Looking Into Gliders - WHAT THE HECK??

HydroMan · Dec 17, 2015

Not sure why you didn't add this as a feature, but airbenders should and can definatlly fly with them.

Basically, where you look with it on your hand and tap shift, you would then be launch flying towards where you pointing at. Same momento how you try to glide with it, but with an addition to moving/bursting yourself foward from the ground when standing on it.

HydroMan · Dec 25, 2015

@Coolade, what do you think?

SvenTurtle98 · Jan 9, 2016

This is a good idea and I have always wanted to see gliders implemented because they are SUCH a huge part of airbending. I just hope there is a way to make it not be the same as just giving /fly. Like, maybe you can only travel upwards for so long or there is a time limit on it or something.

HydroMan · Jan 9, 2016

Gliders are in game, but they can only glide downwards. This is a suggestion to allow them go up.

SvenTurtle98 · Jan 9, 2016

HydroMan said:
Gliders are in game, but they can only glide downwards. This is a suggestion to allow them go up.

Ah ok. If they are made to go up there should be some limit on how far up they can go. Because they glide through the air. A lot of people seem to think they are like personal airplanes XD

HydroMan · Jan 9, 2016

SvenTurtle98 said:
Ah ok. If they are made to go up there should be some limit on how far up they can go. Because they glide through the air. A lot of people seem to think they are like personal airplanes XD

Hahah

Nin01 · Feb 21, 2016

I'd agree, but you realize it could replace AirGlide? Or are you saying you want to replace that ability with the glider?

MeskenasBoii · Feb 24, 2016

I agree with you, @HydroMan. It would atually look cool

Nin01 said:
New I'd agree, but you realize it could replace AirGlide? Or are you saying you want to replace that ability with the glider?

AirGlide isn't an official move a.k.a an addon from @jedk1 , including the fact that it isn't canon, so why should it not replace it?

Green · Feb 26, 2016

But when 1.9 comes out they can use the coding from there or whatever so you can laying on you stomach while gliding. I'm talking about the eliytra wing things.

MeskenasBoii · Feb 27, 2016

Green, that would be totally cool. Maybe when a gliderer is holding space while not pressin&holding wasd keys, the glider would then lift the player up instead of foward, and the player position will be switched to him standing.

Loony · Feb 29, 2016

Gliders definitely need to have a some sort of momentum flight, looking into.

Nin01 · Feb 29, 2016

Loony said:
Gliders definitely need to have a some sort of momentum flight, looking into.

1.9 came out! This could effect the suggestion!

MeskenasBoii · Mar 1, 2016

You mean the animated position that occurs while using the new Elytra item?

Finn_Bueno_ · Mar 5, 2016

The elytra has like no API features. You can't check for when a player starts flying, when they stop, basicly nothing.

Matt · Mar 5, 2016

Finn_Bueno_ said:
The elytra has like no API features. You can't check for when a player starts flying, when they stop, basicly nothing.

I'm wondering if you'll be able to check for it in events

Maybe (untested)

Code:

if (player.getInventory().getChest() == Material.ELYTRA) {
//Code here
}

in a falling event could work

Finn_Bueno_ · Mar 5, 2016

grasshopperMatt said:
I'm wondering if you'll be able to check for it in events

Maybe

Code:

if (player.getInventory().getChest() == Material.ELYTRA) { //Code here }

in a falling event could work

I read a whole spigot thread about it. The only way the user could check for starting to fly with an elytra was by listening for a packet, and they havent found a way yet to check for the landing.