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	The final stage of illuminating the image is block, ambient, and sky lighting using indirect diffuse on the surface.		The final stage of illuminating the image is block, ambient, and sky lighting using indirect diffuse on the surface.
	[[File:Block light VV.png\|left\|thumb\|width=200x200\|Block lighting has smooth fading with distance and dynamic coloring]]		[[File:Block light VV.png\|left\|thumb\|width=200x200\|Block lighting has smooth fading with distance and dynamic coloring]]
	Vibrant Visuals redefines the classic lighting model to realistic approaches with physically accurate values, while keeping the base [[Minecraft:light]] appearance from ''Minecraft''. [[Minecraft:Block light\|Block lighting]] simulates the classic {{W\|octahedron}} shape with calibrated illumination and coloring, which also allows static light coloration.{{note\|In this octahedron shape with hypotenuse <math>a</math> in blocks, the luminance <math>A</math> in {{W\|Lumen (unit)\|lumen}} is calculated with <math>A = 2\sqrt{3} a^2</math>, therefore the relation between lumen and ''Minecraft'' light units <math>x</math> is <math>lm = 90.~~190359x~~</math>.<ref name="gdc" />}} Instead of applying a pixelated [[Minecraft::File:1.9 lighting curves (gamma=0).png\|texture]] for each light level, the luminance linearly decreases with distance.		Vibrant Visuals redefines the classic lighting model to realistic approaches with physically accurate values, while keeping the base [[Minecraft:light]] appearance from ''Minecraft''. [[Minecraft:Block light\|Block lighting]] simulates the classic {{W\|octahedron}} shape with calibrated illumination and coloring, which also allows static light coloration.{{note\|In this octahedron shape with hypotenuse <math>\text{a}</math> in blocks, the luminance <math>\text{A}</math> in {{W\|Lumen (unit)\|lumen}} is calculated with <math>\text{A}=\sqrt{12}\cdot\text{a}^2</math>, therefore the relation between lumen and ''Minecraft'' light units <math>\text{x}</math> is <math>\text{lm}=90.190359\cdot\text{x}</math>.<ref name="gdc" />}} Instead of applying a pixelated [[Minecraft::File:1.9 lighting curves (gamma=0).png\|texture]] for each light level, the luminance linearly decreases with distance.

	Overworld [[Minecraft:sky]] exposure affects gameplay with the [[Minecraft:internal light level]]. To visualize this effect, Vibrant Visuals applies an additional global illumination to objects with higher sky light levels, even in shadows without directional light, making them blend in more with bright areas. In lower sky light levels, diffuse by directional lighting has a stronger contrast with the shadows. When the sky light level is 0, global directional lighting is disabled entirely.<ref>{{Bug\|MCPE-217248\|3=Vibrant Visuals: Sun cannot illuminate blocks with vanilla light level 0\|4=WAI}}</ref>		Overworld [[Minecraft:sky]] exposure affects gameplay with the [[Minecraft:internal light level]]. To visualize this effect, Vibrant Visuals applies an additional global illumination to objects with higher sky light levels, even in shadows without directional light, making them blend in more with bright areas. In lower sky light levels, diffuse by directional lighting has a stronger contrast with the shadows. When the sky light level is 0, global directional lighting is disabled entirely.<ref>{{Bug\|MCPE-217248\|3=Vibrant Visuals: Sun cannot illuminate blocks with vanilla light level 0\|4=WAI}}</ref>

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	}}</ref> It runs locally on the player's device, and can be enabled in the [[Minecraft:Settings\|player's settings]] rather than [[Minecraft:Create New World\|world specific settings]].<ref>{{Ytl\|5zcZJcXRdw0\|Minecraft LIVE – March 2025: VIBRANT VISUALS\|Minecraft\|March 23, 2025}}</ref>		}}</ref> It runs locally on the player's device, and can be enabled in the [[Minecraft:Settings\|player's settings]] rather than [[Minecraft:Create New World\|world specific settings]].<ref>{{Ytl\|5zcZJcXRdw0\|Minecraft LIVE – March 2025: VIBRANT VISUALS\|Minecraft\|March 23, 2025}}</ref>

	Most configurations and textures can be customized using [[Minecraft:resource packs]], and various tagged [[Minecraft:Marketplace]] ~~add-ons~~ make use of ~~custom~~ Vibrant Visuals ~~packs~~.<ref name="marketplace" />		Most configurations and textures can be customized using [[Minecraft:resource packs]], and various tagged [[Minecraft:Marketplace]] packs make use of customized Vibrant Visuals.<ref name="marketplace" />

	Vibrant Visuals affects only the graphical appearance of ''Minecraft''; it does not affect gameplay. However, enabling Vibrant Visuals on lower-end devices (especially with high render distance and higher graphics settings) can decrease game performance significantly, which can affect the game experience.		Vibrant Visuals affects only the graphical appearance of ''Minecraft''; it does not affect gameplay. However, enabling Vibrant Visuals on lower-end devices (especially with high render distance and higher graphics settings) can decrease game performance significantly, which can affect the game experience.

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	The quality of specific features from Vibrant Visuals as well as some technical options can be adjusted in the Vibrant Visuals options, below the graphics mode setting. These options can be preset to the "Favor Performance" for a better experience on lower-end devices, or "Favor Visuals" for a higher quality of Vibrant Visuals on high-end devices. The options can also be adjusted individually.		The quality of specific features from Vibrant Visuals as well as some technical options can be adjusted in the Vibrant Visuals options, below the graphics mode setting. These options can be preset to the "Favor Performance" for a better experience on lower-end devices, or "Favor Visuals" for a higher quality of Vibrant Visuals on high-end devices. The options can also be adjusted individually.

	The [[Minecraft:Settings#Video\|render distance]] for Vibrant Visuals is controlled by the "Deferred Render Distance" slider instead of the regular render distance slider. This slider can be set between 2–28 chunks (limited per device), but can be changed to any value in [[Minecraft:options.txt]]. Higher render distances than 128 chunks result in the game not loading any chunks further than 128 chunks away from the player, and even higher render distances can lead to glitched visual effects or crashes. Lower render distances result incorrectly loading and unloading chunks, while [[Minecraft:particles]] and [[Minecraft:entities]] are still visible.		The [[Minecraft:Settings#Video\|render distance]] for Vibrant Visuals is controlled by the "Deferred Render Distance" slider instead of the regular render distance slider. This slider can be set between 2–28 chunks (limited per device), but can be changed to any value in [[Minecraft:options.txt (Bedrock Edition)\|options.txt]]. Higher render distances than 128 chunks result in the game not loading any chunks further than 128 chunks away from the player, and even higher render distances can lead to glitched visual effects or crashes. Lower render distances result incorrectly loading and unloading chunks, while [[Minecraft:particles]] and [[Minecraft:entities]] are still visible.

