A high-performance shader meant to both look good and run on low-end computers! Might have some bugs on older GPUs. Feedback is appreciated. Made by ThePlaneGuy45, it leans vanilla-like and ships atmosphere and PBR. Expect it to run comfortably from potato-tier hardware upward, on Minecraft 1.20.1 – 1.20.1 via Iris or OptiFine. Licensed MIT, so the download is mirrored right here on MineSpecs — no ads, no redirects.

How to install Vanilla Advanced

1. 1Install a shader loader for Minecraft 1.20.1 — Iris (pairs with Sodium) or OptiFine. Vanilla Advanced is a shaderpack, so it needs a loader to run.
2. 2Download the Vanilla Advanced .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 Vanilla Advanced.

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Performance & what to expect

Vanilla Advanced is rated potato performance impact. It is the lightest tier in the catalogue — it runs on integrated graphics and older laptops. It renders atmosphere and pbr. The look is vanilla like. Because it supports PBR, it looks its best with a matching texture set — browse our free resource packs for one with normal and specular maps.

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Vanilla Advanced is created by ThePlaneGuy45 and mirrored here under its MIT licence. MineSpecs is an unofficial fan project and is not affiliated with ThePlaneGuy45, Mojang Studios or Microsoft.