I don't have pics but...
Mine is past a iron door, which leads to a long staircase, which then leads to a room, which then has an iron door leading to a hall way, which then takes you to a very tiny room (not big enough for ghasts to spawn in)where the big hell portal lays. It's not that interesting but it works :smile.gif:
I have two gate rooms: One in my floating castle, the other in my underwater base some ways away. Both rooms are identical, and are created from solid, cast obsidian.
Underwater Base, showcasing my lava-lit connecting hallways:
Underwater Base, looking back from inside the portal room:
Floating Castle, from the outside of the building:
Made me a nice facility,complete with an emergency exit in the control center(2nd level,includes preparation room observation area) the red light sticking from the glass control center above the double doors does nothing,just has a switch in the control room,used as a indicator,on=don't go in.
Ladder that led to portal room also has an indented ladder that leads to my bedrock mining area. This way from a distance it looks like it is just one double width ladder. Also lined with obsidian.
Hallway to portal room. Lava for lighting floor is cobblestone for nice look. Ceiling and walls are obsidian.
Two block depth waterfall between hallway and portal room. To drown possible future mobs and maybe hurt the Ghast if water has any effect.
Portal room ceiling and walls are obsidian. Lit by lava pools on either side. No reason to use anything special behind the portal since the portal itself will cover it up.
The obsidian took over 3 hours to mine. I am taking a break from obsidian for awhile. :sad.gif:
Does an area where water falls count as an empty area? Because my room its just small enough that a Ghast can't spawn unless the waterfall is counted as an open area then my room is big enough to spawn one.
Just a thought, but if the hellgate works by being lit on fire, couldn't one de-activate it by dousing the flames? Assuming that's actually possible, may be it'll be quite simple to set up security for it.
I assume people are using all that lava for thematic effect, since ghasts are supposedly immune to fire.
Just a thought, but if the hellgate works by being lit on fire, couldn't one de-activate it by dousing the flames? Assuming that's actually possible, may be it'll be quite simple to set up security for it.
I assume people are using all that lava for thematic effect, since ghasts are supposedly immune to fire.
Well some people are putting lava incase other mob are not immune to fire.
For what i think, once the fire is lit it become a portal, so you can't really put it out. Question is:
If you break a block of the portal, what happen?
-1 block break, portal stop working.
-the entire portal break. (use to prevent people from turning it off)
-the portal break lose and send you warping in hell with no portal to send you back.
Mine is past a iron door, which leads to a long staircase, which then leads to a room, which then has an iron door leading to a hall way, which then takes you to a very tiny room (not big enough for ghasts to spawn in)where the big hell portal lays. It's not that interesting but it works :smile.gif:
I kinda just built mine into my base.
(By the way, that sign says "Repent, for yonder lies Wooby Dooby Land")
but it'll be smaller, and with a lever as a q-tip :/
Currently: No room, no , no , no , and no guts.
I was the second person to use the avatar I have. The rest took it from me. The first I asked, he said yes.
I know what I'm doing. I plan ahead, or get tired and screw up everything.
Lot of people are using lava, but we don't know yet if the other monster are going to be immune like the big guy XD
Will lol at people that make the portal, say: Oops i forgat my bucket, go to base, return to the portal and get eat by evil kitty monster.
Underwater Base, showcasing my lava-lit connecting hallways:
Underwater Base, looking back from inside the portal room:
Floating Castle, from the outside of the building:
Just hope the guy with the portal room in an room, doesn't end up creating a Giant death portal room when he set fire XD
Ladder down to portal room under the pool.
Ladder that led to portal room also has an indented ladder that leads to my bedrock mining area. This way from a distance it looks like it is just one double width ladder. Also lined with obsidian.
Hallway to portal room. Lava for lighting floor is cobblestone for nice look. Ceiling and walls are obsidian.
Two block depth waterfall between hallway and portal room. To drown possible future mobs and maybe hurt the Ghast if water has any effect.
Portal room ceiling and walls are obsidian. Lit by lava pools on either side. No reason to use anything special behind the portal since the portal itself will cover it up.
The obsidian took over 3 hours to mine. I am taking a break from obsidian for awhile. :sad.gif:
Does an area where water falls count as an empty area? Because my room its just small enough that a Ghast can't spawn unless the waterfall is counted as an open area then my room is big enough to spawn one.
I assume people are using all that lava for thematic effect, since ghasts are supposedly immune to fire.
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I want to make a giant spiraling fissure in the ground that leads to Hell...
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(bird's eye view)
Well some people are putting lava incase other mob are not immune to fire.
For what i think, once the fire is lit it become a portal, so you can't really put it out. Question is:
If you break a block of the portal, what happen?
-1 block break, portal stop working.
-the entire portal break. (use to prevent people from turning it off)
-the portal break lose and send you warping in hell with no portal to send you back.
Link for whole image: http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd3 ... 4/MSS1.png
Nothing too fancy, just a cobblestone-lined room:
Link: http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd3 ... 4/MSS2.png
It comes equipped with a full station:
Link: http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd3 ... 4/MSS3.png
It has all the essentials for exploring:
Link: http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd3 ... 4/MSS4.png
It also has water behind glass in case of emergency:
Link: http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd3 ... 4/MSS5.png
Link: http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd3 ... 4/MSS6.png