External View

External View Reloaded

A Forge / NeoForge mod for Minecraft 1.16.5+ based on External View Reload. Provides adjustable third-person camera distance and optional long reach functionality.

CurseForge: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/external-view Modrinth: https://modrinth.com/mod/external_view

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Features

* Adjustable third-person camera distance (default: K) * Long Hand Mode (default: K) – increases interaction reach * Camera collision option (prevents clipping through blocks) * Fully configurable via TOML * Works client-only (with command fallback) * Optional server-side networking support * Permission API support * Languages: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese

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Configuration

File:

```txt config/externalview-common.toml ```

Camera

* `cameraSpeed` (default: `0.5`) – zoom step size * `viewDistance` (default: `56`) – maximum camera distance * `cameraCollision` (default: `true`) – prevent camera clipping

Reach

* `reach` (default: `40.0`) – reach in Long Hand Mode * `defaultReach` (default: `5.0`) – default reach (vanilla = 5.0)

WARNING: Changing `defaultReach` may cause issues on some servers.

Forge 1.16.5 Note

Forge 1.16.5 config files do not support reliable hot reload. Some configuration changes may require a full game restart to take effect.

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Command Fallback (Client-only)

Used when the server does not have the mod installed.

Forge 1.16.5

```toml blockReachCommand = "attribute @s forge:reach_distance base set {value}" ```

Forge 1.20.1

```toml blockReachCommand = "attribute @s forge:block_reach base set {value}" entityReachCommand = "attribute @s forge:entity_reach base set {value}" ```

NeoForge 1.21+

```toml blockReachCommand = "attribute @s minecraft:player.block_interaction_range base set {value}" entityReachCommand = "attribute @s minecraft:player.entity_interaction_range base set {value}" ```

* `{value}` will be replaced automatically * Invalid commands fallback to default values * Requires permission to use `/attribute`

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Server Compatibility

Client-only

* Uses commands to modify reach * Requires OP or permission from the server * Works on vanilla / Bukkit hybrid / most servers if `/attribute` is allowed

With server installed

* Uses custom network packets (more reliable) * Supports permission control * Automatically resets reach when permission is lost

Permission node:

```txt externalview.reach ```

Default: OP only

Compatible with permission systems such as:

* LuckPerms * Forge Permission API * NeoForge Permission API

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Version Notes

Forge 1.16.5

Uses Forge reach attribute:

```txt forge:reach_distance ```

Forge 1.20.1

Uses Forge reach attributes:

```txt forge:block_reach forge:entity_reach ```

NeoForge 1.21+

Uses vanilla player interaction range attributes:

```txt minecraft:player.block_interaction_range minecraft:player.entity_interaction_range ```

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Notes

* If `/attribute` is blocked, client-only mode will not work * Reach changes affect both block and entity interaction range * Command fallback mode is best-effort (no strict failure detection) * Supports hybrid servers such as Mohist and Youer

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License

LGPL-2.1-or-later