{"id":109787,"date":"2026-06-06T13:53:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T10:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/nether-reactor\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T13:53:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T10:53:17","slug":"nether-reactor","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/nether-reactor\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nether Reactor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>![logo](https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/DieGo367\/NetherReactor\/main\/preview\/logo.png &#8220;The Nether Reactor&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>This is a recreation of the Nether Reactor from early Minecraft: Pocket Edition, now as a Minecraft: Java Edition datapack! It aims to be as accurate as possible to the original experience, except for a few minor quality-of-life changes.<\/p>\n<p>## Showcase video<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gPNxPixQWYw?si=zruVltnBfs7AOV8Q\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>## Features<br \/>\n&#8211; Adds two new blocks, the **Nether Reactor Core** and **Glowing Obsidian**.<br \/>\n&#8211; Adds a crafting recipe for the core.<br \/>\n![recipe](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/O5myEjU6\/images\/aeb2dbd475c91c798de4feccff5bbf265ae3ab7e.png &#8220;Recipe: 3 diamonds down the middle, 6 iron ingots in the remaining slots = Nether Reactor Core&#8221;)<br \/>\n&#8211; Adds the Nether Reactor, a player-built structure that spawns a large netherrack spire, hostile pigmen, and some loot.<br \/>\n  &#8211; The Nether Reactor is built using the following structure, layer by layer:<br \/>\n    ![layer0](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/O5myEjU6\/images\/0116ec0a2690cb20ff468cd966f131d5747c080d.png &#8220;Layer 1: A plus-shape of cobblestone, with 4 gold blocks filling in the corners&#8221;)<br \/>\n    ![layer1](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/O5myEjU6\/images\/74c8f4eaa7ac84f65d2a6c77ce2553fdca52fa78.png &#8220;Layer 2: The Nether Reactor Core in the center, with cobblestone above the 4 gold blocks below&#8221;)<br \/>\n    ![layer2](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/O5myEjU6\/images\/d0159b69daeb0f6833cb6ba006d65c784b858afe.png &#8220;Layer 3: Another cobblestone plus-shape&#8221;)<br \/>\n    <\/details>\n<p>  &#8211; The reaction begins when a player interacts (right-clicks) with the core, summoning the **Nether Spire**.<br \/>\n  &#8211; While the reaction is going:<br \/>\n    &#8211; The blocks of the structure are replaced by Glowing Obsidian. These are obtainable via Diamond Pickaxe.<br \/>\n\t&#8211; Zombified Piglins will spawn occasionally, typically towards the beginning of the reaction. These are automatically hostile to players.<br \/>\n\t&#8211; Loot items will spawn. Each drop is equally weighted between one of the following options:<br \/>\n      &#8220;`<br \/>\n      4x Nether Quartz<br \/>\n      3x Glowstone Dust<br \/>\n      Red Mushroom<br \/>\n      Brown Mushroom<br \/>\n      Cactus<br \/>\n      Sugar Cane<br \/>\n      Pumpkin Seeds<br \/>\n      Melon Seeds<br \/>\n      &#8220;`<br \/>\n\t&#8211; The world will progress to midnight and stay there until the reaction is complete.<br \/>\n\t  &#8211; The old &#8220;infinite night glitch&#8221; is intentionally recreated here. If the reaction is interrupted by breaking the core, the reaction will end but the night will remain until another reaction is completed.<br \/>\n  &#8211; When the reaction is complete, the center structure is replaced by obsidian, and the outer walls of the spire decay in a random pattern. The dead core is still retrievable inside the obsidian casing.<\/p>\n<p>## Changes\/additions compared to MCPE<br \/>\n&#8211; There&#8217;s a bossbar on screen to show the reaction progress.<br \/>\n&#8211; The Nether Reactor structure can be built with either Blackstone or Cobbled Deepslate instead of Cobblestone.<br \/>\n&#8211; Not a change per se, but the Nether Reactor will work in any dimension.<br \/>\n&#8211; Expanded the vertical range in which the core can be placed, depending on the build height of the current dimension. The limit is between 8 blocks above the lower build limit and 30 blocks below the upper build limit.<br \/>\n&#8211; Removed the requirement for all players in the world to be near the Nether Reactor to activate it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A datapack recreation of the Nether Reactor from MCPE!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":109788,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"nether-reactor","_minecraft_project_id":"O5myEjU6","_minecraft_author":"DVdo","_minecraft_license":"GPL-3.0-only","_minecraft_downloads":3164,"_minecraft_follows":21,"_minecraft_client_side":"required","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"nether-reactor.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":326029,"_minecraft_version_count":18,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-16T02:28:53.479565Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2025-05-19T05:27:18.878134Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-03-24T21:22:09.685753Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/nether-reactor","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":109788,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-06T10:53:17+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"8a105c4b0c5c6237924ff2ea1d1f4de2","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[87,84,97,104,89,158,98],"mod_loader":[86,99,106,160,100],"minecraft_version":[40,41,78,79,80,81,82,83],"class_list":["post-109787","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-adventure","mod_category-datapack","mod_category-fabric","mod_category-forge","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_category-neoforge","mod_category-quilt","mod_loader-datapack","mod_loader-fabric","mod_loader-forge","mod_loader-neoforge","mod_loader-quilt","minecraft_version-1-21-10","minecraft_version-1-21-11","minecraft_version-1-21-5","minecraft_version-1-21-6","minecraft_version-1-21-7","minecraft_version-1-21-8","minecraft_version-1-21-9","minecraft_version-26-1"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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