Talk:Nether Fortress

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
 * 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.

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)

Giant Fortress
I have a picture of this

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)

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)

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)

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.

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 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}

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)