Enhance Water Appearance and Reflections

Locate Water Settings

Access the Iris shader menu and find the water-specific options. Earthshade Shaders provides dedicated controls for water behavior separate from other visual elements.

Customize Water Effects

You'll find sliders controlling:

• Water clarity: Adjust transparency to make water appear clearer or more opaque.
• Wave intensity: Controls the height and movement of water surface waves.
• Reflection strength: Determines how much the sky and surroundings reflect on water surfaces.
• Caustics: Optional underwater light patterns that create realistic depth effects.

Fine-Tune for Your Biomes

Water appearance varies by biome—oceans, rivers, and swamps each respond to these settings differently. Test your adjustments in multiple water types to ensure consistency. If reflections cause stuttering, reduce reflection strength slightly.

These settings work best when paired with moderate shadow settings, as shadows on water create natural depth and dimension.