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⚡ TB Shaders
TB Shaders is a Minecraft shaderpack focused on improving the game's atmosphere, lighting, clouds, water, and overall visual quality while keeping performance in mind.
☁️ v5.7 — Volumetric Clouds Fix
The v5.7 update focuses on fixing and optimizing the volumetric cloud system.
✨ What's improved?
- ☁️ Fluffy and more realistic volumetric clouds
- 🌍 World-locked cloud positioning
- 🚶 No unwanted cloud shifting when the player moves
- ⚡ Optimized cloud rendering for better FPS
- 🌤️ White clouds with subtle warm sunlight interaction
- 🌥️ Improved cloud depth, density, and shading
- 🛠️ Fixed cloud-related GLSL compilation errors
- 🎮 Better quality/performance balance
🎨 Visual Features
TB Shaders aims to improve:
- 🌅 Atmospheric lighting
- 💡 Terrain lighting
- ☁️ Volumetric clouds
- 💧 Water visuals
- ✨ Bloom and post-processing
- 🌫️ Atmospheric effects
- 🌞 Natural sunlight interaction
⚙️ Performance
TB Shaders is designed to provide improved visuals without unnecessarily sacrificing performance. The volumetric cloud system has been optimized to reduce the performance cost of cloud rendering.
Performance may vary depending on your GPU, Minecraft settings, resolution, render distance, and other mods.
📦 Compatibility
Minecraft: 1.20.4+
Shader Loader: Iris / OptiFine-compatible shaderpack format
🚀 Current Version
TB Shaders v5.7 — Volumetric Clouds Fix
More improvements and visual upgrades are planned for future versions.
Enjoy the new clouds! ☁️⚡
📌 Development
TB Shaders is continuously being improved.
Future updates will focus on:
- More realistic volumetric clouds
- Additional cloud quality levels
- Better atmospheric effects
- Further performance optimization
- Improved weather effects
- Additional lighting improvements
Enjoy Minecraft with ThunderBlaze-style visuals. ⚡
❤️ Credits
- Created by ThunderBlaze
- Thanks to the Minecraft shader community
📜 License
Copyright © 2026 TB Shaders
TB Shaders is licensed under the All Rights Reserved (ARR) license.
Allowed
You may download and use TB Shaders for personal Minecraft gameplay.
You may use TB Shaders in screenshots, videos, streams, and other gameplay content.
You may include TB Shaders in a modpack hosted on Modrinth, provided the original files are not modified or reuploaded separately.
Not Allowed
You may not modify, edit, decompile, or redistribute TB Shaders without permission.
You may not reupload TB Shaders to another website or file-hosting service.
You may not redistribute modified versions of TB Shaders.
You may not sell TB Shaders or package it as a paid product.
You may not claim TB Shaders or its shader code as your own.
For permissions not covered above, contact the TB Shaders author.
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[v5.7] TB Shaders v5.7 Volumetric Clouds Fix
by Thunder-Blaze on Oct 16, 2026
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TB Shaders v5.7 — Volumetric Clouds Fix
☁️ Volumetric Clouds
⚡ Performance
🌤️ Cloud Lighting
🛠️ Bug Fixes
Compatibility
TB Shaders v5.7 focuses on making volumetric clouds look better, behave correctly, and perform closer to the previous FPS level.
☁️ Volumetric Clouds
- Fixed volumetric cloud rendering issues.
- Improved cloud shape and depth for a more fluffy, realistic appearance.
- Fixed unwanted cloud movement while the player moves.
- Improved world-locked cloud positioning.
- Adjusted cloud density, coverage, and distance for a better appearance.
⚡ Performance
- Optimized cloud raymarching and sampling.
- Reduced unnecessary cloud calculations.
- Improved FPS compared with the earlier volumetric-cloud implementation.
- Better balance between cloud quality and performance.
🌤️ Cloud Lighting
- Improved white cloud appearance.
- Added subtle warm sunlight interaction.
- Reduced excessive yellow tinting from sunlight.
- Improved cloud shading and depth.
🛠️ Bug Fixes
- Fixed GLSL compilation errors in the cloud/composite system.
