Minecraft 13w24a Features - New Resource Packs, Texture Packs Do Not Work

Minecraft 13w24a Features - New Resource Packs, Texture Packs Do Not Work

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After a 3 week delay, Resource Packs are finally here! Download Minecraft snapshot 13w24a and you'll soon discover that texture packs don't work anymore and everything's been moved into Resource Pack containers.

Don't worry though, Mojang promise that this is the last time texture packs will break and they've even included a little tool to help your get your texture packs working again. You can download the free tool called TextureEnder here:

TextureEnder - Convert Minecraft Texture Pack to Resource Pack

How to Convert Texture Packs



Want to know how to convert your Texture Packs to the Resource Pack format? Read the tutorial here:

Tutorial - How to Convert Texture Packs

Are Resource Packs new?



Technically yes. Although some features were squeezed into previous snapshots, this is the first time a complete Resource Pack has been included in a snapshot. They replace Texture Packs, which no longer work.

13w24a Features



  • Removed texture pack support, Resource packs replace them
  • New game rule for day-night-cycle
  • Bug fixes


What are Resource Packs



As we reported previously, Resource Packs were supposed to be included in 13w22a. We've included more details about them here:

13w22a - Resource Packs

Not only do Resource Packs contain textures but they're also the container for custom sounds. The idea is that you swap different packs in and out, whenever you want.

More information about Resource packs coming soon..

How to use day/night rule



The new rule is used as follows:

doDaylightCycle true/false

Download snapshot



You can download the new snapshot using the Minecraft launcher

If you don't have the new launcher yet, download it here:

Minecraft Launcher - Windows
Minecraft Launcher - MAC/OS
Minecraft Launcher - Linux Other

Server File (RAR)

13w24a - Server RAR