Talk:Nether Fortress

Origin of Nether Ruins
I remember reading an interview or quote by Notch a while ago, that said he wanted the Nether to be like 'The Ways', in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, which is a place characters could enter into all over the world by passing through portals. Inside was a gloomy dangerous place, of tiny floating islands interconnected by a series of BRIDGES, and moving a short distance in the ways covered a large distance in the real world. Methinks that is what these 'nether ruins' are, so I don't know if you should expect to see more than just bridges, if he is sticking to a WoT like idea –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 220.233.43.103 (Talk) 04:35, 20 September 2011 (UTC). Please sign your posts with
 * If he wanted to make it more like the books then he should have made the entrances randomly spawned, the bridges much more confusing and random, and made it nearly pitch black. -that would have been really cool. -also stones that tell you where to go in the old tongue. lol Theesexiestman 08:16, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Nether Well
I'll just leave this right here. –Preceding unsigned comment was added by Weregoose (Talk&#124;Contribs) 18:15, 22 September 2011 (UTC). Please sign your posts with Here is a suggestion from ppaxson, larger nether wells!!! –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 218.3.243.91 (Talk) 01:46, 18 December 2012 (UTC). Please sign your posts with

Another name than 'Nether Ruins'?
I would prefer the name 'Nether Fort' or 'Nether Castle' instead of 'Nether Ruins' because of the look... Someone agree? Kingy98 14:19, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

Sounds lamer than "ruins", IMO. Cobalt32 14:09, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Nether Fortress
Jeb recently edited his own article on the Wiki and referred to these structures as "Nether Fortresses." I'd say this is official enough to warrant renaming the article, since Jeb is primarily the one who developed them. Siphida 11:18, 24 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Seconded Theesexiestman 08:16, 2 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Second, much better name IMO --DarkFlame588 17:19, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

Are these rare?
I have searched very far and not found one, so are they at least semi-rare? Theesexiestman 08:16, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes. I used creative and it was a good 5 minutes before i found one (about 500 blocks from where i entered with a portal) while flying. I guess theyre kinda like strongholds. I wonder how many spawn per world? --HexZyle 10:39, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep in mind that this is a structure, not a block or vain. they are not hard to find as long as you are out in the open area of the nether and have your render distance set to far or normal, but if you don't see one close to your portal, you have a very long hike in the nether to make.--98.89.71.93 22:18, 15 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I am still playing my first world (v1.2.6) and looked 1Km in each compass point directions (2km along f=0) and still have not found one! I do not want to use a cheat, but I am reaching a point where I may have to! --Antofthy 02:25, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Uh oh... i never did find one in my last game, but I hadn't gotten that far in the Nether. It looks like I've got a tough slog ahead.... --Mental Mouse 17:44, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
 * ETA: I eventually found one, some 400-odd blocks away from my initial entry and in the middle of the lava sea.  It was a tough slog, and to build the bridge I eventually had to invoke peaceful mode against the Ghasts. --Mental Mouse 20:59, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Lava slime spawning
I've explored an extensive Nether fortress, and I've found exactly zero lava slimes in it. I've seen several of them elsewhere, though. Is this enough to remove the "lava slime spawn rates may be increased" stuff? Jaeil 00:48, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I see magma cubes all over the place. It just seems like they spawn not as often as other nether mobs, rather than "only in nether fortresses/more likely in nether fortresses" --HexZyle 13:03, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Someone came up with spawn percentages that indicated there ought to be a lot of magma cubes, but others comment they don't see any. It occurs to me, that given they're immune to lava and fall damage, perhaps they're jumping off the walkways? --Mental Mouse 01:11, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

Average walkway altitude
Is the altitude of the walkway always near the same for these structures, or can they be found at a variety of hights.--98.89.71.93 22:22, 15 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Looking at the graph on the Altitude page, and assuming that the lower altitudes are mostly columns, I figure the walkways are probably mostly between altitudes 50-70, with some up to 90. Haven't found one myself yet.  :-( --Mental Mouse 12:35, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

Nether Ruins!
Nether Ruins are the main thing as Nether Fortresses, but is generated inside a netherrack hill. These Nether Ruins often contain a lava well, or so. Ex, Stairwell with growing nether warts. –Preceding unsigned comment was added by Defaultio (Talk&#124;Contribs) 02:37, 18 November 2011 (UTC). Please sign your posts with

Is this based on official word from Mojang or are you just making this up? Cobalt32 04:31, 18 November 2011 (UTC)


 * There are no Nether Ruins, in the sense that there is no difference between them and Nether Fortresses. The official name is "Nether Fortress", so that's what we use; "Nether Ruins" was a fan name used until the official name was confirmed. 「 ディノ 奴 千？！ 」? · ☎ Dinoguy1000 19:23, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

Nether Fortress ruins are real. I found one. Many of the bridges end as if part had crumbled away. Most corridors end in Netherrack. I did find two Blaze generators and plenty of Nether Warts. This is in a two-player world, so no mischief occurred. Ashleyli 00:52, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Nether Ruins Facts!
Well, Nether Ruins [Nether Fort], have many spawner rooms spawning, Magma Cubes, and Blaze. These rooms are made of Netherrack, or Nether Brick items. {EX. (Nether Bricks, Nether Brick Stairs} –Preceding unsigned comment was added by Defaultio (Talk&#124;Contribs) 02:44, 18 November 2011 (UTC). Please sign your posts with

Correction, there are no Lava cube spawners that I know of or have ever seen, only Blaze spawners. [Fangar5 8/20/12] –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.161.173.155 (Talk) 09:27, 20 August 2012 (UTC). Please sign your posts with

well ure wrong then caus me and my friend found some in our fort and killed them. [kingangus67 2/12/12 nz] –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 115.188.211.3 (Talk) 06:32, 2 December 2012 (UTC). Please sign your posts with

If a minecraft world was created in 1.8 or 1.8.1, Nether Fortresses will not generate?
The trivia section says "If a minecraft world was created in 1.8 or 1.8.1, Nether Fortresses will not generate." Can anyone confirm or cite that? Is this specific to 1.8, or something that applies to any world < 1.9?

