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Free camera API

Free camera mode and modify camera state flexible

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Best match for your filters freecameraapi-forge-1.20.1-2.1.1.jar
Game version 1.20.1
Loader Forge

Free camera API freecameraapi-forge-1.20.1-2.1.1.jar targets 1.20.1 with Forge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. No extra mods listed for this file.

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What else does Free camera API freecameraapi-forge-1.20.1-2.1.1.jar need?

freecameraapi-forge-1.20.1-2.1.1.jar on 1.20.1 Forge. Every mod below is checked against that same setup.

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About this project

What does Free camera API add?

Free camera API V3

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What are the advantages?

  • Decouples from camera internals, reducing complexity.
  • Simple and flexible usage.
  • Supports loading chunks beyond the player's view range (with expansion).​

How to Register and Use the Plugin

  1. Create the plugin class

    @CameraPlugin(value = "example", priority = ModifierPriority.LOWEST)
    public class ExamplePlugin implements ICameraPlugin {
        // ...
    }
    

    value: Plugin unique identifier (string)
    priority: Priority setting (ModifierPriority.HIGH/LOWEST etc.)

  2. Initialization

    @Override
    public void initialize(ICameraModifier modifier) {
        this.modifier = modifier;
        modifier.enable();
    }
    
  3. Update camera data every frame modifier .enablePos() // Enable position modification .enableRotation() // Enable rotation modification .enableFov() // Enable FOV modification .setPos(1, 2, 3) // Set camera position to (1,2,3), default is local coordinates centered on player .addPos(1, 2, 3) .setRotationYXZ(90f, 15f, 25f) // Set camera rotation to (90f, 15f, 25f) .move(0, 0, -5) // Move camera based on current rotation .enableGlobalMode() // Enable global mode, all coordinates and rotations will be modified according to world coordinates .enableChunkLoader() // Enable chunk loader, load chunks around the camera. An additional Free Camera API Addition mod needs to be installed to enable this feature, otherwise it will have no effect .enableObstacle() // Enable collision detection

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