All versions
V3
Release
Arcane Shaders V32 weeks ago 130
Compatibility
Minecraft: Java Edition
26.3
26.2
26.1.x
1.21.x
1.20.x
1.19.x
1.18.x
1.17.x
1.16.x
Platforms
Iris
OptiFine
Changes
Arcane Shaders V3 Update
Changelog:
Removed weird circle around the sun when player was underwater
Fixed grey End sky on versions 26+
I added cloud shading:
- Self-shadowing: edges facing the sun stay bright. Edges and interiors with a lot of cloud between them and the sun get shadowed.
- Thick centers get darker, but never fully black, so the clouds don’t look flat gray.
- Undersides of thick clouds are darker and a bit cooler, like sky light being blocked from above.
- Rain darkens the shading on top of the existing gray-out.
- Silver lining works as before. The old “thick centers slightly darker” tweak is skipped when shading is on, so the two don’t double up.
Reworked Nether and added:
- Embers and spores
- Biome colors
- Swirling, lava-lit fog
- Heat haze
- Two-tone lighting
- New look for lava



