Echelon is a simple survival server that tries to feel like normal Minecraft but smoother. You do not need any mods or special client. You just join with regular Minecraft and play.
The server keeps things clean and not confusing. Menus are not cluttered and commands stay simple. There are NPCs at spawn that talk to you and explain stuff and they give info about how the server works.
This server really listens to players. There is a suggestion system where you type a command and get a book in game. You can write your ideas and the team reads them and uses them to improve the server.
Gameplay is focused on survival. It does not try to change the main loop of mining building and exploring. Nothing is super overpowered and the world still feels normal. Endermen cannot pick up blocks so your builds stay safe.
There are some cool systems like a wilderness NPC that can teleport you to a random area. There is also auto pathing so the ground slowly gets worn where players walk a lot. The server can update many things while it is running so there are fewer restarts.
When you join you spawn in a clean hub area that gives you the info you need. Overall Echelon feels like classic survival with some smart ideas that make it easier to play and easier to give feedback.
EchelonMC Simple Survival 1.21.1
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I found The Frail Snail SMP and it feels like pure chaos in the best way.
It is basically an anarchy SMP with almost no rules so people can do whatever.
It also has guns and it has Create so you can mess around with crazy fights and builds at the same time.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPAtlas 1:500 Earth Towny Geopolitics
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Players make nations by claiming a real life city or town then expanding outward as they recruit more people. The more players you bring in the more land you can claim so it turns into a race to grab your dream spot before someone else does.
War is a big part of it too. You can declare wars for land riches or just for the name and the story. The server also has custom stuff like Towny Geopolitica where you can create vassals claim titles and push to become a great power.
There is a battle points system meant to mix PvP players with regular players in a resource centered way. The server says it is in beta and the hosting is made to run smooth.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPNo Reset Deathban Hardcore SMP
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It stays completely vanilla but it uses plugins that make hardcore more interesting. I saw stuff like player heads and the ability to access dead players enderchests. It also has Simple Voicechat and advanced player statistic tracking plus more.
The whole vibe is player led and unscripted so bases and alliances rise up then fall when people die. There is also a player maintained wiki that tracks the servers history and even documents every player who joins lives and dies.
They also launched an interactive map of the spawn region that shows changes made to spawn over time. It supports 1.21.11 on Java Edition and Bedrock Edition.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPCrescent Life Fan Made Life Series
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The server has an End Event planned for next week so it is a good time to join and get geared with everyone. During the dragon fight it tracks damage in chat so you can see who did what.
Mobs scale with how many players are online so the world does not feel empty. It also uses per player mob caps so other players do not mess up your farms. Phantoms are optional and you can toggle them.
There are helpful commands like sethome and spawn. Warps can be unlocked by voting. Chat reporting from Mojang is disabled and you get death coordinates in chat plus item and ender links.
Builders get extra stuff too like armor stand editing invisible item frames custom player heads map signing to stop copying and item displays on signs.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP