A nether portal on/off switch in Minecraft is a great mechanization process. It ensures your portal is properly maintained and prevents you from accidentally wandering into the nether region.

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As the name suggests, a Ruined Portal is a Nether Portal that has been broken or doesn’t work for one of a number of reasons. This could be as simple as it having a missing Obsidian block in the frame ...

In this immersive Minecraft gameplay video, we build a Nether Portal under a moody, rain-soaked sky in a peaceful plains biome. Surrounded by a quiet village, swaying wheat fields, and the sound of ...

Seeing what Minecraft players can create in the building game is sometimes more entertaining than trying to construct something yourself, but the best way to combine the two sources of entertainment ...

Monsters, creatures, and every other mob in the game will soon be able to move through portals. The lead designer of Minecraft, Jens “Jeb” Bergernstern, announced today that the upcoming version of ...

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Obsidian Blocks: A minimum of 10 blocks are required. Obsidian is created when water converges with lava source blocks. You can only use a Diamond or Netherite pickaxe to mine Obsidian. Flint and ...

To do this, you’ll need Obsidian, a very hard block type that can only be harvested using a Diamond or Netherite Pickaxe. Obsidian can be found in mines along pools of lava. You can also make it by ...