Sundial Lite Shaders keeps most of the full version’s feature set, but removes path tracing features such as path-traced global illumination and path-traced reflections. Rendering cost is also reduced by changing reflections and volumetric lighting (including fog) from being calculated twice to being calculated once.
Features:
- Free and open-source version of Sundial (GPL-3.0)
- Most features from the full Sundial, excluding path-traced global illumination
- Most features from the full Sundial, excluding path-traced reflections
- Reflections calculated once instead of twice (reduced cost)
- Volumetric lighting and fog calculated once instead of twice (reduced cost)
- Visibility bitmask GI solution (from Shadertoy, CC0)
- Visibility bitmask ambient occlusion solution (from Shadertoy, CC0)
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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: In MC Java Mods, or directly above on this page.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
Sundial Lite Shaders (26.3, 1.20.1) – Single-Pass Reflections And Volumetrics is a free Minecraft Java shader. Compatible with Minecraft 1.20.1. Download it and open it directly in the game.