Smooth Planks: Expansion

Wood planks are the backbone of countless Minecraft builds, but when you venture into modded worlds, the visual chaos of mismatched plank styles can break immersion. The original Smooth Planks resource pack by kovaszos_uborka solved this for vanilla woods, giving them a clean, refined look. Now, Smooth Planks: Expansion extends that same polished aesthetic to a growing list of popular mods, ensuring every wooden block in your game feels intentional and harmonious.

What Is Smooth Planks: Expansion?

This is a resource pack add-on, not a mod. It works purely on the client side, meaning you can drop it into your resource pack folder without worrying about server-side restrictions or mod loader conflicts. Its sole purpose is to retexture modded wood planks so they match the distinctive Smooth Planks style: crisp edges, subtle grain, and a uniform color palette that eliminates the “slapped together” look of default textures. The result is a building experience where oak from Quark, driftwood from Upgrade Aquatic, and rosewood from Atmospheric all feel like they belong to the same world.

Supported Mods and Wood Types

The pack currently covers an impressive selection of mods, with more planned. Here are the mods that receive the Smooth Planks treatment:

• Atmospheric – Rosewood, Morado, Yucca, Grimwood, Kousa, Aspen
• Autumnity – Maple
• Caverns and Chasms (Indev) – Azalea, Necromium-infused planks
• Endergetic – Poise
• Environmental – Willow, Cherry, Wisteria
• Quark – Blossom, Azalea, Ancient
• Upgrade Aquatic – Driftwood, Riverwood
• Windswept – Holly, Chestnut

Note that the original Smooth Planks pack is required to cover vanilla woods like oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, dark oak, mangrove, cherry, and bamboo. Together, the two packs create a seamless visual upgrade across your entire block palette.

Why You Need Smooth Planks: Expansion for Minecraft

Modded Minecraft often introduces dozens of new wood types, each with its own texture style. Some are hyper-realistic, others cartoonish, and many simply clash. This inconsistency can ruin the aesthetic of a carefully designed base or village. Smooth Planks: Expansion solves that by applying a consistent, eye-friendly design language to all supported planks. The textures are less noisy, with softer highlights and a smoother surface, making large wooden structures easier on the eyes and more photogenic for screenshots.

Builders who love to mix woods from different mods will especially appreciate the pack. A bridge combining Quark’s Blossom planks with Environmental’s Willow planks no longer looks like a patchwork of unrelated materials. Instead, the two complement each other, allowing creativity to shine without visual distraction.

How to Install Smooth Planks: Expansion

Installing this resource pack is straightforward, even if you are new to modded Minecraft. Follow these steps:

1. First, download Smooth Planks: Expansion from a trusted source. You will receive a .zip file.
2. Make sure you have the original Smooth Planks pack installed and active. Without it, vanilla woods will retain their default look.
3. Open Minecraft, go to Options > Resource Packs, and click “Open Pack Folder.”
4. Move the downloaded .zip file into this folder. Do not unzip it.
5. Back in the game, you will see Smooth Planks: Expansion in the available packs list. Click the arrow to move it to the active side, placing it above the original Smooth Planks pack.
6. Load your modded world and enjoy the unified wood textures.

For those who prefer a streamlined setup, the foxygame.net launcher offers Smooth Planks: Expansion in its add-on catalog, complete with automatic updates and version matching for your modded instance. This means you can skip manual downloads and always have the latest textures without checking compatibility yourself.

Compatibility and Minecraft Versions

Smooth Planks: Expansion is designed to work with the most common modded environments. Since it is a resource pack, it does not depend on a specific mod loader; it functions equally well with Forge, Fabric, or Quilt. The pack is actively maintained for Minecraft versions 1.16.5, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, and 1.20.1, covering the majority of popular modpacks. Always check the pack’s version notes to ensure it matches your game version and the mods you have installed. The textures are resolution-agnostic, so they look crisp at 16x and can be upscaled without losing their clean aesthetic.

Credits and Community

All credit for the original Smooth Planks textures goes to kovaszos_uborka, whose work inspired this expansion. The add-on is a community-driven effort to bring that same quality to modded content, and new mod support is added based on user feedback. If you have a favorite mod that is not yet covered, consider reaching out to the pack maintainer with suggestions.

Final Thoughts

Visual consistency is often overlooked in modded Minecraft, but it can make the difference between a build that feels chaotic and one that feels like a true work of art. Smooth Planks: Expansion is a lightweight, easy-to-install solution that instantly elevates your wooden structures. Whether you are constructing a cozy cottage with Autumnity’s maple or a grand hall with Endergetic’s poise, every plank will look like it belongs. Download Smooth Planks: Expansion today and give your modded worlds the cohesive finish they deserve.