Hey everybody, it’s Under My Cap, and welcome back to another video! Today, I’m going to show you how to make launch pads in Minecraft. This is a really cool command that basically involves three simple commands, and you can create a fantastic launch pad like this one. You’ve probably seen similar ones in Hypixel and various servers; those are actually data pack-based, so they have this intricate command system. However, this method will work in any vanilla Java world. Please note that this won’t work on Bedrock; it has a completely different structure, and I’m not sure if it’s possible. But if you want to see a Bedrock version, please leave a comment down below, and I will look into it because this is pretty cool when it works! As you may have noticed, when I walk up to the pad, nothing happens. If I walk on it, still nothing happens. It’s only when I step on the iron trapdoor that I get the effects. When I step on it, you can see I get flung into the air quite high, and this will continue as long as I stand on the trapdoor. A really cool feature I’ve added is that you can actually get launched in a direction if you run at it with some momentum. For example, if I run into it like this, you’ll see I get flung in that direction. It’s quite effective! Now, regarding my design here, I have aimed for an air vent appearance, and this cloud effect is just meant to look like wind. It may not be perfect, but it works. Now let’s get into the building part, as that’s why you’re here! Let’s head over to this open space. First, we need to get a command block because we can’t do this without one. So, we’re going to type in `/give @s command_block`. This is the basic command to obtain a command block, as you can’t find it in the creative inventory. After hitting Enter, you’ll see that we’ve been given the command block. Now, I’m going to place one down here and set up the command. We want to start with the effect command because, as you’ve noticed, when I step on the trapdoor, it applies a speed effect and a levitation effect. So, we’ll type in `/execute` because we’ll execute it at one person when they step on the trapdoor. We’ll type in `/execute @a` and then add a special distance condition to restrict this to the specific trapdoor. I’ll explain it shortly. So, after you type in `execute`, you want to continue with `@a`. Now we’ll add a distance feature to determine how far away this command can execute. We’ll type in `..5`. You can change this number as needed; it’s just the maximum distance for this command to activate — if I’m here, it will execute, but if I’m over there, it won’t execute at all. Now, I want to explain that I’m only allowing this command to work for one iron trapdoor, or only those within this distance. This is ideal for worlds where you have multiple trapdoors and you don’t want everyone flying when standing on them. If you want it to apply to every trapdoor in your world, simply remove the distance specification and keep just `@a`. You can adjust the distance to suit your needs. Now, the two dots mean that it allows for a distance of 5 or less; if I only put 5, the command would work only if I stood at an exact distance of 5. So, using `..5` means I can be any distance within that range. If you wanted it to be a specific distance, say between two and five, you could do that as well. Next, we want to check if the block beneath the player is an iron trapdoor. We’ll type in `run effect give @s levitation`, also for `@p levitation`, with an amplifier of 60, as that height works best for me. I’ll set it to one second because anything longer feels too prolonged, and we’ll hide the particles by typing in `true`. Once you do this, ensure there are no spaces at the end, change it to “Repeat” and “Always Active.” Although you might not see any immediate effects, once we place down our iron trapdoor, everything will work. I’ll delete the command blocks over here to ensure it functions properly, and there we go! Now, I’m going to copy and paste the command block. If you don’t know how to do that, simply hold down the Control button on your Windows computer and click your pick block button (the middle of your mouse). If you’re on Mac, you may hold either Control or Command, depending on your setup. I’m going to place the copied command block above the one we just set up, and now we’ll change “levitation” to “speed” and the amplifier to 100. Now, when I stand on this trapdoor, I’ll receive the speed effect, which will fling me into the air and move me further away. If you want to enhance the launch pad’s effect, you can tweak these numbers higher or lower, and it will change the outcomes significantly. The final step is adding particles. We’ll clear the command for the next command block. You want to type in `/particle` and then `cloud`, but you can choose any particle effect you like. I’ll set three tilde symbols and `2` to place it two blocks above the command block. Now set the coordinates to `0, 1, 0` to make the particles spread one block above and below, and then input a speed of `0` and a count of `1`. We’ll set it to “force” so that everyone can see it. Once we set it to “Always Active,” we’ll have our cool cloud particles in place! Once you’ve done this, you’ve pretty much completed your launch pad. Now, let’s add our special iron components; I’ll place one here and add the trapdoor. So now, if I step on this—hopefully, it works! If it doesn’t, that would mean I have to redo the entire video, but I’ve done that quite a bit already. There we are! It worked, and I’m happy with that! That’s basically it! If you enjoyed the video, please leave a like and don’t forget to subscribe to the channel. I love creating a variety of command tutorials in Minecraft; it’s a lot of fun! Also, if my mic sounds better, I recently got a new headset—so let me know in the comments! It’s hard to gauge how everything sounds after moving my setup around. Thank you so much for watching! You can check out my channel for many more command tutorials. I can’t wait to see you in the next video. See ya!