Despite evolving over the course of more than a decade, Minecraft has remained pretty much the same since its launch – at least visually. Finally, the game is set to get a massive overhaul to its lighting and atmospherics in the upcoming ‘Vibrant Visuals’ update.

Making the announcement during Minecraft LIVE, the team at Mojang officially unveiled the Vibrant Visuals update, writing:

“Vibrant Visuals is a visual graphics upgrade that will transform the way players experience Minecraft. Initially releasing for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition, it is our developer’s vision for what Minecraft looks like with improved visual elements such as directional lighting, volumetric fog, and more.”

More specifically, the update will introduce many new visual techniques, including “thousands of individually crafted elements” – though the most obvious will be the overhaul to lighting and shadows thanks to the addition of volumetrics, making for a vastly different aesthetic.

While not quite the ray-tracing patch which has been teased for years now, the upcoming Vibrant Visuals update will be transformative for the overall look and feel of the game across (hopefully) as many supported devices as possible. Further details on the update can be found HERE.

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