Minecraft Java Edition takes another step towards Vibrant Visuals in latest snapshot

In the latest Minecraft Java Edition snapshot 25w45a, Mojang decided to add various new environmental attributes to the game. These new technical features will officially arrive with the Mounts of Mayhem game drop. Since Mojang is fully focused on bringing Vibrant Visuals to Java Edition, these new environmental attributes are just another step in that development.

Here is everything to know about the new graphics attributes coming to Minecraft Java Edition for Vibrant Visuals.

Minecraft Java Edition gets new environmental attributes for Vibrant Visuals

New environment attributes allow players to change the game's lighting and sun and moon's trajectories and phases (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || Mojang Studios)

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This latest snapshot, 25w45a, introduces new environment attributes, especially under the visual and gameplay namespace. These directly affect how the world is rendered or how light/sky behaves.

Environment attributes are basically parameters that the game uses per dimension, biome, timeline, etc., to define how things look or behave in the environment. So rather than “hard-coded” visuals for everything, you can now data-drive things like sky colour, sun/moon angles, star brightness, etc.

Here are some of the key new attributes added in this snapshot, and how they change the graphics and mood of the game world:

minecraft:visual/sunrise_sunset_color - Controls the color and intensity of the sunrise and sunset effect. If fully transparent, you might have no visible sunrise/sunset effect.
minecraft:visual/sun_angle/moon_angle/star_angle - The angle in degrees of the sun, moon, or stars, from east to west, with 0 being “directly up”.
minecraft:visual/moon_phase - Tracks which phase the moon is in (full moon, new moon, etc).
minecraft:visual/star_brightness - A float between 0 and 1, controlling how bright stars are in the sky
minecraft:visual/sky_light_color - The colour of sky light (for blocks that receive sky light)
minecraft:visual/sky_light_factor - The multiplier/brightness factor for sky light.

In simple terms, these new environment attributes will allow modders and experienced players to create unique environments based on biomes. The angle of the sun, the color of the sunset and sunrises, and other aspects can also be altered now.

This will not only give Mojang more graphical options to perfectly implement Vibrant Visuals to Minecraft Java, but it will be a massive win for the modding community as well.

The post above was made by the popular Minecraft YouTuber PhoenixSC, who gives a small example of how the new environment attributes work in creating a bizarre lighting effect based on the time of day. This is just a small sneak peek at what Mojang and the community could do with new attributes.

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Edited by Akshat Kabra