Ancestral Bliss Shaders

A shader mod for Vintage Story that adds screen-space reflections, volumetric lighting, deferred lighting, atmospheric fog, and more.

Open ingame configuration with Ctrl-C.

I follow the RERO (Release Early, Release Often) philosophy.

Features

• Screen Space Reflections (SSR) — Realistic water reflections, refractions, caustics, and shoreline foam
• Deferred Lighting — Enhanced shadow and light interaction with the world
• Volumetric Lighting — God rays and atmospheric light scattering through shadows
• Atmospheric Scattering — Depth-based aerial fog with sunrise/sunset color tinting
• Soft Shadows — Contact-hardening penumbras (sharp near caster, soft further away)
• Improved SSAO — Better ambient occlusion with blue noise dithering
• Overexposure — Configurable sunlight intensity and warmth
• Underwater Effects — Beer-Lambert absorption, Snell's window, caustics, depth fog
• Peripheral Vision — Subtle vignette darkening at screen edges
• Color Temperature — Warm/cool color shift based on time of day
• ACES Tonemapping — Industry-standard cinematic color grading
• Lens Flare — Dynamic sun flare with ghosts and anamorphic streaks
• Foliage Tint — Subtle blue-green tint on grass and leaves

Compatibility

This mod is likely incompatible with other shader mods, as most modify the same shader paths. Use only one shader mod at a time.

Compatible with OptiTime (OptiTime auto-disables its shader replacements when this mod is detected).

If ConfigLib is installed, settings are available via the Mod Settings menu.

Configuration

• Ctrl-C — Open the native settings GUI
• .abs diag — Diagnostics (module list, GPU timing, VRAM, visual captures)
• .abs diag <module> on|off|dump|reset — Control individual diagnostic modules

Known Issues

• Water waves may behave unexpectedly at times
• Brief freeze after changing certain shader sliders or toggles
• Farseer compatibility is a low priority (focus is on base game stability)

Credits

• Zaldaryon — Current maintainer
• SiiMeR & Gleepy — 1.21.x updates
• krami — Early branch fixes
• DaimeneX — .NET 7 port
• xxmicloxx, Novocain — Original creators