Beyond Belief Shaders
ShaderNatural lighting, reflective water, and moving clouds for your world.
Why gradeC
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 22 months−9 points
- Releases in only 1 of the last 24 months−4 points
- Many modpacks removed it−3 points
All 10 criteria
Maintenance
9 points lost18 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.22 months ago (10 Dec 2024) 7 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.Newest supported: 1.21.4. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.4. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 3 months.Releases in 1 of the last 24 months 2 / 6Stability
3 points lost7 / 10Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.45 of the 168 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (27%) See the 45 modpacks2 / 5Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
Does not apply. A shader's files can be read in the download. CurseForge links are not in our data.Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.Does not apply.Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker or a Discord server.Does not apply.Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.3,725,287 4 / 4Track record
4 points lost4 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.9.2 years, 31 releases 4 / 8
33.4 of the 49 points that apply = 68 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
Images
![EroiiKZz's Tavern [BBL 1.3.2]](https://media.forgecdn.net/attachments/253/637/doenfs7.jpg)
About
Beyond Belief Shaders is a shaderpack that reshapes Minecraft’s lighting and scenery with softer, more natural-looking colors by day and night, volumetric clouds, motion blur, and cel shading. It adds rain-slick reflections on tiles, improved water with adjustable colors and waves, and gently animated leaves and clouds. Dimension-specific edits and toggles for almost every feature let players tailor the shader’s appearance and behavior.
Written from CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes how the game looks: 20 shader programs, for the Overworld, the Nether and the End. Draws its own shadows, water, sky and weather.
Settings in English.
Often used with it
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- Creator
- unicornblood2468
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 3.7M
- Created
- 3 Aug 2017
- Official page
- CurseForge
Security
No harmful code found
We checked what is inside its files, without opening them in the game.
Why we show this: a shader cannot run programs, but its file can hide one. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.5 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 2 for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
Privacy
Sends nothing
A shader has no code that can connect to the internet, so it cannot send anything about you.
AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files and images and found none.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.Not on Modrinth.
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found2 of 40 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found
Compatibility
See all 31 filesPoint at or tap a version to see it.
Modpacks using this project
| Oct 2024 | 20 |
|---|---|
| Nov 2024 | 17 |
| Dec 2024 | 12 |
| Jan 2025 | 14 |
| Feb 2025 | 10 |
| Mar 2025 | 11 |
| Apr 2025 | 14 |
| May 2025 | 9 |
| Jun 2025 | 6 |
| Jul 2025 | 11 |
| Aug 2025 | 8 |
| Sep 2025 | 7 |
| Oct 2025 | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 4 |
| May 2026 | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 4 |
Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 3 a month now, 9 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
223 modpacks include Beyond Belief Shaders in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Abigail Pinehaven's 100 Days (Horse Edition)88K downloadslast version with it 8 Feb 2024
Naruto AHZNB Anime62K downloadslast version with it 16 Jul 2025
Rhinocraft62K downloadslast version with it 17 Dec 2024
RealCraft33K downloadslast version with it 7 Apr 2024
Pinehaven's 100 Days Zombie Apocalypse (Horse Edition)26K downloadslast version with it 24 Apr 2025
NANGMAN SEA17K downloadslast version with it 25 Jan 2025
everything is random17K downloadslast version with it 6 Jan 2026
Servidor Magnatas15K downloadslast version with it 25 Nov 2024
AluCraft RPG | 1.20.113K downloadslast version with it 11 Jun 2024
Digimod Tamers Evolution!8.7K downloadslast version with it 17 Feb 2025Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Beyond Belief Shaders. Share: how many of the modpacks with Beyond Belief Shaders also have that mod.
Complementary Shaders - UnboundAShaderin 66% of the modpacks with Beyond Belief Shaders
BSL ShadersAShaderin 65% of the modpacks with Beyond Belief Shaders
Sildur's Vibrant ShadersAShaderin 61% of the modpacks with Beyond Belief Shaders
MakeUp - Ultra FastAShaderin 52% of the modpacks with Beyond Belief Shaders
Bliss ShadersAShaderin 49% of the modpacks with Beyond Belief Shaders
Fresh AnimationsAResource packin 47% of the modpacks with Beyond Belief Shaders
AttributeFixAModin 46% of the modpacks with Beyond Belief Shaders
sparkAModin 45% of the modpacks with Beyond Belief Shaders
Solas ShaderAShaderin 44% of the modpacks with Beyond Belief Shaders
Macaw's FurnitureBModin 44% of the modpacks with Beyond Belief ShadersLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.