Skills & Leveling (AuraSkills)

1. 1

   Understand what skills are

   An RPG layer on top of vanilla — actions earn skill XP

   This is not in normal Minecraft. On The Hive, every action trains a matching skill. Mine some stone and your Mining skill earns XP. Chop a tree and Foraging goes up. Each skill has its own level (up to 100).

   As a skill levels up it unlocks abilities — permanent bonuses that make you better at that activity. You don't buy or equip them; they switch on automatically as you level.

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   You don't have to do anything special to start. Skills are earning XP from the moment you join — this guide just helps you understand and track them.
2. 2

   Open your skills menu

   /skills opens the GUI — /skill <name> shows one skill in detail

   /skills

   This opens a menu showing all your skills and their current levels. Click any skill to see its abilities and how close you are to the next level.

   To check a single skill quickly:

   /sk <name>

   For example /sk mining shows your Mining level, XP progress, and unlocked abilities.

3. 3

   Watch your XP and stats

   An action bar shows live XP gains — /stats shows your bonuses

   When you perform an action, a small XP bar appears above your hotbar showing the skill and how much you gained. This is normal — it confirms the skill is leveling.

   Skills also feed into stats like extra Health, Strength, and Luck. Check your totals with:

   /stats

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   Higher Luck (from Fishing, Mining, etc.) increases your chance of rare drops across the whole server — including rare fish.
4. 4

   Use mana abilities

   Some skills give an active ability powered by mana

   A few skills unlock a mana ability — an active power you trigger yourself rather than a passive bonus. Examples:

   • Treecapitator (Foraging) — fell an entire tree in one chop
   • Speed Mine (Mining) — a burst of haste while mining
   • Charged Shot (Archery) — a powered-up bow shot

   Mana refills over time. Your mana bar shows in the action bar when you use an ability. The default activation is sneak + left-click with the right tool in hand — check /sk <skill> for the exact ability.

5. 5

   Level the skills that matter to you

   Focus on skills that match how you like to play

   You don't need to grind everything. Pick what suits your playstyle:

   • Builder / gatherer? Mining, Foraging, and Excavation give double drops — great for selling and stockpiling.
   • Farmer / shop owner? Farming multiplies crop yields for steady income.
   • Fighter? Fighting, Archery, and Defense keep you alive and hitting harder in the Nether and End.

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   Doubled drops from Mining and Foraging stack with your shop income — leveling these pays for itself fast.

Quick Reference

Commands at a glance

💡 Tips & Tricks

• ✓You can't lose skill XP — it's safe to die, your levels stay.
• ✓Mining and Foraging both have double-drop abilities. Level these first if you sell resources.
• ✓Higher Luck increases rare drops everywhere, including EvenMoreFish catches — see the Fishing tutorial.
• ✓Mana abilities cost mana but cost nothing else. Use them freely; mana refills on its own.
• ✓Each skill caps at level 100 — there's plenty of long-term progression.