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AV Shaders

AV Shader (Advanced Vanilla) is a lightweight Iris shader pack built to elevate Minecraft's default aesthetics with modern lighting, dynamic sky visuals, and…

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by roxzygaming · listed from Modrinth
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What it does

AV Shaders is a shader pack made by roxzygaming. AV Shader (Advanced Vanilla) is a lightweight Iris shader pack built to elevate Minecraft's default aesthetics with modern lighting, dynamic sky visuals, and…

It supports Minecraft 26.x. It has been downloaded 15 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Nov 2, 2026.

Supported versions

26.x

Release history

The newest is v1.0.0, released on Nov 2, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 26.1 – 26.3. It runs on Iris and Optifine. The download is 129 KB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
v1.0.0Nov 2, 202626.1 – 26.3Release
Description from the author on Modrinth

AV Shader (Advanced Vanilla)

AV Shader is a shader pack for Minecraft that runs on Iris. It keeps vanilla's blocky look and adds modern lighting and atmosphere on top. It's built to stay fast on weak PCs.

Its look is inspired by the Photon shader.

Features

Lighting and shadows

  • Real-time sun and moon shadows with adjustable softness, resolution and distance
  • Held torches, lanterns and lava buckets light up the area around you
  • Placed torches and lava give warm light
  • Block faces are shaded like vanilla (bright tops, darker bottoms)
Shadows are the biggest FPS cost. Turning them off gains about 25-35%.

Sky

  • Sky drawn from scratch instead of using vanilla's
  • Day and night gradient, sunsets, and blocky square sun and moon discs like vanilla
  • Star-chart constellations at night, joined by gold lines, plus sparkling stars and shooting stars
  • Only a few constellations show in each area, and a different set fades in as you travel
  • Thunderstorms add lightning flashes, darker clouds and sheet lightning

Clouds

  • Three styles: soft volumetric (default), flat, and vanilla Minecraft clouds

World

  • Water with animated waves, sky reflections, sun and moon glitter, and clear shallows that turn deep teal further out
  • Grass, flowers and leaves sway in the wind
  • Nether: biome-coloured haze, lava mist and floating embers
  • End: violet sky with aurora curtains
  • Distant Horizons support, with its own fog and lighting settings

Post-processing and menus

  • Bloom and sharpening
  • Brightness, exposure, contrast, saturation and warmth controls
  • Four profiles (Potato, Low, Balanced, High Quality) that set many options at once, so you can trade looks for FPS
  • Settings menu organised into named screens, with an Information tab that has the Discord and YouTube links

Installation

  1. Install Iris.
  2. Download AV Shader from the Versions tab.
  3. In Minecraft, open Options > Video Settings > Shader Packs, then click Open Shader Pack Folder.
  4. Drop the downloaded file into that folder.
  5. Select AV Shader in the list and apply.

Performance

If the game runs slowly, start with the Potato or Low profile, or turn shadows off.

Links

Credits

Made by Roxzy Gaming (Nimesh Rashmika). Look inspired by the Photon shader.

Written by roxzygaming. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install AV 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 AV 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
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
Free to use
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 11, 2026)

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DreamLight ShadersHoneyStudios134K1.18 – 26.xAug 9, 2026Free

Questions

Does AV Shaders work on Minecraft 26.x?

Yes. AV Shaders supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x.

Is AV Shaders free?

Yes. AV Shaders is free to download from Modrinth.

Is AV Shaders still updated?

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

What are the best alternatives to AV Shaders?

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