EssenceSMP Gameplay Notes

• EssenceSMP mixes lifesteal hearts with Infuse-style potion tiers: players start with 10 hearts and steal 1 heart from player kills while also gaining an infusion upgrade; victims lose 1 heart and are put into spectator mode when they hit 0.
• Infusion effects include Speed, Strength, Resistance, Haste, Regeneration, and Luck. Each effect is capped to the current tier (all stay at level 0 → 1 → 2, etc. together); after every player kill, one eligible effect below the tier cap is randomly upgraded and applied permanently.
• Player state (hearts and infusion levels) is persisted automatically in the plugin’s data folder and reapplied on join/respawn.
• Commands: /essence shows your stats, /essence stats <player> inspects another player, /essence revive <player> [hearts] revives someone in spectator mode (default 10 hearts), /essence sethearts <player> <hearts> force-sets hearts. Base permission essencesmp.command is granted to everyone; admin actions use essencesmp.admin.
• Eliminated players keep their saved data but cannot play until revived. Effects are always reapplied when hearts are restored or on login.

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