Vanilla RTX v1.7.8 Release

This update brings variety of quality updates along with full support for new 1.20 content.

Vanilla RTX & Vanilla RTX Normals v1.7.8 Changelogs:

• Added full support for "Next Major Update" blocks in Minecraft Preview
• Revamped copper & cut copper (stage 0) MERs
• Updated none-oxidized parts on copper ores & raw copper to fully match copper material, lightning rod is now more detailed & matches copper, adjusted lightning rod heightmap & normal map
• Oxidized parts on raw copper block now match other copper oxidization stages
• Improved all 16 colors of glazed terracotta MERs, now much more detailed, fully reworked normal maps
• Improved bamboo & bamboo leaves normal maps and heightmaps, now much softer with other corrections/fixes
• Revamped all command block normal maps, improved heightmaps, reworked MERs, now much more detailed
• Reworked hopper outside normal map
• Updated 16 base textures with different file sizes compared to vanilla resources, this will eliminate any possible unintended disparity (e.g. inside of cauldron, which has been flipped or weeping vines now have a blue tint, PBR maps were updated where needed to match new textures)
• Added support for structure air, improved structure void
• Decreased cave vine emissive intensity (glow berries)
• Revamped structure block & jigsaw block, improved normals, heightmaps, new and detailed MERs, jigsaw & structure blocks are now fully consistent
• Improved iron parts on smoker front on & off, now matches other iron blocks
• Adjustments to lava emissivity, pixels that are overall darker during the animation emit slightly less light
• Revamped Kelp block, now much more detailed (I am aware of the reflective bottom texture issue, a fix will be included in an upcoming patch)
• Optimized pack file size
• Adjustments to scaffolding top normal
• Updated flowerpot to fully match brick block's roughness values
• Updated bookshelf to match chiseled bookshelf

Originally, this update was planned to arrive this November, that was assuming Minecraft v1.20 content isn't going to be seen in-game for at very least a month after Minecraft Live.
I also mentioned in a previous post that what I should be focusing on solely depends on Minecraft releases.
Around 40% of the changes I had in mind for this update are already complete & included, the rest will arrive in near future.
Early arrival of newer blocks had me releasing this update sooner, which I believe is what most players would want, support for newer Minecraft versions, going forward you can expect more minor releases.

What's next?
Expect McRTX Tweaks patch's rework to arrive, soon.