by iambeen
A gameplay-focused shader pack for Minecraft
 ## Acknowledgments * Menu translations: * [NakiriRuri](https://github.com/NakiriRuri) and [OrzMiku](https://github.com/Orzmiku) - Chinese Simplified (China; Mandarin) * [ChunghwaMC](https://github.com/ChunghwaMC) - Chinese Traditional (Taiwan; Mandarin) * [Jmayk](https://github.com/Jmayk-dev) - Italian * [Timtaran](https://github.com/Timtaran) - Russian * sincerity - Estonian * Patatagod69 - Dutch * [Emin](https://github.com/EminGT) - Shadow bias method from [Complementary Reimagined](https://www.complementary.dev/shaders/) (fully fixes peter panning and light leaking underground!) * [DrDesten](https://github.com/DrDesten) - Depth tolerance calculation for SSR (helps to prevent false reflections) * [Jessie](https://github.com/Jessie-LC) - f0 and f82 values for labPBR hardcoded metals * [Sledgehammer Games](https://www.sledgehammergames.com/) - Bloom downsampling method used in Call of Duty Advanced Warfare (described [here](http://www.iryoku.com/next-generation-post-processing-in-call-of-duty-advanced-warfare)) * http://momentsingrapics.de/ - Blue noise texture * [NASA Scientific Visualization Studio](https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4851) - Galaxy image ## Installation * Photon can be used with [Iris](https://irisshaders.dev/download) (recommended) or [OptiFine](https://optifine.net/home) * Iris is a modern shader loader with far better performance, mod compatibility and developer features than OptiFine. Some features (Colored Lighting) will only work on Iris * Once you have your preferred shader loader installed, simply place the downloaded zip file in your `.minecraft/shaderpacks` folder ### Downloads * [Releases](https://modrinth.com/shader/photon-shader/versions) (recommended) * [Lastest commit](https://github.com/sixthsurge/photon/archive/refs/heads/main.zip) ## Features * Fully revamped sky, lighting and water * Detailed clouds with many layers and cloud types * Immersive weather system providing different skies each day * Voxel-based colored lighting (enabled with Ultra profile, requires Iris) * Screen-space reflections * Volumetric fog * Soft shadows with variable-size penumbras * Detailed ambient occlusion (GTAO) * Camera effects: bloom, depth of field, motion blur * Much improved image quality with TAA, FXAA and CAS * Advanced temporal upscaling (disabled by default) for low end devices * Extensive settings menu allowing you to customize every aspect of the shader * Full labPBR resource pack support ## Compatibility * Nvidia, AMD and Intel GPUs * Iris - version 1.5 and above * OptiFine - on Minecraft 1.16.5 and above * Photon is also compatible with [Distant Horizons](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/distant-horizons) and [Voxy](https://modrinth.com/mod/voxy) * Apple Metal: Disable _SH Skylight_ and _Colored Shadows_ ## Showcase videos
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