There was a specific artistry to using it. You didn't toggle it on in the middle of spawn. You walked into a cave, closed a door behind you, then turned it on. You memorized the pattern of ores, then toggled it off and "discovered" them legitimately.
The Xray mod had a significant impact on gameplay in Minecraft 1.5.2. With the ability to see through solid blocks, players could:
for 1.5.2 to help the game run smoother while using these mods? How To install X-ray mod 1.5.2 Download 14 Aug 2012 — minecraft 1.5.2 xray
Detection and countermeasures (server admin perspective)
Using an X-ray mod in 1.5.2 was not a technical experience—it was a psychological one. There was a specific artistry to using it
If you're playing 1.5.2 for nostalgia or mod compatibility, consider instead using:
For those who didn't want to "cheat" with external files, 1.5.2 still had the famous piston glitch. By pushing a Glowstone block or a TNT block into your own head using a piston, the game's rendering engine would freak out and show you all nearby caves and ores without suffocating you. The Arms Race: Admins vs. Cheaters You memorized the pattern of ores, then toggled
Contrary to popular belief, you didn't always need a hacked client. In 1.5.2, the game allowed texture packs (now called "resource packs") to make specific blocks fully transparent.