- Fixed visual artifacts caused by the previous cloud implementation.
- Improved overall cloud stability.
Compatibility
- Minecraft 1.20.4+
- Iris / OptiFine shaderpack format
TB Shaders v5.7 focuses on making volumetric clouds look better, behave correctly, and perform closer to the previous FPS level.
[v5.6] TB Shaders v5.6
by Thunder-Blaze on Oct 16, 2026
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TB Shaders v5.5.2
🌟 Major Improvements
☀️ Terrain Lighting
🔄 Camera-Independent Lighting
🌌 Sky Improvements
☁️ Cloud System
🎮 Performance
🛠️ Technical
⚠️ Known Development
The Low Quality volumetric cloud system is currently under development. More realistic cloud shapes and additional quality levels will be introduced in future updates.
🌟 Major Improvements
☀️ Terrain Lighting
- Added brighter white daylight lighting
- Improved noon sunlight intensity
- Improved ambient lighting
- Improved moonlight
- Improved night lighting
- Improved rain lighting response
- Improved sunrise/sunset lighting
- Reduced unwanted warm tint from daylight
🔄 Camera-Independent Lighting
- Fixed terrain brightness changing when looking or moving at certain angles
- Converted sunlight direction calculations from view space to world space
- Added stable world-space sun height calculation
- Improved lighting consistency while rotating the camera
🌌 Sky Improvements
- Fixed sky becoming black when looking at steep angles
- Fixed colourless sky transitions
- Fixed sudden blue colour changes
- Added camera-independent sky direction
- Improved sky gradient stability
- Improved day/night transition
- Improved sunrise/sunset colors
- Improved rain sky response
- Added additional night colour protection
☁️ Cloud System
- Added foundation for Low Quality volumetric clouds
- Added 5-sample low-quality cloud configuration
- Added optimized cloud rendering distance
- Added cloud density and coverage controls
- Added adjustable cloud layer height
- Added large-scale cloud noise controls
- Added vertical cloud shaping controls
🎮 Performance
- Kept the Low Quality cloud configuration at only 5 samples
- Avoided unnecessary expensive calculations
- Focused on visual improvements while maintaining performance
🛠️ Technical
- Improved GLSL 1.20 shader compatibility
- Improved Iris/OptiFine compatibility
- Added camera-independent world-space calculations
- Improved sky direction normalization
- Added safer clamping for atmospheric calculations
- Improved weather lighting calculations
⚠️ Known Development
The Low Quality volumetric cloud system is currently under development. More realistic cloud shapes and additional quality levels will be introduced in future updates.
[v5.5] TB Shaders v5.5
by Thunder-Blaze on Oct 16, 2026
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TB Shaders v5.5
✨ Highlights
🌊 Water
✨ Bloom & Post-Processing
⚙️ Compatibility
🛠️ Notes
This release focuses on improving cinematic post-processing and establishing the foundation for more advanced water rendering in future versions.
✨ Highlights
- Added the first Advanced Water Reflection foundation.
- Improved cinematic visual quality with the upgraded bloom system.
- Refined lighting and post-processing while keeping the overall TB Shaders look.
🌊 Water
- Added an advanced water-reflection foundation.
- Improved water rendering through "gbuffers_water.fsh".
- Kept the existing water vertex shader unchanged for stability.
✨ Bloom & Post-Processing
- Upgraded cinematic bloom.
- Improved bright-light sampling with 8 surrounding samples.
- Added subtle warm/cool bloom tinting.
- Added soft sharpening for improved image clarity.
- Tuned bloom to avoid excessive glow while preserving bright-light effects.
⚙️ Compatibility
- Minecraft 1.20.4
- Iris Shaders
- OptiFine-compatible shader-pack structure
🛠️ Notes
This release focuses on improving cinematic post-processing and establishing the foundation for more advanced water rendering in future versions.
