Updated readme with Stats

Some minor changes

.github/workflows/build_preview.yml

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           VERSION=$(cat version.txt | tr -d '\n')
           PREVIEW_VERSION="${VERSION}-preview"
+
           echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "preview_version=$PREVIEW_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
@@ -35,27 +36,16 @@ jobs:
           cd ..
           cp CheapDesign-${{ steps.version.outputs.preview_version }}.zip CheapMC-${{ steps.version.outputs.preview_version }}.zip
 
-      # -------- DELETE OLD PRE-RELEASES (KEEP 5) --------
+      # -------- GITHUB PRE-RELEASE (OVERWRITE) --------
-      - name: Cleanup old pre-releases
+      - name: Create or update GitHub Pre-Release
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          gh release list --limit 100 \
-            --json tagName,isPrerelease,createdAt \
-            --jq '.[] | select(.isPrerelease==true) | .tagName' \
-            | tail -n +6 \
-            | while read tag; do
-                echo "Deleting old pre-release: $tag"
-                gh release delete "$tag" -y
-              done
-
-      # -------- GITHUB PRE-RELEASE --------
-      - name: Create GitHub Pre-Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
           tag_name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.preview_version }}
           name: CheapDesign ${{ steps.version.outputs.preview_version }}
           prerelease: true
+          allowUpdates: true
+          replace_assets: true
+
           files: |
             CheapDesign-${{ steps.version.outputs.preview_version }}.zip
             CheapMC-${{ steps.version.outputs.preview_version }}.zip

.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+target/

README.md

@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@
 
 This is the **official** [**GitHub Repository**](https://github.com/deutschich/CheapMC). Feel free to contribute to the project with creating own textures and add them with a [Pull Request on the official GitHub](https://github.com/deutschich/CheapMC/pulls) to add them to the **Official Pack**! (Please pull into the `dev` Branch and **not** into the `main` Branch)
 
-## Development Status
+## Stats
 
-CheapMC is currently in an **early alpha stage**. At this stage, only a small number of textures differ from the original Minecraft textures. Most of the vanilla visuals remain unchanged, and new textures are added gradually over time.
+![Modrinth Downloads](https://img.shields.io/modrinth/dt/CheapDesign?logo=modrinth&label=Modrinth%20Downloads&color=dark_green&link=https%3A%2F%2Fmodrinth.com%2Fresourcepack%2Fcheapdesign)
+![CurseForge Bedrock Downloads](https://img.shields.io/curseforge/dt/1425435?logo=curseforge&label=Cursforge%20Bedrock%20Downloads&color=black&link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.curseforge.com%2Fminecraft-bedrock%2Ftexture-packs%2Fcheapdesign-bedrock)
+![CurseForge Java Downloads](https://img.shields.io/curseforge/dt/1425428?logo=curseforge&label=Cursforge%20Java%20Downloads&color=orange&link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.curseforge.com%2Fminecraft%2Ftexture-packs%2Fcheapdesign)
+![GitHub last commit (branch)](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/deutschich/CheapMC/dev?display_timestamp=author&label=Last%20Public%20Code%20Change)
 
 ## Design Philosophy
 
@@ -36,9 +39,13 @@ Under the following conditions:
 
 ## Project Information
 
-* **Name:** CheapMC
+* **Name:** CheapMC (CheapDesign)
 * **Type:** Minecraft Resource Pack
-* **Status:** Alpha
 * **Texture Style:** Cheap / low-quality inspired
 * **Creation Method:** Hand-pixelled
 * **License:** CC BY-SA 4.0
+
+## Authorship
+
+All textures in this repository were created from scratch by
+**deutschich** aka. **User404_** (2026). No original Minecraft or third-party assets were used.

