Capture Warm Sunlight and Sunset Shots with Simplicity Shader

The pack's main visual feature is warm, bright lighting. It casts sunlight rays across forests, villages, and beaches during the day and at sunset. Here's how to set up good screenshots.

Pick the right places

• Forests: oak, birch, and dark oak forests show sunlight rays shining through the trees. Birch forests with yellow flowers look especially bright under a clear sky.
• Beaches: stand where a forest meets sand. The warm light contrasts well between the dark leaves and the pale sand.
• Cherry blossom groves: the pink leaves pair well with the warm sunset tones.
• Villages: taiga villages with farms look lively in full daylight.

Time your shot

1. In a world with cheats enabled, use the vanilla /time set command to jump to day or sunset.

2. Use /gamerule doDaylightCycle false to freeze the sun while you frame the shot.

3. Face toward the sun so the light rays come through the trees toward you.

4. Press F1 on PC to hide the HUD. On other devices, turn off the HUD in Settings > Video.

5. Raise your render distance in Settings > Video so distant trees and terrain fill the background.

For variety, take the same scene at midday and at sunset. The warm lighting changes the mood noticeably between the two.