TAA-Distant Horizons port
ShaderSmoother distant landscapes with fewer flickers and jagged edges.
- Security
- Passed
- Privacy
- Nothing sent
- Runs on
- Client only
- Loaders
- Iris, OptiFine
- Minecraft versions
- Up to 1.21.1
Why no grade
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- Archived on Modrinth.
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Maintenance
Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.4 months ago (30 Jun 2026)Supports 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: 1.21.1. 66% of the 169 popular Quilt mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3.Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 3 months.Releases in 6 of the last 24 monthsStability
Removed 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.1 of the 10 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (10%)Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.7 of its 31 releases in 2 years needed a quick fix (23%)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.NoneTransparency
Source 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 · asdf-hash/VanillAA-Shaders-DHPopularity
DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.17,444Track record
AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.11 months, 37 releases
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About
TAA-Distant Horizons port is a near-vanilla shader fork that adds temporal anti-aliasing support for Distant Horizons terrain, smoothing edges and reducing flicker and noise on distant terrain. It also blends the water boundary between Distant Horizons LODs and vanilla terrain, and offers configurable fog-start distance, ambient-occlusion sample count, radius, and intensity. Optional sharpening includes Unsharp Mask, which can leave trails behind fast-moving objects, and CAS, which is more stable but has its own drawbacks. The shader works with Iris and OptiFine, and with Colorwheel when its fallback mode is enabled.
Written from Modrinth and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes how the game looks: 14 shader programs, the dimensions are not stated in the pack. Draws its own water, sky and clouds.
Settings in English and Russian. Has programs for Distant Horizons.
Details
- Creator
- hello_there
- License
- Mozilla Public License 2.0
- Downloads
- 17K
- Created
- 1 Dec 2025
- Official page
- Modrinth
- Links
- Source code , Issues
Security
No harmful code found
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- 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
AI was used for its code
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Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
Modpacks that include TAA-Distant Horizons port in at least one of their versions, most downloaded first.
Simplicity Refabricated: Vanilla+2.8K downloadslast version with it 10 Oct 2026
Beta Decay: Psychological Horror2.1K downloadslast version with it 10 Oct 2026
Lurker in the Fog: Herobrine’s Dominion1.8K downloadslast version with it 5 Apr 2026
Sengoku Chronicles: Warring States Japan1.5K downloadslast version with it 10 Oct 2026
Horizon - Gotek's SMP1.5K downloadslast version with it 5 Jan 2026
Serenor667 downloadslast version with it 20 Oct 2026
The Real New World556 downloadslast version with it 20 Mar 2026
Refabricated Beta: Vanilla+399 downloadslast version with it 11 Oct 2026
Refabricated Villagers: Vanilla+329 downloadslast version with it 10 Oct 2026
Expanded Adventures: Vanilla+268 downloadslast version with it 10 Oct 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.