PlayerViewDistance

PlayerViewDistance is a server side Fabric mod for Minecraft 26.1 that uses each player's own render distance when deciding which chunks to keep loaded and send.

Instead of forcing one global distance for everyone, the server can react to each player's requested distance and optionally apply operator overrides when needed.

What it does

• Uses each player's render distance as their effective chunk loading range
• Keeps separate per-player chunk coverage instead of relying on one shared server distance
• Supports operator overrides for individual players
• Reloads config without restarting the server

Commands

All commands use the /pvd root.

/pvd list
/pvd set <player> <distance>
/pvd reset <player>
/pvd reload

/pvd set and /pvd reset let operators force or clear a player's effective view distance.

Configuration

The config file is:

config/playerviewdistance.json

Notes

• This is a server-side mod.
• It is intended for dedicated servers.
• Players do not need the mod installed on the client.