Second Person Camera

Second Person Camera is a client-side Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.21.11 that adds a true second-person camera mode.

Instead of switching control to another entity, the mod keeps full control on your own player while moving the camera to a nearby mob.
You still walk, interact, and play as yourself — the camera only observes the world from another creature's point of view.

Features

• Adds a second-person mob camera as an extra step in the F5 camera cycle
• Keeps control on the player at all times
• Never transfers input to the selected mob
• Uses the mob's own head direction and eye/camera position
• Lets you switch between nearby mobs
• Shows which mob is currently used as the camera target
• Handles missing targets safely with graceful fallback
• Fully client-side, no server support required

Default controls

• F5 — cycle camera modes, including second-person mode
• V — next target
• B — previous target
• R — refresh nearby targets

How it works

When second-person mode is enabled, the mod searches for nearby mobs in a configurable radius and selects one as the active camera target.

The player still:

• moves normally
• breaks and places blocks as normal
• remains the real controlled entity

The selected mob:

• is not possessed
• does not become controllable
• keeps its normal AI and movement
• only provides the camera position and orientation

Target handling

The mod includes a safe fallback system:

• If the current target leaves range for a moment, it can be kept briefly
• If the target dies or disappears, the mod switches to another valid mob
• If no mobs are nearby, the camera returns safely without freezing or crashing

Compatibility

• Minecraft 1.21.11
• Fabric Loader
• Fabric API
• Client-side only

Notes

This mod is designed for perspective gameplay, cinematic recordings, experiments, and just weird fun.

It does not:

• teleport the player
• modify mob AI
• control the mob
• require server installation

Installation

1. Install Fabric Loader for Minecraft 1.21.11
2. Install Fabric API
3. Put the mod .jar into your mods folder
4. Launch the game

Credits

Created for Fabric 1.21.11 as a client-side camera experiment focused on making second-person view actually playable.