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Nether Portal Nerf

by RagnarDragus

Nether Portal Nerf restores portal creation to the Nether, so portals can be lit anywhere again instead of only inside ruined portals.

ForgeServer-side onlyMIT LicenseOpen source1.20.1

What it does

Nether portals only generate as ruined portals in the vanilla game. This Forge mod lifts that limit by disabling the gamerule that blocks portal creation, so a player can light a portal in any location and travel to the Nether from there. It is server-side only, so players join without installing anything and only the server needs the mod. Files are published for Forge 1.20.1, with 1.0.3 as the latest, and the code is released under the MIT License as open source.

Key features

  1. Portals anywhere

    Players can light Nether portals in any location again, not only where ruined portals have generated.

  2. Ruin exploration

    Ruined portals keep a reason to explore, since the chests inside them can hold netherite scrap.

  3. Netherite scrap chance

    Each ruined portal chest has a 50% chance to contain netherite scrap, giving a reason to visit them.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.11.0.3
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

No Nether Portal is a client and server mod for Forge 1.18.2 – 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Instant Nether Travel is server-side only for 1.20 – 1.20.2 under All rights reserved and not open source, so it suits a server that wants a different travel rule.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Nether Portal NerfForge1.20.1Server-side only2025-03-04
No Nether PortalForge1.18.2 – 1.20.1Client and server2023-10-07
Instant Nether TravelForge1.20 – 1.20.2Server-side only2023-10-21

Questions

Does Nether Portal Nerf need to be installed on clients?

No. Server owners install it, and players connect with no copy of their own.

Which Forge version does the mod support?

Files are published only for 1.20.1, and the latest file is 1.0.3 for that version.

In the catalog

Nether Portal Nerf is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,478 Adventure mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.

Adventure mods19,031Forge modsMods for 1.20.134,764

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What the author says

Nether portals can only be created in ruined portals. This encourages exploration and gives an extra purpose to Nether portal ruins.
RagnarDragus, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
RagnarDragus
Published
2025-02-14
Updated on Modrinth
2025-03-04
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

AdventureGame mechanics
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