Reliable Gliders
by evanbones
Reliable Gliders adds gliders that players hold in the off-hand and activate by jumping, letting them glide across the world with simple, balanced rules.
What it does
Gliders are equipped in the off-hand and activated by jumping while holding one. Each glide costs durability, so a glider wears down the more it is used. Blocks tagged as updrafts lift a glider higher, and the updraft tag can be edited in a data pack to choose which blocks count. Lava can set a glider on fire, which fits the mod's aim of a simple, immersive glide.
Gliders can be dyed like leather armor for personal color choices. Gliders are repaired with items listed in a glider repair tag, which can be changed the same way. Textures for the mod were made by noelledotjpg. The mod is open source under the MIT License and runs on Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1, with builds also listed for 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2 and 26.2.
Client and server: both the server and every player need it. Curios API, Trinkets and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL) are optional; installing any of them adds extra integration or configuration, but the mod runs without them.
Key features
Off-hand gliders
A glider is held in the off-hand and activated by jumping while in the air, so no extra key is needed.
Configurable updrafts
Updraft blocks lift gliders, and the reliable gliders:updraft block tag controls which blocks count as updrafts.
Durability per glide
Gliders lose durability each time they are used, and the repair items tag sets which items restore them.
Dyeable gliders
Gliders can be dyed the same way as leather armor, so players can give each glider its own color.
In-game configuration
With Cloth Config installed, a configuration screen is available in game; otherwise the reliable gliders.json file in the config folder is edited.
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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 3
Questions
Does Reliable Gliders need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Reliable Gliders support?
Does Reliable Gliders require Cloth Config?
In the catalog
Reliable Gliders is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
A mod that adds a simple, immersive, and balanced Glider to the game! An in-game configuration screen is available if you have Cloth Config installed. Otherwise, you can edit the reliable_gliders.json file in your config folder.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/reliable-gliders
- Owner
- evanbones
- Published
- 2026-04-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15