Derivative [main]
ShaderRealistic lighting, reflections, and skies for your world.
Why gradeB
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- First release only 3 months ago−6 points
All 10 criteria
Maintenance
Full points21 / 21Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.2 weeks ago (7 Oct 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.Newest supported: 26.2. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 26.2. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 3 months.Does not apply. The project is under 6 months old.Stability
Full points10 / 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.3 of the 41 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (7%) 5 / 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.364,904 4 / 4Track record
6 points lost2 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.3 months, 3 releases 2 / 8
36.6 of the 43 points that apply = 85 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Derivative is a Minecraft shader focused on realistic visuals, with a broad set of configurable lighting, reflection, shadow, sky, and post-processing effects. Its lighting options include LPV and FloodFill, colored-block and glass light propagation, and voxel reflections with adjustable tint, emissive lighting, relighting, indoor behavior, and reflection styles. Reflection features also include world reflections, bloom, anamorphic lens effects, and the ability to use voxel reflections alongside or instead of screen-space reflections. Shadows include point voxel shadows, voxelized shadows, and screen-space path-traced block-light shadows, alongside reworked shadow options. The atmosphere includes a reworked aurora with selectable styles and End support, a new sky and skylight, and updated End fog and lighting. Water physics has selectable styles and additional settings, while post-processing offers chromatic aberration and configurable lens flares, including anamorphic and world lens flares. The shader supports Voxy features such as indoor and emissive voxel reflections and voxel relighting, as well as resource-pack support for voxel reflections.
Written from CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes how the game looks: 43 shader programs, for the Overworld, the Nether and the End. Draws its own shadows, water, sky and weather.
Settings in English. Has programs for Distant Horizons and Voxy.
Often used with it
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- Creators
- DureXXX and skeeder461
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 365K
- Created
- 10 Jul 2026
- 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.2 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. Both are 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 6 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 found6 images read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
65 modpacks include Derivative [main] in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Immersed With Shaders4.5M downloadslast version with it 9 Sep 2026
Epic Shaders - All The Shaders574K downloadslast version with it 19 Oct 2026
Voxy with Shaders(ultra optimization modpack)26K downloadslast version with it 16 Sep 2026
Canterlands15K downloadslast version with it 18 Oct 2026
Tukel Realism (ModernArch 128x - Distant Horizons - Shader - Physics)6.5K downloadslast version with it 8 Sep 2026
I Love Shaders4.7K downloadslast version with it 28 Jul 2026
MyJonCraft SGS2.3K downloadslast version with it 4 Oct 2026
LUI BATTLE PACK1.9K downloadslast version with it 4 Sep 2026
Escape Room: Legacy of the Forgotten1.8K downloadslast version with it 12 Sep 2026
Merky's Adventure1.7K downloadslast version with it 2 Oct 2026Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Derivative [main]. Share: how many of the modpacks with Derivative [main] also have that mod.
Bliss ShadersAShaderin 68% of the modpacks with Derivative [main]
Complementary Shaders - UnboundAShaderin 68% of the modpacks with Derivative [main]
Photon ShadersAShaderin 54% of the modpacks with Derivative [main]
Solas ShaderAShaderin 52% of the modpacks with Derivative [main]
BSL ShadersAShaderin 48% of the modpacks with Derivative [main]
Essential ModBModin 46% of the modpacks with Derivative [main]
Distant HorizonsBModin 45% of the modpacks with Derivative [main]
Fresh AnimationsAResource packin 45% of the modpacks with Derivative [main]
Crash AssistantAModin 43% of the modpacks with Derivative [main]
BadOptimizationsAModin 43% of the modpacks with Derivative [main]Latest 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.