OptiFine 1.8.8_HD_U_H5
- removed all Mojang content from final JAR
- added support for class patches
- fixed unicode font shadow
- updated translations (de_DE, sv_SE, zh_TW)
- removed shaders hand depth 4x and 8x values - broken and not needed
- disabled ForgeHooksClient.renderFirstPersonHand() when shaders are active, not compatible
- fixed chunk updates with shaders or with slow GPU
- added support for preview versions
- fixed glass panes and stained glass panes orientation
- fixed Trees Smart when running with Forge
- fixed entity updates - MoCreature insects
- fixed Furniture mod crash with Shaders
- added SE and CN translations
- removed shaders option Cloud Shadows, not working and disabled in 1.8
- fixed dark fog/clouds when around water or in shadows
- fixed custom bow textures (bow_standby)
- added option Trees Smart - renders fancy leaves with face culling
- added face culling for leaf models, significant FPS increase for fast leaves
- fix for Thaumcraft models when changing Shaders in game
- added suport for shader uniform shadowcolor2 and shadowcolor3
- compatible with Forge #1655
(15.03.2016)

OptiFine 1.8.8_HD_U_H2
- added option "-Dshaders.debug.save=true", saves active shaders in "shaderpacks/debug"
- fixed Forge custom armor rendering
- fixed shader initialization in nether/end
- fixed Forge blocks layer reordering (BetterFoliage grass and BuildCraft pipes)
- added shader profiles
- added resources - /assets/minecraft/optifine/lang/en_US.lang
- added shader resources
- fixed shader shadow flickering (like it was in G6), performance may suffer a bit
- fixed Random Mobs in multiplayer worlds
- added support for shader variables
- added configurable shaders options screen
- fixed scaling of small textures when mipmaps are off
- fixed parsing of block colormaps with block variants
- fixed leash rendering with shaders to use program basic
- fixed logo "mojang.png" to be loaded from resource packs
- fixed parsing of invalid block states - for custom colors and connected textures
- fixed custom redstone colors depending on other custom colors
- right click on a shader option resets it to default
- added parsing of predefined shader const options (bool, float and int)
- fixed entity shadows with Forge (multi-pass entity rendering)
- fixed double plants to use same custom color for upper and lower part
- fixed hand held translucent items with shaders
- added shaders per world dimension - "/shaders/world-1" for nether
- the dimension shaders are scanned for shader options
- removed chat message when loading shaders
- updated shader profiles to allow program deactivation
- added support for "#include" in shaders
- fixed Forge custom models not visible in GUI
- fixed black screen with shaders when starting in the nether / end
- added hotkey F3+R to reload current shaders (ninja update)
- compatible with Forge #1655
(14.01.2016)

OptiFine 1.8.8_HD_U_G9
- fixed grid colormaps
- fixed compass and clock to work when animations are off
- fixed animated textures with AF
- fixed useGlint
- added shader options
- the options are parsed from the shader files, searching for "#define", "#ifdef" and "#ifndef"
- commented defines are with default state OFF
- ambiguous options (both ON and OFF state found) are disabled and can not be changed
- option names are global for all shader files in a shader pack
- one option can be present in several shader files and it will be switched simultaneously in all of them
- only ON/OFF options are supported for now, variables may be added later with range syntax
- comments on the same line after the "#define" are shown as tooltips
- added support for "shaders.properties": http://pastebin.com/g2E4NqPM
- extended "mcpatcher/color.properties", added support for "clouds=off"
- the shader option comments are split by sentences in the tooltip
- fixed http pipelining to redirect to relative url
- compatible with Forge #1647
(24.12.2015)

OptiFine 1.8.8_HD_U_G7
- optimized shader shadows generation
- fixed custom items crash
(04.12.2015)

OptiFine 1.8.8_HD_U_G6
- added support for Custom Item Textures: custom items, custom enchantments and custom armor
- updated Connected Textures to parse block variants
- added custom colors: spawn eggs, dog collars, sheep, potion, map, text, boss, xporb
- added support for grid palettes
- added support for ligtmaps for custom mod dimensions
- fixed shader shadow flickering and incorrect shadow rendering (minimal FPS drop is possible for shader packs with shadows)
- added blend method overlay for custom sky
- fixed overlapping transitions for custom sky
- many other bugfixes
- compatible with Forge #1591
(01.12.2015)

OptiFine 1.8.8_HD_U_F5
- fixed compass and clock animations when AA/AF is enabled
(28.10.2015)

OptiFine 1.8.8_HD_U_F4
- fixed rendering of lit particles (exploding TNT)
- optimized remote resource loading with http pipelining
- fixed shaders to use correct block light levels (option Classic Lighting)
- updated shader options
(13.10.2015)

OptiFine 1.8.8_HD_U_F3
- fixed rendering of custom unicode fonts
- unicode character widths are reloaded with the resource pack
- fixed profiler overflow with shaders active
- reset video settings also resets shaders and FXAA
- fixed connected textures to check for server resource pack
(02.09.2015)

OptiFine 1.8.8_HD_U_F2
- integrated support for shaders, based on the ShadersMod by Karyonix
- the shader rendering features are fully disabled when no shader is active, no FPS penalty
- the shaders are not compatible with classic Antialiasing, Anisotropic Filtering and Fast Render
- added post-processing antialasing shader, based on modified FXAA
- disabled post-processing shaders (Secret Settings) when classic antialiasing is enabled, not compatible
- fixed inventory rendering glitch when wearing enchanted armor and shaders are active
- fixed handheld item rendering artifacts when classic antialiasing is enabled
- fixed GUI rendering of enchanted items when classic antialiasing is enabled
- fixed GUI rendering of enchanted items with Fast graphics and post-processing shaders
- added FXAA 4x
(29.08.2015)

OptiFine 1.8.8_HD_U_E2
- fixed crash when Antialising is enabled
(18.08.2015)

OptiFine 1.8.8_HD_U_E1
- updated to Minecraft 1.8.8
(01.08.2015)

OptiFine 1.8.7_HD_U_D8
- fixed version check
(24.07.2015)

OptiFine 1.8.7_HD_U_D6
- fixed red screen tinting
- fixed invisible mobs
(30.06.2015)

OptiFine 1.8.7_HD_U_D5
- updated to Minecraft 1.8.7
(24.06.2015)