[Shizushi]

I'm just wondering, are we allowed to make our own private nether portals or is there a public portal that we need to use? :/

[ThatDuckSauce]

(09-10-2017, 01:21 PM)Shizushi Wrote: I'm just wondering, are we allowed to make our own private nether portals or is there a public portal that we need to use? :/

[LilDevilian]

Yes, you are allowed to make your own nether portal, just make sure to not block if off.

[Shizushi]

Does blocking it off include putting it in a cave? o-o

[Nether_Ruler]

(09-10-2017, 03:27 PM)Shizushi Wrote: Does blocking it off include putting it in a cave? o-o

Blocking it off entails putting fences directly in front of it, so people can't get out should they accidentally have another portal connected to yours.

[Shizushi]

(09-15-2017, 03:17 AM)Nether_Ruler Wrote:

(09-10-2017, 03:27 PM)Shizushi Wrote: Does blocking it off include putting it in a cave? o-o

Blocking it off entails putting fences directly in front of it, so people can't get out should they accidentally have another portal connected to yours.

Thank you for clarifying.  One last question, Why am I spawned on a cobblestone island above a lava lake with no visible way down into the actual nether?

[TheNamesGames]

Because someone propably wanted to troll other players by building that thing and put the portal there.

[Shizushi]

(09-15-2017, 10:27 AM)TheNamesGames Wrote: Because someone propably wanted to troll other players by building that thing and put the portal there.

Thank you! Just wasn't sure if it was intentionally placed there or not. Thank you so much for all your answers.

[Hiyoko]

If you aren't sure a nether portal is yours and spawned from your location, consult a staff member and they can tell you if you someone has been in the area recently, or consult a nether expert. Overworld portals hundreds of blocks away have been known to connect to each since they haven't been configured.

[Ju gatsu mikka]

The best solution to be absolutely sure that a portal is your is to build one one the correct coordinate inside the nether, light it, then extinguish the one on the overworld and then relight it.

When you light a nether portal on the overworld, the game will search if there is an existing portal within a certain radius around the corresponding coordinate and connect to it. If not, then it will build one in the nearest cave. By building yourself the portal inside the nether, then you are positively sure it's yours.

Here is a link to a nether portal coordinate calculator.