| # texture-patch-hunt |
| > Find the best texture/resource-pack patch for each mod on a modpack's "Missing Mods" list (Sphax/BDCraft and others). |
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| ## Ask first |
| Target Minecraft version, where the files go, resolution ceiling (512x is huge). |
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| ## Access facts |
| - BDCraft often blocks plain fetches (403), and its mod-patch index (`https://bdcraft.net/downloads/purebdcraft-minecraft/mod-patches/`) is JavaScript-rendered: use `browser_fetch` if available; otherwise use `web_search` for `"<Mod>" bdcraft patch`. |
| - MediaFire/Dropbox pages: fetch the page, find the real download link; if blocked, collect links and hand them to the user. |
| - Keep requests small and save results to the workspace as you go. |
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| ## Step 1: query the BDCraft index (browser_fetch with js, after the page loads) |
| ```js |
| Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.mod_result_item')) |
| .filter(d=>/^(NAME1|NAME2)$/i.test((d.querySelector('.mod_title')||{}).textContent||'')) |
| .map(d=>d.querySelector('.mod_title').textContent+' ['+(d.querySelector('.mod_type')||{}).textContent+'] => https://bdcraft.net'+d.querySelector('a').getAttribute('href')).join('\n') |
| ``` |
| Try name variants (spaced "Little Tiles", drop version suffixes, search the parent mod). `Mod` = released; `Work in Progress` = partial. |
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| ## Step 2: pull downloads from each thread |
| Check BOTH MediaFire and Dropbox (`?dl=1`), filter filenames by Minecraft version, expand collapsed "Show" spoilers. |
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| ## Step 3: release vs request |
| Read the first post. "Can anyone make..." with no links, or threads in requests sections, are requests, not patches. |
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| ## Step 4: fallbacks in order |
| Parent mod's patch (mark Partial) -> modpack texture patches (read their own "Missing Mods" section) -> Modrinth/CurseForge packs (for 1.12.2: Not Enough Pixels, then Faithful 32x Modded; fetch each pack's full mod list and cross-reference the whole outstanding list at once) -> `web_search` `"<Mod>" texture pack <version>`. |
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| Prefer the target version; otherwise take the closest and FLAG the gap. Rename third-party archives `<ModName>-<PackName><version>.zip`. |
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| ## Output |
| CSV + Markdown report in the workspace, columns: `ModName, TextureFound, TextureSize, MCVersion, Source, DownloadLink, Notes`. Group: found on BDCraft / elsewhere / partial-parent / nothing found / to verify. Notes always record release vs WIP, version mismatches, typos in the source list, and why something was ruled out. |
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