Nostalgia Ultra Shader
ShaderA shader that brings back the warm, colorful look of old worlds.
- Security
- Passed
- Privacy
- Nothing sent
- Runs on
- Client only
- Loaders
- Iris, OptiFine
- Minecraft versions
- Up to 1.21.11
Why gradeA
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- Releases in only 2 of the last 24 months−2 points
- Under 5 million downloads−2 points
- First release only 10 months ago−1 point
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.7 weeks ago (9 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.Newest supported: 1.21.11. 42% of the 170 popular Quilt mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.11. 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 2 of the last 24 months 4 / 6Stability
Full points5 / 5Removed 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.Not measured yet.Quick 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
2 points lost2 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.20,946 2 / 4Track record
1 point lost7 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.10 months, 11 releases 7 / 8
42.3 of the 47 points that apply = 90 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Nostalgia Ultra is a shader pack that recreates the look and atmosphere of Minecraft from Beta 1.7 through Release 1.5.2, rebuilt with modern lighting and shadow mapping. Its warm color grading, boosted greens and blues, and optional CRT scanlines, screen curvature, and edge color fringing evoke the displays of the era. Water is translucent turquoise, with animated waves, screen-space reflections, underwater caustics, shore foam, and a gradient from bright shallows to deep-ocean blue. The sky and lighting feature a large warm-haloed sun, dense visible stars, soft-edged shadows, volumetric godrays, orange torchlight, layered orange-to-purple sunrises and sunsets, and cool blue moonlight. The Nether uses oppressive blood-red fog, while the End has a cold, alien purple-black void with fixed stars. A configurable in-game menu lets players adjust or disable effects across style, water, sky, lighting, and visual-effects settings, including color grading, reflections, shadow quality, and CRT effects. The shader is designed for Iris and Sodium, works without a required resource pack, and is optimized for modern hardware, with settings to scale back effects on lower-end GPUs.
Written from Modrinth . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes how the game looks: 20 shader programs, for the Nether and the End. Draws its own shadows, water, sky and clouds.
Settings in 6 languages.
Details
- Creator
- maxlananass
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 21K
- Created
- 24 Dec 2025
- Official page
- Modrinth
- 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.1 latest file, 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 found11 changelogs read
- Its filesCredits and texts in the files you download that name an AI tool.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 11 filesPoint at or tap a version to see it.
Modpacks using this project
No known modpack uses it.
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.