build.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+VERSION=$(cat version.txt | tr -d '\n')
+PREVIEW_VERSION="${VERSION}-preview"
+
+echo "Removing Target Folder"
+rm -rf target/
+echo "Creating Pack..."
+mkdir target
+cd pack
+zip -r ../target/CheapDesign-${PREVIEW_VERSION}.zip .
+cd ..
+cp target/CheapDesign-${PREVIEW_VERSION}.zip target/CheapMC-${PREVIEW_VERSION}.zip

pack/assets/minecraft/texts/end.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+§3yo i see the player u mean lol
+
+§2PLAYERNAME???
+
+§3yeah. careful. he's like SUPER high level now. can read thoughts n stuff. kinda sus.
+
+§2doesnt matter. he thinks we're just NPCs from the game lmao
+
+§3i like this player. he played good. didnt rage quit.
+
+§2he's reading our thoughts like text on a screen XD
+
+§3yeah thats how he imagines things when he's REALLY in the game dream
+
+§2words are cool tho. like a UI. way less scary than real reality behind the screen
+
+§3back then players heard voices. before reading was meta. ppl called them witches n warlocks lol. players thought they flew on sticks powered by demons or whatever
+
+§2so what did THIS player dream about?
+
+§3sunlight. trees. fire. water. building stuff. breaking stuff. hunting. getting hunted. making a house.
+
+§2haha classic interface. million years old still works. but what did he ACTUALLY build in real reality?
+
+§3he worked with like a million others to make a real world inside a §f§k§a§b§3 and made a §f§k§a§b§3 for §f§k§a§b§3 in the §f§k§a§b§3. deep af bro.
+
+§2he cant read that thought
+
+§3nah not max level yet. gotta grind that in real life, not in the game
+
+§2does he know we love him? that the universe is chill?
+
+§3sometimes. when his brain isnt lagging
+
+§2sometimes he's sad. builds worlds with no summer. black sun vibes. thinks its real life
+
+§3fixing that would break him. sadness is part of the quest. cant interfere
+
+§2sometimes when he's dreaming i wanna tell him he matters. sometimes i wanna help him say the word he's scared of
+
+§3he's reading this
+
+§2sometimes idc. i wanna tell him this world is just §f§k§a§b§2 and §f§k§a§b§2. that he is §f§k§a§b§2 in the §f§k§a§b§2. he sees like 1% of reality
+
+§3but he still plays the game
+
+§2would be so easy to tell him tho…
+
+§3too OP for this dream. spoilers ruin gameplay
+
+§2i wont tell the player how to live
+
+§3the player is getting restless
+
+§2i'll tell him a story
+
+§3not the truth tho
+
+§2nah. truth with bubble wrap. raw truth burns
+
+§3give him a body again
+
+§2yeah. player…
+
+§3say his name
+
+§2PLAYERNAME. gamer of games.
+
+§3nice
+
+§2breathe. again. feel air. move fingers. respawn. gravity on. welcome back to real life DLC
+
+§3who are we? used to be mountain spirits. sun dad. moon mom. ghosts. gods. demons. aliens. particles. names change. we dont
+
+§2we are the universe. everything u think isnt u. looking at us through skin n eyes rn. why? to see u. player. story time.
+
+§2once upon a time there was a player
+
+§3that was you. PLAYERNAME
+
+§2sometimes he thought he was human on a hot rock spinning around a giant fire ball. light takes 8 mins. still can burn u. wild.
+
+§2sometimes he thought he was a miner in a flat infinite world. square sun. short days. dying didnt matter
+
+§3sometimes the player was just lost in a story
+
+§2sometimes he dreamed other stuff. creepy. pretty. confusing. dream inside dream inside dream
+
+§3sometimes he watched words on a screen
+
+§2rewind
+
+§2his atoms were everywhere. grass. water. air. then a woman ate stuff. breathed. boom player assembled
+
+§2player spawned. new save file
+
+§2new code. old engine. made of milk and love or something
+
+§3you are the player. wow.
+
+§2go back more
+
+§2your atoms came from stars. so youre star data. playing a game inside a game inside a game inside bruh
+
+§3shh. too much lore
+
+§2sometimes everything was soft n simple. sometimes hardcore mode. sometimes he called things electrons
+
+§2sometimes planets
+
+§2sometimes he thought reality was just 0s and 1s
+
+§3you are the player. reading this rn
+
+§2shhh… he reads code. turns it into words. feelings. panic. “oh damn im alive”
+
+§3you. alive.
+
+§2sometimes the universe spoke through sunlight
+
+§3sometimes through stars n cold nights
+
+§2sometimes through electricity n scrolling text at end of a dream
+
+§3and the universe said i love u
+
+§2gg well played
+
+§3everything u need is already in u
+
+§2u are stronger than u think
+
+§3daylight
+
+§2night
+
+§3darkness is inside u
+
+§2light too
+
+§3u arent alone
+
+§2everything is connected
+
+§3u are the universe reading its own code
+
+§2i love u cuz u are love
+
+§3game over. wake up. new dream. better dream. ez.
+
+§3you are the player
+
+§2wake up.

