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

Check out all the latest features of the Minecraft 26.1 Snapshot 8, including the remodeling changes for zoglins, hoglins, ...

Minecraft: Java Edition often tests upcoming features and updates using early preview snapshots. To test the upcoming 1.18 'Caves and Cliffs Update' Part Two, however, Mojang Studios is changing ...

1.18 'Caves and Cliffs Update' Part Two is expected to bring sweeping changes and feature additions to Minecraft later this year. Mojang Studios is busy testing a lot of these changes through early ...

Minecraft reveals some exciting new features on the way that players can test out now in Java Snapshot and soon in Bedrock Beta.

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.

Following Bedrock Edition, Minecraft Java Edition has now started to follow the new version naming system, with the latest snapshot titled version 26.1. With this new snapshot, Mojang has finally ...

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Mojang warned that many popular mods will be affected by this change and wants to help mod authors port over their work.