Glider Cape

The Glider Cape (or simply Glider) can be crafted with 1 leather, 1 string, and 3 feathers on a Crafting Table. It is equipped in the chest slot and works while falling. When activated (like using an Elytra), it opens and the player glides like a chicken. Every 15 vertical blocks the fall speed increases, up to 3 stages. While at stages 1–2, all fall damage is canceled; at stage 3, fall damage reduction decreases until it returns to normal. Excess use at stage 3 greatly reduces durability. Unlike the Elytra, the cape does not allow flight but still works with the Feather Falling potion, making it a balanced middle ground. After many uses it becomes a Worn Glider Cape and can be repaired with honeycombs on an anvil. A unique feature: gliding through campfire smoke lifts the player upward like a boost. Naturally smoky elements in lush caves could also provide this effect. The cape creates some feather particles around the player while is gliding in the air and the player hear something like sounds of wind passing through the feathers.