If there's one thing gamers do best (besides, you know, gaming), it's fixing things developers didn’t quite nail. Avowed players have taken matters into their own hands, tweaking third-person mode to make it actually playable—because let’s be real, the vanilla version is rough.

While Obsidian lets you switch between first-person and third-person, the latter feels more like an afterthought. Combat gets clunky, enemies become harder to track, and you start to wonder why you even bothered making that badass character in the first place. But fear not—modders and clever settings tinkerers have a solution.

Over on Nexus Mod, user Caites has dropped a mod that drastically improves the third-person experience by adjusting the camera distance. Instead of awkwardly floating miles away from your character, this mod keeps the camera much closer, allowing for better combat visibility. More than 1,000 Avowed players have already installed it, proving just how badly this fix was needed.

Not a PC player? No problem. Console gamers have discovered a way to tweak third-person mode too. Reddit user initial-bid-4320 found that setting the proximity to 60 in the game settings makes everything feel smoother and more natural.

Despite these improvements, most players will probably stick with first-person—after all, that’s what Avowed was designed around. But for those who love seeing their character in action without suffering through frustrating combat, the community has once again come to the rescue.

FAQs

Why is third-person mode in Avowed so bad?

Obsidian didn’t design combat around it, making fights feel clunky and enemies harder to track—basically, it’s just not polished.

How does the third-person mod improve gameplay?

It brings the camera closer, making combat smoother and letting you actually see what’s happening without feeling miles away.

Can console players improve third-person mode too?

Yes! Adjusting the proximity setting to 60 helps make third-person mode feel much more natural without needing a mod.