BSL dev here. The graininess you experienced is probably from BSL not having TAA enabled by default, and mipmaps level set to 0x. So, enabling TAA and/or mipmap should reduce the graininess. As for missing shadows, this should be fixed in the latest version (v8.2.09p1). That version also have Distant Horizons support btw.
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
Yo I appreciate that, is there a reason those settings aren't enabled by default though when the user downloads the shader?
@CaptTatsu4 ай бұрын
@@flowstatevideo it's due to my "outdated" personal preference, i personally don't mind subpixel aliasing. that being said, i'll consider updating the default setting at some point.
@AmirTimori-jx7se4 ай бұрын
BSL is my fav shader
@Vescense3 ай бұрын
What about pseus ptgi??
@official_meelees3 ай бұрын
yo could you fix how bright the default colour settings are? Too much blue in my opinion and harsh on eyes.
@veer84314 ай бұрын
You know what I need Flow, I need more 'Building with no plan' videos, they are the only videos I can watch while eating food without changing it for the next 20 minutes.
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
Yessir I'll definitely make more
@cookingwithlevi39074 ай бұрын
There soo good!!!!
@BlueWolfLifeDaily4 ай бұрын
Chocapic13 shader looks like the ambiance of Minecraft story mode game. So true
@aurealisgraphics4 ай бұрын
Lux Dev here, thanks for the review! You should totally check out night time sometime - It wasn't necessarily intended, but that's what most people adore the pack for 😄
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
Yo that's awesome! It was a lovely shader
@IzakpАй бұрын
Great shaded but for advice I don’t think the water looks good
@horiza63893 ай бұрын
Just discovered your channel today and i LOVE the way you mix audio. When you're in a cave and you add some reverb to your voice. As a music engineer i can tell this adds a lot of immersion and ear candy to the video
@Mark729694 ай бұрын
I was getting bored of my old shaders, this video helped me find more interesting and better ones!
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
Awesome
@ScareSans4 ай бұрын
I'm gonna be honest man, hearing you talk about how you don't want to ever have to edit shader settings hurt my soul. Certain shaders excel at being customizable, especially AstraLex, which has some really cool VHS and even B&W film options. I understand wanting them to look good out the gate, but I wouldn't use this video as a guide for picking a shader personally. It was good to hear your tastes in aesthetics though, and thank you for introducing me to some interesting shaders to keep an eye on!
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
I'm all for customization but things like motion blur shouldn't be turned on by default
@AlexisTwoLastNames4 ай бұрын
i like my shaders to look good out the box and be simple and realistic. b&w and vhs effects don’t appeal to me and probably not to many others who just want more realistic lighting with no extra work needed lol
@pr0menade.4 ай бұрын
@@flowstatevideoI must say, sometimes options are different for other people. Me personally, I love the motion blur that astralex comes with. But that’s what all the customization is for, to make it how you specifically like it. Although I can understand why someone would hate some settings being turned on that others might like.
@bluejayofevil4 ай бұрын
I agree. There's a few that are designed to be customized to your liking (e.g. AstraLex, MakeUp - Ultra Fast, Shrimple, even Complementary/Rethinking Voxels.) I understand wanting decent defaults (and most have a good set), but hating on a shader for having effect X on for its art style/creative vision when there's a toggle for that specifically for people do don't like effect X comes off as just lazy. (No offense, Flowstate 😉) Shrimple has several sets of defaults you can switch between for different visuals/hardware capabilities. Try turning on its RTX mode for ray-traced lighting and sharp accurate shadows, for example. I'd recommend trying them out for comparison's sake. MakeUp - Ultra Fast is designed to be minimal by default and offers lots of options to give you the effects you want while being lighter on the hardware requirements. RVX (Rethinking Voxels) has some advanced settings that make it look absolutely amazing beyond the defaults, although your FPS will likely take a dip beyond the already demanding toll of its path-traced lighting. (I personally crank the color saturation to ungodly levels because I like it in a weird way, but that's just me. lol) I will agree with the sentiment towards motion blur being on by default is kind off-putting, but I think AstraLex's fantasy style makes it work in a way that fits with it (although I usually turn it off.)
