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history:
  - 2.3.2.0: Disabled Bio-Forge progression by default because of incompatibility issues with NERB and other mods that remove recipe book syncing
  - 2.8.30.0: Added automatic backups of biomancy.spatial.db
  - 2.9.7.0: Re-enable Bio-Forge progression by default because there is a replacement mod for NERB called ORB which is compatible
---

# Common Issues

## Unable to make world backups with a backup mod because of `biomancy.spatial.db`

`biomancy.spatial.db` is database file that is exclusively locked when the world it
belongs to is loaded.

You need to configure your backup mod to ignore this file. Or delay the backup of it
until the world is shutdown.

<Callout variant="info">
As of v2.8.30.0 the mod will make safe backups of the database by itself. The generated backup zip file can be backed up by these mods.
</Callout>

## The Bio-Forge isn't showing any recipes

The Bio-Forge utilizes the vanilla progression system and unlocks recipes similar to Vanilla's [doLimitedCrafting](https://minecraft.wiki/w/Recipe_book#Unlocking) game rule.

- There's a chance that you haven't unlocked any recipes yet. Pickup items produced by the Decomposer.
- Remove [NERB](https://modrinth.com/mod/nerb) mod, as it causes issues with Biomancy (and other mods) due to the nature of entirely removing the vanilla recipe book. If you're on
  a server, you can ask your server admin to either replace NERB with the [ORB](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/optimized-recipe-book) mod, or to edit the Biomancy
  config.
- Disable recipe progression in [[Biomancy's config|Biomancy-2-Configs]] if there are other issues with other mods