Solstice
ShaderA shader with colorful skies, reflective water, and smooth play.
Why gradeB
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- First release only 4 months ago−6 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
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.3 days ago (21 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.26.3 (latest) 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.None of the 3 modpacks with two or more versions removed it 5 / 5Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Does not apply. The project is under 6 months old.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 · d0mkaaa/solstice 3 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.16,846 3 / 4Track record
6 points lost2 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.4 months, 8 releases 2 / 8
39 of the 46 points that apply = 85 out of 100.
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About
Solstice is a semi-realistic Minecraft shader pack designed to balance visual effects with smooth performance, offering adjustable settings and four profiles from Low to Ultra. Its lighting includes soft shadows that stay sharp near contact and broaden with distance, moving foliage, coloured-glass shadows, and underwater caustics. The sky and weather can feature blocky 3D or volumetric clouds with cloud shadows, a circular sun and moon, stars, meteors, the Milky Way, occasional auroras, and changing weather. Water gains reflections, ripples, underwater fog and god rays, while rain can leave puddles; glowing blocks, portal light, sparkling snow, and animated flames add further effects. Materials receive restrained highlights for vanilla metals and polished blocks, including held items, and a LabPBR 1.3 resource pack can provide fuller material detail and reflections. Bloom, FXAA, colour grading, optional sharpening, and contact shadows round out the image processing, with Survival, Balanced, and Builder lighting styles for different scene brightness. The profiles scale effects to performance: Low uses blocky clouds and basic shadows, Medium balances volumetric clouds, materials, bloom, puddles, and god rays, High adds SSAO and sharper shadows, and Ultra raises cloud and shadow quality. With Distant Horizons, Solstice also shades extended terrain and water in the Overworld, Nether, and End, including atmospheric fog and lighting that carry into distant vistas. As the player moves below the water surface, its optics, reflections, fog, and underwater effects transition gradually rather than switching abruptly, and distant water retains its glints.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes how the game looks: 49 shader programs, for the Nether and the End. Draws its own shadows, water, sky, clouds and weather.
Settings in English. Has programs for Distant Horizons.
Details
- Creator
- d0mkaaa
- License
- Custom license
- Downloads
- 17K
- Created
- 3 Jul 2026
- 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. 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
- 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 texts, files and images and found none.
We have not read its code history 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.Not read yet
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found9 of 15 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
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Modpacks using this project
Modpacks that include Solstice in at least one of their versions, most downloaded first.
Epic Shaders - All The Shaders574K downloadslast version with it 19 Oct 2026
I Love Shaders4.7K downloadslast version with it 28 Jul 2026
DemiSMP Client Pack301 downloadslast version with it 15 Aug 2026
Ozkicraft ultimate145 downloadslast version with it 13 Aug 2026
A Touch of Vanilla78 downloadslast version with it 25 Jul 2026Latest 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.