Solas ShaderShaders · 1.12 – 26.xA modern fantasy stylized shaderpack with colored lighting and stunning visuals
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Capturing the essence of old shaderpacks to create a stylized and modern Minecraft-look.
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Nostalgia Shader is a shader pack made by RRe36. Capturing the essence of old shaderpacks to create a stylized and modern Minecraft-look.
It supports Minecraft 1.16 – 1.21. It has been downloaded 4,552,950 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Feb 28, 2025.
Nostalgia Shader has had 3 releases on Modrinth since May 11, 2023. None of them came out in the past year. The newest is 5.1, released on Feb 28, 2025. It is made for Minecraft 1.16.5 – 1.21.4. It runs on Iris and Optifine. The download is 1.8 MB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
5.1 | Feb 28, 2025 | 1.16.5 – 1.21.4 | Release |
5.0 | Jun 13, 2023 | 1.16 – 1.20.1 | Release |
4.0a | May 11, 2023 | 1.16 – 1.19.4 | Release |
This shaderpack is intended to reproduce the look and feel of the "old" shaderpacks from back when the shadersmod was new. However it also builds ontop of that with new features and superior performance. Accidentally it also has some similarities to the now cancelled "Super Duper Graphics Pack".
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Written by RRe36. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.
Install Iris (with Sodium) or OptiFine for your Minecraft version: shaders need one of them.
Download the .zip file from Modrinth. Do not unzip it.
In Minecraft, open Options, then Video Settings, then Shader Packs, and click Open Shader Pack Folder.
Drop the .zip file into that folder, pick Nostalgia Shader in the list and click Done.
Shaders are heavy on the graphics card. If the game gets slow, pick a lower profile in the shader settings.
Full guide: How to install Minecraft shaders
| Resource | Downloads | Versions | Last update | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nostalgia Shaderthe one you looked at | 4.6M | 1.16 – 1.21 | Feb 28, 2025 | Free |
| Solas ShaderSeptonious | 18.7M | 1.12 – 26.x | 9 days ago | Free |
 Vanilla Plus ShaderRRe36 | 2.8M | 1.16 – 1.21 | Feb 28, 2025 | Free |
 MC VHSthejinxedartist | 628K | 1.19 – 1.21 | May 12, 2025 | Free |
Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.21.
Yes. Nostalgia Shader is free to download from Modrinth.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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