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Minecraft: Java Edition
26.1-snapshot-1
1.21.x
1.20.x
1.19.x
1.18.x
1.17.x
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Licensed ARR
Published 4 months ago
Updated 3 days ago
Changelog
🌿 Vanilla Enhanced Shader v0.97 - Changelog

🔆 Sun / Moon Direction Fix:
- Now properly uses sunPosition and moonPosition uniforms when available.
- If unavailable, a reliable fallback calculation is applied.
- Sun movement now follows the correct east-to-west trajectory using cos / sin.
🔥 Torch PBR Fix:
- Torch light is now fully omnidirectional (radiates in all directions).
- Added rim lighting for torches, enhancing glow realism.
- Softer specular highlights (power reduced from 64 → 16).
- Introduced a minimum ambient value (0.2) for consistent visibility.
👁️ View Direction Correction:
- viewDir now correctly computed as: normalize(cameraPosition - worldPos)
- All calculations are now consistent in world space.
💎 Reflection Calculation Fix:
- Proper reflection vector using: reflect(-lightDirection, normal)
- Accurate specular highlights based on: dot(viewDir, reflectionDir)
- Ensures reflections respond correctly to camera angle.
✅ Overall Impact:
- Sunlight and moonlight now illuminate from the correct directions.
- Torches provide consistent, realistic lighting from all angles.
- Specular reflections behave properly based on camera perspective.
- No more north-locked lighting artifacts — lighting directions now feel natural.
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1.17-rc1–1.17-rc2, 1.17–1.21.10, 25w42aDownloads
4748Publication date
September 28, 2025 at 2:32 PMPublisher

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