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What is Knowledge Book [JE only] in Minecraft?

A knowledge book is a special, magical green book in Minecraft that is only available in creative mode or through commands. Its purpose is to teach a player how to craft specific items. When a player obtains a knowledge book, it is instantly consumed, and the crafting recipes contained within it are permanently unlocked in that player's recipe book. This is different from just having the materials, as it can unlock recipes without the player ever having picked up the required items. It is an essential tool for adventure map makers who want to control how and when a player learns to craft certain things, guiding their progression through a custom story or challenge.

How to get Knowledge Book [JE only] in Minecraft

You cannot craft a knowledge book or find it naturally in the world. It is a special item that you can only get by using a game command in the Java Edition of Minecraft. To get a knowledge book, you must have cheats enabled in your world or have operator permissions on a server. Open the chat window and type in the command `/give @p minecraft:knowledge_book`. This will give you a blank knowledge book. To make it useful, you need to add data to the command to specify which recipes it should unlock. For example, you can create a command block that gives the player a knowledge book that only unlocks the recipe for a diamond pickaxe. This item is intentionally kept out of survival mode as it is purely a tool for creators and map makers.

How to use Knowledge Book [JE only] in Minecraft

The knowledge book is used automatically. As soon as it enters a player's inventory in survival mode, it is consumed, and the recipes it is programmed to contain are added to the player's recipe book. The player will see a toast notification on their screen showing the items they can now craft. This is a one time use item. For map makers, this is a powerful tool. You can place a knowledge book in a loot chest as a reward for solving a puzzle. When the player takes the book, they might learn how to craft a key item needed for the next part of the adventure. It allows for a more guided and story driven gameplay experience, making it a favorite tool for creative projects.

How to craft Knowledge Book [JE only] in Minecraft

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What can Knowledge Book [JE only] make in Minecraft

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My Story

How This All Started

So basically, I was playing Minecraft one night after a long day doing deliveries, and I was trying to remember what drops what and how to craft certain things. Every website I went to was either dead slow, missing loads of stuff, or just looked terrible. I thought "bloody hell, surely I can do better than this?"

By the way, this My Story section is something new I've only just started adding things here! Most of the site was actually built before I ever wrote this part. Now that the website is live, I'm running into problems galore! So if things look a bit rough or unfinished, bear with me I'm updating and adding as I go.

That was probably a mistake.

A half finished story, oh well. I'll keep adding more as I go!

Learning the Hard Way

I knew absolutely nothing about making websites. Like, properly nothing. I didn't even know what PHP was. But I'm stubborn as anything, so I just started watching YouTube tutorials and reading random stuff online while I was on my breaks.

Turns out building a database is harder than it looks. Who knew? I've probably broken this thing more times than I've fixed it. My laptop has definitely been sworn at more than it deserves.

The worst part is when you spend hours trying to figure out why something doesn't work, and it turns out you missed a semicolon. Or when everything works fine on your computer but looks like complete rubbish on someone else's. Fun times.

The Reality of It

Look, I'm not gonna lie this has been a right pain sometimes. I work full time doing deliveries, so most of this gets done late at night when I should probably be sleeping. I've had way too many energy drinks and definitely not enough sleep.

The database has corrupted itself more times than I care to remember. I've had images that wouldn't load for no reason. CSS that worked yesterday but decided to have a tantrum today. The usual web development nightmare stuff.

But every time I get something working properly, it feels brilliant. Like when I finally got all the block images showing up correctly, or when the search actually started finding things. Small wins, but they keep me going.

What I Actually Want to Build

Here's the thing I want this to be your go to place for everything Minecraft. Not just blocks and items, but proper guides, build tutorials, maybe even schematics you can download. Server info, community stuff, the lot.

I know it doesn't look like much right now, and there's loads missing. But I'm working on it. It takes time when you're learning as you go and doing it around a full time job. But I'd rather take my time and do it properly than rush it and end up with something rubbish.

The plan is to make it the kind of site I actually want to use fast, easy to navigate, with everything you need in one place. No endless ads, no broken links, just useful stuff presented in a way that doesn't make you want to throw your computer out the window.

Why I Keep Going

Honestly? Because every time someone uses this site or gives me feedback, it reminds me why I started. I love Minecraft, I love building things (both in game and apparently websites), and I love the community.

Plus, I've learned loads doing this. Sure, I've wanted to give up more times than I can count, but seeing it slowly come together is pretty satisfying. And if it helps other people find what they're looking for without having to trawl through ten different outdated websites, then that's worth it.

So yeah, bear with me while I figure this all out. It's going to take a while, but it'll get there eventually. Thanks for checking it out, and if you spot anything broken or have suggestions, let me know. I'm still learning, but I'm determined to make this work.