Bedrock players can flip on Minecraft's Vibrant Visuals shaders through the Experimental features, and Java players will get to try them out eventually. Like most shader packs, Vibrant Visuals is all about looks and won’t mess with how the game plays, even with its fancy lighting. The shaders have been getting tweaks in this year’s snapshots, and there’s some cool graphical stuff planned for the final release of Vibrant Visuals.

Visual Upgrades Finally Come to Console and Mobile

Minecraft Vibrant Visuals Canyon Sun Water

Minecraft shaders have mostly been a PC thing, especially for the Java edition, which has a smaller crowd but tons of community love. Vibrant Visuals is set to bring better graphics to everyone, especially console and mobile players. Getting those sharper visuals on mobile is a big deal since it’s tricky to make those versions look good with dynamic effects. Mojang’s still ironing out performance issues across platforms, but the update’s already working on some Android and iOS devices.

Lighting

The biggest change with Vibrant Visuals is the lighting. The shader pack adds shiny reflections, directional lighting, and shadows from the sun and moon. You’ll also see emissive lighting textures, like glowing Spider eyes or Sculk, which pop even in the dark, though not all of them actually light things up.

Minecraft End Dimension Vibrant Visuals

The End dimension, with its dark, starless sky, gets a special glow-up too. Vibrant Visuals throws in occasional supernova flashes in the sky. These don’t affect gameplay, but they’re a neat touch that makes the End feel more like a weird, spacey place with its alien vibe and asteroid-like terrain. Fans who’ve been craving new End content—and there are a lot of them—will have something fresh to enjoy with this built-in feature.

Weather And Volumetric Fog

Vibrant Visuals also spruces up the game’s weather and adds volumetric fog. The fog gets thicker with heavier rain or higher altitude, creating a hazy, atmospheric look that makes Minecraft feel more immersive. Back in the Alpha days, fog was a big part of the game (and tied to creepy stories like Herobrine). This fog isn’t quite as eerie, but it’s a nice nod to the old days that longtime players will probably dig.