
Field Guide
Discover Plants, Animals and Monsters with a Spyglass. Collect them all and take notes in your personal Field Guide!
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About this Mod
Ever wondered what makes a Creeper tick? Or what that weird glowing block deep in the caves is? Grab your spyglass,
adventurer: it's time to start taking notes!
Field Guide is an exploration-focused mod that lets you scan and discover monsters, animals and plants with your trusty spyglass to unlock them in your own in-game Field Guide!

Features

- Finally, Spyglasses have a use! Scan plants and critters at a distance using a spyglass.
- Your own personal encyclopedia! Every successful scan unlocks a brand-new entry in your Field Guide.
- Reward your curiosity! Gives true explorers a reason to seek out every rare creature and biome.
- Gotta scan 'em all! Works seamlessly with almost every modded entity, no configuration necessary!
- Multiplayer-friendly! Your progress is saved on a per-server basis. Build your Field Guide with friends!
- Take notes! Write your own notes for each entry, or add Item Descriptions to prefill them with useful information!

Easily Configurable. Made for modpacks!
Whether you are using it for your personal game or designing a modpack, Field Guide can be configured how you want it!
- Categories and their contents are fully controlled by datapacks, and can contain any entity, block or even multiblock structures like trees!
- Allow scanning without a spyglass or require players to defeat a monster to discover it.
- Grant XP or run commands when a player makes a discovery.
- Add your own descriptions to provide players with clues and lore.
- Hide names, entries or whole categories until they are discovered.
- And much more...
For full information, tutorials, and examples, please refer to the Field Guide Wiki.

Recommended Mods
Field Guide stands on the shoulders of giants! To get the full, feature-complete experience, you'll want the following
mods:
| Icon | Link | Feature Added |
|---|---|---|
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Immersive Overlays | Biome Displays — Shows beautiful spawn details for entities. |
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Item Descriptions | Entry Descriptions — Automatically fills in entry lore. |
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Mod Descriptions | Modded Support — Adds automatic descriptions for modded entries. |
Future Plans
Expanded integration with other mods
We've got exciting features planned for integrations with mods like Jade/WAILA, EMI, and Scholar - Stay tuned!
More features...
More configuration options, logbook, more multiplayer features - We've got a lot of ideas!
License
If you are thinking about using the code or assets from Field Guide, please note the mod's licensing. All assets of
Field Guide are all rights reserved by their respective creators, unless specified otherwise. The source code of
the mod is available under the MIT license.
Credits
This mod was created as a collaboration between evanbones
and Kobber. Assets were made by Kobber and evanbones, with additional contributions
from Nekomaster.
The book texture is modified from mortuusar's Scholar, with permission, which also
works well when used alongside Field Guide!
The banner image uses textures from the Bare Bones texture pack.
Available Versions
How to Install Field Guide on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Field Guide". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+2 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Field Guide server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric 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 (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Field Guide compatible with fabric and forge and neoforge?
Field Guide officially supports fabric, forge, neoforge for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Field Guide – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Field Guide 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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