VividVanilla

Fuller, richer water

The water was made to look richer and smoother, while still remaining true to the look of vanilla Minecraft.

Connected textures

With Continuity, blocks such as glass, glass panels, bookshelves, and sandstone now blend seamlessly with VividVanilla’s color palette. Similarly,
glass, bookshelves, and sandstone connected via Fusion + Midnighttigger’s FCT have also been made to match the pack’s colors. (Place VividVanilla on top of the FCT.)

More supported versions

The supported version of the source package has been lowered to 1.20.1

Lava Visuals and Animation

Minor adjustments were made to the lava’s appearance to make it look better and more eye-catching.

Animations

A more vivid sky

The daytime sky is now a deeper, richer blue. The horizon keeps its natural haze, so the sky still blends smoothly into the distance.

Brighter, twinkling stars

Night skies are no longer flat. Stars shine brighter, show up earlier at dusk, and each one slowly twinkles at its own pace.

More distinct lava

Even though the lava texture was changed in the previous version, the difference wasn’t very noticeable compared to its appearance in the vanilla version. This issue was resolved by refining the flow animation.

Water Change

Because of the change in the sky, the water remained very blue. The saturation was reduced slightly.

Good to know

→ The sky and stars work in all supported versions from 1.20.1 through 26.3. Twinkling stars are available in versions 1.20.1–1.21.4 and 26.2–26.3; in other versions, brighter stars without the twinkling effect are displayed. This is due to changes in how stars are rendered in current versions. A corresponding adjustment was necessary for it to function properly.

→ If you are using a shader pack such as Iris or OptiFine, or a mod that modifies the sky, the resource pack may stop rendering. Please be aware of this when using it.

A softer horizon

In v1.4 the richer sky ran all the way down to the horizon and met the pale haze in a hard line. Now the extra color fades out as the sky gets closer to the horizon. Up high it is just as vivid, and down low it blends into the distance as smoothly as vanilla.

The saturation of the birch wood was reduced

Birch wood had turned so yellow that it read like a different tree. It is now much calmer and closer to its natural pale tone, while still a little livelier than vanilla. End stone got the same treatment: no more sharp green, just a gentle, warmer cream.

A new End sky

The End keeps its dark, empty atmosphere, but the sky is no longer a flat haze. It is a little deeper and scattered with faint, distant stars.

Smooth End Explotions

The purple flashes in the End sky used to show big square pixels. They now glow smoothly, with a slightly richer purple.

Good to know

• Soft Horizon works on all supported versions from 1.20.1 through 26.3.
• End glows are only available in Minecraft 1.21.9 and newer versions; therefore, soft glow is applied in these versions.
• If you’re using a shader pack with Iris or OptiFine, the shader pack is rendered instead of the sky. However, you can use a texture pack to increase the saturation of water and blocks.