Makes the game look like night vision action camera footage. Authentic Night Vision is a realistic pack from KargoDiaz. It targets medium-tier hardware and up and runs through Iris or OptiFine on Minecraft 1.21.6 – 26.1. Licensed MIT, so the download is mirrored right here on MineSpecs — no ads, no redirects.

How to install Authentic Night Vision

1. 1Install a shader loader for Minecraft 1.21.6 – 26.1 — Iris (pairs with Sodium) or OptiFine.Authentic Night Vision is a shaderpack, so it needs a loader to run.
2. 2Download the Authentic Night Vision .zip from the button above — keep it zipped. It is mirrored on MineSpecs, so there is no ad-gate or redirect.
3. 3Drop the .zip into your .minecraft/shaderpacks folder (%appdata%\.minecraft\shaderpacks on Windows, ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/shaderpacks on macOS).
4. 4Launch the game, open Options → Video Settings → Shaders, and select Authentic Night Vision.

Performance & what to expect

Authentic Night Vision is rated medium performance impact. It wants a mid-range dedicated GPU. Drop render distance a few chunks if you fall below 60 FPS. The look is realistic.

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Authentic Night Vision is created by KargoDiaz and mirrored here under its MIT licence. MineSpecs is an unofficial fan project and is not affiliated with KargoDiaz, Mojang Studios or Microsoft.