Change project status to Release

Updated project status from Alpha to Release in README.

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Release CheapMC
+name: Release CheapDesign
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ on:
       - "version.txt"
       - "pack/**"
 
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
 jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -22,16 +24,22 @@ jobs:
           VERSION=$(cat version.txt | tr -d '\n')
           echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: build CheapMC
+      # -------- ZIP BUILD --------
+      - name: Build Java texture packs
         run: |
           cd pack
-          zip -r ../CheapMC-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.zip .
+          zip -r ../CheapDesign-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.zip .
+          cd ..
+          cp CheapDesign-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.zip CheapMC-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.zip
 
-      - name: GitHub Release erstellen
+      # -------- GITHUB RELEASE --------
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
           tag_name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
-          name: CheapMC ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
-          files: CheapMC-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.zip
+          name: CheapDesign ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          files: |
+            CheapDesign-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.zip
+            CheapMC-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.zip
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/build_preview.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+name: Pre-Release CheapDesign (Preview)
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "dev" ]
+    paths:
+      - "version.txt"
+      - "pack/**"
+
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  prerelease:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      # -------- VERSION --------
+      - name: Read version
+        id: version
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(cat version.txt | tr -d '\n')
+          PREVIEW_VERSION="${VERSION}-preview"
+
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "preview_version=$PREVIEW_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      # -------- ZIP BUILD --------
+      - name: Build Java texture packs
+        run: |
+          cd pack
+          zip -r ../CheapDesign-${{ steps.version.outputs.preview_version }}.zip .
+          cd ..
+          cp CheapDesign-${{ steps.version.outputs.preview_version }}.zip CheapMC-${{ steps.version.outputs.preview_version }}.zip
+
+      # -------- GITHUB PRE-RELEASE (OVERWRITE) --------
+      - name: Create or update 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
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.gitignore

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

README.md

@@ -1,2 +1,45 @@
 # CheapMC
-Very Cheap Minecraft
+
+**CheapMC** is a Minecraft resource pack that represents the game in a deliberately cheap and low-quality visual style. The project is inspired by low-cost online shops that often deliver products with poor quality and inconsistent appearance.
+
+
+
+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)
+
+## Design Philosophy
+
+The goal of CheapMC is to reinterpret selected Minecraft textures with a cheap, imperfect, and mass-produced aesthetic. The resource pack does not aim to fully replace Minecraft’s original visual identity, but instead modifies individual elements step by step.
+
+All textures included in this resource pack are **hand-pixelled** and created manually.
+
+## Updates
+
+CheapMC is an **actively developed** project. The resource pack will receive regular updates, adding new textures and adjusting existing ones as development continues.
+
+## License
+
+CheapMC is released under the **Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)** license.
+
+You are allowed to:
+
+* Share the resource pack
+* Modify and adapt the textures
+
+Under the following conditions:
+
+* Proper credit must be given
+* Derivative works must be licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
+
+## Project Information
+
+* **Name:** CheapMC
+* **Type:** Minecraft Resource Pack
+* **Status:** Release
+* **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/textures/block/redstone_dust_dot.png.mcmeta

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

version.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-alpha0.0.001
+1.21.11-0.0.001