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Modernity

Backport of modern vanilla and modded textures to legacy versions

Resource packsFree1.8 – 1.12
by AstroTibs · listed from Modrinth
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What it does

Modernity is a resource pack made by AstroTibs. Backport of modern vanilla and modded textures to legacy versions.

It supports Minecraft 1.8 – 1.12. It has been downloaded 329,544 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Aug 25, 2026.

Supported versions

1.121.8

Release history

Modernity has had 31 releases on Modrinth since Aug 27, 2022. 4 of them came out in the past year. The newest is f1-3.10.3.1, released on Aug 25, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.6.1 – 1.8.9. It runs on Minecraft. The download is 1.8 MB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
f1-3.10.3.1Aug 25, 20261.6.1 – 1.8.9Release
f3-3.10.3Aug 25, 20261.11 – 1.12.2Release
f2-3.10.3Aug 25, 20261.9 – 1.10.2Release
f1-3.10.3Aug 25, 20261.6.1 – 1.8.9Release
f3-3.10.2Oct 6, 20241.11 – 1.12.2Release
Description from the author on Modrinth

Announcement.

This pack will now focus on supporting vanilla textures, to keep the file size down.
Support for mod textures has been split off into Modernity Adjunct.

From now on, I won't be adding wholesale support for additional mods. If you suggest a mod, unless I have a vested interest in that specific mod, I will only check to see if its nether ore blocks need updating.

If you want inclusion of more textures, please gather/create the updated textures to me either here in a DM, or on my Discord server. Please tell me which Minecraft version the textures are for.


Download additional Climate-mapped water color packs:

Format 1 (JE 1.6–1.8)  |  Format 2 (JE 1.9–1.10)  |  Format 3 (JE 1.11–1.12)

Remember to put your chosen mapping as priority above Modernity.

Modernity also updates/adapts/backports textures for many mods, either to adapt their Nether ores to the modern style, or to backport post-1.12 mod textures. I'm not going to list all of the mods here because there are so many. Just download the pack and see if it works for your modset.

Written by AstroTibs. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install Modernity

  1. Download the .zip file from Modrinth. Do not unzip it.

  2. In Minecraft, open Options, then Resource Packs, then Open Pack Folder.

  3. Drop the .zip file into that folder and go back to the game.

  4. Move Modernity to the right-hand list and click Done.

  5. It is made for Minecraft 1.8 – 1.12. On other versions Minecraft marks it as incompatible, but it often still works.

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
1.12, 1.8
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
GPL
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 10, 2026)

Modernity compared with similar ones Compare all alternatives

ResourceDownloadsVersionsLast updatePrice
Modernitythe one you looked at330K1.8 – 1.12Aug 25, 2026Free
Spawn Egg BackportItsMemed199K1.13 – 1.21Apr 13, 2025Free
Golden Days BasePoeticRainbow1.3M1.16 – 26.x17 days agoFree
Vanilla-PlusxSpinHDx624K1.16 – 26.xAug 16, 2026Free

Questions

Does Modernity work on Minecraft 26.x?

Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.12.

Is Modernity free?

Yes. Modernity is free to download from Modrinth.

Is Modernity still updated?

Yes. The last update came out in the past day.

What are the best alternatives to Modernity?

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