Quote Originally Posted by ShneekeyTheLost View Post

Anyways, 1.4 is officially out.

The new Portal thing has been expected for a while, Coestar even mentioned this possibility when Portals were first introduced, and built a containment room specifically for his portals, on the off chance that a ghast would get through. Mystcraft linking books provide a viable alternative which doesn't risk this problem. In fact, you could probably use the Nether as your Nexus and get from one part of the Overworld to the other fairly quickly that way.
Hey does this mean the nether now stays loaded when you aren't inside said area?