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Somber

Shader

Horror minecraft shader that aims to recreate the nostalgic atmosphere of early beta / alpha versions with an eerie twist, inspired by ARGs

Type

Shader

Modrinth Downloads

97,820

Modrinth ID

IGWHPfOD

Last Updated

Aug 22, 2026

Description

Somber

Dark foggy forest

Somber is a light-weight shader that aims to bring back the nostalgic atmosphere of earlier beta / alpha versions of minecraft with added eerie effects.

It is recommended to use the built-in Programmer Art texture pack to bring back old textures.

Dark foggy forest lit with a single torch

Effects

Most effects can be toggled and customized in the settings menu for the shader including

  • Vignette
  • Vignette Strength
  • Chromatic Aberration
  • Aberration Strength
  • Noise
  • Noise Strength
  • Fog
  • Fog Strength
  • Fog Sky Overlay
  • Water Transparency
  • Water Vibrance Strength
  • Old Foliage Vibrance
  • Foliage Vibrance Strength
  • Star Brightness
  • Sun and Moon Brightness

The shader also accentuates shadows similarly to old versions, adds dynamic fog which darkens with depth, and removes transparency from the top water layers so you can't see what's below.

Forest with heavy fog

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

Iris

Game Versions

1.20 1.20.1 1.20.2 1.20.3 1.20.4 1.20.5 1.20.6 1.21 1.21.1 1.21.2 +8 more

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