Dynamic Shader
Dynamic lighting, shadows and water effects for Stardew Valley.
Overview
Dynamic Shader is my rendering mod for Stardew Valley. It adds time-dependent shadows, bloom, vegetation wind, tilt-shift and custom water reflections through SMAPI, Harmony and HLSL effects.
Rendering work
The rendering pipeline separates object collection, shadow preparation and post-processing. Water reflections use selected scene elements rather than mirroring the whole scene.
My work includes render-target management, cached static shadows, request batching and reducing unnecessary rendering work. Performance depends on the scene, resolution and configuration.
The mod is available on Nexus Mods; the source repository is private.