[v5.4] TB Shaders v5.4
by Thunder-Blaze on Oct 16, 2026
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TB Shaders v5.4
✨ Added
•🌗 Dynamic Day/Night Lighting with smoother transitions
•🌙 Enhanced Moonlight with cool nighttime tones
•🌅 Improved Sunrise/Sunset Lighting
•🌧️ Dynamic Rain Lighting Response
•🌫️ Atmospheric Fog with day, night, sunset, and rain variations
•💡 Enhanced Ambient Lighting for terrain
•🌊 Water Lighting Refinement with waves, Fresnel reflections, and sun highlights
🔧 Improved
•🕳️ Enhanced SSAO with 16 samples
•🎯 SSAO distance protection for cleaner distant terrain
•🌫️ Better separation between SSAO and atmospheric fog
•🌧️ Improved rain fog density and blending
•☀️ More natural direct sunlight response
🎨 Improved
•color/contrast/saturation balance
•🛡️ Better highlight and color-range protection
⚡ Performance
•No additional expensive rendering pass
•SSAO remains the main performance-heavy feature
•Optimized atmospheric calculations
•Tested and confirmed acceptable FPS
🌌 Preserved
•Vanilla-style sky
•Vanilla sun and moon
•Existing water system
•Existing bloom
•Enhanced SSAO
•Existing shadow system
TB Shaders v5.4
More atmospheric, more dynamic, and more immersive while keeping the core Minecraft sky and visual identity intact.
✨ Added
•🌗 Dynamic Day/Night Lighting with smoother transitions
•🌙 Enhanced Moonlight with cool nighttime tones
•🌅 Improved Sunrise/Sunset Lighting
•🌧️ Dynamic Rain Lighting Response
•🌫️ Atmospheric Fog with day, night, sunset, and rain variations
•💡 Enhanced Ambient Lighting for terrain
•🌊 Water Lighting Refinement with waves, Fresnel reflections, and sun highlights
🔧 Improved
•🕳️ Enhanced SSAO with 16 samples
•🎯 SSAO distance protection for cleaner distant terrain
•🌫️ Better separation between SSAO and atmospheric fog
•🌧️ Improved rain fog density and blending
•☀️ More natural direct sunlight response
🎨 Improved
•color/contrast/saturation balance
•🛡️ Better highlight and color-range protection
⚡ Performance
•No additional expensive rendering pass
•SSAO remains the main performance-heavy feature
•Optimized atmospheric calculations
•Tested and confirmed acceptable FPS
🌌 Preserved
•Vanilla-style sky
•Vanilla sun and moon
•Existing water system
•Existing bloom
•Enhanced SSAO
•Existing shadow system
TB Shaders v5.4
More atmospheric, more dynamic, and more immersive while keeping the core Minecraft sky and visual identity intact.
[v5.3] TB Shaders v5.3
by Thunder-Blaze on Oct 16, 2026
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📋 TB Shaders v5.3
• Added enhanced SSAO
• Improved ambient depth and block contact shading
• Refined water reflections
• Improved color and highlight handling
• Retained existing bloom
• Maintained acceptable performance
• Preserved the calm
• TB visual style
• Added enhanced SSAO
• Improved ambient depth and block contact shading
• Refined water reflections
• Improved color and highlight handling
• Retained existing bloom
• Maintained acceptable performance
• Preserved the calm
• TB visual style
[v5.2] TB Shaders v5.2
by Thunder-Blaze on Oct 16, 2026
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TB Shaders v5.2
🌿 Improved terrain & forest lighting
🌑 Improved shadow quality
💡 Refined ambient lighting
✨ Upgraded Bloom 2.0
🌊 Refined custom water & reflections
🎨 Improved color grading
⚡ Maintained good performance
🌌 Vanilla sky, sun & moon preserved
❌ No SSAO / ray tracing
Overall:
A cleaner, smoother and more atmospheric lighting upgrade while keeping the calm TB Shaders visual style.
🌿 Improved terrain & forest lighting
🌑 Improved shadow quality
💡 Refined ambient lighting
✨ Upgraded Bloom 2.0
🌊 Refined custom water & reflections
🎨 Improved color grading
⚡ Maintained good performance
🌌 Vanilla sky, sun & moon preserved
❌ No SSAO / ray tracing
Overall:
A cleaner, smoother and more atmospheric lighting upgrade while keeping the calm TB Shaders visual style.
