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Sonic Ether's Unbelievable Shaders [compatible with Minecraft 1.12.2 via OptiFine]

Please read this entire post before attempting an install or posting about a bug.

Development news is posted on my Facebook/Twitter page: http://www.facebook.com/SonicEther
http://twitter.com/sonic_ether

If you would like to access beta and experimental versions of SEUS Renewed and support the development of SEUS, check out my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/sonicether

SEUS Renewed screenshots!

SEUS Renewed is an on-going project! Feel free to report any issues you encounter.

Setup (PLEASE READ)

OptiFine has taken over shader support for Minecraft. Go download and install OptiFine first! ALWAYS USE THE LATEST VERSION

You need to install this mod to use my shaderpack!

Download OptiFine

Once you've got OptiFine installed, to use a shaderpack, follow these instructions.

Sonic Ether's Unbelievable Shaders


Downloads

LATEST:

SEUS Renewed 1.0.0 (DOWNLOAD)

SEUS Renewed is a re-imagining of SEUS and is an ongoing project. Check the links at the very top of this post to follow its development!

Make sure to always use the latest version of OptiFine!

-Improved GI and SSAO
-Super smooth Temporal Anti-Aliasing
-Completely reworked system for day/night cycle based on atmospheric scattering
-Accurate sunlight color via atmospheric scattering
-Accurate ambient sky lighting from atmospheric scattering via Spherical Harmonics
-New atmospheric scattering on distand land for a natural sense-of-scale
-New underwater rendering
-Normal/bump mapping from torch/artificial light
-Screen-space shadow tracing for better contact shadows
-Vastly improved performance with long render distance settings
-Physically-based specular highlights from sunlight
-Improved 2D clouds
-Improved rendering of stained glass

-New rain/wet effects

-End and Nether shaders

-Improved POM and POM self-shadowing

-Improved shadows

-Many more, too many to list here!

OLDER VERSIONS

LEGACY VERSIONS:

Tweaks

Once the mod is properly installed, there are a few things you can do to ensure maximum performance.

-Run the game in a smaller resolution in full-screen
-Lower your render distance
-When OptiFine is installed, try toggling "Options > Video Settings > Performance > Smooth FPS:". "ON" gives more responsive input and more steady fps, but likely lower maximum FPS.



Reporting an Issue

If this mod is giving you unusual results, please make sure that you installed everything correctly first.
If you are using this mod on a Mac, I'm sorry to say that I am powerless to provide Mac support. I apologize.


I can't help you if you don't provide these details:
-Describe your issue thoroughly. Provide a screenshot or video if you can.
-Describe your system specs. If you forget this step, I cannot help in any way.
-Include the output log along with your issue report.
-Describe the shaderpack, OptiFine mod version, and Minecraft version that you are running when encountering this issue.

SEUS Renewed 1.0.0 is here!!! Go download it!!

Version 1.0.0, but it's far from finished! Some issues still remain, and a lot of great things are planned for the future. If you want to support the development of SEUS Renewed, join the exclusive SEUS Discord server and discuss development, and/or gain access to Beta and Experimental versions as SEUS Renewed develops, check out my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/sonicether

So, what's next? The first thing I'll work on is moving to a proper deferred + forward pipeline for better handling of transparent rendering. This will fix issues with transparent materials and free up the internal data structure a bit, which will likely improve performance.

I've got plans to redesign and integrate volumetric clouds and crepuscular rays, as well as work on better handling of reflections from various materials. I'll also be working on the new frontier of utilizing voxelized scene data for light propagation (improved block lighting, light from any block of any color, etc), as well as experiment with bleeding edge stuff like world-space reflections and, purely for experimentation, path-traced GI (don't hold your breath on that one)!

I'm excited to hear what you guys think! Thanks for all of your support!

SEUS Renewed Beta 0.9.9 is here! https://www.patreon.com/posts/15748847



We're so close to the first SEUS Renewed 1.0 release! Yes, there are still minor bugs to fix, but I don't want to delay the release of SEUS Renewed 1.0 any further. Of course, SEUS Renewed will continue to be improved past the first release. If nothing is terribly wrong with this version, then it's straight off to SEUS Renewed 1.0 within the next few days!

Changelog:

Added End shaders
Updated Nether shaders to SEUS Renewed
Optimized rain effects
Optimized parallax occlusion mapping with smarter raymarching
Optimized parallax self-shadows
Fixed visual artifacts with POM self-shadows at grazing angles
General minor optimizations
Improved visual stability of "Aggressive TAA"
Reduced distant shadow artifacts
Reduced brightness of lava, glowstone, fire
Optimized atmospheric scattering
Added option for rain splash bilateral filtering
Implemented colored shadows from stained glass

SEUS Renewed Beta 0.9.2 is out! https://www.patreon.com/posts/14933430

Some bugfixes, improved torch light (now based on kelvin color temperature), and added more configurable shader options to further customize the look!

