leaf blocks close up are rendered opaque and ugly, while
more distant leaf blocks still have transparency.
The opaque version of the leaf blocks has been removed in this release. I don't know if that was a mistake, but it was unfortunate. Choosing the "fill" color of opaque leaf blocks is an important way texture artist make fast graphics less noticeable.
I'm getting similar results.
On fast graphics:
leaf blocks close up are rendered opaque and ugly, while
more distant leaf blocks still have transparency.
The opaque version of the leaf blocks has been removed in this release. I don't know if that was a mistake, but it was unfortunate. Choosing the "fill" color of opaque leaf blocks is an important way texture artist make fast graphics less noticeable.