Shrimple
ModrinthA simple Minecraft Java shader that attempts to maintain the vanilla aesthetic while adding optional shadows, colored lighting, and ray-tracing.
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latest vv0.12 Modrinth
A Minecraft Java shader that attempts to maintain a minimal "vanilla" aesthetic, while adding some optional features:
- Waving Plants.
- FXAA (anti-aliasing).
- Sharp/Soft Shadows.
- CSM (Cascaded Shadow Mapping). *
- Dynamic colored lighting. *
- Ray-Traced block-light shadows. *
- Volumetric fog lighting.
- POM (Parallax Occlusion Mapping).
- Normal Mapping.
- Specular (shininess).
* Feature only available with Iris 1.6 or later!
Special Thanks
- Fayer: very extensive help with QA, support, repairs, and motivation.
- Builderb0y: help with optimized bit-magic supporting the core of voxelization.
- Bálint: Created the fancy Iris warning, as well as more help with bit-shifting madness.
- Tech: Helped implement improved soft shadow filtering & dithering.
Versions
Beta
v0.12
- improved floodfill intersection testing.
- removed "fancy" clouds (will revisit later)
- add screen-space shadows
- improved SSS
- support for new PhysicsMod…
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v0.11
- Add full support for Distant Horizons. \*
- Add custom "fancy" & "cubed" clouds.
- Improve floodfill +/volumetric lighting.
- faster floodfill
- Improved…
Beta
v0.10
This update contains a ton of minor fixes/adjustments not listed.
- Improved overall lighting, fog, VL.
- Added bounced floodfill lighting for sunlight only.
-…
Beta
v0.9
#### Fixes support for AMD GPUs!
- Fixed PhysicsMod snow normals.
- Fixed dynamic lighting for weather particles.
- Fixed block selection outline in the…
Beta
v0.8
- Revised voxelization atomics to improve performance & reduce flickering.
- Block-light casters now also occlude lighting.
- Separated RT light-tinting modes:…
Beta
v0.7
- Added support for normal maps (OldPBR or LabPBR).
- Added support for POM (parallax occlusion mapping).
- Added support for emission (hard-coded or…
Beta
v0.6
- Fixed "shadow blur" feature.
- Fixed brightness of light emitting blocks/entities.
- Fixed shadow contacts on hand-held lights.
- Fixed "upward normals"…
Beta
v0.5
- Added many more shapes for ray-traced lighting.
- Added glass-tinting for ray-traced blocklight.
- Added optional RT temporal blending (splits lighting over…
Beta
v0.4
- Added optional ray-traced shadows for dynamic block-lighting.
- Emitters no longer self-colored by their light.
- Add "clear-fix" option under debug menu for…
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0.3
- Added shader-based lighting for in-hand blocks/items.
- Fix lights from transparent blocks (such as nether portals)
- Add entity flash color from damage.
FAQ
How do I install Shrimple?
Download the file for your Minecraft version and loader from this page, then drop the .jar into your mods (or plugins) folder and launch the game.
Is Shrimple free?
Shrimple is free to download on Modgrid — we link straight to the official source, no paywall or bundled installer.
Which Minecraft versions does Shrimple support?
Works with Iris, Optifine. Supports versions 1.16.5–1.21.4. See the download section on this page for the full list of supported versions and loaders.

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