@Josh-hl8jl4 ай бұрын
@@flowstatevideo guess what. Nearly all shaders u favored have motionblur on by default... this guy has no idea what he is talking about...
@SoulZhen4 ай бұрын
21:38 it's funny when he saw the spider and he stopped the recording for a while to kill it and record back and acting like nothing happened but the spider loot still there
@mrwonton53364 ай бұрын
2:05 this is called “light leak” and yes a bunch of shaders do suffer from this
@Empyreiator4 ай бұрын
I definitely agree with the "the shader should look good out of the box" point, but you have to take in mind that some shaders (AstraLEX being the most notable) aren't designed for that. Shaders such as Rethinking Voxels have had each and every minute detail handpicked and changed to be a certain way and to make the Shader look a certain way. This usually results in customizability falling on the wayside and leading to a very specific and handcrafted experience that is usually spectacular, but is essentially unchangeable. I used AstraLEX for quite a long time and I'm telling you, it is actually spectacular if you change the settings to cater to your needs. I get a lot of people don't want to go through the hassle, but its unfair to just say "welp its a bad shader" when you already recognized yourself that these shaders weren't designed to be the super specific experiences that are just generally spectacular most of the time. The default settings on AstraLEX aren't really meant to "look amazing", they are meant to show what you can do with the template they have given you. I just wanted to say that I really love your videos and your channel is definitely one of my favourite channels that I keep up to date with. I really respect that you take the time and effort to read your comments and reply to them with meaningful messages and not just the "yeah lol" some youtubers reply with (if they reply at all). I even noticed that you replied to my comments on some of your other videos which is so cool to see. Thanks for making sick videos. (also on a sidenote lol, lots of your favourite shaders have motion blur on by default too, its just less noticeable then AstraLEX. kinda funny given how much you were complaining about it lmao)
@StarShade04 ай бұрын
I’m 80% sure “shaders should be good out of the box” is a line just to cut corners for the video with a ton of shaders. No one else approaches shaders with this mindset. It’s fine to say that “I’m reviewing 30+ shaders, this is a first impression showcase, etc etc”, it’s weird to apply a standard that certain shaders aren’t designed for.
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
I agree, it's just that the VAST majority of people probably don't care about intricate customization; that is for advanced players that want that kind of control. Like I said about Complementary / Rethinking Voxels -- they are popular because they come out of the gate looking amazing. I don't want to go through the effort of turning a shader into something I like, I want the shader developer to do that for me. I appreciate your comment though
@Empyreiator4 ай бұрын
@@flowstatevideo Thanks man. I really appreciate you reading my comment, though I would like to add one thing to my previous points - most shaders are the ones designed to be super customisable. Though I still agree with that a lot of people won’t want to go through changing the settings on the shader, it’s actually quite a bit more than you probably think. Most shaders are designed with even a small amount of customisation because a lot people rely on it to get the shader working the way they want. AstraLEX and other similar shaders have proven to be rather popular off of customisation, so whilst I appreciate your perspective with them looking good out of the box and I definitely do agree with you, whether or not the shader is customisable should be something you say in the video. When one of those shaders come up you can point it out and say “this one is designed to be more for customisation” and then afterwards talk about it as normal. Obviously the video is already out so there’s no changing it but I just thought that it would be good to consider these points because you might accidentally turn someone away from a shader they might actually love. Anyways, thanks again for reading my essay long comments and actually replying to them. I’m really looking forward to your next video.
@Empyreiator4 ай бұрын
@@StarShade0 yeah this is pretty much what I mean. It’s just that some shaders are night and day with customisation so it’s hard to realistically compare them in a fair way. I too agree he should have said something along the lines of “this is the first impression video, I won’t be covering the more in depth customisation” but the videos out so there’s not much he can do about that.
@logen79594 ай бұрын
There's also this shader i like using every now and then, called Builders QOL. The sunsets are when the shaders peak, runs decently as well. Overall, good coverage of shaders 👍
@adamm31hxz4 ай бұрын
3:47 flowstate a real one for knowing about wizard101
@brisayman4 ай бұрын
Although I fully understand your point about shaders needing to be good out of the box for people who don't want to figure out all the settings and stuff, I must disagree from my point of view. For me, shaders is all about personalization, and figuring out what the settings do is such a joy to make it feel my own. Im definitely a nerd tho, minecraft shaders literally got me into CGI to the point im considering making career in it. With that said, I believe some of the shaders presented may have been broken, maybe they were made for a older version of minecraft/optifine. We should check some presentational screenshots to see if they really looks like that.