	The regular brightness setting is not available when using Vibrant Visuals, but the gamma can be calibrated in a separate menu in the Vibrant Visuals options, as a post processing effect applied after all previous rendering.		The regular brightness setting is not available when using Vibrant Visuals, but the gamma can be calibrated in a separate menu in the Vibrant Visuals options, as a post processing effect applied after all previous rendering.
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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|link=Minecraft Preview\|dev=Preview 1.20.30.20\|Added experimental support for deferred rendering in [[Minecraft:resource pack]]s, under the placeholder name of "Deferred Technical Preview". It adds directional lighting, shadows, bloom, tone mapping, and works with the same PBR features and textures as [[Minecraft:ray tracing]]. It is available for Windows, Xbox, and Android, and does not contain any default configurations. More features and supported platforms are planned.\|It is enabled when loading a world with the experiment and resource pack enabled, classic graphics and ray tracing can be toggled by pressing {{Keys\|;}}.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|link=Minecraft Preview\|dev=Preview 1.20.30.20\|Added experimental support for deferred rendering in [[Minecraft:resource pack]]s, under the placeholder name of "Deferred Technical Preview". It adds directional lighting, shadows, bloom, tone mapping, and works with the same PBR features and textures as [[Minecraft:ray tracing]]. It is available for Windows, Xbox, and Android, and does not contain any default configurations. More features and supported platforms are planned.\|It is enabled when loading a world with the experiment and resource pack enabled, classic graphics and ray tracing can be toggled by pressing {{Keys\|;}}.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.20.30.24\|Smooth Lighting and Beatiful Skies options now appear only in the Simple and Fancy graphics options, and no longer affect visuals in deferred or ray traced graphics modes.\|Removed Bloom option from Simple, Fancy, and Ray Traced graphics options}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.20.30.24\|Smooth Lighting and Beatiful Skies options now appear only in the Simple and Fancy graphics options, and no longer affect visuals in deferred or ray traced graphics modes.\|Removed Bloom option from Simple, Fancy, and Ray Traced graphics options}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.20.40.20\|[[Minecraft:Soul torch]]es are now treated as point lights.\|Point lights and colors are now data-driven and customizable via resource packs.\|Improved chunk rendering performance.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.20.40.20\|[[Minecraft:Soul torch]]es and [[Minecraft:soul lantern]]s are now treated as point lights with {{color\|#00FFFF}}.\|Point lights and colors are now data-driven and customizable via resource packs.\|Improved chunk rendering performance.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=beta 1.20.40.22\|Disabled deferred technical preview on Android devices without support for compute shaders.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=beta 1.20.40.22\|Disabled deferred technical preview on Android devices without support for compute shaders.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.20.60.21\|Added volumetric fog and light shafts.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.20.60.21\|Added volumetric fog and light shafts.}}
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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.21.80.22\|Disabled [[Minecraft:splitscreen]] for the Deferred Technical Preview. Deferred/Ray Tracing modes are not available in the video menu during splitscreen sessions, and starting a split screen session while in one of these modes forces the game back to Fancy mode.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.21.80.22\|Disabled [[Minecraft:splitscreen]] for the Deferred Technical Preview. Deferred/Ray Tracing modes are not available in the video menu during splitscreen sessions, and starting a split screen session while in one of these modes forces the game back to Fancy mode.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.21.80.25\|The deferred technical preview now enables all features from Vibrant Visuals. The "Render Dragon Features for Creators" experiment is now used only for experimental changes outside of default Vibrant Visuals.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.21.80.25\|The deferred technical preview now enables all features from Vibrant Visuals. The "Render Dragon Features for Creators" experiment is now used only for experimental changes outside of default Vibrant Visuals.}}
			\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.21.110.23\|Added [[Minecraft:copper torch]]es and [[Minecraft:copper lantern]]s with point lighting colored {{color\|#B8EF8D}} for copper torches and regular copper lanterns, and {{color\|#EFE39D}} for all waxed and oxidized copper lanterns.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.21.120.20\|Deprecated <code>point_lights/global.json</code> in favor of a new file and schema, <code>local_lighting/local_lighting.json</code>.\|Extended per-block local lighting information to include a <code>light_type</code>, which can be either <code>static_light</code> (unused) or <code>point_light</code>.\|The <code>light_color</code> property is now optional. If unprovided, the block uses a fallback light color instead.\|Added vanilla light colors for most light-emitting blocks that are not point lights, defined as static lights in the file but not customizable yet. Colored lighting is not available on Android/PlayStation while issues are sorted out.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.21.120.20\|Deprecated <code>point_lights/global.json</code> in favor of a new file and schema, <code>local_lighting/local_lighting.json</code>.\|Extended per-block local lighting information to include a <code>light_type</code>, which can be either <code>static_light</code> (unused) or <code>point_light</code>.\|The <code>light_color</code> property is now optional. If unprovided, the block uses a fallback light color instead.\|Added vanilla light colors for most light-emitting blocks that are not point lights, defined as static lights in the file but not customizable yet. Colored lighting is not available on Android/PlayStation while issues are sorted out.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.21.120.21\|Updated point light tracking to be able to link to custom blocks.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.21.120.21\|Updated point light tracking to be able to link to custom blocks.}}
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	\|{{BlockLink\|Sculk Sensor}}		\|{{BlockLink\|Sculk Sensor}}
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	\|{{BlockLink\|End Gateway}}		\|{{BlockLink\|End Gateway\|link=End Gateway (block)}}
	\| rowspan{{=}}"2" \|{{Color\|#a6a9d5}}		\| rowspan{{=}}"2" \|{{Color\|#a6a9d5}}
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	\|{{BlockLink\|End Portal}}		\|{{BlockLink\|End Portal\|link=End Portal (block)}}
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	\| rowspan{{=}}"4" \|{{Color\|#cb72f5}}		\| rowspan{{=}}"4" \|{{Color\|#cb72f5}}
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	\|{{BlockLink\|Nether Portal}}		\|{{BlockLink\|Nether Portal\|link=Nether Portal (block)}}
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	\|{{BlockLink\|Crying Obsidian}}		\|{{BlockLink\|Crying Obsidian}}

