Summary
Mojang released its May 2025 preview update forMinecrafton Xbox, PlayStation, PC, and iOS platforms ahead of a larger and fully featured update. The newMinecraftpreview update makes several adjustments and bug fixes based on feedback accrued after the various Vibrant Visuals preview updates were released.
Minecraft’s Vibrant Visuals series of updates involves several graphical upgrades, including volumetric lighting, water caustics, and pixel-aligned shadows. Vibrant Visuals also bringschanges toMinecraft’s biomes and environments, which were heavily requested by fans of the game for many years. Not only is Vibrant Visuals compatible with older worlds, but it offers a variety of enhancements for a more immersive Minecraft experience, including biome-specific color grading and fog density. Although the rollout of Vibrant Visuals wasn’t ideal, preview updates have been released to fix some of the lingering issues involving rendering and effects.
Mojang releasedMinecraftpreview and beta update 1.21.90.27 on May 27 with a number of changes and additions to the game, including bug fixes forMinecraft’sVibrant Visuals-related features. The preview build is live on Xbox, PlayStation, Windows, and iOS platforms, while the beta build is available on Android with the ability to join and leave it. The update brings graphical bug fixes for ambient lighting levels in the Nether and fog settings in warm and humid biomes in Vibrant Visuals, while some black screen issues in the Android version were fixed. In addition, Vibrant Visuals is no longer tinted green on Android devices, but some sky and weather-related changes from Vibrant Visuals have been temporarily reverted as the developers work to remedy some issues.
Moreover, an issue that caused items in hand to not animate properly inMinecraftwas fixed. A number ofdifferent mob types inMinecraftwere also updated and tweaked, including Ghastling and Happy Ghast. Ghastling’s speed has been reduced, and Happy Ghast’s player detection area is now a single box. Happy Ghast will also no longer jitter when a player is detected on the edge of its detection area. Leash positions for a variety of mobs were also fixed, and entities can now be leashed to a Glow Squid.
Likethe previous experimentalMinecraftupdate, the latest preview update is rounded out by a few technical fixes. There was also a temporary rollback of opaque settings for blocks, which will receive additional fixes at a later date. A fix will now properly display icon textures whenever its associated item is held in hand, and the default control schemes for all cameras have been fixed. Since the update is still based on a build that’s a work-in-progress, there will still be some issues that are unaddressed, butMinecraftplayers are able to visit the game’s official feedback website and bugs page in order to report their findings.
