## Astralis 0.1.0-alpha
Initial public alpha release of **Astralis**.
### Added
* Dynamic multi-band auroras in the Overworld
* Purple auroras in the End
* Clearer night skies with reduced cloud visibility at night
* More numerous small stars
* Improved day and night sky colors
* Atmospheric sunrise and sunset lighting
* Refined terrain and foliage lighting
* Soft terrain, tree, and foliage shadows
* Improved torch and block-light falloff
* More realistic water shading
* Brighter and more readable underwater lighting
* Improved End ambient lighting
* Medium-performance visual profile
### Notes
* This is an **alpha release**, so visual bugs and compatibility issues may still occur.
* Currently tested on **Minecraft Java 26.2 with Iris**.
* More improvements to the sun, moon, water, lighting, performance, and sky effects are planned for future versions.
Developer information
Projects on Modrinth are automatically available through a Maven repository for use with JVM build tools such as Gradle.
maven { name = "Modrinth"; url = "https://api.modrinth.com/maven" }