The Big Beta

I'd call this version 1.0 but it's not quite there yet.

Resource pack? Never heard of 'em!

I've implemented a new integrated PBR system which lets me much more easily set parameters for blocks. So far added are all metal blocks and gemstones, as well as foliage, grass, and sand.

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Inspired by Photon, leaves have a subtle specular sheen as well as...

Scattering of the subsurface variety

This was easier than expected. Thanks to Tech for helping me out with it!

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Specular Highlights

Why weren't these here in the first place? Ask Bruce, but they're here now! This means reflective surfaces will now look a lot better, even without SSR applied to them. !2024-07-16_01 46 21

Slippery When Wet

When it's raining, the rain itself is now actually visible, although it doesn't look amazing so I may replace this with something procedural in the future. Blocks will now appear wet in the rain, even without a resource pack. !2024-07-18_14 58 05

Directional Lighting (experimental)

Why's it experimental? Because it doesn't work on NVIDIA GPUs and I haven't had a chance to fix this. Thanks to CyanEmber for getting me started on this. !7B2CEA5AF5-9433-4310-83CD-E18D3AED1E6B7D

And more!

• Complete overhaul of the settings menu, including some profiles.
• The second composite pass was completely overhauled, allowing transparent stuff which doesn't write to the depth buffer to render.
• Improved water and nether fog significantly.
• Added a basic end skybox.
• Rough reflections now use Interleaved Gradient Noise for microfacet generation.
• Metals now use F82 values with the Lazanyi Schlick function, giving better Fresnel coefficients.