// transfer entity to dimension. do not transfer player using this method! use transferPlayerToDimension
    static boolean transferEntityToDimension(Entity sourceEntity, int destinationDimension, double x, double y, double z)
    {
        WorldServer sourceWorldServer = MinecraftServer.getServer().worldServerForDimension(sourceEntity.dimension);
        WorldServer destinationWorldServer = MinecraftServer.getServer().worldServerForDimension(destinationDimension);

        if(sourceWorldServer == null || destinationWorldServer == null)
        {
            return false;
        }

        NBTTagCompound tagCompound = new NBTTagCompound();

        // if write fails entity is a mount; must write parent to instead
        while(sourceEntity.writeToNBTOptional(tagCompound) == false)
        {
            sourceEntity = sourceEntity.riddenByEntity;
            sourceEntity.writeToNBTOptional(tagCompound);
        }

        // get rotation values from entity
        float rotationYaw = sourceEntity.rotationYaw;
        float rotationPitch = sourceEntity.rotationPitch;

        // remove entity from source world
        sourceWorldServer.removeEntity(sourceEntity);

        // create entity from saved nbt tag
        Entity destinationEntity = EntityList.createEntityFromNBT(tagCompound, destinationWorldServer);

        // set entity location and orientation
        destinationEntity.setLocationAndAngles(x, y, z, rotationYaw, rotationPitch);

        // spawn entity in destination world
        destinationWorldServer.spawnEntityInWorld(destinationEntity);

        // register destination entity with IExtendedEntityProperties - TeleporterEntity
        TeleporterEntity destinationEntityProperties = TeleporterEntity.get(destinationEntity);
        if(destinationEntityProperties == null)
        {
            TeleporterEntity.register(destinationEntity);
        }

        // so the entity doesn't teleport again when the dimension loads
        destinationEntityProperties.setOnTeleporter(true);
        destinationEntityProperties.setTeleported(true);

        // finally, apply the teleportation transfer to ensure the enemy is in the correct location
        TeleporterEntity.transferToLocation(destinationEntity, x, y, z);

        return true;
    }