{"id":64231,"date":"2026-06-03T19:50:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/energy-shaders-java\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T19:50:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:50:35","slug":"energy-shaders-java","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/energy-shaders-java\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy Shaders Java"},"content":{"rendered":"<p># Energy Shaders [Java]<br \/>\n![Modrinth Downloads](https:\/\/modrinth.com\/shader\/energy-shaders-java)<br \/>\n![CurseForge Downloads](https:\/\/www.curseforge.com\/minecraft\/shaders\/energy-shaders-java)<br \/>\n![Discord](https:\/\/discord.gg\/shVe3cR)<\/p>\n<p>Energy Shaders is a shaderpack\/resourcepack that provides a more colorful vanilla expierience. Without requiring<br \/>\nany mods or a frame rate drop.<\/p>\n<p>![Banner](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/cached_images\/a825110dca87912479960a07b4b68280b7d8a68b_0.webp)<\/p>\n<p>If you like this pack consider supporting the development by buying me a coffee:<\/p>\n<p>![ko-fi](https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/T6T41BS1C9)<\/p>\n<p>### Features<br \/>\nIt is best to take a look at the gallery or to<br \/>\ntry the shaderpack out. Here is a list of some features:<br \/>\n&#8211; Custom lightning (different for day, night and in caves)<br \/>\n&#8211; Custom fog (different for day, night and in caves)<br \/>\n&#8211; Custom Nether<br \/>\n&#8211; Custom End<br \/>\n&#8211; Custom torch light (different for day, night and in caves)<br \/>\n&#8211; Vignette effect<\/p>\n<p>### Enabling the resourcepack<br \/>\nYou can simply enable it as resourcepack (Copy the `.zip` into the `resourcepack` directory).<br \/>\nIf you are using Sodium, the Sodium Core Shader Support mod is required.<br \/>\nThe pack does not work with Optifine!<\/p>\n<p>### Video<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/q1hjg6YvVQY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>### Customization<br \/>\nEnergy Shaders also offers a lot of customization. Since this is a vanilla shader-pack, these settings have to be<br \/>\nmanually edited. <\/p>\n<p>#### Getting started with customizing energy shaders<br \/>\nFirst download the settings template.<br \/>\nThen copy the downloaded zip file to your resourcepacks directory. You can find it by pressing `Open Pack Folder` in<br \/>\nMinecraft&#8217;s Resourcepack selection screen. Next extract the zip file and delete it, so that only the extracted<br \/>\ndirectory `ES Settings Java` remains. You can rename the directory to your liking.<\/p>\n<p>Now edit `ES Settings Java\/pack.mcmeta` with a text editor of your choosing and change `YOUR_NAME` to your name or your alias.<\/p>\n<p>Next you should test if everything works. Activate `Energy Shaders [Java]` and the ES Settings Java pack you just created. Make<br \/>\nsure the `ES Settings Java` pack is above `Energy Shaders [Java]`. Open a world and Minecraft should not crash. Keep the <\/p>\n<p>Now you can start to actually change some settings. Open `ES Settings Java\/assets\/minecraft\/shaders\/include\/es-settings.glsl`<br \/>\nin your favorite text editor.<\/p>\n<p>In there you will find a lot of lines starting with `\/\/  #define`. These are the settings, which can be changed. All Settings<br \/>\nmust be enabled first (**by removing the `\/\/`**) before its value can be changed. Some settings do not have a value. These simply enable or disable<br \/>\na feature.<\/p>\n<p>After changing a setting go back in game and press `F3 + T`, which will reload all resourcepacks. Thus, applying your changes.<\/p>\n<p>##### Example 1<br \/>\nThe line<br \/>\n&#8220;`glsl<br \/>\n\/\/  #define DISABLE_SHADOW<br \/>\n&#8220;`<br \/>\ncan be changed to<br \/>\n&#8220;`glsl<br \/>\n#define DISABLE_SHADOW<br \/>\n&#8220;`<br \/>\nwhich will disable shadows cast by blocks, trees, etc.<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: The `\/\/` must be removed as seen above!<\/p>\n<p>##### Example 2<br \/>\nThe line<br \/>\n&#8220;`glsl<br \/>\n\/\/  #define SATURATION 1.2<br \/>\n&#8220;`<br \/>\ncan be changed to<br \/>\n&#8220;`glsl<br \/>\n#define SATURATION 0.0<br \/>\n&#8220;`<br \/>\nwhich will make the game look grayscale.<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: The `\/\/` must be removed as seen above!<\/p>\n<p>If you want to switch back to the default value simple add the `\/\/` again:<br \/>\n&#8220;`glsl<br \/>\n\/\/#define SATURATION 0.0<br \/>\n&#8220;`<\/p>\n<p>##### How do I know which setting does what?<br \/>\nSome settings are explained in the `es-settings.glsl`. Some may be hard to explain, and you just have to try around<br \/>\nand find out. Generally, if a setting contains a `VEC3(&#8230;)`, it is a setting with three values (red, green, blue).<\/p>\n<p>Of course, you can always ask for help in my discord server: https:\/\/discord.gg\/shVe3cR<\/p>\n<p>##### Why are the settings in a different pack and not just contained in Energy Shaders directly<br \/>\nActually, the settings are contained in Energy Shaders too! But it is much more convenient if the settings are in an<br \/>\nadditional pack, because you can update Energy Shaders without losing your settings!<\/p>\n<p>### Feedback<br \/>\nFeel free to leave any feedback on my Discord server. Please respect,<br \/>\nthat vanilla Minecraft is very limited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Energy Shaders for Java. A vanilla Minecraft shaderpack that aims on making the game more vibrant and aesthetic. Giving Minecraft a completely new Style. 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