Pushin' It

[jasonjgardner]

Several new entity textures have been added in this update. Alas, Minecraft does not support PBR materials for entity textures, so these are just 2D-renders of the entity materials.

The repository now includes tools and templates for anyone interested in creating their own RTX-enabled resource pack.

This release is coming a little later than its due date because I experienced performance problems after adding certain textures. Specifically, the piston top textures in the blocks/. Minecraft uses the piston arm entity textures in-game. The block piston tops appeared to load in the inventory screen because the icon was using piston_top_normal.png on its top face. I'm assuming this attempt to add a PBR texture to a data-driven block, like pistons, made Minecraft go haywire.

The performance issues could have also been caused by the multiple Substance Painter instances I tend to run alongside Minecraft – and I saw a slime mob's face in my world. (That's another known-issue). Once I removed the piston tops blocks and candles from the pack it seemed to run fine. So, who knows? I'm pushing this release anyway!

Performance Tips

• JG RTX is currently around 250mb. Set it as your global resource pack to avoid bundling it with worlds. Otherwise, any well-developed or explored world could be easily over 500mb.
• If Minecraft says you have low memory, you might not actually have low memory. Minecraft will report low memory if multiple resource packs are in use with mismatched mipmap settings. Try putting JG RTX on top of the resource pack stack to ensure the correct mipmap level.
• Try RenderBender to tweak denoiser settings and more.

Changelog

Added

• Double chest
• Boats
• Signs
• Beds
• Sculk vein
• Sculk block
• Spore blossom
• Potted azalea
• Jigsaw blocks
• Frosted ice
• Powder snow
• Turtle eggs
• Lead knot
• Pistons
• Nether wart stages
• Cactus bottom
• Pumpkin stems
• End frame eye
• Bee's nest with honey
• Glowing obsidian

Changed

• Stonier observer design
• Added glow to Nether wart block
• Chiseled stone brick design
• Soul lanterns and torches have blueish glow
• Glassier obsidian

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Clear Glass FTW

I recently held a reddit poll to help determine which style of glass to use in the pack. The clear glass won. Next round will be medieval clear glass vs. simple clear glass. This release still offers the old glass variety as an alternative.

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