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PortalKey

PortalKey is a Minecraft mod / plugin designed to completely overhaul how portals are unlocked and ignited. Instead of the vanilla system where any player with flint & steel can light a Nether portal
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Portal-Key-1.21.1-NeoForge-1.4.0.jar

File namePortal-Key-1.21.1-NeoForge-1.4.0.jar
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Aug 27, 2026
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Mod Loaders
NeoForge
File ID
8750223
Type
R
Release
Supported game versions
  • 1.21.1

Curse Maven Snippet

NeoForge

implementation "curse.maven:portalkey-1668472:8750223"

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# Portal Key 1.4.0 — Complete Dimension Update

This combined update note covers everything added in Portal Key 1.3.0 and 1.4.0: Deeper and Darker, The Aether, and Voidscape progression support, alongside the existing Nether and Twilight Forest features.

## Added in 1.4.0 — Voidscape

- Added optional compatibility with Voidscape 1.9.x for Minecraft 1.21.1 NeoForge.
- The normal `voidscape:charred_bone` can no longer activate a Voidscape portal by default.
- A complete Voidic Crystal portal frame is activated with `irons_spellbooks:arcane_rune` by default.
- Personally crafting the configured item awards the **Voidscape Unlocked!** advancement.
- Players without that advancement cannot enter `voidscape:void`.
- Already-open portals cannot bypass the personal unlock.
- Voidscape's normal bedrock-entry method cannot bypass the personal unlock.
- Added support for regular and fragile Voidic Crystal portal frames.
- Added the separate `portalkey-voidscape-common.toml` configuration file.
- Added a configurable activator item, craft-unlock item, blocked-entry message, unlock requirement, and item-consumption toggle.

## Added in 1.3.0 — Deeper and Darker

- Added optional compatibility with Deeper and Darker 1.4.x.
- The normal Heart of the Deep can no longer activate an Otherside portal by default.
- A complete reinforced-deepslate portal frame is activated with `irons_spellbooks:ender_rune` by default.
- Personally crafting the configured item awards the **Otherside Unlocked!** advancement.
- Players without that advancement cannot enter `deeperdarker:otherside`.
- An Otherside portal opened by another player cannot bypass the personal unlock.
- Added the separate `portalkey-deeperdarker-common.toml` configuration file.
- Added configurable activation and craft-unlock items, item consumption, personal unlock requirements, and blocked-entry messages.

## Added in 1.3.0 — The Aether

- Added optional compatibility with The Aether 1.5.x.
- Water buckets, Skyroot Water Buckets, and placed water can no longer activate an Aether portal by default.
- A complete glowstone portal frame is activated with `irons_spellbooks:holy_rune` by default.
- Personally crafting the configured item awards the **Aether Unlocked!** advancement.
- Players without that advancement cannot enter `aether:the_aether`.
- An Aether portal opened by another player cannot bypass the personal unlock.
- Added the separate `portalkey-aether-common.toml` configuration file.
- Added a configurable Aether destination ID for modpacks that change the destination dimension.
- Added configurable activation and craft-unlock items, item consumption, personal unlock requirements, and blocked-entry messages.

## Improvements Included in 1.3.0

- Expanded the mod description so players can clearly see which dimensions and progression rules are supported.
- Kept every dimension integration optional: Portal Key still loads when a supported dimension mod is absent.
- Kept all Portal Key settings separate from Restricted Portals and its configuration files.
- Added English and Dutch advancement, message, and configuration translations for the new integrations.

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