Third Person Death Continued
by CaffeinePX
Third Person Death Continued changes the death camera so the view swings to a third-person angle and slowly pulls back until the player respawns.
What it does
On death, the camera switches from first person to a third-person view that starts close to the body and gradually zooms out until respawn. The behavior is modeled on Bedrock Edition's death camera while keeping the Java Edition button layout. The mod only touches the client, so a server does not need to run it and players can join a server without installing it.
The mod is a continuation of the Third Person Death mod by CaffeinePX, updated to work with the 26.1.2 line and later. Its author reports that the project has since moved toward its own features rather than staying a straight copy of the maintained fork. Files are published for Fabric only, for 26.1.2, 26.2 and 26.3, and the latest is 1.2.4 for 26.3, released on 2026-09-17. The code is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 or later, and source code is public.
Setup requires nothing beyond placing the file in the mods folder, and the author describes the mod as having negligible effect on game performance. Players should make sure they get the build that matches their Fabric version.
Key features
Bedrock-style death camera
After death the view moves to a third-person angle and slowly zooms out until the player respawns.
Java-style controls
The death camera behaves like Bedrock Edition while the controls keep the usual Java Edition button layout.
Low performance cost
The author describes the mod as lightweight and reports no measurable effect on game performance.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players on Fabric who want the death screen to show their character from behind rather than the first-person view. Server owners do not need to install it.
How it compares
Third Person Nametags is also client-side only and open source under the MIT License, with builds for 1.21 – 26.3, so it covers a wider range of versions. Crosshair Enabler is client-side only and open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, with builds for 26.2 – 26.3, and changes the crosshair rather than the death camera.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third Person Death Continued | Fabric | 26.1.2 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-17 |
| Third Person Nametags | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-15 |
| Crosshair Enabler | Fabric | 26.2 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-17 |
Questions
Does Third Person Death Continued need a server install?
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In the catalog
Third Person Death Continued 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
This used to be a maintained fork of the mod, updated for newer Minecraft versions 26.1+ but recently I've been adding more complexity/features to the mod, so the mod is diverging to be more of it's own thing rather than a maintained fork with just updates, but it is still a ThirdPersonDeath mod! Third Person Death…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/thirdpersondeath-continued
- Owner
- CaffeinePX
- Published
- 2026-06-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15