Beautiful glowing fires, torches and glowstone.Semi-transparent water with reflective surface that mirrors objects on the horizon.Smooth clouds, glowing sun and soft moonlight.

They don't use 3rd party texture packs but instead apply natural lighting effects to smooth, blend and enhance the visual display. What does a shader mod do? Shaders are graphics enhancement mods that transform your environment into a realistic and beautiful place. These are just some of the improvements that shaders can deliver. When a shader is activated the water becomes reflective and semi-transparent, clouds in the sky become smooth and puffy and torches glow brilliantly during the night. Shader mods are probably my favourite type of mod because it completely changes the appearance of Minecraft and depending on your computer it can be almost life like. There are literally thousands of mods that you can download for Minecraft but unfortunately many of them are supported for a few versions and then the developer disappears. Over the years, the Minecraft modding community, whilst still great, has become a bloated minefield. There are so many mods to choose from so I wanted to share my favourite Shader mod with you. But thanks to some truly amazing mod developers, Shader mods can transform your Minecraft world into a cinematic feast.

The basic Minecraft graphics are as you expect, rather blocky.