Research Book and HUD

Research Book & HUD

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Research Book

The Research Book (researchcube:research_book) is a read-only in-game encyclopedia of every research definition currently loaded from datapacks and the base mod.

Opening the Book

Hold the Research Book item and right-click (use) to open the Research Book screen. The screen can also be triggered via a network packet for mod integration purposes.

What It Shows

For each research entry the book displays:

• Name (tier-colored)
• Tier
• Description
• Prerequisites with the full prerequisite tree if applicable
• Item costs each ingredient and count
• Fluid cost fluid type and amount in mB
• Recipe pool all possible recipe IDs that could be imprinted, with their weights

The list includes all research loaded at the time you open the screen, including any added by datapacks. It reflects the current /reload state.

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HUD Overlay

While you have an active research job running at a Research Station, a progress overlay appears on your screen. This lets you monitor research progress without keeping the Research Station GUI open.

The HUD can be configured via the config file. See Configuration for details.

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Research Chip / Drive Inspector

The Research Chip (researchcube:research_chip) lets you inspect the contents of a Metadata Drive.

1. Hold the Research Chip in your hand.
2. Right-click on a placed Drive item (or use it with a Drive in your inventory exact interaction may vary by UI implementation).
3. The Drive Inspector screen opens.
4. The screen lists every recipe ID stored on the Drive, along with the resolved output item name sourced from JEI or EMI if installed.

Without JEI or EMI, recipe IDs are shown as plain ResourceLocation strings. With JEI or EMI, the actual output item display name appears next to each ID.

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Related Pages

• Getting Started first research walkthrough
• Research Station running research jobs
• JEI & EMI Integration recipe output resolution
• Configuration HUD toggle options