Part of Minecraft's charm has always been its simple, blocky, pixelated aesthetic. With more items than ever, and some retextures over the years, vanilla Minecraft looks slightly less grassroots than ...

Minecraft fans are usually drawn to the seemingly never-ending terrain generation and the freedom to bring their creativity to life in the form of blocks. In 2020, Mojang Studios introduced a new ...

This is based on the Node.js module ConvertJavaTextureToBedrockApi by ozelot379. Please note, this project is still a work in progress and should not be used on production. Expect bugs! This project ...

Now, with Vulkan on the horizon, Minecraft: Java Edition is finally stepping into a modern graphics era. For a title that continues to thrive years after launch, the Vulkan upgrade signals that even ...

Although Mojang has not provided a precise timeline for transitioning Minecraft to Vulkan, players and modders can begin testing the new renderer in Java Edition in ...

James Ratcliff joined GameRant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is a ...

Minecraft developer Mojang is switching the Java Edition's graphics API from OpenGL to Vulkan ahead of its Vibrant Visuals ...

Modded Minecraft servers typically (but not always) require players to use some kind of modified game client that has third-party mods installed. These mods are also ...

1.21.x 1.20.x 1.19.x 1.18.x Earlier versions are not compatible due to the use of new command in the datapack. More recent versions (including snapshots) may be compatible but are not actively ...