NOISE Shaders

NOISE Shaders is an atmospheric Minecraft shader pack focused on cinematic lighting, deep shadows, reflective water, and dark, moody nights.

The shader keeps the recognizable Minecraft style while giving the world a more dramatic and slightly unsettling atmosphere. Days remain clear and playable, while nights become darker and rely more heavily on moonlight, torches, and other light sources.

Features

Cinematic daytime and nighttime lighting
Dynamic sun and moon shadows
Deep ambient shadows
Atmospheric distance fog and haze
Reflective and transparent water
Warm torch and emissive lighting
Enhanced contrast and color grading
Multiple quality presets, including Ultra
Support for both Iris and OptiFine

Visual Style

NOISE Shaders is designed for players who want Minecraft to feel more atmospheric without completely changing its original visual identity.

During the day, the world remains natural and readable, with improved lighting, water, shadows, and depth.

At night, the environment becomes significantly darker and more mysterious. Warm lights create small illuminated areas surrounded by deep blue darkness, making villages, forests, caves, and distant landscapes feel more immersive.

The shader does not add monsters, gameplay mechanics, or screen glitch effects. Its atmosphere is created through lighting, fog, shadows, reflections, and color correction.

Compatibility

Currently tested with:

Minecraft 26.1.2 — Iris
Minecraft 1.16.5 — OptiFine

Other Minecraft versions may also work, but they have not been fully tested yet.

NOISE Shaders is a client-side shader pack and requires a compatible shader loader such as Iris or OptiFine.

Installation

Install Iris or OptiFine for your Minecraft version.
Download the NOISE Shaders .zip file.
Place the file into the Minecraft shaderpacks folder.
Do not extract the archive.
Open Minecraft and select NOISE Shaders in the shader pack menu.
Choose the desired quality preset.

Performance

The Ultra preset provides the highest visual quality, but it may significantly reduce performance on weaker hardware.

Use a lower quality preset if you experience low FPS, stuttering, or excessive GPU usage.

Early Alpha

This is the first public alpha release of NOISE Shaders.

Visual issues, compatibility problems, and performance inconsistencies may still occur. Future versions will improve optimization, compatibility, lighting, water, fog, and configuration options.

Feedback, screenshots, and bug reports are welcome.