Elytra Indicators

Elytra Indicators is a Minecraft mod that provides Vanilla-style "fly by
instrument" support for elytra flight.

When using an elytra in Vanilla Minecraft, it can be difficult to judge how
well you're flying. Especially when traveling at high altitudes and speeds and
chunk loading struggles to keep up, or when flying over the void in the End, it
can be hard to tell whether you're flying at a safe pitch — let alone an
optimal one. You can press F3 and stare at the debug screen, but that's not
very convenient, and the numbers can be hard to interpret. This mod solves that
problem by giving you a set of gauges that show how your flight is going. The
gauges are designed to fit in with the Vanilla style and are slightly inspired
by those found in real aircraft.

Screenshot

This is what it looks like when you're using the mod using the default width
setting:

This is how it looks like with medium width:

And this is how it looks like in compact mode:

Configuration

There is a single option to configure the mod: the width of the indicator
panel. This can be set to wide (the default), medium, or compact.
The compact setting does not include icons for the gauges, so it’s only
useful if you’ve learned how to read the gauges and want to save screen space.

The configuration screen can be accessed using Mod Menu or Mod
Settings. You can also directly edit
the configuration file elytraindicators.json in the config folder of your
Minecraft instance.

Gauges

The Elytra Indicators mod adds five gauges to the screen when you're flying
with an elytra. These gauges are designed to help you keep track of your flight
and avoid crashing. They show, in order from left to right: pitch, speed, climb
rate, height, and elytra wear.

Some of these are more intuitive than others, so it is recommended to read the
descriptions below to understand how to use the gauges for optimal elytra
flight.

Pitch

The first gauge shows your pitch — that is, the angle at which you're flying
relative to the ground. If you turn upwards, your pitch increases. This
converts speed into altitude gain, but the steeper you go, the shorter the
distance you'll travel. If you go too steep, you risk "stalling" — that is,
falling to the ground if you run out of speed, instead of maintaining flight.

If you go below the green bar, you risk crashing into the ground. If you go
above it, you risk stalling.

Speed

The second gauge shows your total speed. If you go too slow, you risk crashing
into the ground. There’s no real issue with going too fast, but due to how
Minecraft’s physics work, it takes disproportionately more rockets to increase
your speed the faster you go, so at a certain point, it's not really worth it.
You can still increase speed almost without limit by diving.

The green bar shows a recommended speed that is reasonable to maintain for long
distances.

Climb

The third gauge shows your climb rate — that is, how fast you're gaining (or
more commonly, losing) height. This is essentially your speed along the Y axis.
Keeping track of your climb is key to successful elytra flight. If your pitch
is either too steep or too low, you will lose height faster than necessary,
increasing your rocket usage and crash risk. For long-term flights with minimal
rocket use, adjust your angle to maintain good speed while keeping the climb
rate as high as possible.

If you're above the green bar, you're flying at such a steep angle that you
risk running out of speed and falling rapidly. If you're below the green bar,
you're descending at a potentially dangerous rate.

Height

The fourth gauge shows your current height compared to the normal Vanilla world
ground level. This is a rough estimate to help you judge whether you're flying
high enough to avoid crashing into a mountain or End City. Specifically, it
does not look at the actual terrain, but just measures your current Y
coordinate.

The green bar shows a recommended height to maintain for long flights. Stay at
the upper part of this range if you're flying over mountainous terrain.

Wear

The fifth gauge shows how much durability your elytra has left. This is not a
linear scale — it will remain in the green area for a long time and only start
moving into the yellow and red bars when your elytra is seriously close to
breaking. The gauge will move much faster at that point, so stay alert.

The green bar shows that the elytra still has a fairly safe amount of
durability left.

Download

You can download the mod from any of these sites:

• GitHub releases
• Modrinth versions
• CurseForge

Installation

Install this as you would any other Fabric mod. (I recommend using Prism
Launcher as Minecraft launcher for modded
Minecraft.)

Support

Do you have any problems with the mod? Please open an issue on Github.