Top Down View

Top Down View lets you play Minecraft from a top-down perspective inspired by action RPGs like Path of Exile and Diablo. Experience combat and exploration from a completely new angle. *** ## Requirements * **Minecraft:** 1.20.1 * **Forge:** 47.4.10+ * **Dependencies:** [Embeddium](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/embeddium) (Required) *** ## Controls | Action |Key / Input |Details | | -------------------- |----------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Toggle View |F4 |Switch perspective | | Rotate Camera |R |Rotate based on cursor position:• Screen left: Counter-clockwise• Screen right: Clockwise• Screen bottom: 180° flip | | Zoom |Left Alt + Scroll |Adjust camera distance | | Free Camera |Unbound |Hold to rotate freely (double-click to reset angle) | | Rotate Camera (Hold) |Unbound |Rotate camera horizontally while holding | | Align to Movement |Unbound |Align camera to moving direction | | Mining Mode |Unbound |Experimental mode for mining | | Toggle Culling |Unbound |Toggle culling on/off | *** ## Compatibility & Settings ### FOV & Camera Distance This mod uses a narrow FOV (default: 30) to flatten perspective for an isometric look. * **Performance:** Extreme zoom-out with low FOV increases render load. ### Embeddium & Shaders The smooth **Fade Transition** is enabled by default: * **Recommended:** Keep **Graphics on "Fancy"** (and Embeddium Performance: _"Always Defer Chunk Updates"_ **Off**). * **If playing on "Fast" Graphics:** Please **disable Fade** in this mod's config to prevent visual glitches. * **Shaders:** Fade is incompatible with most major shaders (disable Fade when using shaders). _(Compatible shaders: MakeUp - Ultra Fast / Karma Shader Cartoon Style)._ ### Other Mods * **Entity Culling:** Incompatible (causes entities and tile entities to vanish). * **Sound Physics Remastered:** Audio calculates from the camera rather than the player. * **Epic Fight:** Set `camera_mode = "ALWAYS_BACK"` in `config/epicfight-client.toml`. * **Flerovium:** Distant sound culling may mute audio when zoomed out. ### Known Issues & Limitations * **Elytra Flight**: This mod does not support elytra. The top-down perspective is designed for ground-based gameplay, and camera tracking or controls will not function correctly during flight. *** ## Recommended Mods > **⚠️ Note on Cramped Structures:** > Navigating tight, cramped vanilla structures (such as default village houses) is not recommended. We suggest using structure mods with larger interiors. * **Better Villages:** Overhauls and expands villages with larger buildings. * **Passable Foliage / Traversable Leaves:** Allows walking through leaf blocks. * **Countered's Terrain Slabs / slab topographic:** Places slabs to flatten the terrain.