lowfriction
by erisws
Lowfriction is a Fabric server-side mod that lowers air resistance so that flying players and moving entities lose speed more slowly.
What it does
Air drag is reduced on the server, so elytra flight, gliders and grappling hook launches keep their momentum for longer before slowing to a halt. The author describes it as built for fun in Cursed category, and it is not meant as a balance or realism change. Server owners who want to test those effects can install it without any client-side install, because the environment is server-side only.
Files are published for Fabric across six game versions, 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, with 1.0.1 for 1.20.6 as the latest release from 2025-02-02. The mod is released under CC0 1.0 Universal, which places the work in the public domain, and it is not open source.
Key features
Reduced air resistance
Air friction acting on flying players is lowered, so movement carries farther after a boost or a jump from height.
Glider and grappling hook effects
Gliders and grappling hook launches feel faster and hold their speed, which changes how far a launch carries.
Works with Create
The author notes that the mod works alongside the Create mod, so contraptions can share a world with the reduced drag.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Questions
Does Lowfriction need to be installed on clients?
Which game versions does Lowfriction support?
In the catalog
lowfriction is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
While I was working on Create: To The Skies, I was having a ton of fun messing with gliders and grappling hooks. But the damn air friction was slowing me down to a halt after a good few nanoseconds! So I speedran shitcode% and made a mod that heavily lowers air resistance. You're welcome.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/lowfriction
- Owner
- erisws
- Published
- 2025-02-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-02-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15