The bug
The end does not generate and you cannot move when you set the setting allow-nether in the server.properties file to false and then enter an end portal. This can in theory be reproduced in Survival mode (see MC-89399), but as of right now there is no seed with an already activated end portal public. Besides that it can be produced in Creative as well by placing the missing eye of ender items.
The debug screen shows the message "Waiting for chunk...".
How to reproduce
Download the latest release minecraft server from https://minecraft.net/en-us/download/server or the snapshot one from the latest snapshot news post
Open the
server.propertiesfile with a text editor and setallow-nethertofalseallow-nether=falseStart the server
Find a stronghold or spawn a portal to the end and enter it
/setblock ~ ~ ~ end_portal→ You should be unable to move and nothing should be loading
Code analysis
Based on 1.11.2 decompiled using MCP 9.35 rc1
The method net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.updateTimeLightAndEntities() only updates the nether and end if the nether is enabled, however end portals do not check for that. It might be good if a new allow-end option was added to not cause confusion in the future.
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Indeed, but shouldn't you be able to anyway? The option is to disable the nether, not the end. It's sad to see if this doesn't get fixed, as "teleportation" to your bed will not work without the nether (teleport to the end and then back).
Nothing needs to be fixed if this is intended, but perhaps change "allow-nether" to "allow-nether-and-end" or something similar.
That's sounding like a feature suggestion --> Minecraft Suggestions on Reddit.
I don't see how this bug report is a feature suggestion. allow-nether is for the Nether and ONLY the Nether, but it affects the End too.
Perhaps he/she was talking about
-"Nothing needs to be fixed if this is intended, but perhaps change 'allow-nether' to 'allow-nether-and-end' or something similar."
Nevertheless, I reckon posting this on reddit will not have enough backers/voters to make it into the game/an eventual game "fix" so I assume this will stay as a bug/intention or what you wish to call it :/
Changed reporter back to you. Please keep the ticket updated; especially the "Affects Version/s" field.
In MinecraftServer.class, in the updateTimeLightAndEntities() method, if allow-nether is set to false, it completely skips the world tick of every single dimension type except overworld. This includes modded dimension types, of course (which is how I ended up here), but also obviously the end as well.
The setting's name is a far cry from what it actually does. If no change to functionality is wanted, it could at least be renamed to "allow-other-dimensions" or something.
Code analysis done in 1.12.2
You cannot reach The End without having The Nether (Blaze rods...) without cheating.