Minecraft Players Are Amazed by One Small Recent Change

Some Minecraft players are amazed by how realistic deep water looks in the popular sandbox game after the recent Vibrant Visuals update. Minecraft always had a charming aesthetic, but this recent update really improved the game’s visuals, surprising long-time fans.

Released in 2011, Minecraft is widely considered one of the best sandbox games ever made. Available on almost every modern platform these days, Minecraft has sold 350 million units and received numerous updates every year.

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Now, some gamers are amazed by one small yet important aspect of the new Vibrant Visuals update, released earlier this month. A gamer called Puzzled_Worldliness5 shared a picture of Minecraft on social media, pointing out that the underwater sections of the game look much more realistic after the Vibrant Visuals update, and received over 2,000 upvotes from fellow fans. In the post’s comments, most gamers agreed, saying that deep water looks a lot more like real-world water, and that the picture would be “convincingly real” if it weren’t for the terrain made out of blocks. However, some gamers complained that shallow water could look better after the update, as its transparency and lack of stronger surface reflections make it look almost invisible sometimes, in their opinion.

Minecraft Players are Amazed By How Vibrant Visuals Makes Deep Water Look Realistic

Minecraft’s Vibrant Visuals update was released on June 17, and it was one of the most important graphic overhauls the title has received so far. The update added directional lighting, atmospheric effects, dynamic weather graphics, and much more to the title, making the blocky graphics of Minecraft have much more realistic lighting than before.

Just before the launch of the update, however, not every Minecraft player was hyped about the changes made by Vibrant Visuals. According to some fans who played the update’s preview, the visuals could look good, but they offered a “huge drop in FPS” in some cases. Fortunately, all players can switch the graphic changes on and off at any time if they are playing on a platform that is not very powerful.

With the improvements in the game’s lighting system, gamers are experimenting with new ideas in Minecraft. For instance, earlier this week, one gamer built a functional sundial in Minecraft. The original game already had a full night and day cycle, but the Vibrant Visuals update improved dynamic lighting and shadow effects, allowing the sundial to work in real time. Hopefully, other Minecraft players will continue to share their favorite aspects of the recent Vibrant Visuals with the community and create similar interesting constructions like the sundial.