Chapters
by gabinx
Chapters gates items, fluids and recipes behind named progression stages, so content from later in a pack stays out of reach until players earn the chapter that opens it.
What it does
Each chapter is a named stage that locks a set of items, fluids and recipes. Until a player or team completes the chapter, the locked content stays hidden from JEI and the recipe book, cannot be picked up, crafted or placed, and cannot be obtained from the inventory or drops. Chapters can lock a single mod or a whole group of mods, which gives a pack author a clean era boundary.
Chapters is built for NeoForge modpacks that need progression without stacking several gating mods. Chapters are defined with datapacks, KubeJS, or the preset chapters shipped in the jar, and they can be granted through FTB Quests reward tasks, commands or scripts. With FTB Teams, a whole party shares the access granted by each chapter. The mod is inspired by GameStages and ItemStages.
The mod is published for 1.21.1 and 26.1.2 on NeoForge only, and it runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. The source is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Stage-based locking
Items, fluids, recipes and whole mods can be locked behind a named stage that a chapter completes.
Enforced on the server
Locks are enforced server-side, so pickup, crafting and placement are blocked regardless of how a player got the item.
Hidden from recipe viewers
Locked recipes stay out of JEI and the recipe book until the matching chapter is complete.
Quest and script integration
Chapters can be granted from FTB Quests reward tasks, admin commands or KubeJS scripts, and custom chapter packs can be written as datapacks or scripts.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Modpack authors and server owners who build a progression path for NeoForge packs and want to control when items and recipes become available.
How it compares
Simply Quests is open source under the MIT License, published for 26.1 – 26.2 on NeoForge, and runs on client and server. Ion Quests covers Fabric and NeoForge for 26.1 – 26.2 but is not open source, and its license is All rights reserved. Simple Stages is NeoForge only for 26.2, also under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapters | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-02 |
| Simply Quests | NeoForge | 26.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-20 |
| Ion Quests | Fabric and NeoForge | 26.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-25 |
| Simple Stages | NeoForge | 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-13 |
Questions
Does Chapters need to be installed on the server?
Which versions does Chapters support?
Can Chapters work with FTB Quests?
In the catalog
Chapters is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,689 Management mods for NeoForge. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Chapters turns your pack into a story of unlocks. You name each step a chapter, lock the content that belongs later, and only open it when players earn that chapter: quest reward, script, or admin command. Works on Minecraft 1.21 (Chapters 1.x) and Minecraft 26 (Chapters 2.x). Inspired by GameStages / ItemStages…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/chapters
- Owner
- gabinx
- Published
- 2026-05-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15