On Monday, Mojang and Nvidia kicked off this week's Gamescom gaming conference by unveiling a substantial update for the blocky, mega-popular game Minecraft: a visual patch coming exclusively to owners of Nvidia RTX graphics cards for the game's Windows 10 version. This comes seven days after another similar patch, which would have been free for all Xbox and Windows players, was canceled after two years of delays.

And while that canceled 'Super Duper' patch looked impressive, this one takes the intentionally chunky, lo-fi Minecraft to an entirely new level, thanks to a heavy emphasis on ray tracing. All of Nvidia's RTX graphics cards include a dedicated core designed to efficiently map out massive amounts of light bounces in 3D imagery. This core's effects on Minecraft might be the most impressive yet for an RTX-compatible game.

The upgrade's reveal trailer shows exactly how this 'path tracing' patch will look in action, with more realistic looking models for light bouncing and reflection. The game's pixellated 'gold' blocks now glisten like gold. Reflective materials now mirror whatever mobs walk near them. Light cast upon different kinds of materials will naturally glow, and underground caverns will now smolder in impressive red light seeping from nearby lava flows.

In addition to upgrades to ambient occlusion and shadow resolution, the trailer also shows a pretty dazzling overhaul to the game's water rendering system. Though the game still renders chunky 'bubble' blocks in the water, it otherwise reflects and refracts whatever light is visible both above and below the water.

No release date was given beyond '2020,' and Mojang hasn't announced whether this RTX-exclusive patch will cost extra for the game's existing owners.

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A huge question lingers ahead of the feature's live previews at this week's Gamescom: how demanding will this patch be? Even higher-end GeForce RTX graphics cards, like the RTX 2080 Super and RTX 2080 Ti, have struggled to efficiently render some games' RTX-exclusive patches. Fans who play

The Super Duper Graphics Pack was a graphics pack planned to be added to Minecraft in the fall of 2017; however, its release was presumed delayed. According to Mojang, 'the graphics part of our engine was quite honestly simply not built for this, and when we tried to put all the new features piece by piece things went bad.' HI guys, VIPmanYT here! In this video I Show you how to get the super duper graphics pack early for Minecraft bedrock. THis is for Xbox one, pocket edition a. Subscribe To Stealth, Previous Video: A Member!

Back in 2017, Mojang’s announcement about the super-duper graphics update which claimed to bring a significant graphics update, the company also incorporated a trailer revealing how the graphics.

Minecraft's Java version on PC may already know this, thanks to a mod project enabling similar lighting and reflection tweaks (though this mod is in alpha and arguably not as pretty as today's official RTX patch reveal). We look forward to seeing direct-feed capture of the patch from Gamescom attendees and to learning how beefy a PC is being used in these demos.

We're also wondering whether the Super Duper Graphics Pack—slated to launch on all Xbox and Windows versions of Minecraft—was canceled in favor of this. While neither Mojang nor Nvidia mentioned the canceled pack, Monday's reveal video includes a telling quote: 'It's allowed the team here to just focus on Minecraft the game and Nvidia to focus on underlying technologies.'

Nvidia used Gamescom as an opportunity to lift the curtain on other RTX-exclusive patches coming to PC games in the next year, but these weren't nearly as revealing. The most dramatic tease, for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, didn't have much in the way of A/B testing. Other new trailers were even more scant on visual details.

And what about those who own Minecraft on platforms other than the combination of Windows 10 and Nvidia RTX? They too may see visual upgrades in the near future, though these may be subtler. Mojang issued its own announcement on Monday about the game's upcoming shift to an entirely new rendering pipeline in its 'Bedrock' edition, the one that is most widely ported and updated. The game's new engine is called 'Render Dragon.'

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The blog post vaguely sums up Render Dragon's updates as 'improved emissivity, directional lighting, edge highlighting, and new lighting techniques.' Unlike the RTX patch's reveal, Mojang wasn't ready to show how intense those Render Dragon updates may look, or whether they'll come anywhere near the handsome Super Duper Graphics Pack reveal in 2017.

'Not all devices will support ray tracing, but we will have some graphics enhancements on most devices,' the official Mojang blog post says.

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One of the most appealing aspects of Minecraft was its graphics: it wasn’t anything fancy but you still loved it anyway. In a world that was getting increasingly high tech, there was still this game that stuck with aesthetic standards of the past. Last year, the makers of the game announced a Super Duper Graphics Pack optional DLC that boasted of 4K HDR graphics.

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It wasn’t surprising then that the announcement not a unanimous cheer. Sure, the game looks great with improved graphics and all, but what about its essence? The beauty with Minecraft was that you could create something fancy from a simple set of tools.

However, just because Minecraft is being offered in a much more “visually attractive” package doesn’t spell the end for pixels. As the maker’s stated in a blog post, “…this is just one aesthetic vision for Minecraft – not THE vision for Minecraft.”

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Super Duper Graphics Pack

This was made available for Xbox One and Windows 10. It’s part of an effort to “give Minecraft a new lick of paint.” Minecraft players who used the Java Edition have been able to do this and now other users can get the same chance.

A blog post on the official Minecraft site called the pack “full of excessive visual razzmatazz.” Among the features boasted include dynamic shadows, directional lighting, and edge highlighting.

While not many are enthused by this, the good news is that the version with pixels isn’t going anywhere. It has also been stressed that the Graphics Pack is optional. So it’s entirely up to you to get this or not. Then again, it still hasn’t dropped.

Better Together Update

This is an attempt to unify versions of the game under a single edition. With this update, players who use consoles, mobile devices or Windows 10 to play Minecraft will now be able to do so using just one version. In the past, users of different devices needed to get a version specific to what they own. This update changes that.

The update also allows cross-platform play. Meaning, players using different devices can come together and play a game they love. It’s a noble effort that will surely be appreciated.

Independent servers have always been a way for the Minecraft community to collaborate, play, and socialize. With the Better Together Update, a list of servers will be accessible from the start menu. Doing this makes it easier for players to find like-minded individuals who share a passion for the game.

Minecraft APK

Minecraft is available for the Android platform. You can also get it on your device through an APK, which is basically like an installer. If you’re a Windows user, an EXE file is the closest thing that can be likened to an APK. And you go through the same process in getting gone too!

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All you have to do to get a Minecraft APK are the following:

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1. Since you’re already here, then all you need to do is download the APK file.
2. On your device, make sure Unknown Sources is turned on. This allows you to install programs using methods other than the Play Store. You can check this by going to Settings then Security. Note that if you’re on Android 8 or 9, you will just be prompted about allowing an installation.
3. Go to the Downloads folder on your device. Find the APK and tap on it to begin the installation process.

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Wait for the process to complete and once it’s done, you’re ready to enjoy Minecraft on your device.