Minecraft:Third-person view

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Third-person view as seen from the front of the player.

File:Third-person back.png

Third-person view as seen from the back of the player.

Third-person view allows the Minecraft:player to view the nearby environment from an "outside" perspective.

Usage

Different perspectives can be toggled by pressing Template:Key when using a keyboard, or Template:Xbutton when using a controller. Pressing it once displays the back of the player, and pressing it again displays the front. Pressing it once more reverts to first-person view.

Template:IN, it can be changed in the settings, or when "Show camera perspective button" toggle is enabled for touch control. In the mobile version of Template:El, it can be changed by pressing the Fold button, which shows multiple buttons to change between perspectives.

When in third-person view, the player can be viewed from an angle of 0 degrees (Y axis) when the mouse is leveled with the ground, up to an angle of 90 degrees when looking straight down toward the player. Template:IN, if the player suffocates while in this mode, the camera doesn't automatically switch back to the first-person view.<ref>Template:Ytl</ref>

A third-person front view can also be seen while the Minecraft:survival Minecraft:inventory is open; the player, in this case, always faces the cursor.

The third-person view camera has a collision that collides with block visual box. This can obstruct the player's vision with a close-up view in some situation where solid blocks are placed behind or in front of the player.

The third-person camera is positioned 4 blocks from the player's front/back by default, and 8 blocks from a player riding a Minecraft:happy ghast. Template:IN, the third-person view camera's position can be changed by modifying the Template:Attr attribute. It controls how far the camera's position from the player's front or back, or while Minecraft:spectating an Minecraft:entity in third-person view. Template:IN, it can be controlled by using Template:Cmd command, which allows extensive customization of the camera's view.

Videos

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History

Trivia

• Template:IN, the third-person view allows the player to reach further than in first-person, and behind them when using touch controls.
• In older versions of Template:LCE, the third-person front view looked up and down with your character before eventually being updated to match Template:JE.

Gallery

Screenshots

• Shoulder camera in Alpha.
  Shoulder camera in Alpha.