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	\|{{BlockLink\|Soul Campfire}}		\|{{BlockLink\|Soul Campfire}}
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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.50.20\|Renamed the "Point Light Quality" setting to "Block Light Quality", which is available outside the experiment, but still ''Preview'' only. In experimental, this has three more options for point lights.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.50.20\|Renamed the "Point Light Quality" setting to "Block Light Quality", which is available outside the experiment, but still ''Preview'' only. In experimental, this has three more options for point lights.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.60.28\|Improved point light ranking.\|Introduced a system that inversely phases out block lighting when point lights phase in.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.60.28\|Improved point light ranking.\|Introduced a system that inversely phases out block lighting when point lights phase in.}}
			\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.70.20\|[[Minecraft:Ice crystal]]s now have a light color of {{color\|#b0dad3}}.}}
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	{{About\|the built-in graphics mode and enhancements\|the graphics mode using {{W\|Ray tracing (graphics)\|ray tracing}} technology\|RTX\|deferred rendering\|RenderDragon#Deferred Rendering}}{{exclusive\|bedrock\|customtext=This feature is exclusive to {{BE}}.{{note\|Except ChromeOS, Fire ~~tablets~~, Nintendo Switch, and devices without the required specifications. See {{slink\|\|Availability}} below.}}}}		{{About\|the built-in graphics mode and enhancements\|the graphics mode using {{W\|Ray tracing (graphics)\|ray tracing}} technology\|RTX\|deferred rendering\|RenderDragon#Deferred Rendering}}{{exclusive\|bedrock\|customtext=This feature is exclusive to {{BE}}.{{note\|Except ChromeOS, Fire OS, Nintendo Switch, and devices without the required specifications. See {{slink\|\|Availability}} below.}}}}
	{{message box\|class=msgbox-blue\|image=Crafting Table.png\|title=This article describes content that is currently in development for ''[[Minecraft:Planned versions#26.60\|Minecraft for Nintendo Switch 2]]''.<ref name="switch2">{{Mcnet\|minecraft-coming-nintendo-switch-2\|Minecraft is coming to Nintendo Switch 2\|June 9, 2026\|Sophie Austin}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Discord\|url=https://discord.com/channels/447104142729674753/448743183543959552/1535396176554369125\|title=HOLY SHIT MINECRAFT BETA ON SWITCH THIS IS NOT A DRILL\|channel=minecraft\|server=Minecraft Wiki\|invite=https://discord.gg/fGdE5ZE\|user=nomu_kid\|date=August 7, 2026\|ss=Minecraft switch 2 beta release source.png}}</ref>\|text=This content has appeared in [[Minecraft:Nintendo Switch 2 closed beta\|closed development versions]] for [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.60]], but the full update adding it has not been released yet.}}		{{message box\|class=msgbox-blue\|image=Crafting Table.png\|title=This article describes content that is currently in development for ''[[Minecraft:Planned versions#26.60\|Minecraft for Nintendo Switch 2]]''.<ref name="switch2">{{Mcnet\|minecraft-coming-nintendo-switch-2\|Minecraft is coming to Nintendo Switch 2\|June 9, 2026\|Sophie Austin}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Discord\|url=https://discord.com/channels/447104142729674753/448743183543959552/1535396176554369125\|title=HOLY SHIT MINECRAFT BETA ON SWITCH THIS IS NOT A DRILL\|channel=minecraft\|server=Minecraft Wiki\|invite=https://discord.gg/fGdE5ZE\|user=nomu_kid\|date=August 7, 2026\|ss=Minecraft switch 2 beta release source.png}}</ref>\|text=This content has appeared in [[Minecraft:Nintendo Switch 2 closed beta\|closed development versions]] for [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.60]], but the full update adding it has not been released yet.}}
	{{Planned\|JE\|EE\|nocat=1\|cite=<ref name="rendering-thread">{{mcnet\|the-road-to-vibrant-visuals-on-java\|The road to Vibrant Visuals on Java\|October 22, 2025}}</ref><ref name="vulkan">{{mcnet\|another-step-towards-vibrant-visuals-for-java-edition\|Another step towards Vibrant Visuals\|February 18, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite\|url=https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/blog/chase-the-clouds-update#:~:text=A%20gentle%20reminder%20that%20Hardcore%20mode%20and%20Vibrant%20Visuals%20are%20still%20cloud%2Ddreams%20for%20another%20day%E2%80%94patience%2C%20dear%20explorers!\|date=July 22, 2025\|title=The Chase the Clouds Update is here!\|website=Minecraft Education}}</ref><ref name="java">{{mcnet\|vibrant-visuals-java-edition\|Vibrant Visuals on Java Edition\|April 16, 2025}}</ref>}}		{{Planned\|JE\|EE\|nocat=1\|cite=<ref name="rendering-thread">{{mcnet\|the-road-to-vibrant-visuals-on-java\|The road to Vibrant Visuals on Java\|October 22, 2025}}</ref><ref name="vulkan">{{mcnet\|another-step-towards-vibrant-visuals-for-java-edition\|Another step towards Vibrant Visuals\|February 18, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite\|url=https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/blog/chase-the-clouds-update#:~:text=A%20gentle%20reminder%20that%20Hardcore%20mode%20and%20Vibrant%20Visuals%20are%20still%20cloud%2Ddreams%20for%20another%20day%E2%80%94patience%2C%20dear%20explorers!\|date=July 22, 2025\|title=The Chase the Clouds Update is here!\|website=Minecraft Education}}</ref><ref name="java">{{mcnet\|vibrant-visuals-java-edition\|Vibrant Visuals on Java Edition\|April 16, 2025}}</ref>}}

