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Adds Accurate Elytra Trails with a Mod!

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5.0

Outstandingly customisable; great aesthetic improvement

annylianny

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Posted: June 23, 2026 at 7:17:39 PM UTC
100 hrs
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0

I did not expect to write this about a mod like this, but I have rarely played with a mod this polished and customisable.

Not only do the effects look really good out of the box, they are quite remarkably customisable across like four pages of configuration.

From the sample rate, the colour, lifespan, the width, custom patterns, all the way to whether the contrails should fade, get wider or narrower based on velocity or distance and what exactly those variables look like; practically everything is customisable.

I use it on a server (client-side only) to see actual persistent contrails in the sky from other players flying overhead and it is genuinely so amazing and adds a lot. I also have noticed no performance impact whatsoever.
Big recommendation.

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Elytra Contrails
5.0

Outstandingly customisable; great aesthetic improvement

annylianny

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Posted: June 23, 2026 at 7:17:39 PM UTC
100 hrs
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MC 26.1
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Gameplay
5.0
Aesthetics
5.0
Performance
5.0

I did not expect to write this about a mod like this, but I have rarely played with a mod this polished and customisable.

Not only do the effects look really good out of the box, they are quite remarkably customisable across like four pages of configuration.

From the sample rate, the colour, lifespan, the width, custom patterns, all the way to whether the contrails should fade, get wider or narrower based on velocity or distance and what exactly those variables look like; practically everything is customisable.

I use it on a server (client-side only) to see actual persistent contrails in the sky from other players flying overhead and it is genuinely so amazing and adds a lot. I also have noticed no performance impact whatsoever.
Big recommendation.

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annylianny

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100 hrs
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Mozilla Public License 2.0
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elytratrails-1.5.0-26.2.jar
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This mod adds realistic-looking contrails coming from the Elytra!

Initially I made a resource pack with the same goal, but that didn't look as good, so I made a mod instead!

There are many configurable options in this mod, allowing you to change the shape and length of your trail!

This mod adds realistic-looking contrails coming from the Elytra!

Initially I made a resource pack with the same goal, but that didn't look as good, so I made a mod instead!

There are many configurable options in this mod, allowing you to change the shape and length of your trail!

Lots of customization options! For other players to see other player's customized trails (or their twirling), the mod needs to be installed on the server! There is an option to disable sending your config to the server if you wish to keep your trail settings private for any reason, and seperately there is an option to make it so other players cannot see your trails at all (requires the mod on the server for that to work)

Players without the mod will show as the default options set in "Other's Defaults" in the modmenu config.If a server doesn't have the Elytra Contrails mod, you will see every other player as these default settings as well.

you can still see your own trails correctly on servers without the mod, but other players won't be able to see them.

FOR RESOURCE PACK CREATORS:

If you have a custom elytra model using EMF and want that to show accurate trails, create bones (they can be empty) with "leftWingTip" and "rightWingTip" included in their names (or just "trailSpawner" if you don't care about whats left and right)!

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  • Configurable Trail Time
    Configurable Trail Time
  • Trails!
    Trails!
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    In the distance
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