Not only that, you will have the ability to create your own tool packs that allow you to change metal properties, light emissions and the complexity of the material. With features such as vertical illumination, visible space (such as light and rust), realistic shadows, emissive per-pixel lights, reflectors, and virtual objects, you'll have a new way to make your beautiful world come alive.
Before you go racing to join the beta and get into the fun (following this a very tempting link), please note that this beta, like every beta, is a work in progress. Things may be wrong, being unreliable, not available to all parts of the game (like Nether or End), or it may not be in line with the gameplay rules – but that's part of the process. With that in mind, we appreciate your help! Join the beta and let us know your suggestions at resource.minecraft.net and please report all bugs to bugs.mojang.com. We have a few known problems with this beta and you can find the complete list at http://Aka.ms/rtxbeta.
