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# VertaLux V3 — Major Update ✨ A big visual overhaul focused on water, sky, clouds and distant terrain — plus a brand new ⭐ BEST VISUALS profile. | | Before (VeraLux) | Now (VertaLux V3) | |---|---|---| | Quality profiles | 4 | **5** (incl. ⭐ BEST VISUALS) | | Distant Horizons | ❌ | **✅** | | Water | basic waves | **Waves v2 + Kelvin wake v6** | | Clouds | v2 | **Cumulus v3 + high layers** | --- ## 🚀 Highlights ### 🌄 Distant Horizons support *(new)* Fully lit DH terrain & water LODs — consistent sun, ambient, cloud shadows and fog, with analytic sky reflections on distant water. But still in work in progress, expect bugs. ### 🌊 Water rework Directional swell **Waves v2**, **Kelvin wake v6** with foam, rain ripples & splash rings, glossy/rough reflections, cloud reflections, large-scale caustics, waterfalls, and volumetric underwater fog with godrays. ### ☁️ Clouds rework Realistic cumulus (shape, erosion, silver lining), detail **v3** with internal wisps, high alto + cirrus layers, and fast soft cloud shadows. ### 🌅 Sky & atmosphere Aerial perspective, new **star engine v2**, atmospheric & distance fog with biome tint and dusk boost, finer godrays. ### 🧱 Glowing blocks *(new)* Emissive metal/ore blocks (iron, gold, diamond, emerald, netherite, copper, redstone, amethyst + raw ores), portal glow FX, and animated lava flow. ### 🌑 Shadows Cutout/entity & translucent shadow fixes, tunable distortion & depth range, tinted foliage shadows. ### ✨ Post-processing Motion blur, **AgX tonemap** option, physical/MIP bloom, glossy glass reflections, and improved TAA (sub-pixel jitter, ghost rejection, tonemap clamp). ### ⚠️ Fixes - many fixes that i can't count. --- > ℹ️ *Note: I experimented with a full path-tracing / voxel lighting engine during this update, but decided to move it into a separate project — so it's not part of this release.* *Profiles: 🥔 Potato · ⚖️ Medium · ✨ High · 📸 Extreme · ⭐ BEST VISUALS*