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Shaders for Mac?

TwizZted_uP 11/22/15 4:03 am
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11/23/2015 1:58 pm
I have no idea if shaders woron on Mac, I myself am on MacBook Air and i use Yosemite (can't be bothered to update). I've been trying to get shaders for a while now but I think they're not made for Mac. Is this true?
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Leeberator
11/23/2015 1:58 pm
Level 47 : Master Button Pusher
Intel GPUs don't support shaders very well (as in compatibility is extremely hit-and-miss). Even if you can get them to work, you won't get playable performance.
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joelc608
11/23/2015 11:44 am
Level 2 : Apprentice Crafter
I have a custom windows PC, and shaders barely work on it. I get maybe 10 Fps max. Your mac may support them, but in my experience using macs, they never have great GPUs allthough I have gotten lite shaderpacks working on macs before. Sonic Ether's will not work on a mac, but many other packs will. However, you will only get around 5-10 fps.
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TastyYoghurt
11/22/2015 12:37 pm
Level 37 : Artisan Explorer
Why wouldn't shaders work on a Mac if it's all Java-based?
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nammerbom
11/22/2015 12:50 pm
Level 40 : Master Architect
Shaders only work for a specific set of graphic chipsets
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Pixel
11/22/2015 1:04 pm
Level 43 : Master Mage
Every OpenGL application uses shaders. Pretty much every GPU supports them.
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Dr_Bosch
11/22/2015 11:46 am
Level 37 : Artisan Artist
I am able to run shaders on my mac. It too use a macbook. However, they are very low quality and laggy, and it took me an eternity to get it working, so I would suggest that if you want to make pictures and such, you use chunky instead. It takes longer, but ends up much nicer than screenshots.
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TwizZted_uP
11/23/2015 1:42 pm
Level 40 : Master Cowboy
Same. Been trying for a few months now, always get these weird messages when I load a world and the picture only appears in the bottom left corner and it's in green and red (I think)
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Ech0Chamber
11/22/2015 10:00 am
Level 62 : High Grandmaster Magical Girl Birb
Shaders started for windows, but the only purpose if it was made for MAC would be pictures, instead of recording.
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anonpmc1231920
11/22/2015 9:52 am
Level 17 : Journeyman Miner
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Latiodile
11/22/2015 4:14 am
Level 16 : Journeyman Dragon
which macbook air? like what year? there are a few that work on mac afaik.. look up sildurs shaders.. or google mac shaders
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TwizZted_uP
11/23/2015 1:40 pm
Level 40 : Master Cowboy
It's either MacBookAir6,1 or MacBookAir6,2 (Both early 2014 as I got this Christmas 2014)
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