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Shadows, Waving Water and Lava
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Stereo's Default+ is a shader pack made by Stereo528. Shadows, Waving Water and Lava.
It supports Minecraft 1.8 – 1.21. It has been downloaded 416,081 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Dec 13, 2022.
The newest is 2.4, released on Dec 13, 2022. It is made for Minecraft 1.10 – 1.20.3. It runs on Iris and Optifine. The download is 27 KB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
2.4 | Dec 13, 2022 | 1.10 – 1.20.3 | Release |
Iris and Optifine, as well Sodium and Minecraft as they update have made a multitude of changes to rendering since the last version this shader was written in (Minecraft 1.18.2), and as such things are bound to break.
With all default settings, the shader does work up to Minecraft 1.21.1, Iris 1.8.5, and Sodium 0.6.8. However turning off waving liquids will cause the shader to not work in non-overworld dimensions from at least Minecraft 1.19.4, Iris 1.5.2, and Sodium 0.4.10, with a high likelihood of earlier versions.
This simple, vanilla-like shader adds:
Written by Stereo528. 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 Stereo's Default+ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 416K | 1.8 – 1.21 | Dec 13, 2022 | Free | |
| 3,334 | 26.x | Jul 30, 2026 | Free | |
| 272K | 1.8 – 26.x | Sep 15, 2026 | Free | |
| 101K | 1.8 – 1.21 | Feb 16, 2026 | Free |
Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.21.
Yes. Stereo's Default+ is free to download from Modrinth.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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