PB-Skills

With the addition of the difficulty profile system and customizable XP values, aggressive skill bonuses no longer make sense. This version introduces a comprehensive overhaul of the balancing system to make progression more meaningful and difficulty profiles more impactful.

Attention: Even on the Hard profile, the impact on gameplay is considerable, and there will still be a sense of being more powerful than usual for the standard Minecraft game loop. This is intentional; if you prefer something even more subtle, please use the customization system.

Changed:

XP System

• Mob XP reduced by ~50% (e.g., Zombie 10→5, Ender Dragon 500→250)
• Ore XP reduced by ~40% (e.g., Diamond 50→30, Iron 12→7)
• Removed default XP for unlisted mobs – mobs from other mods no longer grant XP by default for safety

Difficulty Profiles

• Medium: 0.75x → 0.5x (requires 2x more actions)
• Hard: 0.5x → 0.25x (requires 4x more actions)

Progression Curve (XPCurve)

• BASE_XP: 50 → 100
• Steeper multipliers: 1.02–1.035 → 1.05–1.08
• Estimated time to Lv360: ~500h → ~1000h+

Bonus Scales (SkillBonus)

• EXTREME: +500% → +125% at Lv20
• HIGH: +300% → +100% at Lv20
• MODERATE: +150% → +50% at Lv20

Combat Skills

• Strength: +500% → +125% damage
• Fury: +300% → +100% attack speed
• Impetus: +4 → +1.5 knockback
• DeadlyReach: +5 → +2 blocks of reach (attack range is extremely powerful)
• SweepingBlow: +100% → +50% ratio
• Constitution: +300% HP → +100% HP, +20 armor → +8 armor

Mining Skills

• Miner/Lumberjack/Excavator: +400% → +100% speed
• Prospector: +15 → +3 luck (equivalent to Fortune III)
• Diver: +500% → +125% underwater mining speed

Survival Skills

• Speed: +150% → +50% speed
• Swimmer: +100% → +50% water efficiency
• Climber: +3 → +1.5 blocks of step height
• Jumper: +200% → +100% jump height
• Acrobat: -90% → -50% fall damage, +25 → +8 safe fall blocks
• Breathing: +15 → +8 breath/air
• Mastery: +8 → +3 blocks of reach