A cinematic, JSON-driven book system for Minecraft Forge 1.20.1.

🇬🇧 Cinematic book system for Minecraft
🇪🇸 Sistema de libros cinematográficos para Minecraft

Redstone Books is a lightweight Forge mod that allows creators to build fully cinematic books using JSON configuration.

Perfect for:

• 🎬 Cinematics
• 🧭 RPG adventures
• 🗺️ Custom maps
• 🌍 Multiplayer servers
• 📜 Story-driven mods
• 🧱 Datapacks

• 📖 Frame-by-frame opening animation
• 🔊 Voice narration per page
• ✍️ Typewriter effect
• 🎨 Fully configurable layouts
• 🌫️ Fade transitions
• 📚 Multiple books support
• 🧠 JSON-driven configuration
• 🎮 HUD and input control
• 🌐 Dedicated server support
• 👥 Multiplayer synchronization

Install Forge 1.20.1

Client:

.minecraft/mods/

Server:

server/mods/

Launch Minecraft.

Example:

/redstonebook open guardian

Book definitions are stored on the server:

config/redstonebooks/books/<id>.json

Resources (textures, animations and audio) are provided by the client resource pack:

assets/redstonebooks/
├── textures/books/<id>/
└── sounds/books/<id>/

• 📚 Books are loaded from the server.
• 📡 The server synchronizes book data to clients.
• 🖼️ Images, animations and audio are loaded locally from the resource pack.
• ✅ Ensures every player always receives the latest version of every book.

{
  "id": "guardian",
  "meta": {
    "title": "CRÓNICAS DEL GUARDIÁN"
  },
  "theme": {
    "folder": "guardian"
  },
  "animation": {
    "enabled": true,
    "folder": "anim",
    "frameCount": 143,
    "frameRate": 1
  },
  "assets": {
    "cover": "book_cover.png",
    "reading": "book_reading.png"
  },
  "options": {
    "hideHud": true,
    "lockInput": true,
    "autoAdvance": true,
    "pageTurnTicks": 8,
    "showPageIndicator": true
  },
  "style": {
    "textScale": 1.0,
    "align": "LEFT",
    "lineSpacing": 1,
    "textColor": "#1E1A16",
    "textShadow": false
  },
  "typewriter": {
    "enabled": true,
    "charsPerTick": 2,
    "startDelay": 10
  },
  "layout": {
    "mode": "book",
    "openBookWidth": 0.74,
    "openBookHeight": 0.74,
    "textStartX": 0.55,
    "textStartY": 0.14,
    "textWidth": 0.30,
    "textHeight": 0.60
  },
  "transition": {
    "useFadeBetweenAnimationAndReading": true,
    "fadeOutTicks": 18,
    "blackHoldTicks": 8,
    "fadeInTicks": 20
  },
  "pages": [
    {
      "durationTicks": 200,
      "text": "Texto de ejemplo",
      "voiceSound": "redstonebooks:books.guardian.guardian_p1",
      "voiceVolume": 1.0,
      "voicePitch": 1.0
    }
  ]
}

Ejemplo de sounds.json:

{
  "books.guardian.guardian_p1": {
    "sounds": [
      {
        "name": "books/guardian/guardian_p1",
        "stream": true
      }
    ]
  }
}

/playsound redstonebooks:books.guardian.guardian_p1 master @p

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• 🌐 Dedicated server support.
• 📡 Network synchronization between server and clients.
• 📚 Books are loaded directly from the server.
• 👥 Support for opening books for specific players or all connected players.
• 🛠 Fixed dedicated server crash caused by client-only classes.

• 🎞 Fixed animation issues (pink/black textures).
• 📖 New modular book structure.
• 🔊 Fully functional audio system.

• 📚 Base cinematic book system.
• ⚙ JSON configuration.
• 📄 Multi-page support.
• ✨ Text rendering and visual effects.
• 🔊 Initial audio system.

⚖️ License

All Rights Reserved

Title

📖 Redstone Books

📋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.

🎬Video

🛠️ What can you build?

• Story-driven cinematics
• RPG quest narration
• Intro sequences
• Lore books
• Immersive storytelling systems

🎯 What you can create

• Intro cinematics
• Quest narration
• Story cutscenes
• Lore books
• Interactive storytelling

ℹ️ Upload Info

• Version: 1.1.0
• Game Version: 1.20.1
• Loader: Forge
• Release Type: Release

Tags / Categories

• Adventure
• API / Library
• Utility
• RPG

Media Checklist

• Logo (docs/logo.png)
• Banner (docs/banner.png)
• Showcase (docs/showcase.png)
• Video (recommended)

Notes

⚠️ Requires resourcepack for textures and sounds
⚠️ New structure may break old packs

⚖️ License

All Rights Reserved