Mojang states that its ongoing effort to bring Vibrant Visuals to the Java Edition will mandate a change that players should note down.

In the first Minecraft Live of 2025, Mojang announced Vibrant Visuals for both Bedrock and Java Edition. While Mojang's main focus is to introduce the visual upgrade to Bedrock first, they are ...

Work continues for the Vibrant Visuals update to come to Minecraft Java, and as part of that they're switching the rendering from OpenGL to Vulkan.

Mojang has confirmed the roadmap for Vibrant Visuals in Java, and Minecraft Java shaders are one of the most popular segments in terms of mods. So it comes as no surprise that gamers are looking for ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Check out this article to learn all about Minecraft moving its graphics API from OpenGL to Vulkan and what is it in for the players.

The Vibrant Visuals upgrade marks Mojang Studios' first real step into Minecraft graphical upgrades by bringing in features that were previously only available through community-made shaders in the ...

This is Vibrant Visuals, an upcoming upgrade to Minecraft: Bedrock Edition which is adding graphical enhancements such as volumetric fog, directional lighting, and more. Mojang Studios describe this ...

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