Introduction
Ascension Protocol — Solo Leveling inspired MMORPG plugin suite for Paper 1.21
Ascension Protocol is a multi-plugin suite for Paper 1.21.x. Hunters rank from E to Monarch, clear dimensional gates, extract shadows, join guilds, and progress through skills and economy systems.
Built as a Gradle monorepo: each module ships as its own plugin JAR while sharing AscensionLib and AscensionCore.
Plugin modules
| Plugin | Purpose |
|---|---|
| AscensionLib | Shared API, chat utilities, config helpers |
| AscensionCore | Ranks, XP, mana, HUD, chat channels, guide books |
| AscensionGates | Gates, dungeons, bosses, loot, auto-spawn |
| AscensionShadows | Shadow extraction, army, archetypes |
| AscensionSkills | Skill tree and active skills |
| AscensionGuilds | Guilds, bank, raids, progression |
| AscensionEconomy | Shop, sell, crafting |
Load order
AscensionLib → AscensionCore → (Gates, Shadows, Skills, Guilds, Economy)Required integration
ModelEngine — shadow army models, dungeon/wild mobs, and boss visuals. AscensionShadows installs bundled blueprints on startup; AscensionCore can merge the ModelEngine resource pack for clients.
Optional integrations
Vault, LuckPerms, PlaceholderAPI, MythicMobs, WorldGuard, Towny, EssentialsX Chat, SimpleScore
In-game handbooks
| Command | Audience |
|---|---|
/asc guide | Player handbook |
/asc admin guide | Staff handbook (ascension.admin) |
/asc help | Live command list in chat |