Based on Mellow Shader, a modified version to reduce brightness and make the game look better while maintaining good performance and vanilla feel. Made by tricked33, it leans vanilla like and ships colored lighting. Expect it to run comfortably from low-tier hardware upward, on Minecraft 1.8 – 26.2 via Iris or OptiFine. Licensed MIT, so the download is mirrored right here on MineSpecs — no ads, no redirects.

How to install Tricked Shaders

1. 1Install a shader loader for Minecraft 1.8 – 26.2 — Iris (pairs with Sodium) or OptiFine. Tricked Shaders is a shaderpack, so it needs a loader to run.
2. 2Download the Tricked Shaders .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 Tricked Shaders.

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Performance & what to expect

Tricked Shaders is rated low performance impact. It is comfortable on entry-level dedicated GPUs at a normal render distance. It renders colored lighting. The look is vanilla like.

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Tricked Shaders is created by tricked33 and mirrored here under its MIT licence. MineSpecs is an unofficial fan project and is not affiliated with tricked33, Mojang Studios or Microsoft.