# Jurassic Saga

Build and run your own Jurassic Park in Minecraft  dig up fossils, sequence DNA, hatch what you find, and try to keep it contained.

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## Where do you want to go?

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### <PawPrintIcon size={20}/> [Creature Index]($creature_index)

All creatures

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### <StarIcon size={20}/> [Guides]($guides/getting_started)

Step-by-step walkthroughs: fossils, DNA, eggs, plants and genetic modification.

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### <DnaIcon size={20}/> [Machines]($content/machines/genetic_analyzer)

The lab equipment that turns fossils into living animals.

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### <InfoIcon size={20}/> [Reference]($references/animal_info)

Creature needs, ore levels, commands, FAQ and experimental features.

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### <CarIcon size={20}/> [Vehicles]($content/vehicles/ford_explorer)

Tour cars, jeeps, helicopters and the automated rail system.

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### <PackageIcon size={20}/> [Add-ons]($addon_development/installing_addons)

Install community content, or build your own species and behaviours.

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## How the mod works

Jurassic Saga is a progression mod, not a spawn-egg mod. Everything runs through one pipeline:

1. **Dig**  find [fossils and amber]($content/items/fossil) at the right [Y-levels]($references/ore_levels)
2. **Sequence**  extract DNA in the [Genetic Analyzer]($content/machines/genetic_analyzer) and complete the sequence
3. **Modify** *(optional)*  apply [genes]($content/items/genes) in the [DNA Modifier]($content/machines/dna_modifier) to change appearance or traits
4. **Hatch**  fertilise an [egg]($content/items/egg) and run it through the [Incubator]($content/machines/incubator)
5. **Contain**  build enclosures, [feeders]($content/machines/feeder) and [electric fences]($content/blocks/fence_poles) before it grows up

Stressed or neglected animals panic, break out and wreck your park  [creature needs]($references/animal_info) are a real mechanic, not decoration.

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## Requirements

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| **Minecraft** | 1.21.1 (NeoForge) · 1.20.1 (Forge) |
| **Required** | [Travelers Lib](https://modrinth.com/mod/travelers-lib) |

Older versions than 1.20.1 are not planned. See the [FAQ]($references/faq) for details.

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## Keeping up

- [**Updates**]($references/updates)  what changed in each release
- [**Upcoming Features**]($references/upcoming_features)  what's in development
- [**Experimental Features**]($references/experimental)  how to enable in-progress content
- [**The Team**]($references/team)  who makes this

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