Minecraft:End Gateway (block)

Template:Infobox block The End gateway is a Minecraft:block that forms a part of Minecraft:End gateways, which teleport the player between the central island and the outer islands in Minecraft:the End.

It is one of two blocks that use the Minecraft:starfield effect.

Obtaining

File:Endgatewaycommand.jpg

The command used to get an End gateway

The End gateway block cannot be obtained as an item even by using the Template:Cmd command. The item form doesn't exist Template:In, but it can be obtained through Minecraft:add-ons or external editors or by using bugs Template:In.

The End gateway block can be placed using commands such as Template:Cmd or Template:Cmd Template:In. It cannot be placed by such commands Template:In but it can be placed using structure blocks.

Natural generation

More naturally generated gateways that transport the player back to the Minecraft:End platform can be found throughout the outer End islands. They will not create new gateways on the central island.

Post-generation

File:End gateway.png

An End gateway

End gateway blocks form the functional part of Minecraft:End gateways. Each time the Minecraft:ender dragon is defeated, one End gateway spawns around the central island in Minecraft:the End, up to 20 times. Activating each of them spawns one additional gateway in the outer islands.

Usage

End gateway blocks in their original form can be used to teleport to the outer islands of the End. End gateway blocks can be used as a custom teleporter using NBT tagsTemplate:Only.

• exit_portal tag holds a set of X/Y/Z coordinates to determine the general location the player can be "safely" teleported to when entering.
• Setting ExactTeleport to 1 teleports entities to the specified coordinates exactly instead of at a safer location around those coordinates.
• Age determines how long the gateway has existed. This is used to determine when the beam is rendered.
• Example: Template:Cmd

When created in a dimension other than Minecraft:the End without exit_portal NBT data, it does not teleport entities but still activates its beam effect when an entity enters.

Template:IN, the gateway Template:Control by the player in the End teleports entities to (0, 0, 0), below the main island. In the Minecraft:Overworld or Minecraft:Nether, it acts as a solid block and cannot teleport entities.

End gateway blocks render when held by Minecraft:endermen Template:In,<ref>Template:Bug</ref> but not Template:In.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Beam

When generated (either naturally as part of an Minecraft:End gateway or through commands), the block emits a Template:Color beam of light vertically from its top and bottom, lasting for Template:Convert while fading in and out.

An End gateway block also emits a Template:Color beam of light vertically from the top and bottom when an Minecraft:entity enters it. During the Template:Convert this beam is visible, no additional entities can be teleported.

It also emits the Template:Color teleport beam every Template:Convert. This beam also lasts Template:Convert and disables teleportation of the gateway while it's visible.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

The creation beam extends from around Y=0 through the block up to Y=256; the teleport beam goes 50 blocks above and below the gateway block. The beam is visible from roughly the same distance as a single ordinary stack of blocks. If a render distance of 16 chunks is set, the beam of light is visible from up to 255 blocks away. Unlike the beam of a Minecraft:beacon, this beam does not change color if the player puts Minecraft:stained glass over it.

It is not possible to disable either of the beams entirely. However, it is possible to edit the age of the block to a negative value, effectively delaying the beam-emitting properties of the End gateway. The age of the block can be changed by entering the command, for example, as follows: /setblock ~ ~ ~ minecraft:end_gateway{Age:-9223372036854775808L}. This will last for 14,993,257,186 years, effectively disabling the beam.

Light

End gateways have a Minecraft:light level of 15, the brightest possible. With the "Render Dragon Features for Creators" Minecraft:experiment, End gateways have a Minecraft:light color of Template:Color.

Piston interactivity

An End gateway block cannot be pushed or pulled by Minecraft:pistons or Minecraft:sticky pistons.

Sounds

Generic

End gateway blocks use stone-like sounds, unlike nether portal blocks, which use glass sounds. Mojang have stated this will not be fixed.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Unique

Template:JE: Template:SoundTable

Template:BE: None

Data values

ID

Template:JE: Template:ID table Template:ID table

Template:BE: Template:ID table Template:ID table

Block data

An End gateway block has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

Template:JE: Template:See also

<section begin="block data"/>

• Template:Nbt Block entity data
  • Template:Nbt inherit/blockentity
  • Template:Nbt: Age of the portal, in ticks. This is used to determine when the beam is rendered.
  • Template:Nbt: 1 or 0 (true/false) - Teleports entities directly to the exit_portal coordinates instead of near them.
  • Template:Nbt: Location entities are teleported to when entering the portal. Stored as 3 ints. Is not preserved when removed.

<section end="block data"/>

Template:BE:

See Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format.

History

Gallery

• An End gateway block emitting a magenta beam after being created
  An End gateway block emitting a magenta beam after being created
• An End gateway block emitting a purple beam after teleporting an entity
  An End gateway block emitting a purple beam after teleporting an entity
• Comparison between the magenta (left) and purple (right) beams
  Comparison between the magenta (left) and purple (right) beams
• An End gateway block emitting a yellow beam after teleporting an entity (before Minecraft:Java Edition 1.11)
  An End gateway block emitting a yellow beam after teleporting an entity (before Minecraft:Java Edition 1.11)
• An interior view of an End gateway block
  An interior view of an End gateway block
• Comparison of the historically emitted yellow beam with a yellow-tinted Minecraft:beacon beam
  Comparison of the historically emitted yellow beam with a yellow-tinted Minecraft:beacon beam

Trivia

• Template:IN, if one manages to place an End gateway at the center of the Minecraft:End platform, it teleports the Minecraft:player before the platform regenerates. As a result, the platform appears in a different location than it should, like below the central island.