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Vibrant Visuals is Oversaturated

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My initial reaction to the reveal of Vibrant Visuals was very positive. However, after using it, I have grown more and more to disliking it and finding it annoying. I believe I have pinpoint the reason for my shift in opinion to the changes in color that come with it. Words that I would describe the feeling I get when playing Minecraft are "solemn," "melancholic," and "dreary." This is largely due to the idea that I am alone in a vast world, humbly living off the land. This can additionally be a result of the relatively dull and faded colors that the game has. As a result, I really like this feeling and I have long come to associate Minecraft with this. With Vibrant Visuals however, this feeling is completely thrown out the window. Beyond current graphical bugs, Vibrant Visuals gives the whole game a bright warm hint of orange and raises the contrast of everything tenfold. This is especially apparent during the day and even then, night time has a similar issue, albeit lesser. Vibrant Visuals is a great idea but, either it needs to be changed, or an option needs to be added so that the colors of the world isn't so saturated and is more dull so that it can retain the dreary bleak feeling the game has been loved for, for the longest time.
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    So don't activate it.

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    Agreed, this tweak would make it perfect, even if its just a toggle option. Just feels wrong seeing wooden chests being literally neon orange when their original colors would look so much better with these shaders

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    You can fix it by going to the main menu settings (NOT on your world) and going to Video > Turn on "Allow In-Game Graphics Mode Switching". Then you can switch it to Simple or Fancy and it reverts it.

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    I agree, although not necessarily for the mood but because the sensation I get with the light on this update is like I have grease on my glasses. I turned down Bloom, which helps, but the world is still so bright it smears together. I was so excited for the shaders so that the massive castles I create can actually have light casting through their windows and all, but this upside has come with the downside of oversaturation. The original look already had a "completely lit up" palette; all that needed to happen was for the shadows to move according to the sun.

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    I don't have the same emotive sentiment, but definitely agree that the colours are oversaturated. 

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    I agree with you. There used to be a tone-mapping setting with the old Deferred Lighting engine (later replaced by Vibrant Visuals)