Spellbook Plus

[2.0.0-beta.1] - 2026-02-07

Complete rewrite of Spellbook Plus. No upgrade path from v1 — clean install required.

Spells

• Node-graph spell system with 22 node types across 5 categories
• 8 built-in spells: Fireball, Frost Bolt, Arcane Bolt, Lightning, Healing Light, Force Push, Mana Shield, Blink
• Spell Panel UI for selecting and casting spells
• All defaults can be overridden or extended via JSON files in the spells/ folder
• Instability system with threshold-based penalties
• Requires native mana — install Hytalor for the included mana patch (100 max, 5/s regen)

Spell Scrolls

• Learn spells permanently by using scroll items
• 8 scroll items — one per built-in spell
• Per-spell crafting recipes at the Arcane Workbench

Enchantments

• Trigger-based effects that attach to staffs and fire automatically
• 5 built-in enchantments: Vampiric, Mana Siphon, Thorns, Lifesteal, Arcane Shield
• 3 tiers: Common, Rare, Epic
• 9 trigger types (on_cast, on_hit, on_kill, on_damage_taken, on_heal, on_expire, on_interval, on_enter_combat, on_exit_combat)
• Enchanting Table UI — earn XP from staff spell combat, spend XP to roll enchantments
• Customizable via JSON files in the enchantments/ folder

Passives

• Persistent abilities with interval and trigger-based activation
• 3 built-in passives: Health Regeneration, Combat Reflexes, Second Wind
• 3 tiers: Common, Rare, Epic
• Configurable max active passives per player
• Passives UI for management and rolling
• Customizable via JSON files in the passives/ folder

Staffs

• 5 quality tiers: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary
• Upgrade chain crafting — each tier requires the previous tier's staff
• Enchantment slot per staff

Materials

• 6 new materials replacing v1 crystals and components:
  • Arcane Dust (Common) — from Void Larva, Void Crawler
  • Arcane Shard (Uncommon) — from Void Eye, Void Spawn
  • Arcane Crystal (Rare) — from Void Spectre, Crystal Golems
  • Spirit Essence (Uncommon) — from Elemental Spirits
  • Ember Heart (Epic) — from Crystal Golem Flame
  • Golem Core (Legendary) — from all Crystal Golems, Firesteel Golem

Drop Tables

• Custom drops injected into Hytale's native drop system — native drops are fully preserved
• 14 default drop tables for Void NPCs, Elemental Spirits, and Crystal Golems
• Customizable via JSON files in the drops/ folder
• Hot-reload with /sb reload

Localization

• 10 languages: English, Turkish, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (BR), Chinese (Simplified)
• Per-spell translation support

Commands

• /sb staff, /sb scroll, /sb material — item commands
• /sb enchant — open Enchanting Table UI
• /sb enchantment — manage enchantments (add/remove/list)
• /sb passive, /sb passives — manage and open Passives UI
• /sb spell list, /sb spell info — spell information
• /sb reload — hot-reload all data
• Per-command permission nodes