Skills Config/en

Skill costs, which races can learn each skill and which master teaches what all live in one file, config/dragonminez/skills.json. Technique tuning (experience, cooldowns, cast times, ki attack sizes and terrain destruction) lives next to it in config/dragonminez/techniques.json. Both files are documented on this page.

Their schemas are defined in SkillsConfig.java and TechniqueConfig.java. For what each skill and technique does in game, see Skills and Techniques.

Top-level structure of skills.json

Key	Default	What it does
configVersion	A version string	Internal schema version. Do not hand-edit it (see How to JSON).
kiSkills	List of ids	Ki attack technique names (for example kamehameha, final_flash).
strikeSkills	List of ids	Strike attack technique names (for example meteor, dragon_fist).
evasionSkills	taiyoken, rage_scream, afterimage, sleep_recovery, dimensional_teleport, candy_beam, gum_bind	Evasion technique names.
formSkills	superforms, legendaryforms, godforms, androidforms	The transformation-tier skill names.
stackSkills	kaioken, ultimate	The stack-form skill names.
androidBlacklistedForms	superforms, legendaryforms	Form skill names Androids are barred from learning.
skills	See below	A map of skill name to { costs, allowedRaces }.
skillOfferings	See below	A map of master name to a list of skill names.

There is no separate skill-offerings.json: skillOfferings lives inside skills.json alongside skills.

Category lists are not kept on upgrade The category lists (kiSkills, strikeSkills, evasionSkills, formSkills, stackSkills, androidBlacklistedForms) describe what exists in code. They are refreshed from the mod's defaults whenever the config is upgraded to a new version, so edits to them are not carried over. skills and skillOfferings keep your edits.

Skill costs and eligibility

See also: Skills, Training Points and Mastery

The skills map sets the cost of every level of a skill and which races can learn it:

"skills": {
  "kamehameha": { "costs": [2000], "allowedRaces": [] },
  "kaioken": { "costs": [1000, 1500, 2500, 4000, 7500], "allowedRaces": [] },
  "potentialunlock": { "costs": [600, 1600, 2400, 3200, 4000, 4800, 5600, 6400, 7200, 8000, -1, 8800, 9600], "allowedRaces": [] }
}

Field	What it does
costs	List of the Training Point cost to upgrade to each level. Index 0 is level 1's cost, and so on. The number of entries is the skill's max level. A -1 entry marks that level as not purchasable: it must be granted another way (for example Potential Unlock level 11 from Grand Elder Guru, or Ultimate from Old Kai).
allowedRaces	List of the races allowed to learn this skill. An empty list (or "all") means every race can learn it. For techniques (ki, strike and evasion), every race can still learn them from a master, but only the listed races can equip them in a technique slot or upgrade them. By default gum_punch, mystic_ball, sleep_recovery, candy_beam and gum_bind are set to ["majin"], darkness_eye_beam to ["namekian"], android_combo to ["android"] and perfect_rush to ["bioandroid"]. "android" also allows any character with the android upgrade.

Form skills (superforms, godforms, legendaryforms, androidforms) are priced per race in races/<race>/character.json instead (see Custom Races).

Default skill costs

Skill	Costs per level (TP)
jump, sprint, meditation, kisense	300, 600, 900, 1,200, 1,500, 1,800, 2,100, 2,400, 2,700, 3,000
fly	1,500, 600, 900, 1,200, 1,500, 1,800, 2,100, 2,400, 2,700, 3,000
kicontrol	3,000
potentialunlock	600, 1,600, 2,400, 3,200, 4,000, 4,800, 5,600, 6,400, 7,200, 8,000, -1, 8,800, 9,600
kiboost	2,000, 4,000, 6,000, 8,000
kimanipulation, instant_transmission, defense_penetration, healing_reduction, ki_infusion, kiprotection	600, 1,200, 1,800, 2,200, 2,600, 2,800, 3,000, 3,200, 3,600, 4,000
kaioken	1,000, 1,500, 2,500, 4,000, 7,500
ultimate	-1 (granted by Old Kai)
fusion	25,000, 5,000, 10,000, 15,000, 20,000

Every predefined technique has a single cost (its unlock price); see the tables on Ki Attacks, Strike Attacks and Evasion Techniques.

Who teaches which skills

See also: Masters, NPC Placement and Alignment

The skillOfferings map lists the skills and techniques each master offers:

"skillOfferings": {
  "goku": ["kicontrol", "fly", "instant_transmission", "fusion", "kamehameha", "spiritbomb", "dragon_fist", "super_god_fist", "oozaru_fist", "beam_sword_slash"],
  "roshi": ["jump", "meditation", "kicontrol", "kamehameha", "afterimage"],
  "default": ["kicontrol", "jump"]
}

Keys are the master id (or the id of a quest NPC) offering the skill. "default" is the fallback list used by any master or NPC that has no entry of its own. Purchases are checked on the server: you must be within 10 blocks of a master that offers the skill, your race must be allowed (except for techniques, which any race can learn; see allowedRaces above), and a master who refuses you because of your alignment won't teach you.

