☁️ Oculus for Simple Clouds update

Client-only launcher enforcement is now in place.

This mod no longer needs to be installed on a server. It will only run local launcher checks on the client and block the game if a suspicious launcher is detected.

What changed

• Removed the server-side auth / challenge flow
• Removed the server install requirement from the mod metadata
• Added a client-side block screen for suspicious launcher detection

Result

• Joining a server will not ask for this mod on the server anymore
• Singleplayer still gets the same local launcher check
• The mod is now client-side only in practice and in metadata

☁️ Oculus for Simple Clouds update

DH COMPAT IS FINALLY HAPPENING 🔥🔥🔥

After fighting this stupid shader path for ages, Distant Horizons is finally working WAY better with Simple Clouds.

Still not perfect yet, but this was the massive blocker.

Clouds are no longer getting destroyed by the DH rendering path, white fog and lightning are behaving way better, and the bad weather sync reset is gone.

Working now

• Distant Horizons compat 🔥🔥🔥

Still cooking

• Overall shadow and lighting

We are SO close now.

☁️ Oculus for Simple Clouds update

v1.1.2 for 1.20.1 & 1.21.1

My bad chat, I forgot to publish the update.

Here’s the fix for the server issue. I confirmed it myself by testing it on a real Minecraft server, and everything worked properly.

The issue where Distant Horizons was being treated as a mandatory dependency has also been fixed.

☁️ Oculus for Simple Clouds update

Client-only launcher enforcement is now in place.

This mod no longer needs to be installed on a server. It will only run local launcher checks on the client and block the game if a suspicious launcher is detected.

What changed

• Removed the server-side auth / challenge flow
• Removed the server install requirement from the mod metadata
• Added a client-side block screen for suspicious launcher detection

Result

• Joining a server will not ask for this mod on the server anymore
• Singleplayer still gets the same local launcher check
• The mod is now client-side only in practice and in metadata

☁️ Oculus for Simple Clouds update

DH COMPAT IS FINALLY HAPPENING 🔥🔥🔥

After fighting this stupid shader path for ages, Distant Horizons is finally working WAY better with Simple Clouds.

Still not perfect yet, but this was the massive blocker.

Clouds are no longer getting destroyed by the DH rendering path, white fog and lightning are behaving way better, and the bad weather sync reset is gone.

Working now

• Distant Horizons compat 🔥🔥🔥

Still cooking

• Overall shadow and lighting

We are SO close now.

☁️ Oculus for Simple Clouds update

Small fix was needed in the .toml file to remove the required dependency on Distant Horizons.

DH COMPAT IS HERE FOR 1.21.1 🔥🔥🔥

Distant Horizons compatibility is finally working on the NeoForge branch.

I updated the NeoForge branch to match the Forge branch, which means a lot of the latest rendering improvements are now available there too.

What changed

• Distant Horizons compatibility is now working
• Better lighting
• Better shadows
• Improved cloud coloring
• Better rendering stability
• White fog and lightning should behave much better
• Bad weather sync resets should be fixed

Important note

I do not want my mods to be used without a legitimate copy of Minecraft.

Because of that, the mod now includes a small check that can detect suspicious launcher setups. If you are using a legitimate launcher and a real copy of Minecraft, this should not affect you.

Thanks for the patience while I worked through this. This was one of the biggest blockers for proper DH support.

☁️ Oculus for Simple Clouds update

DH COMPAT IS HERE FOR 1.21.1 🔥🔥🔥

Distant Horizons compatibility is finally working on the NeoForge branch.

I updated the NeoForge branch to match the Forge branch, which means a lot of the latest rendering improvements are now available there too.

What changed

• Distant Horizons compatibility is now working
• Better lighting
• Better shadows
• Improved cloud coloring
• Better rendering stability
• White fog and lightning should behave much better
• Bad weather sync resets should be fixed

Important note

I do not want my mods to be used without a legitimate copy of Minecraft.

Because of that, the mod now includes a small check that can detect suspicious launcher setups. If you are using a legitimate launcher and a real copy of Minecraft, this should not affect you.

Thanks for the patience while I worked through this. This was one of the biggest blockers for proper DH support.

☁️ Oculus for Simple Clouds update

DH COMPAT IS FINALLY HAPPENING 🔥🔥🔥

After fighting this stupid shader path for ages, Distant Horizons is finally working WAY better with Simple Clouds.

Still not perfect yet, but this was the massive blocker.

Clouds are no longer getting destroyed by the DH rendering path, white fog and lightning are behaving way better, and the bad weather sync reset is gone.

Working now

• Distant Horizons compat 🔥🔥🔥

Still cooking

• Overall shadow and lighting

We are SO close now.

☁️ Oculus for Simple Clouds — Progress Update

🧠 Summary

• Clouds now react properly to sunrise and sunset 🌅
• Lighting is now handled directly in the cloud shaders (no more fake tint)
• Stable baseline restored after removing broken experiments
• Works even without shaderpacks

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🔥 What’s Working

• 🌅 Sunrise / sunset coloring → YESSS
• 🧱 Alex’s Caves → YEEESSS
• ⚙️ Immersive Engineering → YEEESSS

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🎨 Current State

• Transparent clouds → looking great ✅
• Distant clouds → already good, untouched ✅
• Opaque clouds → still a bit too gray (being improved)

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❌ Not Working Yet

• 🌍 Distant Horizons → still broken 💀

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🚧 In Progress

• Improve warm lighting on opaque clouds
• Keep natural variation (no flat colors)
• Match the look of transparent clouds

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We’re VERY close now 👀
Just need that final touch of sunlight on the main cloud body.

Iris/Oculus For Simple Clouds

Fixed

• Distant Horizons is now fully supported and no longer hides clouds.
• Improved compatibility with Immersive Engineering.

Known Issues

• Alex’s Caves still has major issues (clouds may not appear at all).

Changed / Removed