Local BodyCam

A local-only, monitor-only bodycam camera mod for PC BONELAB. It is designed for police/SWAT roleplay screenshots and recordings. Your VR headset stays on the normal game camera while BONELAB's desktop spectator camera becomes the bodycam.

Features

• BONELAB native desktop spectator camera becomes a configurable bodycam view
• BoneMenu framing controls: position, tilt, roll, FOV, near clip, body motion, and smoothing
• BoneMenu controls with persistent settings
• Separate monitor camera follows your head with configurable forward/back, left/right, up/down, tilt, roll, FOV, near-clip, subtle body-mounted motion, and smoothing; the HMD stereo camera remains normal
• Adjustable vignette (including full strength), grain, lens effect, and HUD scale
• Never sends Fusion/network data

Required dependencies

• MelonLoader 0.6+ for PC BONELAB
• BoneLib 3.2.2+

Manual installation

Copy BodyCamLocal.dll to BONELAB/Mods/, then start the game. Open BoneMenu > Local BodyCam to tune and save settings.

Set BONELAB/SteamVR's desktop spectator mode to Fish Eye, then reload the level. This activates the built-in spectator camera used by this mod.

Version 1.1.1 display fix

Previous versions used a second Unity camera, which can produce a black game window on some OpenXR configurations and route GUI effects into the headset. Version 1.1.1 controls BONELAB's own spectator camera and adds a Canvas that is explicitly assigned to that spectator camera. The REC/battery/timestamp HUD, rounded vignette, grain, and night-vision overlay now render on the monitor bodycam without rendering inside the HMD.

Version 1.1.3 places the HUD/effects in the final desktop overlay after the fish-eye spectator image, so they are fixed to the monitor rather than distorted around camera edges.

Important note

This mod is deliberately client-only. Other players cannot see it. It modifies only BONELAB's native desktop spectator camera; it does not replace or move the HMD camera.

1.1.5

• Fixed Thunderstore dependency metadata: uses the current bonelib-BoneLib-3.2.2 package identifier and declares MelonLoader.

1.1.4

• Fixed REC and battery top-corner anchors so the labels are fully on screen at normal HUD scale.
• Removed body clearance and forced large near clipping, restoring visible extended arms.
• Body Motion now drives a dedicated spectator target instead of BONELAB's target, so the setting reliably applies.
• Strengthened rounded vignette opacity.

1.1.3

• Moved HUD/effects from the spectator camera image to a final desktop overlay so they remain screen-fixed and do not warp at fish-eye edges.
• Reduced default HUD sizing.

1.1.2

• Made the spectator HUD larger, brighter, and safely positioned beyond the camera near clip.
• Reduced smoothing delay to prevent the bodycam view lagging behind while walking or running.
• Added Body Clearance and horizontal body-relative positioning to keep the camera out of the avatar when looking down.

1.1.1

• Restored the REC, battery, timestamp, rounded vignette, grain, and night-vision presentation as a Canvas restricted to BONELAB's native desktop spectator camera.
• HUD and effects no longer render in the VR headset.

1.1.0

• Fixed desktop output by replacing the competing custom XR camera with BONELAB's native spectator camera.
• VR headset now remains normal; requires BONELAB/SteamVR spectator mode set to Fish Eye before loading/reloading a level.
• Disabled the old screen-space HUD/effect pass because BONELAB routes it into the HMD, not its native spectator output.

1.0.8

• Added an adjustable Bodycam Smoothing control to soften monitor-camera position and rotation while walking.

1.0.7

• Updated the Thunderstore icon with a red border and BC bodycam mark.

1.0.6

• Added configurable, subtle body-mounted camera motion for a more natural recording feel.
• Refined the rounded lens-edge treatment and device-style recording stamp.

1.0.5

• Improved night vision with a low-light gain pass that brightens dark monitor scenery before the green phosphor tint.
• Added a barely visible final sensor-noise pass over the HUD and changed the normal battery indicator to green.

1.0.4

• Fixed the BONELAB GUI pipeline check that prevented the HUD and night vision from drawing.

1.0.3

• Replaced the square vignette with a smooth rounded lens vignette.
• Added monitor-only night vision, disabled by default, with intensity and brightness/gain settings.

1.0.2

• Added horizontal and vertical bodycam offsets, camera roll, field of view, near clipping, and HUD scale controls.
• Expanded vignette range to full strength and raised its realistic default.

1.0.1

• Added a separate non-stereo bodycam camera for the PC monitor; the HMD keeps the normal VR camera.

1.0.0

• Initial release: local bodycam HUD, recording timer, battery indicator, grain, vignette, and BoneMenu controls.