How do I install Vanilla Advanced?

Download the .zip resource pack — do not unzip it. Put it in .minecraft/resourcepacks. Enable it in Options → Resource Packs. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Vanilla Advanced work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.20.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Vanilla Advanced

by ThePlaneGuy45 · on Modrinth

A high-performance shader meant to both look good and run on low-end computers! Might have some bugs on older GPUs. Feedback is appreciated!

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Vanilla Advanced

I wanted a shader that both looked good and ran well on my potato computer... enjoy!

Features

Shadows
Colored Shadows
Volumetrics
LabPBR Support
Waving Foliage & Water

If you want to give feedback, ping me (@ThePlaneGuy45) in the shaderLABS discord server: https://discord.com/invite/RpzWN9S

(note: not guaranteed to work on older GPUs or integrated graphics)

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .zip (resource pack)
Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
How to install: Download the .zip resource pack — do not unzip it. → Put it in .minecraft/resourcepacks. → Enable it in Options → Resource Packs.
Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.

Verified by MCModsHub

Downloads as VanillaAdvanced.zip
Download size: 14 KB
Download link checked 24 Aug 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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