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Description
A custom Minecraft shaderpack built from scratch — blending the vanilla-faithful style of Complementary Reimagined with the atmospheric richness of Photon Shaders.
OffShades is an experimental shaderpack focused on warm skies, readable vanilla-style terrain, and atmospheric lighting without losing Minecraft's identity.
Artistic Direction
| Feature | Goal |
|---|---|
| Terrain | Vanilla block feel, readable textures |
| Sky & Atmosphere | Soft atmospheric scattering, beautiful sunrises/sunsets, Vanilla clouds |
| Water | Clear, semi-realistic, not hyper-realist |
| Shadows | Sharp near, soft at distance |
| Bloom | Subtle and natural |
| Clouds | Slightly volumetric but geometric |
| Nether | Solas Shader inspired lava and atmosphere |
| End | Iteration Inspired End but with full solar system instead of only saturn |
Inspirations
OffShades is developed from some of the code of the inspirations:
- Complementary Reimagined — vanilla-friendly lighting, balanced colors, and strong configurability.
- Photon Shaders — atmospheric skies, detailed lighting, and cinematic weather effects.
- Solas Shader — stylized fantasy lighting, colored light, volumetric effects, and expressive skies. Releases are also available on Modrinth and CurseForge.
- IterationT / IterationRP — realistic lighting, reflections, and restrained color grading. Community patches and edits can be found in Erykuuu/IterationRp-SoczystaWolowina-edits and huj31415/iterationrp-patches.
Note: Iteration's original shaderpack is not maintained in an official public GitHub repository. Prefer the author's download page and treat third-party mirrors or patches as community resources.
Compatibility
- Loader: Iris Shaders 1.7+ (recommended) / OptiFine
- Minecraft: 1.20+
- OpenGL: 4.0+
Installation
- Download the latest release (or clone this repo)
- Place the
OffShadesfolder (or.zip) in your.minecraft/shaderpacks/directory - In-game:
Options → Video Settings → Shader Packs → OffShades
License
OffShades is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0). See the LICENSE file for the complete terms.
Copyright © Ulyxx3.
OffShades Team
