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Ponderer Mod Introduction

In Create 6.0, the Create team split Ponder into a standalone mod. However, the high barrier to using it has kept this excellent feature from reaching more players. Ponderer was created for this very reason.

Ponderer is an "in-game Ponder authoring tool" for players and modpack authors. You do not need to leave the game or write scripts first. You can build, record, and adjust Ponder tutorial flows directly in the world.

What You Can Do With It

In-Game Ponder Editing

• Visual scene editing: Create, edit, delete, and reorder Ponder scenes in-game, with hot reload support. Press V in-game to open the mod menu.
• Rich step types: Covers most common tutorial actions, including structure display/overlay structures, text, entities and dropped items, camera rotation/zoom, highlighted areas, control hints, sounds, block edits, and section movement/rotation.
• Structures and blueprint assets: Save selected areas with the blueprint tool and load custom structure assets from config/ponderer/structures/.
• JSON DSL storage: Scenes are stored as data-driven JSON under config/ponderer/scripts/, making them easy to version, adjust manually, and process with toolchains.

Import/Export and Multiplayer Sync

• Client/server sync: Use /ponderer pull and /ponderer push to sync scenes between client and server, with conflict handling and force/keep-local strategies.
• Remote workspace management: Browse, pull, delete, inspect history, and roll back remote scenes or structures, making it suitable for server and modpack teams to maintain content together.
• Scene pack import/export: Bundle scenes and structures into resource-pack-format ZIP files with version information and auto-loading, making distribution to Modrinth, CurseForge, or modpacks easier.
• Bidirectional PonderJS conversion: Import and export between Ponderer JSON and PonderJS formats, so you can switch between script workflows and in-game editing.
• Permissions and feature sync: Servers can synchronize feature availability and use permission management to control uploads, editing, and selected feature toggles.

AI Scene Generation

• Multi-provider support: Configure LLM providers such as Claude / ChatGPT and generate draft Ponder scenes from natural-language prompts.
• Structure-aware generation: Combines structure descriptions, registry mappings, and user prompts so AI can more easily reference the correct blocks, items, coordinates, and demonstration steps.
• In-game generation flow: Fill in your request in-game, generate a draft, and continue refining it in the editor without repeatedly switching between external files and Minecraft.

Ponder Projectors

• Two projector blocks: Provides a Miniature Projector and a Life-Size Projector, projecting the Ponder scene associated with a source item into the world.
• Playback and trigger controls: Supports a rich set of configurable options for different scene needs.
• Multiplayer server management: Servers can synchronize and control projector feature toggles. When disabled, projectors can no longer be placed, configured, or played, making this suitable for servers that want a more vanilla-focused experience.

In-Ponder Experience Improvements

• Text progress bar: Shows a text progress panel inside Ponders, easing the slow pacing caused by not being able to drag the progress bar manually.
• UI Ponders: Supports showing interfaces, modifying slots, and simulating click flows to demonstrate containers, menus, inventories, or custom UI interactions.
• Built-in guidance and configuration: Includes built-in example scenes, keybinding settings, UI scaling, and mod configuration pages for easier onboarding and tuning.

Who This Is For

• Modpack authors who want in-game onboarding tutorials
• Server admins who want player-friendly guidance content
• Regular players who want a more visual way to maintain and experience Ponder content

Core Experience

Ponderer's goal is: Turn "writing tutorials" into "building tutorials directly in-game."

From creation, editing, and previewing to synchronization, the whole workflow stays inside Minecraft as much as possible, making Ponder content faster and more intuitive to create.

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Q&A

1. What is the version support plan?

| Game Version | Forge | NeoForge | Fabric | | ------------ | ---------------------- | ---------------------- | ---------------------- | | 26.1 | No support planned | Coming soon | Coming soon | | 1.21.1 | No support planned | Maintained | Maintained | | 1.20.1 | Maintained | No support planned | Maintained | | 1.12.2 | Planned | No support planned | No support planned | | 1.7.10 | Planned | No support planned | No support planned |

2. Why not use PonderJS directly?