when using the shader, it seems my shadows get pixelated and very dark. from what i've seen it only effects the nether, but im not sure if a specific setting causes it.

when enabling and applying misc. > CLOUDS_INFRONT_OF_WORLD, it crashes the game

I saw you said physics mod compatibility wasn't a high priority, but i thought i would include what i found anyways
with banners enabled in physics mod > cloth > banner physics, it instead uses the texture of every banner

similarly, with block particles, it also does this, including every texture for blocks of some category

and as a suggestion, include a note that physics mod > ocean doesn't like the shader pack, also in older versions of the shader like the one on modrinth, "the orb" that appears in the end would fly around. i kinda liked how it would zoom around like it was alive and observing, but with the latest it sits in one spot and teleports when you move too far. a little disappointing, but i suppose it is a misc feature

lastly, i would like to thank you for your hard work on this shader. i have never had a shader amaze me so much. the lighting and clouds are perfect, and im definitely going to be looking for volumetric clouds for everything now

the vanilla shadow beneath entities, i must fix.
could you provide some sort of log for when the game crashed when you enabled that setting??? would be really helpful!

"the orb" setting is actually just a debug viewer for me, so i could control the lightning and stuff in the end! i didnt expect people to actually want it or anything

but physics mod support has been dropped. i will not bother with issues related to it anymore.
As you can see, its incomprehensibly broken. i have zero clue how any of that could even happen. i gave up a long time ago...

actually, i went to go recreate the crash and it enables fine now. i thought i should send it anyways, but i've looked through all my logs and somehow can't find it. im sorry for wasting your time on this issue.

i should've assumed it was debug since it was in misc, so i don't really expect you to do anything you don't need to with it

sad to hear you dropped support for it. i don't want to be annoying, but have you asked for help? like in modding communities and shader development communities, or have you just been going off your own experience?