Simple tutorial

The Nether is an important part of Minecraft - without it, players wouldn't get some of the coolest (and rarest) materials in the game, nor the chance to fight zombie pigmen and ghasts. But should Multiverse stop you from using the Nether? Of course not! This article explains an easy way of setting up a portal to the Nether from any Multiverse-managed world.

What you need

You'll need to install the Multiverse-Core and Multiverse-NetherPortals plugins. You will also need to be running CraftBukkit build 1024 or newer.

Getting started

Note: you may skip this section if you know how to create a standard, single-player-style portal.

Once both the Core and NetherPortals plugins are installed on your server:

1. Log in as an administrator or op.
2. Gather up at least 10 obsidian, as well as a flint and steel.
3. Create a portal in the usual (single-player style) shape. It should have an internal size of 2 x 3 blocks and a total external size of 4 x 5 blocks.
4. Light one of the inside surfaces on fire with the flint and steel.

You should see the inside of your obsidian frame light up with purple portal tiles. Congratulations - you made a nether portal!

Behavior

By default, nether portals behave exactly the same way they do in single player: they take you to a nether world. However, with Multiverse 2.0, there are some added features you can use to make your nether portals even better.

Standard

When you have multiple worlds, what does it mean to go "to the nether"? With Multiverse, the nether gets interpreted following a few simple rules:

• Each world gets its own nether by default.
• For a world named "X", the nether world is named "X_nether".
• If a nether exists for a world (e.g. "X_nether" is already a world), the portal takes you there. Otherwise, it makes a new nether.

Without any customization, that's it. Each world gets a separate nether, and those worlds behave just like any other Multiverse world - the only difference is that they have "_nether" at the end of their names. (Bold users can even change the suffix in the Multiverse-NetherPortals configuration file.)