I need to transport five piglins up a considerable number of blocks. This is a one time thing so I don't need a mob elevator that runs all the time. I can't use water in the Nether, so what is the best way to do this? Preferably minimal setup and cost.
Minecraft – What’s the fastest way to transport mobs vertically in the Nether
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You can put a single bucket of water into a dispenser. When a dispenser "dispenses" an empty bucket, it actually "picks up" a source block in front of it. By putting a single water bucket in a dispenser, when it's activated once it dispenses the water and when it's activated again it removes the water.
You can use this to make a button- or other restone device-triggered "off switch" for a portal. This is a complete reference design:
The trench behind the portal is what keeps the water from flowing everywhere:
To turn it back on, you can build a dispenser with Fire Charges directly against the frame. The Fire Charge goes through the frame, lighting it. The only problem with this is that it consumes a resource that has to be occasionally replenished. Thanks to Resorath for the tip and the video that demonstrates the technique:
In 5 hours, when 1.3 is out, I guess you could fill an ender chest with water buckets when you're in the overworld. Place another ender chest close to your brewing stand and you're all set.
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Best Answer
Just build a vertical flying machine, load the piglins and let it go.
Build instructions
1st step
Build a very basic flying machine.
2nd step
Add barriers so the piglins won't fall down (so easily), or an alternative and maybe a safer method is to build up walls from non-sticky material (e.g. leaves)
3rd step
Load the piglins
4th step
Break the cobblestone (or the block below the observer) to start the flying machine.