Find and Admire Sparkling Ores While Caving

With this shader, minerals have a shimmering, sparkling effect and no longer turn black in the dark. Ore blocks can also give off colorful light in caves. That makes caving both prettier and easier.

Spotting ores underground

1. Bring torches as usual. The shader keeps caves dark, but ores stand out more against the stone.

2. Move slowly along cave walls and look for blocks that shimmer or sparkle. Ores keep their color instead of fading to black, so you can often tell them apart from a distance.

3. In large, dark caverns, scan for colored light. Glowing ore blocks can tint the area around them.

4. Place a torch next to an ore you find and step back to see the effect.

Getting the best view

• Use the PBR textures subpack to see the full shimmering mineral effect. Switch it in Global Resources using the pack's gear icon.
• Turn down the in-game Brightness slider in Video settings for more dramatic caves. Turn it up if you would rather see clearly while mining.
• Underground water is worth stopping at. The shader adds caustics, the moving light patterns that water casts, which you can see near light sources.

Safety reminder

The shader only changes visuals. Mobs still spawn in dark areas as normal, so keep lighting tunnels as you go.