Portal

A portal is an object through which the first blockhead warped into a world enters. Each world starts with one portal. Additional portals can be crafted at a workbench. The portal can subsequently be used to craft items, make in-app purchases, and warp in up to four additional blockheads for a total of five in a single-player world.

Portal
Portal

Category	Crafting Surface
Use	Crafting
Tool
Stackable	Yes (99)

"Place a portal anywhere."

- Level 2 Workbench

Where Found

A portal can be crafted at a level 2 workbench for one stone and 120 time crystals. Prior to version 1.5, it instead required 100 time crystals.

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 2 Workbench	Stone		Time Crystal		[[]]		[[]]		[[]]		Portal
Quantity	1		120		{{{Qty3}}}		{{{Qty4}}}		{{{Qty5}}}		1

Rush Cost
1
Double-Time
0.5

Upgrades

Portal upgrades require a gem of the correct type and a number of time crystals dependent on the upgrade. The progression of upgrades parallels the rarity of the gems used. Portal upgrades require resources which are consumed if the requirements are met. Those upgrades unlock items that can be warped in.

Products

With the proper resources, a portal can be used to "warp in" a variety of items.

Level 1

Name	Slogan	Item 1	Item 2	Item 3	Rush Cost	Double-Time
Workbench	The gateway to crafting.	1 x			0.5 TC	0.25
Blockhead	Warp in up to 5 blockheads.	50 - 200 time crystals and 5 food
World Credit	Add credit to this server.	100 - 2000 time crystals (only on cloud servers)
Double-Time	Permanently doubles craft speed and halves rush cost for all crafting in all worlds.	$2.99 (USD)
Time Crystal	Purchase time crystals and save time.	Free - $24.99 (USD)
Teleport Here	Warp to this portal now.	10 - 200 time crystals
100 Copper Coins	For trading.	1 x			0.1 TC	0.05
Gold Coin	Worth 100 copper coins.	100 x			0.1 TC	0.05
100 Gold Coin	Worth 100 copper coins.	1 x			0.1 TC	0.05
Platinum Coin	Worth 100 gold coins.	100 x			0.1 TC	0.05
Trade Portal	Trade with the universe.	1 x	1 x	50 x	1 TC	0.5
Ownership Sign	Protects nearby blocks.	1 x	3 x		0.5 TC	0.25
Amethyst Upgrade	Unlock more items.	1 x	20 x		0.5 TC	0.25

Note: A portal will not allow trading multiple coins of a larger denomination for 100 coins of a smaller denomination. Each coin must be traded individually.

Level 2 - Amethyst Portal

Amethyst Portal

Icon	Name	Slogan	Item 1	Item 2	Item 3	Item 4	Item 5	Rush Cost	Double-Time
	Amethyst Pickaxe	Get double from mining.	5 x	20 x				0.5 TC	0.25
	Sapphire Upgrade	Unlock more items.	1 x	40 x				0.5 TC	0.25

Level 3 - Sapphire Portal

Sapphire Portal

Icon	Name	Slogan	Item 1	Item 2	Item 3	Item 4	Item 5	Rush Cost	Double-Time
	Sapphire Pickaxe	Get triple from mining.	5 x	40 x				0.5 TC	0.25
	Emerald Upgrade	Unlock more items.	1 x	60 x				0.5 TC	0.25

Level 4 - Emerald Portal

Emerald Portal

Icon	Name	Slogan	Item 1	Item 2	Item 3	Item 4	Item 5	Rush Cost	Double-Time
	Emerald Pickaxe	Get 4x from mining.	5 x	60 x				0.5 TC	0.25
	Ruby Upgrade	Unlock more items.	1 x	80 x				0.5 TC	0.25

Level 5 - Ruby Portal

Ruby Portal

Icon	Name	Slogan	Item 1	Item 2	Item 3	Item 4	Item 5	Rush Cost	Double-Time
	Ruby Pickaxe	Get 5x from mining.	5 x	80 x				0.5 TC	0.25
	Diamond Upgrade	Unlock more items.	1 x	100 x				0.5 TC	0.25

Level 6 - Diamond Portal

Diamond Portal

Name	Slogan	Item 1	Item 2	Item 3	Rush Cost	Double-Time
Diamond Pickaxe	Get 6x from mining.	5 x	100 x		0.5 TC	0.25
Golden Bed	Be rested in no time.	1 x	5 x	100 x	0.5 TC	0.25
Portal Chest	Store things across worlds.	1 x	1 x	100 x	0.5 TC	0.25

Removed items

Warping in resources was removed in version 1.4 because the developer, David Frampton, felt that the warping in of resources "felt too much like cheating".

Versions	Name	Slogan
1.3 - 1.3.2	Gold Coin	For trading.
1.0 - 1.3.2	20 Copper Ore	Warp in some copper.
1.0 - 1.3.2	20 Tin Ore	Tin delivered to your door.
1.0 - 1.3.2	20 Iron Ore	Iron without the mess.
1.3 - 1.3.2	20 Oil	Stronger light in lanterns.
1.3 - 1.3.2	10 Copper Ingots	Craft with copper.
1.0 - 1.3.2	10 Tin Ingots	Craft with tin.
1.3 - 1.3.2	20 Coal	No coal? No problem!
1.0 - 1.3.2	10 Bronze Ingots	Craft with bronze.
1.0 - 1.3.2	10 Iron Ingots	Craft with iron.
1.3 - 1.3.2	20 Gold Nuggets	No need to dig too deep.
1.0 - 1.3.2	10 Steel Ingots	For a better pickaxe.
1.3 - 1.3.2	10 Gold Ingots	Bling!

Crafting

Portals crafted at a workbench can be crafted into a trade portal or a portal chest at a portal.

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 1 Portal	Portal		Gold Coin		Time Crystal		[[]]		[[]]		Trade Portal
Quantity	1		1		50		{{{Qty4}}}		{{{Qty5}}}		1

Rush Cost
1
Double-Time
0.5

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 6 Portal	Portal		Golden Chest		Time Crystal		[[]]		[[]]		Portal Chest
Quantity	1		1		100		{{{Qty4}}}		{{{Qty5}}}		1

Rush Cost
0.5
Double-Time
0.25

Additional Portals

A level 2 workbench can be used to create additional portals for one stone and 120 time crystals. These portals are level 1 and placed directly into a blockhead's inventory. They can then be placed much as any other crafting surface except that they are three blocks tall. This is because they have both a portal's two-high "loop" and a single stone block as a base.

Unlike a world's default portal, the block an added portal stands on is patterned as placed stone, not smooth, natural stone. They also offer the option of being picked up and relocated by a blockhead similarly to any other Crafting Surface. Like the original portal, it can be upgraded and produce any of the appropriate products.

Trivia

Creator David Frampton said in an August 22, 2016, Twitter post, "Random Blockheads trivia: The whole portal thing was inspired by Stargate. I was watching SG-1 at the time."

Gallery

A portal with the amethyst upgrade.
A portal with the sapphire upgrade.
A portal with the emerald upgrade.
A portal with the ruby upgrade.
A portal with the diamond upgrade.