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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.40.30\|Added a system to dynamically scale per-point-light shadow resources.\|Increased the maximum number of point lights.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.40.30\|Added a system to dynamically scale per-point-light shadow resources.\|Increased the maximum number of point lights.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.50.20\|Renamed the "Point Light Quality" setting to "Block Light Quality", which is available outside the experiment, but still ''Preview'' only. In experimental, this has three more options for point lights.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.50.20\|Renamed the "Point Light Quality" setting to "Block Light Quality", which is available outside the experiment, but still ''Preview'' only. In experimental, this has three more options for point lights.}}
			\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.60.28\|Improved point light ranking.\|Introduced a system that inversely phases out block lighting when point lights phase in.}}
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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.2\|dev=snap1\|Implemented the {{W\|Vulkan}} graphics API on an experimental backend, which can be toggled in the video settings. The game attempts to use Vulkan by default, but falls back to OpenGL if there are issues.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.2\|dev=snap1\|Implemented the {{W\|Vulkan}} graphics API on an experimental backend, which can be toggled in the video settings. The game attempts to use Vulkan by default, but falls back to OpenGL if there are issues.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=snap8\|OpenGL is now used by default and the toggle has a warning that Vulkan is experimental and possibly unstable.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=snap8\|OpenGL is now used by default and the toggle has a warning that Vulkan is experimental and possibly unstable.}}
			\|{{HistoryLine\|java upcoming}}
			\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.4\|dev=snap1\|Vulkan is now used by default again.}}
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	=== Screenshots ===		=== Screenshots ===
	{{Relevant category\|Vibrant Visuals screenshots}}		{{Relevant category\|Vibrant Visuals screenshots}}{{-}}<gallery>
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	File:Desert sunset VV.png\|A desert sunset with different sky and sun colors and stretched shadows		File:Desert sunset VV.png\|A desert sunset with different sky and sun colors and stretched shadows
	File:Monument top VV.png\|Example of underwater lighting with Vibrant Visuals, on an [[Minecraft:ocean monument]]		File:Monument top VV.png\|Example of underwater lighting with Vibrant Visuals, on an [[Minecraft:ocean monument]]
	File:Moonlight Vibrant Visuals.png\|The [[Minecraft:moon]] illuminates the environment with a weak blue tint and can create shadows, caustics, and specular highlights.		File:Moonlight Vibrant Visuals.png\|The [[Minecraft:moon]] illuminates the environment with a weak blue tint and can create shadows, caustics, and specular highlights.
	File:Light falling into lush cave.png\|Sunlight falling into a [[Minecraft:Lush Caves\|lush cave]] through a hole. Although the blocks look fully lit, the [[Minecraft:light]] level is still 0 and hostile mobs can spawn.		File:Light falling into lush cave.png\|Sunlight falling into a [[Minecraft:Lush Caves\|lush cave]] through a hole. Although the blocks look fully lit, the [[Minecraft:light]] level is still 0 and hostile mobs can spawn.
	File:Shadows on trees VV.png\|Shadows on trees in an old growth pine taiga, as seen from the position of the sun. Notice the subsurface scattering on [[Minecraft:~~leaves~~]]~~, and~~ the [[Minecraft:~~player~~]]~~'s shadow~~.		File:Shadows on trees VV.png\|Shadows on trees in an old growth pine taiga, as seen from the position of the sun. Notice the [[Minecraft:player]]'s shadow.
			File:Igloo subsurface scattering.png\|The interior of an [[Minecraft:igloo]] with subsurface scattering on the snow blocks. The shadow of [[Minecraft:leaves]] can be seen.
	File:Ancient City Vibrant Visuals point lights.png\|An [[Minecraft:ancient city]] with point lights. The darkness makes blue emissive textures dominate the atmosphere, resulting in an entirely unique environment.		File:Ancient City Vibrant Visuals point lights.png\|An [[Minecraft:ancient city]] with point lights. The darkness makes blue emissive textures dominate the atmosphere, resulting in an entirely unique environment.
	File:Vibrant Visuals ocean reflections.png\|[[Minecraft:Iceberg (feature)\|Icebergs]] create detailed reflections on an ocean's surface, while [[Minecraft:clouds]] create blurry reflections.		File:Vibrant Visuals ocean reflections.png\|[[Minecraft:Iceberg (feature)\|Icebergs]] create detailed reflections on an ocean's surface, while [[Minecraft:clouds]] create blurry reflections.

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	** Reflections or cubemaps don't appear, deep water looks shadow blue.		** Reflections or cubemaps don't appear, deep water looks shadow blue.
	* The introduction of Vibrant Visuals added MERS textures for any block, entity, and particle present in all vanilla resources, including [[Minecraft:unused textures]] and various old textures kept for backward-compatibility. However, these can never be encountered in-game because loading an old world ignores the resource packs containing these textures.		* The introduction of Vibrant Visuals added MERS textures for any block, entity, and particle present in all vanilla resources, including [[Minecraft:unused textures]] and various old textures kept for backward-compatibility. However, these can never be encountered in-game because loading an old world ignores the resource packs containing these textures.
	* According to developers, the deferred rendering mode was ~~build~~ on parts from the [[Minecraft:RTX]] pipeline and the rendering pipeline from {{MCL}} since 2020.<ref>{{Cite\|url=https://wiki.bedrock.dev/meta/deferred-qna\|title=Deferred Technical Preview Q&A 2024/02/23\|website=Bedrock Wiki\|quote=The Deferred pipeline has been in development in various forms since 2020. Parts of it were born out of optimizations to the RTX pipeline but other parts were born out of the pipeline used for Minecraft Legends. Development started in earnest in March of 2022.}}</ref>		* According to developers, the deferred rendering mode was built on parts from the [[Minecraft:RTX]] pipeline and the rendering pipeline from {{MCL}} since 2020.<ref>{{Cite\|url=https://wiki.bedrock.dev/meta/deferred-qna\|title=Deferred Technical Preview Q&A 2024/02/23\|website=Bedrock Wiki\|quote=The Deferred pipeline has been in development in various forms since 2020. Parts of it were born out of optimizations to the RTX pipeline but other parts were born out of the pipeline used for Minecraft Legends. Development started in earnest in March of 2022.}}</ref>
	* The vanilla resources contain unused "hot" atmospherics, lighting, and color grading. This generally increases the effects from desert and mesa biomes, but the sky uses a dark blue color instead of turquoise green. [[File:Vibrant Visuals hot sky.png\|thumb\|The unused hot atmospherics, lighting, and color grading settings applied to [[wooded badlands]] with a resource pack.]]		* The vanilla resources contain unused "hot" atmospherics, lighting, and color grading. This generally increases the effects from desert and mesa biomes, but the sky uses a dark blue color instead of turquoise green. [[File:Vibrant Visuals hot sky.png\|thumb\|The unused hot atmospherics, lighting, and color grading settings applied to [[wooded badlands]] with a resource pack.]]
	* In physically based rendering, the block light of a [[Minecraft:torch]] is 1262.665039 {{W\|lumens}}.<ref name="gdc" />		* In physically based rendering, the block light of a [[Minecraft:torch]] is 1262.665039 {{W\|lumens}}.<ref name="gdc" />

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	The quality of specific features from Vibrant Visuals as well as some technical options can be adjusted in the Vibrant Visuals options, below the graphics mode setting. These options can be preset to the "Favor Performance" for a better experience on lower-end devices, or "Favor Visuals" for a higher quality of Vibrant Visuals on high-end devices. The options can also be adjusted individually.		The quality of specific features from Vibrant Visuals as well as some technical options can be adjusted in the Vibrant Visuals options, below the graphics mode setting. These options can be preset to the "Favor Performance" for a better experience on lower-end devices, or "Favor Visuals" for a higher quality of Vibrant Visuals on high-end devices. The options can also be adjusted individually.

