Working elevators!

A working elevator plugin for your server! # Elevator Plugin for PaperMC 1.21

A smooth-moving 3×3 elevator platform plugin. Instead of teleporting, the entire platform physically moves up and down between floors.

Features

• Creates realistic moving elevator platforms
• Supports multiple floors
• Smooth vertical movement (no instant teleport)
• Simple floor management system

Requirements

• PaperMC 1.21.1 or newer
• The plugin JAR placed in your plugins folder

Installation

1. Download the compiled elevator-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
2. Place it in your server's plugins folder
3. Restart or reload your server
4. The plugin will create a plugins/Elevator folder with data files

How to Use

1. Build Your Floors

Every elevator floor must follow this exact design:

• A 3×3 platform
• The center block must be empty
• Place a Gold Block in the center (this is the elevator block)

Example layout (top-down view):

[Block] [Block] [Block]
[Block] [Gold]  [Block]
[Block] [Block] [Block]

2. Register Each Floor

1. Stand on the Gold Block of the floor you want to register
2. Run the command:

   /elevator create <Floor Name>
   

   Example:

   /elevator create Lobby
   /elevator create Floor2
   /elevator create Roof
   

3. Travel Between Floors

1. Stand on any registered Gold Block
2. Right-click the Gold Block
3. A menu will open showing all registered floors
4. Click the floor you want to go to
5. The entire 3×3 platform will smoothly move to the destination floor

4. Managing Floors

• View all registered floors:

  /elevator list
  

• Remove a floor (stand on it first):

  /elevator remove
  

Commands

Permissions

• elevator.use – Allows players to use elevators (default: everyone)
• elevator.admin – Allows creating, listing, and removing floors (default: operators)

Important Notes

• The platform only moves vertically (same X and Z coordinates)
• All floors must use the same 3×3 design with a Gold Block in the center
• The plugin remembers the blocks around the Gold Block when you create the floor
• You can have as many floors as you want, stacked above or below each other
• If you change the blocks around an elevator after registering it, re-create the floor

Troubleshooting

• "This is not a registered elevator" → Use /elevator create <name> while standing on the Gold Block
• Platform doesn't move → Make sure you're standing on a Gold Block and the floor is registered
• Wrong blocks move → The plugin captures the 3×3 area when you first create the floor. Re-create it if needed

Enjoy your smooth elevators!