Players can use an Elytra-like feature while in spawn and when leaving spawn. You can boost yourself once by pressing the offhand button.

Features

Core Functionality

• Elytra Flying in Spawn Area: Players can use elytra-like flying within designated spawn areas without needing an actual elytra item
• Boost System: One-time boost functionality using the offhand key (F key by default)
  • Configurable boost strength and direction (forward or upward)
  • Customizable sound effects for boost activation
  • Optional "press to boost" messages
• Flexible Spawn Area Definition:
  • Rectangular areas (defined by two corner points)
  • Circular/radius-based areas (defined by center point and radius)
  • Auto mode using world spawn point or advanced custom coordinates
  • Per-world configuration support

Activation Modes

• Double Jump: Double-press space bar to activate elytra
• Auto: Automatically activates when player has air below and is in spawn area
• Sneak Jump: Sneak while jumping to activate elytra
• F-Key: Press F (swap hands key) to activate with an upward launch boost

Configuration & Customization

• Per-World Settings: Configure different elytra settings for each world
• Game Mode Restrictions:
  • Option to disable elytra in creative mode (prevents buggy flying)
  • Option to disable elytra in adventure mode
• Firework Control: Option to disable fireworks when using spawn elytra
• Hunger Consumption System:
  • Optional hunger cost for using elytra features
  • Multiple consumption modes: activation-based, distance-based, or time-based
  • Configurable minimum food level protection
• Message Customization:
  • Choose between Classic and Small Caps text styles
  • Toggle boost-related messages
  • Configurable creative mode disabled notifications
  • MiniMessage format support for advanced text formatting and clickable components

Administration & Setup

• Interactive Setup Wizard: Easy-to-use /spawnelytra setup command for defining spawn areas
• Area Visualization: /spawnelytra visualize command displays spawn area boundaries with particles
  • Configurable vertical range and particle effects
  • Enhanced particle options for better visibility
  • Customizable update frequency and particle size
• Settings Menu: Interactive in-game settings configuration via /spawnelytra settings
• Configuration Reload: Hot-reload configuration without server restart
• Update Notifications: Automatic notification when new plugin versions are available

Integrations & Compatibility

• Multi-Language Support: Built-in support for English, German, Spanish and French
• PlaceholderAPI Integration: Advanced placeholder support for other plugins
• Geyser/Floodgate Support: Full Bedrock Edition support (see below)
• Legacy Migration: Automatic migration from CraftAttackSpawnElytra plugin with detection to prevent re-migration
• Metrics: bStats integration for anonymous usage statistics

Bedrock (Geyser/Floodgate) Support

Bedrock Edition clients are authoritative about gliding and refuse to glide without a real elytra equipped, so the invisible-elytra trick used for Java players cannot work there. Instead, SpawnElytra detects Bedrock players (via the Floodgate API, the Geyser API, or the Floodgate UUID format on proxy setups) and:

• Temporary elytra: While inside the spawn area, Bedrock players receive a protected, unbreakable temporary elytra and deploy it natively (jump, then press jump again while falling). Their original chestplate is stored in the player's own persistent data, which is saved atomically with the inventory and returned automatically when they leave the area, land outside it, log out, die, or the server crashes mid-flight. The temporary elytra cannot be moved, dropped, stored, or duplicated. Other players keep seeing the original chestplate, and the "Sky's the Limit" advancement is granted without the chat broadcast. Players who rejoin mid-flight simply keep flying and get their chestplate back when they land.
• Sneak to boost: Bedrock has no offhand/F key, so Bedrock players boost by pressing sneak while gliding.
• No clickable chat: Bedrock cannot click chat components, so all interactive menus (welcome, settings, setup, update notifications) show plain commands to Bedrock players.

Important:

The default language of this plugin is German, but you can change it to English by changing language: de to language: en in config.yml!

Configuration

Default Config

# Spawn Elytra Plugin by blaxk
# Plugin Version: 1.4
# Modrinth: https://modrinth.com/plugin/spawn-elytra

# ==========================================
# GLOBAL SETTINGS
# ==========================================

# Available languages: en, de, es, fr, ar
language: en

# Game mode restrictions
game_modes:
  # Automatically disable elytra when player enters creative mode (This prevents buggy flying in Creative)
  disable_in_creative: true
  # If you don't want to disable elytra in adventure mode, set this to false
  disable_in_adventure: false

# Fireworks settings
fireworks:
  # Disable fireworks when using spawn elytra (players can still use fireworks if they have a real elytra equipped)
  disable_in_spawn_elytra: false