	The [[Minecraft:Settings#Video\|render distance]] for Vibrant Visuals is controlled by the "Deferred Render Distance" slider instead of the regular render distance slider. This slider can be set between 2–28 chunks (limited per device), but can be changed to any value in [[Minecraft:options.txt]]. Higher render distances than 128 chunks result in the game not loading any chunks further than 128 chunks away from the player, and even higher render distances can lead to glitched visual effects or crashes. Lower render distances result incorrectly loading and unloading chunks, while [[Minecraft:particles]] and [[Minecraft:entities]] are still visible.		The [[Minecraft:Settings#Video\|render distance]] for Vibrant Visuals is controlled by the "Deferred Render Distance" slider instead of the regular render distance slider. This slider can be set between 2–28 chunks (limited per device), but can be changed to any value in [[Minecraft:options.txt (Bedrock Edition)\|options.txt]]. Higher render distances than 128 chunks result in the game not loading any chunks further than 128 chunks away from the player, and even higher render distances can lead to glitched visual effects or crashes. Lower render distances result incorrectly loading and unloading chunks, while [[Minecraft:particles]] and [[Minecraft:entities]] are still visible.

	The regular brightness setting is not available when using Vibrant Visuals, but the gamma can be calibrated in a separate menu in the Vibrant Visuals options, as a post processing effect applied after all previous rendering.		The regular brightness setting is not available when using Vibrant Visuals, but the gamma can be calibrated in a separate menu in the Vibrant Visuals options, as a post processing effect applied after all previous rendering.
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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|link=Minecraft Preview\|dev=Preview 1.20.30.20\|Added experimental support for deferred rendering in [[Minecraft:resource pack]]s, under the placeholder name of "Deferred Technical Preview". It adds directional lighting, shadows, bloom, tone mapping, and works with the same PBR features and textures as [[Minecraft:ray tracing]]. It is available for Windows, Xbox, and Android, and does not contain any default configurations. More features and supported platforms are planned.\|It is enabled when loading a world with the experiment and resource pack enabled, classic graphics and ray tracing can be toggled by pressing {{Keys\|;}}.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|link=Minecraft Preview\|dev=Preview 1.20.30.20\|Added experimental support for deferred rendering in [[Minecraft:resource pack]]s, under the placeholder name of "Deferred Technical Preview". It adds directional lighting, shadows, bloom, tone mapping, and works with the same PBR features and textures as [[Minecraft:ray tracing]]. It is available for Windows, Xbox, and Android, and does not contain any default configurations. More features and supported platforms are planned.\|It is enabled when loading a world with the experiment and resource pack enabled, classic graphics and ray tracing can be toggled by pressing {{Keys\|;}}.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.20.30.24\|Smooth Lighting and Beatiful Skies options now appear only in the Simple and Fancy graphics options, and no longer affect visuals in deferred or ray traced graphics modes.\|Removed Bloom option from Simple, Fancy, and Ray Traced graphics options}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.20.30.24\|Smooth Lighting and Beatiful Skies options now appear only in the Simple and Fancy graphics options, and no longer affect visuals in deferred or ray traced graphics modes.\|Removed Bloom option from Simple, Fancy, and Ray Traced graphics options}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.20.40.20\|[[Minecraft:Soul torch]]es are now treated as point lights.\|Point lights and colors are now data-driven and customizable via resource packs.\|Improved chunk rendering performance.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.20.40.20\|[[Minecraft:Soul torch]]es and [[Minecraft:soul lantern]]s are now treated as point lights with {{color\|#00FFFF}}.\|Point lights and colors are now data-driven and customizable via resource packs.\|Improved chunk rendering performance.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=beta 1.20.40.22\|Disabled deferred technical preview on Android devices without support for compute shaders.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=beta 1.20.40.22\|Disabled deferred technical preview on Android devices without support for compute shaders.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.20.60.21\|Added volumetric fog and light shafts.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.20.60.21\|Added volumetric fog and light shafts.}}
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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.21.80.22\|Disabled [[Minecraft:splitscreen]] for the Deferred Technical Preview. Deferred/Ray Tracing modes are not available in the video menu during splitscreen sessions, and starting a split screen session while in one of these modes forces the game back to Fancy mode.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.21.80.22\|Disabled [[Minecraft:splitscreen]] for the Deferred Technical Preview. Deferred/Ray Tracing modes are not available in the video menu during splitscreen sessions, and starting a split screen session while in one of these modes forces the game back to Fancy mode.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.21.80.25\|The deferred technical preview now enables all features from Vibrant Visuals. The "Render Dragon Features for Creators" experiment is now used only for experimental changes outside of default Vibrant Visuals.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.21.80.25\|The deferred technical preview now enables all features from Vibrant Visuals. The "Render Dragon Features for Creators" experiment is now used only for experimental changes outside of default Vibrant Visuals.}}
			\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.21.110.23\|Added [[Minecraft:copper torch]]es and [[Minecraft:copper lantern]]s with point lighting colored {{color\|#B8EF8D}} for copper torches and regular copper lanterns, and {{color\|#EFE39D}} for all waxed and oxidized copper lanterns.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.21.120.20\|Deprecated <code>point_lights/global.json</code> in favor of a new file and schema, <code>local_lighting/local_lighting.json</code>.\|Extended per-block local lighting information to include a <code>light_type</code>, which can be either <code>static_light</code> (unused) or <code>point_light</code>.\|The <code>light_color</code> property is now optional. If unprovided, the block uses a fallback light color instead.\|Added vanilla light colors for most light-emitting blocks that are not point lights, defined as static lights in the file but not customizable yet. Colored lighting is not available on Android/PlayStation while issues are sorted out.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.21.120.20\|Deprecated <code>point_lights/global.json</code> in favor of a new file and schema, <code>local_lighting/local_lighting.json</code>.\|Extended per-block local lighting information to include a <code>light_type</code>, which can be either <code>static_light</code> (unused) or <code>point_light</code>.\|The <code>light_color</code> property is now optional. If unprovided, the block uses a fallback light color instead.\|Added vanilla light colors for most light-emitting blocks that are not point lights, defined as static lights in the file but not customizable yet. Colored lighting is not available on Android/PlayStation while issues are sorted out.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.21.120.21\|Updated point light tracking to be able to link to custom blocks.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 1.21.120.21\|Updated point light tracking to be able to link to custom blocks.}}
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	{{About\|the built-in graphics mode and enhancements\|the graphics mode using {{W\|Ray tracing (graphics)\|ray tracing}} technology\|RTX\|deferred rendering\|RenderDragon#Deferred Rendering}}{{exclusive\|bedrock\|customtext=This feature is exclusive to {{BE}}.{{note\|Except ChromeOS, Fire ~~tablets~~, Nintendo Switch, and devices without the required specifications. See {{slink\|\|Availability}} below.}}}}		{{About\|the built-in graphics mode and enhancements\|the graphics mode using {{W\|Ray tracing (graphics)\|ray tracing}} technology\|RTX\|deferred rendering\|RenderDragon#Deferred Rendering}}{{exclusive\|bedrock\|customtext=This feature is exclusive to {{BE}}.{{note\|Except ChromeOS, Fire OS, Nintendo Switch, and devices without the required specifications. See {{slink\|\|Availability}} below.}}}}
	{{message box\|class=msgbox-blue\|image=Crafting Table.png\|title=This article describes content that is currently in development for ''[[Minecraft:Planned versions#26.60\|Minecraft for Nintendo Switch 2]]''.<ref name="switch2">{{Mcnet\|minecraft-coming-nintendo-switch-2\|Minecraft is coming to Nintendo Switch 2\|June 9, 2026\|Sophie Austin}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Discord\|url=https://discord.com/channels/447104142729674753/448743183543959552/1535396176554369125\|title=HOLY SHIT MINECRAFT BETA ON SWITCH THIS IS NOT A DRILL\|channel=minecraft\|server=Minecraft Wiki\|invite=https://discord.gg/fGdE5ZE\|user=nomu_kid\|date=August 7, 2026\|ss=Minecraft switch 2 beta release source.png}}</ref>\|text=This content has appeared in [[Minecraft:Nintendo Switch 2 closed beta\|closed development versions]] for [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.60]], but the full update adding it has not been released yet.}}		{{message box\|class=msgbox-blue\|image=Crafting Table.png\|title=This article describes content that is currently in development for ''[[Minecraft:Planned versions#26.60\|Minecraft for Nintendo Switch 2]]''.<ref name="switch2">{{Mcnet\|minecraft-coming-nintendo-switch-2\|Minecraft is coming to Nintendo Switch 2\|June 9, 2026\|Sophie Austin}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Discord\|url=https://discord.com/channels/447104142729674753/448743183543959552/1535396176554369125\|title=HOLY SHIT MINECRAFT BETA ON SWITCH THIS IS NOT A DRILL\|channel=minecraft\|server=Minecraft Wiki\|invite=https://discord.gg/fGdE5ZE\|user=nomu_kid\|date=August 7, 2026\|ss=Minecraft switch 2 beta release source.png}}</ref>\|text=This content has appeared in [[Minecraft:Nintendo Switch 2 closed beta\|closed development versions]] for [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.60]], but the full update adding it has not been released yet.}}
	{{Planned\|JE\|EE\|nocat=1\|cite=<ref name="rendering-thread">{{mcnet\|the-road-to-vibrant-visuals-on-java\|The road to Vibrant Visuals on Java\|October 22, 2025}}</ref><ref name="vulkan">{{mcnet\|another-step-towards-vibrant-visuals-for-java-edition\|Another step towards Vibrant Visuals\|February 18, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite\|url=https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/blog/chase-the-clouds-update#:~:text=A%20gentle%20reminder%20that%20Hardcore%20mode%20and%20Vibrant%20Visuals%20are%20still%20cloud%2Ddreams%20for%20another%20day%E2%80%94patience%2C%20dear%20explorers!\|date=July 22, 2025\|title=The Chase the Clouds Update is here!\|website=Minecraft Education}}</ref><ref name="java">{{mcnet\|vibrant-visuals-java-edition\|Vibrant Visuals on Java Edition\|April 16, 2025}}</ref>}}		{{Planned\|JE\|EE\|nocat=1\|cite=<ref name="rendering-thread">{{mcnet\|the-road-to-vibrant-visuals-on-java\|The road to Vibrant Visuals on Java\|October 22, 2025}}</ref><ref name="vulkan">{{mcnet\|another-step-towards-vibrant-visuals-for-java-edition\|Another step towards Vibrant Visuals\|February 18, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite\|url=https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/blog/chase-the-clouds-update#:~:text=A%20gentle%20reminder%20that%20Hardcore%20mode%20and%20Vibrant%20Visuals%20are%20still%20cloud%2Ddreams%20for%20another%20day%E2%80%94patience%2C%20dear%20explorers!\|date=July 22, 2025\|title=The Chase the Clouds Update is here!\|website=Minecraft Education}}</ref><ref name="java">{{mcnet\|vibrant-visuals-java-edition\|Vibrant Visuals on Java Edition\|April 16, 2025}}</ref>}}

