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.
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Category | Crafting Surface |
Use | Crafting |
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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.
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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
Icon | Name | Slogan | Item 1 | Item 2 | Item 3 | Item 4 | Item 5 | Rush Cost | Double-Time |
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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. | $0.99 (USD) - $2.99 (USD) (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
Icon | Name | Slogan | Item 1 | Item 2 | Item 3 | Item 4 | Item 5 | Rush Cost | Double-Time |
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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
Icon | Name | Slogan | Item 1 | Item 2 | Item 3 | Item 4 | Item 5 | Rush Cost | Double-Time |
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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
Icon | Name | Slogan | Item 1 | Item 2 | Item 3 | Item 4 | Item 5 | Rush Cost | Double-Time |
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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
Icon | Name | Slogan | Item 1 | Item 2 | Item 3 | Item 4 | Item 5 | Rush Cost | Double-Time |
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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
Icon | Name | Slogan | Item 1 | Item 2 | Item 3 | Item 4 | Item 5 | Rush Cost | Double-Time |
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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 | Icon | Name | Slogan |
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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.
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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
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A portal with the amethyst upgrade.
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A portal with the sapphire upgrade.
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A portal with the emerald upgrade.
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A portal with the ruby upgrade.
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A portal with the diamond upgrade.