Ever wish Minecraft was more realistic? Mods of this nature have been done before, but Eria8 takes an interesting and well-devised stab at the genre with the Minecraft Realism Mod.
Some may argue that the fun of a video game comes from its abstract concepts and ability to remove the player from reality. Minecraft already has some real-life elements in it, ranging from basic concepts like hunger and durability to more meta-concepts such as resource management and design principles.
If you are like me, you have definitely noticed a lapse in the realism of vanilla Minecraft in certain areas, many of which are covered by Eria8. For example – how is it possible to destroy so many blocks of stone and iron ore with a pickaxe made out of oak wood? Last time I checked, stone was much harder than oak.
Well – no more wooden pickaxes here! In fact, the only remaining wooden tools are swords and shovels. Pickaxes can also be made of iron or diamond, but not wood, stone, or gold. I find this to be a bit excessive, as stone tools are entirely feasible, but it is a minor gripe. Other tools still have stone versions, and emerald versions of each tool are introduced.
Some brand new tools are introduced, such as the saw. This is a more efficient version of the axe which must be crafted with redstone batteries and saw blades:
It is also worth noting that all tools now require tool rods instead of just sticks. There are many other areas of this mod for you to explore – give it a download and see for yourself. It is in active development and will include more realistic content as time goes on.
How to install Minecraft Realism Mod for Minecraft 1.7.10
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Download and install Minecraft Forge mod loader
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Download the latest version of Minecraft Realism Mod.
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Hold Windows key and press R to open the Run… dialog, or go to Start > Run.
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Enter %appdata% and navigate to your .minecraft/mods folder.
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Drag and drop the .zip file downloaded in step 2 into this folder.
The Minecraft Realism Mod changes the basic Minecraft experience; some will love it, others may not. Leave your opinion of it in the comments below, as well as any new “realistic” features you’d like to see!