Fly with nostalgia
by ananasem
Fly with nostalgia adds a retro flight mode that lets players walk on air glass platforms, controlled by a command.
What it does
When retro flight mode is active, a player walks through the air slowly, and the glass platforms beneath them disappear once they pass. The mode imitates flight from the pre-creative days of Minecraft. A command toggles the mode for one or more players, and a radius parameter sets how large the platform around each player is, with a default of 3.
The command accepts an optional true or false argument to enable or disable flight, and an optional target selector to change the mode for other players. Permissions cover the base command, the target selection and the radius setting. Server operators at vanilla permission level 2 or above are treated as having these permissions. The mod is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.21 – 1.21.4, and it runs on the server, so players join without installing it. It is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and the code is open source. Fabric API is not listed as a requirement.
Key features
Retro flight mode
Players with the mode active walk through the air on glass platforms that vanish behind them.
Platform radius setting
The radius parameter sets how large the platform is around the player, defaulting to 3 blocks.
Granular command permissions
Separate permissions cover the base command, targeting other players and changing the radius.
Vanilla permission fallback
Without a permissions mod, permissions fall back to vanilla permission levels, with operators at level 2 and above.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Optional 1
Use cases
Survival and adventure servers
Server owners can give selected players a controlled flight mode that matches older Minecraft versions.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want a flight mode from the pre-creative era, with permissions set per command option.
How it compares
Survival Fly is installed on the server and client optional, on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.3 under All rights reserved, and is not open source. Slash Fly is server-side only, open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and published for 1.21.8 – 26.3. Simple Flight Command Mod runs on client and server, is NeoForge only, and covers 1.21.4 – 1.21.8.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fly with nostalgia | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2025-03-17 |
| Survival Fly | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-23 |
| Slash Fly | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.8 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-19 |
| Simple Flight Command Mod | NeoForge | 1.21.4 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-11-23 |
Questions
Does Fly with nostalgia need Fabric API?
Does the mod have to be installed on the client?
Which loaders are supported?
In the catalog
Fly with nostalgia is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
Fly with nostalgia is a mod adding a retro flight mode, similar to the pre-creative days of Minecraft. Players with the retro flight mode active can walk through the air on glass platforms which slowly disappear behind them. Enables or disables retro flight mode for the player. All the arguments are optional.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/fly_with_nostalgia
- Owner
- ananasem
- Published
- 2024-12-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-03-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15