@ReusableRocket3 ай бұрын
i always love it when shaders have those clouds with slightly rounded off edges, it makes them look so much more fluffy while keeping the orginal blocky style. I honestly wish vanilla coulds look like that, since they’re just giant blobs of white in the sky
@thodean4 ай бұрын
recommends got me here
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
Hell yeah
@SnoShooh4 ай бұрын
I've gotta be honest... I've never seen anyone do this before! Usually it's just two or three but you went all out! 👍
@Yoshhhhh4 ай бұрын
Yooo this is awesome! Definitely gonna swipe some of these shaders to try for myself. For a while I mainly used Chocapic13 sometimes switching to Sildurs, then landed on Nostalgia for a long while because the overall feel and style was just really nice to look at lol, especially the volumetric clouds that still look like Minecraft clouds. I think it was when I started moving over to Iris+Sodium from Optifine when I found Complementary Reimagined as a replacement since Nostalgia wasn't supported on Iris yet, been using that ever since. It's been a while since I've tried out new shaders though, so this video is super helpful! Also funnily enough, if I'm not mistaken Bliss is actually a stylized edit of Chocapic13 shaders, so it's pretty neat seeing it gain a lot of traction.
@anolive75354 ай бұрын
Hey do you still use sodium for performance?
@orewave4 ай бұрын
I don't see it in the video so just to add something, right now the photon shaders are the best shaders compatible with distant horizons regarding performance, at least for me. They are kinda like the complementary reimagined shaders. PD: Nice video
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
Ah I haven't heard of Photon, I'm surprised no one mentioned it I had like 300 suggestions from my Discord
@orewave4 ай бұрын
@@flowstatevideo I discovered it like 2 days ago by checking the new shaders compatible with distant horizons
@Wizardcloth24 ай бұрын
@@orewave Photon is amazing, and with DH it must be insane, do you have a list of shaders compatible with DH? the github doesn't show photon as of now
@michaelo44764 ай бұрын
@flowstatevideo i suggested it on the google form but i guess i should join the discord haha. it's not very well known as it's only on github currently
@h8luvale4 ай бұрын
wait it's compatible with DH??? When did this happen?? i been playin with photon for about a year and i purposely stipped playing DH cuz of the limited shaders. This is a blessing
@caiguycrafter9 күн бұрын
I don't know why but the Shader called "Aurora" is not popular. It's literally my favorite shader. It works on low end PCs such as my I7 Lenovo laptop that can't even handle Complimentary Shaders, and it's GORGEOUS. It adds that white outline that I love automatically, has options for the water foam that I love from Complimentary, and has a similar look to the Minecraft trailer. I've never even seen a single video on it. If you search it on YT, not a single video pops up about it. Give it some love!
@Nonexistent4684 ай бұрын
Solas shader in my opinion looks the best for lighting. It gives a warm glow to torches and lanterns. It doesn’t bounce off blocks but I think you should check it out more.
@rbrhumerousykscii48593 ай бұрын
my favourite part about solas is the coloured lighting, especially with things like shining light through stained glass and different blocks emitting different colours. it probably handles that stuff the best imo out of all the shaders like it (rethining voxels, seus ptgi, mollyvx, etc etc)
@henryheinecke29944 ай бұрын
You should have tested the Voyager shader at night because it gets like a realistic green-ish pitch. Just like when you eyes get used to darkness. But still great Video dude
@GamerDos4 ай бұрын
0:03 - shape!!
@Frostel64 ай бұрын
😂
@Snicker-Nee-Yo3 ай бұрын
Solas has been the most underrated shader for a long time. Looks especially good at night and in caves.
