A launch plate is created by placing a pressure plate on top of any other block. When a player steps on the plate, he/she will be launched upwards to any configurable height. The type of block and type of pressure plate are both configurable in the config.yml and can be set using commands. The default block is obsidian with a gold pressure plate placed on top.
The height to which the player is launched is controlled by the "force" variable in the configuration file, set with the "/lpl setforce" command. The actual height achieved can be controlled to a good degree of accuracy by specifying the force as a decimal. The default force is 0.8 which will launch the player about 4 blocks up, while a force of 1.8 will launch the player about 16 blocks up. Unlike a lot of similar plugins, there is no limit to the height a player can be launched to. So, for example, a force of 4.0 will launch the player about 60 blocks up, while a force of 8.0 will launch the player about 128 blocks up.
No fall damage is inflicted on the players, so LaunchPlate can be used in any gamemode.
LaunchPlate can be used as a fun addition to a lobby/hub or even as an extension to a parkour course.
The latest version of LaunchPlate requires Java 21 and Minecraft 1.20.6 - 1.21.
Version 3.3 of LaunchPlate requires Java 17 and Minecraft 1.17.2 - 1.20.4.
The versions below are available for download but are no longer supported:
Version 3.2 of Launchplate requires Java 16 and Minecraft 1.17.2.
Version 3.0 of Launchplate will run on Minecraft 1.16.5.
Version 2.5 will run on all Minecraft versions from 1.13 to 1.15.2.
Version 1.8 is for Minecraft 1.9 to 1.12.2 can be downloaded from GitHub
Version 1.7 is for Minecraft 1.8 can be downloaded from Spigot.
All LaunchPlate versions can be downloaded from Spigot
set the base block to any valid Minecraft material
set the pressure plate to any pressure plate type
tab completion is enabled
add a Minecraft sound effect on launch
- use tab completion to select any Minecraft sound from the list
add a Minecraft particle effect on launch
- use tab completion to select any Minecraft particle effect from the list
adjust the height of the bounce by setting the force variable
- no limit to height achievable
optionally give the player a forward trajectory instead of a vertical bounce
- adjust the force of the forward trajectory and the height and distance travelled
permission "launchplate.admin" is needed to change any of the configuration settings
permission "launchplate.use" can enable/disable launchplates in specific worlds or for groups of players
metrics - bstats is enabled to collect anonymous usage stats
The plugin LuckPerms uses the same command alias "lp", so although tab completion makes this redundant to some extent, there is an additional alias "lpl" which can be used for LaunchPlate if you also have the LuckPerms plugin on your server.
/lpl setblock - set the base block of the launchplate (Material)
/lpl setplate - set the type of pressure plate (Material)
/lpl setsound - set a sound effect on launch
/lpl settrail - set a particle effect on launch
/lpl setforce - set force of bounce which determines the height achievable (default is 0.8)
/lpl setvertical - if set to true (default), player will launch vertically
/lpl reload - reloads the config.yml file
All of the above require the "launchplate.admin" permission
/lpl help - display this list of commands
/lpl list - display the current settings
/lpl - information about the plugin
Updated 14 June 2024 by steve4744