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performance shader

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Performance Shader is a lightweight Minecraft shader focused on improving lighting, sky appearance, water visuals, and overall atmosphere while keeping performance in mind.

3.9K downloads1 followersUpdated 1mo ago

1.1.0 · MC 26.3 · Iris, Optifine

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Files

  • 1.1.0

    release

    performance shader 1.10.1

    26.326.226.1.226.1.1+13irisoptifine

    2026-09-20 · 2.8K downloads

    Spider_Chunks_Performance_Shader_v1.10.1.zip · 59 KB

  • 1.0.1

    release

    performance shader 1.0.1

    26.226.1.226.1.126.1+12irisoptifine

    2026-08-20 · 1.1K downloads

    performance shader v1.0.1.zip · 37 KB

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About

Overview

Aurora Shader is an original Minecraft Java Edition shaderpack focused on improving the game's lighting and atmosphere while keeping a smooth, customizable experience.

It adds a cinematic visual style with natural lighting, dynamic shadows, atmospheric skies, custom water effects, clouds, fog, and configurable post-processing.

Features

  • Natural sun and moon lighting
  • Soft dynamic shadows with adjustable quality
  • Atmospheric sky and weather effects
  • Custom water with Fresnel reflections and optional screen-space reflections
  • Animated water surface
  • Procedural cloud effects
  • Distance and atmospheric fog
  • Ambient occlusion
  • Bloom and cinematic tone mapping
  • Exposure, contrast, saturation, and color controls
  • Optional TAA and motion-related effects
  • Separate quality presets from Potato to Ultra
  • Performance-focused options for different hardware

Quality Presets

Aurora Shader includes multiple presets:

  • Potato — maximum performance
  • Low — lightweight visual improvements
  • Medium — balanced quality and performance
  • High — enhanced lighting and reflections
  • Ultra — highest available visual quality

Compatibility

Designed for Minecraft: Java Edition with Iris Shader support.

Performance depends on hardware, Minecraft settings, render distance, resolution, and enabled shader features.

Important

Aurora Shader is an original shaderpack and is not affiliated with or derived from BSL Shaders or any other shaderpack.

The visual style is designed to provide a cinematic Minecraft experience while maintaining Minecraft's original character.

Credits & License

Created as an original shader project.

Please check the selected license and version information before redistributing modified versions of this project.