Adds stunning visuals to minecraft. A realistic pack by minenoturs2011 featuring colored lighting, reflections and shadows, tuned for high-tier hardware and better. Compatible with Iris and OptiFine across Minecraft 1.21 – 26.2. Licensed MIT, so the download is mirrored right here on MineSpecs — no ads, no redirects.

How to install Heliox

1. 1Install a shader loader for Minecraft 1.21 – 26.2 — Iris (pairs with Sodium) or OptiFine.Heliox is a shaderpack, so it needs a loader to run.
2. 2Download the Heliox .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 Heliox.

Performance & what to expect

Heliox is rated high performance impact. It is demanding — treat it as a showcase pack rather than a survival daily-driver, and expect to tune render distance. It renders colored lighting, reflections and shadows. The look is realistic.

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Heliox is created by minenoturs2011 and mirrored here under its MIT licence. MineSpecs is an unofficial fan project and is not affiliated with minenoturs2011, Mojang Studios or Microsoft.