Mods
Resource Packs
Data Packs
Modpacks
Shaders
Plugins
Mods Resource Packs Data Packs Plugins Shaders Modpacks
Get Modrinth App Upgrade to Modrinth+
Sign in
ModsPluginsData PacksShadersResource PacksModpacks
Sign in
Settings
Cognition

Cognition

Formerly Experience Obelisk. Overhaul your minecraft experience with strange and arcane technologies

27.3k
76
Magic
Technology
Utility

Compatibility

Minecraft: Java Edition

1.21.1
1.20.1
1.19.2–1.19.4
1.18.1–1.18.2

Platforms

Forge
NeoForge

Supported environments

Client and server

90% of ad revenue goes to creators

Support creators and Modrinth ad-free with Modrinth+

Links

Report issues View source

Creators

cyanog3n
cyanog3n Owner
MrSirSquishy
MrSirSquishy Artist

Details

Licensed MIT
Published last year
Updated 2 days ago
DescriptionGalleryChangelogVersions

Show all versions

1
2
3

Cognition 2.4.3

by cyanog3n on May 18, 2025
Download

v2.4.3-beta

[Changes]

  • Big rework to Memory Tablet:
    • Memory Tablet can now be used to remotely access an Obelisk up to 48 blocks away
    • However, as a consequence of this change, there is now a one-to-one player-to-obelisk correspondence
    • This reverts the change in v2.4.2 -- Players can no longer link themselves to multiple Obelisks
    • Obelisks still retain player data if they are moved around
    • There is no change to experience recovery functionality
  • Changed Memory Tablet recipe to require an enchanted book (any)
  • Added config option to allow Enlightened Amulet to ignore orbs spawned by bookshelves (false by default)

[Bugfixes]

  • (1.21.1) Fixed Enlightened Amulet spawning zero value orbs
  • Removed unused files

Cognition 2.4.2

by cyanog3n on May 14, 2025
Download

v2.4.2-1.21.1-beta

[Content]

  • Added Blob of Mending Neurogel

[Changes]

  • Reworked Fortuitous Amulet xp mechanics to give a diminishing boost to greater xp drops, rather than capping the effect off at 20 XP
  • Obelisks linked using a Memory Tablet now save player data. This means Obelisks retain their linkage after moving them around, and that a single player may bind themselves to multiple Obelisks. This also means you will need to relink yourself to an Obelisk if updating from v2.4.1 or prior.
  • To improve compatibility, Flasks of Power now use vanilla bucket behavior where possible

[Bugfixes]

  • (1.21.1) Fixed Metamorpher name formatting recipes not dispensing results
  • (1.21.1) Fixed Precision Dispeller not working on enchanted books
  • (1.21.) Fixed Flint and Cognitive Alloy not igniting TNT
  • Fixed Transforming Foci being duped when used in name formatting recipes

Cognition 2.4.1

by cyanog3n on May 9, 2025
Download

v2.4.1-beta

[Content]

  • Added Cognitive Bow

[Changes]

  • Added support for experience items from other mods to the Fountain.
    • Items whitelisted in the config file may be converted into Cognitium by right-clicking a bound Fountain. Shift-right-clicking empties the entire stack.
    • Whitelisted items may be viewed in JEI, under the "Emptying" recipe category
  • Memory Tablet area of effect is now determined by the absorption radius of the linked Obelisk
  • Changed Memory Tablet recipe

[Bugfixes]

  • (1.21.1) Fixed Cognitive tools and armor not accepting enchantments
  • (1.21.1) Fixed Cognitive armor not having durability values

Cognition 2.4.0

by cyanog3n on May 5, 2025
Download

v2.4.0

[Content]

  • Added Fortuitous Amulet
  • Added Memory Tablet

[Changes]

  • Metamorphers now have an additional setting to lock input slots
  • Added many more transforming recipes

[Bugfixes]

  • Fixed game crashing upon placing a Supplementaries faucet on the Obelisk

Cognition 2.3.7

by cyanog3n on Apr 27, 2025
Download

v2.3.7-1.21.1

[IMPORTANT]

  • Experience Obelisk is now Cognition! The mod id has been changed from experienceobelisk --> cognition
  • This is a breaking change. If you're updating from previous versions, all modded items and blocks will be erased.

