DOWNLOAD LINKS:

For minecraft 1.8 and above: http://adf.ly/1FuqyK and http://adf.ly/1FurEf
For now, there are no F&MF or casual versions of SC for 1.8+.
They will likely be brought back sometime in the distant future.
Special thanks to echonite for helping out with this!

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The best 1.7 versions:
Default Strongestcraft: http://adf.ly/qB1Us and http://adf.ly/qB1fY

Strongestcraft F&MF: http://adf.ly/qB1Wo and http://adf.ly/qB1gJ
"F&MF" stands for "(Nether) Fortress and Mycelium Finder." It makes nether fortresses and mycelium islands/blocks MUCH easier to spot from a distance, but since it makes them completely solid, you aren't able to see through them once you reach them.

Strongestcraft Casual: http://adf.ly/qB1b3 and http://adf.ly/qB1gn
The casual version makes dirt, grass, stone and sand completely solid and normal. Great for first time users, or when you're in an area with plenty of holes or ravines in the ground.


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DOWNLOAD LINKS FOR 1.6 THROUGH 1.6.4:

Default Strongestcraft: http://adf.ly/W5BMt and http://adf.ly/W5BpL

Strongestcraft F&MF: http://adf.ly/W5BfV and http://adf.ly/W5ByT

Strongestcraft Casual: http://adf.ly/W5BhU and http://adf.ly/W5C0f

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DOWNLOAD LINKS FOR 1.5 THROUGH 1.5.2:
Strongestcraft: http://adf.ly/RRCCA and http://adf.ly/RRCFN
Strongestcraft, Nether Fortress and Mycelium Finder: http://adf.ly/RRCH8 and http://adf.ly/RRCJf

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Be sure to post in this thread letting me know what you think of these packs!

If you've enjoyed using these packs, please add a +1 to the bottom right corner of this post!

Questions or comments? Please post them in this thread, not in a private message!

Do NOT use this resource pack for griefing; I don't condone that. Thank you!

This now enhances your Aether, FTB, Tekkit and TFC gameplay!

If you copy and paste this onto another website, please leave the adf.ly links as is!

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Screenshots



Before



After

Night vision pumpkin helmet equipped.
Comparison picture showing how dark it is without night vision.

If you have any pictures of your own that you've taken while using Strongestcraft and would like for them to be featured here in this first post, feel free to submit them!

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Benefits:
* Spot strongholds instantly
* Discover ravines in a flash
* Locate dungeons quickly and easily
* Quickly spot melon seed-filled mineshafts
* Spot enemies waiting for you outside your home
* Detect traps before they have a chance to hurt you
* No more mining random tunnels until you find a cave
* See large cave systems that you never knew existed
* Light up dark areas with night vision pumpkin helmets
* Easily avoid enemies, lava, griefers and other hazards
* Never worry about clouds, rain, snow or fire obscuring your vision
* Never again lose track of where your house is after an hour or two of spelunking
* Know which way is north/south/east/west, thanks to the sun/moon compasses
* Know exactly when your crops are fully grown, thanks to the crop countdown timer
* Open your inventory without fear of being creepered, thanks to the transparent menus
* Remember you can use wooden items to fuel furnaces, thanks to the interface reminder
* Wear pumpkin helmets without the usual clutter (Look at endermen without being attacked)
* Use these benefits on worlds/servers with FTB, NetherOres, Tekkit, TFC, The Aether and more
* Efficiently locate ores and other valuable resources (Works well in conjunction with x-ray mods)
* Distinguish valuable blocks from one another without torches, due to unique pixel arrangements
* And more!

If you have any suggestions to make this pack even better, let me know!

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Videos

of Strongestcraft, version .05, taken on 4-23-2011.

If you have any videos of your own that you've taken while using Strongestcraft and would like for them to be featured here in this first post, feel free to submit them!

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"Will you make your resource pack capable of seeing things like diamonds that are completely surrounded by stone?"

That isn't possible for me to do. That would involve editing lines of code, and that would make this a mod, not a resource pack. For most of the same reasons I plan on never making this resource pack require something like ModLoader, I also plan on never making Strongestcraft into an x-ray mod, or a separate x-ray mod to accompany it.

"Can you make it so the game shows lava/water blocks when you're underneath them/at their sides?"

Unfortunately, no; tying in with the above, that would involve modifying lines of code. It's impossible for me to make my resource pack reveal lava/water from the sides and underneath if those sides aren't in direct contact with air. Fortunately, however, you should be able to tell that lava is there due to how the area is lit up, not to mention that lava and water are impossible to miss as you're descending from the surface to the caverns below you since you'll be able to see them from the top. For more information on this, please read the lava safety guide in the first post of this thread.