@snowden98824 ай бұрын
i think of the "ray tracing" shaders, SEUS PTGI is the better one, if i try running rethinking voxels i get around 30 fps, with SEUS i get around 70
@paritoshdhasmana25594 ай бұрын
Yea even Seus ptgi hrr 3.0 has more fps than rethinking voxels but still the goat of the Java rtx shaders but bedrock ones are GOATED no 🧢
@snowden98824 ай бұрын
@@paritoshdhasmana2559 yea bedrock raytracing is very nice, i only dislike how the farthest chunks look like with bedrock RTX, looks cartoonish
@IzakpАй бұрын
Btw rethinking voxels is just a edit of complementary unbound/reimagined it’s bassicly the same thing with block lighting
@khatululwyi7594 ай бұрын
Love ur videos man, your videos are perfect to keep in background while I study
@youwishthiswasmyaccount4 ай бұрын
Fr though
@youwishthiswasmyaccount4 ай бұрын
Or just to watch tbh
@Hrrrrrm4 ай бұрын
It's almost like YT knew I wanted to add shaders to my game today... Thx for such an inclusive vid!
@Beju94 ай бұрын
U could include pastel shaders next time :). They have a pretty natural vanilla feeling but also look super good with lighting and shading the overall world for a specific colour. The water is very vanilla feel too but there are pretty nice reflections. 😊 Edit: also i know u said it should be nice immediately but if u want performance if u turn it down a bit u get pretty good fps and keep most of the features. (For example reflections get lost but wavy leaves stay)
@CaptainZhariff4 ай бұрын
I really hope that more shaders are going to be compatible with Distant Horizons especially Complimentary Shaders. Bliss is good but the shadow bug kinda disturb me once in a while.
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
Yeah for sure I think complimentary is the all around best for most people
@michaelo44764 ай бұрын
the complementary dev said they're currently working on support, so hopefully soon :)
@Ahmed77fr4 ай бұрын
What do you like most rethinking voxels or complementary reimagined or unbound? ❤@@flowstatevideo
@Toastythebreadboi4 ай бұрын
This was super usefull, I’ve been useing better adventures + but it’s nice to have some add ons for it, thanks flow ❤
@Cxmp-S4 ай бұрын
Motion blur helps with anyone hovering around the 60fps mark. In any game really. Having it default on though is mad annoying as ive not needed it.
@CozyCraftYT4 ай бұрын
This is so wonderful, thanks for compiling this! :)
@V1r4ge_2 ай бұрын
Since you've said you wanted a shader that has Bliss' atmospherics and Rethinking Voxels' lighting, ivtjink you should try out Photon. Coloured lighting isnt enabled by default, but the settings are easily navigable. This shader is like if Bliss and Rethinking Voxels had a baby. Its compatible with Distant Horizons as well
@oclclly4 ай бұрын
huge fan of nostalgic mainly because of how blocks can actually cast shadows
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
Yeah Nostalgia looked great
@oclclly4 ай бұрын
i remember messing around with stained glass and lights, they actually affect the color of the light which is also pretty amazing
@preque13134 ай бұрын
@@oclclly That's a common thing among many shaders but yeah
@trisserwomenkisser4 ай бұрын
yooo dude. beat minecraft for the first time w/ your modpack. it was a blast
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
Hell yeah
@lbeales8424 ай бұрын
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but did you play on 1.20.1 to use the modpack? Is this the only way to play with it?
@pug96624 ай бұрын
@@lbeales842he has other version as well but you could just check yourself in the description
@trisserwomenkisser4 ай бұрын
@@lbeales842 yes
@denizlion4 ай бұрын
@@lbeales842 flowstate also has modpacks for other minecraft versions. i personally play with the version 1.19.4 of his modpack
@cbalt4 ай бұрын
Calling nostalgia a pretty light weight to low end shader is wild 💀 I got a rtx 3060 ti and am hitting like 40 fps while playing with 20 chunks
@sammy_wills4 ай бұрын
You must have a bad cpu then. Minecraft is cpu-based and barely touches the gpu.
@cbalt4 ай бұрын
Yeah the base game but not with shaders the one i meant has rtx support just to let you know@@sammy_wills
@Baran_1244 ай бұрын
Absolutely love the style of this video. Showcasing the shaders whilst casually playing the game is genius.
