Salicylic Shaders do Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.21.1

SalicylicShaders

Let's kill your devices..

SalicylicShaders is built around one obsession: reflections that actually feel real. Rivers, lakes, wet farmland, and rain-slicked paths don't just shimmer they pull in the world around them. Foliage, buildings, torches, lightning, moonlight it all bounces back at you with a polish that turns an ordinary walk through the rain into something out of a film.

Layer that on top of soft, sculpted volumetric clouds rolling across a fully tuned lighting, fog, and post-processing stack, and you get a world that feels alive whether it's high noon or the middle of a thunderstorm.

Signature Look

• Dynamic wet reflections - water, mud, and rain-soaked stone reflect ambient and artificial light in real time
• Cinematic storms - nighttime and stormy weather get a slick, moody upgrade
• Volumetric clouds - layered depth that makes the sky feel like part of the terrain, not a backdrop
• Full atmosphere control - fine-tuned lighting, fog, and post-processing for exactly the mood you want

Compatibility

SalicylicShaders is fully compatible with Voxy, Distant Horizons, and Iris, so you can run it alongside extended render-distance mods and performance optimizations without conflicts or visual glitches. Whether you're using Iris for smoother FPS or Distant Horizons/Voxy for far-render terrain, this shader pack integrates cleanly into your setup.

Cool Features

Flip the switch on a dedicated Cool Features panel and turn your realistic renders into something delightfully broken-on-purpose:

Effect - What it does

Old TV - Scanlines, density, and CRT curve strength CRT Flicker - Adjustable flicker + bar sizing Letterbox - Cinematic black bars, adjustable size VHS - Wobble, grain, and color bleed Digital Glitch - Block-count and RGB split distortion

Stack them, tune them, or leave them off entirely — the choice between "cinematic realism" and "haunted VHS tape" is entirely yours.

License

Released under the MIT License - free to use, modify, and distribute.