EzSkills

EzSkills - Skill progression for any plugin

EzSkills is a compact RPG progression plugin that layers levelling, XP gain, and timed abilities on top of your server's gameplay. Use it standalone or integrate with plugins like EzTree, EzMine, or your own custom plugins to turn repetitive actions into a rewarding skill loop.

Features

Five built-in skills

Every source plugin that calls EzSkillsAPI.addExperience(plugin, ...) is subject to the per-plugin XP multiplier and enabled flag you configure centrally - no changes needed in third-party plugins.

Timed abilities

• Tree Feller: the built-in Woodcutting ability. Players prepare, trigger and ride out an auto-expiring mass-fell window.
• Custom abilities (new in 2.0): any plugin can register its own ability via EzSkillsAPI.registerAbility(definition). Custom abilities appear in the /abilities GUI automatically.
• Ability state GUI (new in 2.0): the /abilities command opens an overview showing every registered ability with its current state: Ready (green), Preparing (yellow), or Active (gold).

Progression controls

• Scaling XP curve: tune xp-base and xp-multiplier per skill in skills.yml.
• Per-plugin overrides (new in 2.0): in config.yml, set an xp-multiplier or enabled: false for any third-party plugin and any skill without touching their code.

Storage

• YAML: zero-setup flat file, ideal for small servers.
• MySQL: recommended for production; enables full leaderboards via /ezskills top.

Core gameplay loop

1. Configure XP curves in skills.yml and ability timings in abilities.yml.
2. Earn XP as players perform actions - any event your integration plugin reports.
3. Level up: SkillLevelUpEvent fires immediately for rewards, rank unlocks, or boss-bar announcements.
4. Prepare and activate an ability within its warm-up window to use a powerful timed effect.
5. View progress at any time with /skills (levels) and /abilities (ability states).

Commands

Player commands

Admin commands (/ezskills)

All /ezskills subcommands require the ezskills.admin permission.

Configuration

Per-plugin XP overrides (new in 2.0)

# config.yml
plugin-overrides:
  MyPlugin:                   # must match the exact plugin name
    woodcutting:
      enabled: true
      xp-multiplier: 1.5      # 50% bonus Woodcutting XP from MyPlugin
    mining:
      enabled: false           # MyPlugin cannot award Mining XP

API reference

Skills

Skills

Abilities

Events

• SkillLevelUpEvent - fires when a player reaches a new level (carries old and new level).
• EzSkillsAbilityPrepareEvent - fires when an ability enters its warm-up window.
• EzSkillsAbilityActivateEvent - fires when an ability activates.
• EzSkillsAbilityDeactivateEvent - fires when an ability ends or is cancelled.

Registering a custom ability

public class NightVisionAbility implements AbilityDefinition {
    @Override public String   getName()        { return "NIGHT_VISION"; }
    @Override public String   getDisplayName() { return "Night Vision"; }
    @Override public Material getIcon()        { return Material.ENDER_EYE; } // optional - defaults to NETHER_STAR
    @Override public String   getDescription() { return "See clearly in the dark."; }
    @Override public String   getSkillName()   { return "FIGHTING"; }
    // Optional: override timing defaults (30s prep / 15s active / 120s cooldown)
}

// In onEnable:
EzSkillsAPI.registerAbility(new NightVisionAbility());

See the developer documentation for the full integration guide.

Compatibility

• Minecraft: 1.21 and 26.1+
• Server software: Bukkit, Spigot, or Paper
• Java: 25+
• Optional: EzCountdown for boss-bar level-up notifications

Need help?

Drop a message on the forum thread or join our Discord server for quick support and integration tips.