The Minecraft 1.18 update that was announced last year at Minecraft Live was released on November 30. Players have been eagerly waiting for this update, as it brings quite a few game-changing features.Now that Minecraft 1.18 is out, players want to experience new biomes and terrains with high-quality shaders. The good news is that optifine has been released for Minecraft 1.18.OptiFine@OptiFineNewsWith version 1.18 now released for Minecraft, and OptiFine trucking along with it, what are some scenic and beautiful screenshots you've taken of the new terrain with shaders?Post them below, we'd love to see! 😁5:35 AM · Dec 3, 20212286103With version 1.18 now released for Minecraft, and OptiFine trucking along with it, what are some scenic and beautiful screenshots you've taken of the new terrain with shaders?Post them below, we'd love to see! 😁Optifine for Minecraft 1.18What is optifine?Optifine is one of the most famous visual mods for Minecraft. It adds many different options for the player to tweak around and enhance the game's quality or improve its smoothness.Since optifine only adds options for video settings, it can only affect how the game looks. One of the best features of optifine is shaders. With optifine installed, players can try different shaders, improving how the game looks.To see Minecraft Beginners Guide, click here.How to install optifineNow that the optifine mod is available for Minecraft 1.18, players can install it by following these steps:Step 1: Download the latest version of optifine, available on the official website of Minecraft 1.18.Step 2: Open the file and click on the install button once downloaded. Players will need Java installed on their computers to complete this step.It may take a while, but the optifine will now be installed. Players need to open the Minecraft launcher, select the version with optifine, and then hit the play button.View the Minecraftwiki here.Moon 🌕🍂@BlckMoonstoneI tested #Minecraft 1.18 generation with shaders thanks to Optifine pre-release! I'm blown away 🖤8:10 AM · Nov 24, 202115521I tested #Minecraft 1.18 generation with shaders thanks to Optifine pre-release! I'm blown away 🖤 https://t.co/uFFz0OpZOwHow to get shaders in Minecraft 1.18Lush caves in Minecraft 1.18 with shaders (Image via Mojang)Now that players have installed optifine, they can enjoy playing on their favorite shaders. To do so, follow these steps:Step 1: Download any shader that should work on the latest version of Minecraft.Step 2: Press WIN+R and type %appdata%/.minecraft. The Minecraft application data folder should open up. Then open the "shaderpacks" folder.Click here for Minecraft Skindex.Step 3: Move the downloaded shaders to this folder. Do not unzip them.Step 4: Launch the game.Step 5: Navigate to more options>video settings> shaders and select a shader.