# ⚡ EnergySMP - Player Guide

### 📖 What is Energy?

**Energy** is the core survival resource on EnergySMP.

It:

* Slowly drains while you are **online**
* Powers permanent **buffs**
* Determines how long you can stay alive on the server
* **Bans you temporarily** if it reaches 0

⚠️ **Energy is limited. Play wisely.**

***

### 🎮 Starting Out

#### When You First Join

* ✅ Starting Energy: **100**
* ✅ Starting Max Energy: **500**
* ✅ Energy only drains while you are **online**
* ✅ Every player has a **personal drain timer**

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### ⏱️ Energy Drain System

* **-10 Energy per hour** while online
* Drain happens in **small ticks every 5 minutes**
* Your timer:
  * **Pauses** when you log out
  * **Resumes** exactly where it left off when you log back in
* Each player has their **own independent timer**

#### Example

```
You log in → 5:00 until next drain
Play for 3 minutes → 2:00 remaining
Log out
Come back later → still 2:00 remaining
After 2 more minutes online → drain occurs
```

This system prevents logout abuse and keeps things fair.

***

### 📈 How to Gain Energy

#### 🗡️ PvP (Primary Method)

* **+20 Energy** per player kill
* **30-minute cooldown per player**
* Killing the same player repeatedly won’t work

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#### 🧠 Energy Cores (Main Progression Method)

Energy is mainly gained by crafting and turning in **Energy** **Cores**.

**🔋 What Are Energy Cores?**

Custom craftable items that grant Energy when turned in via a GUI.

There are **3 tiers**:

* Tier 1 – Early game
* Tier 2 – Mid game
* Tier 3 – Late game / high value

> Crafting cores does **NOT** give energy.\
> Energy is only granted through the **Turn-In GUI**.

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#### 📦 Turning in Heavy Cores

```
/energy turnin
```

* Opens a GUI
* Place Heavy Cores into the deposit slots
* Preview how much Energy you’ll gain
* Confirm to receive Energy
* Safe, dupe-proof, and fully automated

***

#### 🧟 Mob Energy (Limited Support)

Mobs are **not** the main way to progress, but they help early or during low-pop hours.

* **Before ever reaching 200 Energy**
  * Hostile mobs grant small amounts of Energy
* **After reaching 200 Energy (lifetime)**
  * Mob energy is capped at **20 Energy per day**
  * PvP and Heavy Cores become the main progression paths

This prevents AFK farming while still allowing solo play.

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### 📉 How You Lose Energy

#### ⏰ Passive Drain

* -10 Energy per hour while online
* Uses your personal timer

#### ☠️ Death Penalty

* **-15 Energy** per death
* Dying repeatedly is dangerous

#### 🛒 Buff Purchases

* Buying buffs costs Energy
* Higher levels cost more
* You **cannot** buy a buff if it would drop you below **10 Energy**

***

### 🚫 What Happens at 0 Energy?

#### ⛔ Temporary Ban

If your Energy reaches **0**, you are **automatically banned**.

* ⏱️ Default ban time: **12 hours**
* ⏱️ Some ranks may have **shorter ban times**

Example message:

```
You ran out of Energy!
You will be unbanned in 12 hours.
```

A server-wide message is also sent.

***

### 💫 Revive System

Staff can manually revive players in special cases.

#### How It Works

```
/energy revive <player>
```

* Removes the Energy ban
* Restores Energy to a configurable amount
* Resets Energy timers

⚠️ Revives are **staff discretion only**.\
Do not spam requests.

***

### 🎁 Buff System

#### What Are Buffs?

Permanent potion effects purchased with Energy.

#### Accessing Buffs

```
/buffs
or
/energy buffs
```

#### Buff Rules

* Buffs are permanent until sold
* Buffs can be stacked (Level I → II → III)
* Selling a buff refunds **75%** of its Energy cost
* You must keep **at least 10 Energy** after buying

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### 🏆 Energy Leaderboard

```
/energy leaderboard
or
/energy lb
```

* GUI-based leaderboard
* Sorted by highest Energy
* Shows player heads and rankings
* Updates live

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### 🔁 Prestige / Energy Levels

Once you reach your **maximum Energy**, you can level up.

#### How to Prestige

```
/energy prestige
or
/prestige
```

* Opens the Prestige GUI **every time**
* Even if you are not eligible yet

#### Prestige GUI

* Shows:
  * Current Energy Level
  * Current Max Energy
  * Next Level
  * Next Max Energy
* One central button:
  * If eligible → “Click to Prestige”
  * If not → explains why (e.g. not enough Energy)

#### Prestige Rules

* Energy resets on prestige
* Max Energy increases
* Up to **5 total levels**
* Final max Energy: **1500**

Prestige is long-term progression, not power creep.

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### 💬 Useful Commands

#### Player Commands

```
/energy              - View Energy & drain timer
/buffs               - Open buff shop
/energy turnin       - Turn in Heavy Cores
/energy pay <player> <amount>
/energy leaderboard
/energy prestige
```

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### ⚠️ Important Rules

#### ❌ Don’t

* Try to AFK farm Energy
* Exploit logout mechanics
* Spam revive requests
* Target the same player repeatedly

#### ✅ Do

* Monitor your Energy often
* Keep a safety buffer
* Use Heavy Cores wisely
* PvP strategically
* Prestige when ready

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### 💡 Pro Tips

* ⚡ Keep **20–30 Energy** as a buffer
* 🔋 Use Heavy Cores instead of risky PvP when low
* 🧠 Prestige is about **long-term progress**, not rushing
* 🗡️ PvP is the fastest Energy gain above 200
* ⏱️ Watch your drain timer — it matters

***

### 📞 Getting Help

* In-game: `/energy`
* Discord: `#energy-help`
* Staff can:
  * Adjust Energy
  * Revive players
  * Resolve Energy-related bugs

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### 🎉 Final Reminder

⚡ **Energy is limited. Play wisely.**\
⚔️ **Earn it. Spend it smart. Don’t run out.**

Welcome to **EnergySMP**.


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