Smarter Nether Portals
Modifies how Minecraft creates Nether Portals. The scale of the overworld and nether is now dependent on the difference in center positions and size of the world borders. This is useful for small world border survival games.
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About this Mod
Modifies how Minecraft creates Nether Portals. The scale of the overworld and nether is now dependent on the difference in center positions and size of the world borders. This is useful for small world border survival games on servers where the players have trouble linking portals in the nether (maybe leaking their secret bases or something). This mod attempts to fix this issue.
Limitation:
If the world borders are massive in comparison to each other. Say the nether is 20k blocks wide and the overworld is 1k blocks wide then the portals may not link properly due to Minecraft's portal search radius. If the radius is overriden to be higher than it may snap to another portal nearby that you likely didn't want to connect to.
Available Versions
How to Install Smarter Nether Portals on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.11).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Smarter Nether Portals". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.11
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Smarter Nether Portals server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.11). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Smarter Nether Portals compatible with fabric?
Smarter Nether Portals officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.11. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Smarter Nether Portals – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Smarter Nether Portals consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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