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All versions
1.8
Release
XON Shader 1.82 weeks ago 48
Compatibility
Minecraft: Java Edition
26.3
26.2
26.1.x
1.21.x
Platforms
Iris
OptiFine
Changes
1.8 — Better Lighting, Richer Shadows & Improved Performance
A major lighting and shadow update, with more atmospheric interiors and better rendering efficiency.
- Individual light profiles: supported lamps and glowing plants have their own colors, brightness and reach.
- More variety: softer mint lichen, orange glow berries, yellow torches, amber lanterns, blue soul lights, cyan-white sea lanterns and white end rods.
- Better balance: bright light pools fade smoothly into readable shade, giving walls, corners and rooms more depth.
- Cleaner surfaces: corrected carpet-edge dark lines, uneven floor lighting and block-shaped light patches on thin and inset blocks.
- Faster rendering: optimized lighting and shadow processing while preserving the lighting detail, quality settings and PBR/POM appearance.
- Independent ore lighting: existing ore colors and controls are retained.


