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a fork of Lethal Shaders which is present in my modpack, ONWARD.
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ONWARD Shader is a shader pack made by skelsmc. a fork of Lethal Shaders which is present in my modpack, ONWARD.
It supports Minecraft 1.17 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 3,168 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Apr 25, 2026.
The newest is v1.0r, released on Apr 25, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.17 – 26.1.2. It runs on Iris and Optifine. The download is 57 KB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
v1.0r | Apr 25, 2026 | 1.17 – 26.1.2 | Release |
ONWARD Shader is a fork of Lethal Shaders which adds shadows, reflections, godrays, etc. all whilst maintaining a pixelated, retro look.
this shader comes bundled in my modpack ONWARD, but is also available standalone for ease of access.
this project is based off of Lethal Shaders created by doonv, which is licensed under the
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later (GPL-3.0-or-later).
as a result, you may create a fork or modify this shader and share it under the same license.
ONWARD Shader is developed alongside the ONWARD modpack, meaning shader updates will typically release alongside modpack updates.
Written by skelsmc. 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 ONWARD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,168 | 1.17 – 26.x | Apr 25, 2026 | Free | |
| 29.2M | 1.16 – 26.x | 23 days ago | Free | |
| 3.7M | 1.8 – 1.21 | Aug 2, 2024 | Free | |
| 2M | 1.16 – 26.x | Mar 25, 2026 | Free |
Yes. ONWARD Shader supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17.
Yes. ONWARD Shader is free to download from Modrinth.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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