WithMinecraft’s Vibrant Visuals finally updating its visual graphics and catching up with player-made mods, Mojang may want to take the opportunity to maintain this momentum by focusing on other basic but vital mechanics and features that need a revamp. Between the likes of biome-specific variants for classicMinecraftmobs and enhanced ambient sounds and visual effects, Mojang’s new approach to smaller, more refined content drops continues to prove successful. But while its upcoming update focuses onMinecraft’s visual performance with more dynamic lighting and textures, this should also aim to be the first of many changes to the game’s most fundamental areas.
Having spent so many years committed to just one or two large-scale annual updates, Mojang has arguably overlooked several ofMinecraft’s key mechanics and features that are now overdue for an update of their own. Though the modding community has been able to offer modpacks and set a standard for new features and quality-of-life improvements thatMinecraftmight need, the latest Vibrant Visuals update could be a sign that Mojang intends to meet this standard. With this in mind, Mojang could keep focusing on the more basic aspects of gameplay forMinecraft’s next update after Vibrant Visuals.
While enhancingMinecraft’s graphics might have been long overdue given the popularity of modded shaders, theVibrant Visualsdrop marks a growing trend of updates from Mojang focusing on quality-of-life changes to improve the game’s overall experience. With recent content drops introducing Bundles for extra inventory in “Bundles of Bravery” and “Spring to Life” adding environmental changes ranging from fallen trees and ambient sound effects, it seems that Mojang is gradually working through and updating key areas ofMinecraft’s gameplay. As a result, this could suggest that other basic features and mechanics will also receive updates of their own soon.
But interspersed between these same updates have also been the likes of The Garden Awakens, a drop primarily focused on all-new content with a new biome, mob, and blocks like pale oak wood and resin bricks. This could mean thatfollowingMinecraft’s Vibrant Visuals update, Mojang may move back to adding new features to the game instead of improving what it already has. However, with players having long since requested and sought out enhancements toMinecraft’s visual graphics, it might only frustrate players further if Mojang immediately pivots back to new content instead of continuing its quality-of-life improvements.
Mojang May Revisit Core Minecraft Features and Mechanics
Provided that Mojang continues to refine fundamental areas ofMinecraft’s gameplay through its smaller-scale updates, looking to other player-made mods and feedback might help indicate which areas future content drops should focus on next. Just as existingshader mods precededMinecraft’s Vibrant Visualsupdate, the modding community has already outlined a broad range of features and mechanics that Mojang could finally update, such as:
While it might take time and several drops to update everything, especially if these updates are alternated between new content that expandsMinecrafteven further, it is something that Mojang will likely need to address sooner or later.
Mojang Can Still Catch Up On Minecraft’s Updates
Having recently celebrated its15th anniversary sinceMinecraft’s launchin 2009, it has held onto its title of the best-selling game of all time due to its ability to continuously evolve in line with the rest of the gaming industry. However, in the face of contention over mob votes and slow updates, Mojang’s transition to more focused, small-scale updates appears to be the right approach toMinecraft. But with so many features and mechanics missing out on updates over these years, Mojang could benefit by going back to basics and ensuringMinecraftis living up to its fullest potential.
