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Ancient Cities as a Late-Game Gateway to the End

Idea: Solving the Ancient City & End Portal travel issues

The Problems:

  • Ancient Cities lack incentives for players with maxed gear

  • Living far from spawn is atm inconvenient because Strongholds are too far away for frequent trips to the End.

The Solution:

The large portal found in the Ancient cities becomes a functional gateway.

  • Activation: Requires defeating the ender Dragon and using a Nether Star (or a new End item).

  • Mechanic: It acts as an indirect link to the end as a "Limbo dimension": instead of an instant teleport (like netherportal), you enter a small, Deep drak themed pocket dimension. You take damage over time here, so its strictly for travel, not for hanging around.

  • Making sounds destabilises the rift, dealing heavy void damage or ejecting the player. Inside the dimension, a void separates you from the exit. While bridging is technically possible, placing blocks creates vibrations that trigger environmental damage or knockback. This high-risk mechanic makes a Ender Pearl throw the safer option.

  • If multiple Ancient Cities are activated, the intermediate void can function as a fast Travelhub between them, encouraging exploration of more deep darks across the map.
  • To keep Ancient City loot valuable in the long run, traversing the portal should require consuming Echo Shards as fuel, giving players a reason to keep exploring new cities. Portal is also only activated when there is a warden around.
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    I REALLY like this idea, except for the part where the warden has to spawn to activate the portal; that part's too dangerous for many players, myself included.