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Hyperion Shaders

An enhanced edition of Photon Shaders featuring critical fixes for beacon beams across all dimensions, entity nametag darkening, and improved rendering.

ShadersFree1.17 – 26.x
by Pepitaaf · listed from Modrinth
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What it does

An enhanced edition of Photon Shaders featuring critical fixes for beacon beams across all dimensions, entity nametag darkening, and improved rendering.

Hyperion Shaders is a shader pack made by Pepitaaf. It supports Minecraft 1.17 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 4,034 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Oct 4, 2026.

Supported versions

26.x1.211.201.191.181.17

Release history

The newest is 1.0, released on Oct 4, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.17 – 26.3. It runs on Iris, Optifine and Vanilla. The download is 3.6 MB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
1.0Oct 4, 20261.17 – 26.3Release
Description from the author on Modrinth

Perfect Photon (Enhanced Edition)

An enhanced and fixed edition of the renowned Photon Shaders, resolving long-standing rendering bugs while preserving its signature atmospheric visuals, lighting, and high performance.


🌟 Key Fixes & Enhancements

  • 🔦 Beacon Beams Restored: Fixed missing or invisible beacon light beams across all dimensions (Overworld, The Nether, and The End).
  • 🏷️ Entity Nametag Color Fix: Corrected lighting pipeline issue in gbuffers_all_solid that caused mob and player name tags to render unnaturally dark. Text colors and formatting now appear vibrant as intended.
  • ☁️ Stylized & Vanilla Cloud Support: Optimized profile settings for BLOCKY_CLOUDS to blend smoothly with vanilla aesthetics.
  • 🎨 Layer Composition & Blending: Enhanced pass in c1_blend_layers ensuring proper rendering order with volumetric effects.

⚙️ Requirements & Compatibility

  • Loader: Fabric / NeoForge / Forge
  • Shader Engine: Iris Shaders (Recommended) or Oculus.
  • Fully compatible with Minecraft 1.20.x, 1.21.x and newer.

📜 Credits & License

  • Originally created by Benjamin Stott (SixthSurge).
  • Licensed under the original open-source terms. Distributed freely for the Minecraft community.

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Written by Pepitaaf. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install Hyperion Shaders

  1. Install Iris (with Sodium) or OptiFine for your Minecraft version: shaders need one of them.

  2. Download the .zip file from Modrinth. Do not unzip it.

  3. In Minecraft, open Options, then Video Settings, then Shader Packs, and click Open Shader Pack Folder.

  4. Drop the .zip file into that folder, pick Hyperion Shaders in the list and click Done.

  5. Shaders are heavy on the graphics card. If the game gets slow, pick a lower profile in the shader settings.

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
MIT
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 10, 2026)

Hyperion Shaders compared with similar ones Compare all alternatives

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Hyperion Shadersthe one you looked at4,0341.17 – 26.xOct 4, 2026Free
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Krpmon LiteTHEHope21K1.21 – 26.x19 days agoFree
NotEnoughGlintsdioa16,6031.21 – 26.x15 days agoFree

Questions

Does Hyperion Shaders work on Minecraft 26.x?

Yes. Hyperion Shaders supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17.

Is Hyperion Shaders free?

Yes. Hyperion Shaders is free to download from Modrinth.

Is Hyperion Shaders still updated?

Yes. The last update came out in the past day.

What are the best alternatives to Hyperion Shaders?

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