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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.40.30\|Added a system to dynamically scale per-point-light shadow resources.\|Increased the maximum number of point lights.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.40.30\|Added a system to dynamically scale per-point-light shadow resources.\|Increased the maximum number of point lights.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.50.20\|Renamed the "Point Light Quality" setting to "Block Light Quality", which is available outside the experiment, but still ''Preview'' only. In experimental, this has three more options for point lights.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.50.20\|Renamed the "Point Light Quality" setting to "Block Light Quality", which is available outside the experiment, but still ''Preview'' only. In experimental, this has three more options for point lights.}}
			\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.60.28\|Improved point light ranking.\|Introduced a system that inversely phases out block lighting when point lights phase in.}}
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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.2\|dev=snap1\|Implemented the {{W\|Vulkan}} graphics API on an experimental backend, which can be toggled in the video settings. The game attempts to use Vulkan by default, but falls back to OpenGL if there are issues.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.2\|dev=snap1\|Implemented the {{W\|Vulkan}} graphics API on an experimental backend, which can be toggled in the video settings. The game attempts to use Vulkan by default, but falls back to OpenGL if there are issues.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=snap8\|OpenGL is now used by default and the toggle has a warning that Vulkan is experimental and possibly unstable.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=snap8\|OpenGL is now used by default and the toggle has a warning that Vulkan is experimental and possibly unstable.}}
			\|{{HistoryLine\|java upcoming}}
			\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.4\|dev=snap1\|Vulkan is now used by default again.}}
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	=== Screenshots ===		=== Screenshots ===
	{{Relevant category\|Vibrant Visuals screenshots}}		{{Relevant category\|Vibrant Visuals screenshots}}{{-}}<gallery>
	<gallery>
	File:Desert sunset VV.png\|A desert sunset with different sky and sun colors and stretched shadows		File:Desert sunset VV.png\|A desert sunset with different sky and sun colors and stretched shadows
	File:Monument top VV.png\|Example of underwater lighting with Vibrant Visuals, on an [[Minecraft:ocean monument]]		File:Monument top VV.png\|Example of underwater lighting with Vibrant Visuals, on an [[Minecraft:ocean monument]]
	File:Moonlight Vibrant Visuals.png\|The [[Minecraft:moon]] illuminates the environment with a weak blue tint and can create shadows, caustics, and specular highlights.		File:Moonlight Vibrant Visuals.png\|The [[Minecraft:moon]] illuminates the environment with a weak blue tint and can create shadows, caustics, and specular highlights.
	File:Light falling into lush cave.png\|Sunlight falling into a [[Minecraft:Lush Caves\|lush cave]] through a hole. Although the blocks look fully lit, the [[Minecraft:light]] level is still 0 and hostile mobs can spawn.		File:Light falling into lush cave.png\|Sunlight falling into a [[Minecraft:Lush Caves\|lush cave]] through a hole. Although the blocks look fully lit, the [[Minecraft:light]] level is still 0 and hostile mobs can spawn.
	File:Shadows on trees VV.png\|Shadows on trees in an old growth pine taiga, as seen from the position of the sun. Notice the subsurface scattering on [[Minecraft:~~leaves~~]]~~, and~~ the [[Minecraft:~~player~~]]~~'s shadow~~.		File:Shadows on trees VV.png\|Shadows on trees in an old growth pine taiga, as seen from the position of the sun. Notice the [[Minecraft:player]]'s shadow.
			File:Igloo subsurface scattering.png\|The interior of an [[Minecraft:igloo]] with subsurface scattering on the snow blocks. The shadow of [[Minecraft:leaves]] can be seen.
	File:Ancient City Vibrant Visuals point lights.png\|An [[Minecraft:ancient city]] with point lights. The darkness makes blue emissive textures dominate the atmosphere, resulting in an entirely unique environment.		File:Ancient City Vibrant Visuals point lights.png\|An [[Minecraft:ancient city]] with point lights. The darkness makes blue emissive textures dominate the atmosphere, resulting in an entirely unique environment.
	File:Vibrant Visuals ocean reflections.png\|[[Minecraft:Iceberg (feature)\|Icebergs]] create detailed reflections on an ocean's surface, while [[Minecraft:clouds]] create blurry reflections.		File:Vibrant Visuals ocean reflections.png\|[[Minecraft:Iceberg (feature)\|Icebergs]] create detailed reflections on an ocean's surface, while [[Minecraft:clouds]] create blurry reflections.

