Linking Custom Portals with Vanilla Nether Mechanics

Custom frames and configurable portal blocks do not replace how Minecraft calculates travel between dimensions. Because the mod preserves vanilla mechanics, you can mix custom portals with traditional obsidian ones across your Overworld and Nether networks.

Pairing Overworld and Nether Gateways

1. Build and light your custom-framed portal at your desired Overworld location and record your coordinates using the debug screen (F3 in Java Edition, where mod loaders run this mod).

2. Divide your Overworld X and Z coordinates by eight to find the matching spot in the Nether, following standard vanilla portal math.

3. Travel into the Nether and check the generated return portal. If you want a custom aesthetic on both sides, break the arrival portal and rebuild it at the exact calculated coordinates using stone, wood, or modded frame blocks.

Keeping Multi-Portal Hubs Organized

1. Leave enough distance between separate portals in your base so they do not link to the same Nether exit, as custom frame materials do not isolate portals onto separate channels automatically unless configured with distinct behaviors.

2. Use different frame materials—such as modded metal blocks for industrial farms and stone for mining outposts—to visually color-code your Nether hub tunnels while relying on standard coordinate linking.