Always 3rd person view file - Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines

Mod created by maxoku. Mirrored here for archival purposes.

Always 3rd person mod by maxoku

I hate 1st person view so I changed it basing on "Free View Weapons" mod by Wesp5. This little mod forces the third person view always while holding a melee weapon or not holding any weapon at all. It will switch to 1st person view only when equipped a range weapon or cast a discipline unless you copy also files from "ranged" and "casting" folders.

How to install:
1. Copy files from "melee" folder to "\Unofficial_Patch\vdata\items" folder in the game directory.
2. If you want to also have only 3rd person view while using ranged weapons then also copy files from "ranged" folder.
3. If you want to also have only 3rd person view while casting then also copy file from "casting" folder.
4. Make a backup of "items" folder before installing, but if you forgot to do it and want to restore files then use that instruction lol:

How to unninstall:
1. Copy files from "backup" folder to "\Unofficial_Patch\vdata\items" folder in the game directory.
2. Copy files from "melee backup" folder.
3. If you used files from "ranged" folder then copy files from "ranged backup" folder.
4. If you used the "Free View Weapons" mod then instead of copying files from "melee backup" and "ranged backup" folders copy files from that mod.

Known bugs:
1. If you press button to change view while wielding a melee weapon then it will be hidden.
2. Animation of climbing the ladder in 3rd person view is somehow absurd and funny lol.
3. If you equip a ranged weapon being in 1st person view and switch to 3rd person view then while lockpicking you might not have hands lol. Press then the button to change view and hands will magically appear lol.