Redstone Books
by djpezcaito
Redstone Books is a Forge storage and adventure mod for Minecraft 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, built around cinematic books that play story scenes in the game.
What it does
Books in this mod are configured as JSON files and can show animated text with voice, transitions and scene timing. Authors use them for intro sequences, lore books and quest narration, so a world can tell a story as the player reads or advances through it.
The mod runs on the client and the server together, so both sides need it installed. Files are published for Forge only, across six game versions, with 1.2.0 for 1.20.6 as the latest build. The code is not open source and is covered by All rights reserved.
Redstone Books is categorized under Storage, Adventure and Library. The author notes that its resource pack textures and sounds are a new structure, so packs made for older releases may need changes before they work with the mod.
Key features
Cinematic book system
Books play animated cinematics with text, voice and transitions, all defined in configurable JSON.
Story cutscenes
Scenes can be scripted as story cutscenes that run in order when the player opens a book.
RPG quest narration
Quest text can be delivered as narrated book pages, giving a quest a spoken or animated voice.
Intro and lore books
Separate book types cover intro sequences and lore pages, so a pack can mix opening scenes with background reading.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Opening sequences
A map author can open a world with an intro cinematic that plays before the first quest begins.
Lore collections
Lore books can hold narrated background material that players find and read during exploration.
Who it’s for: Map and pack authors who want story-driven content in their worlds, and server owners running RPG or adventure servers with narrated quests.
Questions
Does Redstone Books need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Redstone Books support?
Are the cinematics configured in code or in files?
In the catalog
Redstone Books is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,886 Storage mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
### 📋Summary Create cinematic animated books in Minecraft with text, voice and transitions — fully configurable via JSON. Perfect for RPG maps, cinematics and story-driven content.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/redstonebooks
- Owner
- djpezcaito
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15