Handcrafted Elytra

Adds a craftable, balanced, and highly configurable early-game elytra, along with support for colored elytras.

Features

Core Gameplay

• Adds a craftable early-game elytra
• Crafting recipe:
  • 1 String
  • 1 Leather
  • 2 Sticks
  • 4 Phantom Membranes
• Includes a new advancement for crafting a handcrafted elytra
• Comes with a phantom membrane particle trail (Configurable)
• You can use the jump key to stop flying mid-flight with either Elytra (Configurable)
• The Handcrafted Elytra is enchantable in the enchanting table.

Durability & Damage (Configurable)

• Base durability is 1/4 of a vanilla elytra
• Using firework rockets:
  • Damages the handcrafted elytra
  • Causes explosive damage to the player
• Flying too high damages the handcrafted elytra
  • There is a sound cue when your elytra is taking more damage.
• Flying too close to the sun causes fire damage
• Flying in the Nether causes the player fire damage
• Wearing the handcrafted elytra increases fall damage taken by 50%
• Uses armor-style breaking instead of the vanilla elytra broken state

Flight Restrictions (Configurable)

• Cannot take off from water
• Cannot fly in rain

Elytra Dyeing

You can dye:

• The straps of a handcrafted elytra
• The wings of a vanilla elytra

Dyeing Methods

Smithing Table (Preset Colors)

• Use any of the 16 vanilla dyes to produce one of the beautiful, hand-picked preset colors

Crafting Table (Vanilla Method)

• Uses vanilla dyeing mechanics to combine dyes to achieve any color
• Can be used to reproduce exact hex colors: https://minecraft.wiki/w/Dye#Dyeing_armor

Important Dyeing Notes

• To remove a dye color, use a water bottle in a smithing table
• If a smithing table is used to dye at any point, the color lore becomes permanent
• If you get stuck with a permanent color lore, you can always reset by undyeing the elytra in a smithing table

Configuration

• All features are highly customizable!
• Disable features you don’t like or change values to your preference
• Open the settings menu with: /function handcrafted_elytra:_settings

Known Issues / Limitations

• Do not repair either elytras in a crafting table!!! Use an anvil or grindstone instead. Crafting repairs are intentionally inefficient to prevent infinite vanilla elytra
• Cape compatibility limitations:
  • To use a cape texture on your vanilla elytra:
    • Dye your cape white
    • Enable your cape
  • To use a colored vanilla elytra:
    • Disable your cape
  • Mods such as Capes let you disable your cape when only wearing an elytra. https://modrinth.com/mod/capes
• The settings menu requires confirmation for each change. To disable command confirmations, use No Command Confirm. https://modrinth.com/mod/nocc

⚠ Warning

• For the full intended experience, use Minecraft 1.21.5 or newer.
• Older versions and server-only installs have limited features.

Installation

There are multiple versions to support your specific needs:

Data Pack and Resource Pack

• Download both the data pack and resource pack.
• Place the data pack .zip file in world/datapacks
• Each player must:
  • Add the resource pack .zip file as a resource pack
  • Enable resource pack in-game

Data Resource Pack Combo

• Place the same .zip file in world/datapacks
• Each player must:
  • Add the same file as a resource pack
  • Enable resource pack in-game

Mod Wrapper

• Place the .jar file in the mods folder on both the client and the server

Server-Side Only

• Datapack: place .zip in world/datapacks
• Mod wrapper: place the .jar file in the server mods folder

Uninstall

To uninstall, use: /function handcrafted_elytra:uninstall or the Uninstall button in the settings menu. This will automatically disable the datapack.