Dimensional Mana

Dimensional Mana (次元物语：魔素)

A NeoForge mod that adds a magic system to Minecraft 1.21.1: two resources—Mana and Battle Qi—twelve elemental attributes, over seventy learnable and trainable spells, elemental application and elemental reactions, elemental plating protection, staffs and trinkets, mana crystal processing and refining machines, twelve elemental slimes, trading adventurers, and a complete achievement progression.

There is an in-game book called the Tome of All Magic Knowledge, where you can look up rules, recipes, and values. This README only gives you a quick introduction to the mod; see the wiki for full details.

AI Usage Disclosure: This mod used AI assistance for part of the code, documentation, and text content during development. All content has been reviewed, modified, and is the responsibility of the authors.

Requirements

Put Curios and this mod's dimensional_mana-1.1.1.jar into the mods folder. Do not keep multiple old versions of this mod at the same time; old saves can continue by simply replacing the jar.

Quick Start

1. Get the book: On first entering a save, you automatically receive the Tome of All Magic Knowledge. Press K to open it.
2. Choose elements: The first time you open the book, you enter "Elemental Resonance" and choose 3 of the 11 base elements; Arcane is always available.
3. Gather Mana: Mine mana crystal ore → grind into powder / smelt into mana crystals. The orb in the lower-left corner is your Mana.
4. Learn spells: Use the corresponding element shard + school shard to enter "Learning Mode"; successfully cast 3 times to permanently learn the spell.
5. Equip spells: Hold the middle mouse button to open the spell quick wheel, and use the mouse side button to cast. Keybinds can be changed in "Options → Controls".
6. Add protection: Once you have elemental crystal powder, you can apply Elemental Plating to armor and shields at the Mana Crystal Processing Table, and swap gear for different bosses.

Early route: find mana crystal ore → craft a grinder and Mana Crystal Processing Table → collect shards to learn your first spell → fill out trinkets through trading and chests → make a set of plating and fight elemental slimes.

Core Features at a Glance

• Dual resources: Mana is used for spellcasting, while Battle Qi acts as a damage-reduction shield; stand still and press Alt + Z to condense Battle Qi.
• 12 elements: Fire, Water, Ice, Lightning, Wind, Earth, Wood, Metal, Light, Poison, Sound + Arcane.
• 73 spells: Divided into Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced, formed by combining "Element × School"; "Mana Sense" can highlight mana crystal ore and high-mana creatures through walls.
• 17 elemental reactions: Amplification, transformative, control, charging, persistent, spreading, secondary, etc.
• Progression system: Magic level cap is 15, with 8 upgradeable skills; learning a new spell grants "Epiphany" and increases maximum Mana.
• Equipment: 5 tiers of universal staffs; Curios trinkets include elemental crystal rings, cloaks, amulets, gloves, resonance cores, etc.
• Production: Five tiers of mana crystals, grinder, mana forge, professional mana crystal forge, Mana Crystal Processing Table; placing the back of a furnace against the processing table converts experience into Mana.
• Elemental Plating: Each layer on armor grants +5% resistance to the corresponding element; each layer on a shield grants a 25% perfect block chance; can be removed with a grindstone, returning powder.
• Elemental Slimes: 12 elements, 3 size tiers; some can be tamed (Metal / Earth / Wind / Sound / Mana).
• Exploration and Trading: Mana crystal caves, ancient magic altars, ancient magic steles, adventurer trading (5 rarities).
• Achievements: 59 progression nodes across two main progression trees, all automatically detected.

Links

• GitHub: https://github.com/Matsuchinn/dimensional-mana
• Issue Tracker: https://github.com/Matsuchinn/dimensional-mana/issues
• AutoMods Website: https://automods.cn/

Version and License

• Current version: 1.1.1
• Authors: TakisueYuu, AutoMods
• License: All Rights Reserved; third-party audio assets used in the mod are licensed under CC0-1.0 / CC-BY-SA-3.0.
• Languages: Simplified Chinese / English