Curiosity Researches

Curiosity Researches

Knowledge is Power, this mod adds a research system that unlocks items and craftings from it. It's made for modpack developers who wants to make their modpack more interesting

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About this Mod

This mod gives you a new experience where your player character don't knows everything at once, so you need to research to learn new stuffs.

With this mod, blocks and items are prevented to be used when you don't have knowledge to use it, same as crafting the item or crafting with the item. To use the item you first need to know how it works, i mean, your player character needs knowledge about that item, so you need to craft this:

Research Table

This is a research table, with it you research everything you need to craft or use whatever you want, when you right click it you will open this:

Research Table GUI

There you place the items in their correct places, but you cannot research without paper and ink and quill, so you need to craft this:

Ink and Quill

Or

Empty Ink and Quill

Ink and Quill Refill

With this and papper you are ready to research, for example let's pretend i wanna craft diamond armor and tools. But you don't have knowledge for jewelry, so you need to research jewelry

Research

Now that i researched i discovered a new knowledge, all i need to do is to right click with the parchment, and...

Research pop up

Now i know jewelry, which means i can craft diamond tools and armor

Note: This mod is made for modpack developers, similar to kubeJS, so it won't locks everything once for all, you need to create a datapack, loot table and stuff to make all the research engine

Available Versions

The ponder updatebeta
MC 1.20.1forge
January 8, 2026
Curiosity Researches b1.0.0-1.20.1beta
MC 1.20.1forge
November 28, 2025
Curiosity Researches 0.11-1.20.1alpha
MC 1.20.1forge
November 26, 2025

How to Install Curiosity Researches on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set forge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Curiosity Researches". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

forge

Minecraft Versions

1.20.1

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Curiosity Researches server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong forge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Curiosity Researches compatible with forge?

Curiosity Researches officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Curiosity Researches – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Curiosity Researches consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.

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Details

License
GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only
Server-side
Required

Supported Versions

1.20.1