@copi_71454 ай бұрын
I suggest you try the Openshad shader, it's not well known but I think it's pretty nice. It has some cool unusual colors.
@Pigpugborj4 ай бұрын
Astralex Bliss Fast PBR Insanity Kappa Nostalgia Rethinking Voxels Solas Shader Spooklementary Don’t mind me, just making note of shaders to try later! Thanks for the video, flowstate! I did have a question about the video though, at about 27:37 where you were trying the Tea shader, was that raindrop effect from one of your mods or the shader?
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
Probably from the Wakes mod
@mmusimotaung39154 ай бұрын
@@flowstatevideoNah, its from the Particle Rain mod
@gamerguysnl25614 ай бұрын
you got me into me into minecraft again bro, love your vids!
@cookingwithlevi39074 ай бұрын
Hey flowstate, I started watching your content probably close to a month and I just absolutely love the way you talk to the viewers and you honestly deserve way more subscribers. Anyways I was wondering if you ever plan on/have made a mod pack of your mods cuz your game looks absolutely amazing and what are your resource packs?
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
Thanks, yes the modpack is Better Adventures+
@gedsgreg4 ай бұрын
Just what I was looking for.
@RyLuny4 ай бұрын
Wow! Great Shaders!
@Floskyyofficial4 ай бұрын
The Flowstate discord is so nice.
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
YESSIR
@captain01064 ай бұрын
I never knew I needed this video!
@captain01064 ай бұрын
I've been working on a Cyberpunk project, which shader would you recommend?
@flashyreal4 ай бұрын
Nice vid can’t wait to use these
@haydenstout23473 ай бұрын
Shrimple is like rethinking voxels with its shadows and lighting you should of went in a cave with it cause it looks cool
@SavageJarJar4 ай бұрын
Not “99 percent of the time” will be spent in the overworld. A majority of the time, but you are in the nether for a large portion of the game.
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
Depends how you play, I don't spend much time in the Nether
@Raskoll4 ай бұрын
You should try photon, it works with distant horizons and is like a cross between complementary and something more realistic, and it runs really well
@opposite3422 ай бұрын
I'm a person who likes to customized things to my liking, so I kinda disagree with your take on the config. Otherwise, this is a good showcase of each shaders.
@Sinkei4 ай бұрын
Heya Flowstate, just wondering what's the mod or setting you have when zooming out to get large fov
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
Camera Utils
@scarbucks_4 ай бұрын
I love the FastPBR sm just due to the extremely realistic lighting from the sun and the moon
@Not.TravisScott4 ай бұрын
definitely one of the best Minecraft youtubers right now
@krm2095Ай бұрын
I’m honestly just really curious at what mod/data pack you’re using for your world generation. It looks really cool! I’ve been thinking the same thing in a lot of your other videos, cause all the world gen I see in your videos is always super cool to see
@flowstatevideoАй бұрын
Everything I use is in Better Adventures+
@krm2095Ай бұрын
@@flowstatevideoEpic. Thank you!
@kadz86744 ай бұрын
I always can't wait to watch your videos ! Please make more of the building ones if possible :) No pressure, me personally I really love them It's the right amount of talking + building
@ziod35932 ай бұрын
Shrimple actually has bouncing light like Rethinking Voxel, you should check it out
@SuperTort0ise4 ай бұрын
6:42 IMO if you're playing a PC game you should be ok with having to change some settings, the power of defaults is real, but having to turn off clouds is not a big deal. also some of these were/are made for optifine and that might be why the settings aren't right out the gate, i know iris is much better now but its still not(and may never be) fully compatible.
@donoeren3 ай бұрын
Dude this is the video I needed for so long, thank you for your honest work i will definetly check your other videos
@drago57054 ай бұрын
Alright man. You've tempted me so much so over this past week with your vids that I've finally re-downloaded and booted up minecraft after around 5 years of not touching it.
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
Awesome
@darknrgz46953 ай бұрын
i love nostalgia, but the only girpe i have is how the depth of field works
@RubusCalculum4 ай бұрын
Nice! Love the content. Edit: I already looked back at this video for a new mod pack Im putting together.