"Why don't you keep all the ore's original textures or just change them all to be solid colored blocks?"

Early testing with keeping all the textures the same showed that 95-100% of people quickly became frustrated using this pack after mining great distances to reach what they thought were diamonds, only for it to be something they didn't need like coal, iron or redstone again and again and again. By changing the textures so that they're all different, they can be individually identified in pitch black areas, which is where you'll see around 95% of the ores underground: in pitch black areas where you can't see what color they are. The way ores appear now is about as efficient as it gets.

"I'm not sure how to install the resource pack!"

Don't worry, it's easy! All you have to do is:
1: Go to C:\Users\[Your Name]\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\resourcepacks in Windows 7/8/Vista, or C:\document and settings\[Your Name]\Application Data\.minecraft\resourcepacks in Windows XP.
2: Cut this entire .zip folder to the resourcepacks folder under .minecraft. As of 1.6+, DO extract the files! Again: you ARE supposed to remove the files from this .zip folder you download from this page, as of Minecraft 1.6 and above! Cut the ENTIRE FOLDER and paste it into the above location.
3: Close the folder, start up the game, log in.
4: Under "Mods and Resource Packs," select this resource pack, then click "Done."
5: Enjoy!

"Sadly, I own a Mac! What do I do?"

Follow the steps listed here after downloading the resource pack you want. Alternatively, here are different instructions from another mac owner!

[quote="dbizzzle"]What you have to do is compress all the items inside the folder, not the folder itself, so navigate to the Strongestcraft folder but DON'T zip it, go into it and zip all of the items inside it. To do this, just highlight all the files and folders inside it, right click any of them and click "Compress 29 items" (I think that's how many, but if not it's close.) Finally, just put that zipped folder into the "resourcepacks" folder in your minecraft folder, hope I could help.

"I cut and pasted the contents of the folder to the "resourcepacks" folder. Why isn't it showing up under Mods and Resource Packs after I start the game?"

You may not have done it properly - if there are two main folders *inside* the folder you placed inside your resourcepacks folders, and they're not showing up: right click them, cut them from that location and move them up 1 folder.

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Lava Safety

Picture 1. So, you just found a diamond deep underground and you're ready to mine it, huh? Well, hold on- it's on the other side of a wall, right? One that no one's broken through before? Then... Why is it lit up, as if someone's placed a torch in there? There aren't any torches in there... Oh well, let's not stop to think about what could be giving off light- let's just mine through the wall and run straight toward that diamond!
Picture 2. Or we could take the time to look at things from a different perspective. Literally. Well, would you look at that! No wonder that diamond was lit up and colored instead of shrouded in darkness! There's lava all around it! Let's look at another example of this.
Picture 3. This is the same situation, just on a larger scale. Yes, there's really lava all throughout that chamber from the floor to the ceiling. In the center-right of the picture, you can even see multiple lava animations where embers shoot out and fall back in, leaving a smoke trail behind them. It might be difficult to tell from this picture, but since it's animated in-game, it's impossible to miss if you're paying attention.
Picture 4. Caves filled to the brim with lava are very, VERY common when you're deep underground, as seen here. This is the average amount of lava that's beneath you at most times.

Spotting Dungeons

Picture 1. In this picture, if you look closely, you can see three dungeons. Because of the way the mossy cobblestone is lit up and green, there are two possibilities. Either the interior of the dungeon is being lit up by natural light- like lava- or it's being lit up by unnatural light- like torches that players have placed inside it. You can see torches in two of them and based on the proximity of the third to the other two, the proximity of the third to the spawn point on this multiplayer map and how rare it is for a dungeon to form in direct contact with lava, it's safe to assume that all three have been ransacked. Remember: If it's diamonds or mossy cobblestone, if it's lit up and colored, it's a trap. In the case of diamonds, there's lava nearby, likely all around it. In the case of mossy cobblestone, someone's beaten you to the dungeon and likely already taken the items from the chests.

Picture 2. This is how dungeons will appear when they're undiscovered. The one on the right is easy enough to notice at a glance, but can you see the one on the right, hidden behind a cave system from where the player is standing? Not only is it hidden behind that branch of a cave, it's hidden behind some flowing water, too, obscuring it a little more. Remember, it's often as helpful as it is important to try and look at things from different angles, both literally and figuratively.

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Change Log and miscellaneous information for forum moderators.

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All times listed are central time. If you need more information on anything else, don't hesitate to ask. To everyone who gives this pack a try, I hope you have more fun using it than I've had creating, maintaining and improving it!

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