For players on —still one of the most popular modded versions due to mods like Thaumcraft , Pixelmon , and GregTech —X-Ray packs offer a simple, file-based way to see through the earth. But how do they work? Are they safe? And what is the cost of using one?
While texture packs cannot contain viruses (they are just images and JSON files), many websites bundle them inside .exe installers or fake mod loaders. 1.12.2 x ray texture pack
An X-Ray pack replaces the textures of common blocks (like stone.png or dirt.png ) with . However, it leaves the textures of valuable blocks (like diamond_ore.png or gold_ore.png ) untouched. When you load the pack, your game client renders stone as invisible air, but diamonds remain visible, glowing in the dark voids of the earth. For players on —still one of the most