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[[File:Farm with Super Duper Graphics.png|thumb|Screenshot of a farm with the Super Duper Graphics Pack]]
[[File:Farm with Super Duper Graphics.png|thumb|Screenshot of a farm with the Super Duper Graphics Pack]]
[[File:Farm with Normal Graphics.png|thumb|Screenshot of the same farm with normal graphics]]
[[File:Farm with Normal Graphics.png|thumb|Screenshot of the same farm with normal graphics]]
The '''Super Duper Graphics Pack''' is a cancelled graphics upgrade that was formerly in development for {{BE}}. It was announced at [[Minecraft:w:E3 2017|E3 2017]],<ref>{{Mcnet|all-news-e3|All The News From E3!|June 11, 2017|Tom Stone}}</ref><ref>{{Mcnet|whats-super-duper-graphics-pack|What’s The Super Duper Graphics Pack?|June 15, 2017|Marsh Davies}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615143116/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1WHYJH-JGk|title=Super Duper Graphics Pack DLC Sneak Peek|website=YouTube|author=TeamMojang|date=June 15, 2017}}</ref> received further promotion at [[Minecraft:MINECON Earth 2017]] with the [[Minecraft:Super Duper Minecraft Musical]],<ref>{{citation|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119101442/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od3lMFZIsE4|title=The Super Duper Minecraft Musical!|website=YouTube|author=TeamMojang|date=November 18, 2017}}</ref> was delayed due to problems with the graphics engine and performance issues,<ref name="sdgp">{{citation|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/minecraft-super-duper-graphics-pack|title=Minecraft Super Duper 4K graphics pack: Delay, pricing, and more (update)|website=Windows Central|author=Jez Corden|date=August 12, 2019}}</ref> and was ultimately scrapped in 2019.<ref>{{Mcnet|super-duper-graphics-pack-ceasing-development|Super Duper Graphics Pack Ceasing Development|August 12, 2019}}</ref> Technical cancelling reasons include the lack of [[Minecraft:W:Physically based rendering|physically based rendering]], making the quality too dependent of lighting in the environment. Performance issues were caused by the more complex graphics being implemented on the limiting immediate-mode HAL rendering engine.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://gdcvault.com/play/1035685/Modernizing-the-Rendering-of-Minecraft|title=Modernizing the Rendering of 'Minecraft'|author=A.J. Fairfield|website=GDC Vault|date=March 9, 2026}}</ref>
The '''Super Duper Graphics Pack''' was a graphical upgrade that was in development for {{BE}}. It was announced at [[Minecraft:w:E3 2017|E3 2017]],<ref>{{Mcnet|all-news-e3|All The News From E3!|June 11, 2017|Tom Stone}}</ref><ref>{{Mcnet|whats-super-duper-graphics-pack|What’s The Super Duper Graphics Pack?|June 15, 2017|Marsh Davies}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615143116/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1WHYJH-JGk|title=Super Duper Graphics Pack DLC Sneak Peek|website=YouTube|author=TeamMojang|date=June 15, 2017}}</ref> received further promotion at [[Minecraft:MINECON Earth 2017]] with the [[Minecraft:Super Duper Minecraft Musical]],<ref>{{citation|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119101442/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od3lMFZIsE4|title=The Super Duper Minecraft Musical!|website=YouTube|author=TeamMojang|date=November 18, 2017}}</ref> was delayed due to problems with the graphics engine and performance issues,<ref name="sdgp">{{citation|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/minecraft-super-duper-graphics-pack|title=Minecraft Super Duper 4K graphics pack: Delay, pricing, and more (update)|website=Windows Central|author=Jez Corden|date=August 12, 2019}}</ref> and was ultimately scrapped in 2019.<ref>{{Mcnet|super-duper-graphics-pack-ceasing-development|Super Duper Graphics Pack Ceasing Development|August 12, 2019}}</ref> Technical cancelling reasons include the lack of [[Minecraft:W:Physically based rendering|physically based rendering]], making the quality too dependent of lighting in the environment. Performance issues were caused by the more complex graphics being implemented on the limiting immediate-mode HAL rendering engine.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://gdcvault.com/play/1035685/Modernizing-the-Rendering-of-Minecraft|title=Modernizing the Rendering of 'Minecraft'|author=A.J. Fairfield|website=GDC Vault|date=March 9, 2026}}</ref>


Similar graphics upgrades without texture changes have later been implemented as [[Minecraft:ray tracing]] and [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]] under the modernized [[Minecraft:RenderDragon]] engine.
Similar graphics upgrades without texture changes have since been implemented as [[Minecraft:ray tracing]] and [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]], under the modernized [[Minecraft:RenderDragon]] engine.


