Probably one of the first items a beginning player will ever make, the Arcane Compendium is an important part
The icon of the Arcane Compendium as an item.
of the game, required to unlock the player's burnout and mana meters, along with acting as an ingame reference or wiki. Upon obtaining an Arcane Compendium, a message will appear, stating that ":You have unlocked the secrets of the Arcane!".
The only reason this wiki is here is because the compendium is imperfect, and lacks some neccesary information about the mod.
Arcane Compendium Entry
Using this Compendium
This compendium is set up to unlock entries as you get to them, to somewhat guide you through the getting started process of this mod. You will be notified when you unlock a new entry. Categories with new items in them will shimmer, and new entries themselves will have a crescent moon marking them as new.
If you prefer not to have this, you can disable it in the config by changing "Staged Compendium" to false. This compendium is intra-linking. Any item you hover over that has green text can be clicked and you will jump to the entry for that item.
This compendium also leaves a breadcrumb trail, meaning you can step back through in reverse order the pages through pages you have visited.
Note: the Compendium automatically unlocks entries as you go, to help teach you about Ars Magica 2. If you wish to disable this setting, go to: %AppData%\.minecraft\config\AM2\AM2.txt and search for the 'Staged Compendium' option. Set this to false.
Creating the Arcane Compendium
Items needed:
Range of single block of liquid essence.
- Pool of Liquid Essence
- Item Frame
- Book
To create the first item of this mod you'll need to find a pool of liquid essence. Pools are generated at random and are commonly found in Plains, Deserts and Hills biomes, although they can be found just almost in every biome. They cannot be found in other dimensions, however. (Exept Twilight Forest, if you have a Modpack) Once you have found a pool, place an item frame next to it, and place the Book in the frame. After a few seconds, the Compendium will be created, and you'll be able to see your Burnout and Mana bar.
A Tome of Arcane Secrets
Upon opening the Arcane Compendium (by right clicking while holding it), the player will be faced with a GUI similar to a book, which will show the player multiple entries about different things in the mod, such as mobs, items, bosses, and structures.
A screenshot of the new Arcane Compendium's GUI, since 1.1.0.