ShoulderSurfing is a mod I created from scratch which replaces the default third person behind-the-body view (F5 key) with a more traditional "over the shoulder" view. This style of camera was pioneered by games like Capcom's Resident Evil 4.
This mod injects code into base files so it may not be compatible with other mods that modify the rendering engine.
This is also a forge mod, so it will require forge and go into the mods folder.
Hotkeys to move the camera a bit (default I-J-K-L)
Corrective cross-hair positioning
Dont show player head if camera gets too close to it
Download
Required: Forge universal files for your minecraft version (http://files.minecraftforge.net/)
The Forge files go into your minecraft jar.
Tested with Forge 9.10.0.828
Some pictures may display features from random mods I have installed.
Note that this mod only has the over-the-shoulder camera changes, nothing else!
More pics with some mods, different rotation/zoom settings, different FoV, etc.
Compatibility
Mods that heavily modify certain base classes may break this mod. Your forge client log will show if the code injection fails or not.
Installing
First install Forge universal files from files.minecraftforge.net. Make sure it is an up-to-date version for your version on minecraft.
Download ShoulderSurfing
Open the zip file
The JAR file needs to go into the MODS folder under Minecraft. Make sure to remove any previous versions from the COREMODS and MODS folder. This mod will not work if placed anywhere but the MODS folder!
Sharing / Modpacks
Feel free to use this in any mod pack you want, private or public! I would appreciate a link back to this page, but you don't have to
Todo/Known Issues
-Prevent camera from clipping into walls in tight spaces (fix behind-head raytrace)
Thanks
KeepCalm for excellent documentation on Forge, coremods, and ASM. If you want to learn it, look for this name!
Questions?
Just ask and I will do my best to answer. My free time is very limited so there may be a (huge) delay in replies, if I reply at all.
Please note this is new and I have only tested it locally so who knows what kind of bugs might creep up. I suggest testing with a clean minecraft jar and just forge, especially if you use a lot of things that edit base files.
Should be good to go now. I hadn't realized how much changed with forge and the new minecraft launcher, which made this tricky. I was also moving all day into a new apartment.
Enjoy! Link is on first post. Please reply if there are problems (again) and I'll do my best to resolve it.
God DAMNIT. Please make the crosshair still, and also make the crosshair NOT dissapear when not looking at a block. I can't use a bow properly with this.
1. The crosshair should not be still or it would not be accurate. It should be aligned to where steve's eyes are looking, as that is how Minecraft knows what block to break. There are other 3rd person camera mods that don't mess with the crosshairs if you want that functionality.
2. There are several settings in the configuration file for when the crosshair vanishes.
Updated. This mod is now a forge coremod, which injects code into the base classes instead of overwriting them. It does not guarantee compatibility with mods that mess with base classes, but it helps a lot.
Just installed this in my (quite heavily) modded Minecraft, runs perfectly so far, with the latest version of optifine installed
Only problem I've encountered so far, is when you back up against a wall, the camera still zooms right into the back of your head (like the vanilla 3rd person camera), rather than next to it, which makes negotiating small spaces a bit difficult, but other wise this is a great mod, good job!
Edit: Actually, after a bit more testing, it seems that this mod disables Optifines zoom capability. Not a gamebreaking issue by any means, just a heads up for anyone that wants to use this with OF installed too.
Really cool mod! Great Job!
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I cant seem to activate the over the shoulder view...
Try the new version, it should be more compatible with Minecraft. Install Forge into the minecraft jar, then this mod to the Coremods folder. F5 should toggle between first-person view, third person over the shoulder, and third person head-on views.
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This mod injects code into base files so it may not be compatible with other mods that modify the rendering engine.
This is also a forge mod, so it will require forge and go into the mods folder.
No longer maintained.
Source code --> ** https://github.com/sabarjp/ShoulderSurfing **
Features
- Over-the-shoulder camera
- Saved settings
- Hotkeys to move the camera a bit (default I-J-K-L)
- Corrective cross-hair positioning
- Dont show player head if camera gets too close to it
DownloadRequired: Forge universal files for your minecraft version (http://files.minecraftforge.net/)
The Forge files go into your minecraft jar.
Tested with Forge 9.10.0.828
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For Minecraft 1.6.4 Download Shoulder Surfing 1.6.4
*Updated to Minecraft 1.6.4
Older Versions
For Minecraft 1.5.2 Download Shoulder Surfing 1.4.0 COREMOD
For Minecraft 1.5.1 Download Shoulder Surfing 1.3.0 COREMOD
For Minecraft 1.4.7 Download Shoulder Surfing 1.2.1 COREMOD
For Minecraft 1.4.7 Download Shoulder Surfing 1.2.0 COREMOD
For Minecraft 1.4.6 Download Shoulder Surfing 1.1.0 COREMOD
For Minecraft 1.4.6 Download Shoulder Surfing 1.0.1
For Minecraft 1.4.5 Download Shoulder Surfing 1.0.0
Videos
Images
Note that this mod only has the over-the-shoulder camera changes, nothing else!
More pics with some mods, different rotation/zoom settings, different FoV, etc.
Compatibility
Installing
Download ShoulderSurfing
Open the zip file
The JAR file needs to go into the MODS folder under Minecraft. Make sure to remove any previous versions from the COREMODS and MODS folder. This mod will not work if placed anywhere but the MODS folder!
Sharing / Modpacks
Todo/Known Issues
Thanks
Questions?
Just ask and I will do my best to answer. My free time is very limited so there may be a (huge) delay in replies, if I reply at all.
Please note this is new and I have only tested it locally so who knows what kind of bugs might creep up. I suggest testing with a clean minecraft jar and just forge, especially if you use a lot of things that edit base files.
Thanks
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The update to 1.7 is MASSIVE, and thus, even MCP and forge has not been released for it yet.
Anticipate being on 1.6.4 for a while!
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Should be good to go now. I hadn't realized how much changed with forge and the new minecraft launcher, which made this tricky. I was also moving all day into a new apartment.
Enjoy! Link is on first post. Please reply if there are problems (again) and I'll do my best to resolve it.
Thanks!
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I added an option in the config file to disable the moving/dynamic crosshair.
Please note! The coremods folder is no longer in use, so install to the mods folder!
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Thanks!
1. The crosshair should not be still or it would not be accurate. It should be aligned to where steve's eyes are looking, as that is how Minecraft knows what block to break. There are other 3rd person camera mods that don't mess with the crosshairs if you want that functionality.
2. There are several settings in the configuration file for when the crosshair vanishes.
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I should probably make a video or something that is easier to see than screenshots at night.
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This should work now!
Try the new version, it should be more compatible with Minecraft. Install Forge into the minecraft jar, then this mod to the Coremods folder. F5 should toggle between first-person view, third person over the shoulder, and third person head-on views.