"The matte effect doesn't work on swords/tools." Solution: Some items have baked-in specular maps. You need to edit the .properties file for that item, or use a compatibility patch found on the pack's Discord.
In this pack, sound has texture. The alarm clock doesn’t ring; it sheds a low, granular hum like dry plaster falling from a ceiling. Rain against the glass doesn’t tap—it lands as felt, as flannel, as the hush of a librarian’s shush. When you walk, your footsteps leave no echo; they are pressed into the ground like charcoal onto toothy paper. matte dream texture pack