elytra-trails

The mod adds an exclusive trail enchantment for elytra. An elytra carrying it leaves a colorful particle trail behind the player while flying. Sixteen color trail enchantments are included, each paired with a matching dye, and they span the full range of standard wool and dye hues.

The trails are built from vanilla particles, so they blend with the game's look. Trails follow quadratic Bezier curves, which keeps high-speed turns smooth rather than jagged. Trails are drawn on both sides of the elytra in parallel. The Large Trail enchantment makes the particles larger and brighter, with a spread radius adjustable through a gamerule, and it can be combined with a color trail. Multi-Trail goes up to level 5, and its compatibility reaches 255 on the same elytra. Settings are available both in a config file and through a gamerule that takes effect in real time.

Elytra Trails is published for Fabric only, in a single build for 1.21.11. It runs on client and server, and the MIT License covers the source code, which is public. Recipes use vanilla crafting tables, and the mod is fully supported by JEI.