Ponder for KubeJS in All the Mods 10

Ponder for KubeJS lets you create custom Ponder scenes with KubeJS. Ponder is the in-game animated tutorial system from Create, and this mod lets you write your own scenes for it with scripts instead of only seeing the ones that ship with Create.^[1]

It's aimed at people who write KubeJS scripts, like pack tweakers and anyone who wants to explain a custom setup with the same Ponder screens Create uses. If you only play the pack and never touch scripts, you won't need to do anything with it.^[1]

Version in this pack

The pack includes Ponder for KubeJS 1.21.1-2.4.0 (the NeoForge build, ponderjs-neoforge-1.21.1-2.4.0.jar). It has been part of the pack since version 4.1 or earlier.^[2]

Background

This mod is a continuation of the original PonderJS project for 1.18.2 and newer. The original was made by kotakotik22, and the Create team built the Ponder system it relies on. It uses the MIT License.^[1]

If you want to start scripting scenes, the project's GitHub wiki has examples, and there's a Discord for help.^[1]

Where it fits in progression

Unverified The sources don't show Ponder for KubeJS as part of the ATM Star path, and no quests in this pack involve it. It's a scripting tool rather than something you unlock or progress through.

Good news first: there's nothing to craft to get going. Ponder for KubeJS is a scripting add-on. It lets you build your own Ponder scenes for Create using KubeJS, so your starting point is a script, not a crafting table.^[1]

Ponder is the Create team's system for the animated, in-game explanations you open on items. This mod lets you write new scenes for that system, so you can explain your own setups or items from the pack.^[1]

What you need to know first

• The mod is a continuation of the original PonderJS project, made for 1.18.2 and newer. If you find older tutorials for the original project, they may not match what you have here.^[1]
• It builds on Create's Ponder system and works through KubeJS, so you'll be writing KubeJS scripts to define your scenes.^[1]
• It uses the MIT License.^[1]

Where to learn the scene scripting

The project page points you to the mod's GitHub wiki for examples and to its Discord if you need help. Start with the wiki examples and adapt them one scene at a time.^[1]

Unverified I couldn't confirm any in-pack recipes, quests, items or config options for this mod, so there's no first item to craft and no pack-specific changes to point out. Treat any scene script you find online as untested until you've tried it in this pack.

Ponder for KubeJS is a little different from most mods in this guide. It doesn't add machines, multiblocks, power or fluid handling that you build and automate. It's a scripting add-on that lets you create custom Ponder scenes with KubeJS.^[1]

Ponder is the in-game scene system from the Create team, and this mod lets pack makers write their own scenes for it. Create provides the Ponder system, and KubeJS is what you use to write the scenes.^[1]

Where it comes from

This mod continues the original PonderJS project for 1.18.2 and newer. The original project was made by kotakotik22, and older versions are still covered by that original project.^[1]

Learning to script scenes

The project page points you to the GitHub wiki for examples, and to the project's Discord if you need help. That's the best place to start if you want to write your own scenes.^[1]

Ponder for KubeJS was added to All the Mods 10 in release 4.1 and has been updated several times since, as the list below shows. All the Mods 10 8.1 ships version 1.21.1-2.4.0, and that is the version this guide describes.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Pack releases that changed the mod

• All the Mods 10 4.1: PonderJS 1.21.1-2.1.3 was added to the pack.^[3]
• All the Mods 10 4.15: updated from 1.21.1-2.1.3 to 1.21.1-2.2.0.^[6]
• All the Mods 10 5.1: updated from 1.21.1-2.2.0 to 1.21.1-2.3.0.^[5]
• All the Mods 10 5.5: updated from 1.21.1-2.3.0 to 1.21.1-2.4.0.^[4]

The 5.5 update is the latest one recorded in the pack changelogs. The 8.1 mod list carries the same version, in the file ponderjs-neoforge-1.21.1-2.4.0.jar.^[2][4]

Unverified The pack changelogs only record version bumps, and no changelogs are stored for the shipped jars. What each Ponder for KubeJS update actually added, fixed or changed is unverified in the sources here, so check the mod's own release notes before relying on any specific change.