History of the block's effects Java Edition AlphaĪ unique screen effect is shown after traveling through a nether portal, in which the "nausea" effect slows down and the overlay disappears. The block ID of nether portals has been changed to nether_portal.
Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 90. Nether portals no longer have side faces. Nether portal blocks with data values 3, 7, 11 and 15 now appear as north-south connected again. Nether portals no longer show their back face. This also makes the rear planes visible from the front planes. Nether portals, water and ice are now visible through each other. Nether portal blocks with damage value 3, 7, 11 and 15 now have a vertical post appearance rather than the pane or sheet appearance of other states. 0, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 15 also appear as north/south and 5, 9 and 13 as east/west, however they appear to be unused. Metadata value 1 corresponds to a portal that reaches the west and east sides of the block, and 2 corresponds to one that touches the north and south sides. Due to these changes, nether portals created in 1.6.4 and earlier have a tendency to close when upgrading. Nether portal blocks now use block data values (later changed to block state) to determine their orientation. Nether portal blocks now use the texture in resource packs: textures/blocks/portal.png. It makes the same sound as glass being destroyed. The player can now (again) break a block portal in creative by punching it. Both stop before hitting the portal and act as if the portal were a solid block placing water instead of fire in the portal automatically deactivates the portal anyway. It is no longer possible to break portal blocks with water or lava. Nether portal blocks are no longer affected by smooth lighting. Nether portal blocks no longer have a top face. It currently cannot be destroyed by flowing fluids. Further details may exist on the talk page. Please expand the section to include this information. While the block is in the process of being broken They also cannot be pushed or pulled by sticky pistons. Nether portal blocks cannot be pushed by pistons. They teleport players to the Nether in Java Edition, and to the Overworld in Bedrock Edition. While nether portals themselves cannot be lit in the End, a portal block set in the End and in custom dimensions behave exactly like in the Overworld, calculating coordinates in the Nether with the same 1:8 ratio. If any portal block is destroyed, the whole portal is deactivated as adjacent portal blocks are updated and detect that the portal structure is no longer complete. However, portal blocks can be destroyed by explosions (even weak ones) and can be replaced by placing water or lava sources in the same block (can also be done by dispensers). Much like water or lava, portal blocks cannot be broken by tools except in Creative. Portal blocks emit a light level of 11, dimmer than a torch.įalling block entities can be teleported through a portal, but a piston cannot push a block through.
Nether portal blocks make distinctive sounds, and emit the same purple particles produced by endermen, endermites, and ender chests. If a single portal block is placed using commands, it can still be used to travel to the Nether. Otherwise, a portal is created at or near the corresponding coordinates. If there is already an active portal within range (125 blocks) in the other world, the player appears in that portal. However, in Creative mode there is no wait time-the player immediately transfers between dimensions. The player can step out of a portal before it completes its animation to abort the teleport. While in the nether portal block, the player can neither open their inventory nor interact with blocks with GUI. When a player in the Overworld or the Nether stands in a nether portal block for 4 seconds, the player is taken to the other dimension. Nether portal blocks can be used to teleport entities between the Nether and the Overworld. When the block is updated and detects it is not part of such a structure, it is destroyed. Nether portal blocks can stably exist only within a nether portal structure, unlike end portal blocks.