@Pinkintron3 ай бұрын
Exactly the shader video I was looking for; actual gameplay, great commentary - If you still have that first save, what's the seed? I'm making a new world soon and this one looks really good
@flowstatevideo3 ай бұрын
Thanks! I don't have this world anymore unfortunately
@veneno944 ай бұрын
The thing I don't get is why this guy has THE 4k beast and plays in 1080p. No pressure if it's your monitor that's 1080p but still.
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
Buying 2 4K monitors is really expensive
@veneno944 ай бұрын
@@flowstatevideo yeah that kinda makes sense.
@Yshtola.4 ай бұрын
Complementary is the best "looks to performance ratio" shader for me by far. Other shaders with more advanced lighting and features are cool but they are significantly more demanding for usually an even worse look.
@d3rpybac0n833 ай бұрын
Continuum reminds me of early 2010's renders of Minecraft inside of blender. Sort of akin to what Element Animation's Minecraft environment looked like around that time
@ammanpatel81634 ай бұрын
Did you add an echo whenever you were in the nether or in a cave? It sounds really good
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
Yes
@darknrgz46953 ай бұрын
my favoriute part of nostalgia is that the clouds can be changed dependiing on what texture pack you are using (im using ms painted)
@pickyboi58604 ай бұрын
bro i love how ur voice echos in the nether
@denizlion4 ай бұрын
is it possible that some shaders are just buggy in the video because youre using distant horizons? some of them look different ingame then they do in this video. cuz isnt distant horizons only compatible with very few mods?
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
DH doesn't work with most shaders yet
@shhinysilver17204 ай бұрын
i will say, motion blur is usually on shaders because they bring the FPS down on almost every computer, and motion blur hides the effect very well. it can be nauseating, but i've gotten used to it.
@whiteman36563 ай бұрын
You should've included the aura shader it's so cool I used to mainly use complementry but its been a while since aura is my main use now
@geekygibso1750Ай бұрын
Bliss, Fast PBR, Nostalgia,
@Enlightened23714 ай бұрын
I have a video suggestion. Make a Minecraft horror video showcasing a horror modpack that combines the atmosphere "from the fog" and retro minecraft vanilla. Oldschool Minecraft vanilla has this creepy feel to it that imitates the fear of being watched. But it would be even creepier if you combined the atmosphere of retro Minecraft to "from the fog". With your style of making content, you could make a video that truly stands out from the rest of the other minecraft horror videos because you would find a way to blend beauty with horror. It would be like if Christopher Nolan or Denis Villeneuve decided to make a horror film. This is a blend or combination that I have not seen yet. Even if that combination does exist, it is nowhere near as emphasized as I would like it to be. You don't even have to use retro Minecraft if you don't think that there is an aesthetic appeal to it. You can use any other shader that you feel comfortable with. But I would recommend using "from the fog" as a starting point.
@l123u6Ай бұрын
As far as I know, Shrimple is the only other shader that has blocklight shadows besides RethinkingVoxels.
@steelblood41164 ай бұрын
Are you using a mod that adds those structures that you came across (like the church, ship, place with witches)? If so I'd really like to know which one. Good commentary, sections on the video, links, great work! Some of these looked great but at least 3 physically hurt my eyes lol.
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
Not sure which mod that is but it's all within Better Adventures+
@steelblood41164 ай бұрын
@@flowstatevideo Thank you!
@jacks39404 ай бұрын
You can make Bliss look even better by reducing the "Bloom" and "bloomy fog" sliders in the shader settings. It makes it easier to see as well.
@Filbo_Fraggins3 ай бұрын
solas shader is like rethinking voxels in a way, you need to test it out indoors where there multiple different light colours, out side it looks a bit average but when your in a cave with lava or smth like that its really good
@judaspriestforever153Ай бұрын
DUDE YOU MISSED THE REALLY GOOD DYNAMIC LIGHT SHADOWS ON SHRIMPLE MAN WHAT THE HELL
@michaeijcaboose20374 ай бұрын
I like my colors pretty washed (desaturated), and most of my friends seem to like it too, so I'm glad to see someone who has a new take on it. The more vibrant colors look great in the video. Also FYI, the 'cave lighting' you kept seeing is referred to as dynamic/auto exposure, it's used to create the feeling of simulating a larger range of light levels than the game actually is capable of displaying by changing the brightness to match what you 'should' be seeing (being in a dark place will send the brightness toward the darker side and vise versa).
