With the invaluable assistance of Darkhoodness and dripik, I (and by 'I' I mean 'we') have made a rail track stretching far west and north into the Nether, leading from Genesis Depot to the aptly named Exoddus Settlement.
At the moment the portal at the far end is closed off, and should remain so until 1.8 is released (at which point it may of course have to be moved, but let's hope not). The point is, when we're ready to migrate, we have somewhere to go, and 'somewhere' has an appropriate name.
Now we're all dying to know what's on the other side of the portal
