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Minecraft: Java Edition
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GALAXY'S shaders These are the shaders for Minecraft Java edition. Made for Low/End Devices up to Entry Level
Galaxy'S Shaders
A customizable shader pack for Minecraft: Java Edition, built with low-end and entry-level devices in mind. Nearly every effect can be switched ON/OFF, and disabled effects are not compiled at all, so they cost you zero FPS.
Features
Lighting & Shadows
- Sun and moon shadows with soft, contact-hardening edges
- Colored glass shadows and plants casting shadows
- Block light (torches, lava, glowstone, etc.) that never turns into shadow
- Dynamic hand light, directional block light and bounce light
- Ambient occlusion, foliage shading and foliage translucency
- Cave light leak fix
Materials & Reflections
- Water, shiny block and rain puddle reflections, plus sky reflections
- Built-in PBR: metals, ice, quartz, obsidian, concrete, snow and more reflect without a resource pack
- Normal map and emissive support, with hardcoded emissive for lava, lanterns, etc.
Environment
- Volumetric clouds with multiple styles (Off / Volumetric Flat / Volumetric Clouds) and adjustable quality
- Distance fog, border fog, underwater fog, god rays, stars, and adjustable sun and moon size
- Procedural water waves
Animations
- Waving grass, flowers, crops, tall plants, leaves, vines and water, with adjustable strength and speed
Camera & Post-Processing
- Bloom, depth of field, motion blur, distance blur
- Vignette, chromatic aberration, film grain, cinematic bars
Color & Image
- Filmic tonemap, exposure, contrast and saturation controls
- Adjustable colors for light, ambient, block light, sky tint and water
- FXAA and sharpen
Distant Horizons
- Supports Distant Horizons terrain and water, with optional LOD shadows
Performance
Galaxy'S Shaders is designed to stay playable on weak hardware. The heaviest options (clouds quality, reflections quality, shadow map resolution, depth of field, motion blur) can be lowered or turned off in the settings menu.
Tested On
- Minecraft 1.20.1 (Fabric) + Iris Shaders
- Android via MobileGlues (Mali-G57 GPU)
Installation
- Install Iris Shaders for your Minecraft version.
- Download the shader pack
.zipfrom the Versions tab. - Put the
.zip(do not extract it) into yourshaderpacksfolder. - In game: Options > Video Settings > Shader Packs, then select Galaxy'S Shaders.
Credits
Built with the help of the official Iris Shaders documentation and tutorials. Some menu and visual design is inspired by BSL Shaders.
License
All rights reserved. Please do not copy, redistribute or modify this shader pack without permission.


