Colorwheel Patcher

Autopatch supported shaderpacks for Colorwheel

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About this Mod

Colorwheel Patcher is a mod that automatically patches supported shaderpacks at launch to be made compatible with Colorwheel.

This replaces the manual patching with a more convenient method.

How to use

Install the mod
Install a compatible shaderpack (see below)
Launch the game
Select the patched shaderpack (ending with "+ Clrwl ...")

Supported shaders

BSL 10.1
Bliss 2.1.1 - 2.1.2
Complementary 5.6 - 5.6.1 (officially supported since r5.7)
Euphoria Patches 1.6.3 - 1.6.8 (officially supported since 1.7.0)
Photon 1.3a
Rethinking Voxels 0.1-beta9

Tip: it's common for shaderpacks to disable Entity Shadows or Block Entity Shadows by default. Make sure that those options are toggled if you want Create contraptions to cast lights and shadows.

There is a fork of photon available on my GitHub. This fork supports colored lighting on contraptions and is compatible with Voxy, which isn't the case with the patch available with Colorwheel-Patcher.

Available Versions

1.0.5+mc1.21.1-neoforgerelease

MC 1.21.1neoforge

April 14, 2026

1.0.5+mc1.21.1-fabricrelease

MC 1.21.1fabric

April 14, 2026

1.0.5+mc1.20.1-forgerelease

MC 1.20.1forge

April 14, 2026

1.0.5+mc1.20.1-fabricrelease

MC 1.20.1fabric

April 14, 2026

1.0.4+mc1.21.1-neoforgerelease

MC 1.21.1neoforge

December 30, 2025

How to Install Colorwheel Patcher on Your Client

Install the Mod Loader Locally

Install fabric for your local Minecraft version.

Download the Matching File

Choose the Colorwheel Patcher file for fabric and Minecraft 1.21.1.

Install Mod

Place the .jar file in your local .minecraft/mods folder and restart Minecraft. No server-side installation is required.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabricforgeneoforge

Minecraft Versions

1.21.1, 1.20.1

Server-side

✗ Unsupported

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Colorwheel Patcher need to be installed on the Minecraft server?

No. Modrinth marks Colorwheel Patcher as unsupported on the server side. Install it only in your local Minecraft mods folder. Your server can remain unchanged unless the mod page lists an additional dependency.

Which version and loader does Colorwheel Patcher require?

Use a file for fabric, forge, neoforge and your exact Minecraft version. Supported versions include 1.21.1, 1.20.1. Files for different loaders are not interchangeable.

Colorwheel Patcher is not working – what should I check?

First check the Minecraft version, loader version and required dependencies. Put the .jar file in your local .minecraft/mods folder and remove older duplicates. Because this mod is client-side, adding server RAM will not fix it.