I believe the two portals in the overworld have to be under 128 blocks apart total and also should be at least 8 blocks apart horizontally. I just used some simple 3D coodinate math and built the one in the nether at the midpoint.
I believe the two portals in the overworld have to be under 128 blocks apart total and also should be at least 8 blocks apart horizontally. I just used some simple 3D coodinate math and built the one in the nether at the midpoint.
Interesting, my method was to use ((ax+bx)/2)/8 , (ay+by)/2 , ((az+bz)/2)/8 to find the coordinates for the portal in the nether. Then just a little trial and error to calibrate it correctly. However, your method seems a lot more robust and would be a lot easier to troubleshoot.
Your method is simpler, and it works great. The problem appears when you’re a bit more specific on where to put the portal in the Nether. For example, in my current world:
Averaging A and B would force me to put the Nether portal around y=(132~140), outside my hub and over the roof. So I had to calculate the coords for B instead, to push it far enough in the X and Z axes to compensate the Y distance. Those inequations did the trick.