Len's Island 1.0 is now released but the default camera that it comes with is extremely restrictive, giving an overhead view that does not allow you to see around you or very far ahead.

In this guide I'll show you how to install a mod that not only unlocks the camera allowing you to tilt freely and finally SEE this beautiful world, but also allows you to fully configure the three zoom levels.

If you prefer to watch rather than read, see the video below:

The camera is unlocked via a mod found on Nexus Mods. Len's Island doesn't officially come with any modding support, however the game is built with the Unity Engine, and this is what allows it to be modded; it's also what makes it just slightly more complex than normal mods.

You're going to need to install two things - the mod itself, and a modding framework which the mod hooks into. Thankfully, there's no actual "installation" process here, all you need to do is download and unzip some files into your game directory.

Below is the link to the mod:

Camera Customizer and Tilt Unlocker[www.nexusmods.com]

The mod has one dependency - the BepInEx framework. This is what allows games built on the Unity Engine to be modded. It's been around since 2022, has several thousand GitHib stars and dozens of contributors.


You can download the latest release directly from GitHub[github.com], and there are versions for Linux, Mac & Windows. As a Steam user, you want to download the win_x64 version:




There's actually nothing to 'install' as such... just download the file into the Len's Island game directory which is inside your steam folder. Depending on where you installed Steam, the directory is likely to be something like this:

C:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Len's Island

Unzip the files into the root of the Len's Island game directory and your files list should look something like this:



If you see the BepInEx directory in there, you're good to go.

With BepInEx installed you can now install the mod file itself. Just click "Manual Download" from the following link:

https://www.nexusmods.com/lensisland/mods/1?tab=files

This file needs to go inside the BepInEx folder, NOT the root of the game directory!

• The plugins folder contains a file called "BetterCameraControllerPlugin.dll"
  
• The config folder contains a file called "com.TNutz.lensIsland.bettercamcontroller.cfg"

With those two files in place, run Len's Island. This will initialise everything for the first time and then you can configure things to your liking.

The mod comes with a configuration file that allows you to tweak things further. The config file should be found in (depending on your Steam installation) the following directory:

C:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Len's Island\BepInEx

There are two things that can be configured - the zoom levels, and the camera tilt. The file itself contains comments that describe every setting better than I can really, so read those :-)

The tilt is where the magic happens! By default, the game doesn't let you tilt the camera upwards very much so you're always looking down at the ground and not in front of you. The game default is around -7.5, and the mod expands this to -30 but you can tweak it further.

Secondly, the game comes with three zoom modes. The default zoom and then a close and far camera. The mod allows you tweak the values at these three zoom levels. Just play around with the values, reload the game and see what works best for you.

For me, on version 1.0.1 of the game, the mod will just stop working after a time. I'll just find that I am no longer able to tilt freely. I don't know why it happens and I can't pinpoint what triggers it. Thankfully, a reload of the game fixes it. Hopefully the dev will continue working on the mod and fix it :-)