11‐1. Simple Innate Skills

Simple Innate Skills are designed for clean, instant-execution combat abilities. Unlike conditional or channeled mechanics, they trigger a single standalone animation mapped to one unified property block upon key activation.

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📁 File Locations & Loading Methods

Depending on whether you want users to be able to modify categories locally or bundle them inside your mod, choose one of the following paths:

⚙️ Option A: Local Config Folder

Use this path if you want the setup to be easily accessible/editable by servers or pack devs.

• Path: .minecraft/config/epicfight_edp/innate_skill_builder/simple_innate_skill/*.json
• ⚠️ Rule: You MUST explicitly declare the modid field inside the JSON when using this folder.

📦 Option B: In-Jar (Bundled Data-Driven)

Use this path to ship categories natively pre-configured inside your mod jar file or data-driven setup.

• Path: data_driven/<your_modid>/innate_skill_builder/simple_innate_skill/*.json
• 💡 Rule: The modid field can be safely omitted inside the JSON because the directory's namespace acts as the fallback signer automatically.

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📄 JSON Structure & Schema

The configuration supports both "mono_phase" and "multi_phase" property layouts, depending on the requirements of the skill. The example below uses the "mono_phase" setup for clarity.

{
  "modid": "epicfight",
  "name": "fatal_slash_dash",
  "animation": "epicfight:biped/skill/battojutsu_dash",
  "properties_type": "mono_phase",
  "properties": {
    "extra_damage": true,
    "max_strikes": 1.0,
    "damage_multiplier": 2.8,
    "armor_negation": 20.0,
    "impact": 1.6,
    "stun_type": "long"
  }
}

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📋 Parameters & Field Definitions

Field	Type	Description
modid	String	The target mod namespace used to register the skill.
name	String	Unique internal identifier for your custom innate skill.
animation	String	The resource location path to the core attack animation file.
properties_type	String	Must be set strictly to "mono_phase" for simple skills.

⚔️ Combat Properties Matrix

The nested fields inside the properties block control the weapon's direct gameplay mechanics during execution

Property	Type	Description
max_strikes	Float	Maximum number of targets/entities that can be hit in a single sweep.
damage_multiplier	Float	Raw base attack damage scaling factor.
armor_negation	Float	Percentage value of the victim's armor ignored during damage calculations.
impact	Float	Stagger intensity and hit-reaction strength forced onto the target.
stun_type	String	The visual/mechanical stun state applied on hit (See options below).
extra_damage	Boolean	Allows the ability's damage to scale with the Sweeping Edge enchantment.

💥 Valid Hit Stun Types

When defining your stun_type string value, use any of the following standard identifiers (case-insensitive but lowercase matches conventions):

• short
• long
• hold
• knockback
• neutralize
• fall
• none