Cursed Descent Shaders works as a vanilla shader pack and needs no heavy setup. The effects build up slowly, so the first minutes of play may look almost normal. That is expected.
Loading the Pack
1. From the title screen, open Options.
2. Your copy of the pack decides which menu to use:
- If it is a vanilla-style pack in your
resourcepacksfolder, open Resource Packs. Move Cursed Descent Shaders into the Selected column and click Done. - If it is in a
shaderpacksfolder for a loader such as Iris or OptiFine, open Video Settings → Shader Packs. Select it there and apply.
3.
Checking That It Works
Because the visuals escalate over time, don't judge the pack in the first few seconds.
1. Load a test world, ideally a Creative copy so nothing is at risk.
2. Stand somewhere with a lot of color variety, such as a village, a flower field or a lit cave.
3. Play normally for a while and watch for these signs:
- Color warping
- Light levels that shift in ways they shouldn't
- The screen geometry bending or glitching
4. If nothing changes after an extended session, recheck the menu where you enabled the pack. Make sure it is actually selected or applied. If you use both menus, confirm you are not running another shader pack that overrides it.