[v5.1] TB Shaders v5.1
by Thunder-Blaze on Oct 16, 2026
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TB Shaders v5.1 — Water & Lighting Edition
🌿 Reworked terrain lighting
💡 Added ambient lighting improvements
🌊 Added custom translucent water
🔍 Added Fresnel water reflections
☀️ Added water sun reflections
🌊 Added animated water distortion
🌧️ Improved rain lighting
🌅 Improved atmospheric/sunset lighting
✨ Added bloom and sharpening
🎨 Improved brightness, contrast & saturation
🎮 Preserved Minecraft's familiar visual style
⚡ Optimized for Iris + Sodium
This release marks the beginning of the TB Shaders v5 series.
🌿 Reworked terrain lighting
💡 Added ambient lighting improvements
🌊 Added custom translucent water
🔍 Added Fresnel water reflections
☀️ Added water sun reflections
🌊 Added animated water distortion
🌧️ Improved rain lighting
🌅 Improved atmospheric/sunset lighting
✨ Added bloom and sharpening
🎨 Improved brightness, contrast & saturation
🎮 Preserved Minecraft's familiar visual style
⚡ Optimized for Iris + Sodium
This release marks the beginning of the TB Shaders v5 series.
[v4] TB Shaders_v4
by Thunder-Blaze on Oct 16, 2026
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🌟 TB SHADERS V4
TB Shaders v4 focuses on delivering sharper visuals, improved lighting, and a more cinematic atmosphere while maintaining excellent performance.
This update enhances the game's appearance without sacrificing FPS, making it ideal for a wide range of hardware.
✨ What's New
☀️ Improved Lighting
Warmer and more natural sunlight
Cooler moonlight for nighttime
Softer ambient lighting
Smoother light transitions
🌅 Enhanced Sky
Richer daytime sky colors
Warmer sunrise and sunset gradients
Deeper blue night sky
Improved sky blending
☁️ Better Clouds
Softer cloud edges
Improved cloud lighting
Enhanced sunrise and sunset cloud colors
More natural cloud appearance
🌫️ Atmospheric Fog
Smoother fog transitions
Improved distance fog
Enhanced height-based fog
Better rainy weather atmosphere
Refined underwater fog
🌊 Water Improvements
Improved underwater tint
Better Fresnel reflections
Enhanced water normals
Stronger sunlight reflections
Clearer underwater visibility
🎨 Color Enhancements
Improved contrast
Slight vibrance boost
More natural color balance
Cleaner overall image
🔍 Sharper Visuals
Improved edge definition
Crisper terrain appearance
Better perceived texture clarity
🌑 Softer Shadows
Smoother shadow transitions
Reduced harsh lighting contrast
More natural terrain shading
⚡ Performance
Optimized for high FPS
Lightweight rendering
Minimal performance impact
Designed for smooth gameplay on a wide range of systems
🎮 Compatibility
Minecraft: 1.20.4–1.21.11
Shader Loader: Iris (OptiFine compatibility where supported)
TB Shaders v4 focuses on delivering sharper visuals, improved lighting, and a more cinematic atmosphere while maintaining excellent performance.
This update enhances the game's appearance without sacrificing FPS, making it ideal for a wide range of hardware.
