Modern Player Ladder
by JustBecause
Modern Player Ladder lets a player stack other players on their shoulders, with both sides agreeing first, and the stack can grow into a whole tower.
What it does
Stacking starts with an opt-in step. Every player must enable the feature before anyone can be picked up, so nobody is carried against their will. A player who has opted in can right-click another opted-in player with an empty hand to ride them, and the rider can climb further players to build a tower. The option that decides what happens on a right-click is set server-wide through the rightClickMode setting, and the configuration file is created on the first startup.
The mod is server-side only: the server needs it, and players join without installing anything. Players can toggle the feature off at any time with the same command used to opt in, and turning it off immediately dismounts anyone riding directly on them. Modern Player Ladder requires Fabric API and is published for Fabric only. Snapshot builds are not part of this card. Files exist for 26.2 and 26.3, with 2.0.0 for 26.3 as the latest file, and the code is released under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, so it is open source. The server admin restarts the server after editing the configuration file.
Key features
Opt-in stacking
Both players must enable the feature, so no one is picked up unless both have agreed to it.
Stacking players into towers
Players can keep adding riders on top of each other to build a whole tower of stacked players.
Choice of ride method
The server decides whether a right-click mounts the other player or whether the rider climbs onto the top, and a player's choice persists across reconnects and death.
Projectiles through riders
Players keep playing normally, and attacks or fired projectiles pass through the players riding on them.
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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.
Required 1
How it compares
Ride Any Mob is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 that is client and server, under the MIT License, and is not open source. Ladder Sense is a Fabric mod for 26.1.2 – 26.3 that is client and server and open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license. Safer Ladders covers Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 26.2 – 26.3, is server required with an optional client, and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Player Ladder | Fabric | 26.2 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-27 |
| Ride Any Mob | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-02-19 |
| Ladder Sense | Fabric | 26.1.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-16 |
| Safer Ladders | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 26.2 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-11 |
Questions
Does Modern Player Ladder need Fabric API?
Does every player have to install Modern Player Ladder?
How does a player stop being stacked on?
In the catalog
Modern Player Ladder is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Ever wanted to stack players on top of each other? Modern Player Ladder lets you do exactly that. Everyone opts in first, then you right-click another player with an empty hand. That's it. Running a dedicated server? You only need the mod on the server. Players can join without installing it themselves.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/modern-player-ladder
- Owner
- JustBecause
- Published
- 2026-08-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15