Default offerings

Master id	Master	Skills offered
roshi	Master Roshi	jump, meditation, kicontrol, kamehameha, afterimage
goku	Goku	kicontrol, fly, instant_transmission, fusion, kamehameha, spiritbomb, dragon_fist, super_god_fist, oozaru_fist, beam_sword_slash
kingkai	King Kai	kicontrol, kaioken, potentialunlock, kimanipulation, kaioken_attack, spiritbomb
vegeta	Vegeta	kicontrol, defense_penetration, potentialunlock, galick_gun, big_bang, final_flash, final_explosion, fake_moon, deadly_dance_vegetto, spirit_breaker, spirit_breaking_cannon
oldkai	Old Kai	kicontrol, ki_infusion, healing_reduction, soul_punisher
gohan	Gohan	kicontrol, kiboost, kiprotection, kisense, masenko, makkanko, kamehameha, ki_barrage
piccolo	Piccolo	potentialunlock, kicontrol, masenko, makkanko, ki_barrage, kienzan, hellzone_grenade, darkness_eye_beam
krillin	Krillin	kicontrol, sprint, kisense, kienzan, kienzan_doble, ki_barrage, taiyoken, afterimage, deadly_dance
frieza	Frieza	kicontrol, fly, jump, sprint, kisense, meditation, potentialunlock, death_beam, emperor_death_beam, supernova, kienzan_doble, deadly_dance, meteor, death_chaser
trunks	Trunks	kicontrol, kiboost, kiprotection, burning_attack, heat_dome, shining_sword_attack, galick_gun, ki_barrage, meteor
cell	Cell	kicontrol, instant_transmission, kimanipulation, ki_infusion, kiprotection, defense_penetration, healing_reduction, kiboost, kamehameha, kienzan, galick_gun, masenko, death_beam, ki_barrage, afterimage, deadly_dance, meteor, android_combo, perfect_rush
yamcha	Yamcha	kicontrol, ki_infusion, wolf_fang, sokidan, kamehameha, ki_barrage
tien	Master Tien	kicontrol, taiyoken, dodonpa, kikoho, neo_kikoho
baba_earth	Fortuneteller Baba	kicontrol, meditation
buu	Majin Buu	assault_rain, gum_punch, mystic_ball, sleep_recovery, candy_beam, gum_bind
default	Any other master or NPC	kicontrol, jump

What JSON can and can't change

• Retune existing skills: yes. Change costs, tighten or loosen allowedRaces, and add or remove a skill or technique from a master's skillOfferings list (for example, to let Roshi teach Kienzan).
• Add a brand-new skill or predefined technique: no, not with JSON alone. New skills need actual Java code and registration before you can reference their name here. JSON only controls cost, eligibility and offering for skills that already exist in code. Players can still design their own ki attacks in the Technique Creator (see Techniques).

techniques.json

See also: Techniques, Ki Attacks, Strike Attacks, Evasion Techniques

config/dragonminez/techniques.json tunes techniques by kind: one entry per ki attack type, and one per predefined strike and evasion technique. It is synced to clients and reloaded with the rest of the config.

{
  "KiAttacks": {
    "wave": { "castTimeTicks": 50, "damageMultiplier": 1.0, "kiCostMultiplier": 1.0, "baseSizeCap": 2.0, "transformedSizeCap": 5.0, "maxDestructionRadius": 12.0, "...": "..." }
  },
  "StrikeAttacks": {
    "dragon_fist": { "cooldownTicks": 320, "damageMultiplier": 1.0, "...": "..." }
  },
  "EvasionAttacks": {
    "taiyoken": { "cooldownTicks": 900, "...": "..." }
  }
}

Ki attacks

KiAttacks has one entry per ki attack type: small_ball, medium_ball, giant_ball, wave, laser, beam, disk, explosion, shield, barrage and area.

