> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://lethium.gitbook.io/origin-smp/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://lethium.gitbook.io/origin-smp/getting-started.md).

# What is Origin SMP?

What Origin SMP is, what the server setup includes, and how the game works from a player's and an owner's point of view.

**Origin SMP** is a survival server where every player becomes a **mob origin**. Players roll an origin (57 of them, from Cow and Axolotl to Enderman and Warden), level it, fuse it with a second origin, and earn gear from three lanes: **combat, farming and fishing**. It is built on two plugins, **OriginSurvival** and **StackMaster**, and sold together with a complete, ready-to-run **server setup** of about 80 configured plugins.

## The player's loop

```mermaid
flowchart LR
    A[Join: free first roll] --> B[Play with the origin's stats, passives and ability]
    B --> C[Earn XP, Coins and lane coins]
    C --> D[Level up, unlock the ultimate tree]
    C --> E[Buy gear, reagents and tools]
    D --> F[Fuse with a second origin]
    E --> G[Dungeons, bosses, fishing competitions]
    F --> B
    G --> C
```

1. On first join the player **rolls an origin**. Each origin has a rarity, stats, passives, quirks and an ability.
2. Playing earns origin **XP**, **Coins** and the three lane currencies: **MobCoins** (combat), **FarmCoins** (farming) and **FishCoins** (fishing).
3. Levels unlock the **ultimate tree** and the charged **ultimate**. **Fusion** adds a second origin on top of the first.
4. Lane coins buy **reagents**, and reagents craft the **gear tiers** (tools, rods and armor).
5. Around that: daily and weekly **quests**, **community goals**, a **battle pass**, **crates**, **dungeons** with bosses, fishing **competitions**, bounties and **family wars**.

## What you get

| Layer                    | What it is                                                                           | Where it is documented                          |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------- |
| **OriginSurvival**       | The origins plugin: roll, level, fuse, abilities, quests, economy lanes              | [OriginSurvival](/origin-smp/originsurvival.md) |
| **StackMaster**          | Mob, item and spawner stacking for Paper, Folia and Canvas                           | [StackMaster](/origin-smp/stackmaster.md)       |
| **The Origin SMP setup** | A preconfigured server folder: worlds, about 80 plugins, menus, shops, crates, ranks | [Server setup](/origin-smp/server-setup.md)     |
| **Developer API**        | Hook your own plugin into OriginSurvival or StackMaster                              | [Developer API](/origin-smp/dev-api.md)         |

{% hint style="info" %}
Bought only **OriginSurvival** or only **StackMaster**? Read [Requirements](/origin-smp/getting-started/requirements.md), [Installation](/origin-smp/getting-started/installation.md) (route B) and [Licensing](/origin-smp/getting-started/licensing.md), then go straight to that plugin's section. The server setup pages do not apply to you.
{% endhint %}

## Where to start

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**Setting up a server**

1. [Requirements](/origin-smp/getting-started/requirements.md)
2. [Installation](/origin-smp/getting-started/installation.md)
3. [Licensing](/origin-smp/getting-started/licensing.md)
4. [First start](/origin-smp/getting-started/first-start.md)
5. [Launch checklist](/origin-smp/getting-started/launch-checklist.md)
   {% endcolumn %}

{% column %}
**Running it**

1. [OriginSurvival config.yml](/origin-smp/originsurvival/config-yml.md)
2. [Commands and permissions](/origin-smp/originsurvival/commands-permissions.md)
3. [Server setup overview](/origin-smp/server-setup.md)
4. [Troubleshooting](/origin-smp/troubleshooting.md)
   {% endcolumn %}
   {% endcolumns %}

## Terms

| Term                               | Meaning                                                                 |
| ---------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Origin**                         | The mob a player plays as. One per player, plus one fused origin.       |
| **Rarity**                         | How rare an origin is when rolled. Rarer origins are stronger.          |
| **Roll**                           | Getting a random origin. The first roll is free.                        |
| **Fusion**                         | Adding a second origin whose bonuses stack on the first.                |
| **Lane**                           | One of the three earning paths: combat, farming, fishing.               |
| **Coins**                          | The main money (Vault economy, symbol ユ).                               |
| **MobCoins, FarmCoins, FishCoins** | The lane currencies. They buy reagents and lane items.                  |
| **Reagent**                        | A crafting material bought with lane coins and used in gear recipes.    |
| **Stack**                          | Several mobs, items or spawners shown and handled as one, with a count. |