Distinguish an AuraSkills mana shortage from an ability cooldown

Applies to: AuraSkills; match the linked maintainer documentation to your installed platform and release.
Documentation checked 9 November 2026.

An ability that does not activate may be waiting for mana or a cooldown rather than being broken. Test its prerequisites separately before lowering costs or removing limits.

Check the installed content

AuraSkills connects skill XP sources to levels, rewards, abilities and menus. A change in one layer can leave another unchanged. Keep the existing skill identifiers and player data, and use the documentation matching your installed release when editing a source or reward.

Work through the change

1. Record the skill, ability, current mana and the action used to activate it. Consult the installed-release mana-ability reference for the required tool, activation method and prerequisites.
2. Use an ordinary staging account that legitimately meets the skill requirement. Test once with enough mana and an expired cooldown, recording the feedback and effect.
3. Repeat immediately to observe cooldown behaviour, then test the insufficient-mana case separately. Keep other abilities and bonus equipment out of the comparison.
4. If adjusting the balance, change only the documented cost or cooldown setting and retest the same cases. Include a normal relog to confirm the display agrees with actual eligibility.

Verify the result

The ready account should activate the intended ability, while cooldown and low-mana cases should fail for their respective reasons. The displayed state should match the action the server permits.

If the result differs

If the fully ready case still fails, inspect tool eligibility, permissions and world restrictions. If activation works but the display lags, troubleshoot the display integration before changing the resource cost.

Keep a recovery path

Restore the prior ability settings if the trial changes balance unexpectedly. Keep existing player levels and mana-related data backed up, and remove temporary test grants instead of leaving unrestricted ability access enabled.

References and related help

Check the maintainer reference: AuraSkills documentation.

Before changing live data, read how to keep a completed recovery copy. For startup errors, use the log collection guide.