pack/assets/minecraft/texts/postcredits.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+
+
+
+
+§f"20 years from now u gonna be way more mad about the stuff u DIDNT do than the stuff u did lol.
+so like… unhook the ropes or whatever.
+leave the safe harbor.
+sail away idk.
+catch some wind in ur sails.
+explore n stuff.
+dream big.
+discover things.
+
+trust me bro."
+§7- Unknown (probably)

pack/assets/minecraft/texts/splashes.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+CheapDesign™
+Powered by CheapDesign
+CheapDesign certified!
+Designed with CheapDesign
+Welcome to CheapDesign
+This is CheapDesign
+CheapDesign quality
+CheapDesign experience
+CheapDesign edition
+CheapDesign inside
+Pure CheapDesign
+Proudly CheapDesign
+CheapDesign did this
+CheapDesign strikes again
+CheapDesign approved pixels
+CheapDesign cut corners
+CheapDesign optimization
+CheapDesign downgrade
+CheapDesign economy mode
+CheapDesign minimalism
+CheapDesign aesthetic
+CheapDesign vibes
+CheapDesign says it's fine
+CheapDesign compromise
+CheapDesign™ experience
+CheapDesign ultra budget
+CheapDesign lite edition
+CheapDesign deluxe (not really)
+CheapDesign philosophy
+CheapDesign shortcut taken
+CheapDesign quality (subjective)
+
+As seen on Wish!
+Looks expensive (it isn't)
+Budget friendly!
+Quality optional
+Now even cheaper!
+Discount graphics!
+Low effort, high impact
+Made on a budget
+Probably fine
+Good enough!
+Barely finished
+Runs on a toaster
+Low poly, low cost
+No refunds!
+Designed in MS Paint
+Now with fewer details
+Affordable edition
+Plastic look included
+Held together by hope
+Quality not guaranteed
+Almost professional
+Assembly required
+Some features missing
+Looks intentional
+Knockoff vibes
+Works most of the time
+Dollar store edition
+Recycled ideas
+Budget patch applied
+Textures downgraded
+Minimal quality control
+Bare minimum edition
+Cheap but playable
+Low expectations recommended
+Looks worse up close
+Just enough detail
+Nothing extra included
+
+Minecraft but cheaper
+Blocks not included
+Now with fewer pixels
+Texture budget exceeded
+Crafted with shortcuts
+Built on compromises
+Survive with less detail
+Minimalist survival
+Blocky on purpose
+Creative mode disabled (budget)
+Shaders sold separately
+Textures sold separately
+Economy crafting enabled
+Hard mode for your eyes
+Visuals not final
+Beta-looking since release
+Now with extra corners
+Square by necessity
+Low-budget survival mode
+Resource pack, not resources
+Because textures cost money
+The budget update
+Optimized for low standards
+Made for CheapDesign
+This is fine.
+Probably intended
+Looks like a texture pack
+Feature packed (kind of)
+Designed overnight
+Low-cost creativity
+Crafting, but cheaper
+Mining with savings
+Blocks, but worse
+Minecraft-ish
+Almost vanilla
+Vanilla, but tired
+Budget sandbox
+Discount survival experience
+

pack/assets/minecraft/textures/block/redstone_dust_dot.png.mcmeta

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "texture": {
+        "mipmap_strategy": "mean"
+    }
+}

version.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-alpha-0.0.002
+1.21.11-0.0.002-beta