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LuminaShader

A soft “vanilla-plus” shader for Iris: cinematic lighting, depth-based water with foam and reflections, custom clouds, SSAO and quality profiles for low-end…

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by step67677 · listed from Modrinth
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What it does

A soft “vanilla-plus” shader for Iris: cinematic lighting, depth-based water with foam and reflections, custom clouds, SSAO and quality profiles for low-end…

LuminaShader is a shader pack made by step67677. It supports Minecraft 26.x. It has been downloaded 5 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Nov 5, 2026.

Supported versions

26.x

Release history

The newest is 1.0.0, released on Nov 5, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 26.3. It runs on Iris. The download is 35 KB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
1.0.0Nov 5, 202626.3Beta
Description from the author on Modrinth

A shader in the “vanilla+” style: it retains the recognizable Minecraft look, but with soft lighting, depth, and atmosphere.

Opportunities
Cinematic HDR lighting (ACES tonemap), blue shadows from the sky and warm sun
PBR: support for labPBR resource packs + auto‑normals for regular textures, wet surfaces and puddles in the rain
Water: color by depth, waves, foam near the shore, reflections of the sky, clouds and shore (SSR), view from underwater
Sky: its own clouds, round sun, sunsets, stars, light rays, morning haze
SSAO, bloom, translucency of foliage, swaying of grass and foliage
Light from the object in the hand (the color depends on the object)
Quality profiles: Weak PC / Medium / Powerful / Maximum, detailed settings in Russian and English.

Written by step67677. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install LuminaShader

  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 LuminaShader 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
Iris Shaders
License
MIT
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 10, 2026)

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Questions

Does LuminaShader work on Minecraft 26.x?

Yes. LuminaShader supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x.

Is LuminaShader free?

Yes. LuminaShader is free to download from Modrinth.

Does LuminaShader need anything else?

Yes: Iris Shaders. Install it before LuminaShader.

Is LuminaShader still updated?

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

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