@Zynithvoid4 ай бұрын
Found some new shaders to play with, Thanks! I have been watching your videos for a while, and they are absolutely amazing. The cinematic feel is great, and I'm not sure how to replicate some of the things you do, even with the mod list lol (which makes your videos really unique) One of the things is the reverb to your voice in caves, I really like that. Is that done with a mod or added during editing?
@rimimimimimimimim41704 ай бұрын
I think Potato is the best if you have not got the best hardware, Bliss if you want a realistic look that looks amazing, Rethinking Voxels, Complementary reimagined/ unbound if you want it to look amazing but still look a lot like minecraft (or BSL, BSL honestly looks great if you just want an enhanced minecraft look), Sildurs for a different fantasy look, Spooklementary for a horror mod maybe, I think Super Duper Vanilla is a very very different and unique fantasy look too. To be honest, my favourite recently has been BSL and Complementary because I just really felt like it to look just like minecraft, but i'm probably going to start using Bliss. Astra Lex I really really like the underwater, but I think from this video, Bliss just looks amazing overall, and I really like the realistic fog and stuff, seems like it would be really fun to use! Great video, can't wait until I have a chance to sit down and use these mods (my break ends soon 😭)
@rimimimimimimimim41704 ай бұрын
After actually using Rethinking Voxels, it's amazing, like the shader is just different, the light looks amazing, Bliss and Astralex are really nice, but Astralex you need to customize and it's a bit too blurry and doesn't feel as good even thought it's really nice and unique (the underwater is AMAZING though), Bliss is really nice and realistic, but BRO RETHINKING VOXELS in the video it's hard to tell, BUT WHEN YOU ACTUALLY USE IT WOW
@rimimimimimimimim41704 ай бұрын
it's really hard for me to chose between Bliss and Voxels to be honest, EVERYTHING looks nice in Bliss, and it looks real too, and the underwater looks amazing, but wow the rethinking voxels light is something else and it really can give life to the world, depends on what you like, if you like the over the top amazing effects type stuff like Sildur, then Voxels is amazing, if you like the clear, nice solid look with super high quality like BSL, Bliss is the better upgrade, both genuinely amazing shaders and i'm really glad you recommended them!
@rimimimimimimimim41704 ай бұрын
I do still think other shaders have their worth and charm, and it is still nice to change it up, like BSL still looks really nice even though people don't mention it anymore, but if I had to say to try any of these shaders, you really do say it well, like watching the video it's like you can see which ones are good but yeah the ones you said when you actually use them in the game it's just like yeah, these are amazing!
@rimimimimimimimim41704 ай бұрын
I know I wrote a lot lol but thought I might as well say what I found after trying out these shaders lol
@rimimimimimimimim41704 ай бұрын
UPDATE: ACCIDENTALLY FOUND THIS SHADER, BUT REDHAT IS AMAZING, IT'S LIKE BLISS AND ASTRALEX combined underwater, the water is amazing, it looks really nice, but the thing is lights are dim, lava, lanters, torches and night time are darker but the shader underwater is amazing and decent outside
@myhal-bavyt4 ай бұрын
26:37 Real torches are flickering this way as well, not only the office lightning :D
@tortoise69114 ай бұрын
i love the echo whenever you’re in the nether or a cave
@salvaged61534 ай бұрын
I've been loyal to Sildurs shaders for the past few years now so this video helps me explore other shader packs
@IdaRoburt4 ай бұрын
From one stranger to another, I watch your videos every day I drive home from work. It has become a part of my routine and I look forward to it each time you upload something new. Words cannot express my heartfelt gratitude for what you do!
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
That's awesome
@ShadowolfVFX4 ай бұрын
Makes sense that your top 3-5 shaders are all based on the same shader. Rethinking Voxels is a fork of Comp Reimagined and comp reimagined and unbound were initially forks of BSL.
@batbade14 ай бұрын
You should try photon shaders, its absolutely stunning! It also works with distant horizons.
