Nether Mod for Minetest, with Portals API.

Allows Nether portals to be constructed, opening a gateway between the surface realm and one of lava and netherrack, with rumors of a passageway through the netherrack to a great magma ocean.

To view the options provided by this mod, see settingtypes.txt or go to "Settings"->"All Settings"->"Mods"->"nether" in the game.

A Nether portal is built as a rectangular vertical frame of obsidian, 4 blocks wide and 5 blocks high. Once constructed, a Mese crystal fragment can be right-click/used on the frame to activate it.

Modders and game designers

See portal_api.txt for how to create custom portals to your own realms.

Nether Portals can allow surface fast-travel.

This mod provides Nether basalts (natural, hewn, and chiseled) as nodes which require a player to journey to the magma ocean to obtain, so these can be used for gating progression through a game. For example, a portal to another realm might need to be constructed from basalt, thus requiring a journey through the nether first, or basalt might be a crafting ingredient required to reach a particular branch of the tech-tree.

Netherbrick tools are provided (pick, shovel, axe, & sword), see tools.lua The Nether pickaxe has a 10x bonus against wear when mining netherrack.

License of source code:

Copyright (C) 2013 PilzAdam

Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

License and attribution of media (textures and sounds)

Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0)

• nether_portal_teleport.ogg is a timing adjusted version of "teleport" by outroelison, used under CC0 1.0
• nether_rack_destroy.ogg is from "Rock destroy" by Bertsz, used under CC0 1.0

Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)

• nether_lightstaff.ogg is "Fire Burst" by SilverIllusionist, 2019
• nether_portal_ambient.ogg & nether_portal_ambient.0.ogg are extractions from "Deep Cinematic Rumble Stereo" by Patrick Lieberkind, used under CC BY 3.0
• nether_portal_extinguish.ogg is an extraction from "Tight Laser Weapon Hit Scifi" by damjancd, used under CC BY 3.0
• nether_portal_ignite.ogg is a derivative of "Flame Ignition" by hykenfreak, used under CC BY 3.0. "Nether Portal ignite" is licensed under CC BY 3.0 by Treer.

Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)

• nether_basalt* (files starting with "nether_basalt"): Treer, 2020
• nether_book_* (files starting with "nether_book"): Treer, 2019-2020
• nether_brick_deep.png: Treer, 2021
• nether_fumarole.ogg: Treer, 2020
• nether_lava_bubble* (files starting with "nether_lava_bubble"): Treer, 2020
• nether_lava_crust_animated.png: Treer, 2019-2020
• nether_lightstaff.png: Treer, 2021
• nether_particle_anim* (files starting with "nether_particle_anim"): Treer, 2019
• nether_portal_ignition_failure.ogg: Treer, 2019
• nether_smoke_puff.png: Treer, 2020

Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)

• nether_glowstone* (files starting with "nether_glowstone"): BlockMen
• nether_nether_ingot.png & nether_nether_lump.png: color adjusted versions from "default" mod, originally by Gambit
• nether_portal.png: Extex101, 2020
• nether_rack* (files starting with "nether_rack"): Zeg9
• nether_tool_* (files starting with "nether_tool_"): color adjusted versions from "default" mod, originals by BlockMen

All other media: Copyright © 2013 PilzAdam, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 by PilzAdam.