Shoulder Surfing Reloaded

Highly configurable third person camera mod

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About this Mod

Shoulder Surfing Reloaded

Shoulder Surfing Reloaded is a highly configurable third person camera mod for minecraft.

Features

Over-the-shoulder camera - see what you are interacting with in 3rd person
Decoupled camera - walk left and right without turning your mouse
Free look (default: left alt) - keep walking in a direction while looking in a different one
Hotkeys to move the camera (default: arrow keys, page up and page down, o to switch shoulders)
Corrective cross-hair positioning when using adaptive or dynamic crosshair
Adaptive player transparency - fades the player model to transparent when view is obstructed
Highly configurable - customize your 3rd person experience with many configuration options
Client side only - no server mods required
Plugin API - implement custom camera behaviours and compatibility features with ease

Please note that this mod modifies the camera position and player movement, which can be an issue for servers with strict anti-cheat.
Use at your own risk!

Installation

Forge

Prerequisites

Make sure Minecraft Forge is installed
Make sure Forge Config API Port (CurseForge, Modrinth) is installed

Manual

Navigate to .minecraft/mods
Move ShoulderSurfing-Forge-[VERSION].jar into the folder
Follow the steps below

Launcher Settings

Select Forge as your profile
Launch Minecraft
Join a world or server
Use arrow keys, page up and page down to adjust the perspective, o to switch shoulders

Fabric

Prerequisites

Make sure Fabric is installed
Make sure Fabric API (CurseForge, Modrinth) is installed
Make sure Forge Config API Port (CurseForge, Modrinth) is installed

Manual

Navigate to .minecraft/mods
Move ShoulderSurfing-Fabric-[VERSION].jar into the folder
Follow the steps below

Launcher Settings

Select Fabric as your profile
Launch Minecraft
Join a world or server
Use arrow keys, page up and page down to adjust the perspective, o to switch shoulders

NeoForge

Prerequisites

Make sure NeoForge is installed

Manual

Navigate to .minecraft/mods
Move ShoulderSurfing-NeoForge-[VERSION].jar into the folder
Follow the steps below

Launcher Settings

Select NeoForge as your profile
Launch Minecraft
Join a world or server
Use arrow keys, page up and page down to adjust the perspective, o to switch shoulders

Configuration

≥ 1.21: Ingame: Mods → ShoulderSurfing → Config (Manual: .minecraft/config/shouldersurfing-client.cfg)
≤ 1.20: Install Forge Config Screens (CurseForge, Modrinth) (Manual: .minecraft/config/shouldersurfing-client.cfg)

Version 2.9.7 and older

≥ 1.13: Manual: .minecraft/config/shouldersurfing.toml
≤ 1.12: Ingame: Mods → ShoulderSurfing → Config (Manual: .minecraft/config/shouldersurfing.cfg)

Plugin API

Shoulder Surfing Reloaded features a plugin API for third party mod developers.
This allows for implementing custom camera behaviours and compatibility features without the use of invasive mixins.
The documentation can be found in the wiki on GitHub.
It explains step by step on how to create and register your own plugin, and how you can implement and register custom callbacks.

FAQ

Q: Why is the player not looking at the position of the crosshair when holding item x?
A: This needs to be configured using the config options adaptive_crosshair_hold_items or adaptive_crosshair_use_items.

Q: Why is the player not rendered correctly when using shader pack x?
A: This is caused by player transparency effects of Shoulder Surfing Reloaded. Either disable them in the config (adjust_player_transparency) and restart your game or report this to the authors of the shader pack.

Q: Can you port feature x to version y?
A: No.

Q: Can you port this to quilt, liteloader, rift, etc.?
A: No.

Q: Can I add this to my modpack?
A: Yes.

License

MIT License, Original project by Sabar: Minecraft Forum, GitHub

Available Versions

ShoulderSurfing-Fabric-1.21.11-5.0.10release

MC 1.21.11fabric

August 7, 2026

ShoulderSurfing-Forge-1.21.11-5.0.10release

MC 1.21.11forge

August 7, 2026

ShoulderSurfing-NeoForge-1.21.11-5.0.10release

MC 1.21.11neoforge

August 7, 2026

ShoulderSurfing-NeoForge-26.1.2-5.0.10release

MC 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2neoforge

August 7, 2026

ShoulderSurfing-Fabric-26.1.2-5.0.10release

MC 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2fabric

August 7, 2026

How to Install Shoulder Surfing Reloaded on Your Client

Install the Mod Loader Locally

Install fabric for your local Minecraft version.

Download the Matching File

Choose the Shoulder Surfing Reloaded file for fabric and Minecraft 26.2.

Install Mod

Place the .jar file in your local .minecraft/mods folder and restart Minecraft. No server-side installation is required.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabricforgeneoforge

Minecraft Versions

26.2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1 (+43 more)

Server-side

✗ Unsupported

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Shoulder Surfing Reloaded need to be installed on the Minecraft server?

No. Modrinth marks Shoulder Surfing Reloaded as unsupported on the server side. Install it only in your local Minecraft mods folder. Your server can remain unchanged unless the mod page lists an additional dependency.

Which version and loader does Shoulder Surfing Reloaded require?

Use a file for fabric, forge, neoforge and your exact Minecraft version. Supported versions include 26.2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1. Files for different loaders are not interchangeable.

Shoulder Surfing Reloaded is not working – what should I check?

First check the Minecraft version, loader version and required dependencies. Put the .jar file in your local .minecraft/mods folder and remove older duplicates. Because this mod is client-side, adding server RAM will not fix it.