AdminScope

AdminScope Mod (Fabric/Forge)

The AdminScope Mod is a server-side (and singleplayer) moderation tool that lets authorized staff spectate a player using the target player's POV, then instantly return to their exact position and gamemode. It is built for survival servers and avoids freecam abuse by enforcing a configurable distance limit.

Key Features

• Direct spectate command: /spectate <player> immediately switches you to the target player's POV.
• Quick POV reset: Use /spectate pov or click the return-to-POV hint to get back to the target player's view from freecam.
• Accurate restore: Position, gamemode, and dimension are restored when spectate ends.
• Freecam distance limit: Configurable boundary (default 30 blocks) with automatic snap-back and warnings.
• Cooldown: Configurable cooldown between spectate sessions (default 30 seconds).
• Combat safety: Optional block when in combat or near hostile mobs to prevent abuse.
• Player-only POV: Camera is forced back to the target player if it switches to mobs or other entities.
• Disconnect handling: Spectating ends automatically if the target leaves the server.
• Permission revocation handling: An active session ends and restores the spectator if they lose permission.
• Spectate chain handling: You cannot target someone already spectating; if someone you are watching starts a session, your session ends first.
• Jail Mod compatibility: Jailed players cannot spectate.
• Crash recovery: Spectate sessions are persisted to disk.
• Auto-patching config: New config fields are added automatically on update.

How to use:

1. Install the mod and Fabric API on the server.
2. Start the server once to generate configuration files.
3. Run /spectate <player> to start spectating.
4. Use /spectate pov or the clickable POV hint to return to the target's POV from freecam.
5. Use /spectate stop to return to your saved position, or click the stop hint in chat.
6. Use /spectate reload after editing the config.

Requirements

• Fabric/Forge Loader
• Fabric API
• Optional: Cloth Config API (If installed on client, Not required on server)
• Optional: Mod Menu for config and update checking for fabric (If installed on client, Not required on server)
• Optional: LuckPerms for permission checks (Forge only for now)
• optional: Traveler's Backpack for inventory viewing (Forge only for now)

Compatibility

• Read the compatibility section on the wiki for more details.

Installation

1. Place the mod's .jar file in the server/client mods folder.
2. Start the server to generate configuration files.

Spectate Rules

While spectating, the following rules apply:

• You can only use the target player's POV (no mob POV).
• Freecam distance is limited by freecam_distance_limit.
• If you push the limit repeatedly, you are snapped back to the target POV.
• If the target leaves the server, spectating ends automatically.
• If you lose permission to use spectating, your session ends and your saved state is restored.
• A player already in a spectate session cannot be selected as a target.
• If someone you are spectating starts a spectate session, your session ends before theirs starts.

Configuration file

• Read the configuration section on the wiki for more details.