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Jonas Engine
This is a first draft version of this mod, it has minimal polish. This project is something thrown together to expand on the idea of the engine restoration in another of my mods "Specific Clutter", except this time the goal is to make the engine playable inst
Quick answer
Which Jonas Engine release should I use?
Jonas Engine 1.0.0 targets 1.21.0, 1.21.4. It must be installed on the client. Installation on the dedicated server is optional. No extra mods listed for this file.
Where it goes
Is Jonas Engine required on the client, server, or both?
It must be installed on the client. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.
This release supports both sides, but the source does not require it on the server.
What else does Jonas Engine 1.0.0 need?
1.0.0. Change the file and its required mods may change too.
This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
This file does not list any required or optional mods.
Before you install it
Add Jonas Engine without breaking your instance.
Built for Jonas Engine 1.0.0. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
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Stick to this file
Use 1.0.0. It targets 1.21.0, 1.21.4; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs
This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
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Put it on the correct side
It must be installed on the client. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.
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Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside 1.0.0. It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does Jonas Engine add?
This is a first draft version of this mod, it has minimal polish.
This project is something thrown together to expand on the idea of the engine restoration in another of my mods "Specific Clutter", except this time the goal is to make the engine playable instead of just a prop. However this mod is a very rough survival prototype more so recycling code from my Rickety Translocation mod.
To bring the engine online you require a linked active heat source, and 2 points of strength capacity from concentric amplifier blocks, alongside a fuelled prima material tank.
Boilers provide heat, either with coal from an active boiler, or passively if placed in boiling water with a passive boiler
Prima tanks must be refilled with temporal gears.
To link things use the engine tools and shift right click the core and then the linkable object. You can also link rotors to Rotor Levers via starting at a Rotor.
Note that for multi block pieces you need to shift click on one specific block out of the whole structure, this can be fiddly.
Project description from Vintage Story Mod DB.
Pick your setup
Jonas Engine releases for each Vintage Story version.
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
1.21.0
1 loader buildCheck the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
Jonas Engine versions and loaders
1.0.0
JonasEngine_1.0.0.zip
8 Oct 2025
Looking for an older file? The official Vintage Story Mod DB project page is in Resources.