Cybox Shaders for Minecraft 1.12.2/1.11.2/1.10.2

Cybox Shaders for Minecraft 1.12.2/1.11.2/1.10.2

Despite the fact it is more than a year old today, the Cybox Shaders Pack is still one of the best-looking shaders which are compatible with Minecraft 1.12.2. This compatibility rolls back a few versions, and the mod works just fine with Minecraft versions as old as 1.6.4, so if you’re stuck that far back you can still get a decent shader pack in Cybox. You don’t need any supporting software like Optifine to make the Cybox shaders work, but like always, the Better Skies and Better Glass which are included with Optifine in most downloads can still improve the appearance of these textures in your world.

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The shadow effects in Cybox Shaders Mod are some of the best you will see in any shader pack. Just to name one good example, the shadows in this mod actually account for the spaces between leaves when sunlight is shining through the foliage of trees. That is, you don’t just get a solid black shadow on a nearby surface, but you see the individual leaves and the spaces between them, where the light is able to make it all the way through. It’s kind of hard to explain in words – you’ve really got to see Cybox in action to see how good it looks.

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As far as requirements go, you’re going to need a decent GPU if you want to run Minecraft with the Cybox Shaders Pack installed and enabled. This is because of the constant rendering and re-rendering of visuals as the sun moves through the sky, or moving leaves obstruct light, or clouds float on by and create shade for the world down below. This shader pack will put a greater level of strain on your PC and system resources, so you’ll have to have something in reserve if you want to use it. Integrated graphics aren’t going to do the trick here.

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But if you’ve got the graphics card, memory and processing power to play with the Cybox Shaders Pack turned on, then by all means, give it a go. It’s one of the best-looking shader packs for Minecraft 1.12.2/1.11.2 and 1.10.2, and even the newer animations and items from the combat update have been figured into the lighting and shadows. Overall, Cybox would probably get 8/10 or even 9/10 if it was being graded on that sort of scale. Since it isn’t though, just saying it’s a great, solid shader pack will have to do.

Tips:

How to install Cybox Shaders Mod?

  1. The first step is to download and install the GLSL Shaders Mod or Optifine on your Minecraft client!
  2. Now go to:
    • Windows => %appdata%\.minecraft
    • Mac OS X => ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft
    • Linux => ~/.minecraft
  3. Search for the “shaderpacks” folder.
  4. Move the downloaded .zip into the shaderpacks folder.
  5. Now you can select shader in-game from Options / Video Settings / Shaders. If not, check to make sure you placed the “.zip” file in the correct directory.
  6. That was all!
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ZEIN

the texture is really good if you can improve it to make it cooler or more realistic

ZEIN

Ok

Ben Marty

I would like to know how to get a scene with light reflected off wood like the third screenshot shown above. I have the cinematic MotionBlur&DOF shader installed and working in 1.12.2, but I can’t get a shot that nice.

Just move to the next one.

Absolutely BLINDING. Will never use a shader pack that is ABSOLUTLEY BLINDING.

Glitch_steve

how do I download this tell me please

Glitch_steve

shaders don’t won’t work

Cracraft31

What is the “cinematic” version?

Qubatron

wath a texturepack is in the images

NaNoWilldCat

how can i fix the lights tho?

a random guy

its awsome but the shadows need a little work

KIRITO

Your shader pack is great but i think there is still some bugs need to be fix

Alex

what resourcepack is that? I really like the reflections. i really want it :F

Tester User?

1.10.2

Tester User?

Texts is bad :( Multiplayer

CYBOXgaming
Sarah Anger

ugh… wheres the download button?

ZomBrony

I think your light sources are a little too bright, sure. They look pure white to me. And I’m using the Depth of Field version, by the way.

ZomBrony

I think your light sources are a little too bright, sir. To me, they actually look pure white. I’m using the DOF version, btw.

Alex_DN

What Texture Pack are using in the images? :)

CYBOXgaming

Great review! A new version should be out soon!