Avrora

Avrora Shaders is a shader pack for Minecraft 1.8 (ForgeOptiFine) that adds realistic lighting, water, sky and weather effects while keeping the original look of vanilla textures. No resource pack is required: it works with the default textures out of the box.

The goal of the pack is a calm, natural, cinematic look: warm sunrises, clear water you can see into, soft shadows and atmospheric light, without blurring or changing Minecraft’s pixel-art style.

Features Lighting & Shadows

Soft, detailed shadows from the sun and moon Colored shadows through stained glass Warm torch light, glowing blocks (lava, glowstone, torches and more) Held-item lighting: a torch in your hand lights up the area around you Ambient occlusion (SSAO) for depth in corners and under blocks Sky & Atmosphere

Fully custom sky with smooth sunrises and sunsets Clouds lit by the sun, twinkling stars, sun and moon Volumetric light (god rays), stronger at sunrise and sunset Sunrise mist: soft ground haze in the distance at dawn that clears later in the morning Distance fog that blends naturally into the sky Water

Animated waves with reflections of the sky and terrain Refraction: the bottom looks distorted through the water Depth-based color: shallow water is clear, deep water turns blue Sun glint on the waves Underwater caustics, light shafts and fog Weather

Rain puddles that spread the longer it rains and dry up afterwards Raindrop ripples on puddles, lakes and the sea Wet, darker surfaces during rain Other

Waving grass, leaves and water Bloom, cinematic tonemapping, automatic exposure for day, night and caves Sharpening to keep textures crisp Separate lighting and fog for the Nether and the End Settings All features can be adjusted in the in-game shader menu. The menu is available in English and Russian and switches automatically with your game language. Four presets are included: Low, Medium, High and Ultra, so you can choose between quality and performance.