How to Install Shaders on CurseForge – Howchoo (2024)

Shaders, also known as shader packs, are a way to bring your Minecraft gameplay to a new level of beautiful. Minecraft Shaders improve the game’s visual elements, such as color enhancement, improved lighting, and generally make the game look more realistic. Depending on the shader, players can customize their world to their preference. So if you want pink water and purple sky, shader packs are the way to make it happen.

Before you dive into our guide on how to install shaders in CurseForge, make sure you already have OptiFine installed. We have a helpful guide onhow to do that here!Without OptiFine, the shaders won’t work, so make sure to do that and return here after!

1 – Find the correct File Path

Before you can download and install a shader pack, you’ll need to find where in CurseForge your game is!

1. Open CurseForge and navigate to the modpack you’re using.
2. Click the...button to the left of thePlaybutton.
3. In the drop-down menu, clickOpen Folder.
4. This is where you’ll install your shaders!

Usually, the file path looks like this:C:\Users\USER_NAME\Twitch\Minecraft\Instances\MODPACK_NAME.

2 – Create a shaders folder

Unfortunately, Minecraft doesn’t automatically create a folder to place shaders into. Inside the Minecraft folder you found in the last step, create a new folder calledshaderpacks. Make sure to spell it exactly or else the game won’t recognize where you’ve placed your shaders.

3 – Choose a shader pack

There are plenty of websites out there for finding shaders, but some are safer than most. We recommendCurseForgeorShaders Mods. Alternatively, you can download directly from a developer’s website as well!

Just make sure it’s compatible with your Minecraft game version and then move on to the next step!

4 – Install shaders

Download the correct game version of the shader you’ve chosen and place it within the shaders folder you made in step 2. Make sure you don’t unzip the downloaded file!

5 – Activate shaders

Now it’s time to run Minecraft and activate your shaders!

1. Once the game has launched, follow these steps:
2. ClickOptionsthenVideo Settings.
3. ClickShaders…as shown in the image above.

4. In the Shaders menu, choose the shader you want to activate. A loading screen will appear and return you back to the Shaders menu when its finished rendering.

From this menu you can either click theShader Optionsbutton on the bottom right to customize the shader pack or clickDoneand return to the main menu!

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