How to Check That HYRD Graphic Shaders Is Working in Your World

After activating HYRD Graphic Shaders on your mobile or Windows device, you may want to verify that the pack is properly overriding the default RenderDragon visuals. Because this pack works as a texture- and sky-based shader alternative, there are three specific visual changes you can check right away in-game.

Inspecting the Sky and Sun

The quickest way to confirm the pack is active is to look up during the daytime.

1. Load into an outdoor area in your world and set the time to day if you have commands enabled, or sleep through the night.

2. Look directly at the sky to check for the New Style Sun, which replaces the default blocky vanilla sun texture.

3. Observe the general lighting and terrain saturation; the pack applies a more Colorful palette across standard blocks and biomes compared to default Bedrock graphics.

Checking Water Surfaces

If the sky is overcast or you are underground, you can verify the pack by locating any body of water.

1. Find an ocean, river, or place a bucket of water on the ground.

2. Look closely at the surface to confirm the New water texture is rendering instead of the standard vanilla water animation.

3. If default textures still appear, pause the game, check your Active resource packs list, and make sure HYRD Graphic Shaders is placed at the very top of the load order.