@kissgergo52024 ай бұрын
0:57 I wholeheartedly disagree with you here. It IS important to show how a shader looks and performs in various scenarios because it can really mess with your enjoyment if you suddenly find out that for example the rain just looks awful with your chosen shader. It's especially important when your opening premise is "you never have to watch another minecraft shader video ever again".
@cakez15154 ай бұрын
so glad you like nostalgia, it’s my favorite :)
@roboss_2564 ай бұрын
the cyanide shaders are meant to emulate the way xbox 360 minecraft looked back in the good ole days lol
@Wizardcloth24 ай бұрын
no photon shaders 😭😭 it has the best cloud generation, Kappa is great and i'm glad it appeared in the vid
@tweeprine66284 ай бұрын
As a regular user of Tea Shaders, I can tell it changes the looks of the game. Not much, but it is still noticeable - in the sense that even if you forget you have it running, the game just doesn't look dull as you would think with vanilla shaders. And you can forget about it and just have a great time playing a nice-looking game 👍Honestly the best lightweight option I know of.
@Barry38192 ай бұрын
i like whatever terrain generation mod you have on.
@flowstatevideo2 ай бұрын
All of the mods I use are in Better Adventures+
@MarioFarmer6174 ай бұрын
Love yr videos flow❤
@rkdeviancyАй бұрын
I agree that shaders out of the box should have some things on or off based off of what most users typically would use for the best starting experience, but I will also say that there isn't a SINGLE shader that I will ever use on default settings. My taste just ISN'T ever *exactly* what the defaults are, and I think that applies for most people. That's why I appreciate really customizable shaders
@AdamsApples4 ай бұрын
Ice boat racing is a big community if you were ever interested in playing the minigame further!
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
That'd be awesome if we built an ice racing track on the FlowSMP
@ItsWazzaP4 ай бұрын
I just gotta say that with the optimization mods (Sodium, Iris, Lithium, Indium etc.) on my machine (i5 12400F and RX 6600, a budget friendly PC) Rethinking Voxels runs like a charm on Medium (80-90 FPS) and playable on High (60-70).
@timeblade4 ай бұрын
Personally rethinking voxels is 100% my favorite shader. If I could change one thing about it I would add the layered clouds that nostalgia has. Other than that it’s perfect.
@mmusimotaung39154 ай бұрын
But rethinking voxels does have layered clouds. You just need to turn them on in the config settings.
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
Agreed
@timeblade4 ай бұрын
@@mmusimotaung3915 Oh, I’m stupid then.
@birb44154 ай бұрын
Continuum is made for screenshots and cinematics. Its also made to be extremely customizable, but you don't seem to care about that. FastPBR is made for PBR compatible texture packs, which are those high resolution texture packs that make blocks have an almost 3d look. Miniature and Makeup are both made to run really well, and miniature is made to be a Vanilla+ shader. SEUS PTGI is a genuine ray-tracing shader. Its free version looks significantly worse than the paid but still decent. Shrimple is Path tracing shader, so the snow will reflect actual light rays, making them shine. Soft Voxel's Lite is another Path tracing shader, but this one is made to run much better than your average Path tracing shader. Super Duper Vanilla is supposed to replicate the Super Duper shaderpack that was supposed to be a minecraft official shader. Ushader seems to be another Path Tracing. VanillaPlus is just meant to be VanillaPlus Vector is really cool, the default is IBM mode, and it has tons of other options, like CRT, VHS, and tons of other I don't remember.
@johanavril16914 ай бұрын
Bro half the shaders you showed were completely broken, you can't use a pre-alpha version of multiple graphic mods (distant horizon with shader support for example) and then start judging shaders lol. Also, most of the shaders you showed are free and made by people who don't get much from creating those shaders for people, so you can't just assert that they make the default all nice and perfect for you, all you can do is ask or suggest nicely (especially when what your complaining about is because of your broken mod setup). But hey its fine, I like your videos, just wanted to give some perspective :)
@flowstatevideo4 ай бұрын
I downloaded the latest available version of each shader from either Modrinth/CurseForge. It's quite a stretch to say half of them were broken; they just don't look good, simple as that. And I understand devs need to make money but if the free version of their shader looks bad then that's how people are going to judge it