How to Enable Third-Person Eating and Drinking Animations

What the Mod Changes

With Not Enough Animations installed, eating and drinking are no longer static in third-person view. Instead of the food or potion sitting motionless near your face, your hand now moves up and down in a chewing/drinking motion that mirrors what you see in first-person. Other players watching you will see the same animation.

Getting It to Show Up

1. Switch to third-person view by pressing the view-toggle key (default F5). Cycle once more if you want front-facing third-person.

2. Hold any edible item or drinkable potion in your main hand.

3. Hold the use button to start eating or drinking. You should immediately see the arm bob up and down rather than freeze in place.

4. If nothing changes, check that the mod is actually loaded and that no other animation mod is overriding it. Conflicting animation mods are the most common reason animations fail to appear.

Notes

• The animation plays for both food and potions, so drinking a potion in front of friends looks natural.
• It works in both third-person modes, so you can record from the front or back.
• Nothing needs to be configured; the animation is on by default once the mod is active.