In Minecraft 1.20.5 snapshot 24w09a, Mojang got rid of the beloved dirt menu background. You can read about that change on the changelog: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-snapshot-24w09a or watch Xisuma's video on it.

Fortunately for you...

...this resource pack brings the dirt background back!

Supports every version of Minecraft up to the latest release candidates, and beyond!

Features!

• Changes the background textures back to dirt!
  • Uses a darkened tint in-game instead, as seen in Programmer Art
• Changes the tab textures back to dirt
  • Uses correct textures for every version of Minecraft!
• Tweaks the header/footer separators back to the old header/footer separators
• Adds the vanilla vignette for the credits and end poem
• Dedicated support for literally every version of Minecraft!
  • Utilizes pack overlays to make this pack compatible with every single older version of Minecraft*
  • Probably compatible with all future versions to come!

Usecases

1. Bring back the dirt background for versions 24w09a and up!
2. Using this pack as an overlay over another resource pack that changes your menu background without your consent!

Usage

• Obviously you may use this personally in any way you want lol
• You may put this in a modpack. I would appreciate this if I'm credited in—at the very least—a credits text file somewhere in the modpack folder (although you don't have to if you don't feel like it lol)

Licensed under CC-BY-4.0

*not tested because I unfortunately can't run every single version of Minecraft... I know I know I'm a fraud