[Changes]

  • Buffed mending neurogel to compensate for its material cost
  • Minor recipe changes
  • Lowered cooldown and increased xp cost for Flask of Hades

[Bugfixes]

  • Fixed enlightened amulet not being placeable in curios slot
  • Fixed cognitive armor not having a max stack value of 1
  • Fixed obelisk options screen not displaying the correct background shader
  • Fixed obelisk buttons having the text "+x" instead of "-x" for drain functions
  • Fixed obelisk tooltips not showing up
  • Fixed dispeller showing "Insufficient XP" even when enough XP is present in the bound obelisk
  • Fixed flasks of power being stackable
  • Stopped unbound Precision Dispellers from querying the Obelisks they were previously bound to
  • Stopped Metamorphers from continuing to display Obelisk experience level in the GUI even after obelisks are removed

Cognition 2.3.7-1.20.1

by cyanog3n on Apr 26, 2025
Download

v2.3.7

[Changes]

  • Buffed mending neurogel to compensate for its material cost
  • Lowered cooldown and increased xp cost for Flask of Hades

[Bugfixes]

  • Stopped unbound Precision Dispellers from querying the Obelisks they were previously bound to
  • Stopped Metamorphers from continuing to display Obelisk experience level in the GUI even after obelisks are removed
  • Fixed flasks of power being stackable

Cognition 2.3.6.2-1.21.1

by cyanog3n on Apr 22, 2025
Download

v2.3.6.2

[Bugfixes]

  • Fixed Molecular Metamorpher transfer handler
  • Fixed Metamorpher not saving remote slot changes

Cognition 2.3.6.1-1.21.1

by cyanog3n on Apr 19, 2025
Download

port of v2.3.6.1 to 1.21.1!

Cognition 2.3.6.1-1.20.1

by cyanog3n on Apr 10, 2025
Download

v2.3.6.1

Bugfixes

  • Fixed Serializer inconsistency causing crash upon joining a server
  • Internal changes and optimizations

Cognition 2.3.4-1.19.2

by cyanog3n on Mar 19, 2025
Download

Cognition 2.3.4-1.20.1

by cyanog3n on Mar 19, 2025
Download

v2.3.4

[Changes]

  • Added visual crafting information in JEI for mechanics such as infecting and filling
  • Mending Neurogel now restores 200 pts of durability or a number of points equivalent to 20% of total durability, whichever is higher
  • Mending Neurogel recipe now requires 2x calcarine matrix instead of 1x, in order to balance it for high-durability items
  • Fluorescent Jelly now gives 2 hunger points instead of 5
  • Added config option to change the hunger points Fluorescent Jelly gives you, or to disable eating it entirely
  • Added config option to change Fluorescent Jelly saturation

[Bugfixes]

  • Fixed bookshelves being displayed as uninfected for a short period if infected twice in the same tick
  • Fixed bookshelves being removed clientside a short period before they actually decay under certain circumstances
  • Minor fixes to the obelisk animation
  • Disabled taking fall damage from the top face of active accelerators
  • Disabled taking fall damage from all agar blocks

Cognition 2.3.3-1.20.1

by cyanog3n on Mar 15, 2025
Download

v2.3.3

[Changes]

  • increased Transforming Focus durability 500 --> 512
  • Transforming Foci can now be enchanted with Unbreaking via enchanted books
  • Doubled default orb value and spawn interval, and halved default spawn count for all types of Infected Bookshelves. Average xp/s, average lifetime and total production remain the same, but large setups should be less laggy.
    • If you're updating from an older version and want these changes to be applied, delete the experienceobelisk-common.toml file before launching the game
  • aded config option to turn off light emission from agar blocks

