# BorderBlock – See Your World in a New Light!<\/p>\n
**BorderBlock** is a meticulously crafted resource pack that reinvents the visual style of Minecraft by adding clean, stylish borders to a vast array of blocks. Whether you’re a builder, explorer, or redstone engineer, BorderBlock brings a new layer of clarity and artistic flair to your world, making every structure pop and every detail stand out.<\/p>\n
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## \ud83c\udfaf Inspiration & Credits<\/p>\n
This project was inspired by the excellent **”Protect My Eyes”** resource pack by **\u9ed1\u5c71\u5927\u53d4 (hsds)**, which introduces borders to certain blocks for visual comfort. While inspired by this concept, BorderBlock is a **completely original work** created from scratch by **LiuJiale**, featuring:
\n– A much wider coverage of blocks
\n– Unique border designs and styling
\n– Support for versions 1.6.1 to 1.21.10<\/p>\n
We extend our gratitude to \u9ed1\u5c71\u5927\u53d4 for the original idea!<\/p>\n
**Original “Protect My Eyes” pack:** Modrinth Page
\n**\u9ed1\u5c71\u5927\u53d4’s Bilibili:** https:\/\/space.bilibili.com\/19428259<\/p>\n
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\n* **A majestic medieval castle showcasing how BorderBlock adds depth and definition to stone, wood, and roof block textures.**<\/p>\n
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## \u2728 Features<\/p>\n
### \ud83c\udfa8 Universal Visual Enhancement
\nBorderBlock is designed to be comprehensive. We’ve added borders to a massive selection of blocks, including but not limited to:
\n* **All Stone Variants:** Cobblestone, Stone Bricks, Andesite, Diorite, Granite, and more.
\n* **Wood & Planks:** Every type of wood and its plank variant gets a crisp border.
\n* **Terracotta & Glazed Terracotta:** The colorful patterns of terracotta are now neatly contained.
\n* **Concrete & Wool:** Perfect for pixel art and modern builds.
\n* **Prismarine & Deepslate:** Enhance your aquatic and deep dark constructions.
\n* **Nether Blocks:** Nether Bricks, Blackstone, and Basalt look more imposing than ever.
\n* **End Stones:** Give the End a more structured, alien feel.
\n* …and hundreds more!<\/p>\n
### \ud83d\udee0\ufe0f Practical Benefits
\nIt’s not just about looks! The added borders provide tangible gameplay benefits:
\n* **Builder’s Best Friend:** Easily distinguish between similar-looking blocks. Perfect for aligning complex patterns and ensuring your builds are pixel-perfect.
\n* **Cave & Mine Navigator:** Never get lost in a dark, monotonous cave again. The borders help define your surroundings, improving spatial awareness.
\n* **Accessibility:** For players who have difficulty with visual clutter or distinguishing colors, the clear outlines can make the game world much easier to parse.<\/p>\n
### \ud83d\udd27 Technical Excellence
\n* **Seamless Integration:** Borders are designed to tile perfectly, ensuring there are no visual glitches at chunk borders or in large, flat surfaces.
\n* **Performance Friendly:** As a pure resource pack, it requires no mods and has a negligible impact on your game’s performance.
\n* **Wide Version Support:** Faithfully recreated and tested across a huge range of versions, from the classic **1.14** to the latest **1.21.10**.<\/p>\n
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## \ud83d\uddbc\ufe0f Gallery<\/p>\n
\n* **A testament to the transformative power of clean lines. BorderBlock adds structure and depth to the entire landscape, unifying diverse materials under a single, elegant visual language.**<\/p>\n
\n* **The harsh landscape of the Basalt Deltas feels even more structured and defined with borders on basalt and blackstone.**<\/p>\n
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## \ud83d\udce5 Installation
\nDownload the BorderBlock.zip file from this page.<\/p>\n
Open Minecraft and go to Options > Resource Packs.<\/p>\n
Click on Open Pack Folder and place the downloaded .zip file inside. (You do not need to extract it!)<\/p>\n
Back in the game, select BorderBlock from the available packs list and move it to the “Selected” column.<\/p>\n
Enjoy your newly defined world!<\/p>\n
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## \ud83d\udca1 Did You Know?<\/p>\n
All the borders in this resource pack are artistically derived from the darkest pixels found within each block’s original texture. This ensures a cohesive and authentic look that remains true to Minecraft’s vanilla aesthetic.<\/p>\n
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## \ud83d\udd27 Technical Implementation<\/p>\n
For those interested in the technical side, here’s the Python script that made this resource pack possible (Since the Python script mechanically extracts the darkest color from each texture for coloring, dual-toned blocks could appear visually unusual. To address this, we’ve implemented additional manual refinement to optimize border coloring for these specific blocks):<\/p>\n
“`python
\nimport os
\nimport glob
\nfrom PIL import Image
\nimport numpy as np<\/p>\n
def get_darkest_pixel_in_block(block):
\n “””
\n Find the darkest pixel in a 16×16 block (considering transparency)
\n Returns the pixel’s hexadecimal color code
\n “””
\n # Convert block to numpy array
\n block_array = np.array(block)<\/p>\n
# Only consider opaque or semi-transparent pixels (alpha > 0)
\n opaque_pixels = block_array[block_array[:, :, 3] > 0]<\/p>\n
if len(opaque_pixels) == 0:
\n return None # Return None if no opaque pixels<\/p>\n
# Calculate brightness for each pixel (using weighted formula)
\n brightness = opaque_pixels[:, 0] * 0.299 + opaque_pixels[:, 1] * 0.587 + opaque_pixels[:, 2] * 0.114<\/p>\n
# Find the darkest pixel
\n darkest_idx = np.argmin(brightness)
\n darkest_pixel = opaque_pixels[darkest_idx]<\/p>\n
