Bliss Shaders
ShaderA well performing fantasy styled shaderpack with emphasis on scene variation and customization.
Why gradeA
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- Many modpacks removed it−3 points
- Releases in only 2 of the last 24 months−2 points
All 10 criteria
Maintenance
2 points lost25 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.The author marked an existing file as working on Minecraft 26.3, which came out on 15 Sep 2026 12 / 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.26.3 (latest) 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 3 months.Releases in 2 of the last 24 months 4 / 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.86 of the 334 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (26%) See the 86 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
Full points3 / 3Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.Does not apply. A shader's files can be read in the download.Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker or a Discord server.GitHub issues · X0nk/Bliss-Shader 3 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.47,236,307 4 / 4Track record
Full points8 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.4.5 years, 14 releases 8 / 8
47.4 of the 52 points that apply = 91 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Bliss is a customizable, fantasy-styled shaderpack built around the goal of making lighting and scenery vary with the player’s surroundings and conditions. Its visual effects include colored lighting from light sources, including light that can illuminate fog, and translucent colored shadows that let sunlight take on the tint of stained glass. The shader changes the atmosphere across dimensions and weather: it renders rain, overcast skies, sandstorms, and fog, with dedicated Nether and End looks and settings to adjust their fog. Clouds have multiple layers, including a high, fluffy layer, and can interact with the world. Water and caves have their own visual treatments, and screen effects include water splashes on entering or leaving water, motion blur, and depth of field. The pack also provides soft bloom, ambient occlusion and indirect lighting effects, waving plants, and configurable image color curves for adjusting dark and bright areas. It supports LabPBR material features such as reflections, roughness, metalness, subsurface scattering, emissive surfaces, and parallax occlusion mapping, and it supports Distant Horizons.
Written from Modrinth , CurseForge and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes how the game looks: 50 shader programs, for the Overworld, the Nether and the End. Draws its own shadows, water, sky and weather.
Settings in 4 languages. Has programs for Distant Horizons.
Often used with it
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- Creator
- Xonk
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 47.4M
- Created
- 15 Apr 2022
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues , Discord
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.2 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the one for a recent version. 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
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
Privacy
Sends nothing
A shader has no code that can connect to the internet, so it cannot send anything about you.
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its description, files, images and code history and found none.
We have not read its changelogs yet.
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.No AI content declared.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Nothing found
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found in the descriptionChangelogs not read yet
- 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 found2 images read
Compatibility
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Related projects
Projects that need Bliss Shaders to work.
Modpacks using this project
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| Sep 2026 | 808 |
More modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 854 a month now, 384 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..
9,424 modpacks include Bliss Shaders in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
DeceasedCraft - Urban Zombie Apocalypse9.8M downloadslast version with it 17 Jul 2026
Immersed With Shaders4.5M downloadslast version with it 19 Oct 2026
DarkRPG - RPG with Magic, Origins, Quests, Adventure3.9M downloadslast version with it 19 Oct 2026
All the Mods 10: To the Sky ATM10SKY3.6M downloadslast version with it 19 Oct 2026
Beyond Depth3.4M downloadslast version with it 7 Jul 2026
Better Adventures+2.2M downloadslast version with it 7 Jan 2026
Slimes Adventure2.1M downloadslast version with it 4 Mar 2025
Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon-Slayer) ModPack1.9M downloadslast version with it 9 Feb 2025
Cobblemon Delta1.9M downloadslast version with it 21 Oct 2026
Isle of Berk (Claws of Berk)1.8M downloadslast version with it 16 Oct 2026Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Bliss Shaders. Share: how many of the modpacks with Bliss Shaders also have that mod.
Complementary Shaders - UnboundAShaderin 63% of the modpacks with Bliss Shaders
BSL ShadersAShaderin 51% of the modpacks with Bliss Shaders
Fresh AnimationsAResource packin 48% of the modpacks with Bliss Shaders
Solas ShaderAShaderin 48% of the modpacks with Bliss Shaders
Chat HeadsAModin 41% of the modpacks with Bliss Shaders
Essential ModBModin 39% of the modpacks with Bliss Shaders
LithiumAModin 37% of the modpacks with Bliss Shaders
AmendmentsAModin 36% of the modpacks with Bliss Shaders
TerralithAModin 35% of the modpacks with Bliss Shaders
sparkAModin 35% of the modpacks with Bliss 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.