Nether Portal Guide
Nether ice roads are used to travel across the land in TWS. This is a guide to getting your base connected to the Nether highway.
Nether Portal Rules:
These rules can also be found on the rules page. Note that the Nether ice roads are currently located on the Nether roof.
- Tunnels may be up to 5 blocks wide (including walls).
- Construct tunnels between the deepslate pillars of the main tunnels.
- No exposed bedrock unless by design (work-in-progress is fine).
- Add blocks next to the ice road so boats won’t catch on entrances. - Note: carpets and slabs work well!
- Label tunnels with resident(s).
- Main tunnel height: Y 111.
- Tunnels should run straight to your portal with no turns or height changes.
Non-compliant tunnels may be requested to be changed or removed!
Setting up a Nether Portal
1. Decide where your base is located - Be mindful of the rule regarding building 200+ blocks from others.
2. Acquire the necessary materials - You will need obsidian along with flint and steel. Note that you can obtain obsidian through the vote shop, which makes portal building much easier! 4 vote points = 10× Obsidian. Here's the link to vote for TWS!
3. Build your portal in the Overworld - This will be your main connection to the community of TWS.
4. Determine where your Nether world Nether portal should be placed - Use the Nether Portal Calculator to determine where and which direction your portal needs to be placed in the Nether World. [link needed]
5. Build your portal in the Nether - Either borrow a nearby player's portal with permission or use the portals at spawn (0,0) to travel to the necessary Nether location to build your portal. Alternatively, you can ask a friend to help build your nether portal in its spot.
6. Light both portals - Your portals should now link, which will allow travel between home and the rest of the world to be much easier.
7. Build your Nether ice path and tunnel - Be mindful of the rules and guidelines. We are not expecting perfection right away, but progress should be made to make the tunnel look nice.