It does ruin experimentation (and arguably immersion), but after the recipe book was added to the game. I don't think Minecraft's extensive recipes are fit for memorization anymore.

But honestly, it's so useful and so harmless and would add so much to new players and decoration that I think it's worth it. We could have potion making, villager trading, mob breeding, ore layers, enchanting, piglin bartering, and so on. Exclusive to exploration or as a diamond tier trade/wandering trader trade.

Also as a side thing. I think we could finally have a way to physically represent game advancements. Maybe a single giant painting linked to a player that updates whenever they unlock a new one.

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