Very simple fabric mod, monsters now only attack when you are in line of sight
It also supports the backstab effect, which deals additional damage when attacking outside of the monster's field of view.
This mods uses the Cloth Config API, and through Config, you can set the field of view for each monster or adjust the backstab damage multiplier.
It works just by putting it on the server side. In that case, reload the config with the /monstereyes reload command.
Based on version 1.1 or earlierThe entity has an attribute monstereyes:field_of_view. The default value is 180, and the viewing angle determines the range at which you are recognized.
There is also a backstep function that deals additional damage when attacking a monster outside of the field of view, and this can be adjusted with the game rules doBackstabDamage and backstabDamageMultiplier.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.4
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as monstereyes-1.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 12 KB
- Download link checked 7 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.