Portal Gun + Portal Spawner = Easy RTB

[Physicist]

I used to use my portal gun as a way to return home; I would always leave my right-click portal near my bed, and my left-click portal would pop down wherever I was. The problem there, is that I couldn't use my portal gun as a nifty problem solving tool or enemy disposal trick.

However, I made a simple way to set up a single portal spawner (especially useful when you find an odd number of them in dungeon chests) so that your portal gun gives you an easy way to return home but is also fully useable while out exploring.

By hooking it like this to a Programmable Rednet Controller (or a less conspicuous way, like the wall behind it should work), you can set a timer, like this:

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So every so often, the portal set in your portal spawner 'expires' from the last place you put it, and ends up right back at home.

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[Bibble]

This has long been known. The better way (now that wireless redstone is back) is to place a wireless receiver underneath the portal, and hold onto the wireless remote, which would give you the ability to remotely activate the portal.

 

[Physicist]

Oh neat, I haven't played with wireless redstone yet, and didn't know you could carry a remote with you. Does it have a max range?

As for repeat info, I gave it a cursory search but didn't see a post or anything relating, so thought I'd share.

 

[Bibble]

Oh neat, I haven't played with wireless redstone yet, and didn't know you could carry a remote with you. Does it have a max range?

As for repeat info, I gave it a cursory search but didn't see a post or anything relating, so thought I'd share.

No max range, but I don't think it can cross dimensions. And, I don't think there's been an explicit explanation of it for a while (the concept has been around since wireless redstone and portals, so sometime prior to 1.2.5). I wasn't berating you, more mentioning that there are versions around, but it's kind of passed into the realm of common knowledge, which it can be difficult for new players (and some old players) to pick up. Well done for actually putting it somewhere visible.

 

[lazaruz76]

I know direwolf20 used to do the portal spawner in his base all the time but not so much any more. I think he just shoots a portal there and leaves it now.

 

[Physicist]

No offense taken. Meh, portal guns don't work interdimensionally either, unless perhaps you had a portal exit directly into a mystcraft portal, to toss you into a third portalgun portal... sounds like a wild ride. I'll have to try it.

 

[twisto51]

Dartcraft has a rod of return, I tend to have one of those in my enderbag. In newer versions of the mod it even works cross-dimension. I've also read in at least one place that it is possible to buy a linkbook with following on it from a villager.

 

[Bibble]

I know direwolf20 used to do the portal spawner in his base all the time but not so much any more. I think he just shoots a portal there and leaves it now.

I think the point is that spawners are significantly more expensive now. Typically, you don't want to use a nether star for what is, basically, convinience. If he'd found one in some dungeon loot, I'd suspect that you'd soon see it.

 

[MigukNamja]

I think the point is that spawners are significantly more expensive now. Typically, you don't want to use a nether star for what is, basically, convinience. If he'd found one in some dungeon loot, I'd suspect that you'd soon see it.

Yes, especially with MystCraft linkbooks + nexus being in vogue.