Nostalgia Shader
What is the Nostalgia Shader?
It is a shaderpack meant to loosely replicate the look and feel of "first-gen" shaderpacks (Seus v08, Chocapic v3 etc.) while also adding new features and visual effects like volumetric fog.
What are the features/effects that this shaderpack has?
- custom skybox and lighting colors
- dynamic shadows
- volumetric fog
- wind effects on foliage
- shader based vanilla styled clouds (including an option for story mode styled clouds)
- second layer of volumetric clouds (partially inspired by super duper pack, but better)
- nether and end support
- TAA and auto exposure
Where can I download it?
Either here or via my website (link below).
Any Requirements?
Optifine for 1.12 or newer
Version 4.0 and newer require 1.16 until OptiFine finally backports new features
Iris support pending, this has to be done on Iris' end, not mine so don't ask about that for the time being
A nVidia or AMD graphics card supporting OpenGL 4.0
Windows or Linux
DUE TO REPEATED ISSUE-REPORTS: Intel HD 5000 Graphics and older are NOT supported!
External Links:
The Offical Website of this Project: Link
The Discord Server: Link
The Shaderlabs Discord: Link
So I realize that Iris support is one their end but I'm curious as to the logistics of why your shader packs don't work on iris
In reply to StxcheGaming:
It just doesn't support a variety of features that I use.
Does this have path traced global illumination?
Version 4.0 has screen-space path tracing, which should hopefully get the job done. It provides global illumination, accurate shadows, and better ambient occlusion, although because of its screen-space nature, it can only calculate what is on-screen, which can hinder the accuracy of the algorithm. For an accurate result, the path tracer would have to be able to cast multiple rays (coming from the camera) that bounce across the entire scene at random directions, get the sufficient information, and head right back towards the camera in order to generate the final image. Because of the utter complexity of path tracing, this is very demanding for most computers, and doing this in real-time is especially a problem when the game would have to run at a framerate that is at the very least playable (anything from 30fps and onwards). So, we've found out that limiting the path tracer to only calculate what is on-screen is significantly less expensive to render, and it gives us results that are close enough for a reasonable performance.
If you're looking for a fully path traced variant of the Nostalgia Shader that can calculate the entirety of your Minecraft world (which adds to the accuracy) as supposed to only what's visible on the frame, then feel free to check out NostalgiaVX because it may just have what you're looking for!
Just to let you know, the screen-space path tracing in the Nostalgia Shader is meant to be a free alternative to what you get with NostalgiaVX, so don't expect full blown path tracing in this version of the shaderpack any time soon.
Hello! Will updates???
Is there a version that will work with 1.12.2? If there isn't, could you recommend a shader for 1.12.2?
In reply to Crewsette:
Use Version 3.1 or older, those still work on 1.12
Is it meant to work with the IRIS Shaders modpack?
In reply to jaw10_:
Sadly Iris, at least for the time being, isn't compatible with Nostalgia.
I just wanted to say how impressed I am with this Shader, there's no other Shaders out there like this one. Would it be possible to add the glow effect option for skins that have glowing eyes and stuff? AMAZING WORK!!!!
In reply to thatkidconner:
Sounds like you're on nvidia with that broken driver version, update your graphics driver to the latest one and it should be fixed.
1.19.2 pls
In reply to aloes83yt:
you can use it and it works quite well, however wind effects don't seem to be working yet
edit I am an idiot, wind works
edit2: I managed to break nether portal transparency tho
In reply to aloes83yt:
1.19 should already work mostly fine aside from some emitters not being detected by the SSPT i imagine.
One Thing, i have barley 60 fps on medium settings with a 3080ti :') but.. its.. so DAMN BEAUTIFUL!
In reply to diggingacorn34:
Sound like either high resolutions, render quality above 1x (dont do that tbh, just a waste of performance) or just CPU bottleneck which is sadly common with minecraft.
the pack doesn't work, for me nothing happens when I apply it and when I try to change any settings when I hit apply they just reset to default. Is there any fix for this, I have tried multiple version. Also other packs have worked so far. Please god upon men help i really want this pack to work.
In reply to titaniumwolf17:
having the same issue
Edit: apparently it just doesn't support iris/oculus mod, only optifine
In reply to DuderinoMcMaam:
That's because Iris is still missing features that Nostalgia requires to function. There is a beta version on the Iris Discord that you can try, but it is probably still a bit buggy.