A brief-ish history of the Nether

What were we thinking??

Have you ever been to the Nether? I accidentally yet gracefully fell into a portal the other day and all of a sudden, I was surrounded by lava and a pack of Piglins started chasing me. The amount of lava bordered on gratuitous and I did not appreciate the Ghast that screamed back at me. When I finally made it back to the safety of my chicken-filled pit, I dutifully added this to my list of things to change around here. If I was going to get rid of the Nether, I would have to find out everything I could about it. This was conflicting, as learning is constructive (yuck!) but would give me the chance to bother some of the developers (yay!).  Read more