2010-10-30, 08:14 PM
One more thing I'd like to know is how portals interact with fluid. If you placed a portal underwater (not underwater initially), would it work? Conversely, if you accidentally mine in a fashion that leads lava into your portal in the slip, does it deactivate? Would suck quite hard if you didn't have any spare obsidian for a new gate and were being chased.
However, if it is unaffected by liquids/and or if it blocks their passage, it could be used as a nice detrimental system in conjunction with jails. Make an indestructible maze that goes back and forth between the slip and back making all dead-ends lead to portals covered in lava. One end lead to a waiting room where an admin could give them "unjailed" status which remarks their spawn-point. This could be applied to all new players to the server as well deterring people from just jumping in to grief should the IP become public. They would have to show a bit of patience and really want to join the server to be approved.
However, if it is unaffected by liquids/and or if it blocks their passage, it could be used as a nice detrimental system in conjunction with jails. Make an indestructible maze that goes back and forth between the slip and back making all dead-ends lead to portals covered in lava. One end lead to a waiting room where an admin could give them "unjailed" status which remarks their spawn-point. This could be applied to all new players to the server as well deterring people from just jumping in to grief should the IP become public. They would have to show a bit of patience and really want to join the server to be approved.