✨ What's New
☀️ Improved Lighting
Warmer and more natural sunlight
Cooler moonlight for nighttime
Softer ambient lighting
Smoother light transitions
🌅 Enhanced Sky
Richer daytime sky colors
Warmer sunrise and sunset gradients
Deeper blue night sky
Improved sky blending
☁️ Better Clouds
Softer cloud edges
Improved cloud lighting
Enhanced sunrise and sunset cloud colors
More natural cloud appearance
🌫️ Atmospheric Fog
Smoother fog transitions
Improved distance fog
Enhanced height-based fog
Better rainy weather atmosphere
Refined underwater fog
🌊 Water Improvements
Improved underwater tint
Better Fresnel reflections
Enhanced water normals
Stronger sunlight reflections
Clearer underwater visibility
🎨 Color Enhancements
Improved contrast
Slight vibrance boost
More natural color balance
Cleaner overall image
🔍 Sharper Visuals
Improved edge definition
Crisper terrain appearance
Better perceived texture clarity
🌑 Softer Shadows
Smoother shadow transitions
Reduced harsh lighting contrast
More natural terrain shading
⚡ Performance
Optimized for high FPS
Lightweight rendering
Minimal performance impact
Designed for smooth gameplay on a wide range of systems
🎮 Compatibility
Minecraft: 1.20.4–1.21.11
Shader Loader: Iris (OptiFine compatibility where supported)
[v3] TB Shaders v3
by Thunder-Blaze on Oct 16, 2026
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TB Shaders V3
Major Visual Overhaul
Sky Improvements
Cloud Improvements
Fog & Atmosphere
Water Improvements
Lighting Improvements
Night Atmosphere
Post Processing
Weather Improvements
Optimization
Recommended Platforms
Shader Style
TB Shaders V3 now follows a:
“Lightweight Cinematic Fantasy” visual style focused on atmosphere, smooth performance, and immersive gameplay.
Major Visual Overhaul
- Reworked overall atmospheric rendering
- Improved cinematic fantasy visual style
- Enhanced visual consistency across day and night
Sky Improvements
- Added cinematic sunrise and sunset colors
- Improved sky gradients
- Enhanced daytime atmosphere
- Improved night sky rendering
- Added soft moon glow
- Added fake cinematic godrays
- Added aurora night effect
- Improved sun glare rendering
Cloud Improvements
- Added layered cloud rendering
- Improved cloud lighting
- Added fake volumetric cloud depth
- Enhanced cloud blending
- Improved atmospheric cloud appearance
Fog & Atmosphere
- Improved atmospheric fog
- Enhanced border fog
- Added cinematic weather atmosphere
- Improved rainy weather mood
- Enhanced storm ambience
Water Improvements
- Added transparent-looking water
- Improved underwater tinting
- Cleaner water appearance
- Better underwater visibility
Lighting Improvements
- Improved terrain lighting
- Added warm sunlight tones
- Enhanced emissive/torch lighting
- Added fake shadow depth
- Improved dynamic atmosphere lighting
- Added lightning flash illumination during storms
Night Atmosphere
- Improved stars
- Added twinkling star effect
- Enhanced nighttime ambience
- Improved moon atmosphere
Post Processing
- Added cinematic color grading
- Improved contrast balance
- Added lightweight fake bloom
- Enhanced visual richness
- Improved cinematic tone
Weather Improvements
- Improved rain atmosphere
- Added cinematic thunderstorm flashes
- Enhanced rainy fog mood
- Improved storm ambience
Optimization
- Optimized for lightweight rendering
- Improved mobile/Pojav compatibility
- Maintained stable FPS
- Reduced heavy rendering usage
- Focused on smooth gameplay experience
Recommended Platforms
- Iris + Sodium
- Fabric Loader
- Minecraft 1.20.4
- PojavLauncher
- Low-end and mid-range devices
Shader Style
TB Shaders V3 now follows a:
“Lightweight Cinematic Fantasy” visual style focused on atmosphere, smooth performance, and immersive gameplay.
[v2] TB Shaders v2
by Thunder-Blaze on Oct 16, 2026
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Added
•Dynamic cloud system
•Atmospheric fog
•Cinematic lighting
•Mobile bloom
•Better sky colors
•Enhanced night ambience
Improved
•Shader performance
•Cloud movement
•Day/night blending
•Sunset rendering
Optimized
•Android GPU performance
•FPS stability
•Mobile compatibility
•Dynamic cloud system
•Atmospheric fog
•Cinematic lighting
•Mobile bloom
•Better sky colors
•Enhanced night ambience
Improved
•Shader performance
•Cloud movement
•Day/night blending
•Sunset rendering
Optimized
•Android GPU performance
•FPS stability
•Mobile compatibility
[V1.0] TB Shaders
by Thunder-Blaze on Oct 16, 2026
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Initial release of TB Shaders
