SalicylicShaders

Every puddle is a mirror. Every storm is cinema.

SalicylicShaders is built around one obsession: reflections that actually feel real. Rivers, lakes, wet farmland, and rain-slicked paths don't just shimmer they pull in the world around them. Foliage, buildings, torches, lightning, moonlight it all bounces back at you with a polish that turns an ordinary walk through the rain into something out of a film.

Layer that on top of soft, sculpted volumetric clouds rolling across a fully tuned lighting, fog, and post-processing stack, and you get a world that feels alive whether it's high noon or the middle of a thunderstorm.

Signature Look

• Dynamic wet reflections — water, mud, and rain-soaked stone reflect ambient and artificial light in real time
• Cinematic storms — nighttime and stormy weather get a slick, moody upgrade
• Volumetric clouds — layered depth that makes the sky feel like part of the terrain, not a backdrop
• Full atmosphere control — fine-tuned lighting, fog, and post-processing for exactly the mood you want

Cool Features — Retro Mode, Unlocked

Flip the switch on a dedicated Cool Features panel and turn your realistic renders into something delightfully broken-on-purpose:

Effect	What it does
Old TV	Scanlines, density, and CRT curve strength
CRT Flicker	Adjustable flicker + bar sizing
Letterbox	Cinematic black bars, adjustable size
VHS	Wobble, grain, and color bleed
Digital Glitch	Block-count and RGB split distortion

Stack them, tune them, or leave them off entirely — the choice between "cinematic realism" and "haunted VHS tape" is entirely yours.

License

Released under the MIT License — free to use, modify, and distribute.