The Nether is a Vanilla Minecraft dimension. It is possible to make a Mystcraft Linking Book that leads to the Nether in addition to the normal Nether Portal from Vanilla.
The Nether is a good source of lava for energy generation for both Buildcraft and IndustrialCraft 2.
Ores and Resources[]
The following can be found in the Nether:
- Netherrack
- Nether Brick
- Glowstone Dust
- Blaze Rod
- Soul Sand
- Nether Wart
- Red Mushroom
- Brown Mushroom
- Cinnabar Ore (Added by Thaumcraft 3 )
- Sphalerite Ore (Added by GregTech )
- Nether Quartz (Only in 1.5)
- Tainted Soil
- Heat Sand
- Flamestring