Dara

# 🌅 Dara Shaders **Dara** is a lightweight, atmospheric shader pack for Iris, built for players who want a beautiful look without sacrificing performance. No heavy ray tracing or expensive passes — just a carefully balanced mix of light, color, and atmosphere. ## ✨ Features - 🔆 **Soft directional lighting** — terrain and entities react in real time to the position of the sun and moon - 🌗 **Soft shadows (shadow map)** — objects cast shadows with light PCF smoothing, no harsh pixelated edges - 🔥 **Dynamic light blending** — warm orange torchlight contrasts with cool blue skylight, blended based on each block's light level - 🌊 **Living water** — animated surface waves combined with sun-glint highlights - 🌌 **Gradient sky** — a smooth transition from zenith to horizon, with a glowing sun and moon - 💫 **Bloom & color grading** — soft glow on bright areas, boosted saturation, cinematic tone mapping, and a subtle vignette - ⚡ **Performance-friendly** — no unnecessary passes or expensive effects, runs smoothly even on weaker hardware ## 📋 Requirements - (https://modrinth.com/mod/iris) (Fabric/Quilt) **or** OptiFine - Minecraft: Java Edition ## 🔧 Installation 1. Install Fabric Loader and the Iris mod (or OptiFine) 2. Download `Dara.zip` from the Files section above 3. Place the archive — without extracting it — into `.minecraft/shaderpacks/` 4. In-game: go to **Video Settings → Shaders → Dara** ## 🎨 Design philosophy Dara aims for a warm, cinematic feel rather than photorealism. Sunsets glow, torchlight feels cozy against a cool night sky, and water catches the light without slowing your game down. It's meant to make vanilla worlds feel a little more alive — without turning your PC into a space heater. ## 🛠️ Planned improvements - Higher-quality shadow filtering (PCSS) - Volumetric light shafts - Water reflections - In-shader configurable options menu ## 💬 Feedback Found a bug or have an idea for a feature? Open an issue or leave a comment below — feedback helps shape future updates!