TrueLightFX Lite v5.6.2

Fixes

• Fixed a major crash on older Iris versions that occurred when loading the shaderpack or switching profiles. This was caused by older compilers mishandling preprocessor conditions and looking for undeclared variables.
• Cleaned up corrupted byte data within the shaders.properties file that could lead to profile parsing issues when changing settings.

Notes

• This is a patch update, noticeable via the v5.6.X versioning scheme (where “X” represents the patch number, e.g., the first patch is v5.6.1, and so on).

• Thank you to everyone testing and supporting TrueLightFX!

• If you encounter any bugs, please report them on my Discord server.

TrueLightFX Lite v5.6.1

Fixes

• Cherry blossom leaves (cherry_leaves) and other plants like pink petals are no longer completely overexposed and no longer incorrectly emit light like glowing ores.
• Cherry blossom leaves and azalea leaves now properly wave and wiggle in the wind, perfectly matching the animation of other tree leaves (oak, spruce, etc.).
• Updated and corrected block mappings for recent Minecraft updates. New blocks like the open_eyeblossom will now glow correctly in the dark, while the closed_eyeblossom and other normal plants will not.

Notes

• This is a patch update, noticeable via the v5.6.X versioning scheme (where "X" represents the patch number, e.g., the first patch is v5.6.1, and so on).
• Thank you to everyone testing and supporting TrueLightFX!
• If you encounter any bugs, please report them on my Discord server.

TrueLightFX Lite v5.6

New Features & Enhancements

• Glowing Ores & Flowers: The "Glowing Ores" setting under Gimmicks has been expanded and renamed to "Glowing Ores & Flowers".
• Lush Emissives: Added beautiful glowing effects to various lush plants and leaves, including Spore Blossoms, Glow Lichen, Pitcher Plants, Cherry Leaves, and Azalea.
• Dynamic Glow Colors: Emissive blocks now glow dynamically using their original texture colors instead of a static yellow tint (e.g., Spore Blossoms now naturally glow pink, Glow Lichen glows cyan, and Diamond Ore glows blue).
• Animated Glowing Plants: Glowing foliage is fully integrated with the wind animations and will continue to sway naturally in the wind while glowing.
• Optimized Performance: The new emissive additions were built directly into the highly optimized existing ore glowing system, ensuring absolutely zero performance impact.

Notes

• Thank you to everyone testing and supporting TrueLightFX!
• If you encounter any bugs, please report them on my Discord server.

TrueLightFX Lite v5.5.3

Fixes

• Odd reflection of sun in water rotating randomly when moving the screen is now fixed.
• Shadow resolution slider has been corrected to include 8K resolution and properly align all profile settings.
• Default rain intensity is now 0.4, meaning falling rain drops are visible by default rather than just splashes.
• The default base profile when loading the pack for the first time is now set to Medium.

Notes

• This is a patch update, noticeable via the v5.5.X versioning scheme (where “X” represents the patch number, e.g., the first patch is v5.5.1, and so on).
• All profiles (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) are now fully compatible with the new config values.
• Thank you to everyone testing and supporting TrueLightFX!
• If you encounter any bugs, please report them on my Discord server.

TrueLightFX Lite v5.5.2

Features & Adjustments

• Adjusted the default God Rays Intensity to 2
• Reconfigured God Rays settings for better user control:
• Fixed an issue where the intensity slider range was locked to a maximum of 4.0
• Restored full slider range (steps 0-10) in the shader settings menu
• Enhanced GLSL compiler compatibility for the intensity calculations across all platforms

Notes

• This is a patch update, noticeable via the v5.5.X versioning scheme (where “X” represents the patch number, e.g., the first patch is v5.5.1, and so on).
• Thank you to everyone using TrueLightFX Lite!
• If you encounter any bugs, please report them on my Discord server or via GitHub Issues.

TrueLightFX Lite v5.5.1

Profiles

• The shaderpack now defaults to the Medium profile on first launch
• Reconfigured the Medium profile settings for a customized experience:
• Enabled Bloom
• Disabled Flat Lighting
• Disabled Fog Color Enhancement
• Disabled TAA
• Disabled Wavy Plants
• Set Rain Intensity to 0.0
• Set Entity Shadow to Player only
• Set Shadow Quality to Balanced (8 samples)
• Adjusted Shadow Distance to 32.0
• Adjusted Shadow Interval Size to 7.0
• Adjusted Shadow Map Resolution to 128

Notes

• This is a patch update, noticeable via the v5.5.X versioning scheme (where “X” represents the patch number, e.g., the first patch is v5.5.1, and so on).
• Thank you to everyone using TrueLightFX Lite!
• If you encounter any bugs, please report them on my Discord server or via GitHub Issues.

TrueLightFX Lite v5.5

Motion Blur

• Added a new Motion Blur system available in Visuals
• Added smooth blur effects for camera movement and the world

Performance

• Improved Smooth Shadows performance
• Optimized coordinate transformations
• Improved reflection performance
• Optimized thunder entity detection

Profiles

• The shaderpack now defaults to the Medium profile on first launch

Settings

• Added a Motion Blur ON/OFF toggle (disabled by default)
• Added a Motion Blur Intensity slider with values up to 3.0

Fixes

• Fixed first-person hand and held item rendering issues
• Fixed TAA ghosting and Motion Blur smearing on hand pixels

• Thank you to everyone using TrueLightFX Lite!
• If you encounter any bugs, please report them on my Discord server or via GitHub Issues.

