Gentle Hurt Cam
by iamkaf
Gentle Hurt Cam removes the screen shake that plays when a player takes damage, so the view stays steady while the health bar still drops.
What it does
Vanilla Minecraft offers an accessibility option that turns off the hurt camera effect, but it does not stop the shake from firing on every hit. Gentle Hurt Cam cancels that effect for the player, and it leaves the damage itself unchanged. Armor, enchantments such as Protection, and other damage reduction still apply exactly as before.
Gentle Hurt Cam watches for the hurt camera shake and suppresses it, so any hit smaller than half a heart leaves the view steady. Players who want a steady view in combat, in survival or on a multiplayer server can use it without changing any game rules. It was made because the vanilla option does not let a player cancel the shake only, and it is a client-side only utility that servers do not need to run.
Installation needs Amber on every loader. Gentle Hurt Cam is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 7 release versions, 1.21.10 – 26.3, and the code is under the MIT License, so it is open source. Snapshot builds are not published.
Key features
Cancelled hurt shake
The shake that plays when the player is hit is cancelled, and the screen stays still.
Damage left unchanged
Incoming damage, armor absorption and enchantment reduction are not altered by the mod.
Half-heart threshold
Gentle Hurt Cam suppresses the hurt camera shake for hits below half a heart, not only for the larger ones.
Full armor still counts
Wearing netherite or other armor keeps its damage reduction, while the view simply does not move.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Combat without screen shake
Players who find the hurt shake disorienting can fight with a steady view while keeping the normal health and armor rules.
Who it’s for: Players who want the hurt camera shake removed, and server owners who want to offer that option on their server without changing combat balance.
How it compares
No Hurt Cam is a Fabric-only client mod for 1.18 – 1.20.4, open source under the MIT License. Player Hurt Sound covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.3, but it is All rights reserved, so its source is not open. CMDCam is a client-required mod for Forge and NeoForge, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 only, and servers may add it for extra features.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentle Hurt Cam | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.10 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-26 |
| No Hurt Cam | Fabric | 1.18 – 1.20.4 | Client-side only | 2024-05-14 |
| Player Hurt Sound | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-13 |
| CMDCam | Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 26.3 | Client required, server optional | 2026-10-06 |
Questions
Does Gentle Hurt Cam change how much damage players take?
Does Gentle Hurt Cam need to be installed on the server?
Does Gentle Hurt Cam require another mod?
In the catalog
Gentle Hurt Cam is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
A Minecraft Q&L accessibility mod that cancels the hurt camera effect when you take zero damage. I made this since the vanilla accessibility option to do that doesn't let you cancel the hurt based on damage taken, it's all or nothing. When you take damage that's fully absorbed (by armor, enchantments, or other…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/gentlehurtcam
- Owner
- iamkaf
- Published
- 2026-01-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15