Ladders Made Better
by MrMisc29
Ladders Made Better, a NeoForge server-side mod, changes how ladders place, climb and support the player, adding multi-placement and floating ladders.
What it does
Players hold a stack of ladders and scroll the mouse wheel to choose how many to place in one action, up to a configurable limit. The mod can also place ladders floating in the air, supported by chains or by ladders placed downward or upward, with the upward chain behavior set in the config.
Climb speed on ladders is raised above vanilla and can be tuned between 0.2 and 0.5, with 0.4 as the default. The mod also lets players jump from and onto ladders without losing momentum, which vanilla movement does not allow.
The mod is published for NeoForge only, with one release for 1.21.11 dated 2026-01-28 and builds covering 1.21.1 – 1.21.11. It is server-side only, so clients do not need it, and it is released under All rights reserved. Its settings are stored in lmb-common.toml, created the first time the mod runs.
Key features
Multiple ladder placement
Holding a stack of ladders and scrolling places several at once, with the held count and total shown on screen.
Floating ladder placement
Ladders can be placed in the air and held up by a chain or a support ladder, placed downward or upward.
Adjustable climb speed
The ladder climb speed is raised over vanilla and can be set in the config between 0.2 and 0.5.
Jumping from ladders
The player can jump on and off ladders without the stutter that normally breaks movement.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who build tall vertical structures on NeoForge 1.21.x servers, and server owners who want to adjust ladder placement and climb speed.
How it compares
Marston's Rope Ladders is a NeoForge client and server mod for 1.21.11 only, under All rights reserved and not open source. Swift Shafts is a NeoForge client and server mod with the MIT License for 1.21.1 – 1.21.8. Ladders Don't Suck runs server-side with the client optional, under the MIT License, on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21.3 – 26.1.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladders Made Better | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-01-28 |
| Marston's Rope Ladders | NeoForge | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-01-26 |
| Swift Shafts | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-08-11 |
| Ladders Don't Suck | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.3 – 26.1.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-04-09 |
Questions
Does Ladders Made Better need to be installed on the client?
Which loader does Ladders Made Better support?
How is the multiple placement limit set?
Can floating ladders be placed without a chain?
In the catalog
Ladders Made Better is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,250 Optimization mods for NeoForge. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Vanilla ladders are slow, difficult to place efficiently, have limitations of support and don't feel usable Multiple Ladder Placement using mouse scroll - Now you can place multiple ladders in upward/downward direction by scrolling the mouse button and selecting the number of ladders you want to place
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ladders-made-better
- Owner
- MrMisc29
- Published
- 2026-01-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15