Proficiency Levels - Combat & Tools

Proficiency Levels - Combat & Tools ⚔️⛏️

Play as you always would. Level up while doing it.

Proficiency Levels adds a subtle yet rewarding RPG progression layer to Hytale. Every swing of your sword, every block you mine, every tree you chop—it all counts. The mod works silently in the background, making your character gradually stronger without changing how you play.

🎯 Philosophy: Play First, Progress Always

This mod was designed with one core principle: the player should never feel like they're grinding. Instead of forcing you to think about XP, the system rewards your natural gameplay:

Mining rocks? You're earning Mining XP.

Chopping trees? Woodcutting XP is flowing.

Fighting monsters? Your weapon skills improve.

Taking damage? Your Defense is getting stronger.

The progression is intentionally lightweight by default—you'll feel rewarded without the game becoming "easy mode."

✨ Features Overview

🗡️ Works with Every Weapon (NEW)

The mod now automatically recognizes new weapons! Whether you download a mod with Katanas, Scythes, or Muskets, they will instantly have their own skill progression.

Modded Weapons? Fully supported.

New Strategies? Master unique weapons like Scythes or Warhammers apart from standard Swords.

Instant Setup: No configuration needed. Just equip the weapon and start fighting!

📈 Deep Leveling System (Levels 1-400)

Each skill has 400 levels with carefully balanced XP curves:

Phase Levels Progression Style

Early Game 1-100 Fast progression, instant gratification

Mid Game 101-200 Steady climb, noticeable improvements

Late Game 201-400 Long-term goals for dedicated players

🛠️ Three Skill Categories

Category Skills Bonuses

Lifeskills Mining, Woodcutting Speed Bonus (up to +200%)

Attack Sword, Axe, Bow, Crossbow, Staff, Deployables Damage Bonus (+75%), Critical Chance (40%)

Defense Defense Damage Reduction (up to 50%)

⚡ Ready to Play

Installation

Drop the .jar file into your Mods folder

Launch Hytale

That's it. No configuration required.

The mod comes pre-balanced out of the box. All XP values, bonus curves, and multipliers have been carefully tuned for a vanilla-friendly experience.

🎮 Player Commands

Command Description

/prl skills View all your skill levels and bonuses

/prl skills --category=CATEGORY; View specific category (attack/defense/lifeskills)

/prl stats See your total XP and average levels

/prl xp Toggle XP gain notifications on/off

Example Output:

=== PROFICIENCY SKILLS: ATTACK === [SWORD] Level 45 [||||||||..] 8,234 / 12,500 XP DMG: +8.4% | Crit: 3.6%

🔧 Server Administrator Commands (OP Only)

Want to customize the experience for your server? Everything is configurable via commands:

Module Control

/prl module status # See which modules are active /prl module attack --action=disable # Disable all attack skills /prl module lifeskills --action=enable # Re-enable gathering skills XP Multipliers

/prl modify xp_all=2.0 # Double ALL XP gains /prl modify xp_attack=0.5 # Halve attack XP only /prl modify xp_lifeskills=3.0 # Triple gathering XP Bonus Multipliers

/prl modify bonus_attack=1.5 # +50% to damage/crit bonuses /prl modify bonus_defense=2.0 # Double defense reduction View Current Settings

/prl modifiers # Display all active multipliers /prl debug # Technical debug information /prl reload # Reload configuration from file

📊 How Bonuses Work

Lifeskills: Speed Bonus

Mining and Woodcutting give you permanent passive speed increases:

Level Speed Bonus

1 +0%

100 +100%

200 +150%

400 +200%

Higher speed = faster block breaking = more XP per minute!

Attack: Damage & Critical Hits

Each weapon skill boosts your damage output:

Level Damage Bonus Critical Chance

1 +0% 0%

100 +50% 15%

200 +65% 25%

400 +75% 40%

Critical hits deal 3x damage!

Defense: Damage Reduction

Taking damage trains your Defense skill:

Level Damage Reduction

1 0%

100 25%

200 35%

400 50%

At max level, you take half damage from all sources!

⚙️ Configuration File

All settings are saved in plugins/ProficiencyLevels/config.json:

{ "baseXp": { "MINING": 5, "WOODCUTTING": 10, "SWORD": 1, "MACE": 1, "BATTLEAXE": 1, "DAGGERS": 1, "SHORTBOW": 2, "CROSSBOW": 2, "DEPLOYABLE": 2, "STAFF": 3, "DEFENSE": 10 }, "oreMultipliers": { "Silver": 4.0, "Onyxium": 12.0, "Mithril": 15.0, "Adamantite": 10.0, "Iron": 3.0, "Prisma": 25.0, "Copper": 2.0, "Cobalt": 8.0, "Thorium": 6.0 }, "gemMultiplier": 8.0, "showXpGainsDefault": false, "autoSaveInterval": 10, "xpMultiplierAll": 10.0, "xpMultipliers": { "LIFESKILLS": 1.5, "ATTACK": 1.0, "DEFENSE": 1.0 }, "bonusMultipliers": { "LIFESKILLS": 1.0, "ATTACK": 100.0, "DEFENSE": 1.0 } } Changes made via /prl modify are automatically saved and persist across server restarts.

🎲 XP Scaling Examples

Mining XP

Block Type Base XP With Ore Multiplier

Stone 5 5

Copper Ore 5 10

Iron Ore 5 15

Mithril Ore 5 75

Prisma Ore 5 125

Combat XP

Damage Dealt XP Gained

10 damage 10 XP

50 damage 50 XP

Critical (100 dmg) 100 XP

XP scales with damage dealt, encouraging better gear and skilled play!

💡 Design Goals

Zero Learning Curve - Just play the game normally

Vanilla-Friendly - Bonuses are noticeable but not game-breaking

Long-Term Goals - 400 levels gives hundreds of hours of progression

Server Control - Admins can tune everything without touching code

Persistent Progress - Your levels save automatically

🚀 Quick Start for Server Owners

Want a more hardcore experience?

/prl modify xp_all=0.5 # Slower progression /prl modify bonus_attack=0.75 # Weaker combat bonuses Want a faster, more casual server?

/prl modify xp_all=3.0 # Triple XP gains /prl modify bonus_lifeskills=2 # Faster gathering Want only gathering skills?

/prl module attack --action=disable /prl module defense --action=disable

📝 Credits

Developed by TechOverdrive for the Hytale community.

Start your journey. Every action counts.