🌲 What is Skillheim?

Skillheim adds a new layer of character growth to your survival experience without touching the vanilla XP or Enchanting systems. You keep your green XP orbs for enchanting; Skillheim handles your physical stats.

It operates on a simple philosophy inspired by Valheim: You get better at what you do.

• Want to run faster? Start sprinting.
• Want to deal more damage with a spear? Start stabbing.
• Want to lose that progress? Die.

This mod fits naturally into vanilla gameplay, rewarding you for the time you spend surviving, fighting, and exploring.

Skills & Progression

Skillheim tracks your actions and automatically levels up specific stats. All bonuses are passive and stack with your existing gear.

Movement & Agility

• Run: Sprinting gradually increases your base movement speed.
• Jump: Leaping increases your jump height.
• Swim: Spending time in water increases your swim speed.
• Sneak: Crouching improves your stealth capabilities.

Combat & Gathering

• Fists: Punch mobs to increase your unarmed damage (starts with a 10x XP multiplier for quick early gains!).
• Woodcutting & Mining: Chop trees and break ores to level up your gathering speed.
• Blocking: Successfully shielding attacks improves your damage reduction.

Weapon Mastery

Skillheim now supports vanilla weapons and modded weapons (like Simply Swords) out of the box.

• Standard Weapons: Swords, Axes, and Bows.
• Light Weapons: Fast, agile weapons (Daggers, Rapiers, etc).
• Heavy Weapons: Massive, slow-hitting tools (Claymores, Greataxes).
• Specialized: Clubs and Spears.

Consequences

Just like its inspiration, Skillheim makes death meaningful.

• The Death Tax: Dying isn't free. You lose 5% of your levels (configurable) upon death.
• Feedback: Upon respawning, you will see a chat message detailing exactly which skills suffered amnesia (e.g., "You feel your memories fade... Run -1, Heavy Weapons -1").
• Level Cap: All skills are capped at Level 100, with XP requirements scaling exponentially as you progress.

Interface

Skillheim features a freshly redesigned UI that is clean, intuitive, and beautiful.

• Inventory Integration: A button sits neatly in your inventory. Just look for the "Skillheim!" tooltip.
• The Grid System: Gone is the scrolling list. The new UI features a comprehensive 4x4 Grid, allowing you to see every single skill, its level, and its progress bar at a glance.
• Instant Feedback: Receive "Level Up" advancements immediately when you improve a skill.
• Keybind: Press K (default) to open the skills menu directly.

Compatibility

Skillheim is now available for Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge.

⚙️ Configuration

Server owners and modpack makers have full control via skills.json or the in-game Mod Menu config screen.

• XP Multipliers: Adjust the learning speed for every individual skill.
• Death Penalty: Change the percentage of levels lost on death (Default: 0.05). Set it to 0.0 for casual play, or 1.0 for hardcore pain.
• Commands: Admins can reload the config instantly in-game using /skills reload.