Known for its realistic lighting and "wet" floor effects during rain.
Adds realistic light sources, such as torches that glow while held or sunlight that casts real-time shadows. Minecraft Shaders Mod 1.7.9
The mod itself provides the capability to run shaders, but you must download specific "packs" to see the visual changes. For 1.7.9, the following are highly rated: Known for its realistic lighting and "wet" floor
Offers a balance of beauty and performance, featuring realistic lighting and water. Minecraft Shaders Mod 1.7.9
The Shaders Mod acts as a bridge, allowing Minecraft to use custom OpenGL scripts. These scripts offload complex graphical calculations to your GPU to achieve effects impossible in "Vanilla" Minecraft: