Defined PBR Texture Pack FAQ
10 questions players actually ask, answered.
Why isn't Ray Tracing turning on when I activate Defined PBR?
Defined PBR requires you to manually toggle the Ray Tracing setting inside your Video Settings menu after activating the pack in Global Resources. If the toggle is greyed out, ensure you are playing on Windows with a hardware-capable ray tracing graphics card.
How do I use the addon packs like Glowing Ores or Clear Water?
Activate the addon pack in your Global Resources or World Resource Packs list and place it directly above the main Defined PBR pack in the load order. Placing the addon on top ensures its specific textures override the base pack's defaults.
Can I use Defined PBR on Minecraft Java Edition or mobile?
No, Defined PBR is built specifically for the Bedrock Edition rendering engine on Windows. It requires desktop-grade ray tracing hardware and will not function on mobile devices, consoles, or Java Edition.
How do I change how the fog looks in my world?
You can customize the atmosphere by applying either the Cinematic Fog Pack Addon or the Subtle Fog Pack Addon above the base pack in your resource list. Only use one fog addon at a time so they do not conflict with each other.
Why do blocks have 3D depth instead of looking flat?
Defined PBR uses heightmaps to give vanilla textures physical depth and relief when hit by ray-traced light. This makes details like bricks, ores, and wood grain appear recessed or raised without changing the actual shape of the block.
Does this pack fix invisible or broken mobs in RTX?
Yes, Defined PBR includes built-in fixes for Bedrock entity rendering bugs that normally break under Ray Tracing. Mobs like villagers, horses, the Warden, and the player model will render properly without missing textures or weird lighting glitches.
How do I make ores or terracotta glow in the dark?
Enable the Glowing Ores Pack Addon or the Glowing Terracotta Pack Addon in your active resource packs and sort them above the main Defined PBR pack. This adds emissive properties to those blocks so they emit light in dark caves and builds.
Why is my game lagging so much with Defined PBR enabled?
Ray tracing is very demanding and requires a dedicated RTX or RX 6000+ series graphics card alongside adequate system RAM. To improve your framerate, go to your Video Settings and lower your Ray Tracing Render Distance, or turn on upscaling if your card supports it.
How do I get connected or borderless glass with this pack?
Activate the Borderless Glass Pack Addon and place it above the main Defined PBR resource pack in your settings. This removes the outer frame textures from glass blocks while keeping their ray-traced reflections and refraction.
Why did the textures stop working when I joined a multiplayer world?
If a server or realm forces its own resource packs, it may override your Global Resources and disable Defined PBR. Make sure the pack is active in your Global Resources, and check that the world host hasn't locked textures to a different pack.