TrueLightFX Lite v5.4

Water / Waves

• Added a new Realistic Waves System - available in Water & Rain → Wave Settings

• Overhauled the water surface for improved movement and realism

God Rays

• Fixed multiple issues with God Rays

• Improved overall stability and visuals

Profiles

• The profile "your pc isnt that slow isnt it" now automatically enables God Rays and Realistic Waves

Settings

• Added a Realistic Waves ON/OFF toggle

• Added a Wave Size slider

• Added a Wave Speed slider

• Made slight adjustments to wave settings

• Adjusted maximum intensity on certain sliders

Fixes

• Fixed sun reflection issues

Notes

• Thank you to everyone using TrueLightFX Lite!

• If you encounter any bugs, please report them on my Discord server or via GitHub Issues.

TrueLightFX Lite v5.3.2

Rain

• Fixed various bugs with the rain; a more realistic rain system overhaul has now been implemented!

GUI

• Removed the settings for rain droplet size & rain wet surface

Notes

• This is a patch update, noticeable via the v5.3.X versioning scheme (where “X” represents the patch number, e.g., the first performance patch is v5.3.1, and so on).

TrueLightFX Lite v5.3.1

Out of the box Profile

• First-time Setup: Default shader settings now seamlessly match the "Medium" profile.

GUI

• Sun Rays Fixed: Addressed a bug where the God Rays toggle was completely missing from the shader settings. It is now properly available in the Lighting menu.
• New Setting: Added a God Rays Intensity slider in the Lighting menu so users can manually adjust the brightness of the light shafts.

Notes

• This is a patch update, noticeable via the v5.3.X versioning scheme (where “X” represents the patch number, e.g., the first performance patch is v5.3.1, and so on).

TrueLightFX Lite v5.3

Visuals

• Fog Enhancement: Dynamic golden fog during daylight and sunrise/sunset, remains naturally dark at night and in caves
• Fog slider fixed: No longer resets/reverts after changing values
• Sun Rays (God Rays): Efficient screen-space effect creating visible light beams through trees and windows
• Fixed some issues with water reflections
• New underwater look

Water & Rain

• Underwater Caustics added: Animated light patterns underwater (uses performant sine-wave calculations instead of heavy 3D noise)
• Caustics configurable in the Water & Rain tab

GUI

• Added a slider in the Water & Rain section to control the intensity of water reflections

Notes

• Thank you to everyone using TrueLightFX Lite! If you encounter any bugs, please report them on my Discord server or via GitHub issues.
• Huge thanks to PesH_RU for actively reporting bugs and helping improve the shader!

TrueLightFX Lite v5.2.1

Fixed

• when player is in Nether/End-Dimensions with the shader, only showing white screen

Notes

• No files added or removed

TrueLightFX Lite v5.2

Added

• Temporal Anti-Aliasing (TAA)
• Fast Approximate Anti-Aliasing (FXAA)
• Improved rain rendering system

Visuals

• Glowing Ores overhauled: Real additive emission glows through cave darkness, stones stay dark
• Improved color grading and tonemapping
• More consistent lighting results
• Enhanced cloud quality
• Improved rain visuals and integration

Changes

• Refactored final.fsh (post-processing pipeline)
• Updated shader.h (internal optimizations / cleanup)
• Adjusted cloud rendering (gbuffers_clouds.fsh)
• Revised shaders.properties

GUI

• Lighting/Visuals menus reorganized, clean grids
• Smooth Shadows now in the Lighting section
• "Water" → "Water & Rain"
• "More" → "Visuals"
• Added settings for anti-aliasing and rain
• General UI/UX improvements

Performance

• Early-exit for non-ore blocks (dirt/stone/wood)

• Skips heavy water math on glass/ice
• Native gl_FragCoord for dithering (millions fewer muls/sec)
• Better overall performance

Notes

• No files added or removed
• Includes both new features and internal improvements

TrueLightFX Lite V5.1

Added

Bloom effect with adjustable strength

Wind settings menu

Wavy plants system with configurable wind strength and speed

Additional block groups (leaves, sand)

Improved entity detection for players and mobs

Changed

Reworked performance profiles (A / B / C / D)

Adjusted sun brightness

Updated tonemapping in the final shader

Improved sunlight contribution in textured lighting

Improved entity shadow rendering

Improvements

Improved ambient lighting calculations

General shader performance optimizations

Cleaner lighting calculations across shader passes

Fixes

Fixed lighting inconsistencies on some blocks

Fixed entity shadow issues

Minor stability improvements

TrueLightFX Lite V5 Changelog

Added

Added Cloud Style setting with two options:

Standard Clouds

Enhanced Clouds

Added cloud style option to the Visual settings menu.

Improvements

Improved water wave animation.

Improved water reflections.

Improved ambient lighting calculations.

Improved sun lighting and color blending.

Improved torch light brightness and color.

Improved fog blending and distance transitions.

Improved sky color transitions.

Changes

Adjusted shadow interval and resolution values.

Updated several internal shaders including sky, clouds, water, and final rendering passes.

General shader code cleanup and internal adjustments.

Performance

Minor shader optimizations.

Improved performance scaling on lower presets.