[MC-309520] Shadows on mobs look off

I was playing the newest snapshot when I noticed that the mobs have weird shadows that aren’t smooth or realistic compared to the latest release (please fix this rendering bug). Here’s some before-and-after screenshots of a pig just to give proof.

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MC-309392 The lighting on entities and block entities is not rendered correctly and appears too dark or too bright on certain sides Resolved

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Latest Release Textures (Before) (bfff17e5-2376-480d-b3f2-22867d84c0a7).png

Latest Snapshot Textures (After) (f6e1fee3-fcf1-42fe-aabc-016d4455ac1e).png

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Automation for Jira 2026-07-02T23:32:47Z

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BreninFof 2026-07-03T00:10:32Z

Duplicate of MC-309392

[Mod] ManosSef 2026-07-03T09:07:13Z

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