First Person Horse Riding

One of the biggest annoyances in Skyrim for me is the forced third person horse riding. I just find that it takes me out of the moment and really discourages me from using a horse.

This was solved in Classic Skyrim with the excellent Enhanced Camera mod - however for various reasons this has yet to be ported to Special Edition. I was about to start a new playthrough, and I really wasn't keen on the idea of being forced in to third person whilst riding a horse. So I created this mod to solve that problem.

In short, this mod allows you to ride a horse as if in first person, using a hotkey to change from mounted third person view to mounted first person view. It's designed to be as lightweight, efficient and easy to use as possible. I created it purely for my latest playthrough, however I thought I'd share it as I know I'm not the only one who hates riding a horse in third person!

An example video of how this works and feels can be seen here:

https://gfycat.com/ImpartialTautIberiannase

Please note that this shows a very early test version - and so any debug information that you see doesn't show in the release version.

Requires SKSE

Installation

Use a mod manager for easy installation, or install the files manually by copying them to your Data folder.

Mount a horse as normal. Once you're mounted, press the mounted camera hotkey (by default this is set to "F", the same key that you'd use to switch between third and first person normally).

This will put you in to mounted first person mode. Your character will disappear and your camera will lock to a first person perspective, and you can now ride your horse in first person. Pressing the hotkey again will change your view back to third person, and dismounting your horse will automatically switch you back to whatever view you were in before you mounted your horse.

Customisation

The mod comes with a simple MCM menu that lets you customise the hotkey used to switch between third person and mounted first person. The hotkey only has an effect whilst mounted, and so you're free to use a key that is normally mapped when you're not on horseback. MCM will warn you if a key is already mapped, however as long as the key is not used whilst mounted (such as changing FOV, shouting etc.) it will work without issues.

The MCM menu will also allow you to map the hotkey to a gamepad button, if you're using a controller. As above, any button that isn't used whilst mounted (up and down on the d-pad, left thumbstick click, left and right bumpers etc.) works great. If you use a controller but still wish to map the hotkey to a keyboard button as opposed to a controller button, you'll need to disconnect your controller as to be able to map a key. The key will still work afterwards with the controller enabled, howeve