Astralis

Astralis 0.1.0-alpha

Initial public alpha release of Astralis.

Added

• Dynamic multi-band auroras in the Overworld
• Purple auroras in the End
• Clearer night skies with reduced cloud visibility at night
• More numerous small stars
• Improved day and night sky colors
• Atmospheric sunrise and sunset lighting
• Refined terrain and foliage lighting
• Soft terrain, tree, and foliage shadows
• Improved torch and block-light falloff
• More realistic water shading
• Brighter and more readable underwater lighting
• Improved End ambient lighting
• Medium-performance visual profile

Notes

• This is an alpha release, so visual bugs and compatibility issues may still occur.
• Currently tested on Minecraft Java 26.2 with Iris.
• More improvements to the sun, moon, water, lighting, performance, and sky effects are planned for future versions.