Minecraft enthusiasts should be thrilled to learn about the upcoming update! The latest Chase the Skies update for Minecraft will be launched tomorrow on PC, consoles, and mobile, introducing a wide array of new features. Alongside this update, the new Vibrant Visuals will also be released tomorrow—providing its initial official visual enhancement. Mojang has been developing the impending visual upgrade in the labs for some time. They also released a new video highlighting the features of Chase the Skies and the enhancements of Vibrant Visuals.

The Chase the Skies update was initially revealed earlier this year in March. One of the exciting new features players can look forward to is the ability to have a pet ghast. To start, players can acquire their first flying mount by finding a “dried ghast” block in the Nether. You can also craft one, and according to the recent Minecraft blog post, all you need is “ghast tears and a soul sand block.” Once you have your block, place it in water to watch it transform into your pet Ghastling.

Additional new features consist of a player location bar that assists in tracking the whereabouts of other players, including their elevation level. This will be displayed in the same location as the XP bar. The developers have also introduced leads, allowing players to tether mobs together, as well as mounts or even boats, along with saddles. However, this does not permit players to tether themselves to one another! Saddles can now be crafted using 3 leather and 1 iron ingot at a crafting table. Additionally, shears can now extract specific leads from a knot of leads, maintaining the integrity of the rest of the knot.

The Vibrant Visuals update marks the first significant graphical upgrade for Minecraft since the abandoned Super Duper Graphics Pack was announced. Mojang’s latest blog entry detailed: “Vibrant Visuals is initially releasing solely on compatible Minecraft: Bedrock Edition devices. This is merely the first phase, and we intend to introduce Vibrant Visuals to Minecraft: Java Edition in the future. For those who enjoy exploring Marketplace content, please note that Marketplace Add-Ons, Skins, and Persona items will be compatible with Vibrant Visuals. However, Worlds and Texture Packs will not be compatible with the new mode at launch.”

Another unfortunate limitation of activating Vibrant Visuals is that splitscreen multiplayer is unsupported. The blog mentioned that the game “will switch to Fancy or Simple rendering if multiple players are connected locally.” The visual enhancement update allows players to experience a new aspect of Minecraft with rebalanced lighting and shadow improvements. This enables the visibility of water reflections, shaded woodlands, fog drifts, and waterfalls shimmering in the radiant sun’s light.

So far, the devices supporting these two updates include Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Android, iOS, and PC.