Basic Lighting
About
Basic Lighting is my first shader. It improves Minecraft's lighting while keeping the vanilla look. The goal is to provide a simple visual enhancement without significantly changing the game.
Settings are not currently available. Please report bugs or compatibility issues in the comments.
Features
- Face Lighting: Block faces turned toward the sun receive additional light.
- Face Lighting is applied to blocks, entities, and clouds.
- Dark Nights: Nighttime lighting can become up to 50% darker.
- Water Deformation: Water now has small ripples.
Curseforge Link
CurseForge: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/shaders/basic-lighing
Screenshots
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .zip (resource pack)
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.12, 1.12.1, 1.12.2
- 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 Basic Lighing fl2w2e2c2s2 x2.zip
- Download size: 9 KB
- Download link checked 7 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.