You know, those flames and that whine which occur whenever a viking gets within atwo meters of the side of a connected portal bearing the magic runes. If said viking is trying to access a nearby workstation, chest, or door, ot simply passing by here come the flames and the noise. Like someone dragging their fingernails across a chalkboard. What to do?

A. Put up with it. (I'm a cranky old man, so this "solution" is a non-starter.}

B. Post a suggestion that Iron Gate Studio tone down the effects. (I cannot quite picture a
Swedish programmer saying "I've annoyed a cranky old man! Let me drop the bug-squashing and completing the game and modify those effects right away!)

C. Figure out how to deal with it on my own.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2833810015

Note the viking is standing very close to the back of a connected portal. Note the absence of flames. Trust me, there is no connected portal noise either. But all is not peaches and cream.

A viking can enter a connected portal from wither the front or the back. A viking always emerges from a connected portal on the front side. Originally, I positioned the front of the portal very close to the wood wall. Entering the portal from the back and emerging at the portal on the other end worked like a charm. Upon reversing course, I found myself emerging on the other side of the wood wall. I moved the portal far enough away from the wood wall that I could emerge on the same side of the wall as the portal. A viking must also ensure there is sufficient space to walk around one or both ends of the connected portal.

I suspect that positioning the front of a connected portal very close to a wood wall that has a boulder, tree, or sheer drop on the other side, or close to a much thicker stone wall might have catastrophic effects. I am not brave enough to find out by trial and error.

This technique works well for me as a cranky old man. If I were an extremely cranky old man, I might find the extra steps required to get around the portal annoying.