Portal Switch
by Sunflower
Portal Switch changes how Nether portals return players, so a trip through the Nether lands them back at the portal they entered from.
What it does
Players who cut routes through the Nether by linking distant overworld points lose the shortcut when Portal Switch is installed, since each Nether portal returns travelers to the exact portal they used. The mod was built after server players kept shortening Nether paths, and it leaves the other ways of travel in the game untouched. Only the server needs it, so players join without installing anything. Forge is the only loader, with files for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, and the code is under All rights reserved.
Key features
Same-portal return
Entering a Nether portal always brings the player back out at the portal they came from.
Other travel stays open
Minecarts, horses, boats and other modded transportation still work, so players keep many ways to move around.
Server-side behavior
Only the server applies the change, and clients join without installing anything.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Questions
Does Portal Switch need to be on the client?
In the catalog
Portal Switch is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
Forget about it! With this mod, teleporting from the Nether will always bring you back to the same portal you entered from. We were inspired to create this mod after encountering the problem of players constantly shortening their path through the Nether, ignoring all the other possibilities Minecraft has to offer…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/portal-switch
- Owner
- Sunflower
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15