay. Had to finish my courses for this semester - I have holidays in a few days.You guys seemed to like the Redstone-cable update and I created a few more highly detailed blockmodels. I couldn't finish them today - but I really wanted to post something before february starts. You can still down...
Hotfix 4, 2048x Highlights, Side-Pack 2 and a quick review of 2019
Hey! I promised to release something before the end of the year. I have a few small but interesting things for you: Hotfix 4: Finally I could fix (some) Reflection bugs and issues with glowing blocks. Emerald Blocks and Redstone Lamps emit light properly now. 2048x Highlights Pack, containing the original files from: ...
R14: Electronics: Redstone Cables, Solar Panels
Hey! It took a while but I think I have really nice stuff for you this time!Here is the new video, go check it out! : Click hereAll changes in R14: Finally added 3D Glass Panes (+ 2D Reflective Variants for complex Patterns) Added Solar Panels (Daylight Detectors) Added Redstone Cables (Redstone Dust) Added Dark Asphal...
New Side-Project, for all the stuff that would break the main-pack
Hey! Check out the new video: https://youtu.be/PujYYN-8RtkThere are so many great things that could be done with custom Textures for Seus PTGI, but what's currently hindering me from doing these: They will conflict with the "main-pack". I simply can't put all the things into one pack. It would be laggy,...
R13: Halloween theme, Emerald block V2, ...
Check out my new video: https://youtu.be/XDAD-X32Bm0Happy Halloween!I promised to make a second update this month, but things didn't really turn out as expected.What I wanted this video/update to be about: At least some Halloween theme, but it's difficult to fit this into my modern/clean style and I scrapped mo...
[Download] R12 Update: Smooth Stone, Iron block, Redstone Lamps, Lanterns, ...
Hey!Check out my latest VIDEO here: https://youtu.be/t2Lt1g9Op9IThe MAP from the video can be downloaded here: Click hereImportant SETTINGS to make it work: Click here(Download at the bottom)So, what's R12 about? Over-Using Reflections - That's what creates visual immersion. It's a little bit "cheating...
[Download] R11 Update (Bookshelf, Enchanting Table, Bricks, Jungle Leaves)
Here is the new video, go check it out: https://youtu.be/frL_wdTAwho(Download at the bottom)Hey!For this update I wanted to create textures with a focus on the diffuse texture. They still have PBR support but only to add some extra realism. Seus PTGI is still the only shader that's supported - but now I do not depe...
R10: Wood, Logs, PBR Items, ...
Check out the video:https://youtu.be/qtolFJHXURAWhat's new? oak planks reworked acacia planks dark oak planks (all plank textures are designed with a focus on indoor reflections and indirect lighting) stripped oak log (architectural block) oak log (vanilla-styled texture, not very detailed, currently not for build...
R9: Concrete Variants Reworked, Gold block, ...
The new video: https://youtu.be/i4mxOXFTfC8 Hey! For this update the focus was on cleaning up the pack a bit, especially the old concrete textures from R1. Back then I created them very quickly because they were supposed to be used only by me - Now I replaced them with some higher quality ones. It's defenitely not ...
R8: Sand, Chiseled Quartz, Terracotta, Cobblestone v2, Rough Glass
Hey! New Video: https://youtu.be/xg4-4XXZiLYTo test the textures on my map: Join my small server: IPplay.umsoea.comFor the awesome water update of Seus ptgi, I wanted to create stuff that goes well with water. Also, some of you recommended that I should use the "ctm overlay" feature.That's why the "main...
R7: Vegetation Update + A few important updates/changes
First, the general updates. Important! I recommend reading it. The last weeks/months have been very stressful for me, now the semester is over and I hope I have more time for this project! In the R7 update I attempted to create realistic nature. I struggeled a lot with all kinds of bugs, this delayed the update quite a...
Why I took down all videos - Plans for the future.
Hey!In this post I'll talk about a few things that I'm currently unhappy with - and I'm not really sure how to solve them. I want to be transparent and I believe that - if I explained it properly - you will understand.So, here's the back-story again:Before I started creating stuff in Minecraft, I've...
MAP DOWNLOADS
R17 map: DownloadR16 map: DownloadR15 map: DownloadR1-14 map: DownloadHow to install maps: Go to your ".minecraft" folder > "saves" folder.Extract the downloaded .zip files in there. Make sure the folder structure is the same as in the folders of your other maps.
GUIDE - PTGI "Rendering" Series
Hey!This guide shows you what I used to create the videos for my "Minecraft Rendering" Series on YouTube (2018 - 2020). A playlist with some of the videos can be found hereand a gallery with my favorite screenshots here. (zoom in)You need to have the SEUS PTGI shaderwhich is currently only accessible through So...