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	Most biomes, including [[Minecraft:unused biomes]], use default settings for fog, atmospherics, lighting, and color grading, or share a common setting with a specific climate, while some biomes have unique settings.		Most biomes, including [[Minecraft:unused biomes]], use default settings for fog, atmospherics, lighting, and color grading, or share a common setting with a specific climate, while some biomes have unique settings.

	* Fog settings are split into default, semi-humid, and humid. [[Minecraft:Ice spikes]], [[Minecraft:mushroom fields]], [[Minecraft:swamps]], [[Minecraft:pale gardens]] and [[Minecraft:Sulfur Caves\|sulfur caves]], [[Minecraft:dark forest]]s, and [[Minecraft:The End (biome)\|the End]] have unique fog settings.		* Fog settings are split into default, semi-humid, and humid. [[Minecraft:Ice spikes]] and [[Minecraft:Ice Caves\|ice caves]],{{Upcoming\|Fourth Drop 2026}} [[Minecraft:mushroom fields]], [[Minecraft:swamps]], [[Minecraft:pale gardens]] and [[Minecraft:Sulfur Caves\|sulfur caves]], [[Minecraft:dark forest]]s, and [[Minecraft:The End (biome)\|the End]] have unique fog settings.
	** For a complete overview of these settings, see {{Slink\|Fog\|Volumetric fog}}.		** For a complete overview of these settings, see {{Slink\|Fog\|Volumetric fog}}.
	* In order from warm color temperature, color grading is split into [[Minecraft:desert]], [[Minecraft:mesa]], warmish, [[Minecraft:mangrove swamp]], default, coolish, cold, and [[Minecraft:ice spikes]].		* In order from warm color temperature, color grading is split into [[Minecraft:desert]], [[Minecraft:mesa]], warmish, [[Minecraft:mangrove swamp]], default, coolish, cold, and [[Minecraft:Ice Spikes\|ice spikes]]/[[Minecraft:Ice Caves\|ice caves]].
	** [[Minecraft:Lush caves]] use warmish color grading with a higher contrast.		** [[Minecraft:Lush caves]] use warmish color grading with a higher contrast.
	** Mesa biomes have a lower saturation value than other biomes.		** Mesa biomes have a lower saturation value than other biomes.
	** For more details about these settings, see {{Slink\|/Configurations\|Color grading}}.		** For more details about these settings, see {{Slink\|/Configurations\|Color grading}}.
	* Most biomes share their lighting settings with the default, but some specific settings differ.		* Most biomes share their lighting settings with the default, but some specific settings differ.
	** [[Minecraft:Mushroom fields]] have dynamic purple sunlight colors, while [[Minecraft:pale gardens]] and [[Minecraft:ice ~~spikes~~]] have a static light gray sunlight color.		** [[Minecraft:Mushroom fields]] have dynamic purple sunlight colors, while [[Minecraft:pale gardens]], [[Minecraft:ice spikes]], and [[Minecraft:Ice Caves\|ice caves]] have a static light gray sunlight color.
	** [[Minecraft:Dark forest]]s, ice spikes, and pale gardens have significantly lower sunlight illuminances.		** [[Minecraft:Dark forest]]s, ice spikes and ice caves, and pale gardens have significantly lower sunlight illuminances.
	** Warmish biomes have a more deep blue moonlight color. [[Minecraft:Deserts]] increase this effect, while pale gardens have a more light gray moonlight color.		** Warmish biomes have a more deep blue moonlight color. [[Minecraft:Deserts]] increase this effect, while pale gardens have a more light gray moonlight color.
	** Cold and coolish biomes have slightly stronger sunlight at sunrise and sunset.		** Cold and coolish biomes have slightly stronger sunlight at sunrise and sunset.
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	** [[Minecraft:Deserts]] use a turquoise zenith color, [[Minecraft:mesa]]s slightly increase this effect.		** [[Minecraft:Deserts]] use a turquoise zenith color, [[Minecraft:mesa]]s slightly increase this effect.
	** Warmish biomes, deserts, and mesas have slightly brighter blue zenith colors at nighttime.		** Warmish biomes, deserts, and mesas have slightly brighter blue zenith colors at nighttime.
	** In [[Minecraft:ice spikes]] and [[Minecraft:mushroom fields]], the daytime zenith is light gray. In [[Minecraft:pale gardens]], this is dark gray.		** In [[Minecraft:ice spikes]], [[Minecraft:Ice Caves\|ice caves]], and [[Minecraft:mushroom fields]], the daytime zenith is light gray. In [[Minecraft:pale gardens]], this is dark gray.
	*Some biomes also have unique horizon colors at certain times of day.		*Some biomes also have unique horizon colors at certain times of day.
	**[[Minecraft:Mesa]] biomes have a brown horizon at daytime.		**[[Minecraft:Mesa]] biomes have a brown horizon at daytime.
	**[[Minecraft:Pale garden]]s have a slightly more gray daytime horizon. [[Minecraft:Ice spikes]] also lack an orange sunset/sunrise.		**[[Minecraft:Pale garden]]s have a slightly more gray daytime horizon. [[Minecraft:Ice spikes]] and [[Minecraft:Ice Caves\|ice caves]] also lack an orange sunset/sunrise.
	**Mushroom fields have a bright yellow/green horizon at daytime, bright red at sunset, dark purple at nighttime, and bright purple at sunrise.		**Mushroom fields have a bright yellow/green horizon at daytime, bright red at sunset, dark purple at nighttime, and bright purple at sunrise.

