Ropes

A Minecraft Paper plugin that lets you place, shoot, and climb ropes. Get it on Modrinth.

Features

• Rope Coils - Craftable items that place vertical ropes when used on blocks
• Rope Arrows - Shoot ropes from a bow to place them at a distance
• Climbing - Jump to climb ropes, sneak to descend

Placing a Rope Coil	Shooting a Rope Arrow

Rope Coils

Right-click with a rope coil to place a rope hanging downward, as long as there is a block above for the rope to attach to. The rope extends down until it hits an obstacle or runs out of length. You can also place a rope on a fence post if there is space for the rope below it. To extend an existing rope, right-click it with another rope coil.

Rope Arrows

Shoot a rope arrow from a bow to place a rope at a distance. The rope will attach where the arrow lands.

Climbing

• Jump/Spacebar to start climbing
• Sprint and move to continue climbing or change direction to up when moving down
• Hold sneak to descend

Breaking Ropes

Left-click a rope to break it and receive rope coils back. Breaking the anchor block at the top destroys the entire rope.

Crafting

Recipe	Description
	Craft a Rope Coil with 6 string, unshaped. Resulting rope coil length is configurable.
	Craft a Rope Arrow by combining a Rope Coil with an arrow and sticks.
	Combine two Rope Coils to add their lengths together (up to 16 blocks, configurable).

Installation

Download the latest release from Modrinth, and place the JAR file in your server's plugins folder. Restart the server.

Commands

Command	Description
/ropes help	Show available commands
/ropes info	Display rope statistics across all loaded chunks
/ropes give {coil,arrow} [length]	Give yourself a rope item (OP)
/ropes recipes [player]	Unlock rope recipes for yourself or another player (OP)
/ropes reload	Reload configuration (OP)
/ropes delete_all confirm	Remove all placed ropes (OP)

Configuration

Key options in config.yml:

• rope-coil.default-length - Default rope length when crafting (default: 2)
• rope-coil.max-length - Maximum length per coil (default: 16)
• rope-block.climb-speed - How fast players climb (default: 0.2)
• recipes.rope-coil.enabled - Enable/disable rope coil crafting
• recipes.rope-arrow.enabled - Enable/disable rope arrow crafting
• recipes.unlock-on-advancement - Advancement that unlocks rope recipes (default: minecraft:adventure/ol_betsy). Set to empty string to disable.

Recipe changes require a server restart to take effect.