
Ladder Sense
Climbing speed that follows your gaze — look up to ascend faster, down to descend. Works on ladders, vines, chains, and scaffolding.
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About this Mod
Stop crawling up ladders.
Ladder Sense makes vertical travel respond to where you're looking — glance up to climb faster, look down to descend quicker, and keep things at vanilla speed when you're looking level. No new blocks, no new keybinds, no progression to grind. Hop on a ladder, look up, and you'll get it instantly.
🪜 Works on everything climbable
- Ladders
- Chains — iron and every copper variant (should be in vanilla)
- Vines, cave vines, twisting vines, and weeping vines
- Scaffolding — jump to rise, sneak to drop, both scaled by your look
- Any modded block tagged climbable
⚙️ Configurable to taste
Tune it in config/ladder-sense.json:
- Max ascent / descent multipliers
- Dead-zone size and ramp curve (
LINEAR,SMOOTH,AGGRESSIVE) - Toggle scaffolding support
- Accessibility: fixed speed tiers (no acceleration) and an absolute speed cap
- Or flip
enabledoff entirely
🌐 Multiplayer & compatibility
- Fabric + Fabric API.
- Install on the server for consistent, fair speeds across everyone; works great in
single-player too. - Lightweight and physics-only — plays nicely with performance mods.
⚠️ Use responsibly
Ladder Sense changes how fast you move on climbable blocks. On servers that don't have the mod installed — or that run anti-cheat — this faster movement can be detected as cheating and may cause rubber-banding, kicks, or bans.
Only use it on servers where it's installed or where the operator has given you the OK. This is a single-player and opt-in/server-supported feature first. The author takes no responsibility for any consequences — bans, kicks, or otherwise — from using it on servers that don't support or permit it.
📜 Credits
Inspired by Quark (by Vazkii) and its ladder movement.
Released under CC0 — learn from it, fork it, do whatever you like.
Available Versions
How to Install Ladder Sense on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Ladder Sense". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Ladder Sense server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Ladder Sense compatible with fabric?
Ladder Sense officially supports fabric for Minecraft 26.1.2. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Ladder Sense – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Ladder Sense consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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