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	File:Vibrant Visuals swamp sky.png\|The sky in [[Minecraft:swamps]] and [[Minecraft:Swamp Hills\|swamp hills]]		File:Vibrant Visuals swamp sky.png\|The sky in [[Minecraft:swamps]] and [[Minecraft:Swamp Hills\|swamp hills]]
	File:Vibrant Visuals mushroom fields sky.png\|The sky in [[Minecraft:Mushroom Fields\|mushroom fields]] and [[Minecraft:Mushroom Field Shore\|mushroom field shores]]		File:Vibrant Visuals mushroom fields sky.png\|The sky in [[Minecraft:Mushroom Fields\|mushroom fields]] and [[Minecraft:Mushroom Field Shore\|mushroom field shores]]
	File:Vibrant Visuals ice spikes sky.png\|The sky in [[Minecraft:Ice Spikes\|ice spikes]]		File:Vibrant Visuals ice spikes sky.png\|The sky in [[Minecraft:Ice Spikes\|ice spikes]] and [[Minecraft:Ice Caves\|ice caves]]{{Upcoming\|Fourth Drop 2026}}
	File:Vibrant Visuals pale garden sky.png\|The sky in a [[Minecraft:Pale Garden\|pale garden]]		File:Vibrant Visuals pale garden sky.png\|The sky in a [[Minecraft:Pale Garden\|pale garden]]
	File:Sulfur caves volumetric fog.png\|[[Minecraft:Sulfur Caves\|Sulfur caves]] have the same fog as pale gardens, but warmish color grading and default lighting.		File:Sulfur caves volumetric fog.png\|[[Minecraft:Sulfur Caves\|Sulfur caves]] have the same fog as pale gardens, but warmish color grading and default lighting.

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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.40.22\|Removed the Point Light Shadow Quality slider and merged its functionality into the Point Light Quality slider.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.40.22\|Removed the Point Light Shadow Quality slider and merged its functionality into the Point Light Quality slider.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.40.30\|Added a system to dynamically scale per-point-light shadow resources.\|Increased the maximum number of point lights.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.40.30\|Added a system to dynamically scale per-point-light shadow resources.\|Increased the maximum number of point lights.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.50.20\|Renamed the "Point Light Quality" setting to "Block Light Quality", which is available outside the ~~Deferred Technical~~ Preview. In experimental, this has three more options for point lights.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.50.20\|Renamed the "Point Light Quality" setting to "Block Light Quality", which is available outside the experiment, but still ''Preview'' only. In experimental, this has three more options for point lights.}}
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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev={{abbr\|Editor 1.3.9\|Released with Preview 26.30.29}}\|slink=Bedrock Editor 1.3.9\|Added a modal to the ''Editor'' that allows managing config settings per biome.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev={{abbr\|Editor 1.3.9\|Released with Preview 26.30.29}}\|slink=Bedrock Editor 1.3.9\|Added a modal to the ''Editor'' that allows managing config settings per biome.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.40\|dev=Preview 26.40.22\|Clouds, stars, the sun, and the moon are now visible through Snell's window.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.40\|dev=Preview 26.40.22\|Clouds, stars, the sun, and the moon are now visible through Snell's window.}}
	~~\|{{HistoryLine\|bedrock upcoming}}~~		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.50\|dev=Preview 26.50.20\|Increased the (unused) maximum render distance on Nintendo Switch from 2-12 to 8-16.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.50\|dev=Preview 26.50.20~~\|Added a "Block Light Quality" setting that allows to toggle volumetric fog coloring by block lights.~~\|Increased the (unused) maximum render distance on Nintendo Switch from 2-12 to 8-16.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=beta 26.50.21\|Vibrant Visuals is now available on a closed beta for Nintendo Switch 2. It uses the previously unused configuration files from the Nintendo Switch.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=beta 26.50.21\|Vibrant Visuals is now available on a closed beta for Nintendo Switch 2. It uses the previously unused configuration files from the Nintendo Switch.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.50.26\|Increased the maximum render distance with Vibrant Visuals on Windows to 48 chunks.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=Preview 26.50.26\|Increased the maximum render distance with Vibrant Visuals on Windows to 48 chunks.}}
			\|{{HistoryLine\|bedrock upcoming}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.60\|The native version for Nintendo Switch 2 is released, adding support for Vibrant Visuals.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|26.60\|The native version for Nintendo Switch 2 is released, adding support for Vibrant Visuals.}}
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	File:New UI - Video Settings Screen - Graphics Mode - Vibrant Visuals Options (Bedrock Preview 1.21.130.24).png\|The Vibrant Visuals options in the [[Minecraft:Settings#Video\|video settings]]		File:New UI - Video Settings Screen - Graphics Mode - Vibrant Visuals Options (Bedrock Preview 1.21.130.24).png\|The Vibrant Visuals options in the [[Minecraft:Settings#Video\|video settings]]
	File:Vibrant Visuals ~~gamma calibration screen~~.png\|The Vibrant Visuals gamma calibration screen		File:Ore UI - Settings Screen "Video" Tab - Graphics Mode - Vibrant Visuals Options - Display Brightness "Adjust" Button Screen Menu (Bedrock).png\|The Vibrant Visuals gamma calibration screen
	File:Vibrant Visuals gamma comparison.png\|A cave with gamma set to 50% (left), 100% (middle), and 150% (right).		File:Vibrant Visuals gamma comparison.png\|A cave with gamma set to 50% (left), 100% (middle), and 150% (right).
	File:Large savanna VV.png\|Example of a render distance of 128 chunks with Vibrant Visuals enabled		File:Large savanna VV.png\|Example of a render distance of 128 chunks with Vibrant Visuals enabled