🌾 SkiesFarming

A feature-rich farming progression plugin for Minecraft servers that transforms farming into a rewarding skill-based system. Players gain experience from harvesting crops, level up their farming abilities, and unlock new crops as they progress.

✨ Features

🎯 Progression System

• XP-based leveling - Gain experience by harvesting mature crops
• Customizable progression - Choose between LINEAR, EXPONENTIAL, or CUSTOM growth modes
• Persistent data - Player progress automatically saved to disk
• Visual feedback - Action bar displays with progress bars and level-up notifications

🔓 Crop Unlocking

Gate which crops a player can plant using one of two modes (unlock-mode in config.yml):

• LEVEL (default) – players must reach a specific farming level to plant a crop.
• PERMISSION – players must hold a permission node per crop (skiesfarming.crop.<material>). Without it, planting is blocked. Great for rank/donor-based progression with permission plugins like LuckPerms.

🔄 Auto-Refarm

• Automatically replants crops after harvesting
• Configurable delay (default: 5 seconds)
• Optional: Only activate when not using a hoe
• Perfect for AFK farming setups

⏱️ Growth Control

• VANILLA mode - Standard Minecraft crop growth mechanics
• FIXED mode - Crops grow at a consistent, configurable rate
• Ideal for server economy balancing

🛡️ Crop Protection

• Prevents accidental breaking of immature crops
• Requires a hoe to break crops that aren't fully grown
• Helps players maximize their XP gains

🏆 PlaceholderAPI Integration

Compatible with PlaceholderAPI for scoreboards, holograms, and more:

• %skiesfarming_level% - Player's current farming level
• %skiesfarming_top_1% to %skiesfarming_top_10% - Leaderboard entries (format: PlayerName:Level)

🎁 Quality of Life

• Auto-pickup of harvested crops
• Overflow protection (items drop if inventory is full)
• Visual progress bars in action bar
• Real-time percentage display

⌨️ Commands

Base command: /skiesfarming (aliases: /sf, /farming). Requires the skiesfarming.admin permission.

Targets can be online or offline players (matched by name). Changes are saved immediately.

🔑 Permissions

Crop permissions are only enforced when unlock-mode is set to PERMISSION. In LEVEL mode they are ignored.

📋 Requirements

• Minecraft: 1.15.1 or higher
• Server: Spigot, Paper, or compatible forks
• Java: Version 21 or higher
• Optional: PlaceholderAPI for placeholder support

📥 Installation

1. Download the latest release from the Releases page
2. Place skiesfarming-1.0.jar in your server's plugins/ folder
3. Restart your server
4. Configure the plugin (optional - see Configuration)
5. Enjoy!

⚙️ Configuration

config.yml

# XP earned per mature crop harvested
crop-xp:
  CARROTS: 4
  POTATOES: 6
  WHEAT: 8
  BEETROOTS: 15
  NETHER_WART: 24

# How crops are gated before planting:
#   LEVEL      - require a farming level (uses unlock-levels below)
#   PERMISSION - require permission node skiesfarming.crop.<material>
unlock-mode: LEVEL

# Farming level required to plant each crop (used when unlock-mode: LEVEL)
unlock-levels:
  CARROTS: 0
  POTATOES: 10
  WHEAT: 20
  BEETROOTS: 50
  NETHER_WART: 100

# Auto-refarm settings
auto-refarm:
  enabled: true
  delay-ticks: 100  # 5 seconds (20 ticks = 1 second)
  only-when-not-using-hoe: true

# Crop growth settings
growth:
  mode: VANILLA  # Options: VANILLA or FIXED
  fixed-grow-ticks: 1200  # 60 seconds (only applies when mode is FIXED)

levels.yml

Choose your preferred progression system:

LINEAR Growth

Fixed XP increase per level:

growth-mode: LINEAR
linear:
  base: 100           # XP for level 1
  increment: 50       # Additional XP per level
  round-to: 5         # Round to nearest 5

Example: Level 1 = 100 XP, Level 2 = 150 XP, Level 3 = 200 XP

EXPONENTIAL Growth

Multiplier-based progression:

growth-mode: EXPONENTIAL
exponential:
  base: 100           # XP for level 1
  multiplier: 1.15    # 15% increase per level
  round-to: 5         # Round to nearest 5

Example: Level 1 = 100 XP, Level 2 = 115 XP, Level 3 = 132 XP

CUSTOM Levels

Define each level manually:

growth-mode: CUSTOM
levels:
  1: 100
  2: 150
  3: 200
  4: 300
  5: 500
default-per-level: 300  # Fallback for undefined levels

🎮 Usage

For Players

1. Start Farming: Begin by planting and harvesting Carrots (available at level 0)
2. Gain XP: Break fully grown crops to earn experience points
3. Track Progress: Watch your progress bar in the action bar
4. Level Up: Reach new levels to unlock more valuable crops
5. Advanced Farming: Use the auto-refarm feature for efficient farming

Tips:

• Only mature crops give XP
• Use a hoe to break immature crops if needed
• Higher-level crops give more XP but require progression
• Your progress is automatically saved

For Server Administrators

Managing Player Data:

• Player data is stored in plugins/skiesfarming/players.yml
• Format: UUID-based with XP and last known name
• Automatically saved on player quit and server shutdown

Balancing Tips:

• Adjust XP values to control progression speed
• Modify unlock levels to create gating
• Use FIXED growth mode for predictable farming
• Tune auto-refarm delay for server performance

Performance Considerations:

• Plugin uses minimal resources
• Auto-refarm uses delayed tasks, not continuous checking
• Player data is only loaded when players join

📊 PlaceholderAPI Examples

Scoreboard

- "&7Farming Level: &a%skiesfarming_level%"

Leaderboard Hologram

- "&6&l⭐ Top Farmers ⭐"
- "&e1. &f%skiesfarming_top_1%"
- "&e2. &f%skiesfarming_top_2%"
- "&e3. &f%skiesfarming_top_3%"

Chat Format

format: "&7[&aLv%skiesfarming_level%&7] &f{PLAYER}: {MESSAGE}"

🗺️ Roadmap

Future features we're considering:

• Additional crop types (melons, pumpkins, cocoa beans)
• Custom farming tools with bonuses
• Team/Guild farming progression
• Farming quests and achievements
• API for developers
• SQLite/MySQL support for larger servers

Have a feature request? Request it in the Discord!

🐛 Bug Reports

Found a bug? Please report this in the Discord with:

• Minecraft version
• Server software and version
• Plugin version
• Steps to reproduce
• Expected vs actual behavior
• Any error messages from console

📄 License

All rights reserved. This plugin is provided as-is for use on Minecraft servers. Redistribution or modification without permission is prohibited.

👥 Authors

• ItzAcat - Lead Developer
• SuperrSohrab - Co-Developer