A high performance shader forked from Mellow. Improved in basically every aspect. Made by nxghtCry0, it leans vanilla-like and ships reflections and shadows. Expect it to run comfortably from potato-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 Velocity

1. 1Install a shader loader for Minecraft 1.20 – 26.2 — Iris (pairs with Sodium) or OptiFine. Velocity is a shaderpack, so it needs a loader to run.
2. 2Download the Velocity .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 Velocity.

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Performance & what to expect

Velocity is rated potato performance impact. It is the lightest tier in the catalogue — it runs on integrated graphics and older laptops. It renders reflections and shadows. The look is realistic.

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Velocity is created by nxghtCry0 and mirrored here under its MIT licence. MineSpecs is an unofficial fan project and is not affiliated with nxghtCry0, Mojang Studios or Microsoft.