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The Jetpack is a transportation item added to Jailbreak in the Jetpack Update, located near the ramp at the Mountain Lookout. It runs on limited fuel that players can refill for free when on the ground.
The Jetpack was revamped in the Apocalypse Update: Part 2 Update with a new look, removal of rocket fuel purchases with Robux and balance changes.
Overview
Current
Modern-day Jetpack features a better model and realistic fire unlike its original predecessor, but with few changes. Paid Rocket Fuel option is gone and the Jetpack now runs purely on the basic fuel variant. Double tapping the jump button and holding it off of the ground will have you hover over the ground for roughly 2 seconds, after that you are sent flying freely. Theres an exception that allows the user to fly instantly, if the ground beneath the player is approximately the height of where the player can fall and ragdoll themselves. This can be easily done off of roofs and cliffs, if the player has enough decent height beneath them when jumping off.
The Jetpack has a limited capacity, fuel lasts for around 15 seconds if used in a single usage when flying without stopping. The fuel meter has 5 squares of fuel which reduces itself from both sides of the meter until the middle. The fuel recharges overtime when the player is on the ground or in a vehicle. Fuel does NOT recharge when skydiving, parachuting, or when the user is swimming. Fuel recharging takes 25 seconds if the Jetpack is completely drained.
If a player has a Jetpack equipped, their enemy can shoot at them to reduce their fuel tank. ~100 damage given to the enemy is roughly 2 squares of the fuel meter. The Jetpack fuel can be reduced by only shooting at the user with bullet weapons. Explosives do not reduce the fuel amount, nor do lasers or any form of damage that's not by player bullets. Jetpack Fuel is reduced even when the Jetpack is not directly exposed to the impact.
Tasing an airborn criminal using a Jetpack completely ragdolls and stops the criminal from flying for the entire duration of the Taser's stun. At a certain height, the tased Criminal can parachute if high enough, even if the criminal is stunned by the Taser. Taser does not reduce the fuel amount at all.
Original
When using the Jetpack, players can fly high into the air by double jumping and holding the jump button, making it useful and convenient for escaping confrontations. If there is fuel left, the Jetpack will allow its wearers to descend slowly, preventing fall damage - descending uses less fuel than ascension does. It is recommended to tap-fly (e.g. tap the spacebar or jump button) rather than simply holding down the jump button. Players should avoid shutting down the Jetpack, as encountering it while in mid-air will make the player fall and take fall damage. There is also an additional option of using Rocket Fuel to fly for 
25 by using Rocket Fuel. With that option, the colors of the flames that are emitted by the Jetpack will be purple, and the player will fly with improved speed, height, and length of the Jetpack's flight duration.
As of the Balance Update, whenever the fuel runs out, there is a 15-second delay to refuel. The Jetpack's tank size has also been decreased, causing the fuel meter to deplete faster.
Before July 2020, Criminals can use the Jetpack to fly away after they have been hit by the police's taser, but as of the July 2020 update, Police officers can now taze Criminals using the Jetpack to disable the Jetpack.
Tips and Tricks
Criminals
The Jetpack should serve often more of as a mobility item instead of a fleeing item. Jetpacking with the 2 second hover-cooldown is bad because the cop has enough time to either tase you or even arrest you. The 2 second hover is only good if the cop is decently far away, as the distance won't be enough for the cop to get to you by the time youre flying.
Jetpacks can be used to gain highground advantage such as roofs of buildings or massive hills. Often times this can help if the cop doesn't have an aircraft or a Jetpack. Jetpacks can also be a very time saving tool to get inside the Prison by simply flying over the walls, or you can catch a Cargo Plane by the Bounty Bridge and land onto the roof of the Plane if you won't make it to the Bounty Airport.
Jumping off of a roof or a cliff sends you flying instantly without having to hover for 2 seconds. This feature becomes very useful if you position yourself near an edge of an elevated spot, as you can jump off and instantly fly away if a cop gets too close.
The criminal is to be advised that police officers can still tase them airborn or shoot down their Jetpack fuel. The said criminal must be cautious if the cop has good Taser aim and how much knowledge the cop has when it comes to Jetpacks.
Killing cops that catch up to you with Jetpacks is a must-eliminate priority if they use a Jetpacks often.
Police
It is useful for a team of police to have a Jetpack as criminals wouldn't expect the police to fly after them. A great tactic to counter a criminal that is on a roof or a big hill is to reposition behind them without seeing you, flying up and then parachuting down onto the criminal for a sneaky arrest.
If a cop is already on an elevated spot with an edge to jump off, then the Jetpack can be used aggressively to push down onto criminals from above. Keep in mind that if on the ground, the cop will need to wait until the 2 second hover time is over to start flying.
Jumping off of helis is also helpful, as jumping off of an airborn vehicle means that you are already in the sky, making you fly instantly.
