earthshade

EarthShade

EarthShade is a realistic shader pack for Iris that enhances Minecraft's visuals with natural lighting, soft shadows, and cinematic skies while keeping the vanilla feel intact. It focuses on realistic colors, smooth daylight transitions, and immersive outdoor environments without overwhelming the game's original style.

Whether you're exploring forests, building cities, or watching the sunset over the ocean, EarthShade is designed to make every moment feel more alive.

✨ Features
☀️ Dynamic sunlight
🌅 Atmospheric sky with smooth day/night transitions
🌄 Enhanced sunrise and sunset colors
🌑 Soft shadow filtering
🎨 ACES filmic tonemapping
🔥 Improved torch and block lighting
🌍 Natural color grading
🌤 HDR lighting
⚡ Optimized for Iris
📦 Requirements
Minecraft 1.21.x
Iris Shaders
Sodium (recommended)
🎯 Goals

EarthShade aims to provide realistic visuals while preserving Minecraft's identity. Instead of extreme bloom or exaggerated colors, it focuses on believable lighting, balanced contrast, and an immersive atmosphere.

🚧 Planned Features
🌊 Better water
☁️ Improved clouds
🌫 Distance fog
🌙 Enhanced moon and stars
✨ Bloom
☀️ God rays
🍃 Waving vegetation
🌧 Rain improvements
❤️ Credits

EarthShade is developed by Earthball1235.

Built using the Iris shader pipeline and inspired by modern physically based rendering techniques. also check out wobblemod and calculatortooltip