Portal Problems

[jjrobinson2]

Currently tramping around in the Black Forest. I have three portals in various places. I apparently don't understand how the tags work. I have tried using them as destinations, but that doesn't make much sense. I need to be able to address the portal I want to go to when there are more than two. I finally ended up with the portals being inert and unconnected about half the time or more. Not seeing tutorials that cover the problem. What am I missing?

[D1rtyS04p]

Both Portals need to have the same name (case sensitive). Also, wait about 4 seconds before giving up. It takes about that long for the game to match the two portals. It will glow and make sound effects.
If you want to rename one and still need to be able to teleport, you can change the name on one end and jump into the portal really quick. Then when you appear at the other side, name that one the same as the other you just changed. That 4 seconds or whatever it is, allows you to do that. Very handy!
You will need a pair of portals for each destination. You can't have one portal that leads you to several different locations. So make a big flat area and create several portals with the glyphs facing your direction.

[ShaftAlmighty]

I have a portal hub at my base surrounded with spikes. I name my hub portals by the alphabet(a, b, c, d....). Then i travel and explore. I find a suitable area to place a portal on and name it as a or b or c or d.....that's how it work. Each single portal needs a second portal of the same name.

[jjrobinson2]

So, it has to be a loop, with two portals at each stop? Maybe another portal that always goes to the main base?
They should let me re-design this for them.

[GinsengSamurai]

Originally posted by jjrobinson2:

So, it has to be a loop, with two portals at each stop? Maybe another portal that always goes to the main base?
They should let me re-design this for them.

The way some of my friends have it set up is that there is one portal from their home base. Then there are multiple portals throughout the world. When they want to go from Home Base to Portal A, B, or C, they just rename the Portal to that specific location.

So instead of having a pair of portals for every destination, it's just one home portal, plus the destination portal.

Of course, it's not the best way, but it is what it is.

[Landorf]

1. Portals only work when there are 2 portals in the world with the same tag. Third portal with same tag makes all 3 inactive untill you rename (or destroy) one of them.

2. You should build just one portal within your base and change it's tag every time you need to travel far. Risky, but cheap.

3. When you change portal's tag, dont jump in immediately - it takes 4-5 sec before it actually change it's tag. Otherwise you teleport to portal with tag you just replaced and wont be able to get back. Sorry for my eng.

[Migz - DH]

My main base has 6 or 7 portals that are each assigned to a specific location around the world. When I explore a new area, I build a portal at home, carry portal materials with me, and create an end point when I reach somewhere I want to build at. I name the portals something that's easy to remember like "PlainsFarm" or "Swamp" or "Store".

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2727921975

[Landorf]

I use tags like "swamp-1", "plains-1" etc. Then i mark the portal on map with its tag and change tag of my home portal to get there. When i need to go furter i build new temorary portal and give it name depending on zone i want to explore, to build the portal linked to this one later.

Atm i have 11 portals around the world and only one in my base.

[jjrobinson2]

Would fully addressable Viking stargates wreck the play balance or something?

[jjrobinson2]

Sounds like I was renaming portals other than the one at home and got the tags duplicated or something. Seems to be working now.

[jjrobinson2]

So, they are addressable. You just have to be careful not to get more than two with the same name. Shouldn't need multiple gates at any location, which saves Cores.

[Gunther Ultrabolt Novacrunch]

Once you rename a portal... you have to step away from it to reset it. Otherwise it retains its original tag, and then as you pass through...you get stranded because the portal you passed through is changed to the tag you gave it.

[DeMasked]

You can either have multiple portals all linked to each other.

Or you can make 1 main portal in your base and a second portal purely for exploration. On your map you make markers with portal names so that you can use your main portal to go to other portals by renaming it. This cuts down on resources and having a large room full of portals.

Just make sure that portals are in safe locations and when exploring to put down a portal very quickly in case you die.

[Veseljko]

Its not a bad idea to have one inactive portal at the base for situations where you get stuck somewhere far from the home or you get stranded up somewhere far away as a result of messing with portal tags. This is a thing that will happen to you if you change a portal tag and enter too early - the portal will teleport to a location that was tagged earlier and disconnect. So when changing the tags, take your time and let it connect properly. I move back like 20 meters and wait for 5-10 seconds to give it enough time to connect properly.

[TyresTyco]

You can also have 4 portals with the same name. Gets messy if you have to delete one but it works.

[()mega]

If you don't mind modding I believe there is one that brings up a menu at each portal and allows you to jump from any portal to any portal.