Other Portal (block)
This article documents an April Fools' Day joke.
This feature was exclusively part of a joke version and is not currently planned for addition to regular Minecraft.
Other Portal
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X -
Z
| Renewable |
Yes |
|---|---|
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Tool |
Any tool |
| Blast resistance |
0 |
| Hardness |
-1 |
| Luminous |
No |
| Transparent |
Yes |
| Flammable |
No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
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An Other Portal is a joke block which was added as part of the 2023 Java Edition April Fools' Day joke snapshot 23w13a_or_b. It was added as a reference to the Aether, a popular mod for Minecraft which added a fourth dimension to the game. This became a joke when players would attempt to build portals to the Aether in vanilla Minecraft and fail.[1]
Obtaining
The shape of the Other Portal is similar to a nether portal, except that it uses glowstone instead.
It also uses a water bucket instead of a flint and steel to light the portal.
The Other Portal must be enabled by having minecraft:other_portal
Usage
When entering the Other Portal, the player is teleported 500 blocks upward, and the message "Error 404 Terrain Not Found" is displayed.
If the portal is created above Y=200, it teleports players to Y=650 instead, so they aren't teleported to the Moon.
Sounds
Generic
 glass sound type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| Something falls on a block | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | subtitles | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Unique
| Sounds | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Portal whooshes | Blocks | Randomly | block | subtitles | 0.5 | 0.8-1.2 | 10 | |
| Portal noise intensifies | Ambient/Environment | When a player attempts to travel through an other portal | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.8-1.2 | 16 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Block tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Other Portal | other_portal | Block & Item | | block |
Block states
See also: Block states
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| axis | x
| x | The portal's long edge runs east–west. |
z | The portal's long edge runs north–south. |
Issues
Other portal blocks are an unsupported item due to being an April Fools' joke. Issues relating to them are not expected to be fixed.
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