Minecraft Java Edition is upgrading to Vulkan, but it's not great news for mods

Mojang warned that many popular mods will be affected by this change and wants to help mod authors port over their work.

Minecraft Java is getting a new graphics API for its Vibrant Visuals update

Minecraft developer Mojang is switching the Java Edition's graphics API from OpenGL to Vulkan ahead of its Vibrant Visuals update.
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Minecraft Reveals More Content for Its First Game Drop of 2026

Minecraft reveals some exciting new features on the way that players can test out now in Java Snapshot and soon in Bedrock Beta.
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Minecraft Java gets stability boost in snapshot 9

Minecraft 26.1 Snapshot 9 will eliminate the confusion with kittens in the game and eliminate a crash caused by an entity going up beyond the height limit.If you ever experienced your Minecraft world ...