SkiesFarming

A feature-rich farming progression plugin for Minecraft servers that adds depth and skill-based gameplay to farming activities.

🌾 Overview

SkiesFarming transforms farming in Minecraft into a rewarding progression system. Players gain experience by harvesting crops, level up their farming skills, and unlock new crops as they progress. Perfect for SkyBlock, Survival, and RPG servers looking to add meaningful progression to farming activities.

✨ Key Features

🎯 Farming Progression System

• Gain XP by harvesting mature crops
• Level up your farming skill to unlock new crops
• Customizable XP requirements and level progression (LINEAR, EXPONENTIAL, or CUSTOM)
• Persistent player data saved automatically

🌱 Crop Unlocking System

• Carrots: Available from level 0 (starter crop)
• Potatoes: Unlocks at level 10
• Wheat: Unlocks at level 20
• Beetroots: Unlocks at level 50
• Nether Wart: Unlocks at level 100

🔄 Auto-Refarm Feature

• Automatically replants crops after harvesting
• Configurable delay (default: 5 seconds)
• Optional: Only activate when not using a hoe
• Perfect for AFK farming or quality-of-life improvement

⏱️ Custom Growth Control

• VANILLA mode: Normal Minecraft crop growth
• FIXED mode: Crops grow at a set time (default: 60 seconds)
• Ideal for balancing server economies

📊 Visual Feedback

• Action bar XP progress display with animated bar
• Level-up notifications
• Real-time percentage progress to next level
• Mature crop protection (requires hoe to break immature crops)

🏆 PlaceholderAPI Support

• %skiesfarming_level% - Player's farming level
• %skiesfarming_top_1% through %skiesfarming_top_10% - Leaderboard entries
• Perfect for scoreboards, holograms, and chat tags

🎁 Auto-Pickup

• Harvested crops automatically added to inventory
• Overflow items drop naturally if inventory is full
• Streamlined farming experience

📋 Requirements

• Minecraft Version: 1.15.1+ (API 1.20)
• Server Type: Spigot/Paper
• Java: 21+
• Optional: PlaceholderAPI (for placeholder support)

🛠️ Configuration

config.yml - Main Settings

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

unlock-levels:  # Level required to plant each crop
  CARROTS: 0
  POTATOES: 10
  WHEAT: 20
  BEETROOTS: 50
  NETHER_WART: 100

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

growth:
  mode: VANILLA  # VANILLA or FIXED
  fixed-grow-ticks: 1200  # 60 seconds when FIXED mode is active

levels.yml - Progression Settings

Choose from three growth modes:

• LINEAR: Fixed XP increase per level (e.g., 100, 150, 200...)
• EXPONENTIAL: Multiplier-based growth (e.g., 15% harder per level)
• CUSTOM: Manually define each level's requirements

📥 Installation

1. Download the plugin JAR file
2. Place it in your server's plugins/ folder
3. Restart your server
4. (Optional) Configure config.yml and levels.yml to your preferences
5. (Optional) Install PlaceholderAPI for placeholder support

🎮 How to Use

For Players:

1. Start farming Carrots (available at level 0)
2. Break mature crops to gain XP
3. Watch your progress in the action bar
4. Level up to unlock new crops
5. Use a hoe to break immature crops if needed

For Admins:

• All data is saved in plugins/skiesfarming/players.yml
• Modify XP values and unlock levels to balance difficulty
• Toggle auto-refarm for different gameplay experiences
• Use FIXED growth mode for predictable crop timing

🔗 PlaceholderAPI Examples

Display farming level in tab list:

%skiesfarming_level%

Create a farming leaderboard:

1. %skiesfarming_top_1%
2. %skiesfarming_top_2%
3. %skiesfarming_top_3%

👥 Credits

Authors: ItzAcat, SuperrSohrab

📝 License

All rights reserved. Please respect the authors' work.

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