Minecraft plugin AuraSkills

🔌 About AuraSkills

AuraSkills — this is a Minecraft plugin that adds skills, stats, abilities and other RPG systems to a Minecraft server. AuraSkills is designed to deepen progression by rewarding core Minecraft activities with XP, stat buffs, passive abilities and mana abilities.

🎯 Purpose

AuraSkills addresses the need for an extensible, configurable RPG skills system on Paper/Spigot servers. It lets server owners create progression loops (gain XP, level skills, unlock stats and abilities), configure rewards and loot, and expose information through inventory GUIs and placeholders. AuraSkills is suitable for Survival, RPG, and MMO‑style servers that want player progression without rebuilding game mechanics from scratch. ()

⚙ Main features

• Skills system (players gain XP for actions such as Farming, Mining, Fighting, Fishing, etc.).
• Stats that grant incremental gameplay buffs tied to skill levels.
• Passive and mana (active) abilities per skill, with cooldowns and level scaling.
• Configurable inventory menus for players to view skills and stats.
• Rewards system: run commands, give items, grant money (Vault), or permissions on level up.
• Loot tables for some abilities (Fishing/Excavation) and configurable loot for skills.
• Extensive configuration files (config.yml, skills.yml, rewards and loot folders). ()

🧩 Who should use it

• Server Admins running Paper or Spigot who want RPG progression.
• Survival servers aiming to add incremental progression and stats.
• Custom RPG/MMO networks that need modular, configurable skills and rewards.
• Not necessary for tiny test servers without persistent player progression.

🏗 Usage examples

• Players level Mining and gain stat bonuses increasing ore yield or damage.
• Server grants custom item rewards and runs commands when a player reaches a skill milestone.
• Fishing abilities drop custom loot defined in the plugin's loot tables.

⚡ Notable characteristics

• No mandatory plugin dependencies; optional integrations include Vault, PlaceholderAPI and ProtocolLib. ()
• Supports Paper, Spigot and Purpur platforms. Latest Modrinth release metadata lists support for Minecraft 1.20–1.21.x (check the wiki for exact compatible builds). ()
• As of release 2.3.0 the plugin introduced a Java requirement change (see official release notes); confirm Java version before installing. ()

⌨️ Commands

Note: AuraSkills provides numerous administrative commands (reload, give xp, rewards management, leaderboards, etc.). Exact command nodes and admin commands are documented on the official wiki. ()

🔐 Permissions

If you need exact permission nodes (for example to integrate with LuckPerms), consult the official documentation because AuraSkills exposes many fine‑grained permission nodes for commands, rewards and GUI access. ()

⚙ Installation

📥 Installation

• Download the AuraSkills .jar from an official source.
• Place the JAR file into your server's plugins/ folder.
• Fully restart the server (do not use /reload).
• On first run the plugins/AuraSkills/ folder is generated with configuration files.

📦 Dependencies (optional)

• Vault — required only if you use money rewards.
• PlaceholderAPI — for placeholders integration.
• ProtocolLib — optional, for certain integrations.
• HolographicDisplays / DecentHolograms — optional display features.
• LuckPerms — for permission reward integrations. (These are optional; AuraSkills has no required plugin dependencies but some features integrate with other plugins.) ()

🧾 Configuration

• AuraSkills generates config.yml, skills.yml, rewards/ and loot/ on first run.
• The main config contains storage/database options, language, display options, world/region toggles and external hooks.
• The plugin supports configurable storage options — see the wiki's SQL/Storage documentation for SQLite/MySQL options and migration steps. ()

🧠 Additional information

Known incompatibilities & limitations

• Newer major releases may raise the Java requirement or drop older Minecraft support; check the release notes for the version you install. ()
• When used with proxy systems or custom server setups, test integrations (Vault, LuckPerms, WorldGuard) before deploying to production.

FAQ

Q: Does AuraSkills collect metrics? A: Yes — AuraSkills is present on bStats for anonymous plugin metrics. ()

Q: Is there active support and documentation? A: Official documentation and a support Discord are maintained; the Aurelium Wiki contains full docs for configuration, commands and permissions. ()

Q: Can I use MySQL instead of local storage? A: AuraSkills includes storage/database options in the main config; the wiki documents SQLite and MySQL configuration steps. ()

Q: Which server cores are supported? A: AuraSkills is developed for Spigot/Paper and lists Paper, Spigot and Purpur as supported platforms in release metadata. Confirm the exact Minecraft versions on the release page before installing. ()

Support & integrations

• Official documentation and wiki for configuration and permission nodes are available.
• Support and announcements are provided on the plugin's Discord and GitHub issue tracker. ()

When installing AuraSkills on a production Minecraft server, always test on a staging server, confirm Java and Minecraft version compatibility for the specific plugin version, and review the wiki for exact command and permission nodes before assigning ranks.