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  Koto Shader Pack
  Created by Kotorito
  All Rights Reserved
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A soft, pastel anime-style shader for Minecraft Java Edition.
Designed to be lightweight and cute, with smooth shadows,
dynamic skies, animated water, and a cozy hand-drawn feel.

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  REQUIREMENTS
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  - Minecraft Java Edition 1.16.5 or higher
  - Iris Shaders (recommended) or OptiFine
  - A GPU with OpenGL 3.2+ support

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  INSTALLATION
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  1. Place Koto.zip inside your .minecraft/shaderpacks/ folder
  2. Open Minecraft
  3. Go to Options > Video Settings > Shader Packs
  4. Select Koto from the list
  5. Click "Shader Options" to choose your quality level

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  QUALITY MODES
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  LOW    - Pastel colors, anime cel shading, no shadows.
           Maximum performance. Great for older hardware.

  MEDIUM - Soft shadows (8 samples), animated water with
           waves, simple dynamic sky gradient.

  HIGH   - Smoother PCSS shadows (16 samples), water with
           sky reflections, full dynamic sky with sun disc,
           soft pink bloom on bright areas.

  SUPER  - Maximum quality. PCSS shadows (32 samples),
           water foam, volumetric god rays, full bloom.
           Recommended for mid to high-end GPUs.

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  VISUAL STYLE
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  - Soft pastel color palette
  - Anime/cartoon cel shading with 3 light bands
  - Lilac-tinted shadows
  - Dynamic sky: blue > pink-lilac > deep purple
  - Warm block light (torches, lava)
  - Soft pink bloom on lights and sun

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  MODPACK USAGE
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  You are welcome to include Koto in your modpack,
  as long as Kotorito is credited as the author and
  the shader files are not modified.
  See LICENSE.txt for full details.

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  CREDITS
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  Shader created by Kotorito
  All shader code written from scratch

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