Yeah, seems like a good call to make two separate guides, one for updating PMC and one for changes made in each version.

As for if updating the pack format is all that is required, that's definitely mostly what needs to be done. Sometimes they'll make a change that actually needs to be payed attention too (such as in 1.20.2 where they updated the gui system and broke most gui texture packs). I've also had a couple times where something goes wrong with a pack purely because the pack format was not up-to-date, albeit that's usually when it's very out of date.

And as far as what 1.21 did, it just added the textures and assets for the new features, it didn't really change anything. Although it did do a lot with datapacks (that stuff is mostly beyond me)

I'll definitely start working on those two guides tho, thanks for the input. Also I'm glad you like the other guide :)

I'd go with covering both, but not sure if one or two documents would be better. [​Completeness vs short and specific (less intimidating) ]

EDIT: I'd lean toward making 'How to update your PMC content" seperate as much to make it easier to find as to avoid length/complexity. [​I don't see why this would be problematic, but newer users may well appreciate a step-by-step.]


Personally, I was interested in what changes 1.21 wrought…
I hear about the need to update things etc (but have done very little with 1.21.0 b/c of waiting both for optifine to update and preferring to avoid the zero-day glitches by waiting for 1.21.1)

If all that needs be done to update a pack is changing the format value (as described by "Are you sure you want to load this pack?" | A Guide on Updating Your Resource Packs), simply stating that would be helpful as I've gotten the impression that somethng considerably more complex is involved.
[​Again that's from superficial knowledge as I'd rather not learn the new ways now only to have to do so again in 1.21.1 ]


Not strictly applicable to this discussion, but I came across https://www.planetminecraft.com/blog/resource-pack-not-showing-in-game/ while writing this and have added it to my Site Usage Tips colection
Well written 🍻

That's a good idea! What kind of guide do you think would be most beneficial?

• Something that talks about how to update content on PMC specifically, such as tips and tricks when updating?
• Something about how to update your pack to a new version? (I think this one is mostly covered in my pack format guide, but maybe something going over the specific changes)
• Both?
• Something else?

Thanks!

Assuming one does not alreadt exist, a guide as to how to accomlish this would be welcome. HINT HINT
{and you project should have you well positioned to create one}

Interesting question...
If one DLs an exterior only build and completes the interior oneself, is one likely to be interested in later DLing a version with an interior?
Contrarywise, if the build is offered only with an interior that is not to one's needs/taste, would the extra work of gutting the build make one more inclined to simply build somthing 'insipred_by' from scratch?

Personally, I generally look at builds as a way to learn techniques/tricks, so the full version is of greater use (How long 'much longer' is in objective time units would, however, make a difference.)