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Updraft

by Stateus

Updraft is a server-side datapack that turns a column of rising air into a vertical transport route, with a crafted Gust Core and a Parachute Vest for players to use it.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalMIT LicenseOpen source1.21.5 – 1.21.11

What it does

The datapack adds an updraft column, a stack of rising air that a transformed end crystal produces once a Gust Core is involved. A player who stands in the column is carried upward, and the effect reaches about 5 blocks above the source. The design targets the early and middle game, before elytra flight, so travel between high points takes a different route.

Only the server needs Updraft, because it runs as a datapack. Clients can join without installing anything, and the mod works across Vanilla and the Fabric, Quilt, Forge and NeoForge loaders. The source code and issue tracker are public, and the code is released under the MIT License, so the mod is open source. Files are published for 1.21.5 – 1.21.11 across Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt.

Key features

  1. Updraft columns

    An end crystal transformed with a Gust Core creates a rising air column that lifts players upward.

  2. Parachute Vest

    A chestplate that applies slow falling and jump boost at height, so a fall from high up is survivable.

  3. Fall damage prevention

    The vest stops the death from a long fall and lets the player keep moving through the air.

  4. Crafting and loot

    The Gust Core and Parachute Vest have crafting recipes, and can also be given with loot commands.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.110.2.2+mod0.2.2+mod0.2.2+mod0.2.2+mod
1.21.100.1.0+mod0.1.0+mod0.1.0+mod0.1.0+mod
1.21.90.1.0+mod0.1.0+mod0.1.0+mod0.1.0+mod
1.21.80.1.0+mod0.1.0+mod0.1.0+mod0.1.0+mod
1.21.70.1.0+mod0.1.0+mod0.1.0+mod0.1.0+mod
1.21.60.1.0+mod0.1.0+mod0.1.0+mod0.1.0+mod
1.21.50.1.0+mod0.1.0+mod0.1.0+mod0.1.0+mod
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Use cases

Who it’s for: Server owners who want a light vertical transport option without adding a large mod, and players on a server running Updraft who need a way to reach high places before elytra.

Questions

Which game versions does Updraft support?

Files cover 1.21.5 – 1.21.11, and the latest file is 0.2.2+mod for 1.21.11, published on 2025-12-15.

How are the Gust Core and Parachute Vest obtained?

Both have crafting recipes in the gallery, and an operator can also give them with the loot command for updraft:items/gust_core and updraft:items/parachute_vest.

In the catalog

Updraft is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.

Transportation mods3,932Fabric modsMods for 1.21.1119,862

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What the author says

Updraft is a server-side datapack that works on Vanilla, Fabric, Quilt, Forge, and NeoForge loaders. This datapack attempts to add an early-mid game (before elytra) method of flight/vertical transportation that encourages player infrastructure.
Stateus, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Stateus
Published
2025-06-17
Updated on Modrinth
2025-12-15
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

AdventureTransportation
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