Newb X Mike Shader makes Minecraft Bedrock look alive without changing the vanilla feel. Soft clouds drift across the sky and drag their shadows over the ground, sunrises and sunsets burn orange around the sun, and the night fills with stars that twinkle on their own.
Requirements
MB LOADER IS REQUIRED TO RUN THIS SHADER
THIS IS NOT A VIBRANT VISUALS PACK
You need MB Loader and a patched Minecraft. This is a real shader, not a Vibrant Visuals pack. Vanilla Minecraft cannot load it. Installing it on an unpatched game does nothing at all.
Do not turn Vibrant Visuals on for this one. It is a separate renderer and this shader is not built for it.
If you are looking for something that works on normal unpatched Minecraft, all of my other packs are Vibrant Visuals packs. Links are further down.
What this changes
Volumetric clouds
Soft, fluffy clouds that move across the sky and drag their shadows over the ground as they pass. This is the part I spent the most time on.
Sunrise and sunset
The sky turns orange in a band around the sun while the rest of it stays blue, instead of the whole sky changing color at once.
Night sky
Cyan night sky with stars that twinkle on their own rather than sitting flat.
Rain
The ground goes dark and soaked while rain is falling, and fog rolls in around you.
Thunderstorms
Grass and trees sway much harder than they do in normal rain, so a storm reads as a storm before you hear the thunder.
Waving plants
Grass, leaves, flowers and saplings all move in the wind.
Glowing blocks
Torches, lanterns, glowstone and ores give off light in their own color instead of everything glowing the same orange.
Colors and shadows
Stronger shadows and richer colors through the whole day, without pulling the world away from the vanilla look.
Subpacks
Pick a cloud style in the pack settings:
- Default
- Rounded Clouds
- Box Clouds
- Realistic Clouds
There are also two lighter options if you care more about frames than looks:
- No Fog drops the fog and the rain haze.
- No Wave stops plants and leaves from moving.
On a weaker phone, start with No Wave. It is the cheapest thing to give up and you keep the clouds and the lighting.
Credits
This shader is built on Newbsl. The base rendering work is not mine and full credit goes to its developers. What I have done here is my own tuning on top of it: the clouds, the sky colors, the storm behavior and the overall look.
Installation
- Install MB Loader first. Without it nothing below will do anything.
- Download the .mcpack file
- Open it. Minecraft imports it on its own.
- In your world go to Settings > Global Resources and activate the shader
- Pick your cloud subpack, or a No Fog / No Wave option if you want more frames
- Leave the world and load it again once if nothing looks different
Permissions
YOU ARE ALLOWED TO
- Make a review or showcase video. YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, any platform. All I ask is that you link this CurseForge page in the description.
- Use the shader in your own gameplay videos and streams. No permission needed, go ahead.
- Modify it for your own personal use. Tweak whatever you want on your own device. The modified version has to stay with you though. It cannot be uploaded or shared publicly anywhere.
- Share this page with friends or in servers.
YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO
- Upload a modified version. Editing my work and releasing it under your own name, or claiming it as your own, is not allowed.
- Put the download behind your own link. If you make a review video, link my official project page and nothing else. No monetized links, no link shorteners, no ad links, and no direct download that you host yourself.
- Reupload it anywhere else.
FAQ
The shader is not working. Nothing changed after I installed it.
You almost certainly do not have MB Loader installed.
This is a shader, not a resource pack. Normal Minecraft cannot render it. If you import it into an unpatched game it will show up in your pack list and then do absolutely nothing, which is exactly what it is supposed to do. The shader is not broken.
Install MB Loader first, then activate the shader.
Do I need to turn Vibrant Visuals on?
No. This one has nothing to do with Vibrant Visuals. Leave it off.
My device heats up or drops frames.
Switch to the No Wave subpack first. If it is still heavy, use No Fog as well, and drop your render distance a few chunks.
Can I make a YouTube video or a review on this?
Yes, of course. Any platform is fine. Just link this official project page in your description.
Can I put my own download link in the video?
No. Please link my official page only. No shortened links, no monetized links, and no download you host yourself.
Can I modify it?
Yes, but for personal use only. Change whatever you like on your own device. You just cannot upload or publicly share the modified version.
Suggestions or problems?
Contact me on Discord: _miku_99_
You can also just drop a comment below. If it is a bug, please include your device and Minecraft version. Screenshots help a lot and I can usually get it fixed in the next update.