Check out the difference between v11 and Renewed, pretty crazy!

Hey, all! You know what? I really miss working on SEUS. I really miss being engaged with you guys, getting feedback, the excitement of sharing new developments, and seeing that same excitement from you. I miss exploring the purely passion-driven work of pushing Minecraft's visuals to the limit! I miss you guys sharing suggestions, sharing screenshots and videos, even reporting bugs/issues!

I want that back. I was so much happier during those days. So, what am I doing about it? I'm seizing it back!

As you all know, a few years ago I unofficially moved on from working on SEUS because I needed a better way to support myself financially. I found so much passion in SEUS, and I thought I would find similar passion for the other things I've been pursuing since, but it just hasn't been the same.

Now, looking back, I know for sure now that I never really lost interest in SEUS. Even after I had unofficially stopped working on SEUS, I kept getting drawn back into it!

These screenshots are the result of this purely passion-driven work--a new version of SEUS called SEUS Renewed! It's the result of the work I've done in my free time since SEUS v11, which initially started as a rewrite of the core of SEUS and has renewed my passion for working with Minecraft's graphics!

Here are some of the new features of SEUS Renewed:
-Improved GI and SSAO
-Super smooth Temporal Anti-Aliasing
-Completely reworked system for day/night cycle based on atmospheric scattering
-Accurate sunlight color via atmospheric scattering
-Accurate ambient sky lighting from atmospheric scattering via Spherical Harmonics
-New atmospheric scattering on distand land for a natural sense-of-scale
-New underwater rendering
-Normal/bump mapping from torch/artificial light
-Screen-space shadow tracing for better contact shadows
-Vastly improved performance with long render distance settings
-Physically-based specular highlights from sunlight
-Improved 2D clouds
-Improved rendering of stained glass

In addition to releasing SEUS Renewed, I've also launched a Patreon page. There you'll be able to access beta archives and experimental development archives, as well as get access to a Discord server where you can discuss SEUS with other patrons and with me!

So, that's what's happening! I just hope that I haven't been gone for too long. Even if this new venture doesn't work out, I think it's worth a shot! A HUGE thank you again for being so awesome and supporting me thus far!!!!

Sound Physics is a mod that overhauls Minecraft's sound engine to simulate reverberation, sound occlusion/absorption, and physically based sound attenuation. The sound simulation provides interesting aural cues; you'll be able to tell whether a mob can be directly seen and whether it's just around the corner or in a closed-off area with your eyes closed. Exploring caves is much more immersive, and reverberation provides a sense of scale to grand structures or large underground ravines.


I have stopped working on this project for now, but it is open-source and anyone can contribute to it. https://github.com/sonicether/Sound-Physics

Hey everyone, I'm sorry I've been so hard to get a hold of, there's a lot going on in my life.

I thought I'd have the time to update this mod, but it seems as though it'd be better if I open source it and let the community take it where it needs to go.

So, I've just quickly whipped up a GitHub repository containing the source for the mod. https://github.com/sonicether/Sound-Physics

I'm not terribly familiar with GitHub, is there anything else I need to do to make sure people can fork and modify this?

Hi guys, just dropping in to say that my website is back up and the download links should work now!

Hey guys, I'm just letting you know, I just uploaded a version for Minecraft 1.10.2

Quote from sp614x»

Definitely, but it is still not clear how it should be configured and how it will be used.
Please create an issue on the issue tracker for further discussion: https://github.com/sp614x/optifine/issues

I would like to be the first to say, Welcome back SE, and those are amazing screenshots, it's just incredible what you can do.

Quote from rokgepz

lol, this shader mod seems to always be 1 or more mc versions old i run 1.6.2 lol

Quote from zealithone

minecraft 1.3.1 is out pls update T_T

Quote from Ohaithar

Thanks for the malware with adf.ly. *Clicks on link to download* *avast! antivirus comes up with two malicious urls*. Atleast post a mirror for the downloads, since I don't want to sweep my computer 5x everyday.

Quote from sonicether

I guess I keep underestimating how much work this all takes. Worked about 5 hours today on polishing v09. I guess it's my perfectionism that gets in the way. Hopefully tomorrow will be the day. Thanks for your patience, guys.

Quote from juggaloninja420

Im having this strange problem with my textures. Can anyone tell me how to fix it? i got all my drivers updated and im running a radeon hd 7750 overclocked, amd phenom 2 quad core with 8 gigs of ram







this happens with the default texture pack too. ive also tried disabling certain stuff in the files

Quote from Flankoful

i cant see **** now! i only see the void and fog! thanks mate! you broke my entire (Minecraft) Life!!