What Minecraft version does Solar Shaders (26.1.2, 1.20.1) – High FPS Lighting with Realistic Water 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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Solar Shaders (26.1.2, 1.20.1) – High FPS Lighting with Realistic Water

Q: How do I install Solar Shaders (26.1.2, 1.20.1) – High FPS Lighting with Realistic Water?

Download the .zip resource pack — do not unzip it. Put it in .minecraft/resourcepacks. Enable it in Options → Resource Packs. In MC Java Mods, or directly above on this page.

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Solar Shaders transforms lighting in your game while keeping your frame rate high. This shader pack builds on the popular Solas base to bring you smooth gameplay alongside bright visuals. It updates how water looks and keeps shadows balanced so your computer runs the game easily.

Features:

High FPS: Boosts game speed so you can play smoothly even with graphics turned up.
Better Water: Changes lakes and oceans with realistic reflections and soft waves.
Cleans up the lighting to make the world look bright and clear.
Balances all shadows in the game so dark areas are never too hard to see.
Includes tuned presets that save you time when picking your graphics settings.
Loads directly through the Iris mod for quick setup.

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Screenshots:

A peaceful village on a hill under a bright and atmospheric sky

Lush green forest and mountains under a vibrant sky with wispy clouds

Solar Shaders enhances the bright lighting of this vast mountain landscape

Soft sunlight illuminates a rolling grassy hill with scattered patches of snow

Solar Shaders creates a bright daytime landscape with realistic clouds and lighting

A peaceful night scene featuring a crescent moon and a starry sky

Solar Shaders creates soft atmospheric lighting for a peaceful village at night

Numerous glowing yellow flowers spread across a dark grassy field during the night

A starry night sky with a galaxy over a dark Minecraft landscape

Glowing flowers on a dark hillside next to a river in Minecraft

Soft moonlight reflects off a river surrounded by dark mountains and trees

A glowing crescent moon shines over a village on a grassy hill

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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.

Solar Shaders (26.1.2, 1.20.1) – High FPS Lighting with Realistic Water is a free Minecraft Java shader. Compatible with Minecraft 1.20.1. Download it and open it directly in the game.

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