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 kind of ashamed to still use this username.
Here are a few "survival-friendly" textures that made:
(downloads are at t...
2021-05-04 15:13:57 +0000 UTC
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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 need to enable "Alternate Blocks" I'd recommend to have enabled for all of my other content ...
2021-03-06 23:51:09 +0000 UTC
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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 at the end of the month, so you can always cancel your pledge if you are not interested in what I've ...
2021-01-09 01:24:03 +0000 UTC
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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 b...
2020-11-15 18:43:00 +0000 UTC
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(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 most likely not include the ...
2020-10-30 17:00:43 +0000 UTC
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Hey!
I continued working on R17
Here 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 models made with the same technique as ...
2020-10-15 19:09:28 +0000 UTC
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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 repeat textures, so the pattern repetition shoul...
2020-09-30 04:58:56 +0000 UTC
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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-progress pa...
2020-08-31 02:43:14 +0000 UTC
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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 and restructured all Textures/Files.
Adjusted all the s...
2020-08-17 22:37:49 +0000 UTC
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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 roun...
2020-07-31 01:15:39 +0000 UTC
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(downloads are at th...
2020-06-17 07:24:27 +0000 UTC
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Hey! &n...
2020-05-31 16:50:29 +0000 UTC
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Here is the NEW VIDEO: Click here
You 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...
2020-04-30 19:30:51 +0000 UTC
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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 remember I do not want to "sell" a product here . Jus...
2020-03-28 16:08:36 +0000 UTC
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Hey!
The new video: Click here
Here 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 ...
2020-03-28 15:59:32 +0000 UTC
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(downloads are at the bottom)
Hey!
The new video: Click here
Here 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.
2020-02-19 03:16:10 +0000 UTC
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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 download a work-in-pro...
2020-02-01 03:44:17 +0000 UTC
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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: Enchanting table (+ 8K Book Texture), Gray Concrete, Stripped ...
2019-12-31 16:31:00 +0000 UTC
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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! : Cli...
2019-12-20 03:44:19 +0000 UTC
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Hey! Check out the new video: https://youtu.be/PujYYN-8Rtk
There are so many great things that could be done with custom Textures for S...
2019-11-22 06:26:07 +0000 UTC
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Check out my new video: https://youtu.be/XDAD-X32Bm0
Happy 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 i...
2019-10-31 14:47:55 +0000 UTC
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Hey!
Check out my latest VIDEO here: https://youtu.be/t2Lt1g9Op9I
The MAP from the video can be downloaded here: 2019-10-16 13:30:12 +0000 UTC
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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 depend on it as much (shader-updates do not affect...
2019-09-19 15:59:45 +0000 UTC
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Check out the video: https://youtu.be/qtolFJHXURA
What's new?
- oak planks reworked
- acacia planks
- dark oak planks (all plank textures are designed with a focus on indoo...
2019-08-26 21:24:27 +0000 UTC
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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 wi...
2019-08-09 23:45:37 +0000 UTC
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Hey!
New Video: https://youtu.be/xg4-4XXZiLY
To test the textures on my map: Join my small server: IP play.umsoea.com
For the awesome water update of Seus ptgi, I wanted to create stuff that goes well with water. Also, ...
2019-07-22 23:16:52 +0000 UTC
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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 lot... I'm not really satisfied with the results because the new stuff only looks good in certain lighting conditions/viewing angles - bu...
2019-07-07 02:06:19 +0000 UTC
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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 used 3D software to create realistic renderings.
In 2018 I saw Sonic Ether's posts about his new path-traced Minecraft shader "PTGI" and I...
2019-06-15 16:21:52 +0000 UTC
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R17 map: Download
R16 map: Download
2019-06-06 01:55:19 +0000 UTC
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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 here and a gallery with my favorite screenshots here. (zoom in)
2019-05-31 03:40:03 +0000 UTC
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