Getting Started

Getting Started

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Installation

BioForge V2.0 targets Minecraft 1.20.1, Forge 47.4.10, and Java 17. Install the same BioForge build on both client and server. JEI is optional but strongly recommended for recipe browsing. Curios support is optional and activates when a compatible Curios 5.x installation is present.

Back up an existing world before changing BioForge builds, datapacks, or addon namespaces. Biological records store stable definition IDs, so removing or renaming data that a world already uses can leave records unresolved.

Your first objective

Craft the Research Journal. Once activated, it permanently records discoveries for that player and shows the recipe needed to reach locked research. Obtain a small field kit:

• Thermometer for temperature;
• Stethoscope for heart and lung findings;
• Pulse Oximeter for oxygen saturation and perfusion;
• Otoscope, Mirror, and Reflex Hammer for non-invasive examination;
• Clipboard and Medical Report for persistent records;
• Swab for environmental and patient sampling.

No single tool reveals the entire infection. Combine findings, then preserve them in records.

First blood work

Begin with a Wooden Needle, then move to Black Steel Needle, Hardened Needle, and Syringe. Store blood in a Test Tube and use Anti-A Reagent, Anti-B Reagent, and Anti-D Reagent to establish ABO/Rh information. Blood knowledge can become stale if a subject's underlying data changes, so repeat the examination when a previous result is no longer trusted.

First laboratory

The intended machine order is:

1. Centrifuge — separate blood into analyzable components.
2. Incubator — cultivate samples with media and pathogen catalysts.
3. Microscope — calibrate each sample and reveal evidence.
4. Barrel Press and Chemical Synthesizer — begin the alcohol and chemical chains.
5. Sterilization Chamber and Pharma Mixer — clean equipment and prepare medical products.
6. Vaccine Maker — assemble CRISPR, correction, evidence, and synthesis into treatments.

Use JEI and Recipe Discovery and the Research Tablet for exact recipes. The wiki explains why an item exists and where it belongs in the progression.

When an outbreak begins

Wear route-appropriate protection, isolate the patient, scan the area, and treat the room as a separate problem from the infected entity. Medical Mask controls respiratory shedding, Protective Gloves reduce contact risks, thermal harnesses suppress infection-driven temperature damage, and full HazCure equipment combines multiple protections without becoming top-tier combat armour.

See Player Guide for the complete workflow.