I don't expect them to appear in existing blocks, but it doesn't make sense for them to not exist in newly generated world blocks. 24.87.51.64 11:01, 21 November 2011 (UTC)


 * It's just a poorly-worded statement pointing out that Nether Fortresses don't get added in chunks that were generated pre-1.9. The game doesn't do version-based feature locks on maps. 「 ディノ 奴 千？！ 」? · ☎ Dinoguy1000 18:23, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

Distinction Between Strongholds and Nether Fortress Numbers
There's a question that this wiki so far hadn't answered. I want to know if fortresses confine to the same "3 Per World" rule as Strongholds because of the similarities between the two. If there is any information about this, I would like it added to the wiki. Thanks. Technologics 23:42, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

No, there can be an unlimited number of them. Nether fortresses are randomly generated features, not epic end game event areas like the strongholds. [Fangar5 4:22am, 20 August 2012] –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.161.173.155 (Talk) 09:23, 20 August 2012 (UTC). Please sign your posts with

Bug, not trivia
"Nether Fortresses will still be generated even if the "Generated Structures" option is turned off."

Why is this listed under trivia and not bugs; it's a bug if you ask me. I just don't want to change it because it might be there for a reason. Pickledineen 18:58, 22 December 2011 (UTC)

Perhaphs because it is the only way to obtain nether wart and find blazes. –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.208.25.252 (Talk) 19:54, 17 February 2012 (UTC). Please sign your posts with

Then why don't Strongholds generate? It is the only way to get to the end... + 1 for listing it under bugs. –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 78.23.50.226 (Talk) 16:43, 3 August 2012 (UTC). Please sign your posts with

Agreed, it should be listed under bugs if you ask me. 184.1.103.140 02:53, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

Definition of Walkway for spawning
The article says that fortress mobs will spawn up to 7 blocks above the walkway, and horizontally spanning the entire chunk (assuming a block to stand on).

What is defined as the "walkway"? Is it just the floor, or do the ledges count as well? Also, can they spawn below the walkway? And can I alter the y coordinate of the walkway - like if I trim off 1 layer from the top of the walkway (making the new walkway 1 block lower), will fortress mobs stop spawning?

Thanks -23.24.55.162 17:43, 3 December 2012 (UTC)


 * I've done a little bit of experimenting in creative on a fortress. I cleared out the "walkway" on about 6 chunks, and then placed a platform 1 block below the original "walkway" and another platform 1 block above the original walkway such that there was a 2 gap space between. These platforms spanned the entire widths of the chunks. Within a minute, I had blazes spawning on both the lower and upper platforms. This only puts the wording on more unstable grounds.
 * So, I decided to look through the logs of this page to see who wrote that wording, and found that it appeared in early September 2012 by User:Kizzycocoa in basically its current state, and the writer said "Coders: please help us to expand this section!". He then revised it a little shortly afterwords, removing a part that mentioned hollowing out the legs to be ineffective.
 * In conclusion, this wording about the spawn algorithm is insufficient and we need some help clearing it up. --Kahless61 20:30, 12 December 2012 (UTC)

Minecraft Xbox - No guaranteed Nether Fortress per World?
I've heard of a rumor floating around that newly generated worlds in Minecraft for the Xbox 360 don't have a 100% chance of having a Nether Fortress generated in the Nether, I'm just curious, is this rumor confirmed or not?

It seems to be leaning heavily towards true, I've seen many posts here and there about not finding a Nether Fortress no matter how much one looks around in the Nether, via creative mode or otherwise.

I've also heard a bug fix patch will be coming early after New Years to remedy the problem, (aka Jeb fix Notch's game!) but I really want to know if this is indeed a confirmed bug and if its something worth mentioning on the Nether Fortress/Xbox 360 Mincraft page.

- Jake Command Wolf


 * This tweet suggests that this bug does indeed exist, but will be fixed in the next update. The Xbox 360 Edition upcoming features page lists what has been confirmed about future updates (admittedly, not much at the moment). -- Orthotope 06:36, 28 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Okie-dokie-lokie, thanks for the quick reply, I greatly appreciate not being left hanging, but I'm just curious if you have heard/seen the exact date the bug fix patch is scheduled to be released?


 * Knowing Mojang it will a when-ever-ish time between now and 2-3 weeks, or when ever Notch reminds Jeb to do it, lol... :D


 * - Jake Command Wolf


 * 4J Studios will probably tweet when they've submitted the update to Microsoft for testing. Someone at Microsoft will release it once it passes, which usually takes 1-2 weeks, possibly longer if there are issues. It would be nice to know in advance when updates will be released, but we don't. -- Orthotope 03:57, 29 December 2012 (UTC)