Field	Default	What it does
minXPCost	100	Base XP cost of an upgrade (grows with the technique's strength and the upgrades already bought).
maxXPCost	-1	Upper limit for an upgrade's XP cost (-1 means no limit).
xpCostMultiplier	1.0	Multiplier on upgrade XP costs; above 1 each extra upgrade gets pricier.
xpGainMultiplier	1.0	Multiplier on XP gained.
xpGainPerHit / xpGainPerKill	1 / 3	XP gained per hit / per kill.
kiCostMultiplier	1.0	Multiplier on the ki cost of this type.
damageMultiplier	1.0	Multiplier on the damage of this type.
destructionMultiplier	1.0	Multiplier on the block-destruction radius of this type (0 means no terrain damage).
maxDestructionRadius	Giant Ball and Explosion 32; Wave, Beam and Area 12; others 6	Hard cap on the destruction radius (0 or less means no cap).
castTimeTicks	Small Ball and Laser 0; Medium Ball and Disk 30; Barrage, Shield and Area 40; Wave and Beam 50; Giant Ball and Explosion 60	Time to charge to 100%. Small Ball and Laser are always instant.
baseSizeCap	Giant Ball 15, Explosion 12, Medium Ball 4.5, Wave 2, Beam and Disk 1.2, Barrage 1.5, others 0	Largest size the attack grows to with Ki Power in base form (0 keeps the technique's own size).
transformedSizeCap	Giant Ball and Explosion 25, Medium Ball 7, Wave 5, Beam and Disk 2.3, Barrage 2.5, others 0	The same, while transformed or using a stack form such as Kaioken.
sizePowerFloor / sizePowerCeiling	100 / 1000000	Ki Power at which an attack is at its own size / reaches the cap (the growth in between is logarithmic).

Block destruction is also subject to the ki-griefing gamerules (see Gamerules).

Strike attacks

StrikeAttacks has one entry per strike technique id.

Field	Default	What it does
cooldownTicks	Set per technique: meteor_burst 600, darkness_eye_beam 410, dimensional_sword_attack / android_combo 380, spirit_breaker 370, beam_sword_slash 350, dimensional_punch 340, spirit_breaking_cannon / perfect_rush 330, dragon_fist / shining_sword_attack / mystic_ball / death_chaser 320, super_god_fist 300, combo_meteor 290, oozaru_fist 280, gum_punch / blue_hurricane 260, grab 210, deadly_dance_vegetto 200, kaioken_attack / oozaru_slam 180, meteor / deadly_dance 160, wolf_fang 140	Technique cooldown (before upgrades).
castTimeTicks	0	Cast time shown in the technique details (strikes start as soon as you press the key).
damageMultiplier	1.0	Multiplier on the technique's damage.
kiCostMultiplier	1.0	Multiplier on the ki cost.
minXPCost / maxXPCost / xpCostMultiplier	100 / -1 / 1.0	Upgrade XP costs, as for ki attacks.
xpGainMultiplier / xpGainPerHit / xpGainPerKill	1.0 / 1 / 3	XP gains, as for ki attacks.

Evasion techniques

EvasionAttacks has one entry per evasion technique id.

Field	Default	What it does
cooldownTicks	Set per technique: sleep_recovery 1200, taiyoken / gum_bind 900, candy_beam 600, afterimage 200, rage_scream / dimensional_teleport 80	Technique cooldown (before upgrades).
damageMultiplier	1.0	Multiplier on damage (Rage Scream).
kiCostMultiplier	1.0	Multiplier on the ki cost.
minXPCost / maxXPCost / xpCostMultiplier	100 / -1 / 1.0	Upgrade XP costs.
xpGainMultiplier / xpGainPerHit	1.0 / 2	XP gains (evasion techniques gain XP each time they're used).

New defaults on existing servers

Every time skills.json and techniques.json are loaded (when the server starts or with /dmzreload), the default entries they are missing are added, without changing any value already in the files:

• in skills.json, a missing skill or technique is added to skills with its default costs and races, and to the list of every master who offers it by default; a master missing from skillOfferings is added with its whole default list;
• in techniques.json, a missing ki attack type, strike technique or evasion technique is added with its default values.

This is how new techniques reach an existing server. In 2.2 that means the strike techniques darkness_eye_beam, death_chaser, android_combo, perfect_rush, spirit_breaker and beam_sword_slash, the evasion techniques candy_beam and gum_bind, and the tien offering of Master Tien. Because existing values are never overwritten, a server that already had a techniques.json keeps its old strike cooldowns: compare them with the defaults above and edit them if you want the new ones.

Reload and validate

See also: Reloading and Updating Changes, How to JSON

1. Edit config/dragonminez/skills.json, techniques.json or both.
2. Validate the JSON syntax.
3. Run /dmzreload config (or /dmzreload). Connected players get the new values resynced automatically.
4. Check the skill menu in-game for the master you changed.

Configuration

Config files

General Server Config · General User Config · Combat Config · Skills Config · Entities Config

Game systems

Gravity Config · Dynamic Growth

Server administration

Gamerules · Permissions · Notice to Server Owners · Reloading and Updating Changes