Nostalgia Shader
ShaderClassic shader looks with softer shadows, clouds, and fog.
Why gradeC
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 20 months−6 points
- Releases in only 1 of the last 24 months−4 points
- Many modpacks removed it−3 points
All 10 criteria
Maintenance
8 points lost19 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.20 months ago (28 Feb 2025) 8 / 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.94 of the 337 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (28%) See the 94 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.Discord 3 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.12,289,629 4 / 4Track record
2 points lost6 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.7.1 years, 12 releases 6 / 8
38.5 of the 52 points that apply = 74 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Nostalgia Shader recreates the stylized look and feel of early Minecraft shaderpacks, such as SEUS v08 and Chocapic v3, while adding modern visual effects. It adds dynamic soft shadows, custom sky and lighting colors, wind-swaying foliage, volumetric fog, and vanilla-styled clouds with an optional second cloud layer and story-mode-inspired cloud style. Additional effects include temporal anti-aliasing, auto exposure, screen-space reflections with optional offscreen environment reflections, optional screen-space path tracing, and lens effects such as depth of field, flares, and vignette. The shader supports the Nether and End, can use cloud textures from a resource pack, and includes labPBR resource-pack support.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes how the game looks: 75 shader programs, for the Overworld, the Nether and the End. Draws its own shadows, water, sky, clouds and weather.
Settings in English and Russian.
Often used with it
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- Creator
- RRe36
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 12.3M
- Created
- 5 Jul 2019
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- 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.4 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 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.No AI content declared.
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found1 of 25 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 found1 image read
Compatibility
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Related projects
Projects that need Nostalgia Shader to work.
Modpacks using this project
| Oct 2024 | 57 |
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| Nov 2024 | 55 |
| Dec 2024 | 52 |
| Jan 2025 | 73 |
| Feb 2025 | 53 |
| Mar 2025 | 79 |
| Apr 2025 | 71 |
| May 2025 | 80 |
| Jun 2025 | 77 |
| Jul 2025 | 100 |
| Aug 2025 | 86 |
| Sep 2025 | 84 |
| Oct 2025 | 106 |
| Nov 2025 | 100 |
| Dec 2025 | 93 |
| Jan 2026 | 112 |
| Feb 2026 | 101 |
| Mar 2026 | 96 |
| Apr 2026 | 93 |
| May 2026 | 90 |
| Jun 2026 | 99 |
| Jul 2026 | 111 |
| Aug 2026 | 108 |
| Sep 2026 | 94 |
1,683 modpacks include Nostalgia Shader in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
DarkRPG - RPG with Magic, Origins, Quests, Adventure3.9M downloadslast version with it 22 Oct 2026
Homestead3.6M downloadslast version with it 23 Oct 2026
Re-Console712K downloadslast version with it 12 Oct 2026
Epic Shaders - All The Shaders574K downloadslast version with it 19 Oct 2026
Elysium Days419K downloadslast version with it 25 Jun 2026
TNP Limitless 8 - LL8333K downloadslast version with it 16 Oct 2026
FPSBOOST195K downloadslast version with it 10 Oct 2026
Dontcry ( Official )180K downloadslast version with it 18 Oct 2026
Arcadia Echoes Of Power V2117K downloadslast version with it 21 Sep 2026
Sky Greg115K downloadslast version with it 3 May 2026Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Nostalgia Shader. Share: how many of the modpacks with Nostalgia Shader also have that mod.
Complementary Shaders - UnboundAShaderin 63% of the modpacks with Nostalgia Shader
BSL ShadersAShaderin 60% of the modpacks with Nostalgia Shader
Fresh AnimationsAResource packin 53% of the modpacks with Nostalgia Shader
Bliss ShadersAShaderin 51% of the modpacks with Nostalgia Shader
MakeUp - Ultra FastAShaderin 48% of the modpacks with Nostalgia Shader
Solas ShaderAShaderin 48% of the modpacks with Nostalgia Shader
Essential ModBModin 44% of the modpacks with Nostalgia Shader
Chat HeadsAModin 43% of the modpacks with Nostalgia Shader
Super Duper VanillaBShaderin 39% of the modpacks with Nostalgia Shader
LithiumAModin 37% of the modpacks with Nostalgia ShaderLatest 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.