Aurora Shaders

🌌 Aurora Shaders

An atmospheric shader for Minecraft Java Edition focused on mood, glowing light effects and maximum customization. Almost everything can be toggled and tuned live in-game.

✨ Features

Lighting & Shadows

• Soft dynamic shadows from the sun and moon
• Ambient light that follows the sky color
• Warm torch light (color selectable)
• Emissive blocks (lava, glowstone, lanterns, …) with bloom

Sky & Atmosphere

• Procedural sky with sunrises and sunsets
• Stars, moonlight and a moody rain look
• Haze that matches the sky color
• Aurora borealis in 4 color variants

Nature & Water

• Waving grass and leaves (shadows follow the motion)
• Animated water waves
• Sky reflections and sun glints on water
• 4 water colors: Clear Blue, Turquoise, Swamp, Deep Sea

Post Processing

• Tonemapping: ACES, Reinhard, Filmic
• Exposure, saturation, contrast and color grading presets
• Smooth bloom, vignette, film grain, chromatic aberration
• Underwater effect

⭐ Extras Menu

A dedicated Extras tab sits at the top of the shader settings:

| Extra | Description |
|—|—|
| 🌙 Night Vision | See clearly in caves and at night, with adjustable brightness and color |
| 💎 Glowing Ores | Ores really glow in the dark, each ore type toggleable, optional pulsing |
| 🔦 Held Light | Torches and lanterns in your hand light up your surroundings |
| 🌌 Aurora | Northern lights across the night sky |
| 🎮 Visual Effects | Retro pixel look, sharpening, grayscale |

⚙️ Profiles

Low · Medium · High · Ultra. Every option can still be adjusted individually afterwards.

📦 Installation

1. Install Iris or OptiFine
2. Put the ZIP file unextracted into your shaderpacks folder
3. In-game: Options → Video Settings → Shaders → Aurora Shaders
4. Open Shader Settings to tweak everything (Extras are at the top ★)

💡 Tips

• Too bright? Lower the bloom strength or turn bloom off (right in the main menu)
• Too dark? Enable Night Vision or raise the minimum brightness
• Low FPS? Use the Low profile or reduce the shadow resolution

🌐 Languages

English and German.

📜 License

LZS / ItsLivex License v2.0