# Message settings
messages:
  # Set to false to disable the "press to boost" message
  show_press_to_boost: true
  # Set to false to disable the "boost activated" message
  show_boost_activated: true
  # Set to true to show an actionbar when Elytra is disabled in Creative mode
  show_creative_disabled: false
  # Message style: classic or small_caps
  style: classic

# Visualization settings for /spawnelytra visualize command
visualization:
  # Vertical range above and below player for particle display
  vertical_range: 20
  # Additional vertical range for corner/cardinal pillars
  pillar_vertical_range: 25
  # Particle update frequency (ticks between updates, lower = more frequent)
  update_frequency: 10
  # Particle size multiplier for better visibility from distance
  particle_size: 2.0
  # Enable enhanced particles (brighter colors, additional effects)
  enhanced_particles: true

# Hunger consumption settings (global defaults, can be overridden per-world)
hunger_consumption:
  # Enable hunger consumption while using the spawn elytra features
  enabled: false
  # How hunger should be consumed: activation, distance, or time
  mode: activation
  # Minimum food level to keep (players will never drop below this value)
  minimum_food_level: 0

  activation:
    # Hunger consumed each time the elytra activates
    hunger_cost: 1

  distance:
    # Blocks travelled while gliding before hunger is consumed
    blocks_per_point: 50.0
    # Hunger consumed every time the distance threshold is reached
    hunger_cost: 1

  time:
    # Seconds of gliding before hunger is consumed
    seconds_per_point: 30
    # Hunger consumed each time the timer elapses
    hunger_cost: 1

# ==========================================
# WORLD-SPECIFIC SETTINGS
# ==========================================

# Configure elytra settings per world
worlds:
  # If you want to add another world, copy the entire 'world' section and change the name and preferences
  world:
    # Enable spawn elytra in this world
    enabled: true

    # Activation mode for elytra:
    # double_jump: Player needs to double-press space to activate elytra
    # auto: Automatically activates elytra when player has air below and is in spawn area
    # sneak_jump: Player needs to sneak while jumping to activate elytra
    # f_key: Player needs to press F (swap hands) to activate elytra, this also boosts a player upwards on activation
    activation_mode: double_jump

    # The radius around spawn where elytra boosting is enabled
    # (only used when area_mode is 'circular' or spawn coords x2/y2/z2 are all 0)
    radius: 100

    # Spawn area configuration
    spawn_area:
      # Mode options: 'auto' or 'advanced'
      # auto: Uses the world spawn point with radius
      # advanced: Uses custom spawn coordinates defined below
      mode: auto

      # Area type: 'circular' or 'rectangular'
      area_type: circular

      # Primary spawn coordinates (center for circular, first corner for rectangular)
      x: 0
      y: 64
      z: 0

      # Secondary coordinates (only used for rectangular areas)
      # Setting all to 0 uses circular area with radius instead
      x2: 0
      y2: 0
      z2: 0

    # Boost settings
    boost:
      # Enable boost functionality
      enabled: true
      # The strength of the boost when pressing the boost key
      strength: 3
      # Boost direction: 'forward' or 'upward'
      # forward: Boosts player in the direction they are looking
      # upward: Boosts player straight up
      direction: forward
      # Boost sound effect - can be any sound from https://hub.spigotmc.org/javadocs/bukkit/org/bukkit/Sound.html
      # Examples: ENTITY_BAT_TAKEOFF, ENTITY_FIREWORK_ROCKET_BLAST, ITEM_ELYTRA_FLYING
      sound: ENTITY_BAT_TAKEOFF

    # F-key specific settings (only used when activation_mode: f_key)
    f_key:
      # Launch strength when pressing F key (1.5 = ~14-15 blocks upward)
      launch_strength: 1.5

Commands and Permissions

Command	Description	Permission	Default
/spawnelytra or /se	Show help menu	None	All players
/spawnelytra reload	Reload plugin configuration	spawnelytra.admin	Operators only
/spawnelytra info	Display plugin information	None	All players
/spawnelytra visualize [seconds]	Visualize the spawn elytra area with particles	spawnelytra.admin	Operators only
/spawnelytra settings	Open the interactive settings menu	spawnelytra.admin	Operators only
/spawnelytra setup	Start interactive setup wizard for defining the elytra area	spawnelytra.admin	Operators only
/spawnelytra setup exit	Exit the setup wizard	spawnelytra.admin	Operators only
/spawnelytra set pos1	Set the first position in setup mode	spawnelytra.admin	Operators only
/spawnelytra set pos2	Set the second position in setup mode	spawnelytra.admin	Operators only
/spawnelytra dismiss	Dismiss the first install welcome message	spawnelytra.admin	Operators only

Permissions

• spawnelytra.admin - Grants access to all administrative commands (reload, visualize, settings, setup)

Support

If you encounter any issues while using the plugin, please create an issue on GitHub.