[Bugfixes]

  • fixed existing bookshelf entities not implementing config changes on load
  • capped maximum value of orbs produced by bookshelves to 32767
  • capped minimum orb spawn interval to 2 ticks
  • fixed Fluorescent Agar conversion using the wrong type of sound event

Cognition 2.3.2-1.20.1

by cyanog3n on Mar 13, 2025
Download

see here for the full changelog

v2.3.2

[Content]

  • added Transforming Focus
  • added Fluorescent Agar

[Changes]

  • reworked Agar crafting
  • Insightful & Extravagant Agar now give a small bonus to bookshelves sharing edges and vertices on top of the main bonus to those sharing faces
  • finalized Agar textures
  • made Agar permeable to experience orbs
  • reduced Forgotten Dust drop rate from decaying bookshelves to 50% from 100%
  • added config option for Forgotten Dust drop rate
  • added config option for Agar bonuses
  • removed Metamorpher anvil repair recipes
  • Mending Neurogel may now be used to repair anvils, either in-inventory or in-world
  • other recipe additions, balances and removals

Cognition 2.2.5-1.20.1

by cyanog3n on Sep 18, 2024
Download

Cognition 2.2.5-1.19.2

by cyanog3n on Sep 18, 2024
Download

v2.2.5

[Bugfixes]

  • fixed name formatting recipes showing up incorrectly in JEI
  • fixed metamorpher accepting non-vanilla dyes in name formatting recipes

Cognition 2.2.3

by cyanog3n on Aug 3, 2024
Download

Cognition 2.2.3

by cyanog3n on Aug 3, 2024
Download

v2.2.3

[Changes]

  • Infected bookshelves now drop 4x Forgotten Dust upon decaying rather than remaining as blocks
  • Forgotten Dust blocks are now crafted with 9x Forgotten Dust instead of 4x
  • Swapped Archiver's and Enchanted bookshelves around in the creative tab

[Bugfixes]

  • fixed infected bookshelves not invalidating the block entity immediately upon decaying, which occasionally led to block placement conflicts
  • (hopefully) fixed random stalls in the obelisk active animation

Cognition 2.2.2

by cyanog3n on Aug 1, 2024
Download

Cognition 2.2.2

by cyanog3n on Aug 1, 2024
Download

v2.2.2

[Content]

  • Added crafting recipe to convert any block tagged forge:bookshelves into a vanilla bookshelf. For use with mods like quark, which add unique bookshelves for each wood type
  • Added configuration option for Staff of Attunement range
  • Added sound to play while metamorpher is processing
  • Added description tooltips to blocks & items

[Changes]

  • Reduced bookshelf infection chance to 0.02 from 0.022
  • Rebalanced bibliophage XP generation (see the wiki for more info)

[Bugfixes]

  • Fixed bug which caused bookshelves to generate extra XP & occasionally play the block breaking animation multiple times upon decaying
  • Fixed bug which caused yet-infected bookshelves to sometimes appear infected clientside

Cognition 2.1.0

by cyanog3n on Jul 21, 2024
Download

[content]

  • added accelerator
  • added linear accelerator
  • added whisperglass

[changes]

  • set bottle o' enchanting to contain 250mB of cognitium
  • shift-right-clicking in air with the staff of attunement will forget the saved obelisk

[bugfixes]

  • fixed the positions of the widgets in the obelisk GUI not updating when changing the resolution of the minecraft window
  • obelisk item no longer displays fluid information if it does not contain block entity data
1
2
3

Modrinth is open source.

app-ads@1633f40

© Rinth, Inc.

Company

TermsPrivacyRulesCareers

Resources

SupportBlogDocsStatus

Interact

Discord X (Twitter) Mastodon Crowdin
Get Modrinth App Settings
NOT AN OFFICIAL MINECRAFT SERVICE. NOT APPROVED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG OR MICROSOFT.