Lait's Camera

This is very experimental and is made available as a very early alpha version. Also doesn't work in creative mode currently.

If you encounter a bug with the camera:

This will reset the camera on your player (do the freecam command twice) :

/cam freecam <your_name>

/cam freecam <your_name>

Recommended settings :

Horse on left: /cam mount --height=-2 --distance=5 --xoffset=1.5

Horse on right: /cam mount --height=-2 --distance=5 --xoffset=-1

Lait's Camera

Custom camera controls for Hytale - mount cameras and freecam mode.

Note: This mod is in early development. Mount camera settings are experimental and may not work perfectly with all animals. Freecam mode works reliably for spectating and cinematic shots.

What's New in v1.0.x

1.0.1 - Stability Patch

Fixed a bug where the head rotation was not applied

Fixed a bug where the player couldn't unmount horses

Improved stability

1.0.0 - Initial Release

Mount Camera - Custom camera settings when riding animals (distance, height, xOffset, FOV, pitch)

Per-Animal Config - Different camera settings for each animal type

Freecam Mode - Detached camera for spectating and cinematic shots

In-Game Commands - Configure everything via /cam commands

Config Persistence - Settings saved to JSON file

Features

Mount camera settings - Customize the camera when riding horses, camels, and other mounts

Per-animal configuration - Set different camera distances for different animals

Freecam mode - Detach camera from player for spectating or screenshots

Adjustable speed - Control freecam movement speed

Global defaults - Set default values that apply to all animals

Live updates - Changes apply immediately to mounted players

Fully configurable - Customize via JSON config or in-game commands

Installation

Place the JAR file in your server's mods folder

Restart the server

(Optional) Configure via /cam commands or edit the JSON file

Mount an animal to see the camera settings in action!

How It Works

Mount Camera

When you mount an animal, the plugin applies custom camera settings:

Distance - How far behind the camera is positioned

Height - Vertical offset of the camera

X Offset - Horizontal offset (left/right)

FOV - Field of view

Pitch - Default vertical angle

Settings can be configured globally or per-animal type.

Freecam

Freecam detaches the camera from your player, allowing free movement:

Move with WASD

Look around with mouse

Adjustable speed

Your player remains in place while the camera flies

Commands

All commands use the unified /cam prefix.

Main Commands

/cam Show help /cam help Show help /cam status View current camera mode /cam reload Reload config from file /cam save Save current config to file Freecam

/cam freecam <player> Toggle freecam for player /cam freecam <player> on Enable freecam /cam freecam <player> off Disable freecam /cam freecam <player> --speed=X Set freecam speed Mount Camera (Global Settings)

/cam mount Show global mount settings /cam mount --distance=X Set third-person distance /cam mount --height=X Set camera height /cam mount --xoffset=X Set horizontal offset /cam mount --fov=X Set field of view /cam mount --pitch=X Set pitch offset /cam mount --enabled=true/false Enable/disable mount camera Mount Camera (Per-Animal Settings)

/cam mount --animal=Horse Show Horse settings /cam mount --animal=Horse --distance=8 Set Horse distance /cam mount --animal=Horse --height=3 Set Horse height /cam mount --animal=Camel --distance=10 Set Camel distance /cam mount --list List configured animals

Configuration

Config file: mods/laits-camera/config.json

{ "globalDefaults": { "enabled": true, "thirdPersonDistance": 5.0, "cameraHeight": 2.0, "xOffset": 0.0, "fov": 70.0, "pitchOffset": -15.0, "positionLerpSpeed": 0.8, "rotationLerpSpeed": 0.8 }, "animals": { "Horse": { "enabled": true, "thirdPersonDistance": 6.0, "cameraHeight": 2.5, "xOffset": 0.0, "fov": 75.0, "pitchOffset": -10.0 }, "Camel": { "enabled": true, "thirdPersonDistance": 7.0, "cameraHeight": 3.0 } }, "freecam": { "defaultSpeed": 5, "maxSpeed": 20, "minSpeed": 1 } } Settings Explained

Setting Description Default

thirdPersonDistance Camera distance behind the mount 5.0

cameraHeight Vertical offset above mount 2.0

xOffset Horizontal offset (+ right, - left) 0.0

fov Field of view 70.0

pitchOffset Default vertical angle (negative = look down) -15.0

positionLerpSpeed Camera position smoothing (0-1) 0.8

rotationLerpSpeed Camera rotation smoothing (0-1) 0.8

Supported Mounts

The mount camera works with any mountable animal including:

Horse - Standard riding horse

Ram - Desert mount

And more - Any entity with IsMountable: true

Each animal can have its own camera settings, or use the global defaults.

Roadmap

Done: Mount camera settings, freecam mode, per-animal config, commands

In Progress:

Camera orbiting around mount when it rotates

Known Issues

Weird camera orbit - Rotating the camera rotates it in a weird way

Contact

This mod is actively being developed. For issues or suggestions, add me on Discord: lait_kelomins