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MC-189856

Unable to set nether portal block with /setblock or /fill

Resolved

Fixed

13

The Bug
You are no longer able to do

/setblock ~ ~ ~ nether_portal

in 1.16 pre-release 6 despite being able to in previous versions

Linked issues

is duplicated by 4

MC-189864 Cannot make nether portals using /setblock or /fill Resolved

MC-189900 nether_portal setblock doesn't work Resolved

MC-189901 Using /fill or /setblock to create nether portals does not work Resolved

MC-189952 Nether portal won't spawn by command Resolved

relates to 2

MC-172592 Breaking a larger than normally possible Nether portal makes the game crash with a java.lang.StackOverflowError Resolved

MC-189867 Cannot use /setblock and /fill to place blocks in positions they cannot normally be in Resolved

Attachments

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Comments 2

numeritos 2020-06-15T17:49:13Z

Can confirm.

muzikbike 2020-06-15T19:16:39Z

Perhaps a distance blockstate can be added to nether portals to identify whether it's in a valid position or not?

Reporter: anthony cicinelli

Assignee: Panda4994

Created: 2020-06-15T17:45:58Z

Updated: 2025-05-04T02:28:05Z

Resolved: 2020-06-16T10:37:20Z

ADO:

Confirmation Status: Confirmed

Area:

Mojang Priority: Important

Category: Commands

Labels: command, nether-portal

Affects Versions: 1.16 Pre-release 6

Fix Versions: 1.16 Pre-release 7

Retrieved 2025-07-12T04:55:41Z