OT Skill System

OT Skill System - RPG-Style Character Progression for FiveM Servers

Transform your FiveM server into a true roleplaying experience with the OT Skill System, a comprehensive character progression framework that rewards players for their activities and choices. This advanced leveling system tracks everything from driving skills to shooting accuracy, mining proficiency to lockpicking expertise, creating meaningful character development that makes every action contribute to player growth. Instead of everyone having identical capabilities, players develop unique skill sets based on how they actually play.

What Makes OT Skill System Unique

Unlike basic XP systems that just track time played, OT Skill System monitors specific actions and rewards relevant skill improvements. Drive frequently? Your driving skill increases, unlocking better vehicle control and reduced crash damage. Practice shooting at the range? Improve accuracy and weapon handling. Mine resources regularly? Increase mining speed and rare material discovery rates. This creates natural progression where dedicated mechanics become truly better at repairs, experienced criminals excel at lockpicking, and veteran officers show superior shooting skills.

Core Skill Categories

• Combat Skills - Weapon accuracy, recoil control, reload speed, and damage output improve through regular use of different weapon types
• Driving Skills - Vehicle handling, top speed, drift control, and crash resistance enhance as players drive various vehicle classes
• Criminal Skills - Lockpicking speed, safe cracking efficiency, stealth movement, and hacking success rates increase through illegal activities
• Labor Skills - Mining yield, farming efficiency, fishing success rates, and woodcutting speed improve with repeated resource gathering
• Crafting Skills - Weapon crafting success, drug processing efficiency, and repair quality get better as players practice their trades
• Athletic Skills - Stamina capacity, sprint duration, swimming speed, and melee damage scale with physical activity
• Medical Skills - Healing effectiveness, revival success rates, and treatment speed improve for EMS and medical personnel
• Business Skills - Negotiation bonuses, contract advantages, and profit multipliers for players focusing on legitimate business

Progression Mechanics

Every skill operates on a 0-100 level scale with five mastery tiers: Novice (0-20), Apprentice (21-40), Skilled (41-60), Expert (61-80), and Master (81-100). Players earn skill experience through related actions - each successful lockpick attempt grants lockpicking XP, every shot fired contributes to weapon skills, and completed deliveries improve driving. The system uses dynamic XP curves so early levels progress quickly to keep new players engaged, while achieving mastery requires genuine dedication.

• Dynamic XP Scaling - XP requirements increase per level with configurable curves, balancing progression speed across all skills
• Skill Decay System - Optional skill degradation for unused abilities, encouraging players to maintain diverse skill sets or specialize strategically
• Talent Trees - Unlock special abilities and perks at skill milestones (25, 50, 75, 100), providing tangible rewards for progression
• Skill Synergies - Related skills provide cross-bonuses (high driving + high criminal skills = better getaway driver)
• Skill Books & Training - Players can accelerate learning through purchasable skill books or trainer NPCs who provide XP boosts
• Daily Challenges - Skill-specific challenges offer bonus XP for completing focused objectives
• Prestige System - Reset skills to 0 after reaching max level for permanent bonuses and prestige ranks
• Skill Certificates - Earn displayable certificates at mastery milestones to showcase achievements

Perfect For These Server Types

• RPG-Style Servers - Creates character progression systems that reward long-term play and specialization
• Grinding/Progression Servers - Gives players clear goals and measurable improvement to work toward
• Competitive Servers - Skill differences create genuine advantages that reward practice and dedication
• Economy Servers - High-skill players can charge premium rates for specialized services (master mechanics, expert hackers)
• Job-Focused Servers - Encourages players to stick with jobs long-term to develop expertise rather than constantly switching

Technical Specifications

• Performance: Highly optimized with 0.00ms idle, 0.01ms when tracking skill gains, minimal database queries
• Framework Compatibility: Full support for ESX, QBCore, and QBOX with automatic integration into existing job and activity systems
• Database: Efficient MySQL storage with compressed skill data and automatic cleanup of inactive players
• Dependencies: ox_lib for UI components, compatible with all major inventory and job systems
• Customization: Massive config file with 500+ options for XP rates, level caps, skill effects, and progression curves
• Mod Support: API for developers to tie custom scripts into the skill system

Installation & Configuration

1. Extract OT_skill_system folder to your server resources directory
2. Import the included SQL file to create skill database tables
3. Configure framework settings (ESX/QBCore/QBOX) in config.lua
4. Customize skill categories and XP rates to match your server's gameplay style
5. Set up talent trees and milestone rewards for each skill
6. Configure which actions grant which skill XP (fully customizable)
7. Integrate with existing job systems, activities, and scripts
8. Set skill decay rates if using optional degradation system
9. Configure UI preferences and notification settings
10. Add ensure OT_skill_system to server.cfg and restart
11. Test XP gains across different activities and verify progression rates

Player Experience

When players join your server, they start with all skills at level 0 - completely inexperienced. As they engage in activities, they receive satisfying progress notifications showing skill gains and level-ups. A new criminal struggling with their first lockpick takes minutes to open doors, but after weeks of practice they become expert safe crackers who can breeze through security in seconds. EMS personnel start with basic healing, but master medics can stabilize critical patients that novices would lose.

The skill menu provides clear visualization of current levels, progress to next milestone, and available talent perks. Players can track their journey from novice to master, seeing exactly how their character has grown through their actions and choices.

Server Owner Benefits

Skill systems dramatically increase player retention because progression takes weeks or months to maximize. Players become invested in their characters, reluctant to leave servers where they've achieved mastery. The system naturally encourages specialization - players choose whether to become jack-of-all-trades generalists or focused specialists in specific areas. This creates server economies where high-skill players provide valuable services to newer players.

Server owners can also use skills as soft barriers to content. Want to restrict advanced heists to experienced criminals? Require minimum lockpicking and hacking skills. Want to prevent new players from immediately joining gangs? Set skill requirements for recruitment. This creates organic progression gates without artificial restrictions.

Customization Examples

• XP Sources - Configure exactly which actions grant XP and how much (driving miles, shots hit, items crafted, etc.)
• Skill Effects - Define what each skill level improves (damage %, speed multiplier, success chance, etc.)
• Level Caps - Set maximum skill levels per category or globally
• XP Multipliers - Boost XP gains during events, for VIPs, or based on server population
• Talent Abilities - Create unique unlockable abilities at skill milestones (special moves, passive bonuses)

What Makes This System Essential

The OT Skill System adds the RPG to roleplay servers. It creates meaningful character development where players genuinely feel progression over time. New players can compete through skill development rather than just grinding money, and veteran players have clear long-term goals beyond accumulating wealth. The system rewards playstyle diversity - whether you're a criminal, business owner, or public servant, you can progress and improve.

Most importantly, skills create emergent gameplay. Master criminals plan heists with complementary skill sets. Businesses hire high-skill employees for premium pay. Police departments recruit expert marksmen for SWAT. The entire server ecosystem becomes more dynamic when player capabilities differ based on their experience and dedication.

Framework Compatibility Details

• ✅ ESX - Integrates with all ESX job systems, esx_drugs, esx_mechanicjob, and standard ESX activities
• ✅ QBCore - Native integration with qb-jobs, qb-drugs, qb-mining, and all QBCore activities
• ✅ QBOX - Optimized for QBOX framework with modern skill tracking standards
• ✅ Custom Scripts - Full API available for integrating custom jobs, minigames, and activities

Create deep character progression with RPG-style skill systems that reward player actions, encourage specialization, and make long-term character development a core part of your FiveM server experience.

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