Beyond Experience

NOTE: Some things might be missing and related to versions that are gonna be uploaded soon...

What is this about?

Beyond Experience is a cursed mod that tries to “fix” Minecraft by making it slower and a more interesting journey. It completely removes XP from the game and replaces it with Soul Strength. Below are some reasons why it’s so cursed (and awesome):

No more XP

• Soul Strength replaces the XP bar and works very differently from the obsolete XP system. Removing XP had a lot of knock-on effects:
• Enchanting Tables no longer require XP (lapis is still required).
• Enchanting Tables do require higher Soul Strength for more powerful enchants.
• Anvils no longer require XP (anvils can still break).
• Anvils no longer hit “Too Expensive”.
• Repairing gear with its material (e.g. Diamond Chestplate + Diamond) fully repairs it to 100% instead of vanilla’s 25%.
• You can’t spam-merge level 1 books/gear into maxed equipment, anvil results are also gated by your Soul Strength.
• Mending and Unbreaking have been removed.
• Netherite has much higher durability, because without Mending/Unbreaking it would never have been worth obtaining or repairing.

How do I get Souls?

Getting souls is harder than vanilla XP. You only get them from living entities and blocks that are theorized to contain souls.

That means undead drop none (they don’t really have a soul). A bunch of farmable / questionable mobs like blazes and endermen also drop none, which kills most AFK farms on purpose.

Main sources (lowest to highest soul reward):

• Animals
• Soul Sand & Soul Soil
• Piglins
• Villagers / Pillagers / Illagers
• Sculk
• Ghasts
• Wardens
• Spawners (There are more sources, but this is the main list for now. Custom dungeons and bosses with consistent soul drops are planned.)

New Niche Enchants

A mod without a pile of highly specific comfort enchants nobody asked for? Are you serious? We need more enchants. More Enchants = More Fun! (Disclaimer: not always.)

Committed III, Leeching II, Ice Aspect II, Smash V, Density III, Weakening III, Stun V, Annihilation V, Reckless III, Deflect III, Flee III, Air Jump I, Soul Reap IV, Tiller II, Harvester, Excavation III, Pathmaker I, Acceleration V, Mineral Sense, Salvage III, Echo I, Debarker I, Timber III, Leafblower I, Clipping III, Shattering I…

I’m still coding the mod and I’m very slow, so I don’t have time to write a full wiki yet. Changelogs on the Discord explain what everything does, hopefully a proper wiki comes soon :)

Discord Bot Integration

On the official MC server with beta testers, we wanted ranks based on Soul Strength level and a way to link Minecraft accounts to Discord.

Why? Flexing on normies. (It’s not that deep.)

Configs generate a /souls folder with two files:

• discord.json: bot settings
• discord-links.json: linked players (Discord ID + Minecraft UUID)

(Scream if you are a developer and you hate technical documentation: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA)

discord.json fields

Field	What it does
enabled	Turns the whole Discord module on/off. (Default: false)
bot_token	Your Discord bot token. Keep this private.
guild_id	ID of the Discord server the bot manages roles in.
server_name	Name shown in the verification DM. (Ex: "Soul SMP")
nickname_format	How nicknames look. {level} = soul level, {name} = Minecraft name. (Ex: "[{level}] {name}")
update_nickname	If true, bot updates Discord nicknames when level changes.
update_roles	If true, bot adds/removes rank roles when level changes.
debounce_ms	Minimum time (ms) between Discord updates for the same player. (stops spam/rate limits)
embed_title	Title of the link verification embed. ({server} = server_name)
embed_description	Body text of the verification embed. (Supports {player}, {uuid}, {server})
embed_color	Embed sidebar color (hex, Ex: "#000001")
not_in_server_message	Message in Minecraft if the player isn’t in the Discord server yet.
invite_channel_id	Channel used when creating a one-time invite via /souls discord invite.
ranks	List of ranks (see below)

Each entry in ranks:

Field	What it does
level	Minimum soul level required for this rank
name	Display name (Quartz I, Jade II, Netherite, …)
role_id	Discord role ID to assign

Example discord.json:

{
"enabled": true,
"bot_token": "Insert Bot Token Here",
"guild_id": "1122334455667788990",
"server_name": "Soul SMP",
"nickname_format": "[{level}] {name}",
"update_nickname": true,
"update_roles": true,
"debounce_ms": 2000,
"embed_title": "{server} - Account Link",
"embed_description": "Someone on **Minecraft** is trying to link this Discord account.\n\n**Minecraft name:** `{player}`\n**UUID:** `{uuid}`\n\nIf this is **you**, press **Accept**. If not, press **Deny**.\nThis request **expires in 60 seconds**.",
"embed_color": "#000001",
"not_in_server_message": "You must join the official Discord Server first. Use /souls discord invite",
"invite_channel_id": "1234567890123456789",
"ranks": [
{ "level": 1, "name": "Quartz I", "role_id": "..." },
{ "level": 3, "name": "Quartz II", "role_id": "..." },
{ "level": 6, "name": "Quartz III", "role_id": "..." },
{ "level": 10, "name": "Jade I", "role_id": "..." },
{ "level": 13, "name": "Jade II", "role_id": "..." },
{ "level": 16, "name": "Jade III", "role_id": "..." },
{ "level": 20, "name": "Amethyst I", "role_id": "..." },
{ "level": 23, "name": "Amethyst II", "role_id": "..." },
{ "level": 26, "name": "Amethyst III", "role_id": "..." },
{ "level": 30, "name": "Ruby I", "role_id": "..." },
{ "level": 33, "name": "Ruby II", "role_id": "..." },
{ "level": 36, "name": "Ruby III", "role_id": "..." },
{ "level": 40, "name": "Obsidian I", "role_id": "..." },
{ "level": 43, "name": "Obsidian II", "role_id": "..." },
{ "level": 46, "name": "Obsidian III", "role_id": "..." },
{ "level": 50, "name": "Netherite", "role_id": "..." }
]
}

Basic Commands

Command	What it does
/souls info	Shows your current souls (as “cents”, e.g. 1.00) and level
/souls skills	Opens the skill menu, currently replies that skills are coming soon
/souls discord link	Starts Discord account linking (bot DMs you Accept/Deny; expires in 60s)
/souls discord invite	Creates a one-use Discord invite (expires in 1 hour) if you’re not in the server yet

Future Plans / Incoming Updates

• Roguelike Skills every level
• New ores
• New materials and a more refined progression
• New foods
• Even more enchants
• Fixes for known issues
• Buffs to minecart travel
• Teleportation technology (much harder to get than waystones, and more interesting)