🪽 Max Elytra Fly Speed

"Break the Sound Barrier. Supersonic Elytra Aeronautics with Kinetic Impact Protection."

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📖 Introduction

Obtaining an Elytra and crafting stacks of Firework Rockets is the crowning achievement of Minecraft survival travel. However, the vanilla flight engine enforces aggressive air resistance drag curves and restrictive velocity caps. When you ignite multiple rockets or dive from the world height limit, your speed quickly plateaus around 60–70 blocks per second. Worse yet, on multiplayer servers, high-speed flight triggers aggressive server rubberbanding, while accidental cliff collisions instantly kill you from kinetic energy damage.

Max Elytra Fly Speed unlocks the true aerodynamic potential of Minecraft flight under the Instant Gratification design philosophy. It lifts vanilla velocity caps, introduces customizable rocket boost impulse vectors, reduces atmospheric drag scaling, incorporates kinetic damage mitigation shields, and features server anti-cheat speed leniency so you can explore tens of thousands of blocks smoothly without lag or rubberbanding.

[!NOTE] 1 Jar 1 Version Policy: I build 1 dedicated JAR for each Minecraft version (e.g. MC 26.2, MC 26.3). Please download the exact build that matches your Minecraft installation.

Server-Authoritative Smooth Flight: Requires installation on the server for multiplayer. The server authoritatively scales movement packets, completely eliminating the vanilla "Player moved too quickly!" rubberbanding kicks!

Part of the Instant Gratification Collection — mods that respect the player's time.

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✨ Features

🚀 Unlocked Velocity Thresholds (Up to 300+ m/s)

• Configurable Speed Multiplier: Scale maximum flight cruising speed up to $5\times$ or $10\times$ vanilla limits (max_elytra_speed:max_horizontal_velocity).
• Rocket Impulse Stacking: Chaining firework rocket boosts seamlessly compounds your forward momentum rather than capping out at vanilla's low velocity threshold (max_elytra_speed:rocket_boost_impulse).

🛡️ Kinetic Impact Shock Absorber

• Collision Damage Mitigation: Flying at high speeds carries fatal collision risks. Max Elytra Fly Speed introduces configurable kinetic impact damage reduction (max_elytra_speed:kinetic_damage_reduction), absorbing up to $80%$ of collision damage so glancing blows against mountain peaks or trees don't result in instant death screens.
• Emergency Airbag Shield: Optional safeguard mode that prevents kinetic impact death when flying with full Netherite armor.

🌐 Server-Side Anti-Rubberband Synchronization

• Completely reworks server-side player flight validation packets. Fly at Mach speeds across multiplayer servers without the server forcibly dragging your player backward into previously loaded chunks.

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📊 Elytra Flight Velocity Benchmark

Flight Phase	Vanilla Velocity	With $2\times$ Multiplier	With $5\times$ Multiplier	Hypersonic Mode
Cruising Speed	~33 m/s	~66 m/s	~165 m/s	~300+ m/s
Rocket Boost Surge	~67 m/s	~134 m/s	~335 m/s	~500+ m/s
10,000 Block Travel Time	~5.0 minutes	~2.5 minutes	~1.0 minute	~20 seconds
Kinetic Impact at Max Speed	Instant Death (100+ dmg)	Mitigated (20 dmg)	Mitigated (10 dmg)	Surviving Glancing Blows

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⚙️ Native GameRules & Server Configuration

Configure flight parameters dynamically in-game:

GameRule Key	Type	Default	Valid Range	Description
max_elytra_speed:max_velocity_multiplier	Double	2.5	1.0 – 10.0	Global flight velocity multiplier ceiling.
max_elytra_speed:rocket_boost_impulse	Double	1.8	1.0 – 5.0	Thrust impulse applied per firework rocket ignition.
max_elytra_speed:kinetic_damage_reduction	Double	0.5	0.0 – 1.0	Percentage of kinetic collision damage absorbed (0.5 = 50% less damage).
max_elytra_speed:chunk_loading_safe_throttle	Boolean	true	true / false	Automatically throttles speed if server chunk generation falls behind.

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📖 In-Depth How-To & Gameplay Playbook

Step 1: Installing for Singleplayer or Servers

1. Install Fabric Loader and Fabric API for Minecraft 26.2+ / 26.3+.
2. Place max-elytra-fly-speed-x.y.z+<version>.jar into your mods/ directory.
3. If running a dedicated server, install it on the server as well to unlock high-speed server authorization.

Step 2: High-Speed Long-Distance Navigation

• Equip your Elytra, jump from an elevated point, and activate a Firework Rocket.
• Notice the rapid acceleration curve! Fire a second rocket to enter supersonic cruising speed.
• Cross thousands of blocks across the Nether roof or overworld oceans in a fraction of the time.

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☕ Support & Creator Community

I am an independent solo developer creating lightweight, vanilla-enhancing mods that respect your time and game performance. If Max Elytra Fly Speed elevates your wings, consider supporting future development:

[!TIP] 🇮🇩 Indonesian Local Payment Note: Indonesian supporters can also support my development work directly using local payment options (GoPay, OVO, Dana, QRIS, LinkAja) via Saweria or SocioBuzz!

Join our official Discord community for live development updates, early test builds, and friendly support:

• 💬 Discord Community: https://discord.gg/EV99bgAFqb

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📜 Metadata & Permissions

Property	Value
Mod Name	Max Elytra Fly Speed
Namespace / Mod ID	max_elytra_speed
License	GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPLv3)
Side Safety	Server & Client (Server-Authoritative)
Source Code	GitHub Repository
Issue Tracker	GitHub Issues

[!IMPORTANT] 📦 Modpack Permissions & Distribution:
You are fully welcome to include this mod in any modpack on any platform! However, the mod file must be downloaded directly through official distribution channels (Modrinth or CurseForge). Re-uploading, mirroring, or redistributing the original mod JAR to third-party mirror sites, scraper portals, or unauthorized launchers is strictly prohibited.

⚖️ License & Fork Guidelines (No Zero-Change Re-uploads):
This project is open-source under the GNU GPLv3. You are fully encouraged to inspect the code, learn from it, and fork the repository to create genuine modifications, substantial feature expansions, or community ports—provided your project remains open-source under GPLv3 with proper attribution.
However, straight 1:1 re-uploads, clone forks with no meaningful functional changes, or re-publishing identical builds under different project names (e.g. to farm downloads or rewards) are strictly forbidden.

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