PitchLocker
A lightweight client-side utility that locks your vertical camera pitch to the horizon (0°)
About this Mod
PitchLocker 🔒
Precision Camera Control for Fabric
PitchLocker is a lightweight, client-side utility mod designed to give you absolute control over your camera's vertical alignment. With a single key press, lock your view to the horizon while maintaining full freedom of horizontal movement.
✨ Features
- Vertical Lock: Instantly snaps and locks your camera pitch to 0° (horizon level).
- Free Horizontal Movement: Look left and right freely (
Yaw) without accidentally moving your camera up or down (Pitch). - Zero Jitter: Unlike macro-based solutions, PitchLocker uses Mixins to override mouse input directly, ensuring 100% smooth camera movement with no stuttering.
- Toggle Key: Simple on/off toggle. Default is
Y, but fully rebindable in standard Minecraft controls.
🚀 Installation & Usage
- Download and install Fabric Loader.
- Install Fabric API (Required).
- Place the
PitchLocker.jarinto yourmodsfolder. - Launch the game!
In-game:
- Press
Y(default) to lock your vertical view. - Press
Yagain to unlock and regain full control.
⚙️ Configuration
You can change the keybinding at any time:Options -> Controls -> Key Binds -> scroll down to the PitchLocker category.
Available Versions
How to Install PitchLocker on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.4).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "PitchLocker". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.4
Server-side
✗ UnsupportedRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
PitchLocker server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.4). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is PitchLocker compatible with fabric?
PitchLocker officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.4. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with PitchLocker – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if PitchLocker consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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