If a criminal attempts to fly away with the Jetpack whilst they are still hovering on the ground, make a use of the Taser and tase them down. If they are already flying, shoot at the criminal to reduce the Jetpack fuel moderately, just dont forget to not kill the criminal as shooting at the Jetpack damages the criminal too.
The cop must make sure that they wont loose the sight of the flying criminal, as they later can either land on the ground to spawn a vehicle, or attempt to kill the cop off of a highground.
Following the criminal with your own Jetpack can work too, but you must be aware of the criminal on where they are going and what might be their next possible move.
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Trivia
- This is the only tool that is not equipped by pressing a hotkey but by simply moving towards it.
- When you descend, you will lose a reduced amount of fuel, much less than when you ascend.
- You cannot fly while being ragdolled. This wasn't always the case, as before criminals could use the Jetpack while tased, and players can use the Jetpack when they ragdoll.
- Fewer flame particles come out of the turbines if your graphics quality is low. As an opposite, if your graphics quality is high, then it will be a constant flame. This is the same with all particles except confetti.
- Your amount of remaining fuel will save from game to game. Before this, you could buy rocket fuel, and just before it ran out you could leave the game and it would fill up for free. This meant you could have infinite rocket fuel if you performed the glitch. It was patched soon after the update came out to stop players obtaining Robux items for free.
- As of the Cybertruck Update, the Jetpack was nerfed to provide fair use for all players on all teams. Previously, if a player flew at high altitudes and ran out of fuel, they were able to refuel their Jetpacks mid-air in order to avoid an encounter with the opposing team. Badimo has now modified the Jetpack to prevent players from refueling their Jetpacks mid-air. After the Cybertruck Update, if a player attempts to refuel their Jetpack mid-air, they will receive an alert message saying, "Land before refueling!" In order to refuel, a player must land on the ground, on a vehicle, or on a building.
- In addition, Badimo has disabled use of the Jetpack in, on, or near the Museum. This is because, previously, players who were equipped with the Jetpack were able to fly out of the Museum, avoiding the intended escape path, and also leaving their partner stranded. After the nerf, if a player attempts to activate their Jetpack in, on, or near the museum, the Jetpack will not allow them to gain altitude. Instead, the GUI will finish its animation, but then will quickly close up, as if the player just landed. This applies to the Prison too.
- As of the Live Update of April 4, 2020, the Jetpack no longer spawns at the Bounty Bay Airport watchtower.
- If you are on a lower-end device, the Jetpack can sometimes unexpectedly fling you up and deal you damage.
- On May 3rd, 2020, the Jetpack could not be used in the Jewelry Store, Bank, and Power Plant.
- On May 17th, 2020, this feature was added back to the game due to popular requests. However, players could still not use the Jetpack in the Bank.
- On June 7th, the Jetpack can now be used in the Bank.
- However, using the Jetpack in the Power Plant is removed again in the Power Plant Revamp Update, as well as the Bank in the Balance Update. Both reasons are unknown.
- The use of the Jetpack was added back to the Power Plant due to complaints.
- Some time afterwards, the use of the Jetpack was also added back to the Bank.
- Now, players are free to use the Jetpack in the Jewelry Store, Bank and Power Plant. The only restriction is that the Jetpack cannot be used on the Jewelry Store's roof.
- Compared to the Jetpack Trailer, the fuel particle is slightly different. The current fuel contains large particles and the trailer is tiny particles and translucent.
- The Jetpack has had the most nerfs in the game, out of all vehicles, robberies and items.
- When the Jetpack was initially released, the Rocket Fuel purchase screen says that it costs 23 Robux, but the actual fuel costed 25 Robux. This was fixed later on in the update.
- When performing the invisible glitch, the Jetpack will still be visible.
- As of the Balance update, the Jetpack got nerfed more. Players need to wait 15 seconds to refuel, they cannot use their Jetpack for a brief period of time after being ejected from their vehicle by police, and the tank size was decreased.
- The cool-down was originally announced as 10 seconds by Badimo, however when the update came, the cooldown is 15 seconds.
- When Badimo made an official announcement on Twitter about the Jetpack nerf, they divided the Jailbreak community. Some praised the decision to finally nerf the Jetpack definitely, while others criticized the decision saying that it would mainly affect the Criminal team.
- As of the Return of 5 Days of Vehicles update, using the Jetpack no longer removes the Duffel Bag or Cargo Plane crate.
- On Jailbreak's 5 Year Anniversary Update, the location of the Jetpack changed from the now-removed Jetpack Island to on top of the Crater City Bank in Crater City.
- In the Season 20: Apocalypse update, the location of the Jetpack changed again from the Crater City Bank to the building at the Mountain Lookout near the Prison.
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