Curiosity Researches
by HirukaRogue
Curiosity Researches gates items, blocks and crafting recipes behind a research system, so a player character must learn how something works before it can be crafted or used.
What it does
Until a player researches an item, the mod keeps it locked: the item cannot be crafted or used, even when the player has the materials. Research is carried out at a research table, where the player right-clicks a researchable item while holding paper, ink and a quill. Learning the knowledge of one item makes the crafting recipes that depend on it available, so a diamond armor or diamond tool stays out of reach until jewelry knowledge is recorded. The idea is to give a playthrough a stage of discovery rather than full knowledge from the start.
The mod is written for Forge on 1.20.1 and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. It is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, and its source code and issue tracker are publicly linked. Its optional dependency, KubeJS, lets modpack developers lock or open research entries with scripts, and a loot table can be used to feed the research engine. Modpack developers who want a progression layer rather than a fully open world can build on this.
Key features
Research table
A research table is the place where a player spends paper, ink and a quill to learn about a researchable item.
Locked crafting
Items with no recorded knowledge cannot be crafted, which holds back recipes until the player has learned them.
Item knowledge
Each item is discovered separately, and learning one item can open other recipes that depend on it.
Loot-driven research
Research material can come from loot tables, so the discovery engine can be fed by the same loot a modpack already uses.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Optional 1
Use cases
Modpack progression
Developers add staged discovery to a modpack, so players work toward tools and armor instead of starting with them.
Who it’s for: Modpack developers and server owners who want players to earn recipes through exploration and research rather than having every item available from the start.
Questions
Does Curiosity Researches need KubeJS?
Does the server need Curiosity Researches?
Which Minecraft version does Curiosity Researches support?
In the catalog
Curiosity Researches is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
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 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…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/curiosity-researches
- Owner
- HirukaRogue
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15