Recastional

# 🌊 Recastional Shader Pack > **Elevate your Minecraft experience to a cinematic masterpiece.** **Recastional** is a shader pack designed to transform your world into an exhilarating visual journey. It creates a unique atmosphere, enveloping the environment in a warm, caressing light that brings every pixel to life. *** ## ✨ Overview As the sun rises and sets, its rays pierce through the clouds, casting a **soft golden glow** that enhances the natural beauty of the landscape. With **Recastional**, you don't just play — you immerse yourself in a cinematic experience where every frame is a work of art. * **Vibrant Textures:** Every rock, tree, and building feels detailed and alive. * **Shimmering Waters:** Realistic water surfaces that sparkle as if kissed by sunlight. * **Dynamic Shadows:** Stretching and shifting shadows that add profound depth to your surroundings. * **Atmospheric Skies:** Volumetric clouds and glowing flora that invite exploration. *** ## 🛠 Complete Feature List ### 🎨 Advanced Rendering Systems * **Enhanced Particle System** – Physics-based particle rendering with LOD support. * **Volumetric Clouds** – High-precision ray-marching for realistic skyboxes. * **Advanced Water System** – Real-time reflections, refractions, and caustics. * **Parallax Terrain Mapping** – Height-based surface displacement with triplanar mapping. * **Entity Glow Effects** – Dynamic rim lighting and emissive textures for special entities. ### 🔧 Post-Processing Pipeline * **Enhanced Composite** – HDR tone mapping, professional color grading, and subtle film grain. * **Bloom System** – Multi-pass bloom with Gaussian blur and granular intensity control. * **Depth of Field** – Realistic camera focus with high-quality hexagonal bokeh. * **Advanced Shadow Mapping** – PCF filtering with support for soft and colored shadows. ### 🚀 Performance & Optimization * **GPU Optimizer** – Hardware-specific tweaks for **NVIDIA**, **AMD**, and **Intel**. * **LOD Manager** – Automatic level-of-detail scaling based on distance. * **Dynamic Quality Scaling** – Real-time performance adjustments to maintain stability. ### 🔄 Compatibility & Legacy * **OpenGL Compatibility** – Stable fallback shaders for older graphics hardware. * **Cross-Platform** – Full support for **Windows, macOS, and Linux**. * **VR & Multi-Monitor** – Stereoscopic rendering and ultra-wide display configurations. ### 📚 Technical Foundation * **PBR Shading Library** – Physically Based Rendering using the **Cook-Torrance BRDF**. * **Next-Gen Lighting** – Volumetric lighting, SSAO, and Global Illumination (GI). * **Weather Module** – Dynamic simulation of rain, snow, and atmospheric fog. *** ## 📋 Configuration & Presets You can fine-tune your experience using our modular configuration files: * `advanced.properties` – Toggle high-end rendering features. * `performance.properties` – Hardware-specific optimization toggles. * `debug.properties` – Tools for development and analysis. ### ⚠️ Important Note on Performance To achieve the **ULTRA** and **HIGH** graphics shown in screenshots, **Iris Shaders** is highly recommended. > **Note:** High settings are hardware-intensive. If you experience low FPS, please adjust your preset in the shader options. *** ## 🎮 Version Support * **Compatibility:** Fully optimized for **Minecraft 1.21.11 and some older versions like 1.7.10**. * **Engine:** Works best with **Iris** or **OptiFine**. *** _Created with passion for the Minecraft community._ ## On older versions Minecraft be some bugs with reflection and etc but if you set to high maybe you like it so use it :) * P.S If you use these shaders in modpacks or anywhere else, please include a link to this resource—it's important or at least include my name Also available on CurseForge: [CurseForge](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/shaders/recastional)