NOISE Shaders

NOISE Shaders is an atmospheric shader pack designed to make Minecraft feel more cinematic without losing its vanilla identity.

The goal of NOISE is not to turn the game into pure realism. Instead, it focuses on mood: deeper shadows, colder nights, stronger contrast, reflective water, layered fog and a darker, more dramatic atmosphere.

Days remain playable and clear, while nights become more immersive and tense.

Main Features

• Cinematic lighting
• Deep and soft shadows
• Reflective and animated water
• Fog and distance haze
• Atmospheric clouds
• Volumetric-style lighting / raymarched light option
• Temporal anti-aliasing
• Optional EASU + Temporal upscaling
• Bloom
• Contact shadows
• Wind and water waves
• Cinematic auto exposure
• Multiple quality presets

Quality Presets

NOISE currently includes 3 presets:

• Performance
• Balanced
• Ultra

Example Performance

Measured on the developer’s PC:

• CPU: Ryzen 7 5700X
• GPU: Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB
• Resolution: 2560×1440
• Render Distance: 11 chunks
• Loader: Iris
• FPS Limit / VSync: disabled
• Scene: same test areas

Results:

• Ultra: 26–43 FPS
• Balanced: 77–120 FPS
• Performance: 96–140 FPS

Performance will vary depending on your hardware, scene complexity, resolution, Minecraft version and settings.

Compatibility

• Designed for Iris and OptiFine
• Known issue: No

License

Usage is governed by the included Custom License.