JUNE 2020 PCWorld 69packs for the beta’s launch, as well as five
bespoke worlds designed to show off the
potential of the new technology:- “Of Temples & Totems”
by Razzleberries - “Imagination Island” by
Blockworks - “Crystal Palace” by
GeminiTay - “Aquatic Adventure” by
Dr_Bond - “Color, Light, & Shadow”
by Pearlescent Moon - “Neon District” by
Elysium Fire
You can find each of the
free maps in Minecraft’s
Marketplace by searching for
“ray tracing.” The official
worlds each list Nvidia as the
creator in the store. I spent time
exploring them to show some
These new materials
make the game feel
much more alive and
natural, but requiring
them means you can’t
simply turn on RTX in
your existing Minecraft
worlds. Instead, you
need fresh worlds (or
migrated existing
Java-based worlds (go.
pcworld.com/jvbs) that
are built around a seed with a ray-tracing
texture pack. Nvidia worked with members of
the Minecraft community to supply texture
RTX on.RTX off.