Sildur's Basic Shaders

Shader

by Sildur

Return of an old time favorite! Lightweight and Fast! Reworked and ported from enhanced default.

Type

Shader

CurseForge Downloads

2,751,924

CurseForge ID

654153

Modrinth Downloads

37,790

Modrinth ID

N1BIOvQX

Last Updated

Jul 27, 2026

Description

Sildur's Basic Shaders

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About:

Return of the basic shaders! First started in like 2013. It is a very lightweight and fast shaderpack, featuring lots of customization. It supports the following options: TAA (antialiasing), Sharpening (used with TAA), SSAO (ambient occlusion), Celshading, Colorboost, Crossprocess (color filter), Custom emissive lightmaps, Custom sun/moon angle, Tonemapping, Depth of Field, Motionblur, Bump and Parallax mapping and everything wavy. There are also 5 presets available in the ingame options: Very Fast, Fast, Fast+MB, Fast+DoF and Fancy.

Compatibility:

Support for Distant Horizons and Voxy
Minecraft Versions: 1.7.10 up to the latest release
Supports: Iris and OptiFine

How to Install via Iris:

Download and run the Iris Installer.
Select "Iris and Sodium", choose your Minecraft version, and install.
Open the Minecraft Launcher and select the new Iris profile.
Launch the game, go to Options -> Video Settings -> Shader Packs.
Click "Open Shader Pack Folder" and drop the Sildur's Shaders .zip file inside.
Select the pack from the in-game list.

How to Install via OptiFine:

Download and run the official OptiFine jar file to create an OptiFine profile.
Open the Minecraft Launcher and select the new OptiFine profile.
Launch the game, go to Options -> Video Settings -> Shaders.
Click "Shaders Folder" at the bottom of the screen.
Drop the Sildur's Shaders .zip file inside and select it in-game.

Permissions:
You are not allowed to edit, copy code, or redistribute this shaderpack under a different name or claim it as yours.

Modpack Policy:
Permission is not required for modpacks hosted on CurseForge or Modrinth. You may freely add this shaderpack as long as you use the platform's built-in dependency system to link back to this page. Do not bundle or re-host the raw .zip file inside your project download.