The pack was intended to add dynamic shadows, lighting that streams through fog, movement in leaves, grass and other foliage, new textures for blocks, items, mobs and villagers, directional lighting, edge highlighting, specular maps, additional 3D geometry, emissive maps, tone mapping, dynamic exposure, increased draw distance, parallax occlusion mapping, and other graphical improvements. It would have cost around [[Minecraft:w:United States dollar|US$]]10.00.<ref name="sdgp" />
The pack was intended to add dynamic shadows, lighting that streams through fog, movement in leaves, grass and other foliage, new textures for blocks, items, mobs and villagers, directional lighting, edge highlighting, specular maps, additional 3D geometry, emissive maps, tone mapping, dynamic exposure, increased draw distance, parallax occlusion mapping, and other graphical improvements. It would have cost around [[Minecraft:w:United States dollar|US$]]10.00.<ref name="sdgp" />
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=== Items ===
=== Items ===
<gallery>
<gallery class="pixel-image">
Stone Sword SDGP.png|[[Minecraft:Stone Sword]]
Stone Sword SDGP.png|[[Minecraft:Stone Sword]]
Stone Pickaxe SDGP.png|[[Minecraft:Stone Pickaxe]]
Stone Pickaxe SDGP.png|[[Minecraft:Stone Pickaxe]]
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Bow SDGP.png|[[Minecraft:Bow]]
Bow SDGP.png|[[Minecraft:Bow]]
Fishing Rod SDGP.png|[[Minecraft:Fishing Rod]]
Fishing Rod SDGP.png|[[Minecraft:Fishing Rod]]
Carrot on a Stick SDGP.png|[[Minecraft:Carrot on a Stick]]
Quiver SDGP (resized).png|[[Minecraft:Quiver]]
Quiver SDGP (resized).png|[[Minecraft:Quiver]]
SDGP Flint.png|[[Minecraft:Flint]]
Flint and Steel SDGP.png|[[Minecraft:Flint and Steel]]
Bucket SDGP.png|[[Minecraft:Bucket]]
Bucket SDGP.png|[[Minecraft:Bucket]]
Water Bucket SDGP.png|[[Minecraft:Water Bucket]]
Water Bucket SDGP.png|[[Minecraft:Water Bucket]]

Latest revision as of 11:16, 17 October 2026

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File:Farm with Super Duper Graphics.png
Screenshot of a farm with the Super Duper Graphics Pack
File:Farm with Normal Graphics.png
Screenshot of the same farm with normal graphics

The Super Duper Graphics Pack was a graphical upgrade that was in development for Template:BE. It was announced at E3 2017,<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref><ref>Template:Mcnet</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref> received further promotion at Minecraft:MINECON Earth 2017 with the Minecraft:Super Duper Minecraft Musical,<ref>Template:Citation</ref> was delayed due to problems with the graphics engine and performance issues,<ref name="sdgp">Template:Citation</ref> and was ultimately scrapped in 2019.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref> Technical cancelling reasons include the lack of physically based rendering, making the quality too dependent of lighting in the environment. Performance issues were caused by the more complex graphics being implemented on the limiting immediate-mode HAL rendering engine.<ref>Template:Cite</ref>

Similar graphics upgrades without texture changes have since been implemented as Minecraft:ray tracing and Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals, under the modernized Minecraft:RenderDragon engine.

The pack was intended to add dynamic shadows, lighting that streams through fog, movement in leaves, grass and other foliage, new textures for blocks, items, mobs and villagers, directional lighting, edge highlighting, specular maps, additional 3D geometry, emissive maps, tone mapping, dynamic exposure, increased draw distance, parallax occlusion mapping, and other graphical improvements. It would have cost around US$10.00.<ref name="sdgp" />

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