# Convert to hexadecimal color code
\n hex_color = ‘#{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}’.format(darkest_pixel[0], darkest_pixel[1], darkest_pixel[2])<\/p>\n
return hex_color<\/p>\n
def apply_coloring_pattern(image, hex_color):
\n “””
\n Apply coloring to the image according to a specified pattern
\n “””
\n # Define coloring pattern (1 means colorize, 0 means keep original)
\n pattern = [
\n [1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1],
\n [1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1],
\n [1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1],
\n [1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1],
\n [1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1],
\n [1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1],
\n [1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1],
\n [1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1],
\n [1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1],
\n [1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1],
\n [1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1],
\n [1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1],
\n [1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1],
\n [1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1],
\n [1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1],
\n [1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]
\n ]<\/p>\n
# Convert hex color to RGB
\n hex_color = hex_color.lstrip(‘#’)
\n color_rgb = tuple(int(hex_color[i:i+2], 16) for i in (0, 2, 4))<\/p>\n
# Create new image
\n width, height = image.size
\n new_image = image.copy()<\/p>\n
# Apply coloring pattern
\n for y in range(16):
\n for x in range(16):
\n if pattern[y][x] == 1:
\n # Calculate position in original image
\n orig_x = x * (width \/\/ 16)
\n orig_y = y * (height \/\/ 16)<\/p>\n
# Get current 16×16 block size (handle edge cases)
\n block_width = min(16, width – orig_x)
\n block_height = min(16, height – orig_y)<\/p>\n
# Apply color to entire 16×16 block (preserve transparency)
\n for by in range(block_height):
\n for bx in range(block_width):
\n px = orig_x + bx
\n py = orig_y + by<\/p>\n
# Get original pixel’s alpha value
\n original_pixel = image.getpixel((px, py))
\n if len(original_pixel) == 4: # RGBA
\n alpha = original_pixel[3]
\n else: # RGB
\n alpha = 255<\/p>\n
# Set new color, preserving original alpha
\n new_pixel = color_rgb + (alpha,)
\n new_image.putpixel((px, py), new_pixel)<\/p>\n
return new_image<\/p>\n
def process_minecraft_textures(input_dir, output_dir):
\n “””
\n Process all PNG files in the Minecraft textures directory
\n “””
\n # Ensure output directory exists
\n if not os.path.exists(output_dir):
\n os.makedirs(output_dir)<\/p>\n
# Get all PNG files
\n png_files = glob.glob(os.path.join(input_dir, “*.png”))<\/p>\n
print(f”Found {len(png_files)} PNG files”)<\/p>\n
for i, file_path in enumerate(png_files):
\n try:
\n print(f”Processing file {i+1}\/{len(png_files)}: {os.path.basename(file_path)}”)<\/p>\n
# Open image
\n with Image.open(file_path) as img:
\n # Convert to RGBA mode to ensure transparency handling
\n img = img.convert(“RGBA”)
\n width, height = img.size<\/p>\n
# Check if image dimensions are multiples of 16
\n if width % 16 != 0 or height % 16 != 0:
\n print(f” Warning: Image dimensions {width}x{height} not multiples of 16, skipping”)
\n continue<\/p>\n
# Calculate number of 16×16 blocks
\n blocks_x = width \/\/ 16
\n blocks_y = height \/\/ 16<\/p>\n
# Process each 16×16 block
\n for block_y in range(blocks_y):
\n for block_x in range(blocks_x):
\n # Extract 16×16 block
\n left = block_x * 16
\n upper = block_y * 16
\n right = left + 16
\n lower = upper + 16<\/p>\n
block = img.crop((left, upper, right, lower))<\/p>\n
# Find darkest pixel
\n darkest_color = get_darkest_pixel_in_block(block)<\/p>\n
if darkest_color:
\n # Apply coloring to this block
\n block_img = img.crop((left, upper, right, lower))
\n colored_block = apply_coloring_pattern(block_img, darkest_color)<\/p>\n
# Place colored block back into original image
\n img.paste(colored_block, (left, upper))<\/p>\n
# Save processed image
\n output_path = os.path.join(output_dir, os.path.basename(file_path))
\n img.save(output_path, “PNG”)
\n print(f” Saved: {output_path}”)<\/p>\n
except Exception as e:
\n print(f” Error processing file {file_path}: {str(e)}”)<\/p>\n
# Usage example
\nif __name__ == “__main__”:
\n #”*” is the image address
\n input_directory = r”*”
\n output_directory = r”*”<\/p>\n
process_minecraft_textures(input_directory, output_directory)
\n print(“Processing complete!”)
\n“`<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
## \ud83d\udcc4 License<\/p>\n
This resource pack is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.<\/p>\n
### \u2705 You are allowed to:
\n– Use the pack in your personal Minecraft world (singleplayer & multiplayer)
\n– Share the original pack files with others
\n– Create and share modified versions of this pack
\n– Make videos or streams using this pack (monetized or not)
\n– Include this pack in modpacks (with proper credit)<\/p>\n
### \u274c You are NOT allowed to:
\n– Sell this pack or modified versions of it
\n– Use this pack in commercial Minecraft servers without permission
\n– Redistribute this pack behind paywalls or in premium downloads
\n– Claim this work as your own<\/p>\n
### \ud83d\udcdd Attribution Requirements:
\nWhen sharing or modifying, you must:
\n– Credit the original author: “LiuJiale”
\n– Link back to the original Modrinth page: https:\/\/modrinth.com\/resourcepack\/borderblock
\n– Indicate if changes were made to the original pack<\/p>\n
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**Thank you for downloading BorderBlock! We hope it transforms your Minecraft experience.**<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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