Lodestone is a Minecraft geopolitics and worldbuilding server that is going into a closed beta. It tries to give a fresh twist on the usual town and war style.
The main thing I noticed is the spice trade system. You harvest different spices and sell them at spawn and the land you control changes how good your spices are. This makes people want to fight over the best land so the economy and wars actually feel connected.
The server also uses Towny so players can make towns and nations and go to war with each other. There are chest shops so anyone can set up a shop with a chest and a sign and trade items with other players.
There is also Auraskills so you can level up a bunch of skills and unlock different abilities as you play. It fits the worldbuilding and war style because you keep growing your character over time.
To join right now you have to get into the closed beta by applying through their discord and then you can get the server IP from the how to play channel.
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The Perch SMP No-Reset Survival
adult-friendlybalanced perkscasual gameplaychill survivalCommunity Eventscoop survivalFeedback-drivenfriendly playerslight economylong-term worldLow DramaNo ResetNo ToxicityPlayer ShopsPlaytime ranksQuality TweaksRank progressionredstone friendlySemi VanillaSurvival-Focused
The Perch is a survival SMP that really tries to feel like a second home. It is not about drama or yelling. It is about people who just want a chill place to play Minecraft together.
The server has a survival feel so it does not try to bloat the game. When they add features they think about how it will affect your normal day in game. If you do not like a feature you can turn it off. Farms and redstone are meant to work like they do in normal Minecraft.
There is a ranking system based on playtime so you unlock perks just by playing a lot. There is also an economy with player run shops that is meant to be fair and balanced. They add small gameplay tweaks that just make things feel nicer without changing the core game.
The staff talks a lot with the community. They have suggestion spots tickets and feedback forms. They post weekly changelogs so you can see what changed and they run monthly events to bring everyone together.
The Perch is made for people who want a long term survival world with a kind community and very little toxicity or drama.
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The Tavern Vanilla SMP With Events
always onlinebuilder-friendlycamera accountsCasual Buildingchill gameplayCommunity Survivalevent focusedfriendly playersgroup projectsHermit stylelong-term worldmap explorersNo ResetsNo world borderredstone friendlystat trackersSurvival multiplayertechnical playersVanilla Survivalvoice chat
I found this server called The Tavern and it is a fresh vanilla SMP that started about a week ago. It already has a bunch of players and it can hit over twenty people online and still stay smooth with basically no lag.
The server is fully vanilla so it feels like normal Minecraft but with a lot of people around. They keep it up all the time so you can hop on whenever. There is a live map website you can look at and also a stats site so you can see things like how many blocks you placed.
They let redstone builds happen and they also allow things like litematica and minimaps. There are no server resets and there is no world border so you can just keep going and make big bases and farms without worrying it will all get wiped.
The community is really friendly and they do community projects and events. There is a Christmas tree building contest starting soon which sounds fun. It has a Hermitcraft style vibe with people working together but still doing their own thing. There is proximity voice chat so you can talk when you get close to other players in game which makes it feel more alive.
If you want a chill vanilla SMP with events and long term worlds this server fits that really well.
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Zombie Pigman Chaos Survival Server
active communityanarchy vibesChallenge Focusedchaos survivalclassic gameplayGrief Friendlyhardcore mindedhigh mob caplong-term worldNo hackingno pay towinplayer made historyplayer-driven worldPvP optionalstory rich mapsurvival mayhemsurvival sandboxsurvival veteranstrust based serverVanilla Survival
I found this survival server that feels pretty wild and also really active. It is a classic style world with no hacks allowed and only a few small plugins so it still feels like real vanilla Minecraft.
The map has been around for over six years so there is a ton of history and old bases and random chaos everywhere. You can tell players have been building and fighting here for a long time.
The community feels tight and people seem to know each other already but new players can still jump in. They run events and even keep a wiki page and lists of allowed clients and mods so it is not just random it is organized too.
You can do almost anything. Build crazy bases fight other players trade with people grief explore weird ruins or just stand around and talk nonsense in chat. The world is basically a sandbox for whatever playstyle you like.
There is only one big rule. Do not cheat. No hacks no funny business. Everything else is just survive the chaos and try not to get wrecked by mobs and other players.
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Royal SMP – Whitelisted Kingdom Survival
anti-griefbuilding contestschill survivalCommunity EventsFair GameplayFriendly SurvivalJava onlyKingdom BuildingKingdom Survivallong-term worldLore FocusedMature Playersno paywinPlayer Economypvp tournamentsRoleplay-friendlySeasonal EventsSemi VanillaStory-Drivenwhitelist community
Royal SMP is a whitelisted Minecraft survival server where players build kingdoms and live in a long term world. The server runs on Java 1.21.10 and is focused on community and chill gameplay.
The world is semi vanilla so it feels like normal Minecraft but there are a few quality of life plugins and a player driven economy. You can make your own kingdom join someone else or just live on your own. There is optional lore and roleplay with alliances trade and rivalries so players can shape the story of the server.
There are weekly events like pvp tournaments building contests seasonal events boss fights and other community challenges. The gameplay is balanced and there is no pay to win.
The community is meant to be mature and friendly so there is a whitelist application to keep it safe. The rules are simple. No griefing or stealing unless war is declared. No hacking or cheating. Respect other players and keep chat friendly.
If you want a server that feels like home and you like survival building and making memories with other players this server fits that style.
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Twilight Sanctuary 18+ Semi Vanilla SMP
Adult-onlyBedrock Compatiblecasual economychill survivalcollab buildsCommunity Focusedcrossplay smpdiamond tradingevents focusedfriendly adultsJava compatiblelong-term worldmap explorationpaper smpplayer feedbackquality pluginsResource WorldSemi Vanillasmall worldborderSurvival multiplayer
Twilight Sanctuary is a semi vanilla survival server that is all about community and player voice. It is made for adults only and the owner really wants everyone to feel like they matter and belong.
The server runs on Paper in the U.S. and keeps the gameplay mostly vanilla with some small quality of life plugins. There is a diamond based economy kind of like hermitcraft so people trade and buy stuff using diamonds.
There is a separate resource world so players can gather materials without wrecking the main world. The server also has a live Bluemap so you can look at the world from your browser and plan bases and projects.
Twilight Sanctuary allows Java and Bedrock crossplay so friends on different platforms can still play together. The world border is smaller on purpose so players build their bases closer and actually run into each other and make friends.
The owner focuses a lot on player feedback. If someone has a cool idea they try to help make it real on the server. There are many planned events and also surprise pop up events on random days so there is always something going on with the community.
The server has been running for a little over a month and is still going strong with lots of projects and things to do. It feels like a growing community where new players can still join and be part of the story.
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