How to get Shaders in Minecraft to enhance the graphics and visuals?

Minecraft Shaders are essentially mods that allow users to take their gameplay experience to a whole different level. They aim to make several enhancements to the game's visuals and the overall graphic settings to render a more realistic look. So, let us take a look at how you can easily install Minecraft Shaders.

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Install Optifine for Minecraft

Before you go on to download a Shader on your system, you will need to download Optifine that will help tune the game’s graphics. It is also an important optimisation tool and allows Shaders to work on your system.

To install the tool, you will need to visit their official download page at the link here and download the latest version of the program. Make sure that you are running the latest version of Minecraft. After installing Optifine, you can launch Minecraft to confirm that it has been successfully installed. You will be able to see a new ‘Optifine’ profile from the bottom left part of the screen.

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How to get Shaders in Minecraft?

Now that you’ve installed Optifine, you can proceed to download Minecraft Shaders. There are plenty of options to choose from when it comes to Minecraft Shaders. One of the most popular names is Sonic Ether’s Unbelievable Shaders (SEUS) which is also one of the oldest Minecraft shaders.

You can download it from the link here and follow the below steps:

Step 1: Launch Minecraft on your system and choose the ‘Optifine’ version.

Step 2: Go to ‘Options’ and on the ‘Video Settings.’

Step 3: Under ‘Video Settings,’ look for ‘Shaders’ and on it.

Step 4: Now, select the ‘Shaders Folder’ option which is located in the bottom left portion of the screen.

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Step 5: This will open a new window and take you to a new folder. Here, you need to locate the SUES mod that you have downloaded in the above step and move it into this new folder that you have just opened up. Reboot the game.

Step 6: Play the Optifine version and repeat the steps from step 1 to step 3.

Step 7: The new shaders pack will now appear on the screen.

Step 8: Select it and hit ‘Done.’

You have successfully installed Shaders for Minecraft.

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