Nether portal mechanics: what happens if I destroy the overworld portal?
tldr; What happens to the nether-portal in the nether, if you destroy the portal in the overworld? Will the portal in the nether disappear? Or will taking it spawn a new random portal in the overworld?
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I recently started playing Minecraft again after a long hiatus, on an extremely hostile server making survival very difficult.
In order to survive, one must utilize the nether to get far enough away from spawn, in order to find trees, grass, animals, etc.
My buddy and I are semi-established, yes still relatively close to spawn, so in constant danger of being raided. Especially considering how we followed a pre-made nether-highway to get to where we are, others could get here too.
Now, we should probably relocate even further away from spawn, probably diagonally via. our own nether-pathway and create our own portal to ensure our safety, however I do not know much about the mechanics of the nether portal and am wondering: What happens to the nether-portal in the nether, if you destroy the portal in the overworld?
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Best Answer
Nether portals do not have any long-term association with each other (there is a short-term destination cache). Destroying a portal will not affect any other portals.
When a player or entity passes through a nether portal minecraft will calculate the corresponding coordinates in the other dimension. It will then search around those coordinates for a nether portal. If it finds one the player or entity will be teleported there.
If a player passes through a nether portal and an appropriate destination portal cannot be found a location will be chosen near the calculated destination coordinates and a new portal will be generated. This is unlikely* to be in the same location as the portal you destroyed. I'm not sure if this also works for entities or not.
Many players prefer to build both nether portals by hand to get more control over their size and location.
* Unless the original portal was itself an automatically generated one and you thouroughly destroyed it.
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A repaired Ruined Portal will simply act as any other Nether Portal in the game. It'll take you to the Nether if you're in the Overworld, and vice-versa. That's everything you need to know on Ruined Portals in Minecraft.Can you find ruined Portals in the Overworld?
Ruined Portals can be found in any biome in the Overworld and the Nether, both underground and on the surface. If found underground, they will be surrounded by air blocks to be more easily accessible. Ruined Portals will often contain enough Obsidian to make a complete portal.Can your portal be destroyed?
Like all other base components in Valheim, portals can be destroyed with the hammer and you will receive the components back as a result. However, we have noticed that destroying a portal will only yield half of its resources back on occasion.How to Unlink Nether Portals in Minecraft
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