I have been playing this game on and off for the last 8.5 years but, I only got my first Elytra (obviously they haven't been around all that time) today. Yay!
Is there a "trick" launching without using a cliff? I watched a couple of videos, and they say the same thing -- spam jump and the rocket. But it doesn't seem to work for me..? I'm hoping there is some subtle method to get a launch... (oh and yes, this is 1.14.4 Java)
Okay I have managed to launch myself a couple of times by just spamming jump and rockets... but it seems totally random, and doesn't happen quickly or often. There has to be a "trick" of some kind to this -- I have seen so many Let's Players launch themselves with ease....
Unfortunately, the trick isn't easily consistent/consistently easy. If you activate the Elytra and/or rocket too late, you may fall down onto the ground before taking off, cancelling both the Elytra glide and the rocket boost.
It may help to know that you can only activate the Elytra when falling downwards (so only in the latter half of a jump, not the former half), and that you can only active rockets for flight when using the Elytra, so with those things in mind, you can try to perfect your timing rather than just aimlessly "spamming" the jump and use controls.
If you're able to find even just a one-block drop, trying to launch off from that drop might make it drastically easier to accomplish it before touching the ground. The same may or may not apply to Elytra-gliding into a pool of water, so that you're already gliding without ground close below you at all.
Other than that, I have no tips that I'm certain of. One tip that I'm uncertain of is that it may or may not help to look around 15-30 degrees upwards when launching, to help direct downwards momentum forwards instead of waiting out for it to be overtaken by the upwards boost, but I don't know if that's actually relevant or not.
"TL;DR": You can only activate an Elytra while moving downwards, so try timing your second jump to immediately after the peak of your jump, and then timing the rocket activation to be immediately after the Elytra activation.
You jump and then you then press and hold jump while using a rocket. I recommend to jump the second jump at the max height of the first jump. I even mastered the jump in pocket edition!
You jump and then you then press and hold jump while using a rocket. I recommend to jump the second jump at the max height of the first jump. I even mastered the jump in pocket edition!
So, you are saying I should, while holding down the right mouse button on the rockets, jump once and then hold down jump? Couldn't get it to work for me. And this was pretty close to what I was already trying to do.
Since posting this I have watched a couple of videos and have again seen Let's Players do this... but basically I can only do it with a 4-5 block drop....
Edit: Wow, okay I am close. After writing my response, I was trying again and managed to do it twice in a fairly short amount of time. On one of my attempts I saw the rocket dip lower like it was going to get used, and I thought I might be close and I repeated what I was doing and got the two launches. I thought maybe I getting close to understanding it, but after the initial two I'm back to struggling. There is definitely an odd mechanic involved here....
I have been playing this game on and off for the last 8.5 years but, I only got my first Elytra (obviously they haven't been around all that time) today. Yay!
Is there a "trick" launching without using a cliff? I watched a couple of videos, and they say the same thing -- spam jump and the rocket. But it doesn't seem to work for me..? I'm hoping there is some subtle method to get a launch... (oh and yes, this is 1.14.4 Java)
Okay I have managed to launch myself a couple of times by just spamming jump and rockets... but it seems totally random, and doesn't happen quickly or often. There has to be a "trick" of some kind to this -- I have seen so many Let's Players launch themselves with ease....
Unfortunately, the trick isn't easily consistent/consistently easy. If you activate the Elytra and/or rocket too late, you may fall down onto the ground before taking off, cancelling both the Elytra glide and the rocket boost.
It may help to know that you can only activate the Elytra when falling downwards (so only in the latter half of a jump, not the former half), and that you can only active rockets for flight when using the Elytra, so with those things in mind, you can try to perfect your timing rather than just aimlessly "spamming" the jump and use controls.
If you're able to find even just a one-block drop, trying to launch off from that drop might make it drastically easier to accomplish it before touching the ground. The same may or may not apply to Elytra-gliding into a pool of water, so that you're already gliding without ground close below you at all.
Other than that, I have no tips that I'm certain of. One tip that I'm uncertain of is that it may or may not help to look around 15-30 degrees upwards when launching, to help direct downwards momentum forwards instead of waiting out for it to be overtaken by the upwards boost, but I don't know if that's actually relevant or not.
"TL;DR": You can only activate an Elytra while moving downwards, so try timing your second jump to immediately after the peak of your jump, and then timing the rocket activation to be immediately after the Elytra activation.
You jump and then you then press and hold jump while using a rocket. I recommend to jump the second jump at the max height of the first jump. I even mastered the jump in pocket edition!
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admittedly, i haven't got the hang of elytra's either so i'm down for tips and tricks as well.
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So, you are saying I should, while holding down the right mouse button on the rockets, jump once and then hold down jump? Couldn't get it to work for me. And this was pretty close to what I was already trying to do.
Since posting this I have watched a couple of videos and have again seen Let's Players do this... but basically I can only do it with a 4-5 block drop....
Edit: Wow, okay I am close. After writing my response, I was trying again and managed to do it twice in a fairly short amount of time. On one of my attempts I saw the rocket dip lower like it was going to get used, and I thought I might be close and I repeated what I was doing and got the two launches. I thought maybe I getting close to understanding it, but after the initial two I'm back to struggling. There is definitely an odd mechanic involved here....
No don't hold right click on the rockets. Use the rockets at the same time you hold the space bar the second time.
Good luck!
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