Crafting Skills

Crafting skills gate access to manufacturing recipes. Without a high enough level, players cannot use the corresponding recipes even if they have all the required materials. Use "category": "crafting" in the skill meta.

Files live in: <your_pack_id>/data/skills/crafting/<skill_name>.json

How Crafting Skills Unlock Recipes

A recipe references a crafting skill and minimum level in its requires field:

"requires": { "stellar_forge:forging": 4 }

The player must reach Forging level 4 before they can use this recipe. Skill levels form a natural progression ladder:

Level 0    →  Basic recipes (copper, iron)
Level 1–3  →  Common ingots
Level 4–6  →  Advanced ingots, basic alloys
Level 7–9  →  Exotic materials, complex alloys
Level 10   →  Endgame crafting

Standard Crafting Skill Types

Skill	What recipes it unlocks
Forging	Smelting ores into ingots
Alloying	Combining ingots into advanced alloys
Circuit Engineering	Crafting electronic components
Hull Fabrication	Manufacturing ship hull sections
Food Processing	Crafting consumables and food items

Example — Forging

{
  "skills": {
    "id": "stellar_forge:forging",
    "displayName": "skills.category.stellar_forge.crafting.forging",
    "description": "skills.category.stellar_forge.crafting.forging.desc",
    "meta": {
      "category": "crafting",
      "topLevel": 10,
      "math": { "start": 500, "progressionCurve": 1.7 }
    }
  }
}

The foundational crafting skill. Unlocks smelting recipes. Every player will need a few levels in this to progress.

Example — Alloying

{
  "skills": {
    "id": "stellar_forge:alloying",
    "displayName": "skills.category.stellar_forge.crafting.alloying",
    "description": "skills.category.stellar_forge.crafting.alloying.desc",
    "meta": {
      "category": "crafting",
      "topLevel": 10,
      "math": { "start": 500, "progressionCurve": 1.7 }
    }
  }
}

The advanced crafting tier. Lets players combine refined ingots into composite materials for high-tier equipment.

Recipe Progression Example

Recipe	Inputs	Output	Forging level
Smelt Copper	Copper Ore + Coal	Copper Ingot	0
Smelt Iron	Iron Ore + Coal×2	Iron Ingot	1
Smelt Titanium	Ilmenite Ore + Coal×10	Titanium Ingot	4
Smelt Xenite	Xenite Ore + Coal×15	Xenite Ingot	7
Smelt Voidstone	Voidstone Ore + Coal×20	Voidstone Ingot	9

Language Keys

"skills.category.stellar_forge.crafting.forging":       "Forging",
"skills.category.stellar_forge.crafting.forging.desc":  "The art of smelting raw ore into refined metal ingots.",
"skills.category.stellar_forge.crafting.alloying":      "Alloying",
"skills.category.stellar_forge.crafting.alloying.desc": "Combines refined metals under pressure to create superior composite materials."