The point of the patch is to keep your world looking consistent as you add more machines and tools. A few habits help it stay that way.
When you add new mods
1. After you install a new mod, open the game and look at its items in your inventory or in item frames.
2. If the new items come from an Applied Energistics 2 addon or use Allthemodium materials, the patch may already cover them. Check that they match your Squareful style.
3. If they're from another kind of mod and look different, the patch may not include art for them. You can live with the default look or leave that mod's items out of your main build areas.
4. Press F3 + T after any change to reload textures without restarting.
When you add other resource packs
- Keep the main Squareful pack enabled at all times. The patch depends on it.
- In the Selected list, place any pack that should only fill gaps *below* the patch. That way the patch's textures take priority.
- Place a pack *above* the patch only if you deliberately want it to replace the patch's look for certain items.
- If you use shaders through a loader such as Iris or OptiFine, test how the shiny materials look under them. Lighting can change how the textures appear.
Recheck the order whenever your mod list changes to keep the whole world in one art style.